• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제24권8호
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• pp.1081-1087
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• 2014

Aspergillus oryzae is generally recognized as safe, but it is closely related to A. flavus in morphology and genetic characteristics. In this study, we tested the aflatoxigenicity and genetic analysis of nine commercial A. oryzae strains that were used in Korean soybean fermented products. Cultural and HPLC analyses showed that none of the commercial strains produced detectable amount of aflatoxins. According to the molecular analysis of 17 genes in the aflatoxin (AF) biosynthetic pathway, the commercial strains could be classified into three groups. The group I strains contained all the 17 AF biosynthetic genes tested in this study; the group II strains deleted nine AF biosynthetic genes and possessed eight genes, including aflG, aflI, aflK, aflL, aflM, aflO, aflP, and aflQ; the group III strains only had six AF biosynthetic genes, including aflG, aflI, aflK, aflO, aflP, and aflQ. With the reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, the group I A. oryzae strains showed no expression of aflG, aflQ and/or aflM genes, which resulted in the lack of AF-producing ability. Group II and group III strains could not produce AF owing to the deletion of more than half of the AF biosynthetic genes. In addition, the sequence data of polyketide synthase A (pksA) of group I strains of A. oryzae showed that there were three point mutations (two silent mutations and one missense mutation) compared with aflatoxigenic A. flavus used as the positive control in this study.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.96-100
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• 2001

Three commercial strains bred in the US (Hubbard), Holland (Lohman), and Canada (Shaver) and Balady breed of chickens were orally infected with $10^6$ cfu of Salmonella gallinarum per chick. Chicks were compared for weight gain, feed intake, feed conversion ratio, mortality rate and contamination of the liver, spleen and intestine with Salmonella gallinarum on the day of slaughter. The Balady chicks had significantly the lowest mortality rate (p<0.01) and weight gain (p<0.001) and poorest feed conversion ratio (p<0.001). Salmonella gallinarum could be shed from the liver, spleen and intestine with alternative rates in all strains. Lohman was the most resistance over the other two commercial strains, while Hubbard had the highest susceptibility. The Balady chicks were the most resistance. However, they may serve as a possible reservoir of Salmonella gallinarum and it may play a role of spreading the infection to the commercial farms in Jordan.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.531-535
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• 2010

This study investigated the effects of different commercial yeast strains on the characteristics of peach wine. Peach fruit was inoculated with Fermivin, K1-V1116, EC-1118, D-47 and AR2. Peach wines fermented with the D-47, K1-V1116, and AR2 strains showed faster fermentation than wines fermented with the other strains. Wine fermented with EC-1118 had the lowest titratable acidity and highest pH. The ethanol content of wines fermented with different commercial yeast strains was in the range of 13~14%. In sensory evaluation, the wine made with EC-1118 showed the highest overall scores in color and acceptability.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제56권6호
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• pp.826-832
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• 2023

Clostridium perfringens causes diarrhea and other diseases in humans and animals. We investigated the prevalence, toxin gene profiles, and antimicrobial resistance of C. perfringens isolated from commercial jeotgal sample. C. perfringens was isolated from 11 of 22 commercial jeotgals. All C. perfringens strains were positive for the alpha toxin gene, but not for the beta, epsilon, iota, CPE or NetB toxin genes; therefore, all strains were identified as type A C. perfringens. However, the beta2 toxin gene was identified in 54.5% of isolates. Disk diffusion susceptibility tests showed that most isolates were resistant to kanamycin (90.9%), nalidixic acid (72.7%), oxacillin (54.5%), erythromycin (27.3%), ciprofloxacin (9.1%) and clindamycin (9.1%). However, all strains were susceptible to 14 other antimicrobial including amoxicillin, ampicillin, and chloramphenicol. The average minimum inhibitory concentrations against C. perfringens of clindamycin, kanamycin, and nalidixic acid were 128.0, 128.0, and 54.0 ㎍/mL, respectively. These results provide new insight into the necessity for sanitation of commercial jeotgal, and provide evidence to help reduce the risk of contamination with antimicrobial-resistant bacteria.

