Matsunaga T, Nakamura C, Burgess JG, Sode K (1992) Gene transfer in magnetic bacteria:
transposon mutagenesis and cloning of genomic DNA fragments required for magnetosome
synthesis. J Bacteriol 174:2748–2753
Matsunaga T, Togo H, Kikuchi T, Tanaka T (2000) Production of luciferase-magnetic particle
complex by recombinant Magnetospirillum sp AMB-1. Biotechnol Bioeng 70:704–709
Matsunaga T, Ueki F, Obata K, Tajima H, Tanaka T, Takeyama H, Goda Y, Fujimoto S (2003)
Fully automated immunoassay system of endocrine disrupting chemicals using monoclonal
antibodies chemically conjugated to bacterial magnetic particles. Anal Chim Acta 475:75–83
Matsunaga T, Okamura Y, Fukuda Y, Wahyudi AT, Murase Y, Takeyama H (2005) Complete
genome sequence of the facultative anaerobic magnetotactic bacterium Magnetospirillum sp
strain AMB-1. DNA Res 12:157–166
Muxworthy AR, Williams W (2006) Critical single-domain/multidomain grain sizes in noninteracting and interacting elongated magnetite particles: Implications for magnetosomes.
J Geophys Res 111:B12S12
Muxworthy AR, Williams W (2009) Critical superparamagnetic/single-domain grain sizes in
interacting magnetite particles: implications for magnetosome crystals. J R Soc Interf
6:1207–1212
Nakamura C, Sakaguchi T, Kudo S, Burgess JG, Sode K, Matsunaga T (1993) Characterization of
Iron Uptake in the Mangetic Bacterium Aquaspirillum sp. AMB-1. Appl Biochem Biotechnol
39(40):169–176
Nakamura C, Kikuchi T, Burgess JG, Matsunaga T (1995) Iron-regulated expression and membrane localization of the maga protein in magnetospirillum sp strain AMB-1. J Biochem
118:23–27
Nakazawa H, Arakaki A, Narita-Yamada S, Yashiro I, Jinno K, Aoki N, Tsuruyama A, Okamura
Y, Tanikawa S, Fujita N, Takeyama H, Matsunaga T (2009) Whole genome sequence of
Desulfovibrio magneticus strain RS-1 revealed common gene clusters in magnetotactic bacteria. Genome Res 19:1801–1808
Nash CZ (2004) Magnetic microbes in Mono Lake. Mono Lake Newsletter Fall 2004:14
Nies DH (2003) Efflux-mediated heavy metal resistance in prokaryotes. Fems Microbiol Rev
27:313–339
Pallen MJ, Wren BW (1997) The HtrA family of serine proteases. Mol Microbiol 26:209–221
Paoletti LC, Blakemore RP (1986) Hydroxamate production by Aquaspirillum magnetotacticum.
J Bacteriol 167:73–76
Philipse AP, Maas D (2002) Magnetic Colloids from Magnetotactic Bacteria: Chain Formation
and Colloidal Stability. Langmuir 18:9977–9984
Politi Y, Metzler RA, Abrecht M, Gilbert B, Wilt FH, Sagi I, Addadi L, Weiner S, Gilbert P (2008)
Transformation mechanism of amorphous calcium carbonate into calcite in the sea urchin
larval spicule. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 105:17362–17366
Po ´sfai M, Moskowitz BM, Arato B, Sch€ uler D, Flies C, Bazylinski DA, Frankel RB (2006)
Properties of intracellular magnetite crystals produced by Desulfovibrio magneticus strain
RS-1. Earth Planet Sci Lett 249:444–455
Pradel N, Santini C-L, Bernadac A, Fukumori Y, Wu L-F (2006) Biogenesis of actin-like bacterial
cytoskeletal filaments destined for positioning prokaryotic magnetic organelles. Proc Natl
Acad Sci USA 103:17485–17489
Richter M, Kube M, Bazylinski DA, Lombardot T, Glockner FO, Reinhardt R, Sch€ uler D (2007)
Comparative genome analysis of four magnetotactic bacteria reveals a complex set of groupspecific genes implicated in magnetosome biomineralization and function. J Bacteriol
189:4899–4910
Rodgers FG, Blakemore RP, Blakemore NA, Frankel RB, Bazylinski DA, Maratea D, Rodgers C
(1990) Intercellular structure in a many-celled magnetotactic prokaryote. Arch Microbiol
154:18–22
Rong CB, Huang YJ, Zhang WJ, Jiang W, Li Y, Li JL (2008) Ferrous iron transport protein B gene
(feoB1) plays an accessory role in magnetosome formation in Magnetospirillum
gryphiswaldense strain MSR-1. Res Microbiol 159:530–536
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transposon mutagenesis and cloning of genomic DNA fragments required for magnetosome
synthesis. J Bacteriol 174:2748–2753
Matsunaga T, Togo H, Kikuchi T, Tanaka T (2000) Production of luciferase-magnetic particle
complex by recombinant Magnetospirillum sp AMB-1. Biotechnol Bioeng 70:704–709
Matsunaga T, Ueki F, Obata K, Tajima H, Tanaka T, Takeyama H, Goda Y, Fujimoto S (2003)
Fully automated immunoassay system of endocrine disrupting chemicals using monoclonal
antibodies chemically conjugated to bacterial magnetic particles. Anal Chim Acta 475:75–83
Matsunaga T, Okamura Y, Fukuda Y, Wahyudi AT, Murase Y, Takeyama H (2005) Complete
genome sequence of the facultative anaerobic magnetotactic bacterium Magnetospirillum sp
strain AMB-1. DNA Res 12:157–166
Muxworthy AR, Williams W (2006) Critical single-domain/multidomain grain sizes in noninteracting and interacting elongated magnetite particles: Implications for magnetosomes.
J Geophys Res 111:B12S12
Muxworthy AR, Williams W (2009) Critical superparamagnetic/single-domain grain sizes in
interacting magnetite particles: implications for magnetosome crystals. J R Soc Interf
6:1207–1212
Nakamura C, Sakaguchi T, Kudo S, Burgess JG, Sode K, Matsunaga T (1993) Characterization of
Iron Uptake in the Mangetic Bacterium Aquaspirillum sp. AMB-1. Appl Biochem Biotechnol
39(40):169–176
Nakamura C, Kikuchi T, Burgess JG, Matsunaga T (1995) Iron-regulated expression and membrane localization of the maga protein in magnetospirillum sp strain AMB-1. J Biochem
118:23–27
Nakazawa H, Arakaki A, Narita-Yamada S, Yashiro I, Jinno K, Aoki N, Tsuruyama A, Okamura
Y, Tanikawa S, Fujita N, Takeyama H, Matsunaga T (2009) Whole genome sequence of
Desulfovibrio magneticus strain RS-1 revealed common gene clusters in magnetotactic bacteria. Genome Res 19:1801–1808
Nash CZ (2004) Magnetic microbes in Mono Lake. Mono Lake Newsletter Fall 2004:14
Nies DH (2003) Efflux-mediated heavy metal resistance in prokaryotes. Fems Microbiol Rev
27:313–339
Pallen MJ, Wren BW (1997) The HtrA family of serine proteases. Mol Microbiol 26:209–221
Paoletti LC, Blakemore RP (1986) Hydroxamate production by Aquaspirillum magnetotacticum.
J Bacteriol 167:73–76
Philipse AP, Maas D (2002) Magnetic Colloids from Magnetotactic Bacteria: Chain Formation
and Colloidal Stability. Langmuir 18:9977–9984
Politi Y, Metzler RA, Abrecht M, Gilbert B, Wilt FH, Sagi I, Addadi L, Weiner S, Gilbert P (2008)
Transformation mechanism of amorphous calcium carbonate into calcite in the sea urchin
larval spicule. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 105:17362–17366
Po ´sfai M, Moskowitz BM, Arato B, Sch€ uler D, Flies C, Bazylinski DA, Frankel RB (2006)
Properties of intracellular magnetite crystals produced by Desulfovibrio magneticus strain
RS-1. Earth Planet Sci Lett 249:444–455
Pradel N, Santini C-L, Bernadac A, Fukumori Y, Wu L-F (2006) Biogenesis of actin-like bacterial
cytoskeletal filaments destined for positioning prokaryotic magnetic organelles. Proc Natl
Acad Sci USA 103:17485–17489
Richter M, Kube M, Bazylinski DA, Lombardot T, Glockner FO, Reinhardt R, Sch€ uler D (2007)
Comparative genome analysis of four magnetotactic bacteria reveals a complex set of groupspecific genes implicated in magnetosome biomineralization and function. J Bacteriol
189:4899–4910
Rodgers FG, Blakemore RP, Blakemore NA, Frankel RB, Bazylinski DA, Maratea D, Rodgers C
(1990) Intercellular structure in a many-celled magnetotactic prokaryote. Arch Microbiol
154:18–22
Rong CB, Huang YJ, Zhang WJ, Jiang W, Li Y, Li JL (2008) Ferrous iron transport protein B gene
(feoB1) plays an accessory role in magnetosome formation in Magnetospirillum
gryphiswaldense strain MSR-1. Res Microbiol 159:530–536
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