• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.78.1-78.10
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• 2021

Background: Recurrent subclinical mastitis (RScM) due to resistant bacteria has low clinical and bacteriological cure rates, often requiring the culling of cows. The sequential intramammary administration of enrofloxacin hydrochloride-dihydrate (enro-C) followed by ceftiofur HCl may be useful for treating these cases. Objectives: This study assessed the bacteriological and clinical cure-efficacies of the sequentially intramammary administration of enro-C, followed by ceftiofur HCl to treat RScM in Holstein/Friesian cows. Methods: This trial was conducted in a herd with a high prevalence of RScM, and 20 Holstein/Friesian cows were included: 45% suffering subclinical mastitis and 38.9% of the mammary quarters affected. Twenty-nine bacterial isolates in vitro resistant to enro-C were obtained (coagulase-negative Staphylococcus spp, 55.2%; Staphylococcus aureus, 27.6%; Escherichia coli, 6.9%; Streptococcus uberis, 6.9%; Corynebacterium bovis, 3.4%). Polymerase chain reaction-isolated the following genes linked to enro-C resistance: chromosomal (gyrA) and plasmid (aac(6')-lb-cr). The treatments were as follows: twice-daily intramammary infusions of enro-C (300 mg/10 mL) for 5 days. Cows clinically considered treatment failures were also treated with intramammary ceftiofur (125 mg/10 mL, twice daily for 5 days. The clinical and bacteriological cure rates were carried out when completing each treatment phase and at 14 and 21 days, aided by a California mastitis test, somatic cell count, and failure to identify the initially causative bacteria. Results: Enro-C achieved 65% clinical and bacteriological cure rates, and 100% cure rates were obtained after the rescue treatment with ceftiofur HCl. Conclusions: Outstanding clinical and bacteriological cure rates in cows affected by RScM were achieved with the consecutive intramammary infusions of enro-C, followed by ceftiofur HCl.

• Journal of Species Research
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.249-258
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• 2019

Owing to a distinct environmental regime and anthropogenic effects, freshwater bacterial communities of urban streams are considered to be different from those of large freshwater lakes and rivers. To obtain unrecorded, freshwater bacterial species in Korea, water and sediment samples were collected from various urban streams of the Han River watershed in 2018. After plating the freshwater samples on R2A agar, approximately 1000 bacterial strains were isolated from the samples as single colonies and identified using 16S rRNA gene sequence analyses. A total of 26 strains, with >98.7% 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity with validly published bacterial species but not reported in Korea, were determined to be unrecorded bacterial species in Korea. The unrecorded bacterial strains were phylogenetically diverse and belonged to four phyla, six classes, 12 orders, 16 families, and 21 genera. At the generic level, the unreported species were assigned to Nocardioides, Streptomyces, Microbacterium, Kitasatospora, Herbiconiux, Corynebacterium, and Microbacterium of the class Actinobacteria; Paenibacillus and Bacillus of the class Bacilli; Caulobacter, Methylobacterium, Novosphingobium, and Porphyrobacter of the class Alphaproteobacteria; Aquabacterium, Comamonas, Hydrogenophaga, Laribacter, Rivicola, Polynucleobacter, and Vogesella of the class Betaproteobacteria; Arcobacter of the class Epsilonproteobacteria; and Flavobacterium of the class Flavobacteriia. The details of the 26 unreported species, including Gram reaction, colony and cell morphology, biochemical properties, and phylogenetic position are also provided in the strain descriptions.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권12호
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• pp.1701-1708
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• 2021

Food safety is the most important global health issue due to foodborne pathogens after consumption of contaminated food. Foodborne bacteria such as Escherichia coli, Salmonella enterica, Staphylococcus aureus, Campylobacter spp., Bacillus cereus, Vibrio spp., Yersinia enterocolitica and Clostridium perfringens are leading causes of the majority of foodborne illnesses and deaths. These foodborne pathogens often come from the livestock feces, thus, we analyzed fecal microbial communities of three different livestock species to investigate the prevalence of foodborne pathogens in livestock feces using metagenomics analysis. Our data showed that alpha diversities of microbial communities were different according to livestock species. The microbial diversity of cattle feces was higher than that of chicken or pig feces. Moreover, microbial communities were significantly different among these three livestock species (cattle, chicken, and pig). At the genus level, Staphylococcus and Clostridium were found in all livestock feces, with chicken feces having higher relative abundances of Staphylococcus and Clostridium than cattle and pig feces. Genera Bacillus, Campylobacter, and Vibrio were detected in cattle feces. Chicken samples contained Bacillus, Listeria, and Salmonella with low relative abundance. Other genera such as Corynebacterium, Streptococcus, Neisseria, Helicobacter, Enterobacter, Klebsiella, and Pseudomonas known to be opportunistic pathogens were also detected in cattle, chicken, and pig feces. Results of this study might be useful for controlling the spread of foodborne pathogens in farm environments known to provide natural sources of these microorganisms.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.194-210
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• 2022

