• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.244-251
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• 2015

BACKGROUND: Recent studies have described the importance of bacteria that can degrade polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Here we screened bacterial isolates from commercial gasoline for PAH degraders and characterized their ability to degrade PAHs, lipids and proteins as well as their enantioselective epoxide hydrolase activity, salt tolerance, and seawater survival. METHODS AND RESULTS: One hundred two bacteria isolates from commercial gasoline were screened for PAH degraders by adding selected PAHs on to the surface of agar plates by the sublimation method. A clear zone was found only around the colonies of PAH degraders, which accounted for 13 isolates. These were identified as belonging to Bacillus sp., Brevibacterium sp., Micrococcus sp., Corynebacterium sp., Arthrobacter sp., and Gordonia sp. based on 16S rRNA sequences. Six isolates belonging to Corynebacterium sp., 3 of Micrococcus sp., Arthrobacter sp. S49, and Gordonia sp. H37 were lipid degraders. Arthrobacter sp. S49 was the only isolate showing high proteolytic activity. Among the PAH-degrading bacteria, Arthrobacter sp. S49, Brevibacterium sp. S47, Corynebacterium sp. SK20, and Gordonia sp. H37 showed enantioselective epoxide hydrolase activity with biocatalytic resolution of racemic styrene oxide. Among these, highest enantioselective hydrolysis activity was seen in Gordonia sp. H37. An intrinsic resistance to kanamycin was observed in most of the isolates and Corynebacterium sp. SK20 showed resistance to additional antibiotics such as tetracycline, ampicillin, and penicillin. CONCLUSION: Of the 13 PAH-degraders isolated from commercial gasoline, Arthrobacter sp. S49 showed the highest lipid and protein degrading activity along with high active epoxide hydrolase activity, which was the highest in Gordonia sp. H37. Our results suggest that bacteria from commercial gasoline may have the potential to degrade PAHs, lipids, and proteins, and may possess enantioselective epoxide hydrolase activity, high salt tolerance, and growth potential in seawater.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.282-289
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• 1987

Pseudomonas putida KU816에서 분리한 플라스미드 pKU10의 여러가지 특성을 조사하고 그 제한 효소 지도를 작성하였다. pKU 10은 암펴설런, 테트라사이클린, 클로람페니콜에 대한 내성 유전자를 갖는 작은 R factor로서 마이토마이신 C에 의하여 큐어링 된다. 플라스미드의 크기는 9.4Kb로 측정되었다. pKU 10은 Pseudomonas와 E.coli블 숙주로 하였을 때 안정하게 형질 발현이 되다. 또한 pKU 10의 불화합성균은 IncP-I으로 조사되었다. Eco RI, Xho I. SaiI, BglII, SmaI은 pKU 10 DNA를 한 부위에서 자르고, Pst I은 두 부위, Hind Ill는 여섯 부위에서 자른다. 제한 효소 지도는 제한 효소를 이중, 삼중으로 완전 소화시키거나, 부분 소화시켜서 얻었다. pKU 10은 Pseudomonas속에서 유용한 클로닝 벡터호 이용된 것으로 기대된다.

• 대한미생물학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.241-250
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• 1987

A total 64 strains of Escherichia coli including 38 strains of urinary tract infection and 26 strains from other clincal sources were studied for several properties related to the virulence markers of organisms. Urinary isolates(76.3%) showed higher frequency of mannose resistant hemagglutination(MRHA) wi th human erythrocytes(A type, $Rh^+$) than the strains of control group isolated from other sources(34.6%). Seventeen strains(44.4%) of urinary isolates and 2 strains(7.7%) of control group showed hemolysis on blood agar plate. There was no significant difference in MIC's of 23 drugs between both groups of urinary isolates and control group. But they showed high frequency of resistance to ampicillin, carbenicillin, piperacillin, kanamycin, and trimethoprim, but were very susceptible to cefotaxime, moxalactam, ceftizidime, imipenem, and norfloxacine. Fourteen strains(36.8%) of urinary isolates and 10 strains(38.5%) of control group showed conjugally transferable resistance conferred to R plasmids. The urinary isolates carried one or more to 6(mean 3.4) plasmids of approximate molecular weight ranged 3.1 to 94 megadalton(Mdal) and strains of control group carried 2 to 5(mean 3.8) plasm ids of size ranged 3.6 to 130 Mdal. The size of conjugally transferable R plasmid identified with transconjugants ranged 32 to 130 Mdal.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.29-35
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• 2019

