Effects of 50 Hz magnetic fields on the viability of different bacterial strains

Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 293-300

  Strasak L ^a   Vetterl, V ^a   Fojt, L ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Growth curve; Low frequency electromagnetic field

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 30344443335     PISSN: 15368378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15368370500379715     Document Type: Conference Paper

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