The relevance of bacterial biomarkers in astrobiological research

European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP

Volumn , Issue 518, 2002, Pages 239-242

  Toporski, Jan ^a   Steele, Andrew ^a  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOMARKERS; DNA; HYDROCARBONS; RNA;

BACTERIAL BIOMARKERS;

GEOPHYSICS;

EID: 0036766672     PISSN: 03796566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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