[The peculiarities of the microwave in the frequency range of 51-52 GHz spectrum effects on E. coli cells].

The effects of microwaves on conformation of nucleoids in E. coli cells were studied by the method of anomalous viscosity time dependence (AVTD) at various frequencies in the range of 51-52 GHz and the power flux density of 100 microW/cm(2) . Linearly polarized microwaves resulted in significant effects within specific frequency windows of resonance type. The distances between frequency windows were in the range of 55-180 MHz. Only one of two possible circular polarizations, left-handed or right-handed, was shown to be effective at each frequency window. The sign of effective circular polarization alternated between frequency windows. We show that the effects of microwaves on E. coli cells as measured by the AVTD technique are not caused by adhesion of cells. The half-width of the 51.575 GHz resonance was measured to be 120+/-20 MHz. This value is very close to the half-width of the 51.755 GHz resonance as it has previously been determined at the same power flux density. The obtained data suggest similar targets for effects of microwaves at these two resonance frequencies and provide evidence for non-thermal nature of observed microwave effects.