Multiple functions of flagellar motility and chemotaxis in bacterial physiology
Most swimming bacteria are capable of following gradients of nutrients, signaling molecules
and other environmental factors that affect bacterial physiology. This tactic behavior became …
and other environmental factors that affect bacterial physiology. This tactic behavior became …
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 …
reactive mixtures of oxidised and reduced components. Diagenetic chemical reactions …
Magnetotactic bacteria and magnetofossils: ecology, evolution and environmental implications
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) are a group of phylogenetically diverse and morphologically
varied microorganisms with a magnetoresponsive capability called magnetotaxis or …
varied microorganisms with a magnetoresponsive capability called magnetotaxis or …
Key signatures of magnetofossils elucidated by mutant magnetotactic bacteria and micromagnetic calculations
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) produce single‐stranded or multi‐stranded chains of magnetic
nanoparticles that contribute to the magnetization of sediments and rocks. Their magnetic …
nanoparticles that contribute to the magnetization of sediments and rocks. Their magnetic …
Swimming with magnets: from biological organisms to synthetic devices
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 …
fruitful model for the development of synthetic microswimmers or microrobots with potential …
Magnetotaxis as an adaptation to enable bacterial shuttling of microbial sulfur and sulfur cycling across aquatic oxic‐anoxic interfaces
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) widely inhabit the oxic‐anoxic interface (OAI) of sediments
and water columns, with their motility guided by geomagnetic fields (a behavior known as …
and water columns, with their motility guided by geomagnetic fields (a behavior known as …
Bullet‐shaped magnetite biomineralization within a magnetotactic Deltaproteobacterium: implications for magnetofossil identification
Magnetite produced by magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) provides stable paleomagnetic signals
because it occurs as natural single‐domain magnetic nanocrystals. MTB can also provide …
because it occurs as natural single‐domain magnetic nanocrystals. MTB can also provide …
Magnetotactic bacteria: magnetic navigation on the microscale
Magnetotactic bacteria are aquatic microorganisms with the ability to swim along the field
lines of a magnetic field, which in their natural environment is provided by the magnetic field …
lines of a magnetic field, which in their natural environment is provided by the magnetic field …
Diversification of iron‐biomineralizing organisms during the Paleocene‐Eocene Thermal Maximum: Evidence from quantitative unmixing of magnetic signatures of …
Conventional magnetofossils represent magnetic mineral remains of magnetotactic bacteria.
Giant magnetofossils have no known modern analog. Both conventional and giant …
Giant magnetofossils have no known modern analog. Both conventional and giant …
Primordial magnetotaxis in putative giant paleoproterozoic magnetofossils
U Donardelli Bellon, W Williams… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Magnetotactic bacteria produce chains of nanoscopic iron minerals used for navigation,
which can be preserved over geological timescales in the form of magnetofossils …
which can be preserved over geological timescales in the form of magnetofossils …