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Genotoxicity investigation of ELF-magnetic fields in Salmonella typhimurium with the sensitive SOS-based VITOTOX test
Verschaeve L et al · 2011
The study found that ELF magnetic fields did not induce SOS-based mutagenicity in S. typhimurium and showed no synergetic effect with chemical mutagens.
Plain English Summary
Researchers performed a genotoxicity investigation of extremely low-frequency magnetic fields at 50 Hz, 100 and 500 µT, for 1 and 2 hours exposure, alone and with chemical mutagens using the VITOTOX test. The study showed that ELF magnetic fields do not induce SOS-based mutagenicity in S. typhimurium and do not show any synergetic effect when combined with chemical mutagens.
Why This Matters
The VITOTOX test is a very sensitive reporter assay of Salmonella typhimurium bacteria. The test is based on the SOS response.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.
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@article{verschaeve_l_et_al_october_2011_genotoxicity_investigation_of_elf_magnetic_fields_in_salmonella_typhimurium_with_the_sensitive_sos_based_vitotox_test_bioelectromagnetics_2011_oct327580_4_doi_101002bem_ce2107,
author = {Verschaeve L et al},
title = {Genotoxicity investigation of ELF-magnetic fields in Salmonella typhimurium with the sensitive SOS-based VITOTOX test},
year = {2011},
doi = {10.1002/bem.20672},
}