Activity and stability of a complex bacterial soil community under simulated Martian conditions

International Journal of Astrobiology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 135-144

  Hansen, Aviaja Anna ^a   Merrison, Jonathan ^a   Nørnberg, Per ^a   Lomstein, Bente Aagaard ^a   Finster, Kai ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

bacterial community; desiccation; exobiology; Mars; soil; ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891970490     PISSN: 14735504     EISSN: 14753006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1473550405002557     Document Type: Article

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