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Solubilization of Insoluble Phosphates by Pseudomonas putida, Penicillium sp. and Aspergillus niger Isolated from Korean Soils (한국 토양(土壤)에서 분리(分離)된 Pseudomonas putida, Penicillium sp. 및 Aspergillus niger에 의한 난용성(難溶性), 인산염(燐酸鹽)의 가용화(可溶化))

  • Suh, Jang-Sun;Lee, Sang-Kyu;Kim, Kwang-Sik;Seong, Ki-Young
    • Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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    • v.28 no.3
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    • pp.278-286
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    • 1995
  • Phosphate-solubilizing microorganisms were isolated from agricultural area in Korea, and the solubilizing potential of microorganisms was evaluated in vitro. Of the several microorganisms Pseudomonas putida, Penicillium sp., and Aspergillus niger showed solubilization in all phosphatic compounds such as hydroxyapatite, tricalcium phosphate, aluminium phosphate and rock phosphate tested. Inorganic P solubilization was directly related to the pH drop by each microorganisms. Aspergillus niger was found to be more active in solubilizing phosphate than Pseudomonas putida and Penicillium sp.. The maximum concentration of phosphorus released from each of aluminium phosphate, hydroxyapatite and tri-calcium phosphate by Aspergillus niger in liquid culture was 776ppm, 665ppm and 593ppm, respectively when $KNO_3$ was added as nitrogen source. For rock phosphate, it was 411ppm with ammonium sulfate as nitrogen source.

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A Study on Growth of Aspergillus versicolor and Penicillium polonicum within the beeswax treated paper (밀랍지 내에서의 Aspergillus versicolor와 Penicillium polonicum의 생장 특성 연구)

  • Park, Ji-Hee;Choi, Kyoung-Hwa;Seo, Jin-Ho
    • Journal of Korea Technical Association of The Pulp and Paper Industry
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    • v.42 no.2
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    • pp.20-26
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    • 2010
  • Paper composed mainly of organic materials and they can be used as nutrient by microorganisms. Therefore microorganisms are damaging the important documents and works of art irreversibly. Previous research reported that mycelium or spores of the fungi were observed on the wax of the volumes of King Sejong especially were heavily deteriorated by fungi. Fungal strains isolated from the annals of Joseon dynasty were identified as Biscogniauxia atropunctata, Aspergillus versicolor, Penicillium polonicum, Ceriporia lacerata, Irpex lacteus. Especially Aspergillus and Penicillium are able to grow on the substrates having a 7-8% moisture content, which is much lower than the general storage condition (RH55-60%) of the paper cultural properties. Moreover, they are known as fungi cause paper deterioration and discoloration. In this study, we selected Aspergillus versicolor and Penicillium polonicum among five strains, then biological aging has been executed for 30 days. The growth of Aspergillus versicolor and Penicillium polonicum in wax was lower than wax treated paper and Hanji. The growth of them in beeswax treated paper and Hanji both were excellent.

Citric Acid Production from Concentrated Milk-wastewater by Aspergillus niger (Aspergillus niger를 이용한 우유폐수로 부터의 구연산 생산)

  • Kim, Se-Kwon;Roh, Ho-Seok;Byun, Hee-Guk;Jeon, You-Jin
    • Journal of Life Science
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.6-13
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    • 1996
  • The possible use of milk-wastewater as a fermentation media for the production of citric acid by Aspergillus niger has been investigated. The addition of Mn$^{2+}$ , Fe$^{2+}$ and Cu$^{2+}$ to the medium promoted citric acid production while only Mg$^{2+}$ decreased citric acid production. The concentrations of citric acid produced were marked up to 7.2g/l and 16.5g/l in a batch bioreactor by Aspergillus niger ATCC 9142 with 50g/l and 100g/l of reducing sugar concentration in milk-wastewater, respectively. A mathematical model was developed and simulating the predictability of cell growth, citric acid production and substrate consumption rate, and gave good agreement results with experimental data.

