| Literature DB >> 21804644 |
Robert J C McLean1, Allana K Welsh, Valerie A Casasanto.
Abstract
A slow growing, heat resistant bacterium, identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing as Microbispora sp., was recovered from the wreckage of the ill-fated space shuttle Columbia (STS-107). As this organism survived disintegration of the space craft, heat of reentry, and impact, it supports the possibility of a natural mechanism for the interplanetary spread of life by meteorites.Entities:
Year: 2006 PMID： 21804644 PMCID： PMC3144675 DOI： 10.1016/j.icarus.2005.12.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Icarus ISSN： 0019-1035 Impact factor: 3.508