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Microbial Existence in Controlled Habitats and Their Resistance to Space Conditions by Venkateswaran, Kasthuri, Duc, Myron T. La, Horneck, Gerda

“…The National Research Council (NRC) has recently recognized the International Space Station (ISS) as uniquely suitable for furthering the study of microbial…”
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Evaluation of fluorescence in situ hybridization to detect encapsulated Bacillus pumilus SAFR-032 spores released from poly(methylmethacrylate) by Mohapatra, Bidyut R., La Duc, Myron T.

“…ABSTRACT Bacillus pumilus SAFR‐032 spores originally isolated from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory spacecraft assembly facility clean room are extremely…”
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Bacillus safensis sp. nov., isolated from spacecraft and assembly-facility surfaces by Satomi, Masataka, La Duc, Myron T, Venkateswaran, Kasthuri

“…1 National Research Institute of Fisheries Science, Fisheries Research Agency, Yokohama, 236-8648, Japan 2 Biotechnology and Planetary Protection Group, Jet…”
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Isolation and Characterization of Bacteria Capable of Tolerating the Extreme Conditions of Clean Room Environments by La Duc, Myron T, Dekas, Anne, Osman, Shariff, Moissl, Christine, Newcombe, David, Venkateswaran, Kasthuri

“…In assessing the bacterial populations present in spacecraft assembly, spacecraft test, and launch preparation facilities, extremophilic bacteria (requiring…”
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Pyrosequencing-Derived Bacterial, Archaeal, and Fungal Diversity of Spacecraft Hardware Destined for Mars by LA DUC, Myron T, VAISHAMPAYAN, Parag, NILSSON, Henrik R, TOROK, Tamas, VENKATESWARAN, Kasthuri

“…Classifications Services AEM Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Effect of Shadowing on Survival of Bacteria under Conditions Simulating the Martian Atmosphere and UV Radiation by Osman, Shariff, Peeters, Zan, La Duc, Myron T, Mancinelli, Rocco, Ehrenfreund, Pascale, Venkateswaran, Kasthuri

“…Spacecraft-associated spores and four non-spore-forming bacterial isolates were prepared in Atacama Desert soil suspensions and tested both in solution and in…”
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Bacillus odysseyi sp. nov., a round-spore-forming bacillus isolated from the Mars Odyssey spacecraft by Duc, Myron T. La, Satomi, Masataka, Venkateswaran, Kasthuri

“…1 Biotechnology and Planetary Protection Group, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA 2 National Research…”
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Comprehensive Census of Bacteria in Clean Rooms by Using DNA Microarray and Cloning Methods by La Duc, Myron T, Osman, Shariff, Vaishampayan, Parag, Piceno, Yvette, Andersen, Gary, Spry, J.A, Venkateswaran, Kasthuri

“…A census of clean room surface-associated bacterial populations was derived from the results of both the cloning and sequencing of 16S rRNA genes and DNA…”
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Molecular bacterial community analysis of clean rooms where spacecraft are assembled by Moissl, Christine, Osman, Shariff, La Duc, Myron T, Dekas, Anne, Brodie, Eoin, DeSantis, Tadd, Venkateswaran, Kasthuri

“…Molecular bacterial community composition was characterized from three geographically distinct spacecraft-associated clean rooms to determine whether such…”
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A genetic inventory of spacecraft and associated surfaces by La Duc, Myron T, Venkateswaran, Kasthuri, Conley, Catharine A

“…Terrestrial organisms or other contaminants that are transported to Mars could interfere with efforts to study the potential for indigenous martian life…”
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Microbial characterization of the Mars Odyssey spacecraft and its encapsulation facility by La Duc, Myron T., Nicholson, Wayne, Kern, Roger, Venkateswaran, Kasthuri

“…Microbial characterization of the Mars Odyssey spacecraft and the Kennedy Space Center Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility II (SAEF-II) was carried…”
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ATP as a biomarker of viable microorganisms in clean-room facilities by Venkateswaran, Kasthuri, Hattori, Noriaki, La Duc, Myron T, Kern, Roger

“…A new firefly luciferase bioluminescence assay method that differentiates free extracellular ATP (dead cells, etc.) from intracellular ATP (viable microbes)…”
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Comparison of Innovative Molecular Approaches and Standard Spore Assays for Assessment of Surface Cleanliness by COOPER, Moogega, LA DUC, Myron T, PROBST, Alexander, VAISHAMPAYAN, Parag, STAM, Christina, BENARDINI, James N, PICENO, Yvette M, ANDERSEN, Gary L, VENKATESWARAN, Kasthuri

“…Classifications Services AEM Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Microbial burden and diversity of commercial airline cabin air during short and long durations of travel by Osman, Shariff, La Duc, Myron T, Dekas, Anne, Newcombe, David, Venkateswaran, Kasthuri

“…Total microbial burden and diversity associated with commercial airliner cabin air was assessed by molecular methods in 125 air samples from the business-class…”
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Rapid detection of viable Bacillus pumilus SAFR-032 encapsulated spores using novel propidium monoazide-linked fluorescence in situ hybridization by Mohapatra, Bidyut R., La Duc, Myron T.

“…The survival of Bacillus pumilus SAFR-032 spores to standard industrial clean room sterilization practices necessitates the development of rapid molecular…”
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gyrB as a phylogenetic discriminator for members of the Bacillus anthracis– cereus– thuringiensis group by La Duc, Myron T, Satomi, Masataka, Agata, Norio, Venkateswaran, Kasthuri

“…Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of the human disease anthrax, Bacillus cereus, a food-borne pathogen capable of causing human illness, and Bacillus…”
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Molecular bacterial diversity and bioburden of commercial airliner cabin air by La Duc, Myron T, Stuecker, Tara, Venkateswaran, Kasthuri

“…Culture-independent, biomarker-targeted bacterial enumeration and identification strategies were employed to estimate total bacterial burden and diversity…”
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Evidence of a microbial community associated with rock varnish at Yungay, Atacama Desert, Chile by Kuhlman, Kimberly R., Venkat, Parth, La Duc, Myron T., Kuhlman, Gregory M., McKay, Christopher P.

“…Rock varnish is a very slow‐growing nanostratigraphic coating consisting of approximately 70% fine‐grained clay and 30% iron and manganese oxides that forms on…”
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New perspectives on viable microbial communities in low-biomass cleanroom environments by Vaishampayan, Parag, Probst, Alexander J, La Duc, Myron T, Bargoma, Emilee, Benardini, James N, Andersen, Gary L, Venkateswaran, Kasthuri

“…The advent of phylogenetic DNA microarrays and high-throughput pyrosequencing technologies has dramatically increased the resolution and accuracy of detection…”
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Detecting the dormant: a review of recent advances in molecular techniques for assessing the viability of bacterial endospores by Mohapatra, Bidyut R., La Duc, Myron T.

“…Due to their contribution to gastrointestinal and pulmonary disease, their ability to produce various deadly exotoxins, and their resistance to extreme…”
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