• 대한수의학회지
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.113-119
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• 2009

Atrophic rhinitis (AR) is the one of important respiratory diseases and causes severe economic losses in pig industry. Severe attempts have been made to reduce the economic losses by preventing the disease. One of the methods is the spraying of antibiotics into nasal cavity of piglets. Recently, the efficacy of the spraying with kanamycin and gentamicin was reduced in the Korean swine industry. Therefore, the preventive methods have been required to be changed based on the antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of causative agents of swine AR. Based on the current situations of this disease, Bordetella (B.) bronchiseptica and Pasteurella (P.) multocida 4D were isolated from pigs with clinical signs of AR. The isolation rates of B. bronchiseptica and P. multocida 4D were 58.5% and 32.9%, respectively. In the antimicrobial susceptibility test, the bacteria were resistant to kanamycin and gentamicin which have been used as the spraying agents, but they were susceptible to amikacin. A new spraying agent was developed using amikacin using ${\beta}$-glucan and yakbaltag as supplementary agents. Field efficacy of the agent was carried out with different schedule. The results from this study suggested that the newly developed spraying agents might be helpful to prevent AR in swine.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제54권6호
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• pp.918-926
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• 2021

We isolated 28 Vibrio vulnificus strains from seawater and fisheries and investigated the positive rate of eight virulence genes. Additionally, we evaluated the susceptibility of these strains to 25 antimicrobials. The positive rates of fur, vvhA, tcp, rtxA, vcgC, viuB, vvp, and acfA were 100, 92.9, 92.9, 67.9, 64.3, 25.0, 14.3, and 7.1%, respectively. A disk diffusion susceptibility test revealed that, all the investigated strains had the highest resistance to amoxicillin and oxacillin, followed by that to streptomycin (96.4%), cefoxitin (92.9%), clindamycin (82.1%), amikacin (67.9%), vancomycin (46.4%), nalidixic acid (7.1%), penicillin G (7.1%), and ampicillin (3.6%). Moreover, they were susceptible to 10 other antimicrobials, including cefotaxime, chloramphenicol, erythromycin, gentamicin, and rifampicin. Notably, amoxicillin, oxacillin, and streptomycin had average minimum inhibitory concentrations of 132.6, 603.4, and 23.1 ㎍/mL against V. vulnificus, respectively. These observations provide new insights regarding the necessity for sanitation of commercial fisheries and can potentially, help reduce the risk posed by fisheries contaminated with bacteria resistant to antimicrobials.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.146-150
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• 2017

본 연구에서는 지금까지 거의 보고된 바 없는 corosolic acid의 항균활성에 대해 대표적 식중독균 중 하나인 S. aureus를 대상으로 연구하였다. 대수기의 S. aureus에 corosolic acid를 처리하여 생장 저해 여부를 확인하였고, broth micro-dilution 방법과 agar disc diffusion 방법을 통해 corosolic acid의 S. aureus에 대한 항균활성을 측정해본 결과, corosolic acid의 농도에 비례하여 S. aureus 생장이 저해되는 것으로 확인되었다. 또한 corosolic acid의 존재 조건에서 S. aureus의 바이오필름 형성능이 MIC 보다 높은 농도뿐 아니라 낮은 농도에서 역시 저해되는 것으로 관찰되었다. 따라서 천연물질인 corosolic acid는 S. aureus에 의한 식품 오염을 억제하고 식중독 예방 및 잠재적 치료제로서 개발 될 가능성이 있는 것으로 판단되며, 나아가 다른 종류의 식중독균들에 대한 적용 가능 연구가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권11호
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• pp.1457-1466
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• 2012

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) exert antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, fungi, and viruses by various mechanisms. AMPs commonly possess particular characteristics by harboring cationic and amphipathic structures and binding to cell membranes, resulting in the leakage of essential cell contents by forming pores or disturbing lipid organization. These membrane disruptive mechanisms of AMPs are possible to explain according to the various structure forming pores in the membrane. Some AMPs inhibit DNA and/or RNA synthesis as well as apoptosis induction by reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation and mitochondrial dysfunction. Specifically, mitochondria play a major role in the apoptotic pathway. During apoptosis induced by AMPs, cells undergo cytochrome c release, caspase activation, phosphatidylserine externalization, plasma or mitochondrial membrane depolarization, DNA and nuclei damage, cell shrinkage, apoptotic body formation, and membrane blebbing. Even AMPs, which have been reported to exert membrane-active mechanisms, induce apoptosis in yeast. These phenomena were also discovered in tumor cells treated with AMPs. The apoptosis mechanism of AMPs is available for various therapeutics such as antibiotics for antibiotic-resistant pathogens that resist to the membrane active mechanism, and antitumor agents with selectivity to tumor cells.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제32권11호
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• pp.1416-1426
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• 2022

The need to discover new types of antimicrobial agents has grown since the emergence of antibiotic-resistant pathogens that threaten human health. The world's oceans, comprising complex niches of biodiversity, are a promising environment from which to extract new antibiotics-like compounds. In this study, we newly isolated Pseudomonas sp. NIBR-H-19 from the gut of the sea roach Ligia exotica and present both phenotypes and genomic information consisting of 6,184,379 bp in a single chromosome possessing a total of 5,644 protein-coding genes. Genomic analysis of the isolated species revealed that numerous genes involved in antimicrobial secondary metabolites are predicted throughout the whole genome. Moreover, our analysis showed that among twenty-five pathogenic bacteria, the growth of three pathogens, including Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus hominis and Rhodococcus equi, was significantly inhibited by the culture of Pseudomonas sp. NIBR-H-19. The characterization of marine microorganisms with biochemical assays and genomics tools will help uncover the biosynthesis and action mechanism of antimicrobial metabolites for development as antagonistic probiotics against fish pathogens in an aquatic culture system.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.71-78
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• 2002

