30, August 2025

Introduction of Magnetotactic Bacteria and their uses in Medicine

VOLUME-9; ISSUE-8; AUG-2025

Author(s): 1. Dr. Rohit Paliwal, 2. Mrs. Shweta Paliwal

Authors Affiliations:

1Professor, Department of Physics, Shreejee Institute of Technology and Management, Khargone, India

2 Dept. Head, Department of Chemistry, Aaditya International School, Khargone, India

DOIs:10.2017/IJRCS/202508019     |     Paper ID: IJRCS202508019


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Abstract: It's a known fact how the magnetic field of the Earth is veritably important for life. Relation between living system and the earth magnetic field has been delved for numerous times. catcalls and their migration routes are the first one of the   effects that comes to mind when we state living effects. The Earth’s magnetic field is still accepted to be the main factor for catcalls and other flying living beings to complete their peregrination rightly. The changes in migration routes, which are observed from time to time, are occasionally said to be due to the changes in the magnetic field. Still, no light has been exfoliating to this matter yet.  The Earth’s magnetic field has not been sufficiently studied, and its part on small living models similar as bacteria has not been adequately bandied. One of the stylish exemplifications in this field is relation between the Earth’s magnetic field and “magnetostatic bacteria (MTB)”, which were discovered by Salvatore Bellini in 1963. presently, it's claimed that magnetostatic bacteria have a wide use in microbiology, mineralogy, limnology, drugs, biophysics, chemistry, biochemistry, geology, crystallography, and astrobiology. Although the significance of this issue magnetic bacteria is still limitedly used in medical area. Thus, more performance is necessary to explore world of this bacterium that is   seeker for new remedy strategies in the medical field. Because of the reason stated then and to attract the attention of scientists to this content this short review has been prepared.

Magnetotactic bacteria; Medicine, The Earth’s magnetic field; Bacteria; Magnetotactic bacteria; Medicine

Dr. Rohit Paliwal,  Mrs. Shweta Paliwal (2025); Introduction of Magnetotactic Bacteria and their uses in Medicine, International Journal of Research Culture Society,    ISSN(O): 2456-6683,  Volume – 9,   Issue –  8,  Pp. 116-123.       Available on – https://ijrcs.org/

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