| Cross Index | "Biolophococcus magnetotacticus" |
| SuperSet | Prokaryote, Eubacteria Aerobic Chemolithotrophic Bacteria and Associated Organisms |
| Compare | Nitrifying bacteria:
Sulfur Oxidizing Acidiphilium Macromonas, Thermothrix thiopara Thiobacillus, Thiobacterium, Thiodendron latens, Thiomicrospira, Thiosphaera, Thiospira, Thiovulum majus Hydrogen Bacteria: Hydrogenbacter thermophilus Iron & Manganese bacteria: Aquaspirillum , Bilophococcus, Gallionella ferrunginea, Leptospirillum, Metallogenium , Naumanniella, Ochrobium tectum, Sulfobacillus thermosulfidooxidans, Siderocapsa, Siderococcus limoniticus, |
| Contrast | Archaea |
| Subset |
| Morphology | "Biolophococcus magnetotacticus" |
| CELLULAR |
| Staining | Gram negative |
| Morphology | coccal 1.6 um |
| Motility | two adjacent flagellar tufts of 10-15 flagella, forward motion is continuous but wobbly |
| Specialized structures | magnetosomes, cytoplasm contain sulfur globules |
| Division |
| COLONIAL |
| Solid surface |
| Liquid |
| Growth Parameters | "Biolophococcus magnetotacticus" |
| PHYSIOLOGICAL |
| Tropism | |
| Oxygen | microaerophilic |
| pH | |
| Temperature | |
| Requirements | |
| Products | |
| Enzymes | catalase negative |
| Unique features | demonstrate magnetotaxis Not grown in pure culture |
| ENVIRONMENTAL |
| Habitat | microaerobic aquatic sediments |
| Lifestyle | |
| Pathogenicity |
| Distribution | sewage aeration sedimentation sulfurous muds |
| Genome | "Biolophococcus magnetotacticus" |
| G+C Mol % | 61-62 |
| Reference | "Biolophococcus magnetotacticus" |
| First citation | This microbe was
originally called magnetotococcus Moench, T. T. 1978,
Distribution, isolation and characterization of a
magnetotactic bacterum. Thesis. Indiana University pp
1-109 |
| The Prokaryotes | |
| Bergey's Systematatic | p 1888 T. T. Moench |
| References |