항생제 및 항균 물질 등의 오, 남용으로 인하여 항생제 내성균들이 등장, 사회적으로 큰 문제가 되고 있으며, 최근에는 식물이나 probiotics 등과 같이 항생제를 대체할 수 있는 물질에 대한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 국내에서 오래 전부터 민간 요법으로 사용되어 오던 백련초 (Opuntia ficus-indica var. saboten)를 이용하여 in vitro와 in vivo에서 Salmonella enteyica serova. Enteritidis (S. enteritidis), S. enterica serova. Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) DT104 및 Escherichia coli O157:H7에 대한 항균능을 평가하였다 백련초의 수용액이 포함된 Moulter Hinton agar에 Salmonella spp. 및 S. coli O157:H7를 접종한 결과 이들 균에 대한 억제능(inhibitory activity)을 확인할 수 있었다. 백련초 제제를 경구투여한 군에서 분변으로 배출되는 S.typhimurium DT104의 수가 급격히 감소하였고, 낀 후에는 더 이상 분변으로 균이 배출되지 않았으며, intestinal IgA가 유의적으로 증가함이 확인되었다. 본 연구를 통하여 백련초가 in vitro에서 S. enteritis, S. Typhimurium DT104와 E. coli O157:H7대한 항균력을 나타낼 뿐만 아니라 마우스의 gastrointestinal tract에서 역시 Salmonella에 대한 항균력을 보임을 확인할 수 있었다. 본 연구를 통해 백련초 및 그 성분을 이용한 병원성 세균의 제거 및 면역 증진 효과 등과 같은 연구의 필요성이 확인되었고, 그 응용 가능성도 매우 높을 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.91-99
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• 2014

An antimicrobial susceptibility test was conducted to compare the resistance rates among Campylobacter spp. isolates from dogs (n = 50) raised under diverse conditions and humans (n = 50). More than 60% of Campylobacter (C.) jejuni from dogs and humans showed resistance to nalidixic acid, enrofloxacin and ciprofloxacin. C. jejuni isolates from humans showed higher resistance to tetracycline (83.3%) and ampicillin (91.3%) than those from dogs. None of the C. jejuni or Campylobacter coli isolates from humans or dogs were resistant to erythromycin. Overall, 85% of Campylobacter spp. isolates showed a multidrug resistant phenotype. Nucleotide sequencing analysis of the gryA gene showed that 100% of $NA^R/CIP^R$ C. jejuni isolates from dogs and humans had the Thr-$86^{th}$-Ile mutation, which is associated with fluoroquinolone resistance. flaA PCR restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) typing to differentiate the isolates below the species level revealed 12 different clusters out of 73 strains. The human isolates belonged to eight different RFLP clusters, while five clusters contained dog and human isolates.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.244-248
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• 2020

Skin and soft tissue infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) can occur especially in community populations such as military training camps. We investigated antimicrobial resistance patterns and molecular epidemiological characteristics of MRSA isolated from nasal swabs in healthy army trainees. From January 2018 to March 2018, one MRSA strain was isolated from nasal swab and hand of healthy army trainees. mecA gene detection, SCCmec and mec complex typing were performed to analyze the antimicrobial resistance patterns and molecular epidemiological characteristics of MRSA isolates. As a result, SCCmec and mec complex type of MRSA isolate from military trainees was not-typeable (n=1). In conclusion, not-typeable subtype of MRSA isolate from military trainees need to be confirmed by continuous follow-up study to determine whether there is a different genotype or a new subtype of genotype present in the Republic of Korea.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.183-187
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• 2005

본 연구는 PC방의 세균 오염 실태를 조사하기 위한 목적으로 2004년 7월${\~}$12월까지 서울시내에 있는 PC방(Internet Cafe)들 중에서 34곳을 표본으로 선정하여 연구를 수행하였다. 총 세균수를 측정한 결과, 키보드에서는 $9.0{\times}10^4$ CFU/ml, 마우스에서는 $2{\times}10$ CFU/ml, 그리고 화장실 손잡이에서는 $5{\times}10^3$ CFU/ml의 세균이 검출되었다. 이는 화장실 손잡이보다 키보드와 마우스에서 세균에 대한 오염정도가 더 심한 것을 의미한다. PC방에서 항생제에 대한 내성을 지닌 7개의 균주를 분리해 내었는데, 2개의 균주는 methicillin과 erythromycin에 대한 내성을 나타내었고, 5개의 균주는 gentamicin, ampicllin, cefotaxim, chloramphenicol에 대해서 내성을 나타내었다. 이들 균주들을 동정한 결과, 2 균주는 Staphylococcus aureus로 동정되었고, 4 균주는 Actinobacillus ureae로 동정되었으며. 나머지 1개의 균주는 Pasteurella multocida로 동정되었다. Pasteurella multocida와 Actinobacillus ureae는 잠재적인 병원균으로 이전에 Pasteurella ureae로 알려졌던 Actinobacillus ureae는 인간의 상부 호흡기에 드물게 공생하는 것으로 알려졌으며, Pasteurella multocida는 많은 가축의 비인두강 안에 존재하는 평범한 정상 균총을 구성하는 세균인 것으로 알려졌다. 항생제 내성에 대한 연구 결과 Staphylococcus aureus는 erythromycin과 methicillin의 혼합제에 대해서 $100\;{\mu}g/ml$ 이상의 높은 항생제 내성을 나타내었고, Pasteurella multocida와 Actinobacillus ureae는 gentamicin, ampicillin 에 대하여 $100\;{\mu}g/ml$ 이상의 높은 항생제 내성이 있음을 알 수 있었다.