Confirmation of the presence of viable but non-cultureable bacteria in the stratosphere

International Journal of Astrobiology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-15

  Wainwright, M ^a   Wickramasinghe, N C ^b   Narlikar, J V ^c   Rajaratnam, P ^d   Perkins, Joy ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c INTER UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS   (India)

^d INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

aerobiology; astrobiology; bacteria; stratosphere

Indexed keywords

EID: 84988649362     PISSN: 14735504     EISSN: 14753006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1473550404001739     Document Type: Article

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