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Diversity of magnetotactic bacteria from a French pristine Mediterranean area.

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A particularly high diversity of MTB was observed, with cocci phylogenetically distributed across the order Magnetococcales, including a novel cluster with sequences from the Mediterranean Sea designated as “Med group”, and novel morphotypes.
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Magnetotactic bacteria synthesize intracellular magnetite and/or greigite magnetosome crystals They play a significant role in both iron and sulfur cycles in sedimentary aquatic environments To get insight into the bio-geochemical contribution of MTB, more studies concerning their ecology and their distribution in diverse habitats are necessary The MTB community of an oil-industry polluted area of the French Mediterranean coast has been previously investigated Here, we investigate the MTB community from coastal sediments of a Mediterranean pristine area using optical and transmission electron microscopy and phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences A particularly high diversity of MTB was observed, with cocci phylogenetically distributed across the order Magnetococcales, including a novel cluster with sequences from the Mediterranean Sea designated as "Med group", and novel morphotypes

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Electron Microscopy Study of Magnetosomes in a Cultured Coccoid Magnetotactic Bacterium

TL;DR: Intracellular magnetite (Fe3O4) crystals produced by the magnetotactic bacterium MC-1 were analysed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and showed that the crystal morphology was controlled even at early stages of development.
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Magnetotactic bacteria, magnetosomes and their application

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