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magnetotactic bacteria |
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magnetotactic bacteria [mag‚ned·ə‚tak·tik bak′tir·ē·ə] (microbiology) A group of bacteria containing iron mineral crystals in intracellular structures, called magnetosomes, which enable the bacteria to orient and migrate along magnetic field lines. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Such magnetotactic bacteria typically live between the high-oxygen surface and low-oxygen floor of ponds or sediments. Examples of the former are some Fe sulfides and the 'rusticles' draping the wreck of the Titanic, while the latter are the magnetotactic bacteria. That's where he starts his colony of magnetotactic bacteria. |
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