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Magnetotaxis and magnetic particles in bacteria

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Magnetotactic bacteria contain magnetic particles that constitute a permanent magnetic dipole and cause each cell to orient and migrate along geomagnetic field lines. Recent results relevant to the biomineralization process and to the function of magnetotaxis are discussed.

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  1. Department of Physics, California Polytechnic State University, 93407, San Luis Obispo, CA, USA

    Richard B. Frankel

  2. Department of Biology, Marine Science Center, Northeastern University, East Point, 01908, Nahant, MA, USA

    Dennis A. Bazylinski

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Frankel, R.B., Bazylinski, D.A. Magnetotaxis and magnetic particles in bacteria. Hyperfine Interact 90, 135–142 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02069123

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