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Aspergillus niger Spores Are Highly Resistant to Space Radiation

The filamentous fungus Aspergillus niger is one of the main contaminants of the International Space Station (ISS). It forms highly pigmented, airborne spores that have thick cell walls and low metabolic activity, enabling them to withstand harsh conditions and colonize spacecraft surfaces. Whether A...

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Autores principales: Cortesão, Marta, de Haas, Aram, Unterbusch, Rebecca, Fujimori, Akira, Schütze, Tabea, Meyer, Vera, Moeller, Ralf
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7146846/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32318041
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00560