Magnetite and magnetotaxis in microorganisms
- 1 January 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Bioelectromagnetics
- Vol. 10 (3) , 223-237
- https://doi.org/10.1002/bem.2250100303
Abstract
Magnetotactic bacteria from freshwater and marine sediments orient and navigate along geomagnetic field lines. Their magnetotactic response is based on intracellular, single magnetic domains of ferrimagnetic magnetite, which impart a permanent magnetic dipole moment to the cell.Keywords
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