Protective Role of Spore Structural Components in Determining Bacillus subtilis Spore Resistance to Simulated Mars Surface Conditions

Transcriptomic Responses of Germinating Bacillus subtilis Spores Exposed to 1.5 Years of Space and Simulated Martian Conditions on the EXPOSE-E Experiment PROTECT

(2012) Wayne L. Nicholson et al.   ASTROBIOLOGY

Bacterial spore structures and their protective role in biocide resistance

(2012) M.J. Leggett et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Survival of Bacillus subtilis Endospores on Ultraviolet-Irradiated Rover Wheels and Mars Regolith under Simulated Martian Conditions

(2011) Krystal R. Kerney et al.   ASTROBIOLOGY

Impact of two DNA repair pathways, homologous recombination and non-homologous end joining, on bacterial spore inactivation under simulated martian environmental conditions

(2011) Ralf Moeller et al.   ICARUS

Role of the Nfo and ExoA Apurinic/Apyrimidinic Endonucleases in Radiation Resistance and Radiation-Induced Mutagenesis of Bacillus subtilis Spores

(2011) R. Moeller et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Effects of Mn and Fe Levels onBacillus subtilisSpore Resistance and Effects of Mn2+, Other Divalent Cations, Orthophosphate, and Dipicolinic Acid on Protein Resistance to Ionizing Radiation

(2010) Amanda C. Granger et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Effects of Simulated Mars Conditions on the Survival and Growth of Escherichia coli and Serratia liquefaciens

(2010) B. J. Berry et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Space Microbiology

(2010) G. Horneck et al.   MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REVIEWS

Roles of Small, Acid-Soluble Spore Proteins and Core Water Content in Survival of Bacillus subtilis Spores Exposed to Environmental Solar UV Radiation

(2009) R. Moeller et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Investigating the Effects of Simulated Martian Ultraviolet Radiation on Halococcus dombrowskii and Other Extremely Halophilic Archaebacteria

(2009) Sergiu Fendrihan et al.   ASTROBIOLOGY

Role of the Y-Family DNA Polymerases YqjH and YqjW in Protecting Sporulating Bacillus subtilis Cells from DNA Damage

(2009) Andrea M. Rivas-Castillo et al.   CURRENT MICROBIOLOGY

Effects of ionizing radiation on the survival of bacterial spores in artificial martian regolith

(2009) Ralf Moeller et al.   ICARUS

Migrating microbes and planetary protection

(2009) Wayne L. Nicholson et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Persistence of Biomarker ATP and ATP-Generating Capability in Bacterial Cells and Spores Contaminating Spacecraft Materials under Earth Conditions and in a Simulated Martian Environment

(2008) P. Fajardo-Cavazos et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

A Facility for Long-Term Mars Simulation Experiments: The Mars Environmental Simulation Chamber (MESCH)

(2008) Lars Liengaard Jensen et al.   ASTROBIOLOGY

Biological responses to the simulated Martian UV radiation of bacteriophages and isolated DNA

(2008) Andrea Fekete et al.   JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY

Slow degradation of ATP in simulated martian environments suggests long residence times for the biosignature molecule on spacecraft surfaces on Mars

(2007) Andrew C. Schuerger et al.   ICARUS