IMPACT OF LOW FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EXPOSURE ON THE CANDIDA ALBICANS

Ivona Malíková – Ladislav Janoušek – Vladyslava Fantova – Jaroslav Jíra – Vítězslav Kříha

   Effect of low frequency electromagnetic field on growth of selected microorganism is studied in the article. The diploid fungus that grows both as yeast and filamentous cell was chosen for this research. The theory of ion parametric resonance was taken as the base for studying the influence of electromagnetic field on biological structures. We tested the hypothesis, whether it is possible to observe the change in growth properties of Candida albicans with an AC electromagnetic field tuned to resonance with calcium ions cyclotron frequency.

Keywords: biological structures, Candida albicans, low frequency electromagnetic field, exposure coil system, cyclotron resonance, ion parametric resonance

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