Environmental parameters affect the physical properties of fast-growing magnetosomes

American Mineralogist

Volumn 93, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 463-469

  Faivre, Damien ^a,e   Menguy, Nicolas ^b   Pósfai, Mihály ^c   Schüler, Dirk ^a,d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PANNONIA   (Hungary)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF COLLOIDS AND INTERFACES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomineralization; Magnetite; Magnetosomes; Magnetotactic bacteria; Morphology

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; BIOMINERALIZATION; CRYSTALS; MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES; MAGNETITE; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROLS; CRYSTAL SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETER; MAGNETOSOMES; MAGNETOSPIRILLUM GRYPHISWALDENSE; MAGNETOTACTIC BACTERIA; NUCLEATION AND GROWTH; WELL-DEFINED MORPHOLOGIES;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIUM; BIOMINERALIZATION; CELL ORGANELLE; CRYSTAL PROPERTY; MAGNETITE; MORPHOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MAGNETOSPIRILLUM GRYPHISWALDENSE;

EID: 41649101097     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2008.2678     Document Type: Article

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