• 대한미생물학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.69-76
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• 2000

Members of the genus Acinetobacter are recognized as newer pathogens of the nosocomial infection with an increasing frequency in recent years. Strains that belonged to A. calcoaceticus A. baumannii complex (genomic species 1, 2, 3, and 13TU) were major groups associated with nosocomial infection. Phenotypic identification was unreliable and laborious method to classify Acinetobacter strains into 19 genomic species. Rapid and reliable identification of clinical isolates is essential to diagnosis and epidemiology of Acinetobacter. We investigated the suitability of amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis (ARDRA) to identify genomic species of 131 Acinetobacter isolates. The 16S rRNA genes (ribosomal DNA) were enzymatically amplified and the amplified PCR products were restricted independently with the enzymes, AluI, CfoI, and MboI. Genomic species of Acinetobacter was classified by the combinations of restriction patterns. The analysis was showed that restriction profiles were characteristic for each genomic species. One hundred fourteen isolates were identified as A. baumannii, twelve were identified as genomic species 13TU, and one was identified as genomic species 3. Four isolates were found to be unknown organisms. All of the isolates which were identified to A. baumannii by phenotypic tests were completely discriminated into A. baumannii and genomic species 13TU by ARDRA. This study demonstrates that ARDRA is a rapid and simple techniques for the identification of Acinetobacter species according to the genomic species.

• 환경생물
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.53-61
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• 2000

서울시 소재 지하수 중 중금속으로 오염되어 음용수 이외의 생활 용수로 사용하고 있는 1개 정점과 음용수로 사용하고 있는 1개 정점, 대조군으로 강화도 천연 동굴의 1개 정점을 대상으로 실험을 실시하였다. 지하수 세균군집의 유전적 다양성의 변화를 보기 위해 지하수 세균 군집에서 16SrDNA를 증폭하는 primer로 PCR(polymerase chain reaction)을 실시한 후 ARDRA(amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis) 지문 분석으로 비교하였다. 16S rDNA를 증폭하여 제한효소 지문분석을 한 결과 in situ와 음용수에서 유전적 다양성이 상대적으로 크게 나타났다. 지하수 세균 군집의 ARDRA지문 분석은 상이한 환경과 서식지를 반영한 유전적 차이를 빠르게 비교 분석할 수 있었으며 지하수의 오염도에 따른 미생물의 다양성(천연 동굴>음용수>오염수)을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.770-778
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 광양만 해수의 세균군집 다양성의 계절적인 변화를 분석하기 위해 2011년 2월, 5월, 7월, 10월의 4계절에 총 336 균주를 분리하였다. 분리된 미생물의 16S rRNA를 제한효소 Hae III를 이용하여 Amplified Ribosomal DNA Restriction Analysis 를 실시하여 절편 양상을 군집화 시키고, 다양성 지수를 계산하였다. 80%의 유사도 수준에서 40개의 단일 계통형을 포함한 총 101개의 계통형을 얻을 수 있었다. 각 계통형을 대표할 수 있는 139개 균주를 선택하여 16S rRNA 염기서열을 결정한 후 유전자서열을 비교한 결과, 이들 균주는 Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes 및 Firmicutes를 포함한 4개의 문에 속하였다. 모든 계절에 Proteobacteria 문이 최 우점하였고, 겨울과 봄, 가을에는 Bacteroidetes 문, 여름에는 Actinobacteria 문이 차 우점하였다. 과(family) 수준에서는 겨울과 봄에는 Flavobacteriaceae가 우점하였고, 여름과 가을에는 Pseudoalteromonadaceae가 우점하였다. 모든 계절에 Altererythrobacter, Loktanella, Pseudoalteromonas, Vibrio 속(genus)이 관찰되었다. 미생물 군집의 다양성은 가을에 가장 높았으며, 다음으로 봄, 겨울, 여름 순서였다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.137-144
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• 2001

