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THE SURVIVAL OF BACTERIA IN HIGH‐FREQUENCY ELECTRIC FIELDS
Author(s) -
JACOBS S. E.,
THORNLEY MARGARET J.,
MAURICE P.
Publication year - 1950
Publication title -
proceedings of the society for applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0370-1778
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1950.tb01985.x
Subject(s) - bacteria , electric field , high voltage , electrode , voltage , microbiology and biotechnology , materials science , biology , chemistry , electrical engineering , physics , engineering , genetics , quantum mechanics
Summary: Various bacteria, but principally Bact. coli and Staph. aureus , have been exposed in glass containers to high‐frequency electric fields at frequencies of 1–65 Mc./s., the electrodes being external. Various periods and intensities of treatment were tried, but in no case was a lethal temperature allowed to develop. There was no evidence that any mortality was caused by the treatments, even when voltage stresses high enough to induce rapid heat development in poorly conducting treatment fluids were used.