Magnetotactic bacteria
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magnetotactic-bacteria-182-10718274
title:
Magnetotactic bacteria
text:
Magnetotactic bacteria are a polyphyletic group of bacteria that orient themselves along the magnetic field lines of Earth's magnetic field. Discovered in 1963 by Salvatore Bellini and rediscovered in 1975 by Richard Blakemore, this alignment is believed to aid these organisms in reaching regions of optimal oxygen concentration. To perform this task, these bacteria have organelles called magnetosomes that contain magnetic crystals. The biological phenomenon of microorganisms tending to move in r
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Polyphyletic group of bacteria
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetotactic_bacteria
date created:
2005-12-11T01:45:59Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T10:29:35Z
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/Small_magnetosome.jpg","width":250,"height":220}
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13
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