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Biological permanent magnets

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Magnetotactic bacteria orient and migrate along magnetic field lines. Each cell is essentially a self-propelled magnetic dipole. The magnetic properties of these bacteria have been determined by a variety of techniques, including pulsed hysteresis measurements on single cells.

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On the occasion of the 80th birthday of Hendrik de Waard

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Frankel, R.B. Biological permanent magnets. Hyperfine Interact 151, 145–153 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:HYPE.0000020407.25316.c3

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Key words

  • aerotaxis
  • electron holography
  • greigite
  • magnetite
  • magnetosomes
  • magnetotaxis