Fig. 9
From: Novel prokaryotic system employing previously unknown nucleic acids-based receptors
Role of TezRs in magnetoreception of B. pumilus. A Heat map representing the effect of TezRs loss on the size of the biofilm area under normal (N) and inhibited geomagnetic (µ-metal) fields after 24 h of growth. The size of the biofilm is represented by a color scale, from white (minimum) to red (maximum). B–G Dynamic changes to biofilm morphology in cells exposed to normal or inhibited geomagnetic field during 8 and 24 h of growth: B, C control B. pumilus under normal magnetic field; D, E control B. pumilus under inhibited (µ-metal) geomagnetic field; and F, G B. pumilus TezR–R2d under inhibited (µ-metal) geomagnetic field. Images are representative of three independent experiments