Terrestrial Bacteria Typically Recovered from Mars Spacecraft Do Not Appear Able to Grow under Simulated Martian Conditions
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ological incubator. TERRESTRIAL BACTERIA TYPICALLY RECOVERED FROM MARS SPACECRAFT DO NOT APPEAR ABLE TO GROW UNDER SIMULATED MARTIAN CONDITIONS. Andrew C. Schuerger, Bonnie Berry, and Wayne L. Nicholson, Dept. of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, Space Life Sciences Lab, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899; [email protected]; Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816; [email protected] Dept. of Microbiology, University of Florida, Space Life Sciences Lab, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899; [email protected].
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