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Thiobacillus Bacterial Leaching of Copper from Solid Waste

  • Lee, Yoon-Hee;Cho, Eun-Kyung;Cho, Nam-Jun
    • 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2003.10a
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    • pp.446-450
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    • 2003
  • Maximum adsorption amount of the mixed culture, $2.06{\times}10^{11} cells/g$ is closed to the sum of that of each bacterial component: $1.39{\times}10^{11}cells/g$ for T. ferrooxidans and $1.08{\times}10^{11}cells/g$ for T. thiooxidans. These indicate that the two bacterial species have almost independent preferential adsorption sites on furnace dust. However, the efficiency of leaching, 35% for mixture, 45% for T.f. and 30% for T.t., was not linearly related to the ratio of adsorption in three different systems even though it was increased in parallel with the bacterial adsorption in the same system.

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Anti-inflammatory Activity of Detoxified Bacterial Strains in Wistar Rats

  • Sur, Tapas Kumar;Auddy, Biswajit;Mitra, Susil Kumar;Sarkar, Dipak Kumar;Bhattacharyya, Dipankar
    • Natural Product Sciences
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    • v.16 no.3
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    • pp.159-163
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    • 2010
  • A mixture of several detoxified bacterial strains ($Sterodin^{(R)}$) has been studied for anti-inflammatory effect in Wistar rats on carrageenin, dextran and prostaglandin $E_1$ ($PGE_1$) induced edema in acute model and cotton pellet and carrageenin induced sub-acute model, while, Freund's adjuvant induced chronic model. The bacterial strains showed strong inhibitory activity in acute, sub-acute and chronic models of inflammation. Further, it reduced ${\alpha}1$ acid glycoprotein and ${\alpha}2$ macroglobulin levels in serum and prostaglandin $E_2$ in inflamed paw. These results indicated that the bacterial strains probably act through prostaglandin mediatory pathways and may be useful in treatment of inflammation.

Biodegradation of Hydrocarbon Contamination by Immobilized Bacterial Cells

  • Rahman Raja Noor Zaliha Abd.;Ghazali Farinazleen Mohamad;Salleh Abu Bakar;Basri Mahiran
    • Journal of Microbiology
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    • v.44 no.3
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    • pp.354-359
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    • 2006
  • This study examined the capacity of immobilized bacteria to degrade petroleum hydrocarbons. A mixture of hydrocarbon-degrading bacterial strains was immobilized in alginate and incubated in crude oil-contaminated artificial seawater (ASW). Analysis of hydrocarbon residues following a 30-day incubation period demonstrated that the biodegradation capacity of the microorganisms was not compromised by the immobilization. Removal of n-alkanes was similar in immobilized cells and control cells. To test reusability, the immobilized bacteria were incubated for sequential increments of 30 days. No decline in biodegradation capacity of the immobilized consortium of bacterial cells was noted over its repeated use. We conclude that immobilized hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria represent a promising application in the bioremediation of hydrocarbon-contaminated areas.

Effects of Estrogen on the Bacterial Uterine Diseases (세균성자궁질환(細菌性子宮疾患)에 있어서 Estrogen 이 미치는 영향(影響)에 관한 연구)

  • Oh, Soo Kak;Oak, Chong Wha
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.133-139
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    • 1972
  • Estrous and non-estrous rabbits were inoculated with E. coli or Streptococcus pyogenes, and the mixture of the two organisms, and bacterial count and histopathological studies of uterine horns were made to observe the effects of estrogen on the resistance of the uterus to bacterial infection. The results obtained were summarized as followings; 1. Four hours after inoculation of bactoria into uterine horn, the number of organisms was significantly lower in estrous rabbits than in non-estrous regardless of the kind of organisms inoculated. 2. The highest reduction rate of the organisms among the three bacterial inoculation groups was found in estrous rabbits inoculated with E. coli, and the lowest reduction rate was with Streptococcus pyogenes. 3. Histopathological changes of uterine horns induced five days after bacterial inoculation were observed. In estrous rabbits, a mild inflammatory reaction was found in Streptococcus pyogenes group, but a slight inflammatory reaction and only a negligible inflammatory reaction were observed in mixed bacteria group, and in E. coli group respectively. In non-estrous group, however, a marked inflammatory reaction was observed in Streptococcus pyogenes group, a moderate inflammatory reaction and a slight inflammatory reaction were observed in the mixed bacterial group and E. coli group, respectively.