Purpose: We aimed to determine characteristics of host, causative organisms, and antibiotic susceptibility of bacteria in pediatric patients with UTI living in metropolitan area of Korea. Methods: Retrospective investigation was done for the causative organisms of UTI in 683 pediatric cases treated at Ajou University Hospital from 2012 to 2017. Patients were classified into Escherichia coli and non-E. coli group, where E. coli group was subdivided into ESBL(+) and ESBL(-) groups based on whether the bacteria could produce extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL). Antibiotic susceptibility of the causative organism was also determined. Results: A total of 683 UTIs occurred in 550 patients, of which 463 (67.8%) were first-time infection and 87 (32.2%) were recurrent ones (2-7 recurrences, 2.52 average), and 64.9% were male and 35.1% were female. The most common causative organism was E. coli (77.2%) and ESBL(+) E. coli was found in 126 cases. The susceptibility of E. coli to 3rd or 4th generation cephalosporin was relatively higher than that to ampicillin or amoxicillin/clavulanic acid. ESBL(+) E. coli showed higher resistance rate to 3rd or 4th generation cephalosporin than ESBL(-) E. coli. Conclusion: New treatment guideline should be considered due to the incidence of ESBL(+) E. coli increased up to one quarter of UTI cases.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.274-287
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• 2021

The purpose of this study is to examine the physiological characteristics and anti-diabetic effects of Pediococcus pentosaceus KI62. The α-amylase and α-glucosidase inhibitory activity of P. pentosaceus KI62 was 94.86±3.30% and 98.59±0.52%, respectively. In MRS broth containing 3% maltodextrin inoculated by P. pentosaceus KI62, the amounts of short chain fatty acids (SCFA) were propionic acid 18.05±1.85 mg/kg, acetic acid 1.12±0.07 g/100 mL, and butyric acid 2.19±0.061 g/kg, and those of medium chain fatty acids (MCFA) were C8 0.262±0.031 mg/kg, C10 0.279±0.021 mg/kg, and C12 0.203±0.009 mg/kg. Compared to sixteen antibiotics, P. pentosaceus KI62 had the highest sensitivity to penicillin-G and rifampicin, as well as the highest resistance to vancomycin and ampicillin. The strain also showed higher leucine arylamidase and valine arylamidase activities than other enzyme activities, but it did not produce β-glucuronidase which is carcinogenic enzymes. The survival rate of P. pentosaceus KI62 in 0.3% bile was 91.67%. Moreover, the strain showed a 98.63% survival rate in pH 2.0. P. pentosaceus KI62 exhibits resistance to Escherichia coli, Salmonella Typhimurium, Listeria monocytogenes, and Staphylococcus aureus at rates of 29.41%, 38.10%, 51.72%, and 50.47%, respectively. P. pentosaceus (23.31%) showed a similar adhesion ability to L. rhamnosus GG, the positive control (24.49%). These results show that P. pentosaceus KI62 has possibility as a probiotic with anti-diabetic effects.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.198-207
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• 2023

