[HTML][HTML] Insights into the bacterial synthesis of metal nanoparticles

AL Campaña, A Saragliadis, P Mikheenko… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Metal nanoparticles have attracted considerable attention due to their astounding potential
for a wide range of commercial applications. From targeted drug delivery and antimicrobial …

Interactions between electromagnetic radiation and biological systems

L Liu, B Huang, Y Lu, Y Zhao, X Tang, Y Shi - Iscience, 2024 - cell.com
Even though the bioeffects of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) have been extensively
investigated during the past several decades, our understandings of the bioeffects of EMR …

[HTML][HTML] Expanding magnetic organelle biogenesis in the domain Bacteria

W Lin, W Zhang, GA Paterson, Q Zhu, X Zhao, R Knight… - Microbiome, 2020 - Springer
Background The discovery of membrane-enclosed, metabolically functional organelles in
Bacteria has transformed our understanding of the subcellular complexity of prokaryotic …

[HTML][HTML] McaA and McaB control the dynamic positioning of a bacterial magnetic organelle

J Wan, CL Monteil, A Taoka, G Ernie, K Park… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Magnetotactic bacteria are a diverse group of microorganisms that use intracellular chains of
ferrimagnetic nanocrystals, produced within magnetosome organelles, to align and navigate …

Identification of sulfate‐reducing magnetotactic bacteria via a group‐specific 16S rDNA primer and correlative fluorescence and electron microscopy: Strategy for …

J Li, P Liu, N Menguy, K Benzerara… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) biomineralize intracellular magnetic nanocrystals and swim
along geomagnetic field lines. While few axenic MTB cultures exist, living cells can be …

Biomineralization and magnetism of uncultured magnetotactic coccus strain THC‐1 with non‐chained magnetosomal magnetite nanoparticles

J Li, N Menguy, E Leroy, AP Roberts… - … Research: Solid Earth, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) have long fascinated geologists and biologists because they
biomineralize intracellular single domain (SD) magnetite crystals within magnetosomes that …

Diverse intracellular inclusion types within magnetotactic bacteria: implications for biogeochemical cycling in aquatic environments

J Li, P Liu, A Tamaxia, H Zhang, Y Liu… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) are a group of prokaryotes that generally live dominantly at or
just below the oxic‐anoxic transition zone (OATZ) in diverse aquatic environments. They …

Unicellular Organisms with Versatile Solutions at the Micro‐Scale: Functional Materials and Principles in Ciliates

L Dörr, J Kohl, M Schweikert… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nature's diversity offers an abundance of promising solutions for novel bioinspired functional
materials and systems. In particular, single‐celled organisms exhibit solutions and material …

[HTML][HTML] Biogenic metal oxides

HM Moura, MM Unterlass - Biomimetics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Biogenic metal oxides (MxOy) feature structures as highly functional and unique as the
organisms generating them. They have caught the attention of scientists for the development …

Harnessing and Mimicking Bacterial Features to Combat Cancer: From Living Entities to Artificial Mimicking Systems

P Gao, Z Duan, G Xu, Q Gong, J Wang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Bacterial‐derived micro‐/nanomedicine has garnered considerable attention in anticancer
therapy, owing to the unique natural features of bacteria, including specific targeting ability …