Effects of static magnetic fields on aerobes: Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis.
- Author:
Feng JIN
1
;
Tao LIU
;
Farong LI
;
Jianping HE
Author Information
1. College of Life Science, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Bacillus subtilis;
growth & development;
radiation effects;
Culture Media;
radiation effects;
Escherichia coli;
growth & development;
radiation effects;
Magnetic Fields;
Staphylococcus aureus;
growth & development;
radiation effects
- From:
Journal of Biomedical Engineering
2009;26(4):757-760
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Nutrient agar medium was exposed in 0.085-0.092 T static magnetic fields for 12 h. Then we densities the optical densities at lamda = 600 (OD600) of Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis in different culturing stage. The results were compared with those of control group in the normal geomagnetic field. The OD600 values of experimental groups of these three kinds of aerobes were significantly higher than those of control groups from 3h to 9h. However, after 11 h, there was no remarkable difference regarding the OD600 values between the two groups. The dissolved oxygen content of nutrient agar medium was determined by microtitration. The dissolved oxygen of nutrient agar medium under static magnetic for 12h increased 15% in average and there was significant difference when compared with the control. The results showed that the ferro-magnetic fields increased the dissolved oxygen content of nutrient agar medium significantly. These findings suggest that the effects of static magnetic fields on Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis are related to the dissolved oxygen.
