• Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.41 no.1
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• pp.19-25
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• 2008

To evaluate the functions of vegetation mat of artificial floating island (AFI) installed in Lake Paldang, nutrients, such as total phosphorus (TP), dissolved inorganic phosphorus (DIP), total nitrogen (TN) and nitrate $(NO_3)$ and microbial factors such as total bacterial numbers, active bacterial numbers and exoenzymatic activities of $\beta$-glucosidase and phosphatase in pore water of medium and bulk lake water were analyzed. The concentration of TN and $NO_3$ in pore water ranged from 4.4 to 7.5mg $L^{-1}$ from 1.2 to 3.8mg $L^{-1}$ respectively, which were ca. 2 times higher than those of lake water. The ranges of TP and DIP of were $1.4\sim4.1mg\;L^{-1}$ and $0.003\sim0.137mg\;L^{-1}$ in pore water of media which were $4\sim25$ and 5 times higher than those of lake water, respectively. The numbers of total bacteria and active bacteria in pore waterwere about 10 times higher than those of laker water. Also, both phosphatase and $\beta$-glucosidase activities of pore water were on an average 10 times higher than those of lake water. These results suggest that the bacteria were playing important role for nutrients concentrating and cycling in media of artificial floating island. And the medium of artificial floating island contained newly created microbial ecosystem, which is responsible for sustaining the growth of macrophytes and the creation of new aquatic ecosystem.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.44 no.2
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• pp.296-301
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• 2015

The effects of pine needle powder (PNP) on the physicochemical characteristics of tofu were investigated, and consumer acceptance test was conducted. The pH, moisture content, and lightness and yellowness significantly decreased with increasing PNP concentration from 0 to 0.8% (P<0.05). Hardness increased significantly with increasing PNP concentration (P<0.05). Antimicrobial effects of PNP incorporated into tofu were also investigated. Antioxidant activities of control and produced tofu were compared based on 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity and total polyphenol contents. DPPH radical scavenging activity and total polyphenol contents increased significantly (P<0.05) and were well-correlated. Tofu with 0.2% PNP is recommended (with respect to overall preference score) for taking advantage of the functional properties of PNP without sacrificing consumer acceptability.

• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.119-123
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• 1998

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial effect of green laver (Enteromorpha linza) on the muk (starch jelly) preservation. The methanol extract of green laver completely inhibited the growth of Vibrio parahaemolyticus at 500 $\mu\textrm{g}$/ml level, and inhibited the growth of Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus at 100 $\mu\textrm{g}$/ml level. The Listeria monocytogenes was inhibited by 98.89% at the same concentration. When various amounts of green laver powder were added in muk (starch jelly), 5% of green laver powder-added muk showed very low level of total bacterial count compared with the control group. Also, green laver did not give negative sensory qualities such as color, flavor and overall quality. Five % green laver muk was selected as the most preferable sample among the green laver muks in overall quality test.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.56 no.2
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• pp.79-81
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• 2013

In order to increase the shelf-life of Phyllostachys pubescens sap heating conditions were investigated. To evaluate the quality changes of Phyllostachys pubescens sap before and after heating at $70^{\circ}C$ for 30 min, pH, total microbial number and sensory characteristics were measured during storage periods at $2^{\circ}C$. During 10 days, the quality and sensory characteristics of Phyllostachys pubescens sap were maintained.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.33 no.4
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• pp.257-261
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• 1997

To scrutinize the bacterial community composition of Lake Soyang in winter, bacterial numbers belonging to Eubacteria, Proteobacteria and Cytophaga-Flavobacterium group were estimated by using 16S and 23S rRNA targeted oligonucleotide probes. Total bacterial numbers ranged from $0.7{\times}10^6$ to $1.1{\times}10^6cells{\cdot}ml^{-1}$, and vertical profile of total bacteria showed a peak at 5 m depth. The ratio of eubacteria to total bacteria were 34~90% and at 5 m and 10 m depths those were low exhibiting, 39 and 34%, respectively. The percentage of proteobacteria ${\alpha}$-group ranged 10.8~28.7%, ${\beta}$-group 4.5~53.5%, ${\gamma}$-group 4.9~35.5% and Cytophaga-Flavobacterium group 6.1~21.1%. The dominant groups were ${\beta}$-group at 0, 2 and 5 m, ${\gamma}$-group at 10 m, ${\alpha}$-group at 30 m and Cytophaga-Flavobacterium group at 50 m depth. In winter season, Lake Soyang can be divided into three layer, 0~2 m, 5~10 m and 30~50 m, by the bacteria community composition. By this method, new informations about aquatic ecosystem were developed.

