Effect of static magnetic fields on bacteria: Streptococcus mutans, Staphylococcus aureus, and Escherichia coli

Pathophysiology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 143-148

  Kohno, Masahiro ^a   Yamazaki, Muneyo ^b   Kimura, Isao ^b   Wada, Moriyasu ^b  

^a JEOL LTD   (Japan)

^b NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Ferrite magnet; Free radical; Oxygen

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; OXYGEN;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MAGNETIC FIELD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 0034233885     PISSN: 09284680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-4680(00)00042-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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