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Aspergillus cumulatus sp. nov., from Rice Straw and Air for Meju Fermentation

  • Kim, Dae-Ho;Kim, Seon-Hwa;Kwon, Soon-Wo;Lee, Jong-Kyu;Hong, Seung-Beom
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.24 no.3
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    • pp.334-336
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    • 2014
  • A new species named Aspergillus cumulatus sp. nov. is described in Aspergillus section Aspergillus (Eurotium state). The type strain (KACC $47316^T$) of this species was isolated from rice straw used in meju fermentations in Korea, and other strains were isolated from the air in a meju fermentation room. The species is characterized by growth at a wide range of water activities and the formation of aerial hyphae on malt extract 60% sucrose agar (ME60S) that resemble a cumulus cloud. Furthermore, A. cumulatus produces yellow ascomata containing small lenticular ascospores (5.1-5.7 ${\mu}m$) with a wide furrow, low equatorial crests, and tuberculate convex surface. The species is phylogenetically distinct from the other reported Aspergillus section Aspergillus species based on multilocus sequence typing using rDNA-ITS, ${\beta}$-tubulin, calmodulin, and RNA polymerase II genes.

Diversity of Marine-Derived Aspergillus from Tidal Mudflats and Sea Sand in Korea

  • Lee, Seobihn;Park, Myung Soo;Lim, Young Woon
    • Mycobiology
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    • v.44 no.4
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    • pp.237-247
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    • 2016
  • Aspergillus (Trichocomaceae, Eurotiales, and Ascomycota) is a genus of well-defined asexual spore-forming fungi that produce valuable compounds such as secondary metabolites and enzymes; however, some species are also responsible for diseases in plants and animals, including humans. To date, 26 Aspergillus species have been reported in Korea, with most species located in terrestrial environments. In our study, Aspergillus species were isolated from mudflats and sea sand along the western and southern coasts of Korea. A total of 84 strains were isolated and identified as 17 Aspergillus species in 11 sections on the basis of both morphological characteristics and sequence analysis of the calmodulin gene (CaM) locus. Commonly isolated species were A. fumigatus (26 strains), A. sydowii (14 strains), and A. terreus (10 strains). The diversity of Aspergillus species isolated from mudflats (13 species) was higher than the diversity of those from sea sand (five species). Four identified species-A. caesiellus, A. montenegroi, A. rhizopodus, and A. tabacinus-are in the first records in Korea. Here, we provide detailed descriptions of the morphological characteristics of these four species.

The Effects of a Fermentation Product by Aspergillus oryzae on the in vitro Digestibilities of Dry Matter, Fiber and Protein and pH in the Fermentation Fluid of Diets for Dairy Cows (착유우 사료에 대한 Aspergillus oryzae 발효물질 첨가가 in vitro 건물, 섬유소 및 단백질 소화율과 발효액의 pH에 미치는 영향)

