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Magnetic Fields and Magnetic Isotope 25Mg Effects on Biofilms Formation by Bacteria E. coli
1Orenburg State University, 460018, Orenburg, Russia. shevulyana@yandex.ru.
Abstract:
The biofilm formation by bacteria E. coli is a magnetosensitive process. The combined effects of a magnetic magnesium isotope 25Mg and a static magnetic field in the range of 20-35 mT stimulate biofilm formation by E. coli compared to nonmagnetic magnesium isotopes 24.26Mg. Magnetic field effects in the range of 2-10 mT, recorded for all bacteria regardless of the magnesium-isotope enrichment of the nutrient medium, indicate the sensitivity of intracellular processes to weak magnetic fields.
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