ReviewFrontiers in microbiology2014
The effect and role of environmental conditions on magnetosome synthesis.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 77 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Using Magnetic Fields to Enhance the Seed Germination, Growth, and Yield of Plants.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2024Article
- Comparative transcriptomic analysis revealed important processes underlying the static magnetic field effects onFrontiers in plant science · 2024Article
- A Review of the Current State of Magnetic Force Microscopy to Unravel the Magnetic Properties of Nanomaterials Applied in Biological Systems and Future Directions for Quantum Technologies.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Large-Scale Cultivation of Magnetotactic Bacteria and the Optimism for Sustainable and Cheap Approaches in Nanotechnology.Marine drugs · 2023Review
- Evaluation of cell disruption technologies on magnetosome chain length and aggregation behaviour fromFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2023Article
- Continuous Production of Biogenic Magnetite Nanoparticles by the Marine BacteriumMarine drugs · 2022Article
- Biorecovery of nanogold and nanogold compounds from gold-containing ores and industrial wastes.Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2021Review
- Genome-Wide Identification of Essential and Auxiliary Gene Sets for Magnetosome Biosynthesis in Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense.mSystems · 2020Article
- Improved methods for mass production of magnetosomes and applications: a review.Microbial cell factories · 2020Review
- Diversity of Uncultured Magnetospirillum sp. from the Sediments of South Kerala Sedimentary Basin, India.Current microbiology · 2020Article
- Magnetic genes: Studying the genetics of biomineralization in magnetotactic bacteria.PLoS genetics · 2020Review
- A Method for Producing Highly Pure Magnetosomes in Large Quantity for Medical Applications UsingFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2020Article
- Static magnetic field regulates Arabidopsis root growth via auxin signaling.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Effects of Environmental Conditions on High-Yield Magnetosome Production by Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense MSR-1Iranian biomedical journal · 2019Article
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Abstract
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) are considered the model species for the controlled biomineralization of magnetic Fe oxide (magnetite, Fe3O4) or Fe sulfide (greigite, Fe3S4) nanocrystals in living organisms. In MTB, magnetic minerals form as membrane-bound, single-magnetic domain crystals known as magnetosomes and the synthesis of magnetosomes by MTB is a highly controlled process at the genetic level. Magnetosome crystals reveal highest purity and highest quality magnetic properties and are therefore increasingly sought after as novel nanoparticulate biomaterials for industrial and medical applications. In addition, "magnetofossils," have been used as both past terrestrial and potential Martian life biosignature. However, until recently, the general belief was that the morphology of mature magnetite crystals formed by MTB was largely unaffected by environmental conditions. Here we review a series of studies that showed how changes in environmental factors such as temperature, pH, external Fe concentration, external magnetic fields, static or dynamic fluid conditions, and nutrient availability or concentrations can all affect the biomineralization of magnetite magnetosomes in MTB. The resulting variations in magnetic nanocrystals characteristics can have consequence both for their commercial value but also for their use as indicators for ancient life. In this paper we will review the recent findings regarding the influence of variable chemical and physical environmental control factors on the synthesis of magnetosome by MTB, and address the role of MTB in the global biogeochemical cycling of iron.
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