순천만 갯벌의 세균 군집의 다양성을 조사하기 위해 16S rDNA의 다양성을 조사하였다. 갯벌로부터 전체 핵산을 분리한 후, 세균에 상보적인 universal primer로 증폭된 16S rDNA로부터 클론 라이브러리를 만들었다. 총 111개의 클론으로부터 HaeIII를 이용하여 amplified rDNA restriction analysis (ARDRA)를 수행하고, Gelcompar II 프로그램을 이용하여 pattern을 clustering하였다. 111개의 클론 중 100가지의 서로 다른 RFLP type이 조사되었고, 이들 중 전체 클론 라이브러리를 대표할 수 있는 20개의 클론을 선별하여 부분적인 염기서열을 분석하여 세균 다양성을 분석하였다. 20개의 클론중에는 RDP와 GenBank에서 제공하는 small subunit RNA database와 동일한 클론은 존재하지 않았으며, 이미 알려진 배양 가능한 세균의 16S rRNA 염기서열과 비교 하였을때 77∼96.8%의 유사도를 보였다. 또한 이들 20개의 클론은 alpha-, delta-, gamma-Proteobacteria, low G+C Gram positive bacteria, high G+C Gram positive bacteria, Sphingobacteria (Cytophaga); Cyanobacteria (Chloroplast)등 주요한 7개 lineage에 속했으며, 클론들 중 Proteobacteria가 우점종을 차지하고 있었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.942-948
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• 2003

Soil samples were obtained from 5 sites contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). These soil samples were cultured in using phenanthrene as a sole carbon and energy source, and 36 strains of phenanthrene-degrading bacteria were isolated from 3 sites. Most of them degraded 500 ppm of phenanthrene within 8 to 10 days, and these isolates could degrade a few other PAHs other than phenanthrene. Their genotypes were determined by restriction digests of the l6S rRNA genes [amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis (ARDRA)]. It was found that all the phenanthrene degrading isolates were included in 4 ARDRA types, and they showed a strict site endemism. l6S rDNAs of 12 strains selected from different sites were sequenced, and they were all confirmed as Sphingomonas strains. Their l6S rDNA sequences were compared for phylogenetic analysis; their sequence showed a similar result to ARDRA typing, thus indicating that these heterotrophic soil bacteria are not regionally mixed. In addition, it was found that the microbial diversity among sampling sites could be monitored by l6S rDNA PCR-RFLP pattern alone, which is simpler and easier to perform, without l6S rDNA sequence analysis.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.262-269
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• 2012

ARDRA (amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis) 방법을 이용하여 주황해변해면(Hymeniacidon sinapium)의 배양 가능한 공생세균 군집에 대하여 봄과 여름의 계절에 따른 차이를 분석하였다. 공생세균의 배양은 변형된 Zobell 배지와 MA 배지를 사용하였다. 분리된 균주의 16S rDNA를 증폭하고 제한효소 HaeIII와 MspI을 이용하여 제한효소 type을 구별하였다. 그 결과 봄 해면인 경우 23개, 여름인 경우 28개의 ARDRA type을 구별할 수 있었다. 각 type 별로 1-3개의 분리균주를 선별하여 부분 염기서열 분석 결과, 알려진 세균 종과 94% 이상의 유사도를 나타내었다. 봄 해면으로부터 분리된 세균들은 Alphaproteobacteria, Gammaproteobacteria, Firmicutes, Actinobacteria, 4개의 문(phylum)에 속하였으며 여름 해면의 공생세균은 Alphaproteobacteria, Betaproteobacteria, Gammaproteobacteria, Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, 5개의 문에 포함되었다. Gammaproteobacteria는 봄 해면에서 33.8%, 여름 해면에서 67.4%가 각각 관찰되어 두 계절에서 우점 하는 세균그룹으로 나타났으며 여름철에 증가하는 경향을 나타내었다. Firmicutes와 Actinobacteria의 경우 봄 해면에서 각각30.2%, 8.3%로 관찰된 반면 여름해면에서는 6.9%, 0%로 관찰되어 여름철에 감소하는 세균 그룹이었다. Betaproteobacteria(4.7%)와 Bacteroidetes (4.7%)는 여름 해면에서만 관찰되었다. H. sinapium 해면에서 봄철에 비해 여름철에 더 다양한 세균그룹을 발견할 수 있었으며 동일한 해면 종일지라도 계절에 따라 공생세균 군집에 차이를 나타냄을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.13-24
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• 2012

The genetic diversity of plant growth-promoting rhizobacterial (PGPR) fluorescent pseudomonads associated with the sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) rhizosphere was analyzed. Selected isolates were screened for plant growthpromoting properties including production of indole acetic acid, phosphate solubilization, denitrification ability, and production of antifungal metabolites. Furthermore, 16S rDNA sequence analysis was performed to identify and differentiate these isolates. Based on 16S rDNA sequence similarity, the isolates were designated as Pseudomonas plecoglossicida, P. fluorescens, P. libaniensis, and P. aeruginosa. Differentiation of isolates belonging to the same group was achieved through different genomic DNA fingerprinting techniques, including randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD), amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis (ARDRA), repetitive extragenic palindromic (REP), enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus (ERIC), and bacterial repetitive BOX elements (BOX) analyses. The genetic diversity observed among the isolates and rep-PCR-generated fingerprinting patterns revealed that PGPR fluorescent pseudomonads are associated with the rhizosphere of sugarcane and that P. plecoglossicida is a dominant species. The knowledge obtained herein regarding the genetic and functional diversity of fluorescent pseudomonads associated with the sugarcane rhizosphere is useful for understanding their ecological role and potential utilization in sustainable agriculture.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.144-156
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• 2016

