ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2012
Protective role of spore structural components in determining Bacillus subtilis spore resistance to simulated mars surface conditions.
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- Community matters: stress tolerance and survival ofFrontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Microbial Communities in Saltpan Sediments Show Tolerance to Mars Analog Conditions, but Susceptibility to Chloride and Perchlorate Toxicity.Astrobiology · 2022Article
- The Space-Exposed Kombucha Microbial Community MemberFrontiers in microbiology · 2022Article
- Effects of Heavy Ion Particle Irradiation on Spore Germination ofLife (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Nucleic Acid Extraction and Sequencing from Low-Biomass Synthetic Mars Analog Soils forAstrobiology · 2019Article
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- Experimental studies addressing the longevity of Bacillus subtilis spores - The first data from a 500-year experiment.PloS one · 2018Article
- Nucleic Acid Extraction from Synthetic Mars Analog Soils for in situ Life Detection.Astrobiology · 2017Article
- Inactivation of spores by electric arcs.BMC microbiology · 2016Article
- Sterilization of hydrogen peroxide resistant bacterial spores with stabilized chlorine dioxide.AMB Express · 2015Article
- Spore formation in Bacillus subtilis.Environmental microbiology reports · 2014Review
- Protein patterns of black fungi under simulated Mars-like conditions.Scientific reports · 2014Article
- Utilization of low-pressure plasma to inactivate bacterial spores on stainless steel screws.Astrobiology · 2013Article
- Candidate genes that may be responsible for the unusual resistances exhibited by Bacillus pumilus SAFR-032 spores.PloS one · 2013Article
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Abstract
Spores of wild-type and mutant Bacillus subtilis strains lacking various structural components were exposed to simulated Martian atmospheric and UV irradiation conditions. Spore survival and mutagenesis were strongly dependent on the functionality of all of the structural components, with small acid-soluble spore proteins, coat layers, and dipicolinic acid as key protectants.
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