Effect of a static magnetic field on Escherichia coli adhesion and orientation

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Mhamdi, L. - Mhamdi, N. - Mhamdi, Nc. - Lejeune, M. - Jaffrezic, N. - Burais, N. - Scorretti, R. - Pokorný, Jiří - Ponsonnet, L.
Effect of a static magnetic field on Escherichia coli adhesion and orientation.
Canadian Journal of Microbiology. Roč. 62, č. 11 (2016), s. 944-952. ISSN 0008-4166. E-ISSN 1480-3275
Institutional support: RVO:67985882
Keywords : Fluorescence microscopy * Static magnetic field * Escherichia coli
Subject RIV: JA - Electronics ; Optoelectronics, Electrical Engineering
Impact factor: 1.462, year: 2016

This preliminary study focused on the effect of exposure to 0.5 T static magnetic fields on Escherichia coli adhesion and orientation. We investigated the difference in bacterial adhesion on the surface of glass and indium tin oxide-coated glass when exposed to a magnetic field either perpendicular or parallel to the adhesion surface (vectors of magnetic induction are perpendicular or parallel to the adhesion surface, respectively). Control cultures were simultaneously grown under identical conditions but without exposure to the magnetic field. We observed a decrease in cell adhesion after exposure to the magnetic field. Orientation of bacteria cells was affected after exposure to a parallel magnetic field. On the other hand, no effect on the orientation of bacteria cells was observed after exposure to a perpendicular magnetic field
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