How do bacteria survive UV irradiation in the stratosphere?

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 843-845

  Alharbi, Sulaiman Ali ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Astrobiology; Life in stratosphere; Panspermia; Stratosphere bacteria; Stratosphere microbes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS SIMPLEX; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; CELL SURVIVAL; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PASTEURI; STRATOSPHERE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET C RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

BACILLUS SIMPLEX; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 84856927730     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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