Deinococcus aerius is an anaerobic bacterium that can be found in the atmosphere above the island of Japan.[1][2][3] Living in such conditions makes these bacteria highly resistant to desiccation, UV-C, and gamma radiation.[3] Although previously unidentified as strain TR0125, this bacterium was determined to be Deinococcus aerius by 16S rRNA sequencing.[4]
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was determined to be Deinococcusaerius by 16S rRNA sequencing. When grown on anaerobic enrichment agar, colonies of D. aerius were observed to be “circular...
in the resistance ability of Deinococcus species against radiation and oxidation damage. The uvrA1 gene in Deinococcus was found to form a novel genetic...
1016/0273-1177(95)00825-Y. PMID 11538982. Survival and DNA damage of cell-aggregate of Deinococcus spp. exposed to space for two-years in Tanpopo mission. Kawaguchi, Yuko;...
Earth orbit altitudes. Three key microorganisms include Deinococcus species: D. radiodurans, D. aerius and D. aetherius. Containers holding yeast and other...