• 한국동물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국동물학회 1994년도 한국생물과학협회 학술발표대회
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• pp.216.1-216
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• 1994

• 한국미생물생명공학회소식지:생물산업
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.28-35
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• 2000

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권7호
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• pp.1154-1162
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• 2015

The emergence of carbapenem resistance among Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an increasing problem in many parts of the world. In particular, metallo-$\beta$-lactamases (MBLs) and AmpC $\beta$lactamases are responsible for high-level resistance to carbapenem and cephalosporin. We studied the diversity and frequency of $\beta$-lactamases and characterized chromosomal AmpC $\beta$lactamase from carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa isolates. Sixty-one carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa isolates were collected from patients in a tertiary hospital in Daejeon, Korea, from January 2011 to June 2014. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of four antimicrobial agents were determined using the agar-dilution method. Polymerase chain reaction and sequencing were used to identify the various $\beta$-lactamase genes, class 1 integrons, and chromosomally encoded and plasmid-mediated ampC genes. In addition, the epidemiological relationship was investigated by multilocus sequence typing. Among 61 carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa isolates, 25 isolates (41.0%) were MBL producers. Additionally, 30 isolates producing PDC (Pseudomonas-derived cephalosporinase)-2 were highly resistant to ceftazidime (MIC₅₀ = $256{\mu}g/ml$) and cefepime (MIC₅₀ = $256{\mu}g/ml$). Of all the PDC variants, 25 isolates harboring MBL genes showed high levels of cephalosporin and carbapenem resistance, whereas 36 isolates that did not harbor MBL genes revealed relatively low-level resistance (ceftazidime, p < 0.001; cefepime, p < 0.001; imipenem, p = 0.003; meropenem, p < 0.001). The coexistence of MBLs and AmpC $\beta$-lactamases suggests that these may be important contributing factors for cephalosporin and carbapenem resistance. Therefore, efficient detection and intervention to control drug resistance are necessary to prevent the emergence of P. aeruginosa possessing this combination of $\beta$-lactamases.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.105-108
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• 1997

A search was undertaken to screen microorganisms that produce an enzyme capable of deacylating glutary1-7-amincephalosporanic acid to 7-aminocephalosporanic acid in soil samples. The screening was carried out by preparing enrichment cultures containing glutary-7ACA and cephalosporin C as selective carbon sources. A non-${\beta}$-lactam model compound,, glutary-p-nitroanilide, was synthesized as a substrate suitable for the rapid screening of microorganisms isolated from the enrichment cultures. Two isolates exhibiting acylase activity, designated BY7.4 and BY8.1, were identified as strains of Pseudomonas species. Pseudomonas BY8.1 showed higher acylase activity toward G1-7ACA than Pseudomonas BY7.4. Environmental conditions for the optimal acylase activity of Pseudomonas BY8.1 were shown to be pH9 and 30$^{\circ}C$.

• Korea-Australia Rheology Journal
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.11-16
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• 2002

Cephalosporium acremonium is a filamentous microorganism producing cephalosporin C. The morphological differentiation of C. acremonium in submerged culture is closely related with the rheological properties of culture broth and production of cephalosporin C. In this study, the rheological and morphological properties of culture broth of C. acremonium were investigated. In the seed broths of shake-flask and fermenter culture, the Herschel-Berkley equation was in excellent agreement with experimental results in the whole range of shear rate. In the seed broths of shake-flask culture, morphological differentiation into arthrospores affected to changes of apparent viscosity. But results in the fermenter culture, morphological factors such as mean hyphal thickness and the number of tips gave more effect on changes of apparent vitacosity than differentiation into arthrospores. Overall, it suggested that the morphological parameters measured by image analysis can be used as a good parameter to indicate the rheological properties of culture broth of C. acremonium M25.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.61-68
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• 1987

