Ecology, diversity, and evolution of magnetotactic bacteria

CT Lefèvre, DA Bazylinski - Microbiology and Molecular Biology …, 2013 - journals.asm.org
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) are widespread, motile, diverse prokaryotes that biomineralize
a unique organelle called the magnetosome. Magnetosomes consist of a nano-sized crystal …

A post-genomic view of the ecophysiology, catabolism and biotechnological relevance of sulphate-reducing prokaryotes

R Rabus, SS Venceslau, L Wöhlbrand… - Advances in microbial …, 2015 - Elsevier
Dissimilatory sulphate reduction is the unifying and defining trait of sulphate-reducing
prokaryotes (SRP). In their predominant habitats, sulphate-rich marine sediments, SRP have …

Diversity and ecology of and biomineralization by magnetotactic bacteria

W Lin, Y Pan, DA Bazylinski - Environmental Microbiology …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) biomineralize intracellular, membrane‐bounded crystals of
magnetite (Fe3O4) and/or greigite (Fe3S4) called magnetosomes. MTB play important roles …

Life with compass: diversity and biogeography of magnetotactic bacteria

W Lin, DA Bazylinski, T **ao, LF Wu… - Environmental …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) are unique in their ability to synthesize intracellular nano‐
sized minerals of magnetite and/or greigite magnetosomes for magnetic orientation. Thus …

Phylogenetic significance of composition and crystal morphology of magnetosome minerals

M Pósfai, CT Lefèvre, D Trubitsyn… - Frontiers in …, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) biomineralize magnetosomes, nano-scale crystals of
magnetite or greigite in membrane enclosures that comprise a permanent magnetic dipole …

Diverse phylogeny and morphology of magnetite biomineralized by magnetotactic cocci

P Liu, Y Liu, X Zhao, AP Roberts… - Environmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) are diverse prokaryotes that produce magnetic nanocrystals
within intracellular membranes (magnetosomes). Here, we present a large‐scale analysis of …

Evolution of the bacterial organelle responsible for magnetotaxis

CT Lefèvre, LF Wu - Trends in Microbiology, 2013 - cell.com
There are few examples of protein-and lipid-bounded organelles in bacteria that are
encoded by conserved gene clusters and lead to a specific function. The magnetosome …

Diverse intracellular inclusion types within magnetotactic bacteria: implications for biogeochemical cycling in aquatic environments

J Li, P Liu, A Tamaxia, H Zhang, Y Liu… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) are a group of prokaryotes that generally live dominantly at or
just below the oxic‐anoxic transition zone (OATZ) in diverse aquatic environments. They …

Single-cell resolution of uncultured magnetotactic bacteria via fluorescence-coupled electron microscopy

J Li, H Zhang, N Menguy, K Benzerara… - Applied and …, 2017 - journals.asm.org
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) form intracellular chain-assembled nanocrystals of magnetite
or greigite termed magnetosomes. The characterization of magnetosome crystals requires …

Desulfamplus magnetovallimortis gen. nov., sp. nov., a magnetotactic bacterium from a brackish desert spring able to biomineralize greigite and magnetite, that …

ECT Descamps, CL Monteil, N Menguy, N Ginet… - Systematic and applied …, 2017 - Elsevier
A magnetotactic bacterium, designated strain BW-1 T, was isolated from a brackish spring in
Death Valley National Park (California, USA) and cultivated in axenic culture. The Gram …