• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.79-85
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• 2002

Ecological characteristics of microorganisms in tideland soils were studied by investigation of microbial diversity and population. Twenty soil samples were taken at surface, 10, 20 and 30 cm depth each. Bacteria, actinomycetes and fungi were isolated on each selective isolation medium containing different concentration of NaCl. Actinomycetes were the most isolated from soil samples taken at 10 cm depth and isolated by humic acid-vitamin (HV) medium without sea water or salt. Twenty nine strains of actinomycetes were isolated at surface soil and 74, 39, 37 strains were at 10, 20, and 30 cm depth, respectively. All these isolates were analysed and grouped by random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD)-PCR analysis. Many of the isolates were clustered into Microtetraspora and Pseudonocardia. Fungal isolates were highly distributed at the surface soil and isolated well on potato dextrose agar (PDA) medium with sea water. Bacterial isolates were higly distributed at surface soil and isolated well by nutrient medium without sea water or salt. Soil samples taken at 10 cm depth showed the highest microbial diversity and population.

• Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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• v.31 no.4
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• pp.420-426
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• 1998

This investigation was undertaken to clarify the effects of application of chemical fertilizers (Compound fertilizer and commercial compost) and organic matters (straw and clover) on changes of the composition of soil actinomycetes flora. Actinomycetes were isolated from chemical fertilizer and organic materials treated soils, and then grown on HV agar plate. The isolated strains were classified by Bergey's manual based on the morphological characteristics and color of substrate mycelium of actinomycetes. The number of actinomycetes increased 4 times in control, 36 times in clover, 20 times in straw, 5 times in chemical fertilizer and 4 times in commercial compost treated soil after 14th day of incubation. This result suggests that the application of straw or clover is more effective to increase the number of actinomycetes than compound fertilizer or commercial compost. It also showed that the application of chemical fertilizer or organic materials considerably changed the composition of soil actinomycetes flora. The proportion of streptomyces strains to the isolated total actinomycetes was 62% in control, 60% in clover, 68% in straw, 67% in chemical fertilizer and 64% in commercial compost treated soils at the 14th day.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.1-7
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• 2001

This study was carried out to examine the recovery of forest ecosystem by changes of soil chemical properties and soil microorganism at the burned areas of coniferous (Mt. Chocdae) and broad leaved forest (Samsinbong in Mt. Chiri). In the soil chemical properties of the burned area of Samsinbong, pH was 5.8, and contents of organic matter, total nitrogen, available P₂O/sub 5/, exchangeable K/sup ＋/, exchangeable Ca/sup ＋＋/ and exchangeable Mg/sup ＋＋/ were 7.42%, 0.73%, 28.5 ㎎/㎏, 1.3 me/100g, 13.3 me/100g and 2.2 me/100g, respectively. But they showed a tendency to decrease with time. In the soil chemical properties of the burned area of Mt. Chocdae, pH was 5.3, and contents of organic matter, total nitrogen, available P2O5, exchangeable K/sup ＋/, exchangeabe Ca/sup ＋＋/ and Exchangeable Mg/sup ＋＋/ were 6.42%, 0.25%, 24.4 ㎎/㎏, 0.7 me/100g, 3.7 me/100g and 2.1 me/100g, respectively, and they also showed a tendency to decrease with time. In contrast, they were not changed with time at the unburned areas. At the burned area of Samsinbong, soil microorganism showed to order of fungi (69×10⁴ CFU), actinomycetes (523×10⁴ CFU) and aerobic bacteria (291×10⁴ CFU), and at the unburned area, showed to order of actinomycetes (745×10⁴ CFU), fungi (594×10⁴ CFUU), and aerobic bacteria (160×10/sup 4/ CFU). At the burned area of Mt. Chocdae, soil microorganism showed to order of fungi (676×10⁴ CFU), actinomycetes (434×10⁴ CFU) and aerobic bacteria (350×10⁴ CFU), and at the unburned area, showed to order of fungi (461 ×10⁴ CFU), aerobic bacteria (328×10⁴ CFU) and actinomycetes (319×10⁴ CFU). Soil microorganisms of the aerobic bacteria, actinomycetes and fungi appeared at the burned areas were much more abundant than unburned areas. The aerobic bacteria appeared at the coniferous forest were also much more than the broad-leaved forest. The actinomycetes and fungi appeared at the broad-leaved forest were much more abundant than the coniferous forest.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.287-292
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• 2002

