• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.35 no.4
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• pp.334-338
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• 2007

The disinfection effects of trichloroisocyanuric acid (TICA), calcium hypochlorite (CH), and Bromochlorodimethylhydantoin (BCDMH) on various bacteria in aqueous suspension were comparatively characterized at various concentrations and exposure times of each disinfectant. When various bacteria cells ($10^8\;CFU/ml$) including Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeroginosa, Enterococcus faecalis, Bacillus cereus, Legionella pneumophila, and Staphylococcus aureus were exposed with a solution containing 8 ppm each of TICA, a 99% of the initial cells were killed in 60 sec, 368 sec, 372 sec, 506 sec, 812 sec, and 909 sec, respectively. In addition, the minimum exposure time required to kill 99% of E. coli ($10^8\;CFU/ml$) with 8 ppm of each TICA, BCDMH and CH was measured at 60 sec, 114 sec, and 7,100 sec, respectively. These comparative studies demonstrate that disinfection efficacy is highly variable depending on microbial species as well as disinfectant type, concentration, and exposure time.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Postharvest Science and Technology of Agricultural Products Conference
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.185.1-185
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• 2003

최근 세계적으로 편의식품의 소비가 증가하면서 과채류의 신선도를 유지시킴과 동시에 편리하게 조리에 이용할 수 있는 최소가공식품(minimally processed foods)의 시장이 확대되고 있다. 그러나, 기개발된 최소가공 과채류는 미생물학적 안전성 및 색 변화 등의 문제점을 수반하여 이 부분을 보완할 수 있는 기술개발이 시급한 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구는 감마선을 이용하여 미생물학적 안전성 및 저장성을 향상시킨 최소가공식품 개발의 일환으로, 김치를 모델식품으로 원료배추의 최소가공식품을 개발하기 위해 미생물학적, 이화학적 품질특성을 조사하였다. 절단한 배추의 염농도가 3%가 되도록 절임 및 함기포장 하고, 0~2 kGy의 선량으로 감마선 조사한 후 4$^{\circ}C$에서 3주 동안 저장, 분석하였다. 비조사구의 경우 총균수, coliform Salmonella spp., lactic acid bacteria 등이 모두 7 log cycle 수준을 보였으며, 감마선 조사시 2-5 log cycle 이상 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 색도, 물성 등은 감마선 조사에 의해 비조사구와의 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았으며, 감마선 조사시 절임배추의 발효현상에 의해 나타나는 pH 저하를 억제할 수 있어 저장성을 향상시킬 수 있는 것으로 나타났다. 결론적으로 감마선 조사를 이용한 최소가공 절임배추의 개발시 미생물학적 안전성을 보장하면서, 이화학적 특성이 저하되지 않고 저장성을 향상시킨 최소가공식품을 개발할 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Postharvest Science and Technology of Agricultural Products Conference
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.168-169
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• 2003

