Multidisciplinary characterization of melanin pigments from the black fungus Cryomyces antarcticus C Pacelli, A Cassaro, A Maturilli, AM Timperio, F Gevi, B Cavalazzi, ... Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 104, 6385-6395, 2020 | 44 | 2020 |
Antarctica as a reservoir of planetary analogue environments A Cassaro, C Pacelli, L Aureli, I Catanzaro, P Leo, S Onofri Extremophiles, 1-22, 2021 | 21 | 2021 |
Biosignature stability in space enables their use for life detection on Mars M Baqué, T Backhaus, J Meeßen, F Hanke, U Böttger, N Ramkissoon, ... Science advances 8 (36), eabn7412, 2022 | 19 | 2022 |
Iron Ion Particle Radiation Resistance of Dried Colonies of Cryomyces antarcticus Embedded in Martian Regolith Analogues L Aureli, C Pacelli, A Cassaro, A Fujimori, R Moeller, S Onofri Life 10 (12), 306, 2020 | 17 | 2020 |
The Responses of the Black Fungus Cryomyces Antarcticus to High Doses of Accelerated Helium Ions Radiation within Martian Regolith Simulants and Their … C Pacelli, A Cassaro, L Aureli, R Moeller, A Fujimori, S Onofri Life 10 (8), 130, 2020 | 16 | 2020 |
The Italian national project of astrobiology—life in space—origin, presence, persistence of life in space, from molecules to extremophiles S Onofri, N Balucani, V Barone, P Benedetti, D Billi, A Balbi, JR Brucato, ... Astrobiology 20 (5), 580-582, 2020 | 15 | 2020 |
Fungal biomarkers are detectable in Martian rock-analogues after space exposure: implications for the search of life on Mars C Pacelli, A Cassaro, M Baqué, L Selbmann, L Zucconi, A Maturilli, ... International Journal of Astrobiology 20 (5), 345-358, 2021 | 12 | 2021 |
Metabolomic Profile of the Fungus Cryomyces antarcticus Under Simulated Martian and Space Conditions as Support for Life-Detection Missions on Mars F Gevi, P Leo, A Cassaro, C Pacelli, JPP de Vera, E Rabbow, ... Frontiers in Microbiology 13, 749396, 2022 | 8 | 2022 |
Fungal biomarkers stability in Mars regolith analogues after simulated space and Mars-like conditions A Cassaro, C Pacelli, M Baqué, JPP de Vera, U Böttger, L Botta, ... Journal of Fungi 7 (10), 859, 2021 | 8 | 2021 |
Insights into the Survival Capabilities of Cryomyces antarcticus Hydrated Colonies after Exposure to Fe Particle Radiation C Pacelli, A Cassaro, LM Siong, L Aureli, R Moeller, A Fujimori, I Shuryak, ... Journal of Fungi 7 (7), 495, 2021 | 7 | 2021 |
Survival, metabolic activity, and ultrastructural damages of Antarctic black fungus in perchlorates media A Cassaro, C Pacelli, S Onofri Frontiers in Microbiology 13, 992077, 2022 | 6 | 2022 |
Nucleic acids and melanin pigments after exposure to high doses of gamma rays: a biosignature robustness test A Cassaro, C Pacelli, M Baqué, A Maturilli, U Boettger, R Moeller, ... International Journal of Astrobiology 21 (5), 296-307, 2022 | 5 | 2022 |
The ground-based BIOMEX experiment verification tests for life detection on mars C Pacelli, A Cassaro, I Catanzaro, M Baqué, A Maturilli, U Böttger, ... Life 11 (11), 1212, 2021 | 5 | 2021 |
The relevance of fungi in astrobiology research–Astromycology MF Simões, M Cortesão, A Azua-Bustos, FY Bai, F Canini, A Casadevall, ... Mycosphere 14 (1), 1190-1253, 2023 | 4 | 2023 |
Reaching out to early-career astrobiologists: AbGradE's actions and perspectives P Nauny, A Cassaro, N Kopacz, L Noack, H Palabikyan, S Pinna, A Price, ... International Journal of Astrobiology 21 (5), 268-277, 2022 | 3 | 2022 |
Investigation of fungal biomolecules after Low Earth Orbit exposure: a testbed for the next Moon missions A Cassaro, C Pacelli, M Baqué, B Cavalazzi, G Gasparotto, R Saladino, ... Environmental Microbiology 24 (7), 2938-2950, 2022 | 3 | 2022 |
Spectroscopic investigations of fungal biomarkers after exposure to heavy ion irradiation A Cassaro, C Pacelli, M Baqué, A Maturilli, U Böttger, A Fujimori, ... Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 302, 123073, 2023 | 1 | 2023 |
Astrobiology Graduates in Europe: Actions and Perspectives RS Taubner, P Nauny, A Cassaro, N Kopacz, L Noack, H Palabikyan, ... European Planetary Science Congress, EPSC2022-1132, 2022 | | 2022 |
The resistance of Antarctic black fungus and stability of fungal biomolecules: a support for habitability and biosignature detection beyond Earth A Cassaro Università degli studi della Tuscia-Viterbo, 2022 | | 2022 |
The astonishing stress adaptation of an Antarctic black fungus and implications for astrobiology C Pacelli, A Cassaro, S Onofri 44th COSPAR Scientific Assembly. Held 16-24 July 44, 2764, 2022 | | 2022 |