• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.370-373
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• 1996

Three strains (KW-1, KW-14, KW-15) of Bacillus thuringiensis were isolated from soil in Wonju area and characterized. The three strains produced parasporal inclusion bodies (crystals) and spores in their cells. The KW-1 strain produces spherical crystals. The crystals of strain KW-14 are bipyramidal crystal. The KW-15 strain harbors irregular crystals. Only minor biochemical characteristics of the three isolates were different and distinctive, however general characteristics were similar to the known serotypes of B. thuringiensis. Three strains were resistant to penicilin G, oxacillin and cephalothin. Three strains were highly toxic to Bombyx mori larvae, but not to the Culex pipiens larvae.

• 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.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.120-128
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• 1993

B. t k HD-1 균주에 0.002% SDS와 0.5$\mu$g/ml EtBr을 처리한 결과, 9개의 cry- 변이균주를 분리하였으며 또한 B. t k HD-1균주와 B. cereus 569균주를 혼합배양하는 방법으로 mating 실험을 수행하여 B. t k HD-1으로부터 일부 plasmid가 전이된 11개의 cry+ B. cereus와 2개의 cry=B. cereus를 분리하고 plasmid수와 분자량을 조사하였다. B. t k HD-1의 경우 9개의 plasmid가 존재하였고 일부 plasmid가 curing된 B. t k HD-1변이균주의 경우 29Md plasmid나 44Md plasmid가 반드시 존재하였으나, cry- 변이균주에는 29Md 이상의 모든 plasmid가 소실되어 내독소 단백질 합성에 관여하는 유전자가 기억된 plamid를 결정하였다.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2000

Early studies of the molecular biology of Bacillus thuringeinsis suggested that genetic manipulation of this species could create combinations of genes more useful than those known to occur in natural isolates. Breakthroughs that made these manipulations possible include the cloning of many genes encoding endotoxins, the development of transformation vectors, and various PCR techniques. This paper reviews several genetic factors such as promoters, a 5'mRNA stabilizing sequence, 3'transcription termination sequences, and helper proteins that have been used to enhance crystal protein synthesis, and shows how these genetic elements can be manipulated with new molecular tools to develop more efficacious strains of B. thuringiensis.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.51-57
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• 1985

Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies중 HD-1, HD-9, HD-73과 finitimus의 내독소와 플라스미드분리에 대하여 얻은 실험결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 밀도구배에 의한 ${\delta}$-내독소 정제는 NaBr, CsCl, Renografin-76으로 행하여 밀도구배 재료간 독소 수율은 Renografin-76>CsCl>NaBr순으로 독소와 아포의 분리가 양호하였고 그 순도는 약 98%정도였다. 2. 정제한 내독소는 SDS-PAGE, 현미경 관찰, 생물검정으로 조사하였고, SDS-PAGE에 의한 하위단위체의 분자량은 약 66,000과 130,000달돈 이었다. 3. 내독소의 결정단백질의 외부형태는 finitimus를 제외한 3균주는 모두 이중피라마드형이었다. 4. 담배나방 유충에 대한 살충실험 결과 $0.1{\mu}g/ml$의 내독소 농도에서 HD-1은 60%, HD-73은 100% 치사율을 보였다. 5. B. thuringiensis의 플라스미드 크기는 약 0.5~120Kb 정도였고 그 수는 HD-1, HD-9, HD-73에서 각각 12, 3, 11개 였고, finitimus 균주에는 플라스미드가 없었다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.227-231
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• 1992

식물병원성 사상균에 대해 길항력을 갖는 그람음성 Pseudomonas fluorescens KR164의 chromosome에 그람 양성인 Bacillus thuringiensis(BT)의 HD-1 toxin gene을 삽입하기 위하여 이 유전자를 갖는 plasmids pSUPBT과 pSUPBTR을 작성하였다. Conjugation을 이용한 transposition으로 P. fluorescens KR164의 chromosome에 이 plasmids를 삽입시켜 BT toxin 유전자를 갖는 P. fluorescens KR164의 변이균주를 조제하였다. Southern blotting으로 균주의 cellular DNAs를 조사한 결과 모든 변이균주에서 한 개 이상의 BT toxin gene의 삽입이 확인 되었으며 독소단백질의 존재 역시 SDS-PAGE에 의해서 확인되었으며 이러한 독소단백질의 결정 생성은 전자현미경에서도 확인되었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.407-415
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• 2012