Objectives: This study investigated causative strains and their antibiotic sensitivity in patients who were hospitalized for maxillofacial odontogenic infections at a tertiary center in South Korea over the past 10 years with the aim of providing guidelines for the selection of appropriate empirical antibiotics. Materials and Methods: Patients with head and neck fascial space abscesses due to odontogenic infections who underwent incision and drainage surgery with pus culture tests between 2013 and 2022 at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dankook University Hospital were included. The bacterial isolates and antibiotic sensitivity of each strain were analyzed for 2013-2022, 2013-2017, and 2018-2022. The affected fascial spaces were classified into primary, secondary, and deep neck spaces. Results: In the 192 patients included in this study, 302 strains were detected. Viridans streptococcus had the highest frequency (51.7%), followed by Prevotella spp. (16.9%), Staphylococcus spp. (5.6%), and Klebsiella pneumoniae (4.6%). The identification rate of viridans streptococcus significantly increased from 41.8% in 2013-2017 to 60.9% in 2018-2022. Viridans streptococcus showed an antibiotic sensitivity of 80.5% to ampicillin; the sensitivity to penicillin antibiotics decreased over the study period. Antibiotic susceptibility was approximately 94% for third-generation cephalosporins. K. pneumoniae, which was identified at a high percentage in patients with deep neck space infection, showed increasing antibiotic resistance to most antibiotics over the study period. Conclusion: Viridans streptococcus was identified in head and neck fascial space abscesses with the highest frequency. Empirical antibiotics should be effective against this strain; penicillin antibiotics are considered inappropriate. For effective treatment of deep neck space abscesses, bacterial culture and antibiotic sensitivity tests performed as soon as possible are essential.

• 대한미생물학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.55-62
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• 1980

시판(市販)되고 있는 9종(種)의 유산균음료(乳酸菌飮料)로부터 Lactobacillus bulgaricus 3주(株), Lactobacillus plantarum 2주(株), Lactobacillus cellobiosus 2주(株) 및 Lactobacillus lactis, Lactobacillus casei subsp. casei, Lactobacillus casei subsp, tolerans를 각각(各各) 1주(株) 분리(分離)하여 streptomycin(SM), chloramphenicol(CP), tetracyline(TC), penicillin(PC), ampicillin(AP), kanamycin(KM), erythromycin(EM) 및 nalidixic acid(NA) 등(等) 8종(種)의 약제(藥劑)에 대(對)한 내성검사(耐性檢査)와 접합(接合)(conjugation)에 의(依)한 대장균(大腸菌)에로의 내성인자(耐性因子)의 전달여부(傳達與否) 및 그 빈도(頻度)를 검사(檢査)하여 아래와 같은 성적(成績)을 얻었다. 전분리균주(全分離菌株)가 TC, PC 및 EM에는 고도(高度)의 감수성(感受性)을 보였으나, SM, CP, AP, KM 및 NA에는 대부분(大部分)이 중도(中度) 또는 고도(高度)의 내성(耐性)을 보였다. 분리균주(分離菌株)의 약제내성유형(藥劑耐性類型)은 NA AP(1주(株)), NA CP(1주(株)), NA AP CP(1주(株)), NA AP CP KM(2주(株)), NA AP CP SM(1주(株)) 및 NA AP CP SM KM(5주(株)) 등(等) 6종(種)으로서 전분리균주(全分離菌株)가 2제(劑) 이상(以上) 다제내성(多劑耐性)을 보였다. 분리균주(分離菌株)의 내성인자전달유형(耐性因子傳達類型)은 R(AP)가 6주(株)로서 대부분(大部分)이 1제내성(劑耐性)을 전달(傳達)하였으며, R(AP SM)형(型)도 3주(株)를 점(占)하였다. 분리균주(分離菌株)의 내성인자전달빈도(耐性因子傳達頻度)는 분리균주(分離菌株) 또는 약제(藥劑)에 따른 차이(差異)는 없었으며, 그 범위(範圍)는 $2.8^{-5}-1.5{\times}10^{-1}%$였다. 이상(以上)의 결과(結果)로 세균(細菌)과 세균(細菌)의 접촉(接觸)에 의(依)해서 유산간균(乳酸桿菌)으로부터 대장균(大腸菌)에로 내성인자(耐性因子)가 감염적(感染的)으로 전달(傳達)됨을 알 수 있었으며 유산균제제(乳酸菌製劑) 및 발효유(醱酵乳)에 사용(使用)되는 유산균주(乳酸菌株)의 선택(選擇)에 신중(愼重)해야 하리라고 사료(思料)되었다.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.55-67
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• 1997

