Magnetic organelle gene clusters enable bacterial growth and ATP homeostasis under oxidizing conditions
Mila Kojadinovic-Sirinelli, Mélissa Garry, Juan Wan, Agnès Dumont, Ramon Egli, Julie Carlut, Laurent Modolo, Daniel M. Chevrier, Lourdes Marcano, Fadi Choueikani, Christophe Gatel, Ingrid Marie Andersen, Ernesto Scoppola, Chenghao Li, Catherine Brutesco, , Matthieu Amor
This study shows that gene clusters for magnetite formation in bacteria confer resistance to hydrogen peroxide, supporting an early origin of magnetotactic bacteria before Earth's oxygenation.
bioRxiv · Nov 7, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology