Article
Magnetotaxis and Magnetic Particles in Bacteria
Hyperfine Interactions
Publication Date
12-1-1994
Abstract
Magnetotactic bacteria contain magnetic particles that constitute a permanent magnetic dipole and cause each cell to orient and migrate along geomagnetic field lines. Recent results relevant to the biomineralization process and to the function of magnetotaxis are discussed.
Disciplines
Copyright
1994 Springer.
Citation Information
Richard B. Frankel and Dennis A. Bazylinski. "Magnetotaxis and Magnetic Particles in Bacteria" Hyperfine Interactions Vol. 90 Iss. 1 (1994) p. 135 - 142 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/rfrankel/40/