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Non-pyrogenic highly pure magnetosomes for efficient hyperthermia treatment of prostate cancer
AbstractWe report the fabrication of highly pure magnetosomes that are synthesized by magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) using pharmaceutically compatible...
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A novel colorimetric technique for estimating iron in magnetosomes of magnetotactic bacteria based on linear regression
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) use iron from their habitat to create magnetosomes, a unique organelle required for magnetotaxis. Due to a lack of...
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Potential and whole-genome sequence-based mechanism of elongated-prismatic magnetite magnetosome formation in Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans BYM
A magnetosome-producing bacterium Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans BYM ( At. ferrooxidans BYM) was isolated and magnetically screened. The magnetosome...
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Efficiency of Immobilized Enzymes on Bacterial Magnetosomes
AbstractDespite the advancements of enzyme immobilization, improved immobilization techniques and new sources of supporting material is still a...
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Intein-Mediated Protein trans-Splicing of the Recombinant Streptavidin on Magnetosomes
AbstractWhen expressing streptavidin recombinant polypeptide on magnetosomes (called bacterial magnetic nanoparticles, or BMPs), the presence of...
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Discovery of antibacterial biogenic magnetosome nanoparticles from Providencia sp. MTBPRB-1: Screening, purification and characterization
Bacterial species referred to as magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) biomineralize iron oxides and iron sulphides inside the cell. Bacteria can arrange...
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Magnetosome Biomineralization by Magnetotactic Bacteria
The magnetosome is an organelle consisting of a magnetic nanocrystal within a biological membrane vesicle. Magnetosomes impart a magnetic moment to...
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Metal biosorption by magnetotactic bacteria isolated from fresh water sediments and characterization of extracted magnetosomes
The focus of the present study is to isolate and identify magnetotactic bacteria from fresh water sediments in Salem region, Tamil Nadu. Fresh water...
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The transcriptomic landscape of Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense during magnetosome biomineralization
BackgroundOne of the most complex prokaryotic organelles are magnetosomes, which are formed by magnetotactic bacteria as sensors for navigation in...
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Renaissance for magnetotactic bacteria in astrobiology
Capable of forming magnetofossils similar to some magnetite nanocrystals observed in the Martian meteorite ALH84001, magnetotactic bacteria (MTB)...
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Isolation, microscopic and magnetotactic characterization of Magnetospirillum moscoviense MS-24 from Banjosa Lake, Pakistan
At currently, approximately 70 species of magnetotactic bacteria have been identified; thus, there is an urgent need to identify more magnetotactic...
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Silent gene clusters encode magnetic organelle biosynthesis in a non-magnetotactic phototrophic bacterium
Horizontal gene transfer is a powerful source of innovations in prokaryotes that can affect almost any cellular system, including microbial...
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Swimming polarity inversion in uncultured magnetotactic cocci
Magnetotactic bacteria are microorganisms that produce intracellular magnetic nanoparticles organized in chains, conferring a magnetic moment to the...
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Importance of microbial amphiphiles: interaction potential of biosurfactants, amyloids, and other exo-polymeric-substances
Microorganisms produce a diverse group of biomolecules having amphipathic nature (amphiphiles). Microbial amphiphiles, including amyloids,...
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Magnetotactic bacteria: concepts, conundrums, and insights from a novel in situ approach using digital holographic microscopy (DHM)
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) are a diverse group of highly motile Gram-negative microorganisms with the common ability to orient along magnetic field...
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Biosynthesis and Intracellular Organization of Magnetosomes in Magnetotactic Bacteria
Magnetotactic bacteria are ubiquitous aquatic microorganisms capable of orientation within the earth’s magnetic field. They receive their stunning...
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Magnetic Nanoparticles from Bacteria
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) are morphologically, physiologically, and phylogenetically diverse group (ecophysiological group) of microorganisms that...
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MamY is a membrane-bound protein that aligns magnetosomes and the motility axis of helical magnetotactic bacteria
To navigate within the geomagnetic field, magnetotactic bacteria synthesize magnetosomes, which are unique organelles consisting of...
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Correlative SIP-FISH-Raman-SEM-NanoSIMS links identity, morphology, biochemistry, and physiology of environmental microbes
Microscopic and spectroscopic techniques are commonly applied to study microbial cells but are typically used on separate samples, resulting in...
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Intracellular amorphous Ca-carbonate and magnetite biomineralization by a magnetotactic bacterium affiliated to the Alphaproteobacteria
Bacteria synthesize a wide range of intracellular submicrometer-sized inorganic precipitates of diverse chemical compositions and structures, called...