Lignin-peroxidase (LiP) has been considered as one of the most important industrial enzymes for biodegradation of various recalcitrant toxic compounds such as chlorinated aromatic hydrocarbons and azo-dyes. Recently, several soil actinomycetes have been reported to secrete a functionally-similar lignin-peroxidase called actinomycetes lig-nin-peroxidase (ALiP). In this manuscript, we isolated over 100 morphologically distinct actinomycetes from the contaminated soils around 10 different gas stations located nearby the Kyung-An river. Among these actinomycetes screened based on the congo-red dye-decolorization activities, one newly-isolated actinomycetes named SMA-2 showed the most significant dye-decoloring activity on the congo-red plate as well as a significant ALiP activity in a yeast-extract-malt-extract liquid media supplemented with starch. The optimum SMA-2 culture condition fur ALiP production was determined and the kinetic parameters fur the SMA-2 AkIP activity were characterized. The optimally-cultured SMA-2 also exhibited the oxidation activities toward various recalcitrant aromatic compounds including phenol, 2- chlorophenol, 4- chlorophenol, 2,4- dichlorophenol ,2,6- dichlorophenol, and 2,4, f-trichlorophe - not, suggesting a potential application of SMA-2 for contaminated soil bioremediation.

• The Microorganisms and Industry
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.13-22
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• 2001

방선균은 필라멘트 형태를 띤 대표적인 그램 양성 세균으로서, 다양한 자연환경에 존재하는 대표적인 토양 미생물이다. 방성균이 항생제를 포함한 다양한 구조의 많은 유용 생리활성물질을 생성하며, 이들의 생합성 시기가 세포의 배양상태 및 생장속도와관련이 있다는것은 이미 주지의 사살이다. 비록 방선균은 액체 배양 시에는 정체기((stationary phase)나 낮은 생장속도하에서만 항생제를 생성하며, 고체 배양 시에는 aerial mycelia 로 형태적분화(morphological differentiation)를 시작함과 동시에 생합성을 시작한다고 알려져 있으나, 각 방선균 및 항생제의 종류에 따른 특징적인 조절 기작은 매우 다양한 것으로 알려져 있다. 따라서 특징적인 조절 기작은 매우 다양한것으로 알려져 있다. 따라서 본 총성레서는 항생제 생합성이 조절되는 기작을 지금까지 밝혀진 방선균의 여러 생리적 인자 및 생합성 조절 유전자를 중심으로 정리해 보고자 한다. 항생제 생합성에 관하여 다양한 생리적 인자와 조절 유전자의 특정 및 이들의 상호관계에 대한 종합적인 이해는, 방선균 유래 항생제 조절 기작의 체계적인 규명뿐만 아니라, 방선균을 이용한 유용 생리활성물질의 생산성 향상에도 응용될수 있다는 점에서 매우 중요하다.

• The Korean Journal of Mycology
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.259-268
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• 1992

Fifty-three actinomycetes antagonistic to Phytophthora capsici and Magnaporthe grisea were isolated from rhizosphere soils in six pepper-growing areas and ashore soils. Thirty-two antagonistic actinomycetes, showing inhibition zone larger than 5 mm, were classified into 20 groups according to their colony morphology and color. The antagonistic activity against P. capsici greatly varied, which showed inhibition zone sizes in the ranges from 5.7 to 17.5 mm on V-8 juice agar and from 2.5 to 17 mm on tryptic soy agar. The antagonistic activity of some actinomycetes tested was remarkably different between the two test media. The antagonists showed a relatively broad antifungal spectrum, but their antibacterial activity was negligible, except for Pseudomonas solanacearum. Butanol extracts of culture filtrates from antagonistic actinomycetes inhibited mycelial growth of P. capsici and M. grisea, thereby confirming strongly antibiotic production in culture. Culture filtrates of some antagonistic actinomycetes completely inhibited Phytophthora blight in pepper plants.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.42 no.2
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• pp.99-104
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• 1999