현재 참외는 생산량의 대부분이 생과로 소비되고 있으나, 저장성이 낮아 새로운 가공식품 개발이 요구되고 있는 실정이다. 이에 참외식초/참외농축액을 함유하는 참외농축음료를 제조하였으며, 유통기간 동안 품질변화를 알아보기 위해 저장온도 및 저장시간에 따른 품질변화를 조사하였다. 배합조건에 따라 배합한 참외농축음료를 8$0^{\circ}C$에서 30분간 살균한 후 저장온도 및 시간에 따른 품질변화 및 관능적 특성변화를 모니터링하였다. 저장온도(20, 30, 40, 50, 6$0^{\circ}C$) 및 저장시간(0, 2, 4, 5, 8 week)을 독립변수(Xi.)로 하여 달리한 각 실험조건을 -2, -1, 0, 1, 2의 다신 단계로 부호화하고 실험조건을 설계한 다음 각 조건에서 저장된 참외음료의 품질특성(종속변수, Yn)을 모니터링하였다. 관능검사는 선정된 패널요원을 대상으로 4$^{\circ}C$에서 저장한 대조구와의 색상, 향, 맛 및 전반적인 기호도가 어떻게 달라지는가를 평가하였으며, 색도 및 갈색도를 측정하였다. 또한 제조된 참외 농축 음료를 저장하면서 미생물의 생육유무를 확인하기 위해 Petrifilm을 사용하여 미생물의 유무를 확인하였다. 참외식초/참외농축액을 이용한 참외농축음료를 제조하여 음료의 저장온도 및 저장시간에 따른 관능적인 특성 및 품질 특성을 모니터링하면서 저장성 실험을 통해 저장안전성을 평가한 결과 저장시간 및 저장온도에 따른 관능적인 색상은 1.6~4.0의 값을 나타내었으며, 향은 2.3~4.0의 값을 나타내었으며, 맛은 1.8~4.0의 값을, 전반적인 기호도는 2.1~4.0의 감을 나타내는 것으로 나타났다. 이화학적 품질 검사 결과, 색도L(백색도)값은 21.79~87.23, 색도 a(적색도)값은 -1.27~35.79의 값을 나타내었으며, 색도 b(황색도)값은 16.57~18.89의 값을 나타내었다. 갈색도는 0.386~3.214의 값을 나타내었으며, PH는 4.02~4.24의 값을 나타내었다. 일반미생물은 검사 결과 모든 조건에서 검출되지 않았다. 참외농축음료를 8$0^{\circ}C$에서 30분간 살균하여 미생물학적 품질 검사 결과 저장온도 및 저장시간에 따라 미생물이 검출되지 않았으며, 유통하기에 적합한 음료가 제조됨을 검증할 수 있었다.

• Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.217-221
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• 2005

In this study, the effect of microwave treatment on physico-chemical properties and microbial changes of beef and pork loin was investigated. Beef and pork were heated in microwave with an adjusted electric output at 500 W and operating frequency 2,450 MHz. The beef and pork samples were treated with microwave for 10 s or 20 s at 50% duty cycle. Drip losses and TBA values of beef and pork samples increased due to the microwave treatment. The samples became darker and more yellowish through microwaves, whereas their redness was unchanged. Microbial content of beef and pork samples declined as the treatment time increased. When pork samples were heated in a microwave oven, organisms were reduced by 2 log cycles in 20 s. It was concluded that a 20 second-long microwave treatment can great1y enhance the microbial safety of the pork sample.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.175-180
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• 2006

In this study, it could be found that the microbial movement in soil under electric field mainly occurred by electrophoresis and electroosmosis. The contribution of electrophoresis on the microbial mobility and flux was generally higher than that of electroosmosis. In the electrokinetic(EK) bioremediation of a pentadecane-contaminated soil, the microbial population increased simultaneously at anode and cathode regions of the soil specimen because both electrophoresis and electroosmosis affected on the microbial movement. After initial operation, the microbial population was high in order of anode, middle, and cathode regions due to their negatively-charged surface and oxygen generation at anode. However, the uniform contaminant removal was achieved by the microbial movement with two-directionality.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.55 no.1
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• pp.39-45
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• 2019

In 2017, as a study to discover indigenous prokaryotic species in Korea, a total of 6 bacterial strains assigned to the genus Pseudomonas were isolated from soil. From the high 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity (${\geq}99.5%$) and phylogenetic analysis with closely related species, the isolated strains were identified as independent Pseudomonas species which were unrecorded in Korea. The six Pseudomonas species were Pseudomonas mandelii, P. canadensis, P. thivervalensis, P. jessenii, P. lurida, and P. brenneri. Gram reaction, culture conditions, colony and cell morphology, basic physiological and biochemical characteristics are described in the species description section.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.53 no.6
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• pp.655-666
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• 2020