최근 항생제의 남용과 오용으로 인한 약제 내성균의 증가로 사회적으로 많은 문제를 야기하고 있다. 이러한 약제 내성균의 종류와 결과는 임상에서 환자의 치료에 많은 도움이 되리라 판단된다. 1996년 1월 1일부터 12월 31일까지 전북지역 종합병원 임상병리과에서 분리된 6,135균주에 관한 세균의 종류와 항생제 감수성 결과는 아래와 같다. 분리동정 된 균종은 Escherichia coli 1,134 균주 (18.4%) P. aeruginosa 856 균주 (13.9%) coagulase negative Staphylococcus 793 균주 (12.89%) Staphylococcus aureus 555 균주 (9.02%) Pseudomonas cepacia 421 균주 (6.84%) Enterobacter cloacae 366 균주 (5.95%), Enterococcus faecalis (4.86%) Klebsiella pneumoniae 220 균주 (3.85%) 순으로 나타났으며 검체별로는 소변에서는 E. coli가 40.6% (800 균주)로, 농에서는 B. cepacia가 18% (199 균주), 객담에서는 P. aeruginosa가 43.7% (306 균주) 혈액에서는 Enterobacter cloacae가 25.8% (166 균주), coagulase negative Staphylococcus (19.6%) P. aeruginosa 56 균주 (8.1%) 순으로 분리되었으며 그람음성 간균 중에서 항생제 감수성결과 P. aeruginosa는 ceftazidime imipenem을 제 외 하고는 나머지 항생제에서는 거의 내성을 나타냈으나, 같은 포도당 비 발효그람음성 간균인 B. cepacia는 aztreonam, ceftazidime, ciprofloxacin, piperacillin, trimethoprim/sulfa에서 약 90％이상의 감수성을 보여 대조를 이루었다. 그람양성균들은 vancomycin, teicoplanin에서 90% 이상의 감수성을 보였으며, 그외는 거의 내성이었다. Enterococcus faecalis는 penicillin-G, ampicillin, ciprofloxacin에서 85%이상이 감수성을 보였다. 검체별 항생제 감수성을 보면 Enterobacter cloacae는 다른 검체에서 보다 blood에서 분리된 검체가 항생제 감수성이 낮았고, P. aeruginosa는 urine에서 분리된 검체가 감수성이 낮게 나타나 검체별 균의 감수성의 차이가 있음을 보여주었다. 이 연구에서 나타난 결과 많이 사용되고 있는 항생제는 내성이 많이 발생하고 있음을 보여주고 있으며 내성이 그리 나타나지 않던 균들이 내성이 점차 보이기 시작하여 이들 균들에 대한 대책이 요구되며 세균감염의 진단, 치료시 항생제의 선택시 항생제 검사 후에 사용하는 것이 바람직하리라 생각된다.

• 대한미생물학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.35-53
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• 1987

