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Collection, Isolation and Enrichment of Naturally Occurring Magnetotactic Bacteria from the Environment
 

Collection, Isolation and Enrichment of Naturally Occurring Magnetotactic Bacteria from the Environment

Article DOI: 10.3791/50123-v • 05:57 min • November 15th, 2012
November 15th, 2012 •
1, 1,2, 3, 2
1School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, 2School of Environment & Natural Resources, The Ohio State University, 3Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

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We demonstrate a method to collect magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) that can be applied to natural waters. MTB can be isolated and enriched from sediment samples using a relatively simple setup that takes advantage of the bacteria's natural magnetism. Isolated MTB can then be examined in detail using both light and electron microscopy.

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Keywords: Magnetotactic Bacteria Magnetosomes Magnetite Greigite Magnetic Nanocrystals Environmental Isolation Enrichment Capillary Racetrack Transmission Electron Microscopy
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