Psychrophiles and astrobiology: Microbial life of frozen worlds

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4939, Issue , 2002, Pages 103-116

  Pikuta, Elena V ^a   Hoover, Richard B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^b NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobes; Astrobiology; Fox permafrost tunnel; Mars; Microbial extremephiles; Psychrophiles; Psychrotrophs

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BACTERIA; GLACIERS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MICROSTRUCTURE; PERMAFROST; SEA ICE; SEDIMENTS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ASTROBIOLOGY; FROZEN WORLD; POLAR ICE SHEET; PSYCHROPHILES;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 0037837530     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.501866     Document Type: Conference Paper

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