''Magnetococcus marinus'' is a species of
Alphaproteobacteria that has the peculiar ability to form a structure called a
magnetosome, a membrane-encased, single-magnetic-domain mineral crystal formed by biomineralisation, which allows the cells to orient along the Earth’s geomagnetic field.
The ''Magnetococcus marinus'' grows chemolithoautotrophically with thiosulfate and chemoorganoheterotrophically on acetate.
It is a basal group in the Alphaproteobacteria.
References
External links
Type strain of ''Magnetococcus marinus'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
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Alphaproteobacteria