• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.735-741
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• 2015

Objectives: Lentinus edodes is an edible mushroom with a variety of beneficial effects such as antitumor, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and immune-modulatory activity. This study was carried out to evaluate the antimicrobial activities of Lentinus edodes extracts against oral-related bacteria. Methods: The antimicrobial activities of this extracts were investigated against S. anginosus, S. sobrinus, S. aureus, S. mutans, S. ratti, S. sanguinis, A. viscosus, A. naeslundii, and A. actinomycetemcomitans by the disc diffusion method, minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), and growth inhibition. Results: Ethanol extracts had no antimicrobial activities, but acetone extracts showed antimicrobial activities against A. viscosus and A. actinomycetemcomitans and ethyl acetate extracts had effects against S. aureus, S. sanguinis, A. viscosus, and A. actinomycetemcomitans. Conclusions: The inhibitory effect of Lentinus edodes extracts was investigated on the growth of A. viscosus. Ethyl acetate and acetone extracts showed 90% and 77% inhibitory effect, respectively, against A. viscosus for 24 hrs. Ethyl acetate extracts had MIC of 25.0 mg/ml and acetone extracts showed MIC of >25.0 mg/ml.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.437-448
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• 2017

A high quality Na-X zeolite membrane was synthesized on a seeded ${\alpha}-alumina$ disc by the secondary growth method. Structural characterization was done by X-ray spectroscopy, FT-IR spectroscopy, SEM and AFM imaging. The performance evaluation of the membrane was firstly tested in separation of glucose/water solutions by pervaporation process. There was obtained a separation factor $182.7{\pm}8.8$, while the flux through the membrane was $3.6{\pm}0.3kg\;m^{-2}\;h^{-1}$. The zeolite membrane was then used for desalination of aqueous solutions consisting of $Na^+$, $Ca^{2+}$, $Cs^+$ and $Sr^{2+}$ because of the importance of these ions in water and wastewater treatments. The effects of some parameters such as temperature and solution concentration on the desalination process were studied for investigating of diffusion/adsorption mechanism in membrane separation. Finally, high water fluxes ranged from 2 up to $9kg\;m^{-2}\;h^{-1}$ were obtained and the rejection factors were resulted more than 95% for $Na^+$ and $Ca^{2+}$ and near to 99% for $Cs^+$ and $Sr^{2+}$. Based on the results, fluxes were significantly improved due to convenient passage of water molecules from large pores of NaX, while the fouling was declining dramatically. Based on the results, NaX zeolite can efficiently use for the removal of different cations from wastewaters.

• 한방재활의학과학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.15-26
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• 2013

Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate antimicrobial activity of Huanggeumjakyak- tang water extract against MRSA. Methods The antibacterial activities of Huanggeumjakyak-tang were evaluated against 3 strains of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and 1 standard Methicillinsusceptible S. aureus (MSSA) strain by using the disc diffusion method, minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) assay, colorimetric assay using MTT test, checkerboard dilution test and time-kill assay was performed under dark. Results The MIC (minimum inhibitory concentration) of Huanggeumjakyak-tang water extract against S. aureus strains ranged from 1,000 to $2,000{\mu}g/ml$. So we confirmed that it has a strong antibacterial effect. Also the combinations of Huanggeumjakyak-tang water extract and conventional antibiotics exhibited improved inhibition of MRSA with synergy effect. Conclusions The results obtained in this study suggest that Huanggeumjakyak-tang water extract showed antibacterial effect against MRSA, and it also showed reducing effect on the side-effect problems that are the major weak points of traditional antibiotics.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제26권4호통권87호
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• pp.525-530
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• 1998

Cinnamaldehyde 유도체의 항진균활성을 조사한 결과 ${\alpha}-chlorocinnamadehyde$가 가장 항균활성이 우수한 것으로 평가되었다. ${\alpha}-Chlorocinnamaldehyde$는 피부진균증의 원인균주인 Tricophyton mentagrophytes, Microsporium gypseum, Epidermophyton floccosum, Cryptococcus neoformans, Aspergillus niger, Candida albicans와 Penicillium avellaneum에 대해 $9.8{\sim}19.5\;{\mu}g/ml$의 최소저지농도를 보였으나 시판중인 항진균제 clotrimzole보다는 역가가 낮은 것으로 나타났다. ${\alpha}-Chlorocinnamaldehyde$를 제외한 나머지 관련 유도체를 비교한 결과 phenyl기 주위의 유도체 화합물에서는 우수한 항균활성이 관찰되지 않았으며, acrolein기가 항균활성에 중요한 관능기로 작용하는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제52권6호
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• pp.596-604
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• 2019

