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. 2011 Jun 28;6(6):e21442. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021442

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(a, b) TEM image of magnetosomes in Magnetospirillum magneticum AMB-1 cells. The magnetite crystals are aligned within the cytoplasm of the cells on a cytoskeleton made of actin-like proteins. (c) Functionalization of the magnetosome membrane. The targeted enzyme (blue) is anchored on the lipid-coated magnetite crystals by fusion with a membrane protein (yellow).