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Image-based physical characterization of magnetotactic bacteria from an environmental sample
Mara Smite, Mihails Birjukovs, Mila Sirinelli-Kojadinovic, Sandrine Grosse, Agnese Kokina, Janis Liepins, Dita Gudra, Megija Lunge, Davids Fridmanis, Mihaly Posfai, Andrejs Cebers, Damien Faivre, Guntars Kitenbergs
https://arxiv.org/abs/…

Image-based physical characterization of magnetotactic bacteria from an environmental sample
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) are a diverse group of microorganisms that are able to biomineralize magnetic nanoparticles. Most MTB remain uncultured, making population-level characterization from natural environments difficult. We report the discovery of a new and diverse MTB-rich site in the Ogre River, Latvia, and present an integrated approach combining 16S rRNA sequencing, transmission electron microscopy, and novel open-source, automated image-based physical methods to characterize bacteri…