Preflight fluorescence microscopy image of biofilm of Spingomonas desiccabilis (IMAGE)

NASA/Johnson Space Center

Preflight fluorescence microscopy image of biofilm of Spingomonas desiccabilis

Caption

Preflight fluorescence microscopy image of biofilm of Spingomonas desiccabilis growing over and into the surface of a basalt slide as part of Biorock experiment. Organisms are stained with DNA binding dye, Sybr Gold. Growth can be seen into the rock cavities.

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Image Courtesy of ESA

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