Soil actinomycetes of 703 strains were isolated from 25 sampling points in Cheju Island using 4 different media. Arginine glycerol salts agar containing soil extract was found to be the best medium for the isolation of soil actinomycetes. Soil samples from pasture land showed higher population and diversity of the actinomycetes than those from citrus field, forest, island, hill or valley. When the antibacterial activity of the 526 isolates was tested against three bacterial strains, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas solanacearum the frequency of the isolates with antibacterial activity varied much depending upon the media used for isolation and cultivation. BL106Ba, one of the 10 isolates that showed antibacterial activity against all the above 3 test strains, was chosen based upon the pH and heat stability of its antibacterial metabolites, and was identified as Streptomyces sp. based upon its cultural, morphological and physiological characteristics. The partially purified white crystalline substance obtained from the culture supematant of BL1063a through cation exchange chromatography(AG MP-50) and three times consecutive gel filtration(Sephadex G-10) showed high antimicrobial activity against gram positive and negative bacteria, but low activity against yeasts. The partially purified substance was found to contain at least four different compounds with antibacterial activity by both thin layer chromatography and high performance liquid chromatography.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Applied Microbiology Conference
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• 1986.12a
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• pp.527.1-527
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• 1986

토양시료에서 분리한 250여종의 방선균과 500여종의 세균에 대한 L-methionine 생산능력을 조사한 결과 SL 140 분리균이 배양액 $m\ell$당 2 $\mu\textrm{g}$의 L-methionine 을 생산함으로서 가장 높은 생산량을 나타내었다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 우선 일차로 SL 140 균주의 형태적 내지는 생리적 특성과 세포벽 구성 성분등을 분석하여 균 동정을 실시한바 SL-140 분리균이 Streptomyces속에 속하는 방선균임을 알았다.

• Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.394-400
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• 1992

In the isolated 280 Actinomycetes strains, 12 groups of Streptomyces were 87.2% and 3groups of Non-Streptomyces were 12.8%, respectively. Streptomyces with sporophore of the spiral chain form reached to 80% of all the Streptomyces isolates. Surface morphology of spores have been determined with the electron microscope ; two groups have a spiny surface, 10 groups have a smooth surface. Isolated Actinomyceles groups were indentified as Streptomycetes groups and Non-Streptomyces groups. Actinomycetes isolates were selected as the strains having predominant antibacterial activities against the microorganisms among the 15 groups which has antibacterial activities. Selected Actinomycetes isolates showed high antibiotic sensitivity of S-9 strain(8.46 r/ml), S-6 strain(6.23 r/ml), S-2 strain(7.24 r/ml) against Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 27857), Escherichia coli (ATCC 25922) and Staphylococcus aureus(ATCC 6538).

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Applied Pharmacology
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• 1994.04a
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• pp.174-174
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• 1994

항종양 물질의 탐색 및 연구 작업이 미생물을 대상으로 행해져 온것은 이미 오래전부터 이며, 기존의 연구 발표된 것들을 볼때 미생물 스크리닝의 증요성은 점차 증대되어가고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 국내 토양에서 방선균 약 1000여주를 분리하여 항종양 물질을 생산하는 방선군의 분리, 동전하고, 그 생산물질의 특성을 밝히고자 하였다. 방선균의 분리는 전국 각지에선 채집한 토양시료 각 1 g 씩을 80 $^{\circ}C$에서 90분간 건조처리한후 멸균된 증류수를 이용하여 각 단계별로 희석하여 Starch nitrate casein agar와 Glycerol asparagine agar를 사용하여 방선균을 분리하였다. 분리된 방선균을 Yeast extract-malt extract 액체 배지에서 7일간(160 rpm/28 $^{\circ}C$) 배양하였다. 여기에서 얻어진 배양액을 이용하여 항종양능을 확인한기 위해서 암세포주인 L1210주와 P388 D$_1$주, 정상 세포주로는 Vero 세포주를 이용한 MTT colorimetric assay를 이용하였다. 이들 실현에 대한 결과로써 S-104, 117, 409의 세 균주의 항종양물질 생산 균주를 분리하였다. 이들 균주가 생산하는 물질들은 기존의 시판 항암제인 Adriamycin에 비해 높게 나타났으며, 이들 균주의 동정은 ISP의 기준에 의하여 행하였다.