Survival of bacillus subtilis endospores on ultraviolet-irradiated rover wheels and mars regolith under simulated Martian conditions

Astrobiology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 477-485

  Kerney, Krystal R ^a   Schuerger, Andrew C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrobiology; Mars; Planetary protection; Special regions; UV irradiation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYTOLOGY; INSTRUMENTATION; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROCLIMATE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SOIL POLLUTANT; SPACE FLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; MARS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPACECRAFT; SPORES, BACTERIAL; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 79959995270     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2011.0615     Document Type: Article

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