Volume : V, Issue : V, May - 2016

Effect of Audible Sound on Microbial Activity

Vallary Hemant Belsare, Dr. Lolly Jain

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 This study reports experimental results regarding the effects of audible sound on the growth of bacterial cultures (standard laboratory strains). Standardized culture suspensions of fixed density were used for inoculation throughout the experiment. First, the samples were incubated at 37ºC on shaker for 2 hours. The samples were then transferred to a Styrofoam box to give sound treatment at room temperature of 25-30ºC for five hours. Two sound pieces i.e the sound of Om (AUM) and a Mozart composition (The Magic Flute) were selected for this experiment. The growth of each bacterial culture was assessed by taking optical density readings at an interval of 30 mins to determine the growth curve. We found that both music clips were able to promote the growth of bacteria. In particular, the sound of Om demonstrated significant increase in cell density.

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Vallary Hemant Belsare, Dr. Lolly Jain Effect of Audible Sound on Microbial Activity Global Journal For Research Analysis, Vol: 5, Issue : 5 MAY 2016

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