Magnetosome biogenesis in magnetotactic bacteria

R Uebe, D Schüler - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2016 - nature.com
Magnetotactic bacteria derive their magnetic orientation from magnetosomes, which are
unique organelles that contain nanometre-sized crystals of magnetic iron minerals. Although …

Magnetic mineral diagenesis

AP Roberts - Earth-Science Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
Reduction–oxidation (redox) reactions occur during burial because sediments contain
reactive mixtures of oxidised and reduced components. Diagenetic chemical reactions …

Environmental magnetism: Principles and applications

Q Liu, AP Roberts, JC Larrasoaña… - Reviews of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
In environmental magnetism, rock and mineral magnetic techniques are used to investigate
the formation, transportation, deposition, and postdepositional alterations of magnetic …

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 …

Magnetotactic bacteria and magnetosomes

D Faivre, D Schuler - Chemical reviews, 2008 - ACS Publications
Iron biominerals are formed by a broad host of organisms, in which they serve various
functions. For example, iron oxides formed by organisms serve for strengthening of tissues1 …

Set-up of a pharmaceutical cell bank of Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense MSR1 magnetotactic bacteria producing highly pure magnetosomes

T Chades, R Le Fèvre, I Chebbi, K Blondeau… - Microbial Cell …, 2024 - Springer
We report the successful fabrication of a pharmaceutical cellular bank (PCB) containing
magnetotactic bacteria (MTB), which belong to the Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense …

Iron‐biomineralizing organelle in magnetotactic bacteria: function, synthesis and preservation in ancient rock samples

M Amor, FP Mathon, CL Monteil… - Environmental …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) are ubiquitous aquatic microorganisms that incorporate iron
from their environment to synthesize intracellular nanoparticles of magnetite (Fe3O4) or …

Genetics and cell biology of magnetosome formation in magnetotactic bacteria

D Schüler - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2008 - academic.oup.com
The ability of magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) to orient in magnetic fields is based on the
synthesis of magnetosomes, which are unique prokaryotic organelles comprising membrane …

Magnetotactic bacterial abundance in pelagic marine environments is limited by organic carbon flux and availability of dissolved iron

AP Roberts, F Florindo, G Villa, L Chang… - Earth and Planetary …, 2011 - Elsevier
Magnetotactic bacteria intracellularly biomineralize magnetite of an ideal grain size for
recording palaeomagnetic signals. However, bacterial magnetite has only been reported in …

Swimming with magnets: from biological organisms to synthetic devices

S Klumpp, CT Lefèvre, M Bennet, D Faivre - Physics Reports, 2019 - Elsevier
The movement of microorganisms is not only an essential aspect of life, it also serves as a
fruitful model for the development of synthetic microswimmers or microrobots with potential …