1. 1Microbial Type Culture Collection and Gene Bank (MTCC), Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh 160 036, India
2. 2Biotechnology and Planetary Protection Group, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA
3. 3Bacterial Genomics & Evolution Lab, CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh 160 036, India
4. 4Universities Space Research Association, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, 94035, USA
5. 5NASA, Space Biosciences Research Branch, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, 94035, USA