Limits of life and the habitability of Mars: the ESA space experiment BIOMEX on the ISS JP De Vera, M Alawi, T Backhaus, M Baqué, D Billi, U Böttger, T Berger, ... Astrobiology 19 (2), 145-157, 2019 | 164 | 2019 |
Melanin is effective in protecting fast and slow growing fungi from various types of ionizing radiation C Pacelli, RA Bryan, S Onofri, L Selbmann, I Shuryak, E Dadachova Environmental microbiology 19 (4), 1612-1624, 2017 | 124 | 2017 |
Advantages and limitations of current microgravity platforms for space biology research F Ferranti, M Del Bianco, C Pacelli Applied Sciences 11 (1), 68, 2020 | 86 | 2020 |
Survival, DNA, and ultrastructural integrity of a cryptoendolithic Antarctic fungus in Mars and Lunar rock analogs exposed outside the International Space Station S Onofri, L Selbmann, C Pacelli, L Zucconi, E Rabbow, JP de Vera Astrobiology 19 (2), 170-182, 2019 | 70 | 2019 |
STARLIFE—An international campaign to study the role of galactic cosmic radiation in astrobiological model systems R Moeller, M Raguse, S Leuko, T Berger, CE Hellweg, A Fujimori, ... Astrobiology 17 (2), 101-109, 2017 | 64 | 2017 |
Vegetation, pH and water content as main factors for shaping fungal richness, community composition and functional guilds distribution in soils of Western Greenland F Canini, L Zucconi, C Pacelli, L Selbmann, S Onofri, J Geml Frontiers in microbiology 10, 2348, 2019 | 60 | 2019 |
Survival, DNA integrity, and ultrastructural damage in Antarctic cryptoendolithic eukaryotic microorganisms exposed to ionizing radiation C Pacelli, L Selbmann, L Zucconi, M Raguse, R Moeller, I Shuryak, ... Astrobiology 17 (2), 126-135, 2017 | 55 | 2017 |
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 | 52 | 2020 |
BIOMEX Experiment: Ultrastructural Alterations, Molecular Damage and Survival of the Fungus Cryomyces antarcticus after the Experiment Verification Tests C Pacelli, L Selbmann, L Zucconi, JP De Vera, E Rabbow, G Horneck, ... Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres 47, 187-202, 2017 | 47 | 2017 |
Resistance of an Antarctic cryptoendolithic black fungus to radiation gives new insights of astrobiological relevance L Selbmann, C Pacelli, L Zucconi, E Dadachova, R Moeller, JP de Vera, ... Fungal biology 122 (6), 546-554, 2018 | 46 | 2018 |
Cellular Responses of the Lichen Circinaria gyrosa in Mars-Like Conditions R de la Torre Noetzel, AZ Miller, JM de la Rosa, C Pacelli, S Onofri, ... Frontiers in Microbiology 9, 308, 2018 | 41 | 2018 |
Cryptoendolithic Antarctic Black Fungus Cryomyces antarcticus Irradiated with Accelerated Helium Ions: Survival and Metabolic Activity, DNA and Ultrastructural … C Pacelli, L Selbmann, R Moeller, L Zucconi, A Fujimori, S Onofri Frontiers in Microbiology 8, 2002, 2017 | 35 | 2017 |
The effect of protracted X‐ray exposure on cell survival and metabolic activity of fast and slow growing fungi capable of melanogenesis C Pacelli, RA Bryan, S Onofri, L Selbmann, L Zucconi, I Shuryak, ... Environmental microbiology reports 10 (3), 255-263, 2018 | 34 | 2018 |
Responses of the Black Fungus Cryomyces antarcticus to Simulated Mars and Space Conditions on Rock Analogs C Pacelli, L Selbmann, L Zucconi, C Coleine, JP de Vera, E Rabbow, ... Astrobiology 19 (2), 209-220, 2019 | 32 | 2019 |
Antarctica as a reservoir of planetary analogue environments A Cassaro, C Pacelli, L Aureli, I Catanzaro, P Leo, S Onofri Extremophiles, 1-22, 2021 | 31 | 2021 |
Integrity of the DNA and cellular ultrastructure of cryptoendolithic fungi in space or Mars conditions: a 1.5-year study at the International Space Station S Onofri, L Selbmann, C Pacelli, JP De Vera, G Horneck, JE Hallsworth, ... Life 8 (2), 23, 2018 | 28 | 2018 |
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 | 27 | 2022 |
Draft Genome Sequences of the Antarctic Endolithic Fungi Rachicladosporium antarcticum CCFEE 5527 and Rachicladosporium sp. CCFEE 5018 C Coleine, S Masonjones, L Selbmann, L Zucconi, S Onofri, C Pacelli, ... Genome Announcements 5 (27), 10.1128/genomea. 00397-17, 2017 | 27 | 2017 |
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 | 22 | 2020 |
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 | 21 | 2020 |