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Research Article

Evaluation of the extremely low-frequency electromagnetic field (ELF-EMF) on the growth of bacteria Escherichia coli

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Article: 1625104 | Received 28 Feb 2019, Accepted 20 May 2019, Published online: 10 Jun 2019

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