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Effects of whole-plant corn and hairy vetch (Vicia villosa Roth) mixture on silage quality and microbial communities

  • Yaqian Zong;Kai Zhou;Xinhui Duan;Bo Han;Hua Jiang;Chenggang He
    • Animal Bioscience
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    • v.36 no.12
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    • pp.1842-1852
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    • 2023
  • Objective: Hairy vetch is considered to improve the nutritional value of corn because of its high protein and mineral levels. To better understand the mechanism underlying hairy vetch regulated whole-plant corn silage fermentation, this experiment investigated the fermentation quality and bacterial community of whole-plant corn and hairy vetch mixture. Methods: Whole-plant corn and hairy vetch were mixed at ratios of 10:0 (Mix 10:0), 8:2 (Mix 8:2), 6:4 (Mix 6:4), 4:6 (Mix 4:6), 2:8 (Mix 2:8), and 0:10 (Mix 0:10) on a fresh weight basis. After ensiling 60 days, samples were collected to examine the fermentation dynamics, ensiling characteristics, and bacterial communities. Results: Mix 0:10, Mix 2:8, and Mix 4:6 showed poor fermentation characteristics. Mix 8:2 and Mix 6:4 silages showed high quality, based on the low pH, acetic acid, and ammonia nitrogen levels and the high lactic acid, crude protein, and crude fat contents. The bacterial diversity was affected by the mixing ratio of the two forage species. The genus Lactobacillus dominated the bacterial community in Mix 10:0 silage, whereas with the addition of hairy vetch, the relative abundance of unclassified-Enterobacter increased from 7.67% to 41.84%, and the abundance of Lactobacillus decreased from 50.66% to 13.76%. Conclusion: The silage quality of whole-plant corn can be improved with inclusion levels of hairy vetch from 20% to 40%.

Effects of Different Concentrate and Roughage Ratios on Ruminal Balance of Long Chain Fatty Acids in Sheep

  • Sasaki, H.;Horiguchi, K.;Takahashi, T.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.14 no.7
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    • pp.960-965
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    • 2001
  • The effects of different feeding ratios of concentrate (C) and roughage (R) on balance of long chain fatty acids and microbial fatty acids in the rumen of sheep were investigated. The diets were divided into 8:2 (concentrate feeding), 4:6 (middle mixture) and 0:10 (roughage feeding) ratios (C:R). Duodenal digesta was collected through 24 hours after feeding. Biohydrogenation rate, total duodenal flow of fatty acids and microbial fatty acids were measured. Total duodenal flow of fatty acids was significantly (p<0.05) increased with increasing concentrate. Total duodenal flow of fatty acid was greater than intake of fatty acid in all diets. In comparison with intake of each fatty acid, duodenal flow of stearic acid ($C_{18:0}$) remarkably increased in all diets. Biohydrogenation rate for total C18 unsaturated fatty acids in the rumen tended to increase (p<0.10) when sheep were fed the middle mixture. In particular, biohydrogenation rate of linoleic acid ($C_{18:2}$) and linolenic acid ($C_{18:3}$) with the middle mixture were highest (p<0.05) compared with other diets. Duodenal flow of protozoal fatty acids was significantly (p<0.05) increased with the increased supply of concentrate. That of bacterial fatty acids was significantly (p<0.05) increased with both concentrate diets compared with the roughage feeding diet. $C_{18:0}$ occupied the greater part of both protozoal and bacterial fatty acids in all treatments. Results indicated that biohydrogenation of free unsaturated fatty acids was actively carried out when the middle mixture diet was supplied, and that microbial uptake and synthesis of fatty acids were accelerated by adding the supply of concentrate.

