Magnetoreception and Magnetosomes in Bacteria
Publication year: 2007
ISBN: 978-3-540-37468-8
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Recent developments in the research on magnetotactic bacteria are presented in this volume. Included are reviews on the formation and organization of magnetosomes, the genes controlling magnetosome biomineralization, and new cryogenic techniques to visualize novel cytoskeleton structures. Described here are potential nanobiotechnological applications of the magnetosome crystals, which have magnetic and crystalline characteristics unmatched by their inorganic counterparts.
Subject: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Astrobiology, Biogen, Biomineralization, Iron crystals, Magnetotaxis, Organelle, Paleomagnetism, bacteria, electron microscopy, genes, prokaryotes
