• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.532-534
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• 2000

The inhibitory effects of different Bifidobacterium spp. on the growth of Helicobacter pylori (HP) were investigated. A significant suppression of HP growth occurred only when HP was inoculated onto a petri dish containing 0.1 mg/ml of Bifidobacterium spp. When HP was separately cultured with B. breve K-110, B. catenulatum K-309, B magnum K-311, B. magnum K-321, and B. cuniculi K-513, the urease activity was also inhibited by these Bifidobacterium spp. Therefore, it appears that these Bifidobacterium spp. excrete a heat-labile inhibitory component for HP growth into the culture medium. Although most organic acids produced by the Bifidobacterium spp. inhibited the growth of HP, the HP growth was not inhibited by the physiological concentrations of organic acids produced in bifidobacteria-cultured media. Accordingly, these results suggest that some Bifidobacterium spp. may produce antibiotic-like compounds (bacteriocins).

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.863-868
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• 2004

Lectin activities and chemical characteristics of Escherichia coli, Lactobacillus spp. and Bifidobacterium spp. originating from the porcine cecal mucosal layer were studied based on hemagglutination assay (HA) and hemagglutination inhibition assay (HIA). Although all the bacterial strains were able to agglutinate erythrocytes of porcine or rabbit origin, much higher HA titers were consistently observed for Lactobacillus spp. than for E. coli or for Bifidobacterium spp. A remarkable reduction in HA titers occurred by the treatment of E. coli and Lactobacillus spp. with protease or trypsin and of Bifidobacterium spp. with protease, trypsin or periodate. There were no significant effects on the HA titers of the three groups of bacteria after the treatment with lipase. Hemagglutination of E. coli was strongly inhibited by D (+)-mannose and D (+)-galactose; Lactobacillus spp. by $\alpha$-L-rhamnose and methyl-$\beta$-galactopyranoside; Bifidobacterium spp. by D (+)-alactose, $\alpha$-L-rhamnose, $\alpha$-L-fucose, L (+)-arabinose, D (+)-mannose, D (-)-fructose at a relatively low concentration (1.43 to 3.75 mg/ml). These results, combined with the enhanced HA activities of the three bacterial strains by modification of rabbit erythrocytes with neuraminidase and abolished HA activity of E. coli after treatment with $\beta$-galactosidase, indicate that it might be the glycoproteinous substances surrounding the surface of the bacterial cells that are responsible for the adhesions of these microorganisms by recognizing the specific receptors on the red blood cell.

• 약학회지
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.20-26
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• 2004

Twelve strains of Bifidobacterium spp. were isolated from the feces of healthy Korean 20∼30 years. The identification of genera from isolates were performed by the microscopic observation and fructose-6-phosphate phosphoketolase (F6PPK) activity which is the key enzyme to distinguish the Bifidobacterium spp. from other anaerobic bacteria. To determine the antibacterial resistance patterns, minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of several antibiotics (including anti-tuberculosis agents) was determined. Five of the isolate!, showed the high degree of resistance to vancomycin. To investigate the genetic diversity between isolates and type strain of Bifidobacterium spp. from KCTC, we peformed the RAPD-fingerprinting. Using a total set of four primers, it is possible to distinguish the isolates and Bifidobacterium spp. from KCTC. Thus, Bifidobacterium strains isolated from our samples may be a new species or strains of Bifidobacteriurn genera, and have the potential as a probiotics.

• Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.83-89
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• 1998

젖산균에 의한 항돌연변이원 활성의 특성을 구명하기 위하여 돌연변이원 물질 2-nitrofluorene에 대한 Lactobacillus spp.와 Bifidobacterium spp.의 항돌연변이원 활성의 균주간의 차이, 활성의 분포 및 활성의 최적조건을 Salmonella typhimurium TA 98을 이용하여 측정하였다. Lactobacillus spp.와 Bifidobacterium spp.는 평균 20.29% 수준의 억제활성을 보였고 Lactobacillus spp.는 20.53%와 Bifidobacterium spp.는 21.63%의 억제활성을 나타내었으며 균주별로 가장 큰 활성을 보인 균주는 L. plantarum CU 722로서50.34%의 억제활성을 나타내었다. L. plantarum CU 722의 탈지유 배양액에서 항돌연변이 활성의 분포를 측정하였던 바 세포벽 성분 및 세포질 성분에서 34.91%와 24.48%로 높은 활성을 보인 반면 세포를 함유하지 않은 배양액에서는 매우 낮은 활성이 나타났다. 항돌연변이 활성을 나타내는 조건으로 균주의 배양시간은 24시간 배양액에서, 돌연변이원 물질과 젖산균 배양액 및 시험균주와의 예비배양시간은 60분으로 유지할 때, 배양시간은 48시간 이상으로 할 때 가장 높은 항돌연변이 활성을 보였다.

• Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.107-112
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• 2004

과산화수소 형태의 반응성 산소에 대한 Lactobacillus Spp., Bifidobacterium spp. 및 Bacillus coagulans의 저항성과 세포 내에서 생성능력을 측정하기 위하여 본 연구가 수행되었다. Lactobacillus spp. 중에서 높은 과산화수소 저항성을 나타낸 균주는 L. acidophilus CU4111와 L. casei Cu4114인 것으로 나타났고 가장 낮은 저항성을 보인 균주는 L. brevis Cu4206이었다. Bifidobacterium longum CU4131은 높은 수준의 저항성을 나타내며 Bacillus coagulans를 포함하는 포자형성유산균주들은 전반적으로 과산화수소에 대한 저항성 이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 세포질 추출액 중의 과산화수소 함유 농도는 Bifidobacterium bifidum CU 4134가 가장 높고 Lactobacilli spp.의 세포질 추출액 중의 과산화수소 함유 농도는 L. casei CU 4114가 가장 높은 것으로 나타났다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.305-309
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• 1998

The superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity of seven Bifidobacterium spp. strains was examined by an indirect SOD assay method. Some Bifidobacterium spp. showed significant levels of SOD activity. However, we could not observe any significant differences between anaerobic and aerobic cultures. Furthermore, although several Bifidobacterium spp. exhibited some degree of tolerance to paraquat which produces superoxide radicals, the apparent SOD activity of these strains was not correlated with their resistance to paraquat. In addition, when we added increasing amounts of manganese or iron to MRS medium which had been prepared without either of the metal ions, the apparent SOD activity of cell free extracts (CFEs) was increased with increasing concentration of both metal ions. To our surprise, the heat-denatured CFEs also showed nearly identical correlative patterns. Based on these results, the apparent SOD activity was likely due to a nonenzymatic dismutation. These results strongly suggest that high concentration of divalent metal ions ($Mn^{2+}$, $Fe^{2+}$) in MRS medium result in nonenzymatic dismutation which can lead to false positive SOD activities in Bifidobacerium spp.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.182-184
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• 1998

PCR was used for quantitative counting of Bifidobacterium spp. in a sample mixed with Lactobacillus acidophilus using two primer sets; one set for universal priming and the other set for Bifidobacterium specific priming. DNA products from two independent PCRs with DNA extracted from the mixed sample were found to be easily distinguishable from each other by agarose gel electrophoresis. The concentrations of PCR products correlated with the total number of bacteria and with the number of Bifidobacterium spp. present in the sample.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.858-862
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• 2001

The purpose of this research was to investigate the effects of nondigestible oligosaccharides (NDO) from red ginseng marc on the growth of Bifidobacterium spp. Red ginseng marc, a fibrous byproduct of ginseng extract from processing, was destarched by ${\alpha}$-amylase and amyloglucosidase treatment, and then treated with a commercial pectinase to produce NDO. The bifidogenic effects of NDO on B. adolescentis, B. animalis, B. breve, and B. longum were investigated in vitro. NDO significantly promoted the growth of Bifidobacterium spp. The growth, decrease of pH, and organic acid formation (acetate, lactate, formate) were markedly different among the species. B. adolescentis showed the best growth and produced the greatest amount of organic acids. When NDO was used as a carbon source in the cocultivation of Bifidobacterium spp. and Clostridium perfringens, the growth of Bifidobacterium spp. was not influenced by the existence of Cl. perfringens. The result strongly suggested that NDO from red ginseng marc could be used as a potential bifidogenic source.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.582-588
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• 1993

한국인들이 섭취하고 있는 식품이 인체 장내에서 중요한 생리적 기능을 보이는 Bifidobacterium spp.와 Clostridium perfringens의 생육에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 수집된 162종의 식품소재 및 식품 추출물 중에서 B. bifidum과 C. perfringens의 생육에 영향을 주는 소재를 agar diffusion method로 31종을 선발하였다. 이들 중에서 알가지, 된장, 양파, 겨자, 감자 등의 추출물은 C. perfringens의 생육을 상하게 억제하였며 Bifidobacterium spp.를 포함하는 기타의 장내미생물의 생육에는 크게 영향을 주지 않았다. 사람 분변을 종균으로 하여 이들 추출물 1%를 첨가하여 배양한 결과 알가지, 양파, 겨자 배양액에서 Bifidobacterium spp.의 생균순는 대조구에 비하여 $10^{2{\sim}3}$개 증가하고 있는 반면 C. perfringens의 생균수는 현저히 감소하였다. 그리고 양파, 겨자의 경우 배양액 중의 ${\beta}-glucosidase$ 역가, indole 함량 등이 현저히 낮아졌고, 양파와 된장에서는 ${\beta}-glucosidase$ 역가가 검출되지 않았다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.176-181
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• 2002

In order to isolate and identify Bifidobacterium spp. that originated in Korea, feces were sampled from healthy Korean adults and children living in three villages, the first having a history of longevity and the other two where the diet did not include fermented milk or any pharmaceutical preparations. Through the use of Gram staining and microscopic examination for cell morphology, 23 bacterial strains presumed to be the Bifidobacterium genus were isolated from the feces of 13 out of a total of 59 Korean people. To identify the Bifidobacterium strains at the genus level, these bacteria were then analyzed by TLC and the fructose-6-phosphate phosphoketolase (F6PPK) test. The result showed that 22 of the isolated strains were confirmed to be members of the genus Bifidobacterium. All of these bifidobacteria were also identified as Bifidobacterium spp. by the fermentation test. Using a RFLP analysis, an attempt was made to identify the Bifidobacterium spp. that had been isolated from both Korean adults and children. In a genomic Southern blot analysis after digestion with two restriction enzymes (EcoRI, HindIII), all of the 14 randomly selected Korean isolates showed patterns identical to those of three different B. longum species. Another restriction enzyme, CfoI (4-bp recognition enzyme), was then used to identify the strain. Interestingly, all the Korean isolates were identified as B. longum ATCC 15708, indicating that a RFLP analysis was effective for identifying Bifidobacterium spp. at both the strain and species levels.