Potassium ferrate [Fe(VI)] does not mediate self-sterilization of a surrogate mars soil

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Martian soil is thought to be enriched with strong oxidants such as peroxides and/or iron in high oxidation states that might destroy biological materials. There is also a high flux of ultraviolet radiation at the surface of Mars. Th...

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Main Authors: Paszczynski Andrzej, Crawford Ronald L, Allenbach Lisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2003-03-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/3/4