• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.503-508
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• 2004

The antimicrobial substance produced by Lactobacillus bulgaricus was inactivated by protease. It showed inhibitory activity against Staphylococcus aureus ATCC6538, Streptococcus agalactiae ATCC14364, some Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, and characteristics of a bacteriocin. The optimal temperature and culture time for the production of bacteriocin were $30^{\circ}C$ and 10 h, respectively, in the culture of L. bulgaricus. The bacteriocin production started in the exponential phase and reached a maximum at the early stationary phase. Using Staph. aureus ATCC6538 and Strep. agalactiae ATCC14364, known as common bovine mastitis pathogens, as indicator strains for determination of the bacteriocin activity, the antimicrobial activity of the bacteriocin was found to be stable in acidic and neutral pH's (2- 7) even at lOOT, whereas it was lost at high pH (10- 11) and $100^{\circ}C$. The mode of action for the antimicrobial activity was bacteriocidal, and the molecular weight determined by SDS-PAGE and overlay method was 14 kDa.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.297-301
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• 2013

The present study was to investigate anti-microbial effects of curcumin on major bacterial pathogens for farmed fish, such as Aeromonas hydrophila, A. salmonicida subsp. masoucida, A. salmonicida subsp. salmonicida, Edwardsiella tarda, Vibrio vulnificus, V. paraheamolyticus using disk diffusion, minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) tests. In disc diffusion test, curcumin exhibited concentration-dependent antimicrobial activities to all bacteria pathogens used in the study. Antimicrobial effects of curcumin was found differently depending on bacterial species when determined by MIC or MBC tests. For examples, E. tarda and A. hydrophila was respectively the most sensitive bacterium for bacteriostatic and bacteriocidal effect of curcumin. Collectively, curcumin could be a potential natural drug for controlling pathogenic bacteria in the aquaculture industry.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.9-18
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• 1992

어류의 방어기구를 밝히기 위하여, 잉어, 틸라피아 및 넙치의 혈청 중에 존재하는 보체의 살균작용에 대하여 실험하였다. 실험어의 모든 정상혈청으로 E. coli는 살균되었고 가열하여 보체를 불활성화시킨 혈청에서는 살균되지 않았다. zymosan으로 처리한 실험어의 정상혈청에서는 살균작용이 나타나지 않았으므로 정상혈청 중의 살균작용에도 보체의 대체경로가 중요한 것으로 생각되었다. EGTA로 처리한 틸라피아와 넙치의 정상혈청에서는 살균작용이 지속되고 있었으나, 잉어의 살균작용은 소실되는 점으로 봐서 잉어의 대체경로에는 $Ca^{2+}$이 요구되는 것으로 나타났다. 실험어의 정상혈청이 병원성이 있는 E. tarda에 대해서는 살균작용을 나타내지 않았고 병원성이 없는 E. coli에 대해서는 살균작용을 나타냈다. E. coli와 E. tarda는 면역혈청 중에서 모두 살균되었고 그 살균속도는 정상혈청에 비하여 빠른 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.163-167
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• 2010

B. subtilis 168 균주는 배양중 항균물질을 배지중으로 분비하며 배양상등액은 몇몇 그램 양성균을 저해한다. B. cereus와 L. monocytogenes의 저해 정도가 가장 컸었다. 배양상등액을 proteas와 proteinase K로 처리할 경우 항균력이 상실되어서 항균물질은 단백질성(박테리오신) 임을 알수있었다. Tricine SDS-PAGE에 의해서 박테리오신 분자량은 5 kDa으로 확인되었다. 박테리오신은 민감한 균을 죽임으로써 생육을 저해하는 것으로 밝혀졌다. 이상 결과들에서 B. subtilis 168은 청국장과 같은 B. cereus 오염이 문제되는 발효식품들의 종균으로 유용할 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.435-440
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• 2008

