Pan, Yongxin


Publications
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Identification and Genomic Characterization of Two Previously Unknown Magnetotactic Nitrospirae

Citation
Zhang et al. (2021). Frontiers in Microbiology 12
Names
Ca. Magnetoacidotolerus dajiuhuensis Ca. Magnetobacterium cryptolimnobacter Ca. Magnetomicrobium cryptolimnococcus
Abstract
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) are a group of microbes that biomineralize membrane-bound, nanosized magnetite (Fe3O4), and/or greigite (Fe3S4) crystals in intracellular magnetic organelle magnetosomes. MTB belonging to the Nitrospirae phylum can form up to several hundreds of Fe3O4 magnetosome crystals and dozens of sulfur globules in a single cell. These MTB are widespread in aquatic environments and sometimes account for a significant proportion of microbial biomass near the oxycline, linking th

Origin of microbial biomineralization and magnetotaxis during the Archean

Citation
Lin et al. (2017). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 114 (9)
Names
“Magnetominusculus”
Abstract
Significance A wide range of organisms sense Earth’s magnetic field for navigation. For some organisms, like magnetotactic bacteria, magnetic particles form inside cells and act like a compass. However, the origin of magnetotactic behavior remains a mystery. We report that magnetotaxis evolved in bacteria during the Archean, before or near the divergence between the Nitrospirae and Proteobacteria phyla, suggesting that magnet