New publication in Nature Scientific Reports co-authored by Ziga Zebec, Simon Rittmann and Christa Schleper:
"Exploring the microbial biotransformation of extraterrestrial material on nanometer scale"
The archaeon Metallosphaera sedula can uptake and process extraterrestrial material. This is shown by an international team led by astrobiologist Tetyana Milojevic, who examines microbial fingerprints on meteorite materials. The researchers also conclude that M. sedula colonizes meteorite minerals faster than those of terrestrial origin. The results appear in Scientific Reports.
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Original paper:
Scientific Reports, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-54482-7
Exploring the microbial biotransformation of extraterrestrial material on nanometer scale
Tetyana Milojevic, Denise Kölbl, Ludovic Ferriere, Mihaela Albu, Adrienne Kish, Roberta L. Flemming, Christian Koeberl, Amir Blazevic, Ziga Zebec, Simon K.-M. Rittmann, Christa Schleper, Marc Pignitter, Veronika Somoza, Mario P. Schimak, Alexandra N. Rupert
Full article: Exploring the microbial biotransformation of extraterrestrial material on nanometer scale | Scientific Reports (nature.com)
