Effect of homogeneous and inhomogeneous high magnetic fields on the growth of Escherichia coli

Journal of Fermentation and Bioengineering

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 343-346

  Tsuchiya, Koji ^a   Nakamura, Kazuhiro ^a   Okuno, Kazumasa ^a   Ano, Takashi ^a   Shoda, Makoto ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; homogeneous magnetic field; inhomogeneous magnetic field; superconducting magnet

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL COUNT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH CURVE; MAGNETIC FIELD; NONHUMAN; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0029933711     PISSN: 0922338X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0922-338X(96)80588-5     Document Type: Article

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