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Viable cell densities of Escherichia coli and Serratia liquefaciens recovered from Mars analog soils after desiccation (Des.) or incubation at 20, 4, or −20°C for 1 or 7 days. Dashed lines indicate starting levels of inoculum. Error bars denote 95% confidence intervals (n = 9).