Magnetic bacteria and products derived therefrom
AssigneeBioMagnetech Corp.
InventorRichard P. Blakemore
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Abstract
A biologically pure culture of a bacterium of the genus Aquaspirillum, designated MS-1, has been found to contain chains (so-called magnetosomes) of single domain magnetite particles. The magnetite particles are roughly cubic and are about 500 A on a side and each of the chains contains approximately 290 magnetite particles. These magnetite particles can be recovered from the bacterium and usefully employed in magnetic recording devices and the like.
Claims19
A process for producing a single domain magnetite structure, comprising growing a biologically pure culture of a microorganism designated strain MS-1, said microorganism being a magnetotactic Aquaspirillum, said microorganism having the identifying characteristics of ATCC 31632, and extracting said structure from said microorganism.
A process for producing a chain of magnetic structures together with an enveloping membrane, comprising growing a biologically pure culture of a microorganism designated strain MS-1, said microorganism being a magnetotactic Aquaspirillum, said microorganism having the identifying characteristics of ATCC 31632, and extracting a chain of magnetic structures together with an enveloping membrane from said microorganism.
A magnetic structure extracted from a biologically pure culture of a magnetic bacterium wherein the shape of the structure is substantially pyramidal.
A chain of magnetic structures together with an enveloping membrane extracted from a magnetic bacterium wherein the shape of the magnetic structures is substantially pyramidal.
A chain of magnetic structures together with an enveloping membrane extracted from a magnetic bacterium wherein the magnetic structures are parallelpiped-shaped.
A process for producing a chain of magnetic structures together with an enveloping membrane comprising growing a biologically pure culture of magnetic bacteria and extracting a chain of magnetic structures together with an enveloping membrane from said magnetic bacteria.
A substantially pyramidal-shaped magnetite structure having a long dimension in the range of about 250 to about 550 A.
A magnetic structure extracted from a biologically pure culture of a magnetic spirillum wherein the structure is substantially pyramidal-shaped.
A chain of magnetic structures together with an enveloping membrane extracted from a magnetic spirillum wherein the magnetic structures are pyramidal-shaped.
A chain of magnetic structures together with an enveloping membrane extracted from a magnetic spirillum wherein the magnetic structures are parallelpiped-shaped.
A process for producing a chain of magnetic structures together with an enveloping membrane comprising growing a biologically pure culture of magnetic spirilla and extracting a chain of magnetic structures together with an enveloping membrane from said magnetic spirilla.
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