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Effects of the Energy of Strong Pulses of Ionic Current on Micro-Organisms in Suspension

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IN a general survey of the lethal effects on micro-organisms of passing extremely strong but very brief pulses of current through solutions suspending them comparable attention has been given both to the biological effects and to the physical actions.

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GOSSLING, B. Effects of the Energy of Strong Pulses of Ionic Current on Micro-Organisms in Suspension. Nature 184, 1881–1882 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/1841881a0

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