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MeSH Heading: Magnetosomes
Tree Number(s): A11.284.430.214.190.875.450; A20.859
Unique ID: D055944
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055944
Scope Note: Membrane-bound prokaryotic organelles of magnetotactic bacteria that contain chains of MAGNETITE crystals which orient the bacteria to geomagnetic fields.
See Also: Ferrosoferric Oxide; Magnetospirillum
Public MeSH Note: 2010
History Note: 2010
Date Introduced: 2010/01/01
Last Updated: 2013/07/10

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Magnetosomes MeSH Descriptor Data 2026