Characterization of Mediterranean magnetotactic bacteria

Magnetotactic bacteria are a diverse group of motile prokaryotes that are ubiquitous in aquatic habitats and cosmopolitan in distribution. In this study, we collected magnetotactic bacteria from the Mediterranean Sea. A remarkable diversity of morphotypes was observed, including multicellular types that seemed to differ from those previously found in North and South America. Another interesting organism was one with magnetosomes arranged in a six-stranded bundle which occupied one third of the cell width. The magnetosome bundle was evident even under optic microscopy. These cells were connected together and swam as a linear entire unit. Magnetosomes did not always align up to form a straight linear chain. A chain composed of rectangle magnetosomes bent at a posi- tion with an oval crystal. High resolution transmission electron microscopy analysis of the crystal at the pivotal position suggested uncompleted formation of the crystal. This is the first report of Mediterranean magnetotactic bacteria, which should be useful for studies of biogeochemical cycling and geohistory of the Mediterranean Sea.     

The discovery of magnetotactic/magnetosensitive bacteria

Magnetotactic bacteria orient and migrate along magnetic field lines in aquatic habitats. The first     

Isolation and biological characteristics of aerobic marine magnetotactic bacterium YSC-1

1 INTRODUCTION Magnetotactic bacteria are able to respond and orient along the direction of terrestrial or artificial magnetic field, a behavior referred to as magneto- taxis. In the majority of magnetotactic bacteria, the magnetosomes are 25–120 nm in d…     

Biocompatibility of marine magnetotactic ovoid strain MO-1 for in vivo application

Journal of Oceanology and Limnology - Magnetotactic bacteria are capable of biosynthesizing magnetic nanoparticles, also called magnetosomes, and swimming along magnetic field lines. The abilities...     

Determination of the heating efficiency of magnetotactic bacteria in alternating magnetic field

Journal of Oceanology and Limnology - Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) intact cells have been applied in magnetic hyperthermia therapy of tumor, showing great efficiency in heating for tumor cell...     

Characterization and diversity of magnetotactic bacteria from sediments of Caroline Seamount in the Western Pacific Ocean

Journal of Oceanology and Limnology - Magnetotactic bacteria(MTB) are a group of microorganisms capable of orientating and swimming along magnetic fields because they contain intracellular...     

Occurrence and microscopic analyses of multicellular magnetotactic prokaryotes from coastal sediments in the Yellow Sea

Multicellular magnetotactic prokaryotes(MMPs) are a group of aggregates composed of 7-45 gram-negative cells synthesizing intracellular magnetic crystals.Although they are thought to be globally distributed,MMPs have been observed only in marine environments in America and Europe.Most MMPs share a rosette-like morphology and biomineralize iron sulfide crystals.In the present study,abundant MMPs were observed,with a density of 26 ind./cm3,in the sediments of a coastal lagoon,Lake Yuehu,in the Yellow Sea.Optical microscopy showed that all of them were rosette shaped with a diameter of 5.5±0.8 mm.Transmission electron microscopy revealed that these MMPs were composed of 10-16 ovoid cells and flagellated peritrichously.High-resolution transmission electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray analysis indicated that they biomineralized bullet-shaped magnetite crystals in highly organized parallel chains within which the magnetosomes were oriented in the same direction.This is the first report of MMPs from Asia and demonstrates the ubiquitous distribution of MMPs.     

Genomic analysis of a pure culture of magnetotactic bacterium Terasakiella sp. SH-1

Journal of Oceanology and Limnology - Magnetotactic bacteria(MTB) display magnetotaxis ability because of biomineralization of intracellular nanometer-sized, membrane-bound organelles termed...     

Characterization of dominant giant rod-shaped magnetotactic bacteria from a low tide zone of the China Sea

Magnetotactic bacteria are a group of Gram-negative bacteria that synthesize magnetic crystals, enabling them to navigate in relation to magnetic field lines. Morphologies of magnetotactic bacteria include spirillum, coccoid, rod, vibrio, and multicellular morphotypes. The coccid shape is generally the most abundant morphotype among magnetotactic bacteria. Here we describe a species of giant rod-shaped magnetotactic bacteria(designated QR-1) collected from sediment in the low tide zone of Huiquan Bay(Yellow Sea, China). This morphotype accounted for 90% of the magnetotactic bacteria collected, and the only taxonomic group which was detected in the sampling site. Microscopy analysis revealed that QR-1 cells averaged(6.71±1.03)×(1.54±0.20) m m in size, and contained in each cell 42–146 magnetosomes that are arranged in a bundle formed one to four chains along the long axis of the cell. The QR-1 cells displayed axial magnetotaxis with an average velocity of 70±28 mm/s. Transmission electron microscopy based analysis showed that QR-1 cells had two tufts of fl agella at each end. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16 S r RNA genes revealed that QR-1 together with three other rod-shaped uncultivated magnetotactic bacteria are clustered into a deep branch of A lphaproteobacteria.     