E. coli, S. agalactiae, S. aureus는 젖소의 유방염을 유발하는 주요 원인균들이다. 이 균들은 분변 혹은 우유에 존재하며, 감염되지 않은 다른 개체로의 감염을 유발한다. 자외선은 소독제로서 이미 산업계 및 의료계에서 쓰레기 및 물의 살균에 사용되고 있으므로, 자외선을 이용하여 젖소의 유방염 확산을 방지하는 것의 실효성을 검증하였다. 분변의 함수율은 젖소 유방염 유발균의 증식에 영향을 미치지 않았고, 144시간 이상의 장시간 생존이 가능함을 확인하였다. 자외선의 조사 시, 조사하는 동안 우분뇨 및 톱밥을 교반하는 것이 교반하지 않는 것보다 균의 증식을 억압하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 한편, 자외선의 살균력은 함수율이 낮을수록, 조사시간이 길수록, 조사거리가 짧을수록 더 증가하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 본 실험을 통해 얻은 함수율, 조사시간, 조사거리, 교반 여부에 대한 결과는 환경 유래, 특히 우분뇨 유래 젖소 유방염의 감염을 예방하고자 할 때 자외선 살균기의 적용이 가능할 것이며, 현장에 적용할 살균기의 제작에 중요한 기초 자료로서 활용될 것이다.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.1184-1189
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• 2002

Allii sativi Bulbus(garlic) have been shown to possess medicinal value, in particular, antimicrobial activity. In this study, we compared the efficacy on some pathogenic bacteria and fungus among several different extracts(water, hexane, ethyl acetate, methanol, chloroform) of Allii sativi Bulbus. Animal pathogenic bacteria and fungus(S. gallinarium: KCTC 2441, S. flexneri: KCTC 2361, E. cloacae: KCTC 2006, K. pneumonia: KCTC 2208, C. albicans: KCTC 1940) were used to test by measurement of minimum inhibitory concentrations(MIC) and disc diffusion. Allii sativi Bulbus were cut and mixed with water at 37℃ about 24 h and filtered, and several different solvents(hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, methanol) were respectively added to separate the fraction of each solvent. The antimicrobial(bacteriocidal) and antifungal effect were apparently shown from water extract, hexane and ethyl acetate extract against using strains(Staphylococcus gallinarium, Shigella flexneri, Enterobacter doacae, Klebsiella pneumonia, Candida albicans). Especially, the water extract showed the superior efficacy. And the clear zone size of water extract (11～27 mm) was greater than that of gentamycin, hexane extract and ethyl acetate extract against S. gallinarium. S. flexneri, K. pneumonia and C. albicans. Minimum inhibitory concentrations(MIC) of water extract appeared to around 2.0～7.5 ㎎/㎖ against S. gallinarium, S. flexneri, E. cloacae and K. pneumonia. The greater activity was shown by water extract because the MIC of water extract for C. albicans observed in very low concentration(<1.0 ㎎/㎖) compared to hexane(5.0 ㎎/㎖) and ethyl acetate(10.0 ㎎/㎖). Therefore, these results exhibited that water extract of Allii sativi Bulbus have stronger antimicrobial activity than hexane and ethyl acetate extract, and may be useful as topical medicine of superficial infections causing C. albicans as well as antifungal agents.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.523-528
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• 1998

본 연구에서는 토마토에서 bacteriocin 생산균주를 분리하여 균주동정 및 bacteriocin 정제를 행하였다. 분리균주는 Gram 염색, catalase test, 포자생성유무, API 20 STREP. kit 등을 통하여 Enterococus faecium으로 잠정 동정하였다. 분리균주가 생산하는 항균성물질은 Gram 양성 세균인 Listeria manocytogmes, Leuonostoc mesenteroides, Lactobacillus plantarum, Streptococus agalartiae, Streptococus pyrogenes, Gram 음성 세균인 Pseudomonas aeruginosa등에 대해서 항균력을 나타내었다. 단백질 분해 효소인 proteinase K에 의해서 그 활성이 소실되고, catalase에 의해서는 항균력이 유지되므로 단백질성 bacteriocin임을 확인할 수 있었다. Bacteriocin 정제를 위하여 ethanol침전, CM Sepharose CL-6B 양이온교환 chromatography, Sephacryl S-100 HR gel filtration의 순으로 정제하여 초기 배양액의 bacteriocin활성 대비 35.8배의 정제도를 얻었다. 13% SDS-polyacrylamide gel전기 영동을 통하여 단일 band를 확인할 수 있었으며 분자량은 약 51 kDa 정도_로 추정되었다. Crude bacteriocin의 열 안정성은 10$0^{\circ}C$에서 1시간 처리하였을 때의 잔존활성이 3.3%로 비교적 낮았으며, pH에 대해서는 pH2~7에서 비교적 안정하였다. Bacteriocin의 항균작용을 알아보기 위하여 피검균인 Leu. mesenteroides를 초기농도 1.0$\times$$10^{9}$ CFU/$m\ell$로 접종한 배지에 bacteriocin을 첨가하여 배양하였을 때 4시간 이후에 완전히 사멸되므로 bacteriocidal 작용을 하는 것으로 추정되었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제15권11호
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• pp.1639-1645
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• 2002