• The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.146-154
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• 2005

We compared two kinds of red peppers, semi-dry red popper and hot air dry red pepper, and made two kinds of Kimchies with them for this study. The semi-dry red pepper is better to maintain natural color of raw red pepper, to keep hygenity and to protect its loss of the nutrition, than the hot air dry red pepper. The results are as follows: The content of vitamin C and ASTA color value in semi-dry red pepper powder were much higher than those in hot air dry red pepper The cell numbers of total bacteria in semi-dry red pepper powder were much lower than those in hot air dry red pepper. The changes in quality of the two Kimchies were evaluated by pH, acidity, total microbes, lactic acid bacteria cells count and sensory. The patterns of changes in pH, acidity, total microbes and lactic acid bacteria cells count of two kinds of samples were the same. But in case of sensory evaluation, Kimchi made with semi-dry red powder showed best sensory scores than of all in overall acceptability.

• Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.209-214
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• 2012

The purpose of this study was to evaluate microbiological contamination of fresh-cut produce salads and raw cabbage toward climate change. Total aerobic bacteria, coliform and Escherichia coli were monitored to get the contamination levels and E. coli O157:H7, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella spp. to detect pathogens with risk of foodborne disease from samples. Collection of 360 samples (180 fresh-cut produce salads and 180 raw cabbage), including 60 samples from each area after setting 3 areas depending on annual temperature and annual rainfall. As a result, total aerobic bacteria and coliform group were different was performed areas in raw cabbage but there was no difference between areas in fresh-cut produce salads. In addition foodborne pathogens including E. coli were not isolated from fresh-cut produce salads.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.128-132
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• 1999

The effects of diet on the composition of fecal microflora in mouse and the aclivilies of several enzymes in the leces were investigated. Vegetarian dietary groups were found to contain about ten lines higher numbers of Locmbocillus and B$&bacterizml than animal dietary groups. An~rnal dietmy groups were found to contain about 5 tolo times higher numbers of anaerobic Closhidia and Bocieriocles than the vegeterian detary groups. Fccal microbial $\beta$-glucosidase, $\beta$-glucm'onidase, ii-yptophanase and orease activilies in ihe animal dietary groups were shown lo be 30 to 50% hgher than those in h e vegetarian detary groups.

• The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.12-15
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• 2002

Green tea extract(GTE) was added to pall bread, prepared by the straight-dough method, and its effects on shelf-life(moisture, pH, titratable acidity, antimicrobial activity) and sensory quality of pan bread were evaluated. The results of those characteristics for staling indicated that quality of pan bread was significantly extended by addition of GTE. Growth of microorganisms was significantly inhibited by adding GTE to pan bread, and sensory quality on pan bread added GTE was no significant differ in color, flavour, hardness, chewiness and overall-quality than that of control group(0% GTE). These results suggest that the shelf- life of pan bread was extended by GTE.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.187-192
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• 1992

The spatial and temporal distribution of petroleum-degrading bacteria(PDB) was studied at six sampling sites in Kyeonggi Bay of the Yellow Sea fiom March 1990 to October 1991. In addition, petroleum-degrading potcntial of natural ~iiai-ineb acterial population was studied at different culturc contlitions. During the period o f stutly. thc heterotrophic bacterial number and PDB number were n1e;rsured in the range of 7 000-108.400 CFU/nil. 0-2.800 MPN1100 mi. respectively. The spatial tlistribution of PDB wa\ highly affected by presence of petroleum hydrocarbon. In laboratory cxperirncnt. petrolcu~n biodegradation wac enhanced hy addition of yeast cxtracl. cell free cxtr:~ct. anti rnixctl culture of PI)B.