Sabrina Schübbe

TL;DR: The data suggest that the genomic MAI undergoes frequent transposition events, which lead to subsequent deletion by homologous recombination under physiological stress conditions, which can be interpreted in terms of adaptation to physiological stress and might contribute to the genetic plasticity and mobilization of the magnetosome island.

TL;DR: Findings suggest the existence of a putative large magnetosome island in M. gryphiswaldense and other magnetotactic bacteria.

TL;DR: A model for the evolution of magnetotaxis within the Alphaproteobacteria is presented, which suggests the independent horizontal transfer of magnetosome genes from an unknown ancestor of magnetospirilla into strains MC-1 and MV-1.

TL;DR: The pathways inferred from the MC-1 genome provide important information regarding central metabolism in this strain that could provide insights useful for the isolation and cultivation of new magnetotactic bacterial strains, in particular strains of other Magnetotactic cocci.

TL;DR: Strain MV-1(T) was a microaerophile that was also capable of anaerobic growth on some nitrogen oxides, and belongs to the family Rhodospirillaceae within the Alphaproteobacteria, but is not closely related to the genus Magnetospirillsum.