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Magnetotactic bacteria used to generate electricity based on Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction.

B A SmitE Van ZylJ J JoubertW MeyerS PrévéralC T LefèvreStephanus N Venter
Published in: Letters in applied microbiology (2018)
This study provides proof-of-concept of electromagnetic induction using magnetosomes or magnetotactic bacteria in an experimental setup based on the law of Faraday. The concept of using these bacteria or their biomineralized magnetic nanoparticles as a biological alternative in low voltage electricity generation has the potential to be further explored and developed.
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