• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.324-330
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• 2014

한천을 분해하는 해양미생물을 한천을 유일한 탄소원으로 하는 인공 해수 한천 배지를 이용하여 제부도 개펄에서 분리하였다. SH-1으로 명명한 분리된 균주는 그람음성균이며 한 개의 극성 편모를 가지는 균이었다. 16S rRNA 유전자의 염기서열의 유사성 분석 결과 분리된 균주는 Neiella marina J221 [9]과 가장 높은 상동성을 보였다(96.5%). 분리 균주는 $28-37^{\circ}C$에서 생장하였지만 $42^{\circ}C$에서는 생장하지 못하였고 한천분해효소의 활성은 $37^{\circ}C$보다 $28^{\circ}C$에서 높은 활성을 보였다. 또한 SH-1균주는 1-5% NaCl (w/v)를 포함하는 배양액에서 생장이 가능했으며 3%의 농도에서 가장 좋은 생장을 보였고 한천을 분해하는 효소의 활성도 3% 염분농도의 배양액에서 가장 높았다. 48시간 배양한 세포배양액을 농축하여 조효소액을 준비하여 효소의 적정 pH와 적정 온도를 조사한 결과 pH 7.0에서와 $40^{\circ}C$에서 최적 효소 활성을 보였다. 조효소액을 사용하여 zymogram 분석을 실시한 결과 분자량 15, 35, 52 KD 크기의 3개 이상의 한천 분해효소를 생산하는 것으로 보인다. 박막크로마토그라피(TLC) 분석 결과 아가로스를 분해하여 네오올리고당을 생성하는 ${\beta}$-agarase 를 생산하는 것으로 추정된다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.247-255
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• 2009

Root-knot nematode species, such as Meloidogyne hapla, M. incognita, M. arenaria, and M. javanica are the most economically notorious nematode pests, causing serious damage to a variety of crops throughout the world. In this study, DNA sequence analyses were performed on the D3 expansion segment of the 28S gene in the ribosomal DNA in an effort to characterize genetic variations in the three Meloidogyne species obtained from Korea and four species from the United States. Further, PCR-RFLP (Polymerase Chain Reaction-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism), SCAR (Sequence Characterized Amplified Region) PCR and RAPD (Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA) were also utilized to develop methods for the accurate and rapid species identification of the root-knot nematode species. In the sequence analysis of the D3 expansion segment, only a few nucleotide sequence variations were detected among M. incognita, M. arenaria, and M, javanica, but not M. hapla. As a result of our haplotype analysis, haplotype 5 was shown to be common in M. arenaria, M. incognita, M. javanica, but not in the facultatively parthenogenetic species, M. hapla. PCR-RFLP analysis involving the amplification of the mitochondrial COII and large ribosomal RNA (lrRNA) regions yielded one distinct amplicon for M. hapla at 500 bp, thereby enabling us to distinguish M. hapla from M. incognita, M. arenaria, and M. javanica reproduced via obligate mitotic parthenogenesis. SCAR markers were used to successfully identify the four tested root-knot nematode species. Furthermore, newly attempted RAPD primers for some available root-knot nematodes also provided some species-specific amplification patterns that could also be used to distinguish among root-knot nematode species for quarantine purposes.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.164-169
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• 2004

최근 콜레스테롤 합성을 억제하는 효능을 가진 것으로 알려진 홍국균 대사생성물의 일종인 monacolin K를 이용한 건강식품의 개발에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 monacolin K를 이용한 건강식품의 개발을 위한 기초연구로 monacolin K의 생산 효율성을 높이고자 미동정된 1종의 홍국균을 포함해 29종의 홍국균을 수집하여 monacolin K를 대량생산하는 균주를 탐색하였다. 홍국은 PDA배지에서 배양한 흥국균을 침지ㆍ증자한 백미에 5%가 되도록 접종 후, 3$0^{\circ}C$에서 10일간 배양하여 제조하고 이를 건조, 분말로 하여 사용하였다. 그 결과 색소생성량이 많은M. purpureus ATCC 16457, M. puypureus IFO 32316, M. purpureus IFO 32228, M. kaoliang ATCC 46595, M. kaoliang ATCC 46596 등의 균체를 배양한 홍국에서 monacolin K 생성량도 높았다. 그러나 색소와 monacolin K 생산량은 미동정된 홍국균이 가장 많은 것으로 나타나 형태학적 관찰과 ITS 및 28S rRNA부분 유전자 염기서열분석을 실시한 결과, M. purpureus CBS 281.34인 것으로 동정되었다.

