Life in icy habitats: new insights supporting panspermia theory
Panspermia theory holds that microbial life is present in space or on bodies like comets or asteroids, and it can be safely delivered to Earth and start life there. For the theory of panspermia to have credence, it is necessary to demonstrate that life could exist in the harsh condition of space. Th...
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ftunivnapoliiris:oai:www.iris.unina.it:11588/448900 2024-09-09T19:44:31+00:00 Life in icy habitats: new insights supporting panspermia theory PARRILLI, ERMENEGILDA SANNINO, FILOMENA TUTINO, MARIA LUISA G. Marino Parrilli, Ermenegilda Sannino, Filomena G., Marino Tutino, MARIA LUISA 2011 http://hdl.handle.net/11588/448900 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12210-011-0136-2 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000297372900006 volume:22 firstpage:375 lastpage:383 numberofpages:9 journal:RENDICONTI LINCEI. SCIENZE FISICHE E NATURALI http://hdl.handle.net/11588/448900 doi:10.1007/s12210-011-0136-2 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-84856427237 info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Panspermia theory Psychrophile Cold adaptation strategie Life in icy habitats info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2011 ftunivnapoliiris https://doi.org/10.1007/s12210-011-0136-2 2024-06-17T15:19:27Z Panspermia theory holds that microbial life is present in space or on bodies like comets or asteroids, and it can be safely delivered to Earth and start life there. For the theory of panspermia to have credence, it is necessary to demonstrate that life could exist in the harsh condition of space. The discovery of microorganisms able to survive permanently in frozen environments, such as ancient permafrost and ice, makes in principle realistic for bacteria to be carried through space in ice-cold comets. Due to the increasing interest in astrobiology, research in the microbial ecology and diversity of psychrophiles has increased considerably over the past years. In this review, a brief summary of the latest results on biology, ecology and physiology of microorganisms colonizing cold and icy habitats is reported. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ice permafrost IRIS Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Rendiconti Lincei 22 4 375 383 |
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Panspermia theory holds that microbial life is present in space or on bodies like comets or asteroids, and it can be safely delivered to Earth and start life there. For the theory of panspermia to have credence, it is necessary to demonstrate that life could exist in the harsh condition of space. The discovery of microorganisms able to survive permanently in frozen environments, such as ancient permafrost and ice, makes in principle realistic for bacteria to be carried through space in ice-cold comets. Due to the increasing interest in astrobiology, research in the microbial ecology and diversity of psychrophiles has increased considerably over the past years. In this review, a brief summary of the latest results on biology, ecology and physiology of microorganisms colonizing cold and icy habitats is reported. |
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Life in icy habitats: new insights supporting panspermia theory |
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