• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.23.1-23.15
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• 2022

Background: Antibacterial agents play important roles in the treatment of bacterial infections. However, the development of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and carry-over of substances into the environment are several problems arising during oral treatment of bacterial infections. We assessed AMR development in commensal Escherichia coli (E. coli) in enrofloxacin treated and untreated animals. In addition, we examined fluoroquinolone in the plasma and urine of treated and untreated animals, and in sedimentation dust and aerosol. Methods: In each trial, six pigs were treated with enrofloxacin via powder, granulate or pellet forms in two time periods (days 1-5 and 22-26). Four pigs served as untreated controls. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was determined to evaluate AMR development. Analysis of enro- and ciprofloxacin was performed with high performance liquid chromatography. Results: Non-wildtype E. coli (MIC > 0.125 ㎍/mL) was detected in the pellet treated group after the first treatment period, whereas in the other groups, non-wildtype isolates were found after the second treatment period. E. coli with MIC > 4 ㎍/mL was found in only the pellet trial. Untreated animals showed similar susceptibility shifts several days later. Bioavailability differed among the treatment forms (granulate > pellet > powder). Enro- and ciprofloxacin were detected in aerosols and sedimentation dust (granulate, powder > pellet). Conclusions: This study indicates that the kind of the oral dosage form of antibiotics affects environmental contamination and AMR development in commensal E. coli in treated and untreated pigs.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.698-705
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• 2023

Rapid diagnosis of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is essential for guiding clinical treatment and preventing the spread of MRSA infections. Herein, we present a simple and rapid MRSA screening test based on the aggregation effect of mannose-binding lectin (MBL)-conjugated gold nanoparticles (AuNP), called the MRSA probe. Recombinant MBL protein is a member of the lectin family and part of the innate immune system. It can recognize wall teichoic acid (WTA) on the membrane of MRSA more specifically than that of methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) under optimized salt conditions. Thus, the MRSA probe can selectively bind to MRSA, and the aggregation of the probes on the surface of the target bacteria can be detected and analyzed by the naked eye within 5 min. To demonstrate the suitability of the method for real-world application, we tested 40 clinical S. aureus isolates (including 20 MRSA specimens) and recorded a sensitivity of 100%. In conclusion, the MRSA probe-based screening test with its excellent sensitivity has the potential for successful application in the microbiology laboratory.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제55권2호
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• pp.189-198
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• 2011

두 가지 새로운 thiosemicarbazone으로, 예를 들면, 4[N-(4'-ethylbenzalidene)amino]antipyrine thiosemicarbazone(EBAAPTS) 및 4[N-(2',4'-dimethylbenzalidene)amino]antipyrine thiosemicarbazone(DMBAAPTS)를 합성하여 그 특성을 규명하였다. 이들 thiosemicarbazone(EBAAPTS 및 DMBAAPTS)의 코발트(II) 및 니켈(II)에 대한 착물화 특성을 조사하였다. EBAAPTS 및 DMBAAPTS와 코발트(II) 및 니켈(II) 염과의 반응을 뜨거운 에탄올 용액에서 수행한 결과, 일반적 조성으로 [$MX_2(L)H_2O$] (M=$Co^{2+}$ 또는 $Ni^{2+}$; X=$Cl^-$, $Br^-$, $NO_3^-$, $NCS^-$ 또는 $CH_3COO^-$; L=EBAAPTS 또는 DMBAAPTS)을 갖는 새로운 착물의 형성을 확인하였다. 새롭게 합성한 이들 착물에 대해 원소분석, 분자량, 몰전도도, 자기수자율, 적외선 및 자외선 분광학 등의 방법으로 특성을 규명하였다. 니트로벤젠 용액에서 이들 착물의 몰전도도를 측정한 결과, 비전해질 성질을 가짐을 알았다. 또한, 모든 착물은 높은-스핀 형태였다. 분광학적 연구로부터 [$MX_2(L)H_2O$] 형의 코발트(II) 및 니켈(II) 착물은 팔면체의 기하구조를 갖는 것으로 확인되었다. 이들 착물을 이용하여 항박테리아 및 항균 활성을 여러 종류의 병원균, 세균 및 박테리아에 대해 조사하여 생물학적 활성을 고찰하였다.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제53권6호
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• pp.683-692
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• 2009

