Magnetosome biogenesis in magnetotactic bacteria

Nature Reviews Microbiology 14, 621 (2016). doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2016.99 Authors: René Uebe & Dirk Schüler Magnetotactic bacteria derive their magnetic orientation from magnetosomes, which are unique organelles that contain nanometre-sized crystals of magnetic iron minerals. Although these organelles have evident potential for exciting biotechnological applications, a lack of genetically tractable magnetotactic bacteria had hampered the development of such tools; however,
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