Is there any microorganism which is affected by the magnetic field?

03 March 2016 1 8K Report

There is evidence of bacteria with motility directed by the local geomagnetic field. Magnetoreceptors have also been observed in vertebrates such as fishes and birds. see links below

Best regards,

Mario

http://science.sciencemag.org/content/190/4212/377

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v406/n6793/full/406299a0.html

http://www.pnas.org/content/106/2/353.full

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