• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.30 no.2
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• pp.123-128
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• 2002

A bacterium producing the extracellular xylanase was isolated from soil and has been identified as a Bacillus sp. strain. The isolate, named Bacillus sp. AMX-4, was shown to be similar to B. subtilis strain on the basis of its chemical compositions. The xylanase of culture supernatant was most active at 50℃ and pH 6.0. The additional carbon sources including monosaccharides, disaccharides, wheat bran, and rice straw increased the enzyme productivity. Especially, the maximum xylanase productivity was reached 29.2 units/ml in LB medium supplemented with 1.5％ (w/v) xylose, which was 16-folds more than that in LB medium. As the results of investigating the effects of xylose on cell growth and xylanase productivity of Bacillus sp. AMX-4, increase of xylanase production was owing to the induction of xylanase biosynthesis. It was also found that the enzyme production was in association with the growth of Bacillus sp. AMX-4.

• Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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• v.44 no.5
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• pp.836-840
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• 2011

In order to isolate thermophilic compost-promoting bacteria with high activity of cellulase and xylanase, spent mushroom substrates with sawdust were collected from mushroom cultivation farm, Jinju, Gyeongnam in Korea. Among of the isolates, one strain, designated SJ21 was selected by agar diffusion method. The strain SJ21 was identified as members of the Bacillus lincheniformis by biochemical characteristics using Bacillus ID kit and VITEK 2 system. Comparative 16S rDNA gene sequence analysis showed that strain SJ21 formed a distinct phylogenetic tree within the genus Bacillus and was most closely related to Bacillus subtilis with 16S rDNA gene sequence similarity of 99%. On the basis of its physiological properties, biochemical characteristics and phylogenetic distinctiveness, strain SJ21 was classified within the genus Bacillus, for which the name Bacillus sp. SJ21 is proposed. The cellulase and xylanase activity of Bacillus sp. SJ21 was slightly increased according to bacterial population from exponential phase to stationary phase in growth curve for Bacillus sp. SJ21.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.2 no.3
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• pp.161-165
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• 1992

The gene encoding the bacteriolytic enzyme cell wall peptidoglycan hydrolase from alkalophilic Bacillus sp. was cloned in E. coli using pBR322 as a vector. A recombinant plasmid, designated pYTR451, was isolated and the size of the cloned HindIII fragment was found to be 4.8 Kb. The cell wall hydrolysis activity of an extract of the E. coli harboring the recombinant plasmid pYTR 451 was detected by SDS- polyacrylamide gel containing 0.2% (w/v) purified cell wall of Bacillus sp. The molecular weight of the enzyme was estimated to be about 27, 000 corresponding to the molecular weight of the Bacillus sp. bacteriolytic enzyme. The recombinant plasmid was found to contain the fragment originated from Bacillus sp. YJ-451 chromosomal DNA by Southern hybridization.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.41 no.3
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• pp.213-218
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• 1998

A bacterium with potent activity of pigment production and protease was isolated and identified as being Bacillus sp. CS-17. Cell growth, protease activity and pigment production of the strain reached to its maximum point after 24 hrs, 48 hrs, 72 hrs, respectively. The best pigment producing ability of Bacillus sp. CS-17 was shown on basal medium for pigment production added 1.0% soybean. The high effcient conditions for pigment production was obtained at culture of pH 8.5, $37^{\circ}C$ and 72 hours. Among the tested 5 gram positive strains and 6 gram negative strains, weak antibacterial activity of pigment concentrated extracts was appeared against growth of B. subtilis, P. aeruginosa, S. typhimurium, E. aerogenes, B. cereus, A. hydrophila.

• Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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• v.49 no.1
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• pp.87-92
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• 2016

With the population growth and industrialization, the characteristics of discharged waste water and sewage have become more diverse. The removal of phosphorus (P) in the wastewater is essential for the prevention of eutrophication in the river and stream. This study was performed in order to estimate the field application of the Bacillus sp. 3434 BRRJ. Bacillus sp. 3434 BRRJ was cultured in the raw wastewater and synthetic medium at the 5 L reactor. The best optimum conditions for P removal by Bacillus sp. 3434BRRJ in the synthetic medium at the 5 L reactor were as follows: temperature, $30^{\circ}C$; P concentration, 20 mg/L; carbon sources, glucose + acetate (1:1); oxygen concentration, alternatively anaerobic and aerobic conditions. P removal efficiency under the optimum condition was 89.4%. In case of wastewater, P removal efficiency was 95.5% under controlled at $30^{\circ}C$. Through this study we confirmed that P removal by Bacillus sp. 3434BRRJ in case of wastewater was as effective as the synthetic medium. It is considered that Bacillus sp. 3434 BRRJ can be applied to the treatment of wastewater in order to biologically remove P from the wastewater on a large scale.

