Ecology, diversity, and evolution of magnetotactic bacteria

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

[PDF][PDF] 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 …

Origin of microbial biomineralization and magnetotaxis during the Archean

W Lin, GA Paterson, Q Zhu, Y Wang… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Microbes that synthesize minerals, a process known as microbial biomineralization,
contributed substantially to the evolution of current planetary environments through …

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 …

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 …

Genomic insights into the uncultured genus 'Candidatus Magnetobacterium' in the phylum Nitrospirae

W Lin, A Deng, Z Wang, Y Li, T Wen, LF Wu… - The ISME …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) of the genus 'Candidatus Magnetobacterium'in phylum
Nitrospirae are of great interest because of the formation of hundreds of bullet-shaped …

Unravelling the diversity of magnetotactic bacteria through analysis of open genomic databases

M Uzun, L Alekseeva, M Krutkina, V Koziaeva… - Scientific Data, 2020 - nature.com
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) are prokaryotes that possess genes for the synthesis of
membrane-bounded crystals of magnetite or greigite, called magnetosomes. Despite over …

Magnetotactic bacteria as potential sources of bioproducts

ACV Araujo, F Abreu, KT Silva, DA Bazylinski, U Lins - Marine drugs, 2015 - mdpi.com
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) produce intracellular organelles called magnetosomes which
are magnetic nanoparticles composed of magnetite (Fe3O4) or greigite (Fe3S4) enveloped …

Comparative Genomics of Degradative Novosphingobium Strains With Special Reference to Microcystin-Degrading Novosphingobium sp. THN1

J Wang, C Wang, J Li, P Bai, Q Li, M Shen… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Bacteria in genus Novosphingobium associated with biodegradation of substrates are
prevalent in environments such as lakes, soil, sea, wood and sediments. To better …

Abundant and persistent sulfur‐oxidizing microbial populations are responsive to hypoxia in the Chesapeake Bay

K Arora‐Williams, C Holder, M Secor… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The number, size and severity of aquatic low‐oxygen dead zones are increasing worldwide.
Microbial processes in low‐oxygen environments have important ecosystem‐level …