본 연구는Isoniazid의 hydrazone으로부터 유도된 새로운 리간드를 갖는 몇 가지 새로운 니켈(II) 착물의 합성에 대해 보고한다. 착물의 조성은 [$Ni(L)_2X_2$] 또는 $[Ni(L)_3](ClO_4)_2$ {L = N-isonicotinamidofurfuraldimine(INH-FFL), N-isonicotinamido-3',4',5'-trimethoxybenzaldimine (INH-TMB) 또는 N-isonicotinamido-cinnamalidene (INH-CIN) 및 X=$Cl^-$, ${NO_3}^-$, $NCS^-$ 또는 $CH_3COO^-$} 이다. 리간드 hydrazone 은 카보닐 산소와 아조메틴 질소를 통해서 중성의 두 자리 (N및 O주개) 리간드로 작용한다. 육면체 구조를 갖는 새로운 착물들은 원소분석, 분자질량분석, 자화율, 열분석과 적외선 및 전기적 스펙트럼을 이용한 전기화학 및 분광학적 연구를 통해 규명하였다. 니트로벤젠($PhNO_2$) 에서의 전기 전도성 측정에 의하면 [$Ni(L)_2X_2$] 및 $[Ni(L)_3](ClO_4)_2$ 착물들은 각각 비전해질 및 1:2전해질임을 알았다. 착물의 기하구조를 알기 위한 열적특성도 역시 연구되었다. 니켈(II) 착물 및 약간의 표준 약품의 항균성 및 항진균성 또한 연구되었고, 이를 통해 착물이 적당한 향균성 활동을 하는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.169-174
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• 2021

Mastitis is an inflammatory condition of the mammary gland, most often caused by bacterial infections, resulting in significant economic losses to the dairy industry. Antimicrobial resistance has been of great concern because of the extensive clinical use of antibiotics. For this reason, the development of new compounds as an alternative treatment to bovine mastitis is needed. Bee venom has been widely used as an oriental treatment for several inflammatory diseases and bacterial infections. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of bee venom on bacteria isolated from bovine mastitis. A total of 107 isolates from bovine mastitic milk samples collected in 2019 and 2020 in Jeonbuk province. All bacterial isolates were tested for susceptibility to bee venom of the honey bee (Apis mellifera). In order to obtain comprehensive antibacterial activities of the bee venom, we measured the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the bee venom against bacterial strains. Bee venom showed significant inhibition of bacterial growth of Gram-negative bacteria Citrobacter spp., Escherchia coli, Klebsiella spp., Pseudomonas spp., Serratia spp. and Raoultella with MIC values of 96, 81, 72, 230, and 85 ㎍/mL, respectively, and Gram-positive bacterial Enterococcus spp., Staphylococcus spp. and Streptococcus spp. with MIC values of 29, 21 and 16 ㎍/mL, respectively. The results indicated that the MIC values were different depending on the bacterial strains, and those of Gram-positive bacteria were lower than those of Gram-negative bacteria for bee venom. These findings suggested that bee venom could be an effective antimicrobial treatment for bovine mastitis; however, further research is necessary to evaluate the mechanism underlying the antimicrobial action, its effectiveness/safety in vivo and effective application for therapeutic use.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제53권1호
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• pp.17-26
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• 2009

