Wainwright, M., Laswd, A. and Alshammari, F. (2009) Bacteria in amber coal and clay in relation to lithopanspermia. International Journal of Astrobiology, 8 (2). pp. 141-143. ISSN 1473-5504
Abstract
A Study was undertaken to determine if amber, coal and clay samples contain bacteria. ill relation to the possibility that rocks ejected from Earth might contain microorganisms capable of colonizing other planets. A technique for isolating bacteria from rocks was developed which excluded the possibility that any of the rock isolates resulted from contamination. Two species of Bacillus were found in the amber sample, and a species of the same genus Was found in coal bacilli were also commonly found in clay. It is Concluded that species of the spore-forming genus Bacillus Could therefore be ejected from Earth in these geological Substrates and possibly be transferred elsewhere.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2009 Cambridge University Press. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | bacteria in rocks; panspermia; survival of bacteria |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > School of Biosciences (Sheffield) > Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Miss Anthea Tucker |
Date Deposited: | 10 Mar 2010 11:52 |
Last Modified: | 06 Jun 2014 09:15 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1473550409990048 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Identification Number: | 10.1017/S1473550409990048 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:10623 |