• 산업기술연구
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.16-20
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• 2017

A new putative laccase gene (soncotA) which show 78% homology with that from Bacillus licheniformis (liccotA) was isolated from draft genome sequence of Bacillus sonorensis KCTC 13918. A 1,545 bp of PCR product corresponding 514 amino acids was cloned into NdeI-NotI site of pET21c and expressed as soluble form in E. coli. About 59 kDa size of recombinant laccase was purified into homogenity by Ni-NTA column and laccase activity was confirmed by zymography. The enzymatic properties of recombinant laccase were characterized. The specific activity of B. sonorensis laccase was 0.033 fold lower than that of Bacillus licheniformis laccase. The finding of new laccase gene broadened the enzymatic diversity of Bacillus species laccases.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제28권12호
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• pp.1992-1998
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• 2018

In 2015, Bacillus paralicheniformis was separated from B. licheniformis on the basis of phylogenomic and phylogenetic studies, and urease activity was reported as a phenotypic property that differentiates between the two species. Subsequently, we have found that the urease activity of B. paralicheniformis is strain-specific, and does not reliably discriminate between species, as strains having the same urease gene cluster were identified in B. licheniformis and B. sonorensis, the closest relatives of B. paralicheniformis. We developed a multilocus sequence typing scheme using eight housekeeping genes, adk, ccpA, glpF, gmk, ilvD, pur, spo0A, and tpi to clearly identify B. paralicheniformis from closely related Bacillus species and to find a molecular marker for the rapid identification of B. paralicheniformis. The scheme differentiated 33 B. paralicheniformis strains from 90 strains formerly identified as B. licheniformis. Among the eight housekeeping genes, spo0A possesses appropriate polymorphic sites for the design of a B. paralichenofomis-specific PCR primer set. The primer set designed in this study perfectly separated B. paralicheniformis from B. licheniformis and B. sonorensis.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.359-363
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• 2019

국내 5개 지역에서 수집한 12개 메주로부터 Bacillus, Enterococcus, Staphylococcus 속 bacteria를 선택배지를 이용하여 분리하고, 16S ribosomal RNA 유전자 및 gmk(guanylate kinase) 유전자 염기서열분석을 통해 동정하여, 이들 속의 우점종을 검토하였다. Bacillus 속과 Enterococcus 속은 모든 시료로부터 검출되었고, Bacillus 속은 11개 시료에서 총균수 대비 15% 이상 검출되어 메주 발효에서 가장 우점하는 bacteria로 확인되었다. Staphylococcus 속은 6개 시료에서만 검출되었다. Bacillus 속으로 동정된 151개 분리주는 B. velezensis, B. sonorensis 순으로 우점하였고, B. subtilis, B. licheniformis가 그 뒤를 이었다. Enterococcus 속으로 동정된 165개 분리주 중, 163균주가 E. faecium으로 확인되었다. Staphylococcus 속으로 동정된 82개 분리주에는 6종의 coagulase-negative Staphylococcus 존재가 확인되었고, S. xylosus가 우점종으로 확인되었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.663-670
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• 2018

The present study focused on the production, characterization, and in vitro prebiotic evaluation of an exopolysaccharides (EPS) from Bacillus sonorensis MJM60135 isolated from ganjang (fermented soy sauce). Strain MJM60135 showed the highest production ($8.4{\pm}0.8g/l$) of EPSs compared with other isolates that were screened for EPS production based on ropy culture morphology. Furthermore, MJM60135 was cultured in 5 L of medium and the EPS was extracted by ethanol precipitation. The emulsification activity of the EPS was higher in toluene than in o-xylene. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analysis showed the presence of hydroxyl and carboxyl groups and glycosidic linkages. The isolated EPS contained mannose and glucose, as observed by thin-layer chromatography analysis of the EPS hydrolysate. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and pathogenic E. coli K99 and Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium were tested for their growth utilizing the EPS from B. sonorensis MJM60135 as the sole carbon source for its possible use as a prebiotic. All the tested LAB exhibited growth in the EPS-supplied medium compared with glucose as carbon source, whereas the pathogenic strains did not grow in the EPS-supplied medium. These findings indicate that the EPS from B. sonorensis MJM60135 has potential application in the bioremediation of hydrocarbons and could also be used as a prebiotic.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2016

In this study, Bacillus licheniformis which has been used as probiotics was isolated from Korean traditional fermented soybean. A total of 69 strains were presumptively identified as B. licheniformis by phenotypic methods. Based on PCR amplification and 16S rRNA gene sequencing, the multilocus sequence typing of gyrA and rpoB, followed by phylogenetic analysis was performed. The isolates were distinctly differentiated and found to be closely related to B. amyloliquefaciens, B. subtilis, and B. aerius. The partial 16S rRNA gene sequences of those strains matched those of B. sonorensis (97%) and B. aerius (98%) in the phylogenetic tree. In contrast, multilocus phylogenetic analysis (MLPA) showed that only 61 (86.9%) out of 69 strains were B. licheniformis. The rest of those strains were found to be B. subtilis (5.8%), B. amyloliquefaciens (2.9%), and B. sonorensis (2.9%), respectively. Therefore, our results suggested that since the 16S rRNA gene sequencing alone was not sufficient to compare and discriminate closely related lineages of Bacillus spp., it was required to analyze the MLPA simultaneously to avoid any misleading phenotype-based grouping of these closely related species.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.447-455
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• 2021