Isonicotinic acid hydrazid의 Hydrazones, 즉, N-isonicotinamido-furfuralaldimine (INH-FFL), N-isonicotnamido- cinnamalidine (INH-CIN) 및 N-isonicotnamido-3',4',5'-trimethoxybenzaldimine (INH-TMB)를 isonicotinic acid hydrazide와 예를 들면 furfural, cinnamaldehyde 또는 3,4,5-trimethoxy-benzaldehyde 등과 같 은 각각의 방향족 알데히드와의 반응으로부터 제조하였다. INH-FFL, INH-CIN and INH-TMB와 같은 새로운 hydrazones을 코발트(II) 염과 반응시켜 새로운 일련의 15개 코발트(II) 착물을 제조하였다. 적외선 분광 데이타를 통해 hydrazone 리간드들이 $Co^{2+}$ 이온에 대해 N, O 주개원자의 배열을 갖는 두자리 리간드임을 규명하였다. 착물 의 특성은 원소분석, 수자율, 전도도, 적외선 및 전자 스펙트럼 측정을 통해 조사하였다. 분석 데이터로부터 착물은 [$Co(L)_2X_2$] 및 [$Co(L)_3](ClO_4)_2$ (L = INH-FFL, INH-CIN 또는 INH-TMB, 그리고X = $Cl^-,\;{NO_3}^-,\;NCS^-$ 또는 $CH_3COO^-$)의 일반적 조성을 가짐을 알 수 있었다. 열무게법으로부터 착물의 열적 행동을 조사하였다. 전자 스펙 트럼 결과와 자화율 측정으로부터 코발트(II) 킬레이트가 6배위의 기하구조를 이루고 있다는 것을 확인할 수 있었 다. 코발트(II) 착물과 약간의 표준약물에 대한 향균성으로부터 이들 착물이 매우 적합한 향균성질을 가짐을 알 수 있다.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.227-233
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• 2013

신선편의 샐러드와 유기농 채소에 오염되어 있는 식중독균인 B. cereus, S. aureus 그리고 E. coli를 대상으로 살균소독제와 유기산에 대한 감수성을 평가하여 신선편의 식품의 미생물학적 안전성의 확보를 위한 올바른 세척제와 사용량을 제시하고자 하였다. S. aureus는 2% acetic acid, malic acid, tartaric acid와 1% CaO에 대하여 고농도의 염소계, 과산화수소계 보다 높은 살균 효과를 보였고 E. coli의 경우에는 1% acetic acid와 CaO처리에 의해 80%의 분리주가 감소하여 50% 에탄올과 400 ppm 차아염소산나트륨과 대등한 감소율을 보였다. B. cereus 분리주에 대한 1% CaO, 0.5% acetic acid, 2% malic acid와 tartaric acid 처리는 200 ppm의 차아염소산나트륨보다 높은 감소율을 나타내었고, 1%의 과산화수소와 대등한 감소율을 나타내었다. 본 연구에 따라 천연 물질 유래 살균 소독제인 CaO와 유기산은 기존의 화학적 살균제를 대체할 수 있는 천연 살균 소독제로 활용될 수 있을 것이고 특히 환경 친화적이고 안전한 유기산은 고품질의 신선편의 채소를 안전성으로 공급하는데 효과적인 것으로 판단되었다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.283-292
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• 1986

Isolation and identification of Mycoplasma were performed to clarify Mycoplasma infection of mice fed by conventional feeding at two ($K_1$, $K_2$) institutes in Korea. The twenty mice to be tested were randomly sampled from each of 10 breeding colonies in respective institute. Identification of the Mycoplasma strains isolated from the nasal cavity, lung and synovia of mice was made according to the morphology of colonies, biological and biochemical properties with special reference to M. pulmonis, M. arthrotodis and M. neurolyticum. In addition, growth inhibition test was performed using hyperimmune rabbit antisera to the strain PG-22 of M. pulmonis, the strain PG-6 of M, arthritidis and the strain PG-28 of M. neurolyticum and also differentiation of isolates from L-form bacteria was dont by Dieses staining and culture method with passage of the isolates on liquid media eliminated antibacterial drug. On the other hand, a total of 13 strains out of the 44 isolated M. pulmonis from mice was investigated for their susceptibility against 16 antibiotics in vitro. The antibiotic sensitivity test was made using $3{\times}10^4$ organisms/0.3ml on each plate(90mm diameter) with antibiotic mono-or tri-disk. The results obtained are summarized as follows: 1. Out of 20 mice from 10 breeding colonies in Kl institute, mycoplasma-like strains from the nasal cavity of 16 mice(80%) and from the lung of 8 mice(40%) were isolated, while out of 20 mice in K2 institute, M-like strains were isolated from the nasal cavity of 14 mice(70%) and from the lung of 6 mice(30%). However, no mycoplasma-like organisms were isolated from the synovia of the 40 mice examined. All the 44 strains isolated were identified as the organisms of M. pulmonis. 2. Out of the 16 antibiotics tested, penicillin, oleandomycin and bacitracin showed no activity against all the 13 M. pulmonis strains. On the contrary, lincomycin, clindamycin, chloramphenicol, tetracycline, minocycline, kanamycin, gentamycin and tobramycin showed high activity with three different antibiotic concentration of tridisk, but amikasin and spiramycin showed intermediate activity. Other antibiotics such as polymyxin B and colistin showed low activity, while erythromycin showed lower activity than others.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.1299-1306
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• 2014