• 환경생물
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.126-137
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• 2011

제주도 한라산의 숨은물벵뒤 습지는 여러 다른 생태계에 비해 접근이 용이하지 않아 생물다양성이 높다고 여겨져 왔으나, 세균의 다양성과 새로운 종에 대한 보고는 전혀 이루어지지 않았다. 본 연구에서는 제주도 한라산의 고산 습지인 숨은물벵뒤 습지에서 담수 및 토양시료를 채취하여 Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes, Actinobacteria문에 속하는 세균을 분리하였다. 분리된 세균 중 위의 3개의 문에 속하는 균주의 16S rRNA 유전자 염기서열을 구한 다음 표준균주와 비교하였으며, 16S rRNA 유전자 염기서열의 유사도가 표준균주와 98.7% 미만인 균주를 신종후보 균주로 간주하였다. 전체적으로 과 및 속 수준의 다양성은 높지 않았으며, 특정 계통에 집중되어 신종후보 균주가 발굴되었다. Bacteroidetes 문에는 Mucilaginibacter, Sphingobacterium, Pedobacter, Flavobacterium, Chryseobacterium 속에 속하는 13개의 후보신종이 확인되었다. Firmicutes 문에는 Paenibacillus, Lysinibacillus, Bacillus 속에 해당하는 13개의 후보신종이 배양되었다. Actinobacteria 문에는 Mycobacterium과 Nocardia에 속하는 후보신종 2개가 발굴되었다. 분리된 28개의 후보신종에 대하여 배양학적 특징, 생리학적 특징, 화학분류적 특징을 조사하였으며 본 논문에 기재하였다. 종합적으로 숨은물벵뒤 습지는 아직까지 배양되지 않은 많은 수의 신종 미생물을 포함하고 있는 생태계임이 확인되었다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제54권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2016

Laboratory workers, in resource-poor countries, still consider PCR detection of Giardia lamblia more costly and more time-consuming than the classical parasitological techniques. Based on 2 published primers, an in-house one-round touchdown PCR-RFLP assay was developed. The assay was validated with an internal amplification control included in reactions. Performance of the assay was assessed with DNA samples of various purities, 91 control fecal samples with various parasite load, and 472 samples of unknown results. Two cysts per reaction were enough for PCR detection by the assay with exhibited specificity (Sp) and sensitivity (Se) of 100% and 93%, respectively. Taking a published small subunit rRNA reference PCR test results (6%; 29/472) as a nominated gold standard, G. lamblia was identified in 5.9% (28/472), 5.2%, (25/472), and 3.6% (17/472) by PCR assay, $RIDA^{(R)}$ Quick Giardia antigen detection test (R-Biopharm, Darmstadt, Germany), and iodine-stained smear microscopy, respectively. The percent agreements (kappa values) of 99.7% (0.745), 98.9% (0.900), and 97.7% (0.981) were exhibited between the assay results and that of the reference PCR, immunoassay, and microscopy, respectively. Restriction digestion of the 28 Giardia-positive samples revealed genotype A pattern in 12 and genotype B profile in 16 samples. The PCR assay with the described format and exhibited performance has a great potential to be adopted in basic clinical laboratories as a detection tool for G. lamblia especially in asymptomatic infections. This potential is increased more in particular situations where identification of the parasite genotype represents a major requirement as in epidemiological studies and infection outbreaks.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.551-560
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• 2018

