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Study of the effects of the outer space environment on dormant forms of microorganisms, fungi and plants in the ‘Expose-R’ experiment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 January 2015

N. Novikova ,
E. Deshevaya ,
M. Levinskikh ,
N. Polikarpov ,
S. Poddubko ,
O. Gusev  and
V. Sychev
N. Novikova*
Affiliation:
RF SRC – Institute of Biomedical Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
E. Deshevaya
Affiliation:
RF SRC – Institute of Biomedical Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
M. Levinskikh
Affiliation:
RF SRC – Institute of Biomedical Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
N. Polikarpov
Affiliation:
RF SRC – Institute of Biomedical Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
O. Gusev
Affiliation:
Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, Russia Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan
V. Sychev
Affiliation:
RF SRC – Institute of Biomedical Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
*
e-mail: novikova@imbp.ru
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Abstract

Investigations of the effects of solar radiation combined with the spaceflight factors on biological objects were performed in the «EXPOSE-R» experiment on the outer surface of ISS. After more than 1 year of outer space exposure, the spores of microorganisms and fungi, as well as two species of plant seeds were analysed for viability and the set of biological properties. The experiment provided evidence that not only bacterial and fungal spores but also dormant forms of plants had the capability to survive a long-term exposure to outer space.

Keywords

air-dried seedsdormant forms of various microorganismsouter spaceplanetary quarantine

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International Journal of Astrobiology , Volume 14 , Special Issue 1: SPECIAL ISSUE: EXPOSE-R , January 2015 , pp. 137 - 142
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2015 

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