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of aflatoxin $B_1$ ($AFB_1$) on the ultracellular morphology alteration, apoptosis induction and reactive nitrogen and oxygen intermediates production of peritoneal macrophages (DPM) from mule ducks. The ducklings were purchased from a commercial hatchery, and were fed a corn-soybean based diet. As the ducklings were grown up to 3 wk of age, the Sephadex-elicited peritoneal exudative cells (PEC) were used as the source for duck peritoneal macrophages. The ultracellular morphology study showed that significant number of cells shifted from category I (normal cell with ruffled membrane) and II (cell membrane blebbing) to category III (cell membrane blebbing and even rupture) after DPM were incubated with $AFB_1$ ($20{\mu}g/ml$) for 12 to 48 h. When DPM were exposed to $AFB_1$ in vitro, the production of NO, $H_2O_2$ and $O_2{^-}$ in macrophages was reduced after 12-48 h incubation with previous LPS stimulation. There was a DNA laddering pattern observed in DPM incubated with $AFB_1$ 5, 10, 20, 50 or $100{\mu}g/ml$ for 12 h. Evidence also revealed that the percentage of apoptotic cells was increased along with the elevation of $AFB_1$ concentration. The results suggest that $AFB_1$ exposure causes duck macrophages going on apoptotic pathway through evidence of ultracellular morphology alteration and DNA laddering in agarose electrophoresis. The production of reactive nitrogen and oxygen intermediates of duck macrophages also depressed after $AFB_1$ exposure, and this implied that $AFB_1$ could cause deteriorated functions of bacteriocidal and tumoricidal activity in duck macrophages.

• 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.

• 약학회지
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.428-437
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• 1996

The in vitro and in vivo antibacterial activities of a new fluoroquinolone, DWP20364(1-cyclopropyl-5-amino-6,8-difluoro-7-(2,7-diazabicyclo[3.3.0]oto-4-ene-7-yl)-1 ,4-di-hydro-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid) were evaluated in comparison with those of ciprofloxacin(CPFX), sparfloxacin(SPFX) and ofloxacin(OFLX). DWP20364 was more potent than CPFX and OFLX against Staphylococcus spp., Streptococcus spp. and Enterococcus faecium MD8b and it was similarly or slightly less active than CPFX against Escherichia spp. and Pseudomonas spp.. For MRSA and OFLX resistant strains (Staphylococcus spp.(14),Enterococcus spp.(4), Acinetobacter spp.(2), Pseudomonas spp.(9), Klebsiella spp.(2) and Serratia spp.(6)),DWP20364(MICs for 90% of strains,0.025 and 12.5${\mu}$g/ml, respectively) was 4 to 32 folds more potent than SPFX and CPFX. The activity of DWP20364 decreased moderately in the presence of 5mM $Mg^{2+}$. However, various pHs and the concentrations of various serum had no effect on the activity of DWP20364. DWP20364 possessed a bacteriocidal effect at the 1MIC against gram positive and gram negative strains. The protective effect of DWP20364 against systemic infections in mice caused by S. aureus Smith or S. aureus L2379 was superior to that of CPFX and SPFX but it was less active than that of CPFX against infection by P. aeruginosa E-2.