Publications
► Casula, M., et al. (2024). Cultivation and nutritional characteristics of Chlorella vulgaris cultivated using Martian regolith and synthetic urine. Life Sci. Space Res. 42.
► Izzo, L. G., de Vera, J. P. P., Verseux, C. (2024). Presentations at the 2022 MELiSSA conference—current and future ways to closed life support systems. Front. Astron. Space Sci.11.
► Vrankar, D., Verseux, C., Heinicke, C. (2023). An airlock concept to reduce contamination risks during the human exploration of Mars. npj Microgravity 9.
► De Micco, V., et al. (2023). Plant and microbial science and technology as cornerstones to Bioregenerative Life Support Systems in space. npj Microgravity 9.
► Große Maestrup, P., et al. (2023). Integration of a photobioreactor into the MaMBA facility as part of a human-centered life support system. 52nd International Conference on Environmental Systems, ICES-2023-258
► Heinicke, C., Verseux, C. (2023). The MaMBA facility as a testbed for bioregenerative life support systems. Life Sci. Space Res. 36, 86–89.
► Ramalho, T.P., Chopin, C., Salman, L., Baumgartner, V., Heinicke, C., Verseux, C. (2022). On the growth dynamics of the cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC 7938 in Martian regolith. npj Microgravity 8.
► Baqué, M., et al. (2022). Biosignature stability in space enables their use for life detection on Mars. Sci. Adv. 8.
► Verseux, C., Poulet, L., de Vera, J.-P. (2022). Editorial: Bioregenerative life-support systems for crewed missions to the Moon and Mars. Front. Astron. Space Sci. 9.
► Ramalho, T.P., Chopin, C., Pérez-Carrascal, O.M., Tromas, N., Verseux, C. (2022). Selection of Anabaena sp. PCC 7938 as a cyanobacterium model for biological ISRU on Mars. Appl. Env. Microbiol. 88
► Verseux, C., Heinicke, C., Ramalho, T.P., Determann, J., Duckhorn, M., Smagin, M., Avila, M. (2021). A low-pressure, N2/CO2 atmosphere is suitable for cyanobacterium-based life-support systems on Mars. Front. Microbiol. 12, 67.
► Kozyrovska, N. O. et al. (2021). To other planets with upgraded millennial kombucha in rhythms of sustainability and health support. Front. Astron. Space Sci. 8, 182.
► Heinicke, C., Adeli, A., Baqué, M., Correale, G., Fateri, M., Jaret, S., Kopacz, N., Ormö, J., Poulet, L., Verseux, C. (2021) Equipping an extraterrestrial laboratory: Overview of open research questions and recommended instrumentation for the Moon. Adv. Space Res., 68, 2565-2599.
► Mahnert, A., Verseux, C., Schwendner, P., Koskinen, K., Kumpitsch, C., Blohs, M., Wink, L., Brunner, D., Goessler, T., Billi, D., Moissl-Eichinger, C. (2021). Microbiome dynamics during the HI-SEAS IV mission, and implications for future crewed missions beyond Earth. Microbiome 9, 27.
► Verseux, C. (2020). Cyanobacterium-based technologies in space and on Earth. In: Natuschka Lee (Ed.): Biotechnological Applications of Extremophiles. De Gruyter, pp. 289-311.
► Verseux, C. (2020). Bacterial growth at low pressure: A short review. Front. Astron. Space Sci. 7, 30.
► Billi, D., Mosca, C., Fagliarone, C., Napoli, A., Verseux, C., Baqué, M., de Vera, J.-P. P. (2020). Exposure to low Earth orbit of an extreme-tolerant cyanobacterium as a contribution to lunar astrobiology activities. Int. J. Astrobiology 19, 53-60.
► Billi, D., Staibano, C., Verseux, C., Fagliarone, C., Mosca, C., Baqué, M., Rabbow, E., Rettberg, P. (2019). Dried biofilms of desert strains of Chroococcidiopsis survived prolonged exposure to space and simulated Martian conditions in low Earth orbit. Astrobiology 19.
► De Vera, J.-P. P et al. (2019). Limits of life and the habitability of Mars: the ESA space experiment BIOMEX on the ISS. Astrobiology, 19, 145-157.
