Magnetite and magnetotaxis in microorganisms.
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Magnetotactic bacteria from freshwater and marine sediments orient and navigate along geomagnetic field lines. Their magnetotactic response is based on intracellular, single magnetic domains of ferrimagnetic magnetite, which impart a permanent magnetic dipole moment to the cell.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Advances in experimental medicine and biology
دوره 238 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1988