• Review of KIISC
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.11-16
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• 2020

기술의 발전으로 이론으로만 존재하던 양자 알고리즘의 실현 가능성이 보이면서 기존 암호체계의 위협이 발생할 것으로 예측하고 있다. 미국 국립표준기술연구소에서는 양자컴퓨터 환경에서도 안전한 새로운 공개키 기반의 암호체계가 필요하다는 것을 강조하였고 양자내성암호 표준을 위한 공모전을 개최하였다. 암호는 네트워크 통신에서 중요한 역할을 하고 있고 네트워크 보안 프로토콜로 TLS가 많이 사용된다. 본 논문에서는 IoT와 같은 경량 환경에 적합한 TLS 라이브러리인 mbedTLS 상에서의 격자기반 양자내성 키 교환 알고리즘을 구현하고 성능을 평가하여 양자내성암호의 사용 가능성에 대해 제시한다.

• Review of KIISC
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• v.27 no.6
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• pp.21-28
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• 2017

최근 양자 컴퓨터 기술의 발전에 따라 기존에 많이 사용하고 있는 대칭키 암호와 공개키 암호의 보안 위험성이 고려되어야하며, 이에 따라 양자 컴퓨터 환경에서도 보안성을 제공할 수 있는 암호 알고리즘인 양자 내성 암호에 대한 연구가 활발히 이루어지고 있으며, 이와 관련하여 미국 NIST의 양자 내성 암호 표준 공모전이 진행중에 있다. 본 논문에서는 양자 내성 암호별 다양한 플랫폼/디바이스 환경 및 언어 기반의 최신 소프트웨어 구현 동향을 살펴본다.

• Review of KIISC
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• v.33 no.3
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• pp.49-57
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• 2023

Shor 알고리즘의 영향으로 RSA 등 기존 잘 알려진 암호 알고리즘들은 양자컴퓨터가 등장하면 안전성에 대한 위험을 받게 된다. NIST에서는 양자컴퓨터 환경으로부터 보안성이 유지되는 암호를 선정하기 위한 양자내성암호 공모전을 개최하였다. 또한, 국내에서도 양자내성암호 분야의 경쟁력 향상과 기술 저변 확대를 위해 양자내성암호 국가공모전(KpqC 공모전)을 개최하였다. 본 논문은 KpqC 공모전 1라운드에 제출된 4개의 코드 기반 양자내성암호 알고리즘에 대한 소개, 퍼포먼스 및 안전성에 관하여 살펴볼 것이다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• v.64 no.2
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• pp.95-101
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• 2008

Background: Drug resistant tuberculosis (TB) in patients who have not received previous TB treatment (initial drug resistance) is a serious problem for the control of TB. However, prevalence of initial drug resistance among pulmonary TB patients has not been well characterized in Korea, especially in the private sector. We assessed the prevalence of initial drug resistance and evaluated the risk factors for drug resistance in pulmonary TB patients, at a regional tertiary hospital in Cheonan. Methods: We performed a drug susceptibility test for both first and second line anti-TB drugs in all culture-confirmed pulmonary TB patients who had not received a previous TB treatment at Dankook University Hospital from September 2005 to September 2007. In addition, we evaluated the initial drug resistance pattern and clinical characteristics of patients to evaluate the risk factors for initial drug resistance. We also assessed the influence of the drug susceptibility test results on the treatment regimen. Results: Of the total 156 cases where the drug susceptibility test was performed, resistance to at least one anti-TB drug was found in 21 cases (15.6%) and multidrug resistance, where TB was resistant to at least isoniazid and rifampin, was found in one case (0.6%). Multivariate logistic regression showed no clinical characteristics were independently associated with initial drug resistance. Of the total 156 patients who underwent the drug susceptibility test, the treatment regimen was changed for 15 patients (9.6%) according to the results of the drug susceptibility test. Conclusion: Initial drug resistance is common and the drug susceptibility test is informative for pulmonary TB patients who have not received previous TB treatment.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.37 no.3
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• pp.258-265
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• 2009

A study on livestock environment improving agents was conducted; top two brands (A and B) in the market, bottom two brands (E and F) based on market shares and two newly developed agents (C and D) were measured for viable count and tested for resistance towards antibiotics prohibited against livestock feeds. Test results revealed that the measured viable count of agents A and B matched those on the labels were identical; however agent E lacked information on viable counts nor the intended usage, while the measured viable count of agent F was less than the label-stated count. No correlation was found between the antibiotic-resistance test and market share, and most of the agents excluding B were found to display resistance case of Lincosimides such as Lincomycine and Clindmycin, resistant bacteria were found, with the except of agent B. Amoxicillin, Ampicillin and Penillin (type-Penecillins) and Erythromycin (type-Macrolide) were shown to contain resistant bacteria, with the except of agents Band E; the same for Norploxacin (type-Quinoline) and Neomycin antibiotics. Aminoglycosides such as Gentamycin and Streptomycin contained resistant bacteria, excluding agent B. Oxytetracyclin (type-Tetracycline), which is banned for use as resistant bacteria showed the highest sensitivity among the 12 antibiotics, revealed positive results in the test for resistant bacteria; again excluding of agents Band E. These results reveal that many agents contained resistant bacteria despite the fact that they were prohibited; this calls for a more accurate display of the facts and specifications, systematic distributions and strict verification processes of environment improving agents.

