The Effect of Electromagnetic Radiation Transmitted from Routers on Antibiotic Susceptibility of Bacterial Pathogens
Background: Electromagnetic non-ionizing radiation has both thermal and non-thermal outcomes on biological systems, such as humans, animals, and bacteria. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effect of non-ionizing radiofrequency radiation, emitted by Wi-Fi routers, on bacterial strains an...
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| author | Athanasios Pegios Dimitrios Kavvadas Konstantinos Ζarras Konstantia Mpani Prodromos Soukiouroglou Sofia Charalampidou Eleni Vagdatli Theodora Papamitsou |
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| description | Background: Electromagnetic non-ionizing radiation has both thermal and non-thermal outcomes on biological systems, such as humans, animals, and bacteria. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effect of non-ionizing radiofrequency radiation, emitted by Wi-Fi routers, on bacterial strains and the modification of their susceptibility to modern antibiotics.Material and Methods: In this case-control paired study, four bacteria were selected, and one colony from each bacterial strain was exposed to Wi-Fi radiation forming the exposure group. Another set of colonies was not exposed to Wi-Fi radiation, forming the control group. Eight different antibiotic disks were set on the bacterial plates, and the inhibition zone was measured every 3 h for each colony. Results: Electromagnetic radiation affects bacterial colonies and their susceptibility to antibiotics. Analysis revealed statistically significant differences, correlated with the bacterial strain, the antibiotic agent, and the time of the exposure, in the inhibition zones, mostly after 6 and 24 h (p-value < 0.05). Conclusion: A correlation was observed between antibiotic susceptibility and non-ionizing radiofrequency exposure. Studying the effects of radiofrequency radiation on prokaryotic organisms could clarify more complicated cell structures and organisms, such as eukaryotic. Further experiments, in vitro and in vivo, could provide more information about these outcomes and cause experts to discuss the current guidelines of exposure limits. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-81f9c58a13d9424db265575f30defbc62022-12-22T01:26:33ZengShiraz University of Medical SciencesJournal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering2251-72002022-08-0112432733810.31661/jbpe.v0i0.2111-143348472The Effect of Electromagnetic Radiation Transmitted from Routers on Antibiotic Susceptibility of Bacterial PathogensAthanasios Pegios0Dimitrios Kavvadas1Konstantinos Ζarras2Konstantia Mpani3Prodromos Soukiouroglou4Sofia Charalampidou5Eleni Vagdatli6Theodora Papamitsou7MD, Pediatric Surgeon, Hippokratio General Hospital, Thessaloniki, GreecePhD Candidate, Histology and Embryology Laboratory, Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GreeceMD, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Democritus University of Thrace, GreeceMD, Department of Biopathology and Microbiology, Hippokratio General Hospital, Thessaloniki, GreeceMD, Department of Biopathology and Microbiology, Hippokratio General Hospital, Thessaloniki, GreeceMD, Department of Biopathology and Microbiology, Hippokratio General Hospital, Thessaloniki, GreecePhD, Department of Biopathology and Microbiology, Hippokratio General Hospital, Thessaloniki, GreecePhD, Histology and Embryology Laboratory, Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GreeceBackground: Electromagnetic non-ionizing radiation has both thermal and non-thermal outcomes on biological systems, such as humans, animals, and bacteria. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effect of non-ionizing radiofrequency radiation, emitted by Wi-Fi routers, on bacterial strains and the modification of their susceptibility to modern antibiotics.Material and Methods: In this case-control paired study, four bacteria were selected, and one colony from each bacterial strain was exposed to Wi-Fi radiation forming the exposure group. Another set of colonies was not exposed to Wi-Fi radiation, forming the control group. Eight different antibiotic disks were set on the bacterial plates, and the inhibition zone was measured every 3 h for each colony. Results: Electromagnetic radiation affects bacterial colonies and their susceptibility to antibiotics. Analysis revealed statistically significant differences, correlated with the bacterial strain, the antibiotic agent, and the time of the exposure, in the inhibition zones, mostly after 6 and 24 h (p-value < 0.05). Conclusion: A correlation was observed between antibiotic susceptibility and non-ionizing radiofrequency exposure. Studying the effects of radiofrequency radiation on prokaryotic organisms could clarify more complicated cell structures and organisms, such as eukaryotic. Further experiments, in vitro and in vivo, could provide more information about these outcomes and cause experts to discuss the current guidelines of exposure limits.https://jbpe.sums.ac.ir/article_48472_3ca14f99fe3b3752e4e0cb3f26d159ae.pdfanti-bacterial agentsbacteriadrug resistanceradiofrequency radiationwi-fiwireless technology |
| spellingShingle | Athanasios Pegios Dimitrios Kavvadas Konstantinos Ζarras Konstantia Mpani Prodromos Soukiouroglou Sofia Charalampidou Eleni Vagdatli Theodora Papamitsou The Effect of Electromagnetic Radiation Transmitted from Routers on Antibiotic Susceptibility of Bacterial Pathogens Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering anti-bacterial agents bacteria drug resistance radiofrequency radiation wi-fi wireless technology |
| title | The Effect of Electromagnetic Radiation Transmitted from Routers on Antibiotic Susceptibility of Bacterial Pathogens |
| title_full | The Effect of Electromagnetic Radiation Transmitted from Routers on Antibiotic Susceptibility of Bacterial Pathogens |
| title_fullStr | The Effect of Electromagnetic Radiation Transmitted from Routers on Antibiotic Susceptibility of Bacterial Pathogens |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effect of Electromagnetic Radiation Transmitted from Routers on Antibiotic Susceptibility of Bacterial Pathogens |
| title_short | The Effect of Electromagnetic Radiation Transmitted from Routers on Antibiotic Susceptibility of Bacterial Pathogens |
| title_sort | effect of electromagnetic radiation transmitted from routers on antibiotic susceptibility of bacterial pathogens |
| topic | anti-bacterial agents bacteria drug resistance radiofrequency radiation wi-fi wireless technology |
| url | https://jbpe.sums.ac.ir/article_48472_3ca14f99fe3b3752e4e0cb3f26d159ae.pdf |
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