Magnetotactic bacteria and magnetofossils: ecology, evolution and environmental implications

P Goswami, K He, J Li, Y Pan, AP Roberts… - npj Biofilms and …, 2022 - nature.com
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) are a group of phylogenetically diverse and morphologically
varied microorganisms with a magnetoresponsive capability called magnetotaxis or …

Key signatures of magnetofossils elucidated by mutant magnetotactic bacteria and micromagnetic calculations

M Amor, J Wan, R Egli, J Carlut, C Gatel… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) produce single‐stranded or multi‐stranded chains of magnetic
nanoparticles that contribute to the magnetization of sediments and rocks. Their magnetic …

Interpretation of anhysteretic remanent magnetization carriers in magnetofossil‐rich marine sediments

Q Zhang, AP Roberts, S Ge, Y Liu, J Liu… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The anhysteretic remanent magnetization (ARM) is an important magnetic parameter for
quantifying the concentration of “fine”, mostly sub‐micron ferrimagnetic particles in rocks and …

Difference in relative paleointensity recording efficiency of magnetic mineral constituents in a sediment core off Chile

T Yamazaki, J Li, T Shimono… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Progress of relative paleointensity (RPI) estimations using marine sediments has greatly
contributed to better understanding of the behavior of the past geomagnetic field. To …

Unmixing biogenic and terrigenous magnetic mineral components in red clay of the Pacific Ocean using principal component analyses of first-order reversal curve …

T Yamazaki, W Fu, T Shimono, Y Usui - Earth, Planets and Space, 2020 - Springer
Red clay widely occupies the seafloor of pelagic environments in middle latitudes, and
potentially preserves long paleoceanographic records. We conducted a rock-magnetic study …

In situ magnetic identification of giant, needle-shaped magnetofossils in Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum sediments

CL Wagner, R Egli, I Lascu… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Near-shore marine sediments deposited during the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum
at Wilson Lake, NJ, contain abundant conventional and giant magnetofossils. We find that …

Glacial‐interglacial circulation and climatic changes in the South Indian Ocean (Kerguelen Plateau region) recorded by detrital and biogenic magnetic minerals

Y Liu, C Kissel, A Mazaud, Y Pan… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Southern Ocean (SO) plays a fundamental role in global climate due to the
presence of the intense eastward‐flowing Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), one of the …

Diversification of iron‐biomineralizing organisms during the Paleocene‐Eocene Thermal Maximum: Evidence from quantitative unmixing of magnetic signatures of …

CL Wagner, I Lascu, PC Lippert, R Egli… - Paleoceanography …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Conventional magnetofossils represent magnetic mineral remains of magnetotactic bacteria.
Giant magnetofossils have no known modern analog. Both conventional and giant …

A depth‐transect of ocean deoxygenation during the Paleocene‐Eocene Thermal Maximum: Magnetofossils in sediment cores from the southeast atlantic

P Xue, L Chang, GR Dickens… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Paleocene‐Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM,∼ 56 Ma) presents a past
analog for future global warming. Previous studies provided evidence for major loss of …

Magnetic biosignatures of magnetosomal greigite from micromagnetic calculation

F Bai, L Chang, Z Pei, RJ Harrison… - Geophysical Research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Greigite magnetosomes produced by magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) are widely distributed in
natural environments, but large uncertainties remain regarding their magnetic biosignatures …