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Isolation and Identification of Cellulose-Producing Bacteria (Microbial Cellulose 생산세균의 분리 및 동정)

  • 손홍주;이오미;김용균;이상준
    • Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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    • v.28 no.3
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    • pp.134-138
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    • 2000
  • Extensive screening for cellulose-producing bacteria was done using differential media. Fifty seven strains were isolated totally from the fruits and the vinegar, respectively; the isolate A9 strain from apples was selected and examined to determine its taxonomical characteristics. The bacterium was identified as the genus Acetobacter sp_ based on morphological, cultural and biochemical properties. A9 strain produced acetic acid from ethanol and decomposed acetic acid to $CO_2$ and $H_2O$. They produced dihydroxyacetone from glycerol but did not produce y-pyrone from glucose and fructose. When A9 strain was cultivated statically in Hestrin and Schramm liquid medium(HS medium). thick cellulose pellicle was formed_ Higher cellulose production was obtained in the shaken culture using HS medium at 100 rpm.

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Transposon Tn5 Mutagenesis in Acetobacter sp. HA

  • Chun, Hong-Sung;Lee, Byung-Kwon;Park, Jong-Phil;Lee, Sook-Young;Cheong, Hyeon-Sook;Lee, Jung-Sup;Yoo, Jin-Cheol;Kim, Hong-Sub
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.4 no.3
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    • pp.165-170
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    • 1994
  • An efficient and convenient method of introducing transposable elements into acetic acid bacteria was developed by the method of conjugal transfer. The ampicillin-resistant strain, Acetobacter sp. HA, was selected to be conjugated with two E. coli strains, WA803 containing pGS9 and AC8001 harboring pJB4JI. The Tn5 containing suicide vector pGS9 or pJB4JI, was transferred from E. coli to Acetobacter sp. HA and kanamycin-ampicillin-resistant transconjugants obtained at high frequencies. The conjugal frequencies of pGS9 and pJB4JI were 6.20$\times$$l0^{-1} and 2.79$\times$l0{-1}$ per recipient, respectively. The transfer method was applied on four different strains of Acetobacter. The conjugal transfer frequencies ranged from 2.00$\times$$l0^{-2} to 4.45$\times$l0^{-8}$ per recipient in the three strains. Some transconjugants tested were found to contain Tn5 DNA in their genomes and this was confirmed by Southem blot analysis. This is the first study which shows that Tn5 mutagenesis can be applied to successfully isolate mutants of Acetobacter genus.

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Microflora Occurring in the Fermentation by Tea Fungus (Tea fungus 발효음료 제조시 발효계의 미생물상)

  • 최미애;최경호;김정옥
    • Journal of Life Science
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.56-65
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    • 1996
  • Black tea extractbsupplemented with 10% sucrose was fermented by fungus at 30$\circ$C. A pellicle thick as 7$\sim$8 mm covered entire surface of the medium and the wxtract converted to acidic beverage(abbreviated below as fermented black tea) by 14 days of fermentation. It was a kind of acetic acid fermentation depending on symbiotic microorganisms. During the fermentation strains of yeasts(Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Eeniella sp.)and bacteria(Bacillus subtilis, Kurthia zopfii, Gluconobacter oxydans and Deinicoccus sp.) were isolated from aqueous layer. Contrastly to it, a bacterial strain(Acetobacter aceti) was isolated from thick pellicle. The bacteria grew as a viscouse cluster on solid agar medium differently from usual strains of A. aceti. Fermented black tea had sweet-sour taste and sweet smell.

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Production and Structural Analysis of Cellulose by Acetobacter sp. V6 Using Static Culture (정치배양을 이용하여 Acetobacter sp. V6의 셀룰로오스 생산 최적화 및 구조 분석)

  • Kim, Jeong-Do;Jung, Ho-Il;Jeong, Jin-Ha;Park, Ki-Hyun;Jeon, Young-Dong;Hwang, Dae-Youn;Lee, Chung-Yeol;Son, Hong-Joo
    • Korean Journal of Microbiology
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    • v.45 no.3
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    • pp.275-280
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    • 2009
  • The optimal medium compositions for the production of bacterial cellulose (BC) by a Acetobacter sp. V6, which was isolated from the traditionally fermented vinegar in Korea, were investigated in static cultures. The optimum medium compositions for BC production were 3% glucose, 3% soytone, 0.8% $K_2HPO_4$, and 0.4% ethanol, respectively. Adding $NaH_2PO_4$ or $KH_2PO_4$ had not shown the increase in BC production. Under the optimum medium compositions, the highest BC production was 44.67 g/$m^2$ in 8 days and the thickness of BC pellicle was about 1 cm. Structural properties of BC produced in the optimal medium were studied using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray diffractometer. BC from the optimal medium was found to be of cellulose type I, the same as typical native cellulose. No difference in the compositions between bacterial and plant celluloses, but BC showed unique micro-network structure and high crystallinity (82%).

