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Rebecca L. Mickol

Research Biologist

Also affiliated: American Society For Engineering Education (2018–2021); United States Naval Research Laboratory (2021–2026); Naval Research Laboratory Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering (2021–2026)

10 h-index 50 pubs 308 cited

  • Marinobacter
  • Extraterrestrial Environment
  • Biofilms
  • Mars
  • Exobiology
  • Metabolic Engineering
  • Electrodes
  • Lipids
  • Electricity
  • Electron Transport
  • Deltaproteobacteria
  • Metagenomics
  • Transcriptome
  • Microbiota
  • Electrolysis

Biography and Research Information

Metrics

  • h-index: 10
  • Publications: 50
  • Citations: 308

Positions

  • Research Biologist 2021–present
    United States Naval Research Laboratory Center for Biomolecular Science and Engineering ORCID
  • Research Biologist publications 2016–2026
    University of Arkansas at Fayetteville ORCID

Selected Publications

  • Methane Production on Mars-Relevant Clay Minerals and Simulant Regolith (2026)
    Microorganisms DOI OpenAlex
  • Draft Genome Sequence of the Free-Living, Iridescent Bacterium Tenacibaculum mesophilum Strain ECR (2021)
    Microbiology Resource Announcements 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Non-Psychrophilic Methanogens Capable of Growth Following Long-Term Extreme Temperature Changes, with Application to Mars (2018)
    Microorganisms 19 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Survival of non-psychrophilic methanogens exposed to martian diurnal and 48-h temperature cycles (2018)
    Planetary and Space Science 11 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Secondary Electrons as an Energy Source for Life (2018)
    Astrobiology 11 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Nontronite and Montmorillonite as Nutrient Sources for Life on Mars (2017)
    Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 3 citations OpenAlex
  • Low pressure microenvironments: Methane production at 50 mbar and 100 mbar by methanogens (2017)
    Planetary and Space Science 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Magnesium Sulfate Salt Solutions and Ices Fail to Protect Serratia liquefaciens from the Biocidal Effects of UV Irradiation under Martian Conditions (2017)
    Astrobiology 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Low Pressure Tolerance by Methanogens in an Aqueous Environment: Implications for Subsurface Life on Mars (2016)
    Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres 25 citations DOI OpenAlex

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