Viability of bacterial spores exposed to hydrazine

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1144-1149

  Schubert, W ^a   Plett, G ^a   Yavrouian, A ^a   Barengoltz, J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrazine; Planetary protection; Spore lethality

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; INTERPLANETARY SPACECRAFT; NASA; PROPELLANTS; ROCKETS;

BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELLS; BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION; BACTERIAL SPORE; PLANETARY PROTECTIONS; ROCKET PROPELLANTS; SPORE LETHALITY;

HYDRAZINE;

EID: 49049100006     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2007.07.031     Document Type: Article

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