MAGNETOTAXIS AND MAGNETIC PARTICLES IN BACTERIA

Authors
FRANKEL RB BAZYLINSKI DA
Citation
Rb. Frankel et Da. Bazylinski, MAGNETOTAXIS AND MAGNETIC PARTICLES IN BACTERIA, Hyperfine interactions, 90(1-4), 1994, pp. 135-142
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical","Physics, Nuclear","Physics, Condensed Matter
Journal title
Hyperfine interactions → ACNP
ISSN journal
03043843
Volume
90
Issue
1-4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
135 - 142
Database
ISI
SICI code
0304-3843(1994)90:1-4<135:MAMPIB>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Magnetotactic bacteria contain magnetic particles that constitute a pe rmanent magnetic dipole and cause each cell to orient and migrate alon g geomagnetic field lines. Recent results relevant to the biomineraliz ation process and to the function of magnetotaxis are discussed.