Magnetoreception and Magnetosomes in Bacteria

Magnetoreception or magnetotaxis in bacteria was discovered only some 30 years ago. All magnetotactic bacteria, which occur in many environments and display a remarkable diversity, synthesize magnetosomes, complex intracellular organelles that contain magnetic iron crystals. Recent developments in t...

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Altri autori: Schüler, Dirk. (Redattore, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Natura: Elettronico eBook
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edizione:1st ed. 2007.
Serie:Microbiology Monographs, 3
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Accesso online:https://doi.org/10.1007/11741862
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Sommario:
  • Magneto-Aerotaxis
  • Diversity and Taxonomy of Magnetotactic Bacteria
  • Ecophysiology of Magnetotactic Bacteria
  • Geobiology of Magnetotactic Bacteria
  • Structure, Behavior, Ecology and Diversity of Multicellular Magnetotactic Prokaryotes
  • Genetic Analysis of Magnetosome Biomineralization
  • Cell Biology of Magnetosome Formation
  • Mineralogical and Isotopic Properties of Biogenic Nanocrystalline Magnetites
  • Characterization of Bacterial Magnetic Nanostructures Using High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy and Off-Axis Electron Holography
  • Molecular Bioengineering of Bacterial Magnetic Particles for Biotechnological Applications
  • Paleomagnetism and Magnetic Bacteria
  • Formation of Magnetic Minerals by Non-Magnetotactic Prokaryotes
  • Magnetite-Based Magnetoreception in Higher Organisms.