An endophytic bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis GS1, was isolated from bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) and found to have maximal production of chitinase (4.3 units/ml) at 5 days after culture. This study investigated the ability of B. thuringiensis GS1 to induce resistance to Rhizoctonia solani KACC 40111 (RS) in cucumber plants. Chitinase activity was greatest in RS-treated plants at 4 days. ${\beta}$-1,3-Glucanase activity was highest in GS1-treated plants at 5 days. Guaiacol peroxidase (GPOD) activity increased continuously in all treated plants for 5 days. Ascorbate peroxidase (APX) activity in RS-treated plants was increased 1.5-fold compared with the control at 4 days. Polyphenol oxidase (PPO) activity in RS-treated plants was increased 1.5-fold compared with the control at 3 days. At 5 days after treatment, activity staining revealed three bands with chitinase activity (Ch1, Ch2, and Ch3) on SDS-PAGE of cucumber plants treated with GS1+RS, whereas only one band was observed for RS-treated plants (Ch2). One GPOD isozyme (Gp1) was also observed in response to treatment with RS and GS1+RS at 4 days. One APX band (Ap2) was present on the native-PAGE gel of the control, and GS1- and GS1+RS-treated plants at 1 day. PPO bands (Po1 and Po2) from RS- and GS1+RS-treated plants were stronger than in the control and GS1-treated plants upon native-PAGE at 5 days. Taken together, these results indicate that the induction of PR proteins and defense-related enzymes by B. thuringiensis GS1 might have suppressed the damping-off caused by R. solani KACC 40111 in cucumber plants.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.89-93
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• 2004

Expression of a fusion protein between B. thuringiensis crystal protein, Cry1Ac1 and a scorpion insect toxin (AaIT, Androctonus australis Hector insect toxin) in acrystalliferous B. thuringiensis strain (Cry-B strain) was examined. The cry 1Ac1 gene was cloned in B. thuringiensis-E coli shuttle vector, pHT3101, under the control of the native cry 1Ac1 gene promoter (pProAc) and a gene encoding AaIT was inserted in XhoI site in the middle of the cry 1Ac1 gene (pProAc-ScoR). B. thuringiensis Cry-B strain carrying pProAc-ScoR (PyoAc-ScoR/CB) produced an inclusion body of irregular shape and the expressed fusion protein is approximately 65 kDa in size. Sporulated cells and spore-crystal mixtures of ProAc-ScoR/CB had insecticidal activity against Plutella xylostella larvae, showing $LT_50$ of ProAc-ScoR/CB (22.59 hrs) lower than that of ProAc/CB (30.06 hrs) at $1{\times}{10^7} {CEU/cm^2}$. These results suggest that the fusion protein including a B. thuringiensis crystal protein and an AaIT may be functionally expressed in B. thupingiensis. Moreover, we verified the additive toxicity of AaIT, which is a new feasible candidate for insect control.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.173-177
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• 1996

Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. morrisoni PG-14 is a gram-positive soil bacterium producing mosquitocidal parasporal inclusions composed of several crystal proteins. Among these crystal protein genes, cryIVD gene is one of major component which has 72 kDa in size. However, these parasporal inclusions sink quickly from the surface of water where mosquito larval feeding occurred. To develope mosquitocidal cyanobacterium, therefore, we constructed the expression vector, pCYASK 5-1 harboring cryIVD gene. The expression vector, pCYASK5-1 was transformed into the cyanobacterium Syne- chocystis PCC6803 reported as a natural mosquito larval food source and the transformants were selected with kanamycin. Expression of IVD gene in transformant was characterized by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) and immunoblot analysis. The mosquitocidal activity of a transformant was determined with Culex tritaeniorhynchus. The results showed that, the transformed cyanobacterium is toxic to mosquito larvae and will be expected as a potential agent that is used for mosquito control.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.167-176
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• 2013

A novel bioactive molecule produced by Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki Bn1 (Bt-Bn1), isolated from a common pest of hazelnut, Balaninus nucum L. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), was determined, purified, and characterized in this study. The Bt-Bn1 strain was investigated for antibacterial activity with an agar spot assay and well diffusion assay against B. cereus, B. weinhenstephenensis, L. monocytogenes, P. savastanoi, P. syringae, P. lemoignei, and many other B. thuringiensis strains. The production of bioactive molecule was determined at the early logarithmic phase in the growth cycle of strain Bt-Bn1 and its production continued until the beginning of the stationary phase. The mode of action of this molecule displayed bacteriocidal or bacteriolytic effect depending on the concentration. The bioactive molecule was purified 78-fold from the bacteria supernatant with ammonium sulfate precipitation, dialysis, ultrafiltration, gel filtration chromatography, and HPLC, respectively. The molecular mass of this molecule was estimated via SDS-PAGE and confirmed by the ESI-TOFMS as 3,139 Da. The bioactive molecule was also determined to be a heat-stable, pH-stable (range 6-8), and proteinase K sensitive antibacterial peptide, similar to bacteriocins. Based on all characteristics determined in this study, the purified bacteriocin was named as thuricin Bn1 because of the similarities to the previously identified thuricin-like bacteriocin produced by the various B. thuringiensis strains. Plasmid elution studies showed that gene responsible for the production of thuricin Bn1 is located on the chromosome of Bt-Bn1. Therefore, it is a novel bacteriocin and the first recorded one produced by an insect originated bacterium. It has potential usage for the control of many different pathogenic and spoilage bacteria in the food industry, agriculture, and various other areas.