Magnetococcus marinus | |
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Species: | M. marinus
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Magnetococcus marinus Bazylinski et al. 2013
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Magnetococcus marinus is a species of Alphaproteobacteria that has the peculiar ability to form a structure called a magnetosome, a membrane-encased, single- magnetic-domain mineral crystal formed by biomineralisation, which allows the cells to orient along the Earth’s geomagnetic field. [1] The Magnetococcus marinus grows chemolithoautotrophically with thiosulfate and chemoorganoheterotrophically on acetate. [2]
It is a basal group in the Alphaproteobacteria.
Magnetococcus marinus | |
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Scientific classification | |
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Class: | |
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Genus: | |
Species: | M. marinus
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Magnetococcus marinus Bazylinski et al. 2013
[1]
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Magnetococcus marinus is a species of Alphaproteobacteria that has the peculiar ability to form a structure called a magnetosome, a membrane-encased, single- magnetic-domain mineral crystal formed by biomineralisation, which allows the cells to orient along the Earth’s geomagnetic field. [1] The Magnetococcus marinus grows chemolithoautotrophically with thiosulfate and chemoorganoheterotrophically on acetate. [2]
It is a basal group in the Alphaproteobacteria.