ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2018
Applications of Magnetotactic Bacteria, Magnetosomes and Magnetosome Crystals in Biotechnology and Nanotechnology: Mini-Review.
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70 citing papers in PubMed, 167 citations in OpenAlex.
- Controlled Low-Oxygen Supply Enables Magnetosome Size Tuning by Uncoupling Magnetite Nucleation and Crystal Growth in Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense.Microbial biotechnology · 2026Article
- Image-based physical characterization of magnetotactic bacteria from an environmental sample.Microbiology spectrum · 2026Article
- No evidence for the putative nitric oxide sensor NsrR as a key regulator of magnetosome formation in Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense.Nucleic acids research · 2026Article
- A network of coiled-coil and actin-like proteins controls the cellular organization of magnetosome organelles in deep-branching magnetotactic bacteria.Nature communications · 2025Article
- AMF-responsive nanobiomagnetite for targeted delivery of amphotericin B against Leishmania amazonensis.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- High-Intensity Pulse Magnetic Fields Affect Redox Homeostasis and Survival Rate ofBiomolecules · 2025Article
- A network of coiled-coil and actin-like proteins controls the cellular organization of magnetosome organelles in deep-branching magnetotactic bacteria.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Iron oxide/silver-doped iron oxide nanoparticles: facile synthesis, characterization, antibacterial activity, genotoxicity and anticancer evaluation.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The Biomedical Limitations of Magnetic Nanoparticles and a Biocompatible Alternative in the Form of Magnetotactic Bacteria.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2025Review
- Exploring the Complex Interplay of Anisotropies in Magnetosomes of Magnetotactic Bacteria.ACS omega · 2025Article
- Magnetizing Biotech-Advances in (In Vivo) Magnetic Enzyme Immobilization.Engineering in life sciences · 2025Review
- Therapeutic Innovations in Nanomedicine: Exploring the Potential of Magnetotactic Bacteria and Bacterial Magnetosomes.International journal of nanomedicine · 2025Review
- Amended Ferrozine Assay for Quantifying Magnetosome Iron Content in Magnetotactic Bacteria.ACS omega · 2024Article
- An Integrated Approach to Elucidate the Interplay between Iron Uptake Dynamics and Magnetosome Formation at the Single-Cell Level inACS applied materials & interfaces · 2024Article
- Understanding microbial biomineralization at the molecular level: recent advances.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2024Review
- Screening, Isolation and Characterization of Aerobic Magnetotactic Bacteria From Western Ghats Forest Soil.Indian journal of microbiology · 2024Article
- Microbial Nanotechnology for Precision Nanobiosynthesis: Innovations, Current Opportunities and Future Perspectives for Industrial Sustainability.Current microbiology · 2024Review
- Magnetosomes as Potential Nanocarriers for Cancer Treatment.Current drug delivery · 2024Review
- Discovery of antibacterial biogenic magnetosome nanoparticles fromJournal of biosciences · 2024Article
- Tunable Nanomaterials of Intracellular Crystallization for In Situ Biolabeling and Biomedical Imaging.Chemical & biomedical imaging · 2023Review
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Abstract
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) biomineralize magnetosomes, which are defined as intracellular nanocrystals of the magnetic minerals magnetite (Fe₃O₄) or greigite (Fe₃S₄) enveloped by a phospholipid bilayer membrane. The synthesis of magnetosomes is controlled by a specific set of genes that encode proteins, some of which are exclusively found in the magnetosome membrane in the cell. Over the past several decades, interest in nanoscale technology (nanotechnology) and biotechnology has increased significantly due to the development and establishment of new commercial, medical and scientific processes and applications that utilize nanomaterials, some of which are biologically derived. One excellent example of a biological nanomaterial that is showing great promise for use in a large number of commercial and medical applications are bacterial magnetite magnetosomes. Unlike chemically-synthesized magnetite nanoparticles, magnetosome magnetite crystals are stable single-magnetic domains and are thus permanently magnetic at ambient temperature, are of high chemical purity, and display a narrow size range and consistent crystal morphology. These physical/chemical features are important in their use in biotechnological and other applications. Applications utilizing magnetite-producing MTB, magnetite magnetosomes and/or magnetosome magnetite crystals include and/or involve bioremediation, cell separation, DNA/antigen recovery or detection, drug delivery, enzyme immobilization, magnetic hyperthermia and contrast enhancement of magnetic resonance imaging. Metric analysis using Scopus and Web of Science databases from 2003 to 2018 showed that applied research involving magnetite from MTB in some form has been focused mainly in biomedical applications, particularly in magnetic hyperthermia and drug delivery.
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