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<p><b>Magnetotactic bacteria</b> (or <b>MTB</b>) are a <a href="page.php?w=polyphyletic">polyphyletic</a> group of <a href="page.php?w=bacteria">bacteria</a> that orient themselves along the <a href="page.php?w=magnetic_field">magnetic field lines</a> of <a href="page.php?w=Earth%27s_magnetic_field">Earth's magnetic field</a>. Discovered in 1963 by Salvatore Bellini and rediscovered in 1975 by Richard Blakemore, this alignment is believed to aid these organisms in reaching regions of optimal oxygen concentration. To perform this task, these bacteria</p><p>
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