Soil is a dynamic biological system, in which it is difficult to determine the composition of microbial communities. Knowledge of microbial diversity and function in soils are limited because of the taxonomic and methodological limitations associated with studying the organisms. In this review, approaches to measure microbial diversity in soil were discussed. Research on soil microbes can be categorized as structural diversity, functional diversity and genetic diversity studies, and these include cultivation based and cultivation independent methods. Cultivation independent technique to evaluate soil structural diversity include different techniques such as Phospholipid Fatty Acids (PLFA) and Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME) analysis. Carbon source utilization pattern of soil microorganisms by Community Level Physiological Profiling (CLPP), catabolic responses by Substrate Induced Respiration technique (SIR) and soil microbial enzyme activities are discussed. Genetic diversity of soil microorganisms using molecular techniques such as 16S rDNA analysis Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE) / Temperature Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (TGGE), Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (T-RFLP), Single Strand Conformation Polymorphism (SSCP), Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP) / Amplified Ribosomal DNA Restriction Analysis (ARDRA) and Ribosomal Intergenic Spacer Analysis (RISA) are also discussed. The chapter ends with a final conclusion on the advantages and disadvantages of different techniques and advances in molecular techniques to study the soil microbial diversity.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.193-199
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• 2006

Halotolerant spore-forming Gram-positive bacteria were isolated from the root, rhizosphere, and non-rhizosphere soil of Blutaparon portulacoides. The different isolates were characterized genetically using an amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis (ARDRA), and phenotypically based on their colonial morphology, physiology, and nutritional requirements. Three different 16S rRNA gene-based genotypes were observed at a 100% similarity using the enzymes HinfI, MspI, and RsaI, and the phenotypic results also followed the ARDRA groupings. Selected strains, representing the different ARDRA groups, were analyzed by 16S rDNA sequencing, and members of the genera Halobaeillus, Virgibacillus, and Oceanobacillus were found. Two isolates showed low 16S rDNA sequence similarities with the closest related species of Halobacillus, indicating the presence of new species among the isolates. The majority of the strains isolated in this study seemed to belong to the species O. iheyensis and were compared using an AP-PCR to determine whether they had a clonal origin or not. Different patterns allowed the grouping of the strains according to Pearson's coefficient, and the resulting dendrogram revealed the formation of two main clusters, denoted as A and B. All the strains isolated from the soil were grouped into cluster A, whereas cluster B was exclusively composed of the strains associated with the B. portulacoides roots. This is the first report on the isolation and characterization of halotolerant spore-forming Gram-positive bacteria that coexist with B. portulacoides. As such, these new strains may be a potential source for the discovery of bioactive compounds with industrial value.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권12호
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• pp.1966-1974
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• 2008

A typical tropical soil from the northeast of Brazil, where an important terrestrial oil field is located, was accidentally contaminated with a mixture of oil and saline production water. To study the bioremediation potential in this area, molecular methods based on PCR-DGGE were used to determine the diversity of the bacterial communities in bulk and in contaminated soils. Bacterial fingerprints revealed that the bacterial communities were affected by the presence of the mixture of oil and production water, and different profiles were observed when the contaminated soils were compared with the control. Halotolerant strains capable of degrading crude oil were also isolated from enrichment cultures obtained from the contaminated soil samples. Twenty-two strains showing these features were characterized genetically by amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis (ARDRA) and phenotypically by their colonial morphology and tolerance to high NaCl concentrations. Fifteen ARDRA groups were formed. Selected strains were analyzed by 16S rDNA sequencing, and Actinobacteria was identified as the main group found. Strains were also tested for their growth capability in the presence of different oil derivatives (hexane, dodecane, hexadecane, diesel, gasoline, toluene, naphthalene, o-xylene, and p-xylene) and different degradation profiles were observed. PCR products were obtained from 12 of the 15 ARDRA representatives when they were screened for the presence of the alkane hydroxylase gene (alkB). Members of the genera Rhodococcus and Gordonia were identified as predominant in the soil studied. These genera are usually implicated in oil degradation processes and, as such, the potential for bioremediation in this area can be considered as feasible.