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- Title
Isolation, microscopic and magnetotactic characterization of Magnetospirillum moscoviense MS-24 from Banjosa Lake, Pakistan.
- Authors
Salam, Maria Abdul; Korkmaz, Nuriye; Cycil, Leena Mavis; Hasan, Fariha
- Abstract
At currently, approximately 70 species of magnetotactic bacteria have been identified; thus, there is an urgent need to identify more magnetotactic bacteria from diverse environmental sources with potential applications in industry and biotechnology. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first magnetotactic bacterial strain discovered in Pakistan. The first magnetotactic bacteria, Magnetospirillum moscoviense MS-24, was isolated from Banjosa Lake (Rawalakot), Pakistan, in the current investigation. Magnetospirillum moscoviense MS-24 was screened using the Racetrack method. The Magnetospirillum moscoviense MS-24 were physically characterised using Atomic Force Microscopy, High-Resolution Scanning Electron Microscopy, and Transmission Electron Microscopy. The current study used microscopy to illustrate the shape of bacteria and to find a very obvious chain of magnetosomes within the bacterial cell. The Magnetospirillum moscoviense MS-24 measured about 4 ± 0.04 µm in length and 600 ± 0.02 nm in diameter. The microfluidic chip experiments were also used to detect magnetotaxis behaviour in bacteria.
- Subjects
PAKISTAN; MAGNETOTACTIC bacteria; ATOMIC force microscopy; TRANSMISSION electron microscopy; SCANNING electron microscopy; MAGNETOSOMES
- Publication
Biotechnology Letters, 2023, Vol 45, Issue 8, p967
- ISSN
0141-5492
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10529-023-03390-y