  • Myung, Yoon-Ah;Park, Duk-Sub;Lee, Soo-Kee;Park, Jong-Soo;Kim, Yong-Kook
    • Korean Journal of Agricultural Science
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    • v.29 no.2
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    • pp.20-34
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    • 2002
  • This study was conducted to examine the effects of an Aspergillus oryzae fermentation culture on the in vitro digestibilities of dry matter, crude fiber, acid detergent fiber (ADF), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), crude protein, and pH in in vitro experiment of diets for dairy cows. A fungal species, Aspergillus oryzae was supplied by Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Korea (KCTC 1229). The experimental diets were commercial compound feed (concentrate) and total mixed ration (TMR) for lactating cows, of which chemical analyses were determined at Research and Development Institute, Woosung Feed Co., Ltd., while the digestibilities were done at the laboratory of Chungnam National University. Aspergillus oryzae culture products were added to compound feed and TMR at the rate of 0, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0% respectively. The experimental diet with the rumen fluid sampled from Holstein fresian milking cows were used and digested for 24 hrs, 48hrs and 72hrs in the shaking incubator. The residues of the digesta were digested for 48hrs in the incubator in which put 30ml of 0.1N HCl with 0.2% pepsin at $39^{\circ}C$. The final precipitates were dried for 48hrs in the drier at $60^{\circ}C$. These experimental procedures were triplicated to determine the in vitro digestibility of dry matter, crude fiber, ADF, NDF, crude protein and pH. Compared to control diet, not added Aspergillus oryzae, the DM digestibility of fungal diets were improved 2.1%(63.1%), 9.7%(68.5%) and 9.0%(68.0%) for 24 hour fermentation in compound feed while 4.8%(60.0%), 6.4%(61.1%) and 2.9%(58.8%) in TMR. On the contrary, for 48 hour and 72 hour digestibilities, the effects of Aspergillus oryzae culture on the digestibility of dry matter were relatively lowered compared to 24 hour digestibility. Referring to the digestibility of dietary fiber, Aspergillus oryzae was believed to significantly improve digestibilities of crude fiber, ADF and NDF. Those were increased up to 13.3%(53.3%) for 24 hour fermentation, while 2.4%(54.6%) for 3.0% added for 72 hour fermentation in compound feed. However, there were no significant differences among the treatments for the inclusion rate of Aspergillus oryzae, even though the more inclusion rate, the better digestibility. The protein digestibilities were significantly improved from 0.4%(79.7%) to 9.4%(71.8%) by adding Aspergillus oryzae into compound feed. However, there were no significant differences between the two experimental diets, 2.0% and 3.0% Aspergillus oryzae included diets. In case of TMR, the protein digestibilities were significantly improved from 4.0%(70.4%) to 6.3%(65.1%) by adding Aspergillus oryzae. However, there were no significant differences between the two experimental diets, 2.0% and 3.0% Aspergillus oryzae included diets. In this study, there were no significant differences among the treatments in pH. On the contrary, there were slightly decrease in pH by adding Aspergillus oryzae into experimental diets but not significant. Summarizing the results of this examination, Aspergillus oryzae fermentation culture is believed to improve the digestibilities of dry matter, fiber and crude protein in cattle diets. However, more detailed research for the mechanism of the fungal culture is required to improve ruminal environment.

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Role of Protease Activated Receptor 2 (PAR2) in Aspergillus Protease Allergen Induces Th2 Related Airway Inflammatory Response (Aspergillus 단백분해효소 알러젠에 의해 유도된 Th2 관련 기도염증반응에서 protease activated receptor 2 (PAR2)의 역할)

  • Yu, Hak-Sun
    • Journal of Life Science
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.503-510
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    • 2010
  • Most allergens have protease activities, suggesting that proteases may be a key link between Th2-type immune reactions in allergic responses. Protease activated receptor (PAR) 2 is activated via the proteolytic cleavage of its N-terminal domain by proteinases. To know the role of PAR2 in Aspergillus protease allergen activated Th2 immune responses in airway epithelial cells, we investigated and compared immune cell recruitment and level of chemokines and cytokines between PAR2 knock out (KO) mice and wild type (WT) mice. There were evident immune cell infiltrations into the bronchial alveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of WT mice, but the infiltrations in PAR2 KO mice were significantly lowered than those of WT mice. The IL-25, TSLP, and eotaxin gene expressions were profoundly increased after Aspergillus protease, but their expression was significantly lowered in PAR2 KO mice in this study. Compared to PAR2 KO mice, OVA specific IgE concentrations in serum of WT mice were quite increased; moreover, the IgE level of PAR2 KO mice was lower than in WT mice. The IL-25 expression by Aspergillus protease stimulation was significantly reduced by p38 specific inhibitor treatment. In this study, we determined that Th2 response was initiated with IL-25 and TSLP mRNA up-regulation in lung epithelial cells via PAR2 after Aspergillus protease allergen treatment.

