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Alphaproteobacteria of the genus Magnetospirillum use dedicated organelles, the magnetosomes, to navigate along geomagnetic field lines in their natural environment. Magnetosomes are nanocrystals of magnetite (Fe3O4) which are biomineralized within specific membrane vesicles and become aligned into chains by a dedicated cytoskeleton. This article also highlights the potential for functionalization and application of these bacterial magnetic nanoparticles.
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René Uebe 2001–2006 Biologiestudium an der Universität Greifswald; 2007–2012 Promotion und 2012–2014 Postdoc an der LMU München. Seit 2014 Akademischer Rat auf Zeit und Gruppenleiter am Lehrstuhl für Mikrobiologie der Universität Bayreuth.
Dirk Schüler 1990 Biologie-Diplom an der Universität Greifswald. 1994 Promotion in München, Postdoc-Aufent halte an der Iowa State University und dem Scripps Institute of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, USA. Ab 1999 Nachwuchsgruppenleiter am Max-Planck-Institut für Marine Mikrobiologie in Bremen. 2006 Professor an der LMU München. Seit 2014 Lehrstuhlinhaber für Mikrobiologie an der Universität Bayreuth.
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Schüler, D., Uebe, R. Nanokristalle für die Magnetfeldorientierung – Biogenese von Magnetosomen. Biospektrum 25, 22–25 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12268-019-0997-y
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