Magnetic properties, microstructure, composition, and morphology of greigite nanocrystals in magnetotactic bacteria from electron holography and tomography

American Mineralogist

Volumn 91, Issue 8-9, 2006, Pages 1216-1229

  Kasama, Takeshi ^a,b   Pósfai, Mihály ^c   Chong, Ryan K K ^b   Finlayson, Anna P ^b   Buseck, Peter R ^d   Frankel, Richard B ^e   Dunin Borkowski, Rafal E ^a,b  

^a The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PANNONIA   (Hungary)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomineralization; Electron holography; Electron tomography; Greigite; Magnetic properties; Magnetotactic bacteria; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOMINERALIZATION; CELLS; CRYSTALS; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON HOLOGRAPHY; ELECTRONS; GEOMAGNETISM; IRON OXIDES; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETITE; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ELECTRON TOMOGRAPHY; GREIGITES; MAGNETIC MICROSTRUCTURES; MAGNETOTACTIC BACTERIA; PERMANENT MAGNETIC DIPOLE; SELECTED AREA ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; STRUCTURAL AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; THREE DIMENSIONAL MORPHOLOGY;

HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BACTERIUM; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GREIGITE; HOLOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC PROPERTY; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; TOMOGRAPHY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 33748070258     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2006.2227     Document Type: Article

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