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List of works by Daniela Billi

A Desert Cyanobacterium under Simulated Mars-like Conditions in Low Earth Orbit: Implications for the Habitability of Mars

scientific article published on 01 February 2019

A Method for DNA Extraction from the Desert Cyanobacterium Chroococcidiopsis and Its Application to Identification of ftsZ

scientific article published on October 1, 1998

A novel staining protocol for multiparameter assessment of cell heterogeneity in Phormidium populations (cyanobacteria) employing fluorescent dyes

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Absence of increased genomic variants in the cyanobacterium Chroococcidiopsis exposed to Mars-like conditions outside the space station

scientific article published on 19 May 2022

Avoidance of protein oxidation correlates with the desiccation and radiation resistance of hot and cold desert strains of the cyanobacterium Chroococcidiopsis

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Biofilm and planktonic lifestyles differently support the resistance of the desert cyanobacterium Chroococcidiopsis under space and Martian simulations.

scientific article published on 18 August 2013

Biomarker Preservation and Survivability Under Extreme Dryness and Mars-Like UV Flux of a Desert Cyanobacterium Capable of Trehalose and Sucrose Accumulation

scientific article published on 14 July 2020

Carotenoid Raman Signatures Are Better Preserved in Dried Cells of the Desert Cyanobacterium Chroococcidiopsis than in Hydrated Counterparts after High-Dose Gamma Irradiation

scientific article published on 08 June 2020

Cyanobacteria from Extreme Deserts to Space

scientific article published in 2013

Cytomorphological and genetic characterization of troglobitic Leptolyngbya strains isolated from Roman hypogea.

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Damage escape and repair in dried Chroococcidiopsis spp. from hot and cold deserts exposed to simulated space and martian conditions

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Deciphering the Role of Trehalose in Chroococcidiopsis sp. 029’s High-Desiccation Resistance: Sequence Determination, Structural Modelling and Simulative Analysis of the 30S Ribosomal Subunit

scientific article published in 2024

Desert cyanobacteria under space and planetary simulations: a tool for searching for life beyond Earth and supporting human space exploration

scientific article published on 12 September 2018

Detection of macromolecules in desert cyanobacteria mixed with a lunar mineral analogue after space simulations.

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Dried Biofilms of Desert Strains of Chroococcidiopsis Survived Prolonged Exposure to Space and Mars-like Conditions in Low Earth Orbit

scientific article published on 11 February 2019

Editorial: Habitability Beyond Earth

scientific article published in 2018

Effects of a simulated martian UV flux on the cyanobacterium, Chroococcidiopsis sp. 029.

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Endurance of the endolithic desert cyanobacterium Chroococcidiopsis under UVC radiation

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Evaluation of the Resistance of Chroococcidiopsis spp. to Sparsely and Densely Ionizing Irradiation.

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Genetic Characterization of Epilithic Cyanobacteria and Their Associated Bacteria

article by Laura Bruno et al published August 2006 in Geomicrobiology Journal

Interpreting EChO's future data: biological laboratory extimates under M star's planetary surface conditions

Life and death of dried prokaryotes

scientific article published in January 2002

Limits of Life and the Habitability of Mars: The ESA Space Experiment BIOMEX on the ISS

scientific article published on 01 February 2019

Microbial colonization of the salt deposits in the driest place of the Atacama Desert (Chile).

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Microbiome dynamics during the HI-SEAS IV mission, and implications for future crewed missions beyond Earth

scientific article published on 24 January 2021

Over-Expression of UV-Damage DNA Repair Genes and Ribonucleic Acid Persistence Contribute to the Resilience of Dried Biofilms of the Desert Cyanobacetrium Chroococcidiopsis Exposed to Mars-Like UV Flux and Long-Term Desiccation

scientific article published on 11 October 2019

Plasmid Stability in Dried Cells of the Desert Cyanobacterium Chroococcidiopsis and its Potential for GFP Imaging of Survivors on Earth and in Space

scientific article published on May 26, 2012

Preparing EChO space mission: laboratory simulation of planetary atmospheres

Preservation of Biomarkers from Cyanobacteria Mixed with Mars-Like Regolith Under Simulated Martian Atmosphere and UV Flux.

scientific article published on 3 November 2015

Revival of Anhydrobiotic Cyanobacterium Biofilms Exposed to Space Vacuum and Prolonged Dryness: Implications for Future Missions beyond Low Earth Orbit

scientific article published in May 2021

Role of DNA repair pathways in the recovery of a dried, radioresistant cyanobacterium exposed to high-LET radiation: implications for the habitability of Mars

scientific article published in 2022

Space as a Tool for Astrobiology: Review and Recommendations for Experimentations in Earth Orbit and Beyond

scientific article published on 20 June 2017

Subcellular integrities in Chroococcidiopsis sp. CCMEE 029 survivors after prolonged desiccation revealed by molecular probes and genome stability assays

scientific article published on 18 October 2008

Supporting Mars exploration: BIOMEX in Low Earth Orbit and further astrobiological studies on the Moon using Raman and PanCam technology

Survivability of Anhydrobiotic Cyanobacteria in Salty Ice: Implications for the Habitability of Icy Worlds

scientific article published on 22 November 2019

Sustainable life support on Mars – the potential roles of cyanobacteria

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Synthetic Biology for Space Exploration: Promises and Societal Implications

scholarly article published 28 August 2015

The BOSS and BIOMEX space experiments on the EXPOSE-R2 mission: Endurance of the desert cyanobacterium Chroococcidiopsis under simulated space vacuum, Martian atmosphere, UVC radiation and temperature extremes

article published in 2013

The Italian National Project of Astrobiology-Life in Space-Origin, Presence, Persistence of Life in Space, from Molecules to Extremophiles

scientific article published on 01 May 2020

To Other Planets With Upgraded Millennial Kombucha in Rhythms of Sustainability and Health Support

scientific article published on 12 October 2021