Bellflower root (Platycodon grandiflorum), which belongs to the Campanulaceae family, is a perennial grass that grows naturally in Korea, northeastern China, and Japan. Bellflower is widely consumed as both food and medicine owing to its high nutritional value and potential therapeutic effects. Since foodborne disease outbreaks often come from vegetables, understanding the public health risk of microorganisms on fresh vegetables is pivotal to predict and prevent foodborne disease outbreaks. We investigated the microbial communities on the bellflower root (n = 10). 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing targeting the V6-V9 regions of 16S rRNA genes was conducted via the 454-Titanium platform. The sequence quality was checked and phylogenetic assessments were performed using the RDP classifier implemented in QIIME with a bootstrap cutoff of 80%. Principal coordinate analysis was performed using the weighted Fast UniFrac distance. The average number of sequence reads generated per sample was 67,192 sequences. At the phylum level, bacterial communities from the bellflower root were composed primarily of Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, and Actinobacteria in March and September samples. Genera Serratia, Pseudomonas, and Pantoea comprised more than 54% of the total bellflower root bacteria. Principal coordinate analysis plots demonstrated that the microbial community of bellflower root in March samples was different from those in September samples. Potential pathogenic genera, such as Pantoea, were detected in bellflower root samples. Even though further studies will be required to determine if these species are associated with foodborne illness, our results indicate that the 16S rRNA gene-based sequencing approach can be used to detect pathogenic bacteria on fresh vegetables.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제28권10호
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• pp.1700-1705
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• 2018

We evaluated the influence of sampling technique (cannulation vs. stomach tube) and site (dorsal sac vs. ventral sac) on the rumen microbiome and fermentation parameters in Hanwoo steers. Rumen samples were collected from three cannulated Hanwoo steers via both a stomach tube and cannulation, and 16S rRNA gene amplicons were sequenced on the MiSeq platform to investigate the rumen microbiome composition among samples obtained via 1) the stomach tube, 2) dorsal sac via rumen cannulation, and 3) ventral sac via rumen cannulation. A total of 722,001 high-quality 16S rRNA gene sequences were obtained from the three groups and subjected to phylogenetic analysis. There was no significant difference in the composition of the major taxa or alpha diversity among the three groups (p>0.05). Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes represented the first and second most dominant phyla, respectively, and their abundances did not differ among the three groups (p>0.05). Beta diversity principal coordinate analysis also did not separate the rumen microbiome based on the three sample groups. Moreover, there was no effect of sampling site or method on fermentation parameters, including pH and volatile fatty acids (p>0.05). Overall, this study demonstrates that the rumen microbiome and fermentation parameters are not affected by different sampling techniques and sampling sites. Therefore, a stomach tube can be a feasible alternative method to collect representative rumen samples rather than the standard and more invasive method of rumen cannulation in Hanwoo steers.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제47권5호
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• pp.479-485
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• 2021

Background: Vibrio vulnificus has been frequently detected in seawater, fish, and shellfish mainly in the coastal areas of Chungcheongnam-do Province. Objectives: This study was conducted to investigate the analyzed biochemical properties, genetic characteristics, and distribution of Vibrio vulnificus isolated from environmental sources in coastal areas of Chungcheongnam-do Province from 2019 to 2020. Methods: A total of 1,510 samples were obtained from six different sites in Chungcheongnam-do Province. Isolated strains from the samples were identified by a VITEK 2 system and MALDI-TOF. Antibiotic susceptibility testing for 85 isolates was done by microdilution minimum inhibitory concentration methods, and 11 isolates were analyzed for 16s rRNA sequences in multiple alignments. Results: Among the 1,510 samples taken during the investigation period, 306 strains were isolated and the detection rate of V. vulnificus was 20.3%. One hundred eighty-eight strains (24.6%) from seawater and 118 strains (15.8%) from mud flats were isolated. It was mainly detected in July (17.3%), August (36.5%), and September (28.8%), and the proportion was 82.0%. Based on the CLSI-recommended breakpoints, V. vulnificus isolates were all susceptible to amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, amikacin, gentamicin, ciprofloxacin and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole. However, nonsusceptible isolates to ampicillin, ampicillin/sulbactam, cefazolin, cefoxitin, imipenem, tetracycline and chloramphenicol were identified. In the analysis of the nucleotide sequences for 16s rRNA of V. vulnificus isolates, it was confirmed that mutations frequently occurred between nucleotide number 922 and 952, and 98.2% to 100% nucleotide identities between isolates was verified. Conclusions: The results of this study can be used as a basic data for infection control and prevention of Vibrio vulnificus infection by describing the distribution and characteristics of Vibrio vulnificus strains isolated in coastal areas of Chungcheongnam-do Province.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제61권3호
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• pp.317-324
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• 2023