Human milk contains a number of nutritional and bioactive molecules including microorganisms that constitute the so-called "Human Milk Microbiota (HMM)". Recent studies have shown that not only bacterial but also viral, fungal, and archaeal components are present in the HMM. Previous research has established, a "core" microbiome, consisting of Firmicutes (i.e., Streptococcus, Staphylococcus), Proteobacteria (i.e., Serratia, Pseudomonas, Ralstonia, Sphingomonas, Bradyrhizobium), and Actinobacteria (i.e., Propionibacterium, Corynebacterium). This review aims to summarize the main characteristics of HMM and the role it plays in shaping a child's health. We reviewed the most recent literature on the topic (2019-2021), using the PubMed database. The main sources of HMM origin were identified as the retrograde flow and the entero-mammary pathway. Several factors can influence its composition, such as maternal body mass index and diet, use of antibiotics, time and type of delivery, and mode of breastfeeding. The COVID-19 pandemic, by altering the mother-infant dyad and modifying many of our previous habits, has emerged as a new risk factor for the modification of HMM. HMM is an important contributor to gastrointestinal colonization in children and therefore, it is fundamental to avoid any form of perturbation in the HMM that can alter the microbial equilibrium, especially in the first 100 days of life. Microbial dysbiosis can be a trigger point for the development of necrotizing enterocolitis, especially in preterm infants, and for onset of chronic diseases, such as asthma and obesity, later in life.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제33권12호
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• pp.1657-1670
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• 2023

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of Limosilactobacillus fermentum and Lactiplantibacillus plantarum isolated from human feces coordinating with inulin on the composition of gut microbiota and metabolic profiles in db/db mice. These supplements were administered to db/db mice for 12 weeks. The results showed that the Lactobacillaceae coordinating with inulin group (LI) exhibited lower fasting blood glucose levels than the model control group (MC). Additionally, LI was found to enhance colon tissue and increase the levels of short-chain fatty acids. 16S rRNA sequencing revealed that the abundance of Corynebacterium and Proteus, which were significantly increased in the MC group compared with NC group, were significantly decreased by the treatment of LI that also restored the key genera of the Lachnospiraceae_NK4A136_group, Lachnoclostridium, Ruminococcus_gnavus_group, Desulfovibrio, and Lachnospiraceae_UCG-006. Untargeted metabolomics analysis showed that lotaustralin, 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid, and 13(S)-HpODE were increased while L-phenylalanine and L-tryptophan were decreased in the MC group compared with the NC group. However, the intervention of LI reversed the levels of these metabolites in the intestine. Correlation analysis revealed that Lachnoclostridium and Ruminococcus_gnavus_group were negatively correlated with 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid and 13(S)-HpODE, but positively correlated with L-tryptophan. 13(S)-HpODE was involved in the "linoleic acid metabolism". L-tryptophan and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid were involved in "tryptophan metabolism" and "serotonergic synapse". These findings suggest that LI may alleviate type 2 diabetes symptoms by modulating the abundance of Ruminococcus_gnavus_group and Lachnoclostridium to regulate the pathways of "linoleic acid metabolism", "serotonergic synapse", and" tryptophan metabolism". Our results provide new insights into prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제45권7호
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• pp.1017-1025
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• 2016

기관지질환에 우수한 기능성을 가지고 있는 도라지는 수십종의 다양한 사포닌 종류를 함유하고 있다. 이러한 도라지를 젖산발효 시킬 경우 사포닌 조성의 변화와 기관지질환 유발 세균에 대한 항균 활성의 변화를 측정하였다. 도라지 발효를 위하여 사용된 젖산균은 Leuconostoc mesenteroides N12-4, Leuconostoc mesenteroides N58-5, Lactobacillus plantarum N76-10, Lactobacillus plantarum N56-12, Lactobacillus brevis N70-9 및 Lactobacillus brevis E3-8 등 6종이었다. 도라지 발효 시 젖산균 생육은 L. plantarum균이 가장 활발하였으며 pH 값도 가장 많이 내려가 발효 24시간째 pH는 3.73을 보였고 colony 수는 $10^7CFU/g$ 이상으로 증가하였다. 젖산발효 시간 동안 도라지 사포닌 9종에 대한 조성 변화는 사용된 도라지 시료에서 함량이 높았던 platycoside E, diapioplatycoside E, platycodin A, polygalacin D 등이 발효기간 중 일정량 감소하다가 발효 72시간 이후부터는 증가하는 경향이었고 platycodin D는 약간 증가하다가 72시간 이후부터는 오히려 감소하는 경향이었으며, 총사포닌 함량은 발효기간 동안 함량의 변화가 없었던 L. brevis E3-8균을 제외하고는 발효 72시간 이후 96시간째 증가하였다. 기관지질환 유발세균에 대한 항균 활성의 변화를 보기 위하여 사용된 세균은 Corynebacterium diphtheriae KCTC 3075, Klebsiella pneumoniae KCTC 2246, Staphylococcus aureus KCTC 1621 및 Streptococcus pyogenes ATCC 19615균 등 4종으로 각 균에 대한 항균 활성이 발효에 의하여 증대되는 젖산균은 L. plantarum균으로, 특히 L. plantarum N56-12균이 강한 항균 활성을 보여주었다. 이에 따라 각 기관지질환 유발세균에 대한 MIC를 조사한 결과 각 균에 대하여 도라지 무발효물은 200, 180, 210 및 90 mg/mL였고, L. plantarum N56-12균으로 발효된 도라지 상등액은 45, 10, 50 그리고 25 mg/mL였다.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.317-322
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• 2022

