@article{mbs:/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/00207713-52-1-215, author = "Sakaguchi, Toshifumi and Arakaki, Atsushi and Matsunaga, Tadashi", title = "Desulfovibrio magneticus sp. nov., a novel sulfate-reducing bacterium that produces intracellular single-domain-sized magnetite particles.", journal= "International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology", year = "2002", volume = "52", number = "1", pages = "215-221", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-52-1-215", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/00207713-52-1-215", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1466-5034", type = "Journal Article", abstract = "A novel type of dissimilatory sulfate-reducing bacterium, designated strain RS-1T, capable of producing intracellular magnetite particles (magnetosomes) was isolated from freshwater sulfide-rich sediments. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rDNA sequences revealed that RS-1T is a member of the genus Desulfovibrio. Its closest known relative is Desulfovibrio burkinensis (sequence similarity of 98.7%). Strain RS-1T contains desulfoviridin, c-type cytochromes and, unlike other Desulfovibrio spp., it possesses menaquinone MK-7(H2) instead of MK-6 or MK-6(H2). Strain RS-1T is also unique compared with other members of Desulfovibrio in its ability to synthesize intracellular magnetite particles. A novel species, Desulfovibrio magneticus sp. nov., is proposed for RS-1T (= ATCC 700980T = DSM 13731T), a sulfate-reducing magnetotactic bacterium.", }