• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.190-193
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• 2010

6년령, 암컷 시베리안 허스키가 점액성 설사로 충북대학교 동물의료센터에 내원하였다. 분변 검사 결과 심한 장상피세포 박리와 함께 다수(>70%)의 아포형성 간균 증식이 관찰되었다. 분자생물학적 세균 동정 결과 증식된 세균은 Clostridium perfringens로 확인되었으며, toxin 검사 결과 $\alpha$-toxin이 세균에 의해 합성되고 있음을 확인하였다. 따라서 환자는 $\alpha$-toxin을 합성하는 C. perfingens에 의한 장염으로 진단하였으며, amoxicillin/clavulanate를 투여하였다. 치료 1주 후 설사는 소실되었으며, 분변 검사 결과 아포 형성 간균은 소실되었다. 이 증례는 빠르고 정확한 진단으로 type A C. perfringens에 의한 장염이 효과적으로 치료됨을 보여준다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제29권8호
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• pp.1188-1196
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• 2016

This study evaluated the risk of Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens) foodborne illness from natural and processed cheeses. Microbial risk assessment in this study was conducted according to four steps: hazard identification, hazard characterization, exposure assessment, and risk characterization. The hazard identification of C. perfringens on cheese was identified through literature, and dose response models were utilized for hazard characterization of the pathogen. For exposure assessment, the prevalence of C. perfringens, storage temperatures, storage time, and annual amounts of cheese consumption were surveyed. Eventually, a simulation model was developed using the collected data and the simulation result was used to estimate the probability of C. perfringens foodborne illness by cheese consumption with @RISK. C. perfringens was determined to be low risk on cheese based on hazard identification, and the exponential model ($r=1.82{\times}10^{-11}$) was deemed appropriate for hazard characterization. Annual amounts of natural and processed cheese consumption were $12.40{\pm}19.43g$ and $19.46{\pm}14.39g$, respectively. Since the contamination levels of C. perfringens on natural (0.30 Log CFU/g) and processed cheeses (0.45 Log CFU/g) were below the detection limit, the initial contamination levels of natural and processed cheeses were estimated by beta distribution (${\alpha}1=1$, ${\alpha}2=91$; ${\alpha}1=1$, ${\alpha}2=309$)${\times}$uniform distribution (a = 0, b = 2; a = 0, b = 2.8) to be -2.35 and -2.73 Log CFU/g, respectively. Moreover, no growth of C. perfringens was observed for exposure assessment to simulated conditions of distribution and storage. These data were used for risk characterization by a simulation model, and the mean values of the probability of C. perfringens foodborne illness by cheese consumption per person per day for natural and processed cheeses were $9.57{\times}10^{-14}$ and $3.58{\times}10^{-14}$, respectively. These results indicate that probability of C. perfringens foodborne illness by consumption cheese is low, and it can be used to establish microbial criteria for C. perfringens on natural and processed cheeses.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.97-103
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• 2001

Acriflavine 시험법을 이용해서 수종의 화학물질을 첨가한 배지에 대장균과 Clostridium perfringens을 배양하여 변이를 유도한 후, S-R 변이와 변이 후의 항생제에 대한 감수성을 조사한 결과, 화학물질에 대한 S-R변이의 경우, 대장균은 mercuric chloride, cysteine, caffeine, glucose, nicotine 등의 순으로 나타났고, C. perfringens는 mercuric chloride, nicotine, caffeine, cystein, glucose 등의 순으로 나타났으며 양자 공히 mercuric chloride가 가장 감수성이 높았다. 항생제에 대한 S-R 변이 후의 감수성은 대장균과 C. perfingens가 공히 S-R변이 후에는 감수성이 일반적으로 저하되는 경향이었다.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.614-621
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• 2014

This study was conducted to isolate and characterize bacteriocin-producing bacteria against Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens) from domestic animals to determine their usefulness as probiotics. Bacteriocin-producing bacteria were isolated from pig feces by the spot-on-lawn method. A total of 1,370 bacterial stains were isolated, and six were tentatively selected after identifying the inhibitory activity against the pathogenic indicator C. perfringens KCTC 3269 and KCTC 5100. The selected strains were identified as Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis) by 16s rRNA sequencing. Most of the isolated bacterial strains were resistant to 0.5% bile salts for 48 h and remained viable after 2 h at pH 3.0. Some E. faecalis also showed strong inhibitory activity against Listeria monocytogenes KCTC 3569, KCTC 3586 and KCTC 3710. In the present study, we finally selected E. faecalis AP 216 and AP 45 strain based on probiotic selection criteria such as antimicrobial activity against C. perfringens and tolerance to acid and bile salts. The bacteriocins of E. faecalis AP 216 and AP 45 strains were highly thermostable, showing anticlostridial activities even after incubation at $121^{\circ}C$ for 15 min. These bacteriocin-producing bacteria and/or bacteriocins could be used in feed manufacturing as probiotics as an alternative to antibiotics in the livestock industry.

• 대한미생물학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.57-67
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• 1976

A total of 100 swelled, springered or flippered canned meat and fish products were studied the degree of contamination with clostridias and serological relationships to Hobbs'13 "heat resistant" types, heat resistance of spores and susceptibility of Clostridium perfringens isolates to several antibiotics. Samples examined in this study were collected from Seoul area from June to October, 1975 and prepared in Korea. Clostridias were isolated from 46(46%) of these samples; 19 strains of Cl. perfringens, 9 strains of Cl. oedematiens A, B, 5 strains of Cl. sordelli, each 3 strains of Cl. chauvoei, Cl, oedematiens C.E, and Cl. difficile, 2 strains of Cl. sporogenes. The highest percentage of contamination by Cl. perfringens was found in beef products(26.5%), and the following(5.2%) in mackerel pike and none in baitop shell. whale, manna brand. and top shell. One of 19 isolates of Clostridium perfringens found in meat products was shown to produce heat resistant spores which resist $100^{\circ}C$ for 60 minutes and others were heat labile strains which is killed at $90^{\circ}C$ for 30 minutes. The distribution of Hobbs' serotype of 19 isolates were each 4 strains of type 6, 8, and 11, 1 strain of type 13 and others untypable. 19 Strains of Cl. perfringens were shown a marked susceptibility to cefamezin, lincomycin and minocin and relatively sensitive to vibraimycin, geopen, and chloramphenicol. A marked resistance to kanamycin, colimycin, and gentamycin were shown. Aerobic enteropathogens from samples were not recovered.