Multiply resistant Shigella strains isolated in Taegu area were subjected for the characterization of R plasmids. All strains isolated in 1984 and 1985 were susceptible to gentamicin, amikacin, and cephalothin, and most strains were susceptible to kanamycin (Km) and rifampin by agar dilution antimicrobial susceptibility test. The resistance frequency of S. flexneri against ampicillin (Ap) was higher than that of S. sonnei. The strains resistant to sulfisomidine (Su) and trimethoprim (Tp) were found at higher frequency in S. sonnei than in S. flexneri. The most prevalent resistance pattern of S. flexneri was chloramphenicol (Cm) tetracycline (Tc) streptomycin (Sm) Ap, followed by the pattern of CmTcSmSuApTp, CmTcSmSuApTp nalidixic acid, and CmTcSmSuAp in the decreasing order. The antibiogram of CmTcSmSuTp was found to be the most frequent pattern in S. sonnei. The ratio of conjugal transfer of S. flexneri was 47% and 75% of S. sonnei. The average number of plasmid harboring in Shigella was 4 and the size of plasmid ranged 1.3 to 134 megadalton (Mdal). Most S. flexneri carried plasmids of 2 to 3 Mdal and S. sonnei carried those of 3 to 4 Mdal size. The sizes of conjugative plasmids ranged 40-90 Mdal. The incompatibility group (Inc) F II plasmids (54-59 Mdal) were most frequent and rare Inc B plasmids (60 Mdal) of isolates in 1979 and 1980 and Inc FI (87 Mdal) of 1983 isolates were able to be classified by the colony test with standard reference plasmids. The R plasmids of known Inc group were tested for the restriction endonuclease analysis. The pattern of plasmids digested by EcoRl were apparently different by the Inc group but there was no significant difference between species or by the resistance patterns. Nonconjugative plasmids and their phenotypes were identified by transformation test. The transformants were resistant to less than two drugs. Colicin producing transformants carried the Col plasmid of 3.7 or 3.9 Mdal size. $Ap^r$ plasmids derived from S. sonnei were found to be mobilized by transfer factor RT641 to E. coli #CS100. $Ap^r$ plasm ids of same size shared by S. flexneri, S. sonnei, and E. coli were digested with Pstl. All of them showed two restriction fragments of 2.8 kilobase(kb) and 0.7kb. Other plasmids ($Sm^r\;Su^r$) derived from S. flexneri, S. boydii, and S. sonnei were digested with Pstl and they showed same restriction fragment patterns of 3.1kb and 2.9kb. The plasmid profiles of three strains of S. sonnei producing colicin and showing same resistance pattern of CmTcSmSuApTpKm appeared to be similar. Restriction patterns by EcoRl and the behavior of plasmids in conjugation or transformation process were also similar between those plasmids. The restriction patterns were significantly different between the plasmids of Inc FI group and those of unclassified Inc group.

• 대한미생물학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.21-27
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• 1971

Recent reports confirm that R factors is widespread in Korea among Enterobacteriaceae isolated from humans. However, no reports have been made concerning the incidence of transferable drug resistance in domestic animals in this country. A total of 211 isolates of Escherichia coli, including 94 strains from dogs, 76 strains from pigs, 30 strains from chickens, and 21 strains from cow milk, were examined for drug resistance and distribution of R factors. And, respective two strains of Salmonella E group and Salmonella cholerasuis which were isolated from dogs and pigs, respectively were also examined for the same purposes. Of 211 strains of E. coli isolated, 66.8% were found to be resistant to 8 antibacterial agents such as streptomycin(SM), tetracycline(TC), chloramphenicol(CP), ampicillin sodium(AP), nalidixic acid(NA), gentamicin(GM), and polymyxin B(PX). Among the isolates, 86.2% of the strains from dogs, 70% of the strains from chickens, 43.4% of the strains from pigs, and 28.6% of the strains from milk, respectively, were found to be resistant to the drugs. The following percentage of resistance of E. coli to each individual drugs was encountered: of 94 strains from dogs, AP, 64.9%; SM, 20.2%; NA, 12.8%, CP and PX, 8.5% each; GM, 2.1% each; GM, 2.1%. Among 76 strains from pigs, 42.2% and 2.6% each were resistant to TC, AP and PX, respectively. Among 30 strains from chickens, 43.3% were resistant to SM, TC, AP, respectively, and no strains were resistant to the other drugs. No strains of the isolated from milk were resistant to the drugs, except that 28.6% were resistant to SM and AP, respectively. Of the strains from dogs, multiply resistant strains(56.8%) were more than singly resistant one(43.2%) and sixteen different drug resistant patterns were observed. The most frequently encountered patterns were AP TC AP and SM CP AP NA. Of the isolates from other sources, the most frequently encountered resistant patterns were as follows: TC among the strains from pigs; SM TC AP from chickens; SM AP from milk. Of the resistant strains from dogs, 32% carried R factors and the most common resistance patterns of R factors were AP TC AP and SM TC CP, whereas 35.2% of the resistant strains from pigs carried R factors of which the most common encountered pattern was TC. Of the resistant strains from chickens, 46.9% carried R factors of which the most common patterns were SM TC TC AP and AP, whereas 50% of the resistant strains from milk carried R factors of which the most common pattern was SM. Of 4 strains of Salmonella isolated, no strains were resistant to the drugs, except that only one strain of Salmonella E group isolated from a dog was resistant to AP. The strain did not harbor R factor.