Studies on the Antibacterial Effects of Electrolyzed Reduced Water

환원전리수의 항균력 연구

The antibacterial effects of electrolyzed reduced water on the bacterial growth were studied in this investigation. Upon treating with electrolyzed reduced water for 2 minutes, about 70% Escherichia coli and 61% Bacillus cereus were controlled. When these two bacteria were exposed to electrolyzed reduced water for 30 minutes, about 89% Escherichia coli and 94% Bacillus cereus were controlled. About 55% Pseudomonas aeruginosa was also controlled upon treateing with electrolyzed reduced water for 2 minutes, and 65% Pseudomonas aeruginosa was controlled during 4 hour incubation. When Staphylococcus epidermidis was treated with electrolyzed reduced water for 4 hours, 73% of the bacterial growth was inhibited, while only 44% Staphylococcus aureus.subsp.aureus was controlled with electrolyzed reduced water for 4 hours.

본 연구에서는 환원전리수(electrolyzed reduced water)의 항균력을 살펴보기 위하여 다양한 종류의 세균의 성장에 대한 환원전리수의 제어력을 반응시간에 따라 측정하였다. 환원전리수에 대장균(Escherichia coli)과 바실러스균(Bacillus cereus)를 2분 동안 반응시켰을 때 각각 약 70%와 61%의 세균 성장이 제어되었다. 이 두 세균을 각각 환원전리수에 30분간 노출시켰을 때 약 80%의 대장균이 제어되었으며, 바실러스균은 약 94%가 제어되었다. 녹농균(Pseudomonas aeruginosa)의 경우 환원전리수와 2분간 반응시켰을 때 약 55%가 제어되었으며, 반응시간을 4시간으로 증가시켰을 때 약 65%가 제어되었다. 표피포도상구균(Staphylococcus epidermidis)의 성장은 환원전리수와 4 시간 반응시킨 후 약 73%가 억제되었으나, 포도상구균(Staphylococcus aureus.subsp.aureus)은 환원전리수와 4 시간 반응시켜도 약 44%만이 제어되었다.