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Bacteria are omnipresent at each trophic level in the biosphere and give an important contribute to all ecosystems. Their heterogeneous enzymatic systems enable bacteria to utilize a great variety of materials1. Indeed, mankind has exploited this characteristic in many different biotechnological processes. Accordingly, the importance and wide utility of these organisms has played a major role in the maintenance of terrestrial biosynthesis. Recent studies have shown that EM fields and radiation can influence microorganisms directly, causing, changes in their physiology2 as well as indirectly by acting on the chemical structure of environmental components3, with consequential perturbation of the previously existing natural equilibrium.
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Galonja, T., Ga**, S., Svircev, Z., Trivunovic, V., Pekaric-Nadj, N., Arsenic, I. (1999). The Influence of Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) Electromagnetic (EM) Fields on Freshwater Bacterioplankton Communities. In: Bersani, F. (eds) Electricity and Magnetism in Biology and Medicine. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4867-6_120
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