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Diversity of Magnetic Crystals Found in Magnetotactic Bacteria

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Since magnetotaxy was first described by Blakemore1 there were some descriptions about particular characteristics of different morphological species of magnetotactic bacteria, but always assuming single domain magnetic crystals of magnetite inside these bacteria1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Some works suggest a correlation between some crystal parameters (size, shape) and microorganisms morphology 7, 8, 9, although no systematic study have been done associating characteristical biomagnetic particles with a particular morphological specie of magnetotactic microorganism.

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  1. Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas - CBPF, Rua Dr. Xavier Sigaud, 150-Urca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 22290

    Darci Motta S. Esquivel & Henrique G. P. Lins de Barros

  2. Instituto de Biofísica, UFRJ, Cidade Universitaria, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Brazil

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  1. California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, USA

    Richard B. Frankel

  2. University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, USA

    Richard P. Blakemore

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Esquivel, D.M.S., Lins de Barros, H.G.P., Farina, M. (1991). Diversity of Magnetic Crystals Found in Magnetotactic Bacteria. In: Frankel, R.B., Blakemore, R.P. (eds) Iron Biominerals. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3810-3_8

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