Magnetotactic Bacteria as Potential Sources of Bioproducts

Magnetotactic Bacteria as Potential Sources of Bioproducts

Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) produce intracellular organelles called magnetosomes which are magnetic nanoparticles composed of magnetite (Fe3O4) or greigite (Fe3S4) enveloped by a lipid bilayer. The synthesis of a magnetosome is through a genetically controlled process in which the bacterium has con...

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Main Authors: Ana Carolina V. Araujo, Fernanda Abreu, Karen Tavares Silva, Dennis A. Bazylinski, Ulysses Lins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-01-01
Series:Marine Drugs
Subjects:
biomineralization
bioproducts
genome mining
greigite
magnetite
magnetosomes
magnetotactic bacteria
Magnetovibrio blakemorei
nonribosomal peptide synthetase
polyketide synthase
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/13/1/389

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