Growth inhibition of Staphylococcus aureus induced by low-frequency electric and electromagnetic fields

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 270-279

  Obermeier, Andreas ^a,b   Matl, Florian Dominik ^a,b   Friess, Wolfgang ^c   Stemberger, Axel ^a,b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic field; Growth inhibition; Infection; Lowfrequency; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

EXPOSED TO; FLUID MEDIUM; GROWTH INHIBITION; IN-VITRO; INFECTION; LOW FREQUENCY ELECTRIC FIELDS; LOW FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; LOWER FREQUENCIES; MAGNETIC-FIELD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; GEL; GROWTH INHIBITION; IN VITRO STUDY; LIQUID; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ELECTRICITY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

CULTURE MEDIA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 66149103299     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20479     Document Type: Article

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