최근 국내의 흑염소 사육량과 소비량이 지속적으로 증가하고 있다. 흑염소 사육방식 또한 대량화, 밀집화 형태로 변화하는 추세이며, 이에 따라 다양한 전염성 질병이 흑염소 농장에 발생하고 있다. 그중 소형 반추류에 발생하는 건락성 림프절염은 국내 흑염소 농장에서 유병률이 50% 이상에 이를 정도로 빈발하고 있으나 현재 마땅한 제어 방법이 없는 실정이다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 흑염소의 대표적인 세균성 질병인 건락성 림프절염의 제어를 위한 노력의 일환으로 원인균인 Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis(C. pseudotuberculosis)에 효과적인 소독제를 확인하고자 하였다. 국내 시판되고 있는 축산용 소독제를 유효성분으로 구분하여 6종의 소독제에 대하여 소독제 효력시험을 수행하였다. 실험 대상으로 선정된 6종의 소독제는 산성제(구연산, Citric acid), 할로겐계(이염화이소시아눌산나트륨, Sodium dichloroisocyanurate), 산소계(모노과황산칼륨화합물, Potassium monopersulfate triple salt), 염기제(황산구리수화물, Copper sulfate pentahydrate), 양이온성 세정제(4급 암모늄, Dialkyl dimethyl ammonium chloride), 염소계(차아염소산나트륨, Sodium hypochlorite)이다. 농림축산검역본부 소독제 효력시험지침에 준하여 실험한 결과, 경수 조건에서는 황산구리수화물을 제외한 모든 소독제가 소독제 효력시험지침에서 제시하는 기준인 99.99% 이상의 살균력을 보였으며, 유기물 조건에서 구연산, 모노과황산칼륨 화합물 및 4급 암모늄 제재의 3종만이 99.99% 이상의 살균력을 보였다. 표준 효력시험지침(30분)보다 짧은 시간(1분, 5분, 15분) 동안 처리 후 살균력을 확인하였을 때, 경수 조건에서는 이염화이소시아눌산나트륨, 모노과황산칼륨 화합물, 차아염소산나트륨 제재가 가장 효과가 좋았으며 1분간 처리 시에도 99.99% 이상의 살균력을 보였다. 유기물 조건의 경우에는 구연산과 4급 암모늄 제재가 가장 효과가 높았으며 5분간 처리 시에도 99.99% 이상 또는 근접하는 살균력을 유지하였다. 본 실험 결과를 종합하여 볼 때 축산용 소독제의 유효성분에 따라 C. pseudotuberculosis에 대한 살균력에 차이가 있으며 경수 및 유기물 조건에 따른 차이도 확인된다. 따라서 C. pseudotuberculosis에 효과적인 소독제 선정 및 활용을 통하여 흑염소 농장 내 환경 오염을 방지한다면 건락성 림프절염 저감화에 효과가 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.295-305
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• 2012