• 식물병연구
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.166-171
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• 2022

Commercial products with antibiotics like streptomycin as active ingredients have been used to control soft rot disease caused by Pectobacterium species for a long time. In this study, antibiotic resistance of twenty-seven Korean strains of Pectobacterium species including P. carotovorum, P. odoriferum, P. brasiliense, and P. parmenteri, which were previously shown to be susceptible to the bacteriophage phiPccP-1 was surveyed using a disk diffusion assay. While all strains were highly susceptible to ampicillin, kanamycin, chloramphenicol, tetracycline, and rifampicin, some strains showed weak susceptibility to 300 ㎍/ml of streptomycin. Furthermore, some of them are partially or completely resistant to commercial pesticides-Buramycinand streptomycin at the concentration of 250 ㎍/ml that is recommended by the manufacturer for streptomycin-based pesticides. These results indicate the presence of streptomycin-resistant Pectobacterium strains in South Korea, and the development of antibiotic alternatives to control soft rot is needed.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.339-349
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• 2015

The objective of this study was to identify lactic acid bacteria (LAB) isolated from kimchi and to evaluate its characteristics and functional properties for application in fermented dairy products as a probiotic or commercial starter culture. Eight stains isolated from kimchi were selected through an investigation of phenotypic characteristics. Two strains (DK211 and DK303) were identified as Lactobacillus plantarum, another two (DK207 and DK215) as Lactobacillus paracasei, and one (DK301) as Lactobacillus sakei. The remaining three strains were identified as species of Weissella. All selected Lactobacillus strains had acid and bile tolerance, even though there was wide variation in the ability of each strain. DK303 showed a remarkably higher proteolytic activity. There were no significant differences in β-galactosidase activity among the tested strains, except that DK301 showed no activity. Auto-aggregation varied between 82.1 and 90.0%, and hydrophobicity values ranged from 0.5 to 51.6%.The strongest auto-aggregation and hydrophobicity were observed in DK211. All selected strains showed better 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrzyl (DPPH) scavenging activity than commercial strains. DK211, DK215, DK301, and DK303 had effective inhibitory activity against all pathogens tested except E. coli. When selected strains were used for yogurt preparation as a single starter culture, the time required to reach target titratable acidity (0.9) was 11-12 h. The yogurt fermented with DK211 had favorable panelists ratings for most sensory attributes, which were comparable with yogurt fermented with a commercial strain. The results suggest that strains isolated from kimchi could be potential probiotic and starter cultures for use in yogurt manufacturing.

• 한국버섯학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.1-32
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• 2006

우리는 UPOV 협약에 의해 2009년 이후 품종시장을 개방해야 한다. 2005년 현재 23종류 179품종을 보급하였으나 품종보호등록 품종 수는 느타리 9개 이다. 이러한 품종등록 수는 선진국에 비해 아주 적은 편이다. 종균은 넓은 의미에서 품종도 포함한다. 품종개발을 하는데 몇 가지 문제점이 있는데 복잡하고 어려운 버섯의 성 양식, 값비싼 특수 실험기구와 자실체 생육시설이 필요하다. 이러한 문제를 해결하고 품종(종균)을 육성하기 위해서는 다음 사항들이 필요하다. 즉, 유전자원의 수집 및 평가, 게놈분석과 유용형질에 대한 분자생물학적 해석, 한국 고유의 품종 육성으로 품종보호등록, 별도지원의 가칭 "산학연 품종개발 연구단"에 의한 품종개발 연구 강화, 종균배양소의 컨소시엄에 의한 종균연구소 설립 운영, 버섯 종합상사 출현, 소비 촉진, 그리고 국제경쟁력 향상이 필요하다. 여기서는 이러한 것에 대해 논의 하고자 한다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.313-316
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• 2006