This study evaluated the characteristics of arsenic production in groundwater through microbial community analysis of groundwater contaminated with high arsenic in Haman area. Groundwater in Haman area is contaminated with arsenic in the range of 0-757.2 ㎍/L, which represents the highest arsenic contamination concentration reported in Korea as natural groundwater pollution source. Of the total 200 samples, 29 samples (14.5%) showed higher arsenic concentration than that of 10 ㎍/L, which is the standard for drinking water quality, and 8 samples (4%) found in wells with 80-100 m depth were above 50 ㎍/L. In addition, seven wells with arsenic concentration more than 100 ㎍/L located in the northern part of Haman. As a result of microbial community analysis for high arsenic-contaminated groundwater, the microbial community compositions were significantly different between each sample, and Proteobacteria was the most dominant phyla with an average of 61.5%. At the genus level, the Gallinonella genus was predominant with about 12.8% proportion, followed by the Acinetobacter and Methermicoccus genus with about 7.8 and 7.3%, respectively. It is expected that high arsenic groundwater in the study area was caused by a complex reaction of geochemical characteristics and biogeochemical processes. Therefore, it is expected that the constructed information on geochemical characteristics and microbial communities through this study could be used to identify the origin of high arsenic groundwater and the development of its controlling technology.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.113-120
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• 2010

Air-cathode microbial fuel cell consisted of 4 unit cells were operated under batch condition and electricity generation and microbial community structure variation were investigated, depending on separator types and cathode characteristics: A) PEM(Proton Exchange Membrane)-30% Wet proofing Carbon Cloth(WC), B) AEM(Anion Exchange Membrane-WC, C) CEM(Cation Exchange Membrane)-WC, D) PEM-No Wet proofing Carbon Cloth(NC). Maximum power densities of PEM-WC, AEM-WC and CEM-WC were 510.9, 522.1 and 504.8 $mW/m^2$, respectively. But PEM-NC showed relatively lower maximum power density of 218.3 $mW/m^2$. And PEM-WC, AEM-WC and CEM-WC showed similar internal resistances(20.0-28.2 ${\Omega}$). PCRDGGE, PCA and diversity indices showed that uncultured bacteria which reported in previous MFC studies were detected in suspended growth bacteria and attached growth bacteria would be affected not by separator type but by cathode characteristic. Thus, cathode characteristic can be one of the critical factors for power generation in air-cathode MFC using PEM, AEM, and CEM as separator.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.28 no.3
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• pp.180-184
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• 2000

Tn order to be helpful to control dispersed microorganisms for stabLlization of wastewater treatment in a paper-makillg process, dominant strains were isolated aerobically and anaerobically. and identified and physiological characteristics were also analyzed. Pseudomonas carboxydohydrogena, Cardiobacten'm hominis, lvIicrococcus lylae, XanfomonCls campestris p" juglandis, Micrococcus diversus, and Comamonas terrigencl as aerobic dominants, and Streptococcus bovis and Prevotella buccae as anaerobIc dominants were identified fi'om the supernatent of the primary settling tank. It seemed that microflora in the treatment process would consist of many kinds of microorganisms, whose dominant would change easily according to environmental conditions, They all grew well at $37^{\circ}C$ and at different initial medium pH's. Especially, some of them required sulfate ion for their growth, which came from a chemical coagulant of aluminium sulfate in the primary settling tank. Interestingly. many anaerobes grew well even in the aerobic wastewater treatment process and seemed to have some functions. Population of anaerobes increased three times in the supematant of primary settling tank and ten times in Lhe bottom sludge of primary settling tank than in the prime wastewater. Therefore, these anaerobes contributed to the producH tion of offensive gases, which would make some microorganisms not precLpitate and be buoyant.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.49 no.4
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• pp.415-418
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• 2013

Since the development of the next generation sequencing (NGS) technology, 16S rRNA gene sequencing has become a major tool for microbial community analysis. Recently, human microbiome project (HMP) has been completed to identify microbes associated with human health and diseases. HMP achieved characterization of several diseases caused by bacteria, especially the ones in human gut. While human intestinal bacteria have been well characterized, little have been studied about other animal intestinal bacteria. In this study, we surveyed diversity of livestock animal fecal microbiota and discuss importance of studying fecal microbiota. Here, we report the initiation of the fecal microbiome project in South Korea.