Strains of four Bacillus spp. were respectively inoculated into sterilized soybeans and the free amino acid profiles of the resulting cultures were analyzed to discern their metabolic traits. After 30 days of culture, B. licheniformis showed the highest production of serine, threonine, and glutamic acid; B. subtilis exhibited the highest production of alanine, asparagine, glycine, leucine, proline, tryptophan, and lysine. B. velezensis increased the γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) concentration to >200% of that in the control samples. B. sonorensis produced a somewhat similar amino acid profile with B. licheniformis. Comparative genomic analysis of the four Bacillus strains and the genetic profiles of the produced free amino acids revealed that genes involved in glutamate and arginine metabolism were not common to the four strains. The genes gadA/B (encoding a glutamate decarboxylase), rocE (amino acid permease), and puuD (γ-glutamyl-γ-aminobutyrate hydrolase) determined GABA production, and their presence was species-specific. Taken together, B. licheniformis and B. velezensis were respectively shown to have high potential to increase concentrations of glutamic acid and GABA, while B. subtilis has the ability to increase essential amino acid concentrations in fermented soybean foods.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.432-439
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• 2021

Microbial community plays important roles in the culture environment of mud crab Scylla serrata. One of the environmental management efforts for the cultivation of S.serrata is by stabilizing microorganisms involved in nitrogen cycle process. The availability of dissolved inorganic nitrogen in its culture environment under a recirculating system closely relates to the nitrogen cycle, which involves both anaerobic and aerobic bacterial activities. Anaerobically, there are two major nitrogen compound degradation processes, i.e., denitrification and dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium (DNRA). This study aimed to identify denitrifying and DNRA bacteria isolated from the recirculating cultivation of S. serrata. The water samples were collected from anaerobic filters called close filter system, which is anaerobically conditioned with the addition of varying physical filter materials in the recirculating mud crab cultures. The results showed that three denitrifying bacterial isolates and seven DNRA bacterial isolates were successfully identified. The phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene of the denitrifying bacteria revealed that HIB_7a had the closest similarity to Stenotrophomonas daejeonensis strain MJ03. Meanwhile, DNRA bacterial isolate of HIB_92 showed a 100% similarity to Bacillus sonorensis strain N3, Bacillus vallismortis strain VITS-17, Bacillus tequlensis strain TY5, Geobacillus sp. strain DB24, Bacillus subtilis strain A1, and Bacillus mojavensis strain SSRAI21. This study provides basic information denitrifying and DNRA bacterial isolates identity which might have the potential to be applied as probiotics in aquaculture systems in order to maintain optimal environmental conditions.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.134-140
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• 2012

황사는 중국과 몽골의 사막지역과 중국 황하 중 상류의 황토지대에서 바람에 의해 대기 중에 부유한 미세먼지가 상층 바람을 타고 멀리까지 날아가는 기상 현상을 말한다. 황사 먼지는 bioaerosol을 포함하며 미생물의 운반체로 작용할 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 황사 발생 기간과 황사가 없는 기간 동안 각각 포집한 낙하먼지에서 미생물의 농도와 종 조성을 비교하고자 하였다. 2008년 2월부터 4월까지 울산 지역의 한 지점에서 직경 200 mm의 강수량계를 사용하여 낙하먼지를 포집하였으며, 조사 기간 동안 울산 지역에서 황사 현상은 3월 2일과 3일에 걸쳐 한번 발생하였다. 낙하먼지에 포함된 세균의 농도는, 황사 기간 동안 포집한 시료에서 황사가 없는 기간의 시료에 비해 크게 높았다. 하지만, 낙하먼지의 진균 농도는 비 황사 기간에 비해 황사 기간 동안 유의성 있게 증가하지 않았으며, 조사 기간 동안 세균에 비해 상대적으로 일정한 수준을 유지하였다. 낙하먼지 시료로부터 분리한 45개 세균의 16S rRNA 유전자 염기 서열을 분석하였으며, 이들 세균은 Bacillus 속의 B. amyloliquefaciens, B. aryabhattai, B. atrophaeus, B. licheniformis, B. megaterium, B. methylotrophicus, B. pumilus, B. sonorensis, B. subtlis, B. vallismortis와 Staphylococcus 속의 S. epidermidis, S. succinus로 확인되었다. 진균의 경우 Mucor 속, Alternaria 속, Cladosporium 속, Aspergillus 속 등을 황사 기간 및 비 황사 기간의 시료에서 모두 확인할 수 있었다. Bacillus 속과 같은 내생포자를 형성하는 세균이 진균(포자)에 비해 황사 먼지에의 부착 및 이동과 더 연관이 있는 것으로 보인다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.190-196
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• 2012

식물생장 촉진 홀몬 auxin을 생산하는 균주를 선발하기 위해 경북 경산시 소재 고추경작지 근권토양으로 부터 739종의 일반호기성 균주와 urease 생산 균주 80종 및 광합성 균주 303종과 같이 총 1000여종 이상의 균주를 분리하였다. 이 균주들을 대상으로 Salkowski test를 실시한 결과, auxin을 생산하는 158종의 일반호기성 균주와 70종의 urease 생산 균주 및 228종의 광합성 균주를 선발할 수 있었으며, Holbrook test를 통해 또 다른 식물생장 촉진 호르몬인 gibberellin도 대부분의 균주에서 생산되는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 선발된 균주 중 항진균 물질인 ${\beta}$-Glucanase와 siderophore를 생산하고 다양한 병원성 진균에 대해 길항 범위를 가지는 6가지 균주 BCB14, BCB17, C10, HA46, HA143, HJ5를 toothpicking 및 대치배양을 통해 최종 선발할 수 있었으며, 분류학적으로 동정한 결과 6종 모두 B. subtilis BCB14, B. methylotrophicus BCB17, B. methylotrophicus C10, B. sonorensis HA46, B. subtilis HA143, B. safensis HJ5로 확인되었다.