Renaissance for magnetotactic bacteria in astrobiology

J Shen, GA Paterson, Y Wang, JL Kirschvink… - The ISME …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Capable of forming magnetofossils similar to some magnetite nanocrystals observed in the
Martian meteorite ALH84001, magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) once occupied a special …

Insight into the metabolic potential and ecological function of a novel Magnetotactic Nitrospirota in coral reef habitat

Y Zhao, W Zhang, H Pan, J Chen, K Cui… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) within the Nitrospirota phylum play important roles in
biogeochemical cycles due to their outstanding ability to biomineralize large amounts of …

A metabolic modeling-based framework for predicting trophic dependencies in native rhizobiomes of crop plants

AA Ginatt, M Berihu, E Castel, S Medina, G Carmi… - Elife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
The exchange of metabolites (ie, metabolic interactions) between bacteria in the
rhizosphere determines various plant-associated functions. Systematically understanding …

Magnetosymbiosis discovery: new perspectives in magnetotaxis research

CL Monteil, CT Lefevre - Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 2024 - Springer
Magnetotactic bacteria have been the only known magnetoreceptive microorganisms for
decades. Even if the existence of magnetotactic protists was suggested in 1986, this is only …

Phylogenetics and biomineralization of a novel magnetotactic Gammaproteobacterium from a freshwater lake in Beijing, China

R Zhang, P Liu, Y Wang, AP Roberts… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) have the remarkable capability of producing intracellularly
membrane-enveloped magnetic nanocrystals (ie magnetosomes) and swimming along …

Insights into the Responses of the Partial Denitrification Process to Elevated Perfluorooctanoic Acid Stress: Performance, EPS Characteristic and Microbial Community

S Zhang, H Zhang, Y Feng, NR Maddela, S Li, L Zhang - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study aimed at investigating the potential impacts of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
exposure on the partial denitrification (PD) system. Our results indicated that nitrite …

Anaerobic Oxidation of Oil by Microbial Communities of Bottom Sediments of a Natural Oil Seepage Site (Bolshaya Zelenovskaya, Middle Baikal)

ON Pavlova, SV Bukin, ON Izosimova, SM Chernitsina… - Microbiology, 2024 - Springer
The microbial communities of bottom sediments of the Bolshaya Zelenovskaya oil seepage
site (Lake Baikal) were investigated to assess their diversity and potential functional activity …

Screening, Isolation and Characterization of Aerobic Magnetotactic Bacteria From Western Ghats Forest Soil

K Mistry, AR Markande, JK Patel, K Parekh - Indian Journal of Microbiology, 2024 - Springer
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) are a unique ecophysiological group of iron-metabolizing
bacteria that have immense potential biotechnological applications. These bacteria have …

The under-recognized dominance of magnetosome gene cluster-containing bacteria in oxygen-stratified freshwater ecosystems

R Ji, J Wan, P Goswami, J Shen, Y Pan, W Lin - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) capable of magnetosome organelle biomineralization and
magnetotaxis are widespread in chemically stratified aquatic environments. Conventionally …

Influence of crystal shape and orientation on the magnetic microstructure of bullet-shaped magnetosomes synthesized by magnetotactic bacteria

A Kovács, M Pósfai, B Zingsem, ZA Li, P Pekker… - Geo-Bio …, 2024 - cambridge.org
Cells of magnetotactic bacteria are used as model systems for studying the magnetic
properties of ferrimagnetic nanocrystals. Each individual bacterial strain produces …