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Bacteria that orient and swim in a preferred direction in magnetic fields have been observed in diverse aquatic environments.1 These magnetotactic bacteria include a variety of morphologically distinct forms. Kalmijn and Blakemore2 found that these bacteria orient in uniform magnetic fields of about 0.5 G. Reversal of the geomagnetic field with Helmholtz coils caused the swimming bacteria to turn around in large U-turns and swim in the opposite direction. Killed bacteria also orient to align with imposed magnetic fields. Richard Blakemore
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Blakemore, R. et al. (1979). Magnetic Effects on Lower Organisms. In: Tenforde, T.S. (eds) Magnetic Field Effect on Biological Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9143-6_2
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