Vibrio parahaemolyticus causes food poisoning, mainly via marine fisheries products. We investigated the virulence factors and drug resistance of V. parahaemolyticus isolated from fisheries products purchased from the Yeosu Fisheries Market. The isolates were identified using a variety of biochemical tests and the detection of toxR and hns gene. The presence of the virulence factor-encoding genes tdh and trh in the isolates was also investigated by PCR. The resistance of the isolates to 13 antibacterial agents was tested using the disc-diffusion method and carriage of β-lactamase genes and class 1 integrons by ampicillin-resistant isolates was investigated by PCR. Four of seventeen isolates identified as V. parahaemolyticus by biochemical tests produced a species-specific PCR band. Those isolates showed >98% 16S rRNA gene sequence homology with V. parahaemolyticus and only one isolate harbored the tdh gene. All of the V. parahaemolyticus isolates were resistant to ampicillin and amoxicillin; moreover, VPA0477, a class A β-lactamase gene, and class 1 integrons were detected. Therefore, V. parahaemolyticus from fisheries products represents a low risk to human health. Also, V. parahaemolyticus is likely to develop multidrug resistance because it has class 1 integrons.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.175-181
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• 2016

Staphylococcus pseudintermedius is an important opportunistic pathogen of dog and cats. Since 2006 there has been a significant emergence of methicillin-resistant S. pseudintermedius (MRSP) mainly due to clonal spread. The aim of this study was to investigated the prevalence of antibiotic resistance and presence of mecA and femA gene in 91 S. pseudintermedius isolates isolated from dogs and cats associated with various clinic infections. Methicillin resistance was confirmed by oxacillin disc diffusion method. MRSP isolate was detected 19 isolates (20.9%). MRSP and methicillin-resistant S. pseudintermedius (MSSP) isolates were highly resistant to penicillin, kanamycin, tetracycline, erythromycin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, clindamycin, ciprofloxacin, enrofloxacin and choloramphenicol (100~47.3% and 90.3~33.3%, respectively). About 90% of MRSP isolates were multi-drug resistance (resistance to at least five or more antimicrobials), and MSSP isolates was ca 74%. Among the 91 isolates, mecA gene was detected in 25 isolates (27.5%, 19 in MRSP isolates and 6 in MSSP isolates), but none carried the femA gene. Our results indicated MRSA isolates show a strong resistance to antimicrobials commonly used in veterinary medicine. A continuous surveillance and monitoring should be called for to prevent the contamination and spread of MRSP in dogs and cats.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.116-119
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• 2007

돼지로부터 분리한 eae+Escherichia coli 67주에 대한 항생제 감수성 시험 결과, Ne에 41.8%, Li에 74.6%, DFX에 73.1%, ENR에 64.2%, Cef에 98.5%의 감수성을 나타내었다. 총 8종의 항생제에 대한 E. coli의 내성패턴을 분석하였을 때 12가지 내성 패턴을 나타내었으며, 그 중 4 제, 3 제 및 6제에 각각 26주(39%), 16 주(24%), 10주(14.9%)로 높았으며, 7종 항생제에 대해 내성을 나타내는 균주도 6주(8.9%)가 확인되었다. 본 실험에 의하면 최근에 사용되기 시작한 항생제의 경우 항생제 내성의 출현이 활발하지 않았으며, 지속적으로 노출된 항생제에 대해서는 감수성이 현저히 낮은 것으로 나타났다. Penicillin, Tetracycline, Neomycin은 본 실험에서 100%의 내성을 나타내며 돈육에서 분리되는 대장균간에 내성 전이가 활발한 것으로 추정되었다.

• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.97-102
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• 2008

A total of five compounds namely, 2-methylanthracene-9, 10-dione (1), 1-hydroxy-6-methylanthracene-9,10-dione (2), $\beta$-sitosterol (3), stigmasterol (4) and sitosterone (5) were isolated from the stem extracts of Polygonum lanatum for the first time. The structures of the isolated compounds (1-5) were established by extensive spectroscopic studies, including 2D NMR such as $^{1}H-^{1}H$ COSY, HSQC and HMBC studies. The crude extracts and purified compound (1) were screened for antimicrobial activity against a wide range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and fungi by the disc diffusion method. The n-hexane and dichloromethane soluble partitionates of the methanolic extract revealed mild to moderate inhibition of growth of the test organisms. The cytotoxic potential of the extractives and compound 1 was also determined by using brine shrimp lethality bioassay, where the extractives demonstrated significant cytotoxic activities.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.114-118
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• 2005

Bacterial disease caused by Aeromonas are among the most common and troublesome diseases of fish raised in aquaculture systems. In this study, some strains identified as belonging to the Aeromonas were isolated from neon tetra (Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi) skin and fin, as well as from water samples. VITEK system and API ZYM examination of the isolated strains were undertaken, and it seemed to correlate with the Aeromonas, proved to be Aeromonas veronii. The antibiotic susceptibility test of isolated strains to different groups of antibiotics was evaluated using the disc diffusion method. Cefixime was the most sensitive antibiotic.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.42-45
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• 2007

The genus Proteus has been rarely isolated from cultured fish. In this study, we reported Proteus vulgaris isolated from fish skin lesion of Black-spotted porcupine fish (Diodon hystrix). Identification of f vulgaris was performed by general biological test, including API 20E and API ZYM. The sensitivity of isolated strains to different groups of antibiotics was evaluated using the disc diffusion method. It showed that the isolate is sensitive to ciprofloxacin $(5{\mu}g)$, norfloxacin $(10{\mu}g)$, enrofloxacin $(5{\mu}g)$, cefotaxime $(30{\mu}g)$.