• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.730-736
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• 1995

The solubilization and proteolytic process of $\delta $-endotoxin was analvsed to compare the biochemical property of the toxin isolated from B. thuringiensis subsp. sotto. The purified crystals were dissolved in 50 mM carbonate buffer containing 10 mM dithiothreitol at pH 10 for various times. The electrophoretic pattern showed that a rapid disappearance of 138 kDa protein band. This disappearance of protein with high molecular weight was accompanied by the appearance of new protein fragment with 104 kDa, 60 kDa, and 25 kDa. For proteolvtic processing, the soluble crystals were digested with trypsin for various times. The soluble crystal protein of 104 kDa was completely disappeared. However, the protein fragment of 60 kDa and 25 kDa still remained after complete proteolysis. The comparative immunoblot analysis showed that the antiserum against intact crystals showed strong immunoreactivity to the homologous inclusion protein of 138 kDa, 104 kDa, and 25 kDa, and to the intact spores of 221 kDa and 138 kDa, but not to the vegetative cell homogenate. The sera against crystals and spores had no immunoreactivity to the vegetative cell homogenate.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제59권1호
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• pp.41-54
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• 2020

안동지역 농가 주변의 정수에서 두 종의 모기가 채집되었다. 형태적 특징을 바탕으로 이들이 한국숲모기(Aedes koreicus)와 줄다리집모기(Culex vagans)로 각각 동정되었다. 또한, DNA 바코드 서열을 분석한 결과 이러한 동정 결과를 뒷받침하였다. 이들 모기류 유충에 대해 곤충병원세균인 Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis (BtI)가 살충효과를 보였으며 유사한 B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki에 비해 우수하였다. 한편 곤충의 면역억제를 유발하여 B. thuringiensis의 병원력을 높인다고 알려진 Xenorhabdus 세균류의 배양액을 BtI에 첨가하여 이들 모기류에 대한 살충력 증가 효과 유무를 확인하였다. 분석에 이용된 3 종류의 Xenorhabdus 세균배양액 가운데 X. ehlersii (Xe)의 배양액이 비교적 다른 세균배양액에 비해 두 종의 모기류에 대해서 BtI의 살충력을 높이는 것으로 나타났다. 이를 바탕으로 Xe 세균배양액으로부터 유기용매 추출물의 생물활성을 분석한 결과 모기의 혈구 활착행동을 뚜렷이 억제시키는 면역억제자가 존재한다는 것을 확인하였다. 본 연구는 BtI와 Xe의 두 세균을 혼합한 비티플러스 미생물제제가 한국숲모기와 줄다리집모기의 방제에 효과적이라는 것을 제시한다.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.123-129
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• 2000

Expression of the crylAcl gene of an acrystalliferous Bacillus thuringiensis strain under the control of the native or $\alpha$-amylase gene promoter was investigated. The crylAcl gene was cloned in a B. thuringiensis - E. coli shutle vector, pHT3101, undder the control of either the native promoter (pProAc) or the $\alpha$-amylase promoter from Bacillus subtilis (pAmyAc). These two recombinant plasmids were successfully expressed in B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki Cry B. The first transformant (ProAc/CB), harboring pProAc, expressed an about 130 kDa protein begining 24 hr after inoculations just as in the case of the wild type of B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki HD-73. The second pAmyAc-transformant (AmyAc/CB) began to express the gene just 6 hr after inoculation, but Western analysis showed that the activity of the $\alpha$-amylase promoter was relatively weaker than that of the native promoter. As expected, their toxicity against Plutella xylostella larvae was dependent on the amount of Cry1Acl protein expressed.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.428-434
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• 1993

Cloning and expression of two different crystal protein genes from transformed Bacillus thuringiensis were investigated. B. thuringiensis NT0423 is toxic to both Lepidopterous and Dipte-rous larvae. The pCG5 vector carrying crystal protein genes (mosquitocidal and hemolytic activity) of B. thurigiensis subsp. morrisoni PG-14 was transformed into B. thurigiensis NT0423. Transformant has expressed two type crystals of bipyramid from NT0423 and ovoid from pCG5 in one cell.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.69-75
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• 1989

B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki HD-1을 아밀라제 생산배지에 $32^{\circ}C$로 24시간 배양하였을 때 아밀라제 활성은 0.40 units/ml 였고, 50mM EDTA에 의하여 활성이 억제되었으며, 기본배지에 soluble starch와 $Ca^{2+}$, $Mg^{2+}$, $Mn^{2+}$을 첨가했을 때 활성이 비교적 높았고, pH6.5와 7.0 사이에서, 온도 $55^{\circ}C$에서 비교적 활성이 높았다. 아밀라제 생산을 위한 최적 배지로는 0.2% soluble starch, 1.0% bacto-peptone, 0.3% beef extract, 0.5% NaCl, 0.3% $K_{2-}$$KH_{2}PO_{4}$, 0.012% CaCl.$2H_{2}O$, 0.005% $MnSO_{4}$.$H_{2}O$, 0.03% $MgSO_{4}$.$7H_{2}O$이었다. 효소 용액을 에 $HPO_{4}$, 0.1% 탄올 침전시켜 5ml의 0.1M 인산염 완충액에 용해한 용액의 비활성은 2.01 units/mg였고, starch에 대한 효소의 Km 값은 0.80 mg/ml였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.534-540
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• 1999