• 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.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.93-99
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• 2021

본 연구에서는 PCR법을 이용하여 농산물 중 enterotoxin 생성 Clostridium perfringens를 신속 분석할 수 있도록 전 처리법을 확립하고자 수행하였다. 이를 위하여 C. perfringens 포자를 상추, 토마토, 고추, 들깻잎에 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107 spore/g 농도로 포자를 접종하였다. 포자가 접종된 농산물들은 pulsifier, stomacher, sonicator로 처리하고 boiling법 혹은 상용화 된 kit로 DNA를 추출한 후 PCR법을 수행하고 검출한계를 비교하였다. 그 결과, 3가지 전처리법에 있어서는 pulsifier가, DNA 추출에 있어서는 상용화된 DNA 추출 kit를 활용하는 것이 농산물 중 C. perfringens의 검출한계를 10-100배 낮출 수 있었다. 특히 들깻잎, 방울토마토처럼 전처리 방법에 따른 탁도의 변화가 큰 농산물은 전처리법과 DNA 추출법이 PCR 반응에 미치는 영향이 큰 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 본 연구 결과를 통해 볼 때 PCR법을 이용한 농산물 중 C. perfringens를 검출하는데 있어 검출감도를 높이기 위해서는 pulsifier를 이용하여 전처리하고 상용화된 DNA 추출 kit를 사용하는 것이 적절한 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.544-552
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• 2002

Several microorganisms from rat and human feces and lumen fluid of cows were screened for their ability to decolorize the synthetic dyes. Consequently, a novel dye-degrading strain AB&J was isolated. Taxonomic identification including 165 rDNA sequencing and phylogenetic analysis indicated that the isolate had 99.9% homology in its 165 rDNA base sequence with Clostridium perfringens. After 27 h Incubation with the strain, brilliant blue R, bromophenol blue, crystal violet, malachite green, methyl green, and methyl orange were decolorized by about 69.3%, 97.7%, 96.3%, 97.9%, 75.1%, and 97.2%, respectively. The triphenlmethane dye, bromophenol blue, was decolorized extensively by growing Clostridium perfringens AB&J cells in liquid cultures under anaerobic condition, although their growth was strongly inhibited in the initial stage of incubation. This group of dyes is toxic, depending on the concentration used. The dye was significantly decolorized at a relatively lower concentration of below 50 $\mu g \;ml^{-1}$, however, the growth of the cells was mostly suppressed at a dye concentration of 100 $\mu g \;ml^{-1}$. The decolorization activity in cell-free extracts was much higher in cytoplasm than in periplasm and cytoplasmic membrane. Therefore, the enzyme related uptake of bromophenol blue seemed to be localized in cytoplasm. The optimal pH and temperature of bromophenol blue uptake fur decolorization activities were 7.0 and 4$0^{\circ}C$, respectively.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.97-102
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• 2006

A total of 1,848 samples was taken from bovine and porcine from January 2003 to November 2005. They were examined for the presence of Clostridiuml perfringens. The properties of the isolates were characterized for Gram staining, biochemical features and enterotoxin production. Forty-one strains (2.2%) of C perfringens were isolated from the 1,848 bovine and porcine carcass using selective media. 30 (3.2%) C perfringens were isolated from the 925 of bovine cacasses, and 11(1.2%) were isolated from the 923 of porcine cacasses. In TSC agar, all isolates showed lecithinase activity. The isolation rate was higher in spring and summer than in autumn and winter. Among 41 isolates, only 1 isolate detected the cpe gene in PCR. The PCR amplified band was observed 233 bp.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.559-563
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• 2006

The growth responses of six bacterial strains exposed to materials extracted from turmeric (Curcuma longa) rhizomes were examined using impregnated paper disk agar diffusion. Methanol extracts of turmeric rhizomes exhibited strong inhibitory activity against Clostridium perfringens and weak inhibitory activity toward Escherichia coli at 5 mg/disk. However, in tests conducted with Bifidobacterium adolescentis, B. bifidum, B. longum, and Lactobacillus casei, the methanol extract showed no inhibitory response. The biologically active constituent isolated from the turmeric rhizomes extracts was characterized as ar-turmerone using various spectroscopic analyses including EI-MS and NMR. The responses varied according to the dosage, chemicals, and bacterial strain tested. At 2 and 1 mg/disk, ar-turmerone strongly inhibited the growth of C. perfringens and moderately inhibited the growth of E. coli without any adverse effects on the growth of four lactic acid-bacteria. Of the commercially available compounds originating from turmeric rhizomes, curcumin exhibited strong and moderate growth inhibition against C. perfringens at 2 and 1 mg/disk, respectively, and weak growth inhibition against E. coli at 1 mg/disk. However, little or no activity was observed for borneol, 1,8-cineole, and sabinene against all six bacteria strains tested. The observed inhibitory activity of the turmeric rhizome-derived curcumin and ar-turmerone against C. perfringens and E. coli demonstrate one of the important pharmacological activities of turmeric rhizomes.