Moench T T
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.
Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek. 1988;54(6):483-96. doi: 10.1007/BF00588385.
The morphological, biochemical, and magnetotactic properties of a single magnetic bacterium are reported. Although this bacterium has not been cultured axenically, the unusual magnetotactic behavior has allowed the collection of cell material of sufficient quantity and purity to allow characterization. The results indicate that this organism represents a new genus of colorless, sulfur-depositing bacteria, albeit of uncertain affiliation. The name proposed for this new genus/species, Bilophococcus magnetotacticus, reflects the most distinctive traits of morphology, motility, and magnetic mineral formation. Classification is based on type descriptive material.
报道了一种单一磁性细菌的形态学、生物化学和趋磁特性。尽管这种细菌尚未进行无菌培养，但异常的趋磁行为使得能够收集到足够数量和纯度的细胞材料以进行表征。结果表明，这种生物体代表了一种无色、能沉积硫的细菌新属，尽管其归属尚不确定。为这个新属/种提议的名称“趋磁双叶球菌（Bilophococcus magnetotacticus）”反映了其形态、运动性和磁性矿物形成方面最显著的特征。分类基于典型描述材料。
