A Comparison of the Soil Bioload of Mars Analog Sites Using a Novel Life Detection Instrument.

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Dec 2007

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American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2007, abstract #B51B-0371

Physics

0410 Biodiversity, 0452 Instruments And Techniques, 0456 Life In Extreme Environments

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In this presentation we compare the microbial bioload at Mars Analog Sites, such as the Moab, Mojave, and Atacama Deserts as well as high altitude volcanic environments. A novel technique using intrinsic fluorescence for life detection was implemented in-situ to quantify total soil biomass. Soil samples were collected to compare in-situ techniques with traditional microbial assays, such as culturing. The Mars Analog sites differ in soil bioload, but show similarities in microbial patchiness distribution. In addition to the microbial work we also describe the novel instrument used to detect and quantify the total soil bioload.

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