Revival of Anhydrobiotic Cyanobacterium Biofilms Exposed to Space Vacuum and Prolonged Dryness: Implications for Future Missions beyond Low Earth Orbit.
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DOI: 10.1089/ast.2020.2359
Abstract: Dried biofilms of Chroococcidiopsis sp. CCMEE 029 were revived after a 672-day exposure to space vacuum outside the International Space Station during the EXPOSE-R2 space mission. After retrieval, they were air-dried stored for 3.5 years.… read more here.
Keywords: space; exposed space; space vacuum; biofilms exposed ... See more keywords