• The Korean Journal of Mycology
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• v.45 no.4
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• pp.370-376
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• 2017

Pseudomonads cause bacterial brown blotch disease, which causes great damage to the common mushroom Agaricus bisporus. The tolerance of A. bisporus to pseudomonads was tested and found to not be correlated with mycelium growth ability. The offsprings of the tolerant strain (ASI1085) to pseudomonads were not as tolerant as their parents in the mycelium stage. But, tolerance decreased compared to mycelium in the fruiting body. The offsprings of the weakly tolerant strain (ASI1321) were even more weak in the mycelium stage. It is presumed that the tolerance of the parents is transferred to later generations. The tolerance in the mycelium was not correlated in the fruiting body. Therefore, the browning of the fruiting body is thought to be induced by other factors. Pseudomonas tolaasii caused higher browning than Pseudomonas agarici. Pseudomonas reactans did not have a significant effect on the mycelium, but affected the browning of the fruit bodies. P. agarici had higher ability to inhibit mycelium growth than fruiting body growth.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.45 no.2
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• pp.99-104
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• 2009

This study describes the antimicrobial susceptibility and multidrug resistance patterns in 115 isolates of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis from diarrhea patients in Incheon from Jan. 2004 to Dec. 2008. Overall, the highest rate of resistance was found to the following antimicrobial agents: nalidixic acid 54.8%, ampicillin 40.0%, ticarcillin 38.3%, chloramphenicol 20.9%, and tetracycline 17.4%. 91% (104 isolates) were resistant to one or more antimicrobial agents tested. Among the described antimicrobial resistant patterns, the predominant patterns were only nalidixic acid (44.3%), ampicillin-chloramphenicol-ticarcillin (11.3%,) and ampicillin-ticarcillin (10.4%). Overall, the resistant rate to one drug was 51.9%, two drugs 18.2%, three drugs 14.5%, four drugs 5.8%, and five or more drugs 9.7%.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.50 no.3
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• pp.185-190
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• 2014

The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of quinolone resistant E. coli from raw bulk milk and to characterize the resistance determinants. In this study, the gyrA, gyrB, parC, and parE quinolone resistance determining regions (QRDR) were sequenced from quinolone resistant E. coli isolates. Also, the presence of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance (PMQR) and the expression of efflux pump genes based on quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) were investigated. Of the 487 coliform bacteria, 9 strains showed nalidixic acid resistance, and 6 of the 9 nalidixic acid resistant isolates were also ciprofloxacin resistant. These 9 strains had a single mutation at codon 83 (S83L) in gyrA, 2 of them had double mutations at codon 83 and 87 (S83L and D87N) in gyrA and 3 of the 9 isolates had single mutations at codon 80 (S80I) in parC. None of the 9 isolates harbored PMQR determinants. Compared with wild-type E. coli ATCC 25922, an over-expression of the acrB gene (2.15-5.74 fold), encoding the pump component of the AcrAB-TolC efflux pump was observed in 4 of 6 ciprofloxacin resistant isolates. This study identified the quinolone resistance mechanism of E. coli isolated from raw milk samples in Gyeonggi-do.

• Journal of fish pathology
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.111-119
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• 2000

One hundred and twenty three strains of bacterial flora collected from Kunsan bay and examined for drug resistance to 9 antibiotics. The isolated and examined bacteria were Vibrio spp.(44 strains), Pseudomonas spp.(42 strains), Aeromonas spp.(26 strains), Moraxella spp.(9 strains), Enterobacteria spp.(6 strains), Bordetella spp.(3 strains), Alkaligenesis spp.(3 strains), Staphylococcus spp.(3 strains), and Flavobacterium spp.(2 strains). The drugs used were Ampicillin(AM), Penicillin-G(PM), Rifampicin(RF), Streptomycin(SM), Oxolinic acid (OA), Nalidixic acid(NA), Oxytetracycline(OT), Amikacin(AK), and Enorfloxacin(EF). Forty two strains were found to be sensitive to all drugs. The remaining strains showed resistance to various combinations of drugs. Among the resistant strains were mostly restricted to AM(54 strains/43.9%), PM(47 strains/38.2%), RF(35 strains/28.4%), SM(9 strains), OA(5 strains/ 4.06%), and NA(1 strains/0.8%), in combination at high degree showing 15 different drug resistant patterns. The most frequently showed resistant patterns were AM-PM-RF(16 strains/13.4%), AM-PM(8 strains/6.5%), and PM-RF(7 strains/5.6%). These results suggested that Kunsan bay were contaminated with various strains of highly resistant strains to drugs(AM, PM and RF). These results suggest that high levels of various antibiotics have already been introduced to Kunsan bay. Furthermore it seems that chemotherapy of fish disease has become extremely difficult because of the acquirement of multi-drug resistance to wide range of antibiotics.

• Food Science of Animal Resources
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.479-486
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• 2010

Tolerance against heat, sanitizers, and antibiotics of 112 Cronobacter isolates classified by desiccation was determined to permit effective biocontrol in powdered foods. The isolates were classified into three groups: dry-tolerant (n=37), dry-sensitive (n=7), and dry-intermediate (n=68). The strains that were highly tolerant to drying also showed high heat tolerance that they seemed to have high tolerance to heat after dry stress in powdered foods like infant formula. Sodium hypochlorite and benzalkonium chloride concentrations necessary to achieve a 5-log reduction in viable counts (CFU/mL) were 15-25 ppm and 5-15 ppm, respectively. However, there was little difference of the efficacy of these sanitizers between dry-sensitive and -tolerant strains for planktonic cells suspended in 3% albumin. The minimal inhibition concentration (MIC) of $\beta$-lactam ampicillin was 64-128 ppm for 90% of the strains. The isolates were consistently sensitive to kanamycin and naldixic acid (MIC=4 ppm). Dry-tolerant strains displayed more antibiotic resistance than dry-sensitive strains. The results indicate that dry-tolerant Cronobacter isolates often possess heat and antibiotic resistance, indicated the need for potent sterilization treatments of powdered foods.