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 …

Magnetotactic bacteria from extreme environments

DA Bazylinski, CT Lefèvre - Life, 2013 - mdpi.com
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) represent a diverse collection of motile prokaryotes that
biomineralize intracellular, membrane-bounded, tens-of-nanometer-sized crystals of a …

Single‐cell analysis reveals a novel uncultivated magnetotactic bacterium within the candidate division OP3

S Kolinko, C Jogler, E Katzmann… - Environmental …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) are a diverse group of prokaryotes that orient along magnetic
fields using membrane‐coated magnetic nanocrystals of magnetite (Fe3O4) or greigite …

Clone libraries and single cell genome amplification reveal extended diversity of uncultivated magnetotactic bacteria from marine and freshwater environments

S Kolinko, G Wanner, E Katzmann… - Environmental …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB), which orient along the earth's magnetic field using
magnetosomes, are ubiquitous and abundant in marine and freshwater environments …

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 …

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 …

A biogeographic distribution of magnetotactic bacteria influenced by salinity

W Lin, Y Wang, B Li, Y Pan - The ISME journal, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB), which synthesize intracellular ferromagnetic magnetite and/or
greigite magnetosomes, have significant roles in global iron cycling in aquatic systems, as …

Life with compass: diversity and biogeography of magnetotactic bacteria

W Lin, DA Bazylinski, T Xiao, 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 …

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 …

Expanding magnetic organelle biogenesis in the domain Bacteria

W Lin, W Zhang, GA Paterson, Q Zhu, X Zhao, R Knight… - Microbiome, 2020 - Springer
Background The discovery of membrane-enclosed, metabolically functional organelles in
Bacteria has transformed our understanding of the subcellular complexity of prokaryotic …