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Microbial growth at hyperaccelerations up to 403,627 x g
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2011 (English)In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, ISSN 0027-8424, E-ISSN 1091-6490, Vol. 108, no 19, p. 7997-8002Article in journal (Refereed)
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It is well known that prokaryotic life can withstand extremes of temperature, pH, pressure, and radiation. Little is known about the proliferation of prokaryotic life under conditions of hyperacceleration attributable to extreme gravity, however. We found that living organisms can be surprisingly proliferative during hyperacceleration. In tests reported here, a variety of microorganisms, including Gram-negative Escherichia coli, Paracoccus denitrificans, and Shewanella amazonensis; Gram-positive Lactobacillus delbrueckii; and eukaryotic Saccharomyces cerevisiae, were cultured while being subjected to hyperaccelerative conditions. We observed and quantified robust cellular growth in these cultures across a wide range of hyperacceleration values. Most notably, the organisms P. denitrificans and E. coli were able to proliferate even at 403, 627 x g. Analysis shows that the small size of prokaryotic cells is essential for their proliferation under conditions of hyperacceleration. Our results indicate that microorganisms cannot only survive during hyperacceleration but can display such robust proliferative behavior that the habitability of extraterrestrial environments must not be limited by gravity.

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2011. Vol. 108, no 19, p. 7997-8002
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Microbial growth at hyperaccelerations up to 403, 627 x g astrobiology, extremophiles, Application, Conclusions, Discussion, Experimental, Instrumentation, Nanoscale calibration standards, Results, Study of commonly occurring contaminants, Surface, Surface analysis of precision weights
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-27399DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1018027108OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-27399DiVA, id: diva2:1054403
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A3030Available from: 2016-12-08 Created: 2016-12-08 Last updated: 2020-12-01Bibliographically approved

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