Glucose consume and growth of E. coli under electromagnetic field

• Main Authors: Luiz F.C. Nascimento, Galdenoro Botura Jr., Rogério P. Mota
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2003
• Subjects: Electromagnetic field; Glucose consume; E. coli growth; Log phase; Special resonance; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/7d9904f1dee244f0b4be2dc9c178014a

E. coli was submitted to a 5G electromagnetic field generated by a alternate 60 Hz voltage source. The differences on growth and glucose consume in control and exposed groups were evaluated using the non-parametric Mann-Whitney U-test. There was a significant difference in glucose consume and growth in E. coli after 8 hours of exposition to electromagnetic field. It can be concluded that electromagnetic field had a positive effect in consume of glucose and growth of E. coli. The cause of these results can be explained by an increasing of glucose entrance through membrane due to the stimulated transport system via Facility Diffusion or cyclotron resonance. The growth can be caused by shortening of lag phase and excitement of log phase.