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Tersicoccus phoenicis (Actinobacteria), a spacecraft clean room isolate, exhibits dormancy
11 Aug 2025
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ABSTRACT Space missions or spacecraft equipment destined for sensitive environments, such as Mars, Europa, or Enceladus, are required to be designed to avoid forward contamination. Spacecraft are assembled in clean rooms (SACs) employing treatments to eliminate microbial contamination. However, some organisms can survive the cleaning procedures. Characterization of these populations, through both culture-based...
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