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. 2010 Feb 12;76(7):2115–2121. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02547-09

TABLE 1.

Survival of cyanobacterium OU_20 from the rock-dwelling community after exposure to low Earth orbit

Wavelength (nm) Survivala (days)
With UV exposure Without UV exposure
>110 206
>200 (simulating UV on Mars) 160
>290 (simulating UV on Earth) 196
>400 (visible spectrum) 198 201
a

The number of days before growth was detected after incubation.