The aim of this study was to isolate microorganisms from half milk samples of dairy goats by California mastitis test (CMT) during the lactation period and to further investigate the susceptibility of isolated organisms to antimicrobial drugs. From a total of 235 half milk samples with CMT scores of 2 or above from 366 dairy goats distributed throughout Jeonnam province, microorganisms were isolated from 198 (83.5%) samples either singly (99.0%) or in combination (1.0%). The most prevalent microorganism was the coagulase-negative Staphylococcus spp., (44.4%, n=88) followed by Staphylococcus aureus (24.2%, n=48), Escherichia coli (11.1%, n=22) and Streptococcus spp. (7.6%, n=15). Isolated bacteria also included Bacillus spp. (2.5%, n=5), Pseudomonas spp. (2.5%, n=5), Micrococcus spp. (1.5%, n=3), Corynebacterium spp. (1.5%, n=3), Enterococcus facium (1.0%, n=2), Morganella morganii (0.5%, n=1) and Streptococcus agalactiae (0.5%, n=1). During the summer season, a high prevalence of all microorganisms were observed in which Staphylococcus spp. (30.8%), Escherichia coli (8.6%), and Streptococcus spp. (5.6%) were among the most prevalent bacteria isolated. Staphylococcus spp. was also shown to be high in the winter (21.7%). In most samples, the presence of bacterial pathogens in goat milk led to the increase in the total somatic cell count (SCC). Most of the half milk samples of dairy goats with bacterial contamination showed SCC of ${\geq}1{\times}10^6cells/ml$ (90.4%). Minor pathogens (11.4%) were more detected from milk samples with SCC of < $1{\times}10^6cells/ml$ than major pathogens (4.1%), while the major pathogens tended to be higher from samples with SCC of ${\geq}3{\times}10^6cells/ml$. Susceptibility of these bacteria to 12 antimicrobial agents was tested by the Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method. Results indicated that more than 90% of bacteria isolated from CMT 2+ dairy goat half milk samples were susceptible to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, amoxicillin/clavulanic, enrofloxacin and cephalothin while they were resistant to tetracycline (44.7%).

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제30권9호
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• pp.1340-1349
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• 2017

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the microbiological and cellular milk profile for the diagnosis of subclinical mastitis in female buffaloes and to assess risk factors for predisposition of the disease. Methods: Analyses were carried out by standard plate count (SPC), identification of species and antibiotic resistance, somatic cell count (SCC), electrical electrical conductivity of milk (ECM), and lactoferrin content in milk. Teat cups were swabbed to evaluate risk factors, observing hyperkeratosis, milking vacuum pressure and cleanliness of the site. Hence, 30 female buffaloes were randomly selected (15 from a group in early lactation and 15 in late lactation). Results: The most common bacteria in the microbiological examination were Staphylococcus spp., Streptococcus spp. and Corynebacterium sp. In the antibiotic sensitivity test, 10 (58.82%) of the 17 antibiotics tested were sensitive to all isolates, and resistant bacteria were Streptococcus uberis, Streptococcus dysgalactiae, Streptococcus haemolyticus, and Escherichia coli. It was observed that positive samples in the microbiological examination showed total bacterial count between $9.10{\times}10^3$ to $6.94{\times}10^6$ colony forming units/mL, SCC between 42,000 to 4,320,000 cells/mL and ECM ranging from 1.85 to 7.40 mS/cm. It was also found that the teat cups had high microbial counts indicating poor hygiene, and even faults in the cleanliness of the animals' waiting room were observed. It is concluded that values of SCC above 537,000 cells/mL and ECM above 3.0 mS/mL are indications of mammary gland infection for this herd; however, the association of these values with a microbiological analysis is necessary to more accurately evaluate the health status of mammary glands with subclinical mastitis. Conclusion: Through phenotypic characterization of bacteria involved in the samples, the genera Staphylococcus spp., Streptococcus spp., and Corynebacterimum bovis were the most prevalent in this study. Faults in environment and equipment hygienization are factors that are directly associated with mastitis.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제53권3호
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• pp.200-207
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• 2017

SA-TSA 복합구를 이용해 폐활성슬러지로부터 VFAs를 생산하고, 이를 발효 기질로 이용해 PHA를 생산하기 위한 실험을 수행하였다. 30%의 SA-TSA 복합구를 처리하였을 때 폐활성슬러지의 가용화 효율이 가장 효과적으로 일어나서 약 3,900 mg/L의 SCOD값을 얻었으며, acetic acid, propionic acid, iso-butyric acid 및 butyric acid를 주성분으로 하는 2,961 mg/L 농도의 VFAs를 얻었다. VFAs를 외부탄소원으로 이용하는 SBR 공정을 통해 PHA를 생합성하는 미생물을 농화배양하는 실험을 수행하고 PCR-DGGE로 분석한 결과, 우점 미생물로 Vibrio spp.와 Corynebacterium glutamicum이 확인되었다. 폐활성슬러지로부터 얻은 VFAs를 탄소원으로 사용하여 농화된 혼합미생물배양체를 회분배양한 결과, 건체량의 25.9%에 달하는 PHB를 얻었다. 본 연구결과는 SA-TSA 복합구를 이용하여 폐활성슬러지로부터 VFAs를 얻음으로써 폐슬러지 감량화 효과를 얻고, 또 혼합미생물배양체를 이용하여 VFAs를 바이오폴리머로 전환함으로써 경제성을 확보할 수 있는 새로운 생물공정의 가능성을 보여준다.