Formation of single-domain magnetite by a thermophilic bacterium

American Mineralogist

Volumn 83, Issue 11-12 PART 2, 1998, Pages 1409-1418

  Zhang, Chuanlun ^a,b,c,d,e   Vali, Hojatollah ^a,b,c,d,e   Romaner, Christopher S ^a,b,c,d,e   Phelps, Tommy J ^a,b,c,d,e   Liu, Shi V ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IRON; MAGNETITE; ORE REDUCTION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

IRON REDUCING BACTERIA; LABORATORY CONDITIONS; MAGNETITE FORMATION; MAGNETITE PARTICLES; MAGNETOTACTIC BACTERIA; PHYSICAL INDICATORS; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIA; TIME-COURSE ANALYSIS; NATURAL REMANENT MAGNETIZATION;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIUM; MAGNETITE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIA;

EID: 0032415968     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am-1998-11-1230     Document Type: Article

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