Viability of the lichen Xanthoria elegans and its symbionts after 18 months of space exposure and simulated Mars conditions on the ISS

UV-C tolerance of symbiotic Trebouxia sp. in the space-tested lichen species Rhizocarpon geographicum and Circinaria gyrosa: role of the hydration state and cortex/screening substances

(2013) Francisco Javier Sánchez et al.   International Journal of Astrobiology

Extremotolerance and Resistance of Lichens: Comparative Studies on Five Species Used in Astrobiological Research I. Morphological and Anatomical Characteristics

(2013) J. Meeßen et al.   ORIGINS OF LIFE AND EVOLUTION OF BIOSPHERES

Biofilm and Planktonic Lifestyles Differently Support the Resistance of the Desert Cyanobacterium Chroococcidiopsis Under Space and Martian Simulations

(2013) Mickael Baqué et al.   ORIGINS OF LIFE AND EVOLUTION OF BIOSPHERES

Adaptation of an Antarctic lichen to Martian niche conditions can occur within 34 days

(2013) Jean-Pierre de Vera et al.   PLANETARY AND SPACE SCIENCE

Recognition mechanisms during the pre-contact state of lichens: II. Influence of algal exudates and ribitol on the response of the mycobiont of Fulgensia bracteata

(2013) Joachim Meeßen et al.   SYMBIOSIS

Time Profile of Cosmic Radiation Exposure During the EXPOSE-E Mission: The R3DE Instrument

(2012) Tsvetan Dachev et al.   ASTROBIOLOGY

R3DE: Radiation Risk Radiometer-Dosimeter on the International Space Station—Optical Radiation Data Recorded During 18 Months of EXPOSE-E Exposure to Open Space

(2012) Martin Schuster et al.   ASTROBIOLOGY

Cosmic Radiation Exposure of Biological Test Systems During the EXPOSE-E Mission

(2012) Thomas Berger et al.   ASTROBIOLOGY

Survival of Rock-Colonizing Organisms After 1.5 Years in Outer Space

(2012) Silvano Onofri et al.   ASTROBIOLOGY

EXPOSE-E: An ESA Astrobiology Mission 1.5 Years in Space

(2012) Elke Rabbow et al.   ASTROBIOLOGY

Interspecific differences in cryoresistance of lichen symbiotic algae of genus Trebouxia assessed by cell viability and chlorophyll fluorescence

(2012) J. Hájek et al.   CRYOBIOLOGY

Lichens as survivors in space and on Mars

(2012) Jean-Pierre de Vera   Fungal Ecology

LIFE Experiment: Isolation of Cryptoendolithic Organisms from Antarctic Colonized Sandstone Exposed to Space and Simulated Mars Conditions on the International Space Station

(2012) Giuliano Scalzi et al.   ORIGINS OF LIFE AND EVOLUTION OF BIOSPHERES

Desiccation-induced non-radiative dissipation in isolated green lichen algae

(2012) Paul Christian Wieners et al.   PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH

Photosynthetic symbionts in Antarctic terrestrial ecosystems: the physiological response of lichen photobionts to drought and cold

(2012) Andres Sadowsky et al.   SYMBIOSIS

Whole Lichen Thalli Survive Exposure to Space Conditions: Results of Lithopanspermia Experiment with Aspicilia fruticulosa

(2011) J. Raggio et al.   ASTROBIOLOGY

Shock experiments in support of the Lithopanspermia theory: The influence of host rock composition, temperature, and shock pressure on the survival rate of endolithic and epilithic microorganisms

(2011) Cornelia MEYER et al.   METEORITICS & PLANETARY SCIENCE

Survival Potential and Photosynthetic Activity of Lichens Under Mars-Like Conditions: A Laboratory Study

(2010) Jean-Pierre de Vera et al.   ASTROBIOLOGY

Survival of lichens and bacteria exposed to outer space conditions – Results of the Lithopanspermia experiments

(2010) Rosa de la Torre et al.   ICARUS

Space Microbiology

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

Light screening in lichen cortices can be quantified by chlorophyll fluorescence techniques for both reflecting and absorbing pigments

(2010) Knut Asbjørn Solhaug et al.   PLANTA

Lichens, new and promising material from experiments in astrobiology

(2009) Leopoldo G. Sancho et al.   Fungal Biology Reviews

Microbial Rock Inhabitants Survive Hypervelocity Impacts on Mars-Like Host Planets: First Phase of Lithopanspermia Experimentally Tested

(2008) Gerda Horneck et al.   ASTROBIOLOGY

Desiccation-Tolerance in Lichens: A Review

(2008) Ilse Kranner et al.   BRYOLOGIST

Life at the Limits: Capacities of Isolated and Cultured Lichen Symbionts to Resist Extreme Environmental Stresses

(2008) J.-P. de Vera et al.   ORIGINS OF LIFE AND EVOLUTION OF BIOSPHERES