TEM images of magnetosome chains
AMB-1-1.1

AMB-1-12.1

AMB-1-13.1

AMB-1-14.1

AMB-1-2.1

AMB-1-3.1

AMB-1-6.1

BRc

Biflagellate ‘c’
Itaipu1

Itaipu3

MC-1-1.1

MC-1-2.1

MC-1-3.2

MC-1-4.1

MS-1-2.1

MS-1-3.1

MS-1-4.1

MS-1-6.1

MSR-1-10.1

MSR-1-11.1

MSR-1-2.2

MSR-1-3.1

MSR-1-4.2

MSR-1-6.1

MSR-1-9.1

MV-1-10.1

MV-1-2.1

MV-1-3.1

MV-1-4.1

MV-1-5.1

MV-1-6.1

MV-1-9.1

MV-2-1.1
MV-4-1.1

MV-4-2.1

MV-4-3.1

MYC-1

Magnetobacterium bavaricum

Magnetobacterium bavaricum2

NIc

QH-3

RS B

XM-1-2.1

XM-1-2.2

XM-1

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MC-1
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MMS-1
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MS-1
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MSR-1
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MV-4
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QH-3
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RS-B
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XM-1
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