Magnetite and magnetotaxis in algae.
Magnetotactic algae of the genus Anisonema (Euglenophyceae) have been isolated from a coastal mangrove swamp in northeastern Brazil. The magnetotactic response is based on a permanent magnetic dipole moment per cell approximately 7 10(-10) emu. Each cell contains many magnetite (Fe(3)O(4)) particles organized in chains.
F F
FF
de Araujo
M A
MA
Pires
R B
RB
Frankel
C E
CE
Bicudo