Spore UV and acceleration resistance of endolithic Bacillus pumilus and Bacillus subtilis isolates obtained from Sonoran desert basalt: implications for lithopanspermia

Bacterial spores have been used as model systems for studying the theory of interplanetary transport of life by natural processes such as asteroidal or cometary impacts (i.e., lithopanspermia). Because current spallation theory predicts that near-surface rocks are ideal candidates for planetary ejec...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Astrobiology 2003-12, Vol.3 (4), p.709-717
Hauptverfasser:	Benardini, James N, Sawyer, John, Venkateswaran, Kasthuri, Nicholson, Wayne L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bacillus - metabolism Bacillus subtilis - metabolism DNA - metabolism Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation Environment Minerals Phylogeny Polymerase Chain Reaction RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - chemistry Silicates Spores Spores, Bacterial Sunlight Ultraviolet Rays
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