The present invention relates to a recombinant host
cell, comprising in its
genome preferably
heterologous gene expression cassettes capable of being expressed in the host
cell, the
gene expression cassettes encoding a
nucleic acid sequence encompassing at least 80% of the full-length sequence of the mamAB
operon, the mamGDFC
operon, and the tmms6
operon of a magnetotactic alphaproteobacterium, respectively, and preferably further comprising
gene expression cassettes capable of being expressed in the host
cell, the
gene expression cassettes encoding a
nucleic acid sequence encompassing at least 80% of the full-length sequence of the mamXY operon and / or the feoABI operon of a magnetotactic alphaproteobacterium; wherein the recombinant host cell, upon expression of the
gene expression cassettes in their entirety, is capable of producing
magnetic nanoparticles. Preferably, the recombinant host cell is derived from
Rhodospirillum rubrum. Furthermore, the present invention also relates to a corresponding method for producing such recombinant host cell by means of genetic transposition.