Authors:
- Nominated by the Chinese Academy of Sciences as an outstanding thesis
- Develops a new approach for effectively collecting, purifying and characterizing uncultivated magnetotactic bacteria
- Investigates the diversity, biomineralization and rock magnetic properties of magnetotactic bacteria, and evaluates their contributions to environmental reconstruction and sedimentary magnetism through interdisciplinary approaches
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) synthesize intracellular nano-sized minerals of magnetite and/or greigite magnetosomes for magnetic orientation. They play important roles in global iron cycling and sedimentary magnetism, and have a broad range of potential applications in both biotechnological and biomedical fields. However, because the majority of MTB in nature remain unculturable, our understanding of these specific bacteria remains fairly limited. This thesis describes the development of a novel approach for effectively collecting, purifying and characterizing uncultivated magnetotactic bacteria. The diversity, genomic information and rock magnetic properties of various uncultivated MTB are investigated and characterized using a combination of biological and geophysical methods. The results will lead to a better understanding of the biogeography and biomineralization mechanisms of MTB in nature, and improve our knowledge of the contributions of MTB to biogeochemical cycles of elements and sedimentary magnetism. Â
Dr. Wei Lin works at the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Authors and Affiliations
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, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, People's Republic
Wei Lin
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Diversity, Biomineralization and Rock Magnetism of Magnetotactic Bacteria
Authors: Wei Lin
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38262-8
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-38261-1Published: 01 July 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-43364-1Published: 14 July 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-38262-8Published: 19 June 2013
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 92
Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations, 18 illustrations in colour
Topics: Geophysics/Geodesy, Biogeosciences, Microbiology