Resistance of Bacillus Endospores to Extreme Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Environments

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Summary

The molecular laboratory model of spore resistance mechanisms is summarized and attempts to use the model as a basis for exploration of the resistance of spores to environmental extremes both on Earth and during postulated interplanetary transfer through space as a result of natural impact processes.

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review
Published
2000-09-01
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Keywords

Endospore, Biology, Bacillus subtilis, Spore, Resistance (ecology)

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