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What are magnetotactic bacteria? Why do you choose Magnetospirillum magneticum AMB-1?

Magnetotactic bacteria, also known as magnetic bacteria, are an evolutionarily diverse group [http://www.sciencemag.org/content/259/5096/803.short 1] of motile, Gram-negative eubacteria representing magnetotaxis.