Alessia Cassaro

Multidisciplinary characterization of melanin pigments from the black fungus Cryomyces antarcticus

Claudia Pacelli, Alessia Cassaro, Alessandro Maturilli et al. · Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology · 2020 · 62 citations

Biology, Multidisciplinary Characterization, Black Fungus Cryomyces +9

Biosignature stability in space enables their use for life detection on Mars

Mickaël Baqué, Theresa Backhaus, Joachim Meeßen et al. · Science Advances · 2022 · 41 citations · Full text

Ultraviolet Radiation, Surface-enhanced Raman Scattering, Raman Spectrometers +21

Iron Ion Particle Radiation Resistance of Dried Colonies of Cryomyces antarcticus Embedded in Martian Regolith Analogues

Lorenzo Aureli, Claudia Pacelli, Alessia Cassaro et al. · Life · 2020 · 25 citations · Full text

The Responses of the Black Fungus Cryomyces Antarcticus to High Doses of Accelerated Helium Ions Radiation within Martian Regolith Simulants and Their Relevance for Mars

Claudia Pacelli, Alessia Cassaro, Lorenzo Aureli et al. · Life · 2020 · 19 citations · Full text

Fungal biomarkers are detectable in Martian rock-analogues after space exposure: implications for the search of life on Mars

Claudia Pacelli, Alessia Cassaro, Mickaël Baqué et al. · International Journal of Astrobiology · 2021 · 18 citations

Engineering, Biomolecular Tool, Fungal Biomarkers +22