A rapid single spore enumeration assay

IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Pun, To Yung ^a   Kempf, Michael J ^a   Ponce, Adrian ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPICOLINIC ACID (DPA); MARS TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM; PLANETARY PROTECTION; RAPID SINGLE SPORE ENUMERATION ASSAY (RAPIDSSEA);

BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; CAMERAS; FLUORESCENCE; LAUNCHING; NASA; TERBIUM;

SPACECRAFT;

EID: 34047174199     PISSN: 1095323X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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