Purification and Characterization of Alcohol Dehydrogenase from Acetobacter sp. KM (Acetobater sp.KM Alcohol Dehydrogenase의 분리 및 특성)

  • 전홍성;차영주
    • KSBB Journal
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.30-37
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    • 1995
  • Membrane-bound alcohol dehydrogenase(ADH) was purified to homogeneity from the acetic acid producing bacteria, Acetobacter sp. KM. The enzyme was solubilized and extracted with Triton X-100 and purified using the Mono-Q ion exchange chromatography and Superose 12 gel filtration chromatography. The enzyme was purified to 12-fold with a yield of 30%. The molecular weight of the purified enzyme was to be 335 KDa. SDS-PAGE of the enzyme showed two subunits with molecular weights of 79 KDa and 49 KDa. It indicated that the enzyme consisted of three subunits of the 79 KDa and two subunits of the 49 KDa. The purified .ADH preferentially oxidized straight chain aliphatic alcohol except methanol. Formaldehyde, acetaldehyde and glutaraldehyde were also oxidized. The apparent Km for ethanol was 1.04 mM and the optimum pH and temperature were 5.0∼6.0 and 32$^{\circ}C$, respectively. V2O5 and divalent cation such as ZnCl2 and NiCl2 inhibited enzymatic activity.

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Characterization of Bacteriocin Production by Lactococcus sp. J-105 Isolated from Kimchi (김치에서 분리한 Lactococcus sp. J-105가 생산하는 Bacteriocin의 특성)

  • 곽규숙;구재관;배경미;전홍기
    • Journal of Life Science
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.111-120
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    • 1999
  • A bacteriocin-producing strain, J-105, was isolated from Kimchi and identified as Lactococcus sp. The optimum conditions for the bacteriocin production from the isolated microorganism were evaluated. For maximum yield of bacteriocin from Lactotoccus sp. J-105, the cell should be harvested at the early stationary phase and temperature, pH and NaCl concentration should be $25^{\circ}C$, pH 8.0 and without the addition of NaCl, respectively. Maltose should be used as a carbon source and organic nitrogen such as polypeptone should be used as a nitrogen source for the best yield. The bacteriocin from isolate was inhibitory against Acetobacter aceti, Bacillus subtilis and several strains of lactic acid bacteria. The bacteriocin of J-105 was sensitive to pepsin, but stable for heat treatment. It was stable even at autoclaving temperature for 15 min.

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Optimixation of Maesil Vinegar Fermentation conditions using Evolutionary Operation-Factorial Design Technique (Evolutionary operation-factorial design technique을 이용한 매실식초 발효 조건의 최적화)

  • Choi, Ung-Kyu
    • Journal of Life Science
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    • v.18 no.9
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    • pp.1284-1289
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    • 2008
  • This research was conducted to elucidate the optimum conditions for the maesil vinegar fermentation by Acetobacter sp. SK-7 using evolutionary operation (EVOP)-factorial design technique. The acidity of maesil vinegar was effected by ethanol concentration in the range of 3-7% (r=-0.5166), and glucose concentration in the range of 0.1-0.5% (r=-0.5061). The acidity of maesil vinegar was not effected by differentiation of temperature in the range of 24-$33^{\circ}C$ (r=0.1082). The optimum maesil vinegar fermentation by Acetobacter sp. SK-7 as determined by the EVOP-factorial design technique was obtained at an fermentation temperature of $30^{\circ}C$, ethanol concentration of 4%, glucose concentration of 0.2%. Furthermore, the acidity of vinegar increase from an initial acidity of 5.4% to 6.365% in the third set that is nearly 1.0% by EVOP-factorial design technique

Bacteriocin Production by Streptococcus sp. J-C1 Isolated from Kimchi (김치에서 분리한 Streptococcus sp. J-C1의 bacteriocin 생산)

