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| Titel: |
Effects of Hypomagnetic Field on Magnetosome Formation of Magnetospirillum Magneticum AMB-1 |
| Auteur: |
Wang, Xiao K. Ma, Qiu F. Jiang, Wei Lv, Jing Pan, Wei D. Song, Tao Wu, Long-Fei |
| Verschenen in: |
Geomicrobiology journal |
| Paginering: | Jaargang 25 (2008) nr. 6 pagina's 296-303 |
| Jaar: |
2008-09 |
| Inhoud: |
Magnetotactic bacteria synthesize intracellular magnetic particles, magnetosomes, which arrange in chain(s) and confer on cell a magnetic dipolar moment. To explore the function of geomagnetic field to magnetotactic bacteria, the effects of hypomagnetic field on magnetosome formation in Magnetospirillum magneticum AMB-1 were studied. Cells were cultivated in a specially designed device where geomagnetic field was reduced by about 100-fold to less than 500nT. AMB-1 cultures were incubated in hypomagnetic field or geomagnetic field. Results showed that hypomagnetic field had no significant effects on the average number of magnetic particles per bacterium and bacterial iron depletion. However, the growth (OD) of cell at stationary-phase was lower and cellular magnetism (Rmag) at exponential growth phase was higher than that of bacteria cultivated in geomagnetic field. Statistic results on transmission electron microscopy (TEM) micrographs showed that the average size of magnetic particles in AMB-1 cells in hypomagnetic field group was larger than that of in geomagnetic field group and more ratio of larger-size magnetic particles (>50 nm) was observed when cultivated 16 h under hypomagnetic field. Furthermore, the influences of hypomagnetic field on gene expression were studied in AMB-1 cells. Quantitative RT-PCR results showed that hypomagnetic field up-regulated mms13, down-regulated mms6 and had no effect on magA. Together, the results showed that hypomagnetic field could affect the growth of AMB-1 at the stationary-phase, the crystallization process of magnetosomes, and mms13, mms6 expressions. In addition, our results suggested that the geomagnetic field plays an important role in the biomineralization of magnetosomes. |
| Uitgever: |
Taylor & Francis |
| Bronbestand: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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