LA-ARB-1: A Magnetotactic Bacterium

Jet Propulsion Laboratory Physics/Biology, 2000-01

Liaison(s): Dr. Radu Popa, Dr. Ken Nealson
Advisor(s): Nancy Hamlett, Alex Rudolph
Students(s): Alyssa DiGiacomo (TL), Peter Nyblade, Jonathan Daehnke, Jonathan Erickson (fall)

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory Clinic team investigated various behavioral aspects of a novel magnetotactic bacterium, LA-ARB-1. Aerotaxis, phototaxis, motility, and viability studies were the focus of the teams investigations. Results from their work contribute to a better understanding of how LA-ARB-1 uses its internal structure to take advantage of its unique environment.