Metal uptake and separation using magnetotactic bacteria
Metal uptake and separation using magnetotactic bacteria
Magnetotactic bacteria align themselves with the Earth's magnetic field enabling them to navigate towards their ideal environment in sediments of ponds, streams or rivers in which they live. A magnetotactic spirillum has been used to study uptake and separation of various heavy metals from solution at low ppm levels. By applying a low, focusing magnetic field, metal loaded magnetotactic bacteria can be forced to swim in a required direction. This paper discusses the use of magnetotactic bacteria in low magnetic field "orientation separation". This encompasses the efficiency of various sizes of orientation separators and the effect of different metals on bacterial motility.
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Bahaj, A.S.
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Croudace, I.W.
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James, P.A.B.
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6 November 1994
Bahaj, A.S.
a64074cc-2b6e-43df-adac-a8437e7f1b37
Croudace, I.W.
24deb068-d096-485e-8a23-a32b7a68afaf
James, P.A.B.
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Bahaj, A.S., Croudace, I.W. and James, P.A.B.
(1994)
Metal uptake and separation using magnetotactic bacteria.
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 30 (6), .
(doi:10.1109/20.334196).
Abstract
Magnetotactic bacteria align themselves with the Earth's magnetic field enabling them to navigate towards their ideal environment in sediments of ponds, streams or rivers in which they live. A magnetotactic spirillum has been used to study uptake and separation of various heavy metals from solution at low ppm levels. By applying a low, focusing magnetic field, metal loaded magnetotactic bacteria can be forced to swim in a required direction. This paper discusses the use of magnetotactic bacteria in low magnetic field "orientation separation". This encompasses the efficiency of various sizes of orientation separators and the effect of different metals on bacterial motility.
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Published date: 6 November 1994
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Due to an error, this article was mistakenly cited as 'Treatment of heavy metal contaminants using magnetotactic bacteria' until 18 October 2022, when the title was corrected to match the title in the version of record.
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Joint MMM-Intermag Conference, Albuquerque, United States, 1994-06-20 - 1994-06-23
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Local EPrints ID: 74979
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/74979
ISSN: 0018-9464
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