Bacteria in the stratosphere: confirmation of viable but noncultureable forms

Milton Wainwright; Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe; J. V. Narlikar; P. Rajaratnam; Joy Perkins

doi:10.1117/12.512077

10 February 2004 Bacteria in the stratosphere: confirmation of the presence of viable but noncultureable forms

Milton Wainwright, Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe, J. V. Narlikar, P. Rajaratnam, Joy Perkins

Proceedings Volume 5163, Instruments, Methods, and Missions for Astrobiology VII; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.512077
Event: Optical Science and Technology, SPIE's 48th Annual Meeting, 2003, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The presence of viable, but non-cultureable, bacteria on membranes through which strastopheric air samples were passed has been confirmed using viable fluorescent staining. The results are discussed in relation to the likely origin of the observed organisms.

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Milton Wainwright, Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe, J. V. Narlikar, P. Rajaratnam, and Joy Perkins "Bacteria in the stratosphere: confirmation of the presence of viable but noncultureable forms", Proc. SPIE 5163, Instruments, Methods, and Missions for Astrobiology VII, (10 February 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.512077

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