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The term “exposed surface bioburden” is used to indicate the number of viable microorganisms that are carried on internal and external spacecraft surfaces that are available for particulate and gas exchange, and from which microorganisms could reach a planetary environment following the nominal landing of a spacecraft.
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Conley, C.A. (2014). Exposed Surface Bioburden. In: Amils, R., et al. Encyclopedia of Astrobiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27833-4_560-2
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