TY  - BOOK
AU  - 
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Magnetoreception and Magnetosomes in Bacteria
T2  - Microbiology Monographs,
SN  - 9783540374688
AV  - QR1-502 
U1  - 579 23
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Berlin, Heidelberg
PB  - Springer Berlin Heidelberg
KW  - Life sciences
KW  - Biotechnology
KW  - Cytology
KW  - Microbiology
KW  - Life Sciences
KW  - Cell Biology
N1  - Magneto-Aerotaxis -- Diversity and Taxonomy of Magnetotactic Bacteria -- Ecophysiology of Magnetotactic Bacteria -- Geobiology of Magnetotactic Bacteria -- Structure, Behavior, Ecology and Diversity of Multicellular Magnetotactic Prokaryotes -- Genetic Analysis of Magnetosome Biomineralization -- Cell Biology of Magnetosome Formation -- Mineralogical and Isotopic Properties of Biogenic Nanocrystalline Magnetites -- Characterization of Bacterial Magnetic Nanostructures Using High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy and Off-Axis Electron Holography -- Molecular Bioengineering of Bacterial Magnetic Particles for Biotechnological Applications -- Paleomagnetism and Magnetic Bacteria -- Formation of Magnetic Minerals by Non-Magnetotactic Prokaryotes -- Magnetite-Based Magnetoreception in Higher Organisms; ZDB-2-SBL
N2  - Magnetoreception or magnetotaxis in bacteria was discovered only some 30 years ago. All magnetotactic bacteria, which occur in many environments and display a remarkable diversity, synthesize magnetosomes, complex intracellular organelles that contain magnetic iron crystals. Recent developments in the research on magnetotactic bacteria are presented in this volume. Included are reviews on the formation and organization of magnetosomes, the genes controlling magnetosome biomineralization, and new cryogenic techniques to visualize novel cytoskeleton structures. Described here are potential nanobiotechnological applications of the magnetosome crystals, which have magnetic and crystalline characteristics unmatched by their inorganic counterparts. Related topics such as the impact of biogenic magnetic crystals in geobiology and paleomagnetism also are discussed. The aim of the book is to provide a broad survey of this multidisciplinary field and to inspire future research on these fascinating organisms
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/11741862
ER  -