Project information
The effect of low-frequency electric and magnetic fields on the biological systems
- Project Identification
- GA310/01/0816
- Project Period
- 1/2001 - 12/2003
- Investor / Pogramme / Project type
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Czech Science Foundation
- Standard Projects
- MU Faculty or unit
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Faculty of Medicine
- prof. MUDr. Jan Šmarda, DrSc.
- Cooperating Organization
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Institute of Biophysics
- Responsible person prof. RNDr. Vladimír Vetterl, DrSc.
Integral part of our living environment are the electromagnetic fields. There are studies describing correlation between low-frequency electromagnetic fields and risk of cancer or leukaemia. Until now the mechanism explaining effects of magnetic fields o n organisms is not known. Our project should be a contribution to a discussion about that problem. We will explore behaviour of gramnegative bacteria Escherichia coli in electromagnetic field. As our preliminary results showed, the alternating magnetic f ield with amplitude less than 20 mT and frequency 50 Hz influenced the behaviour of E.coli. We will continue in our experiments and observe the viability of bacteria, their morphology, their ability to bind a bacteriophage, their metabolism and further b iological qualities. We will use an electrochemistry and E.coli modified electrodes. The advantage of our system studied is that we explore cells in vivo because bacteria are an one-cell organism. We observe how the magnetic field affects cells and on th
Publications
Total number of publications: 7
2005
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Effect of 50 Hz magnetic fields on yeasts Saccharomyces cerevisae
European Biophysics Journal, year: 2005, volume: 34/2005, edition: 6
2002
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Effects of low-frequency magnetic fields on bacteria Escherichia coli.
Bioelectrochemistry, year: 2002, volume: 2002, edition: 55
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Low-frequency electromagnetic fields affect bacteria escherichia coli and Leclecia adecarboxylata
Endogenous Physical Fields in Biology, year: 2002
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Nízkofrekvenční elektromagnetická pole a bakterie Escherichia coli a Leclercia adecarboxylata
XXV. Dni lekárskej biofyziky, Sborník abstrakt, year: 2002
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Nízkofrekvenční elektromagnetická pole a bakterie Escherichia coli a Leclercia adecarboxylata
XI. Tomáškovy dny, Sborník abstrakt, year: 2002
2001
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Bakterie Escherichia Coli a střídavá nízkofrekvenční magnetická pole; závislost na frekvenci, pokus o synchronizaci buněčné kultury, kombinace účinků magnetického pole a UV záření.
Book of Abstracts. XXIV.dny lékařské biofyziky, year: 2001
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Nízkofrekvenční elektrická a magnetická pole a bakterie Escherichia coli: viabilita, růstové křivky a oxidoredukční aktivita.
Plzeňský lékařský sborník, year: 2001