► Billi, D., Verseux, C., Fagliarone, C., Baqué, M., de Vera, J.-P. P. (2019). A desert cyanobacterium under simulated Mars-like conditions in low Earth orbit: Implications for the habitability of Mars. Astrobiology, 19, 158-169.
► Heinicke, C., Jaret, S., Ormö, J., Fateri, M., Kopacz, N., Baqué, M., Verseux, C., Foing, B., Razeto, A. (2018). How a laboratory on the Moon should be equipped. 69th International Astronautical Congress 2018, IAC-18-F1.2.3.
► Verseux, C. (2018). Resistance of cyanobacteria to space and Mars environments, in the frame of the EXPOSE-R2 space mission and beyond. PhD thesis, University of Rome II.
► Heinicke C., Verseux C. (2017). Surface operations during a long-duration Mars simulation mission. 68th International Astronautical Congress 2017, Paper IAC- 17,B3,5,6,x39856.
► Fagliarone, C., Mosca, C., Ubaldi, I., Verseux, C., Baqué, M., Wilmotte, A., Billi, D. (2017). Avoidance of protein oxidation correlates with the desiccation and radiation resistance of hot and cold desert strains of the cyanobacterium Chroococcidiopsis. Extremophiles 21, 981-991.
► Billi, D., Baqué, M., Verseux, C., Fagliarone, C., Rothschild, L. J., de Vera, J. P. P. (2017) Desert Cyanobacteria - Potential for space and Earth applications. In: Helga Stan-Lotter, Sergiu Fendrihan (Eds): Adaption of Microbial Life to Environmental Extremes. Springer International Publishing.
► Verseux, C., Baqué, M. Cifariello, R., Fagliarone, C., Billi, D. (2017). Evaluation of the resistance of Chroococcidiopsis spp. to sparsely and densely ionizing irradiation. Astrobiology 17, 118-125.
► Verseux, C., Chizzolini, F., Acevedo-Rocha, C.G., Rothschild, L.J. (2016). Misconceptions of Synthetic Biology: Lessons from an Interdisciplinary Summer School. NanoEthics 10, 327.
► Verseux, C., Paulino-Lima, I., Baqué, M., Billi, D., Rothschild, L. (2016). Synthetic Biology for Space Exploration: Promises and Societal Implications. In: Kristin Hagen, Margret Engelhard Georg Toepfer (Eds): Ambivalences of Creating Life – Societal and Philosophical Dimensions of Synthetic Biology. Springer, Heidelberg.
► Verseux, C., Baqué, M., Lehto, K., de Vera, J.-P. P., Rothschild, L. J., Billi, D. (2016). Sustainable life support on Mars–the potential roles of cyanobacteria. Int. J. Astrobiology 15, 65–92.
► Baqué, M., Verseux, C., Böttger, U., Rabbow, E., de Vera, J.-P. P., Billi, D. (2016). Preservation of biomarkers from cyanobacteria mixed with Mars-like regolith under simulated Martian atmosphere and UV flux. Orig. Life Evol. Biosph. 46, 289–310.
► Noack, L., Verseux, C., Serrano, P., Musilova, M., Nauny, P., Samuels, T., Schwendner, P., Simoncini, E., Stevens, A. (2015). Astrobiology from early-career scientists’ perspective. Int. J. Astrobiology 14, 533–535.
► Samuels, T., Noack, L., Verseux, C., Serrano, P., 2015. A new network for astrobiology in Europe. Astron. Geophys. 56, 2–15.
► Nieth, A., Verseux, C., Barnert, S., Süss, R., Römer, W. (2015). A first step toward liposome-mediated intracellular bacteriophage therapy. Expert Opin. Drug Deliv. 12, 1–14.
► Nieth, A., Verseux, C., Römer, W. (2014). A question of attire: Dressing up bacteriophage therapy for the battle against antibiotic-resistant intracellular bacteria. Springer Sci. Rev. 3, 1–11.
► Baqué, M., Verseux, C., Rabbow, E., de Vera, J.-P.P., Billi, D. (2014). Detection of macromolecules in desert cyanobacteria mixed with a lunar mineral analogue after space simulations. Orig. Life Evol. Biosph. 44, 209–221.
► Verseux, C., Baqué, M. (2014). Towards cyanobacterial-based life support systems on Mars. Ital. J. Aerosp. Med. 11, 50–56.