• The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.447-451
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• 1996

Lytic activities of the egg white lysozyme from Korea-native Ogol fowl against the alkalophilic and thermophilic Bacillus sp. TA-11 were investigated and compared. Lytic activity of the Ogol fowl lysozyme for Bacillus sp. TA-11 was the highest for the cell of post-logarithm phase and optimum concentration of the lysozyme was 0.25%, Optimum reaction pH and temperature were 4.5 and 35$^{\circ}C$, respectively. Lytic activity of egg white lysozyme from fowl for Bacillus sp. TA-11 was the highest for the cell of stationary phase and optimum concentration of the lysozyme was 0.5%. Optimum reaction pH and temperature were 5.5 and 4$0^{\circ}C$, respectively.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.31-35
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• 1995

Using the alkalophillic Bacillus sp. SH-8 and its mutant Bacillus sp. SH-8M capable of growing at the neutral pH, the amino acid compositions of the cell wall and cell membrane were studied at varying cultivation pH's. The pattem of protein electrophoresis was also tested. It was elucidated that the amino acids consisting of the cell wall were alanine, glutamic acid, lysine, aspartic acid, and meso-diaminopimelic acid. There was not any significant difference in the amino acid compositqon betweeo`two straqns regardless of the culture pH. As the results of HPLC ssay, glutamic acid and aspartic aciu accounted for more than 50% in the amqno acid composytqon of the cell wall. By the isolatqon of the crude cell membrane and the SDS-PAGE analysis, it was found that there was a considerable difference qn the protein pattern when the straqns were cultured at the neutral pH. In addition, by the two dimensional gel electrophoresis, it was confirmed that there was a difference in the protein patterns between two strains cultivated at the neutral pH medium but no difference at the alkaline medium.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.61-66
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• 2012

In the screening process of organic solvent tolerant bacteria showing good growth in media containing several kinds of organic solvents, one strain was isolated and identified as Bacillus sp. BCNU 5006. The strain was able to tolerate many organic solvents including benzene, toluene, xylene, octane, dodecane, butanol and ethylbenzene. Likewise, it could also utilize these solvents as the sole source of carbon with significant enzyme production. The lipolytic enzyme stability of Bacillus sp. BCNU 5006 was studied in the presence of several kinds of solvents at a 25% (v/v) concentration. The highest enzyme stability was observed in the presence of octane (107%), followed by ethylbenzene (88%), decane (86%), and chloroform (85%). Especially, BCNU 5006 lipase was determined to be more stable than immobilized enzyme (Novozyme 435) in the presence of octane, chloroform and xylene. This organic solvent tolerant Bacillus sp. BCNU 5006 could be expected as a potential bioremediation agent and biocatalyst for biodegradation and provide on organic-solvent-based enzymatic synthetic method in industrial chemical processes.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.25 no.5
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• pp.527-533
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• 1997

From apple skin, we isolated a bacterial strain which strongly inhibited the growth of apple white rot fungus, Botryosphaeria dothidea. The isolated strain, designated as SS279, was identified to be the genus Bacillus. The antifungal activity of Bacillus sp. SS279 was found in the culture filtrate. The production of antifungal substances occurred during logarithmic phase and was the highest when cultures reached the stationary growth phase. The optimum ranges of temperature and pH for its production were 25-30$\circ$C and 4.5-9.0, respectively. The culture filtrate of Bacillus sp. SS279 exhibited a strong inhibitory effect on the spore germination and germ tube elongation of B. dothidea. Autoclaved culture filtrate of Bacillus sp. SS279 showed only a slight decrease in antifungal activity, indicating that the Bacillus sp. SS279 produce heat-stable antifungal substances. In in vivo bioassay, Bacillus sp. SS279 also showed antagonistic activity against apple white rot caused by B. dothidea.

• Korean Journal of Organic Agriculture
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.105-113
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• 1998

This study was conducted to clarify the effects of various rhizobacteria in the root zone in terms of Azospirillum sp., Rhodopseudomonas sp., Pseudomonas sp., fusant of Bacillus sp. and Corynebacterium glutamicum on the growth of hydroponically grown cucumber plants. Densities in bacterial cells of fusant of Bacillus sp. and Corynebacterium glutamicum at different substrates were in the order of cocopeat > rockwool > nutrient solutions at 4 days after bacterialization. Plant growth promoting effects of the various rhizobacteria on the growth of hydroponically grown cucumber plants were in the order of Azospirillum sp. > Rhodopseudomonas sp. $\ge$ fusant of Bacillus sp. and Corynebacterium glutamicum > Pseudomonas sp. > control.