This study was conducted to determine the microorganisms inhabitating in cow genitalia and their antimicrobial drug susceptibility. During the period between July, 1985 and February, 1986, a total of 111 cow genitalia, 58 from Korean native and 53 from dairy cow, were sampled at three abattoirs. Gross pathological examination and bacterial isolation and identification were performed from the genital samples. In addition antimicrobial drug susceptibility test for the microorganisms isolated, some synergistic activity among drugs were examined on the major organism isolated from the cases of endometritis and pyometra. The results are summerized as follows: 1. Among the bacteria isolated from the genitalia, Staphylococcus spp., C. pyogenes, E. coli, Proteus spp., Streptococcus spp., Bacillus spp. were most frequently isolated whereas the genera of Pasteurella, Pseudomonas, Klebsiella and Yersina were detected far less frequently. 2. In Korean native cow the genera of Straphylococcus and Steptococcus were more isolated than dairy cow while in dairy cow the genera of Corynebacterium, Proteus, Escherichia were more of ten isolated than Korean native cow. 3. From cow genital organs showing lesions of endometritis and prometra, C. pyogenes was most frequently isolated, the isolation rate being 60 percent, and follow by Staphylococcus spp., Proteus spp., E. coli and Pasteurella spp. in the order. 4. Antimicrobial drug susceptibility test conducted on the major organisms isolated showed that all the isolates were susceptible to gentamicin, cephalosporin and sulfisoxazole, but resistant to tetracycline and penicillin. 5. Twenty-nine isolates of C. pyogenes were submitted to the synergistic activity test of cephalosporin, kanamycin and streptomycin with penicillin. Synergists were demonstrated in 90 percent, 31 percent and 27 percent of isolates examined by the combined use of penicillin and cephalosporin, penicillin and kanamycin, penicillin and streptomycin, respectively. About 10 percent of the isolates were found to be indifferent by the synergism test.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.510-515
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• 2005

Pseudomonas cepacia BY21 was found to produce glutaryl acylase that is capable of deacylating glutaryl-7-aminocephalosporanic acid (glutaryl-7-ACA) to 7-aminocephalosporanic acid (7-ACA), which is a starting material for semi-synthetic cephalosporin antibiotics. Amino acids of the reported glutaryl acylases from various Pseudomonas sp. strains show a high similarity (>93% identity). Thus, with the known nucleotide sequences of Pseudomonas glutaryl acylases in GenBank, PCR primers were designed to clone a glutaryl acylase gene from P. cepacia BY21. The unknown -subunit gene of glutaryl acylase from chromosomal DNA of P. cepacia BY21 was cloned successfully by PCR. The -subunit amino acids of P. cepacia BY21 acylase (GenBank accession number AY948547) were similar to those of Pseudomonas diminuta KAC-1 acylase except that Asn408 of P. diuminuta KAC-1 acylase was changed to Leu408.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.635-638
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• 2004

An ATP-binding-cassette (ABC) transporter gene in the cephabacin biosynthetic gene cluster of Lysobacter lactamgenus was characterized. The amplified orf10 (cpbJ) gene was subcloned into pET-28a(+) vector and expressed in E. coli BL21(DE3) strain by 0.5 mM IPTG at $30^{\circ}C$. The membrane fraction of recombinant E. coli cells was separated by ultracentrifugation, and solubilized using 2.5% octyl-$\beta$-D-glucoside. Using the solubilized membrane fraction, the artificial proteoliposomes were reconstituted and analyzed for the biological activity of CpbJ protein. Upon measuring ATPase activity, the proteoliposome made from recombinant E. coli membrane proteins showed slightly higher activity than that from host E. coli membrane proteins. In the measurement of membrane transport activity, the reconstituted proteoliposome of recombinant E. coli membrane proteins exhibited higher activity when both substrates of cephalosporin C and L-Ala-L-Ser were applied, compared to the case of cephalosporin C or L-Ala-L-Ser only. It implies that the CpbJ protein is an ABC transporter secreting cephabacin antibiotics synthesized in cytoplasm.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.339-344
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• 1985

항세균성 항생제인 세팔로스포린 C가 그 자신의 생산균주인 C. acremonium M-113의 생장을 저해하였다. 비슷한 저해현상이 C. acremonium ATCC 20339와 ATCC 14553에도 관찰되었다. 세팔로스포린C의 최소 생육 저지농도가 분생포자의 경우 200-500$\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$이었고 균사의 경우 3,000-4,000 $\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$이었다. 이 최소 생육 저지농도는 복합배지에서 더욱 상승되었다. 세팔로스포린C는 배양초기에 존재할 경우. 그 생육 저지 효과를 나타내었다. 세팔로스포린 C의 생육 저지 효과는 세팔로스포린 C가 아미노산의 세포 내로의 수송을 방해함으로써 나타나는 것으로 조사되었다. 생육 저지 기저에 세팔로스포린 C의 3' 기가 중요 역할을 하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 세팔로스포린 C는 배지에 질소원이 결핍될 때 질소원으로 이용될 수 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.89-94
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• 2001

Several quaternary pyridinium cephalosporin analogues were prepared analogues were Prepared and evaluated in vitro for antibacterial activity against selected Gram-positive and Cram-negative organisms. Most of the synthesized analogues were either as effective or less effective against the tested bacterial organ isms than the reference com pounds, Cefpirome and Ceftazidime.