Screening of Bacterial Antagonists to Develop an Effective Cocktail against Erwinia amylovora

  • Choi, Dong Hyuk;Choi, Hyun Ju;Kim, Yeon Ju;Lim, Yeon-Jeong;Lee, Ingyeong;Park, Duck Hwan
    • Research in Plant Disease
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    • v.28 no.3
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    • pp.152-161
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    • 2022
  • Several types of chemical bactericides have been used to control fire blight. However, their excessive usage leads to environmental deterioration. Therefore, several researchers have analyzed antagonistic microorganisms as promising, effective, and safe biological control agents (BCAs). The primary aim of this study was to screen for potential antagonistic bacteria that suppress Erwinia amylovora. Among the 45 isolates studied, 5 strains showed the largest inhibition zone against E. amylovora. 16S rRNA gene sequencing identified them as Bacillus amyloliquefaciens (KPB 15), B. stratosphericus (KPB 21), B. altitudinis (KPB 25), B. safensis (KPB 31), and B. subtilis (KPB 39). KPB 25 and 31 reduced the lesion size of fire blight by 50% in immature apple fruits, and did not show antagonism against each other. Therefore, KPB 25 and 31 were selected to develop an antagonistic mixture against fire blight. Although the mixture with KPB 25 and 31 showed a slightly increased ability to reduce lesion size on immature fruits, they did not exhibit a synergistic effect in reducing E. amylovora population compared to each strain alone. Nevertheless, we have identified these two strains as useful and novel BCAs against fire blight with additional benefits safety and potential in developing a mixture without loss of their activity, owing to the absence of antagonism against each other.

Bioluminescent Assay of ${\alpha}$-Oxidase from Cucumis sativus using Bacterial Luciferase-Coupled Reaction

  • Cho, Ki-Woong
    • BMB Reports
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    • v.33 no.4
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    • pp.353-357
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    • 2000
  • A new assay method of ${\alpha}-Oxidase$ (fatty acid : oxygen dioxygenase, 1-decarboxylating) was developed using a bioluminescence reaction system of marine luminous bacterium, Photobacterium phosphoreum. ${\alpha}$-Oxidase was isolated from a cucumber (Cucumis sativus). Pentadecanoic acid was used as a substrate, and the product, tetradecanal, was analyzed with a bacterial luciferase-coupled reaction. Initial light intensity was directly related to the concentration of tetradecanal in the range of 1 nM to 10 ${\mu}M$. Optimal pH and temperature were 7.5 and $25^{\circ}C$, respectively. Optimal pentadecanoic acid concentration in a standard assay of ${\alpha}$-oxidase was 0.1 mM. The Km value of pentedecanoic acid was $85{\mu}M$. This method is straightforward, rapid, convenient, and easy. Its needs no treatment or extraction of reaction mixture.

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Evaluation of Antibacterial and Therapeutic Effects of a Sodium salts Mixture against Salmonella typhimurium in Murine Salmonellosis (나트륨 염 복합조성물의 마우스 살모넬라증에 대한 항균 및 치료효과)

  • Lee, Yeo-Eun;Cha, Chun-Nam;Park, Eun-Kee;Kim, Suk;Lee, Hu-Jang
    • Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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    • v.26 no.3
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    • pp.222-226
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    • 2011
  • Salmonellosis is a major bacterial zoonosis that causes self-limited enteritis to fatal infection in animals and food-borne infection and typhoid fever in humans. Multidrug-resistant strains of Salmonella spp. has increased over the last several decades and recently causes more serious problems in public health. The present study was investigated bacteriocidal effects of sodium chlorate, sodium azide, sodium cyanide, and sodium salts mixture containing sodium chlorate, sodium azide, and sodium cyanide on infection with S. typhimurium in macrophage RAW 264.7 cells, and antibacterial effects of sodium salts mixture for murine salmonellosis. In infection assay of S. typhimurium in RAW 264.7 cells, bacterial survival rates within macrophage in all treated groups was significantly reduced comparing to that of the control group with the passage of incubation time. Administration of sodium salts mixture showed a therapeutic effect for S. typhimurium infected ICR mice. The mortality of mice treated with sodium salts mixture was 70% until 12 days, while that of control mice was 100% until 9 days after S. typhimurium infection. The results of this study strongly indicate that sodium salts mixture has a potency treatment for murine salmonellosis.