Effect of high magnetic field on the growth of Bacillus subtilis measured in a newly developed superconducting magnet biosystem

Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 123-128

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

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Inhomogeneous high magnetic field; Superconducting magnet

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; CYTOLOGY; GENES; GROWTH KINETICS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETS;

SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET BIOSYSTEM; SURFACTIN;

BACTERIA;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; SURFACTIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; MAGNETIC FIELD; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0031171535     PISSN: 03024598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0302-4598(96)05163-X     Document Type: Article

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