Thirty-seven strains of Bacillus thuringiensis were isolated from Korean soil and examined for H-antigen serotyping, toxicity, and different spectra of biological activities. The isolate HL-175 bore a specific H-antigen, different from the 51 known serotypes, a spherical $\delta$-endotoxin crystal, and minor different biochemical characteristics. It was resistant to ampicillin, colistin, and penicillin G. Therefore, it was classified as a new serotype, H52, with the name kim. The other 36 isolates also produced endotoxin crystals and endospores. The crystal shape of eight strains was cuboidal while the others were bipyramidal. Biochemical characteristics of the isolates were only slightly different from the known serotypes of B. thuringiensis. The flagellar (H) antigens of the 36 isolates were identified as: one colmeri (H21), three galleriae (H5a,5b); two pakistani (H13); one toumanoffi (H11a, 11b); and twenty-nine kurstaki (H3a,3b). All 36 isolates were resistant to ampicillin, colistin, penicillin, cephalothin, and chloramphenicol.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.37-44
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• 1991

A shuttle promoter-probe vector, pEB203, was derived from pBR322, pPL703 and pUB110. Using the vector, a useful DNA fragment, 319 bp EcoRI fragment, having strong promoter activity has been cloned from Bacillus subtills chromosomal DNA. Selection was based on chloramphenicol resistance which is dependent upon the introduction of DNA fragments allowing expression of a chloramphenicol acetyl transferase gene. The nucleotide sequence of the 319 bp fragment has been determined and the putative -35 and -10 region, ribosome binding site, and ATG initiation codon were observed. This promoter was named EB promoter and the resultant plasmid which can be used as an expression vector was named pEBP313. The crystal protein gene from B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki HD-73 was cloned downstream from the EB promoter without its own promoter. When the resultant plasmid, pBT313, was introduced into Escherichia coli and B. subtilis, efficient synthesis of crystal protein was observed in both cells, and the cp gene expression in B. subtilis begins early in the vegetative phase. The cell extracts from both clones were toxic to Hyphantria cunea larvae.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.553-557
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• 2007

In order to detect and identify the most toxic Bacillus thuringiensis strains against pests, we isolated a B. thuringiensis strain (Bn1) from Balaninus nucum (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), the most damaging hazelnut pest. Bn1 was characterized via morphological, biochemical, and molecular techniques. The isolate was serotyped, and the results showed that Bn1 was the B. thuringiensis serovar, kurstaki (H3abc). The scanning electron microscopy indicated that Bn1 has crystals with cubic and bipyramidal shapes. The Polymerase Chain Reactions (PCRs) revealed the presence of the cry1 and cry2 genes. The presence of Cry1 and Cry2 proteins in the Bn1 isolate was confirmed via SDS-PAGE, at approximately 130 kDa and 65 kDa, respectively. The bioassays conducted to determine the insecticidal activity of the Bn1 isolate were conducted with four distinct insects, using spore-crystal mixtures. We noted that Bn1 has higher toxicity as compared with the standard B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki (HD-1). The highest observed mortality was 90% against Malacosoma neustria and Lymantria dispar larvae. Our results show that the B. thuringiensis isolate (Bn1) may prove valuable as a significant microbial control agent against lepidopteran pests.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.25-30
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• 1991

국내농작물의 근부토양으로 분리한 Pseudomonas의 염색체 DNA에 Tn5를 사용하여 Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki HD73의 독소유전자(cp)를 도입하였다. Tn5의 중심부위에 있는 BamHI위치 (Tn5-cp)와 BglII 위치 (IS5OL-cp)에 각각 독소유 전자를 도입하였으며 두 종류의 Pseudomonas 균주에는 Tn5-cp로써 그리고 다른 세 종류의 Pseudomonase 균주에는 IS5OL-cp로써 transposition하였다. 면역학적 방법과 흰불나방 애벌레에 대한 살충성 검정으로서 독소유전자의 도입과 발현을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.290-295
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• 1994

30 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) were produced against Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. canadensis. Out of the these, 6 mAbs were selected for further studies. SDS-PAGE analyses of sonicated antigens of 10 8. thuringiensis strains showed that they generally had both predominant protein antigens of molecular weights of 45 kilodalton (kd) except for shandogiensis and konkukian, and 37kd except for israelensis, tochigiensis, and shandogiensis, respectively. These results indicate that 4kd and 37kd may be important for demonstrating common antigens except for a few strains of B. thuringiensis. In comparing the result of the westem blot using mAbs with that of using polyclonal antibodies to canadensis, we found that immunoreactive proteins of 99 and 39 kd were identified as common antigens, which might act as antigenic determinants, and might be surface or flagella antigens. Reactivities of mAbs with 41 strains of 8. thuringiensis demonstrated that mAbs of C-1, C-3, C-4, C-S and C-6 except C-2 did not recognize epitopes of thuringiensis, but that all of the mAbs recognized epitopes of galleriae, kurstaki, dakota, tolrJokuensis, silo, toguchini, and leesis. The potential applications of the mAbs we produced would be useful tools for the clarification of taxonomy, investigation of antigenic relationship between B. thuringiensis strains, and localization of specific surface and flagella antigens.