Observations on a magnetotactic bacteria-grazing ciliate in sediment from the intertidal zone of Huiquan Bay,China

Journal of Oceanology and Limnology - Magnetotactic bacteria(MTB) are a group of prokaryotes having the ability to orient and swim along geomagnetic fi eld lines because they contain intracellular...     

对信息化测绘及其体系的认识与理解

依托信息化测绘及其体系建设的重要意义和战略前景,本文在对测绘体系发展的不同阶段进行比较分析的基础上,研究了信息化测绘及其体系的定位,并结合其发展趋势探讨了对信息化测绘及其体系的认识与理解。     

红藻石和蓝藻石概念及分类归属的综述和修订

在分析和总结前人对红藻石和蓝藻石研究成果基础上,结合岩石薄片显微镜下观察实例,发现在以往碳酸盐岩颗粒分类中没有红藻石和蓝藻石的合适位置.鉴于红藻石重要的成因意义和造礁作用,有必要明确红藻石的概念和归属.珊瑚藻本身极易钙化,经生物矿化作用最终保存下来的珊瑚藻屑一直放在生物碎屑中,而红藻石是由非固着的珊瑚藻构成的钙质独立结...     

论网络市场及其特征与功能

即将到来的新世纪,是一个全新的网络化的市场时代。网络营销是每一个商家的必然选择。网络市场在经过了3个阶段的演变后,将会有较大发展。它具有无店铺经营的若干基本特征,具有发展公共关系等多种功能。     

动力及环境集中监控系统应用中问题的分析及建议

介绍了通讯专网机房集中监控系统的整体情况,组网方式,重点讨论了动力及环境集中监控系统在使用过程中存在的一些问题,提出了改进建议,最后对监控系统的管理问题提出了看法.     

《激光原理与激光技术》课程建设与教学改革的实践探索

根据在激光原理与激光技术课程建设和教学改革实践中的体会,从课程建设和教改的必要性、课程内容体系改革、教学手段和方法改革、课堂教学模式的探索和实践、大力培养学生科研意识和创新精神、完善课程考核模式等方面作了详细分析和阐述.     

基于电子地图的村镇社区地方病、传染病防治咨询系统的研究与设计

村镇社区作为我国社会的基层组织,是社会生活最基本的环境载体,村镇社区对地方病、传染病防治工作的开展对城市社会医疗卫生工作的良性运行具有重要的影响.计算机、网络、数据库等技术的发展,为提高村镇社区地方病、传染病的防治管理水平提供了有效的途径.从村镇社区实际出发,设计了基于Java Applet的电子地图应用程序JAEMA,在此基础上,采用轻量级设计模式,综合运用Struts+Spring+Hibernate框架构建了村镇社区地方病、传染病防治咨询系统EIPCAS,为提高村镇社区地方病、传染病防治水平提供有效的技术支撑和决策支持.     

Mollisols properties and changes in Ukraine and China

Soils are the foundation of civilizations and the basis for human food production.Mollisols in Ukraine and Northeast China are two out of the four major Mollisol regions in the world.The natural areas from which Mollisols developed are the prairies and steppes that experience temperate and freezing conditions.This review paper introduces the general climate,vegetation,and topography of Mollisols regions in Ukraine and Northeast China,analyzes their properties,including soil texture,soil organic matter content,soil bulk density,pH,cation exchange capacity and other chemical properties,and compares the property changes and management practices of Mollisols in relation to sustainable grain production.     

航空无方向性信标(NDB)天线与地网的设计原理及计算方法

在简单分析“T”形天线和地波传输特点的基础上,以行业标准中对NDB覆盖半径和覆盖区中最小场强为切入点,运用电磁波传输和天线与地网的工程公式,探索了NDB天线和地网的设计原理和计算方法.据此建立相应的数学模型.     

自然和自然贡献情景模型研究综述

本文回顾了自然和自然贡献情景模型发展的背景、历史和内容,概括总结了自然和自然贡献情景模型的发展进程以及联合国生物多样性与生态系统服务政府间科学—政策平台(IPBES)情景模型的概念框架,讨论了自然和自然贡献情景模型存在的问题和发展方向。为了在全球层面解决现有综合集成模型存在的问题,根据地球表层建模基本定理和生态环境曲面建模基本定理,提出了具有中国原创特点的自然与自然贡献情景模型概念框架。     

Bertrand's Law and Weinberg's Principle and Their Extension

IntroductionThe topography and geomorphy controlled bythe geological structure of hydrogeological unit playdecisive roles not only in the distribution of surfaceand groundwater flow, the permeability of theaquifer but also in the hydrogeochemical reaction…