Intracellular inclusions of uncultured magnetotactic bacteria

International Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 111-117

  Keim, Carolina N ^a   Solórzano, Guilhermo ^b   Farina, Marcos ^a   Lins, Ulysses ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biomineralization; Magnetosomes; Magnetotactic bacteria; Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA); Polyphosphate granules; Sulfur globules

Indexed keywords

MAGNETOCOCCUS;

EID: 24944572990     PISSN: 11396709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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