Effects of extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields on bacteria - The question of a co-stressing factor

Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 21-27

  Mittenzwey, R ^a   Sußmuth R ^a   Mei, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacterial growth; Bioluminescence; Electromagnetic fields; Heat stress; Photobacteria; Protein synthesis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOSYNTHESIS; ELECTRIC WAVEFORMS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROPHORESIS; GROWTH KINETICS; LUMINESCENCE; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PROTEINS; RADIOACTIVITY; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL STRESS;

CO-STRESSING FACTOR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; LOW FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; PHOTOBACTERIUM FISHERI; PHOTOBACTERIUM PHOSPHOREUM; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEUS VULGARIS; SINUSOIDAL WAVEFORMS;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HEAT STRESS; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; NONHUMAN; PROTEUS VULGARIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VIBRIONACEAE;

EID: 17044458355     PISSN: 03024598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0302-4598(95)00504-8     Document Type: Article

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