Standard- and large-sized eggs of Trichuris trichiura were found in the feces of schoolchildren in Yangon, Myanmar during epidemiological surveys and mass deworming with albendazole in 2017-2019. The standard-sized eggs were identified as those of T. trichiura, but it was necessary to exclude the possibility of the large-sized eggs belonging to Trichuris vulpis, a dog whipworm. We conducted morphological and molecular studies to determine the species of the 2 types of Trichuris eggs. Individual eggs of both sizes were isolated from Kato-Katz fecal smears (n=20) and mechanically destroyed using a 23G injection needle. Nuclear DNA was extracted, and the 18S rRNA region was sequenced in 15 standard-sized eggs and 15 large-sized eggs. The average size of standard-sized eggs (T. trichiura) was 55.2×26.1 ㎛ (range: 51.7-57.6×21.3-28.0 ㎛; n=97), whereas the size of large-sized eggs was 69.3×32.0 ㎛ (range: 65.1-76.4×30.1-34.5 ㎛; n=20), slightly smaller than the known size of T. vulpis. Regarding standard-sized eggs, the 18S rRNA nucleotide sequences exhibited 100% homology with T. trichiura deposited in GenBank and 88.6-90.5% homology with T. vulpis. Regarding large-sized eggs, the nucleotide sequences showed 99.8-100% homology with T. trichiura in GenBank and 89.6-90.7% homology with T. vulpis. Both standard- and large-sized eggs of Trichuris spp. found in Myanmar schoolchildren during 2017-2019 were morphologically and molecularly confirmed to belong to T. trichiura. The conversion of eggs from smaller to large sizes might be due to anthelmintic treatments with albendazole.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.660-666
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• 2005

The intestinal microbiota are important to the host with regard to resistance they impart against bacterial infections and their involvement in mediating metabolic functions. Lactic acid producing bacteria such as Lactobacillus play an important physiological role in these matters. The aim of the present study was to isolate Lactobacillus sp. that inhibits enteric pathogens. Initially, 17 isolates from healthy Koreans were collected on Lactobacillus selective medium. Resistance of the isolates to antibiotics including rifampicin, streptomycin, clindamycin and vancomycin was measured. One of the isolate was identified as Lactobacillus ruminus on the basis of bacterial cell morphology, cultural characteristic and biochemical characteristics, 16S rRNA sequence analysis and PCR-RAPD. Antimicrobial activity of the bacterium against Vancomycin Intermediate Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE) was measured. About $10^4$ cells of VISA or VRE were mixed with 1, 5, and 9 mL of L. ruminus SPM 0211 and the final volume was adjusted to 10 mL with brain heart infusion (BHI) broth. The cell suspension was incubated for 3, 6, 9, and 24 h, serially diluted and then plated on BHI agar plates. As numbers of L. ruminus SPM 0211 were increased, viable cell count of VISA and VRE decreased. The strongest antimicrobial activity of SPM 0211 was observed after 9 h incubation in any mixture, almost completely inhibiting the growth of these two bacteria. The results suggest that the freshly isolated L. ruminus SPM 0211 may be used as a pro-biotic microbe that prevents the colonization of enteric pathogens and can thereby promote good gastrointestinal health.