期刊
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENERAL SUBJECTS
卷 1861, 期 6, 页码 1507-1514出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2017.01.012
关键词
Magnetotactic bacteria; X-ray absorption spectroscopy; Magnetic nanoparticles; Magnetite
资金
- Basque Government
- European funding (ERDF)
- European funding (ESF)
- Spanish Government [MAT2014-55049-C2-R]
Background: The magnetosome biosynthesis is a genetically controlled process but the physical properties of the magnetosomes can be slightly tuned by modifying the bacterial growth conditions. Methods: We designed two time-resolved experiments in which iron-starved bacteria at the mid logarithmic phase are transferred to Fe-supplemented medium to induce the magnetosomes biogenesis along the exponential growth or at the stationary phase. We used flow cytometry to determine the cell concentration, transmission electron microscopy to image the magnetosomes, DC and AC magnetometry methods for the magnetic characterization, and X-ray absorption spectroscopy to analyze the magnetosome structure. Results: When the magnetosomes synthesis occurs during the exponential growth phase, they reach larger sizes and higher monodispersity, displaying a stoichiometric magnetite structure, as fingerprinted by the well defined Verwey temperature. On the contrary, the magnetosomes synthesized at the stationary phase reach smaller sizes and display a smeared Verwey transition, that suggests that these magnetosomes may deviate slightly from the perfect stoichiometry. Conclusions: Magnetosomes magnetically closer to stoichiometric magnetite are obtained when bacteria start synthesizing them at the exponential growth phase rather than at the stationary phase. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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