Background: Nano-biotechnology is recognized as offering revolutionary changes in various fields of medicine. Biologically synthesized silver nanoparticles have a wide range of applications. Materials and Methods: Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were biosynthesized with an aqueous extract of Pterocladiella (Pterocladia) capillacea, used as a reducing and stabilizing agent, and characterized using UV-VIS spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infra red (FT-IR) spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and energy dispersive analysis (EDX). The biosynthesized AgNPs were tested for cytotoxic activity in a human hepatocellular carcinoma ($HepG_2$) cell line cultured in Dulbecco's modified Eagle medium supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum, 1% antibiotic and antimycotic solution and 2 mM glutamine. Bacterial susceptibility to AgNPs was assessed with Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis [Gram+ve] and Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli [Gram-ve]. The agar well diffusion technique was adopted to evaluate the bactericidal activity of the biosynthesized AgNPs using Ampicillin and Gentamicin as gram+ve and gram-ve antibacterial standard drugs, respectively. Results: The biosynthesized AgNPs were $11.4{\pm}3.52$ nm in diameter. FT-IR analysis showed that carbonyl groups from the amino acid residues and proteins could assist in formation and stabilization of AgNPs. The AgNPs showed potent cytotoxic activity against the human hepatocellular carcinoma ($HepG_2$) cell line at higher concentrations. The results also showed that the biosynthesized AgNPs inhibited the entire panel of tested bacteria with a marked specificity towards Bacillus subtillus. Conclusions: Cytotoxic activity of the biosynthesized AgNPs may be due to the presence of alkaloids present in the algal extract. Our AgNPs appear more bactericidal against gram-positive bacteria (B. subtillus).

• 미생물학회지
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.161-165
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• 2003

Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale(OR)은 최근에 알려진 그람음성 간균으로서 가금류에서 호흡기감염을 일으킨다. OR균의 항생제 감수성과 OR에 대한 국내발생현황을 조사하기 위하여 11개 OR분리주의 8중 항생제에 대한 최소발육억제농도(MIC)와 국내 달의 OR 항체보유율을 조사하였다. 모든 분리주는 ampicillin, tetracycline 및 doxycycline에 대하여 높은 감수성을 나타내었다. MIC는 각각 0.38～2 ${\mu}g$ /ml, 0.094～3 ${\mu}g$/ml, 0.094～3 ${\mu}g$/ml으로 ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin, enrofloxacin및 ofloxacin의 MIC는 대부분 3 ${\mu}g$/ml～48 ${\mu}g$/ml로 나타났고 gentamicin에 대하여는 모든 분리주가 저항성을 나타내었다. 시판되는 OR ELISA검사 kit를 사용하여, 국내에서 사육하는 육계 및 육용종계와 산란계 188계군에 대한 항체보유율을 검사한 결과, 육계 5계군(4%),육용종계 17계군(50%),산란계 16계군(55.2%)이 OR항체 양성계군으로 나타났다. 이 결과로 보아 OR은 국내 양계장내 광범위하게 만연되어 있을 것으로 보인다.