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Magnetotactic bacteria in microcosms originating from the French Mediterranean Coast subjected to oil industry activities.
Microbial ecology - 1 Jan 2012
Postec Anne, Tapia Nicolas, Bernadac Alain, Joseph Manon, Davidson Sylvain, Wu Long-Fei, Ollivier Bernard, Pradel Nathalie
Abstract excerpt
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) mineralize nanosized magnetite or greigite crystals within cells and thus play an important role in the biogeochemical process. Despite decades of research, knowledge of MTB distribution and ecology, notably in areas subjected to oil industry activities, is still limited. In the present study, we investigated the presence of MTB in the Gulf of Fos, French Mediterranean coast, which is...
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