In order to reveal the mechanisms of the extreme radioresistance and DNA repair in
Deinococcus radiodurans, we examined proteome changes in a wild‐type strain following γ …

Aims: A better understanding of the role of antioxidant enzymes, superoxide dismutase
(SOD) and catalase (CAT) in the protection of Aspergillus niger spores against thermal …

Black Aspergilli are widely distributed in the environment and are frequently reported as
causative agents of different types of mycoses. Many taxonomical revisions have been …

Aspergillus niger is a common clinical isolate. Multiple species comprise the Aspergillus
section Nigri and are separable using sequence data. The antifungal susceptibility of these …

Immense volumes of radioactive wastes, which were generated during nuclear weapons
production, were disposed of directly in the ground during the Cold War, a period when …

The effect of interactions of water activity (aw)(0.99–0.90), temperature (20, 30 and 35° C)
and modifying aw solute (glycerol, NaCl) on growth and sporulation of a wild-type strain of …

The International Space Station (ISS) is an orbital living and working environment extending
from the original Zarya control module built in 1998. The expected life span of the completed …

To investigate the possible interplanetary transfer of life, numerous exposure experiments
have been carried out on various microbes in space since the 1960s. In the Tanpopo …

The radiation sensitivity and the toxigenic potential of conidiospores of the fungus
Aspergillus alutaceus var. alutaceus were determined after irradiation with 60Co gamma …

To prevent forward contamination and maintain the scientific integrity of future life-detection
missions, it is important to characterize and attempt to eliminate terrestrial microorganisms …