장내 상주균이며 probiotics로 활용되고 있는 Bifidobacterium에 대한 항생제 내성분포를 분석하였다. 분석된 93개의 Bifidobacterium이 chlolurnphenicol, rifampicin, erythromycin에 대해서는 감수성을 갖고 있었고, aminoglycoside계 항생제, nalidixic acid와 vancomycin에 내성을 갖는 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 vancomycin의 MIC가 $100\;{\mu}g/mL$ 이상인 균이 전체 균주 중 34%를 차지했다. Tetracycline, erythromycin, penicillin에 대한 내성은 매우 다양하게 나타났다. ${\beta}-lactam$계 항생제인 penicillin G와 cephalothin은 10년보다 더 내성이 높아졌음을 알 수 있었고, ampicillin, amoxicillin, tetracycline은 항생제 농도가 점차 증가하고 있는 것으로 보인다. 인체유래 분리균과 유산균식품 분리균의 항생제 내성은 대부분 비슷한 특성을 보였으나 유산균식품 분리 균주중 vancomycin의 MIC가 $100\;{\mu}g/mL$ 이상인 균주가 약 20%가 되는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 새로운 probiotics를 개발하기 위해서는 이러한 항생제 내성 특성을 분석하고 항생제 내성 위해성에 대한 검증이 필요한 것으로 보인다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제53권6호
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• pp.870-877
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• 2020

Twenty-three Bacillus cereus strain isolated from commercial jeotgal were investigated for 11 toxin genes and susceptibility to 25 different antimicrobials. The hemolytic enterotoxins hblA, hblC, and hblD were detected in 13.0%, and non-hemolytic enterotoxins nheA, nheB, and nheC were detected in 26.1%, 100%, and 100% of the isolates, respectively. The positive rates of cytK, entFM, becT, hlyII, and ces were 73.9%, 60.9%, 26.1%, 8.7%, and 0.0%, respectively. According to the disk diffusion susceptibility test, all of the strains studied were resistant to cefuroxime, followed by cefoxitin (78.3%), oxacillin (78.3%), ampicillin (69.6%), penicillin G (69.6%), and amoxicillin (65.2%). However, all the strains were susceptible to 11 other antimicrobials, including amikacin, chloramphenicol, and ciprofloxacin. The average minimum inhibitory concentrations of amoxicillin, ampicillin, and cefuroxime against B. cereus were 462.9, 235.0, and 135.0 ㎍/mL, respectively. These results highlight the need for sanitizing commercial jeotgal, and provide evidence to help reduce the risk of jeotgal contamination by antimicrobial-resistant bacteria.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.130-137
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• 2008

본 연구에 사용된 느타리버섯류는 느타리속 8종 81개 품종으로 형태적 분류가 어려운 점 외에도 출처가 불확실한 품종이 재배되는 경우가 많아 정확한 품종구분이 요구되고 있다. 이러한 문제점을 해결하고자 국내에서 재배 유통되고 있는 느타리버섯류 81개 품종을 DNA 핵산지문법을 이용하여 유연관계를 분석한 결과 10 그룹으로 나누어졌으며, 이 중 느타리종에 속하는 70품종은 3 그룹으로 나누어졌다. 또한 이 그룹내에서 국내 주요품종인 원형, 수한, 춘추2호, 왕흑평과 동일하거나 유사한 것으로 나타난 품종이 많았다. I 그룹에 속하는 35개 품종 중 원형품종과 동일하거나 구별성이 인정되지 않는 품종은 4개 품종이었고, 왕흑평과는 6개의 품종이 동일한 것으로 나타났다. II 그룹의 23개 품종 중에는 21개의 품종이 수한과 구별성이 인정되지 않았다. 또한 II 그룹의 12개 품종 중 춘추2호와 유사 한 품종들은 총 6개였다.