Studies on the Effects of Red Pepper Powder on the Enzyme Production and Growth of Aspergillus Oryzae (국균(麴菌)의 효소생산(酵素生産) 및 생육(生育)에 미치는 고춧가루의 영향에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Taik-Soo;Park, Yoon-Joong
    • Applied Biological Chemistry
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.227-232
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    • 1976
  • This experiment was carried out to investigate the effects of red pepper powder on its enzyme production and growth of Aspergillus oryzae. In this report, Aspergillus oryzae A and G strains were cultured to the wheat bran and Czap다 Dox liquid media containing red pepper powder. And their enzyme activity. dry mycelial weight, pH and acidity were determined respectively. The results obtained were as follows. 1. In the case of protease reaction on the substrate without salt, the addition of red pepper powder ranging from 0.05 to 30 per cent to the wheat bran medium showed the increased neutral and alkali protease production in comparison with the control. However, the acid protease production were decreased by the addition of red pepper powder in the case of Aspergillus oryzae G strain. 2. In the case of protease reaction on the substrate with 10 per cent of salt, wheat bran medium containing 0.05 to 10per cent of red pepper powder showed the high protease production in comparison with the control. 5. As the amount of red pepper added to the Czapek-Dox lipuid culture was increased, the dry mycelial weight produced by Aspergillus oryzae A and G strains were also increased. And the dry mycelial weight produced by Aspergillus oryzae A strain was much more than that of Aspergillus oryzae G strain. 6. The addition of red pepper powder brought the fall of pH in Czapek-Dox liquid medium. 7. By the increase of red pepper powder concentration, the acidity in Czapek-Dox liquid culture were increased. And the increase ratio in the case of Aspergillus oryzae G strain was more remarkable than that of Aspergillus oryzae A strain.

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Optimal Conditions for the Production of Salt-tolerant Protease from Aspergillus sp. 101 and Its Characteristics (Aspergillus sp. 101로부터 내염성 단백분해효소 생산을 위한 최적 조건 및 특성)

  • Hwang, Joo-Yeon;Choi, Seung-Hwa;Lee, Si-Kyung;Kim, Sang-Moo
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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    • v.38 no.11
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    • pp.1612-1617
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    • 2009
  • Aspergillus sp. 101 was isolated from the Korean traditional soybean paste for the production of a salt-tolerant protease. The optimal condition for the production of a salt-tolerant protease was determined with various energy sources such as carbon, nitrogen, and protein, and at different culture conditions such as temperature, pH, incubation time and NaCl concentration. The most favorable organic nitrogen sources were 2% defatted soybean flour (DSF) and soy protein isolate (SPI). Optimal pH and temperature were pH 6.0 and $25{\sim}27^{\circ}C$, respectively. Therefore, Aspergillus sp. 101 protease was a mild acid (or neutral) protease. Protease production was the highest at 0.1% concentration of $CaCO_3,\;K_2HPO_4$ and Arabicgum. Aspergillus sp. 101 could grow in culture medium at 15% NaCl concentration and produce a salt-tolerant protease even at 7% NaCl. The cell mass and protease activity of Aspergillus sp. 101 cultured in a modified medium was comparatively higher in Czapek dox and protease producing media. Hence, Aspergillus sp. 101 protease can be utilized in soy or fish sauce industry as a salt-tolerant protease starter.

Aspergillus Fumigatus Infection in Wild Goose (흑기러기에 있어서 Aspergillus fumigatus에 의한 감염증)

  • 신태균;양기천;이헌준;김옥녀;김우택;권오덕;이두식
    • Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.195-197
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    • 1996
  • 제주도에 서식중인 흑기러기(Branta bernicla)가 식욕감퇴, 점진적인 수척, 호흡촉박 등을 나타내다 폐사하였다. 부검소견으로서는 폐 및 복부기낭에 다수의 위약한 흰색-황색 결절이, 병리조직학적검사결과 괴사병소에 균사와 Aspergillus의소포가 확인되었다. 배양결과 Aspergillus fumigatus 감염증으로 진단된 국내 최초의 보고로 생각된다.

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