Numerous applications of conventional and biogenic magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs), such as in diagnostics, immunomagnetic separations, and magnetic cell labeling, require the immobilization of antibodies. This is usually accomplished by chemical conjugation, which, however, has several disadvantages, such as poor efficiency and the need for coupling chemistry. Here, we describe a novel strategy ...

24 Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) synthesize unique organelles, the magnetosomes, 25 which are intracellular nanometer-sized, membrane-enveloped magnetite. The 26 biomineralization of magnetosomes involves the uptake large amounts of iron. 27 However, the iron metabolism of MTB is not well understood. The genome of the 28 magnetotactic bacterium Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense strain MSR-1 conta...

Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) are specialized microorganisms that synthesize intracellular magnetite particles called magnetosomes. Although many studies have focused on the mechanism of magnetosome synthesis, it remains unclear how these structures are formed. Recent reports have suggested that magnetosome formation is energy dependent. To investigate the relationship between magnetosome format...

Magnetotactic bacteria biosynthesize magnetite nanocrystals (magnetosomes) with high chemical purity, species-specific crystal morphology on shape and size, and narrow size distribution. These magnetosomes allow the bacteria to orient and navigate along the geomagnetic field lines. The interest in these bacteria has recently increased because of the potential biomedical applications of the magn...

Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) synthesize unique organelles, the magnetosomes, which are intracellular nanometer-sized, membrane-enveloped magnetite. The biomineralization of magnetosomes involves the uptake of large amounts of iron. However, the iron metabolism of MTB is not well understood. The genome of the magnetotactic bacterium Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense strain MSR-1 contains two ferr...