The potential of the lichen symbiosis to cope with extreme conditions of outer space – I. Influence of UV radiation and space vacuum on the vitality of lichen symbiosis and germination capacity

By J. Vera, G. Horneck, P. Rettberg, S. Ott. International Journal of Astrobiology, 2002

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Viability of the lichen Xanthoria elegans and its symbionts after 18 months of space exposure and simulated Mars conditions on the ISS (2014, methodology): “…included stressors as desiccation, low Earth orbit (LEO)-vacuum of 10−5 Pa, sub-zero temperatures, solar irradiation, cosmic radiation and shock pressure impacts (de Vera et al. 2003, 2004a, b; Stöffler et al. 2007; Horneck et al. 2008; Sancho et al. 2008; de Vera & Ott 2010; Meyer et al. 2011).”
Evolution and adaptation of fungi at boundaries of life (2007, background): “The great germinative capacity of UV-C-irradiated ascospores (k = 254 nm) of the lichen species Fulgensia bracteata and Xanthoria elegans even after a dose of 2.88 kJ/m2 makes the lichen mycobionts good candidates for space experiments as well (de Vera et al., 2003).”
Resistance of Microorganisms to Extreme Environmental Conditions and Its Contribution to Astrobiology (2010, unknown): “), the cyanobacterium Chroococcidiopsis, and others [146,147].”