Characteristics and optimised fermentation of a novel magnetotactic bacterium, Magnetospirillum sp. ME-1.

Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) can biosynthesise magnetosomes, which have great potential for commercial applications. A new MTB strain, Magnetospirillum sp. ME-1, was isolated and cultivated from freshwater sediments of East Lake (Wuhan, China) using the limiting dilution method.

Complete Genome Sequence of sp. ME-1, a Novel Magnetotactic Bacterium Isolated from East Lake, Wuhan, China.

A novel spiral magnetotactic bacterium, sp. ME-1, was isolated from East Lake in China. Here we report the complete genome of ME-1, which contains a 4,551,873-bp circular chromosome and a 5,222-bp circular plasmid.

Biocontrol and plant growth-promoting activity of rhizobacteria from Chinese fields with contaminated soils.

The aim of this study was to inventory the types of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) present in the rhizosphere of plants grown in soils contaminated with heavy metals, recalcitrant organics, petroleum sewage or salinity in China. We screened 1223 isolates for antifungal activity and about 24% inhibited Rhizoctonia solani or Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Twenty-four strains inhibitory to R.