  • Jo, Young-Bae;Cho, Young-Im;Baik, Hyung-Suk;Jun, Hong-Ki
    • Journal of Life Science
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    • v.6 no.4
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    • pp.270-277
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    • 1996
  • Streptococcus sp J-C1 producing bacteriocin was isolated from Kimchi. The optimum conditions for bacteriocin production by Streptococcus sp. J-C1 were evaluated. For the maximum yield of bacteriocin production by Streptococcus sp. J-C1, the cell should be harvested at the late stationary phase and the temperature, pH and NaCl concentration should be 25$\circ$C, pH 8 and without the addition of NaCl, respectively. Sucrose should be used as a carbon source and organic nitrogen such as peptone should be used as a nitorgen source for the best yield. The production of bacteriocin is related to the cell growth of Streptococcus sp. J-C1. The bacteriocin from Streptococcus sp. J-C1 was active for gram positive microorganisms such as Lactobacillus sp., Leuconoctoc sp., Lactococcus sp., Streptococcus mutans, Staphylococcus aureus amd Bacillus subtilis and also active for gram negetive bacteria such as Acetobacter aceti. Antibacterial activity of the bacteriocin was completely disappeared by protease treatment.

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Comparison of quality properties and identification of acetic acid bacteria for black waxy rice vinegar (흑찰미 식초 제조를 위한 초산균주 동정 및 품질특성 비교)

  • Lee, Gyeong-Eun;Kim, So-Mang;Huh, Chang-Ki;Cho, In-Kyung;Kim, Yong-Doo
    • Food Science and Preservation
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.443-451
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    • 2015
  • This study was carried out to investigate the quality characteristics and identification of acetic acid bacteria for black waxy rice vinegar. Eight (8) strains of acetic acid bacteria were isolated for the production of acetic acid and their acidities were then compared with commercial acetic acid bacteria. Among them, F1, H4, and two types of commercial bacteria (four best strains by vinegar zymogen) were selected. After analyzing the 16S rRNA sequence, both F1 and H4 strains were identified as acetobacter genus. Therefore, the F-1 and H-4 strains were named as Acetobacter sp. F-1 and Acetobacter sp. H-4, respectively. Acidity of black waxy rice vinegar during fermentation was steadily increased up to 16 days and the acidity was then constant. Total acidity content was higher when used FV-1 strain. In the results of Hunter's color value of black waxy vinegar, L value was at 75.01 to 80.11, while (+a) value was at 3.34 to 3.92, and (+b) value was at 12.84 to 18.09. The major organic acid of the black waxy vinegar was acetic acid. The total organic acid content was high when used H-4, F-1, C-2 and C-1 strains. The total free amino acid content of the black waxy vinegar by strain was the highest (351.43 mg%) of F-1 vinegar strain, and the lowest (247.74 mg%) of C-2 vinegar strain. A sensory evaluation of black waxy vinegar indicated that F-1 vinegar strain was better than the other samples in aspect of flavor, color, and overall preference.

Development of Microbial Augmentation for the Treatment of Recalcitrant Industrial Wastewater Containing Chlorinated Organic Compounds (유기염소계 난분해성 산업폐수의 처리를 위한 미생물제제의 개발)

  • Lee, Hyun Don;Im, Seong Won;Suh, Hyun-Hyo
    • Journal of Life Science
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    • v.24 no.8
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    • pp.887-894
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    • 2014
  • The screening of the microorganisms degrading chlorinated organic compounds such as PCP (pentachlorophenol) and TCE (trichloroethylene) was conducted with soil and industrial wastewater contaminated with various chlorinated organic compounds. Isolates (GP5, GP19) capable of degrading PCP and isolates (GA6, GA15) capable of degrading TCE were identified as Acetobactor sp., Pseudomonas sp., Arthrobacer sp., Xanthomonas sp. and named Acetobacter sp. GP5, Pseudomonas sp. GP19, Arthrobacer sp. GA6 and Xanthomoas sp. GA15, respectively. The microbial augmentation, OC17 formulated with the mixture of bacteria including isolates (4 strains) degrading chlorinated organic compounds and isolates (Acinetobacter sp. KN11, Neisseria sp. GN13) degrading aromatic hydrocarbons. Characteristics of microbial augmentation OC-17 showed cell mass of $2.8{\times}10^9CFU/g$, bulk density of $0.299g/cm^3$ and water content of 26.8%. In the experiment with an artificial wastewater containing PCP (500 mg/l), degradation efficiency of the microbial augmentation OC17 was 87% during incubation of 65 hours. The degradation efficiency of TCE (300 uM) by microbial augmentation OC17 was 90% during incubation of 50 hours. In a continuous culture experiment, analysis of the biodegradation of organic compounds by microbial augmentation OC17 in industry wastewater containing chlorinated hydrocarbons showed that the removal rate of COD was 91% during incubation of 10 days. These results indicate that it is possible to apply the microbial augmentation OC17 to industrial wastewaters containing chlorinated organic compounds.