Comparison of the low-frequency magnetic field effects on bacteria Escherichia coli, Leclercia adecarboxylata and Staphylococcus aureus

Bioelectrochemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 337-341

  Fojt, Lukáš ^a,b   Strašák, Luděk ^a   Vetterl, Vladimír ^a,b   Šmarda, Jan ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^b MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Bacteria; CFU number; ELF magnetic fields; Escherichia coli; Leclercia adecarboxylata; Low frequency electromagnetic field; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH KINETICS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

BACTERIA STRAINS; GROWTH DYNAMICS;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM; CELL VIABILITY; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DYNAMICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LECLERCIA ADECARBOXYLATA; MAGNETIC FIELD; MEASUREMENT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CELL DIVISION; CELL SURVIVAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; RADIATION DOSAGE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LECLERCIA ADECARBOXYLATA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 2042463358     PISSN: 15675394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2003.11.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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