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Structure and Function of Magnetosomes in Magnetotactic Bateria
Design and Processing of Materials by Biomimetics
Publication Date
1-1-1995
Abstract
Magnetotactic bacteria contain magnetosomes, which are mineral particles enclosed my membranes. The particles are ferrimagnetic magnetite, ferrimagnetic greigite, or greigite and non-magnetic pyrite. The particles constitute an elegant biomagnetic compass that orients the cell along the geomagnetic field lines as it swims. This paper discusses the structures of these particles and their possible formation mechanisms.
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Copyright
1995 American Institute of Physics.
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Citation Information
Richard B. Frankel and Dennis A. Bazylinski. "Structure and Function of Magnetosomes in Magnetotactic Bateria" Design and Processing of Materials by Biomimetics (1995) p. 199 - 216 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/rfrankel/159/