• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.60-66
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• 1988

Dynamics of bacterial communities and its colonization under aerobic gemp retting were observed in air lift fermentor as a closed system, unlike conventional hemp retting as an open system. Dried hemp which was harvested in both 1986 and 1987 was retted at room temperature. Predominant community was facultatively anaerobic Gram-negative rods, and its density was increased from $3.0\times 10^{7}$ cells/ml to $9.0\times 10^{8}$ cells/ml. The density of facultatively nanerobic Gram-positive fods was maintained at the lovel of $5.0\times 10^{6}$ cells/m, and this Gram-positive bacterial community was not participated in retting. In the Gram-negative bacterial community during the retting, five types of colonieswere developed at early stage of pH7.0-8.0, and thereafter, only three types were colonized till later stage, shich were identified as pectolytic strain Erwinia salicis, Erwinia tracheiphila and Enterobacter agglomerans. A community of facultatively Gram-negative rods was mainly proliferated in stems and dispersed into liquor after 6-8 hours. Retting was terminated within 70-80 hours.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.32 no.1
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• pp.91-95
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• 1994

EagBI is a type II restriction endonuclease from Enterobacter agglomerans strain CBNU45 isolated from soil. EagBI was partially purified by DEAE-cellulose, phosphocellulose P11 and hydroxylapatite column chromatography. EagBI recognizes and cleaves the sequence 5'-CGAT${\downarrow}$CG-3' and generates 2-base 3'-protruding cohesive ends. The optimal reaction conditions of EagBI are 10 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.8), 6-10 mM $MgCl_2$, at 37 ${\circ}C$. The enzyme is maximally active in the absence of NaCl, able to cleave both $dam^-$ and $dam^+$ DNAs, and sensitive to heat treatment (at 65 ${\circ}C$ for 10 min). Therefore, although EagBI is an isoschizomer of PvuI, it is more useful than PvuI in respect of the NaCl requirement and heat-stability.

• Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.128-135
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• 2007

Microorganisms which can degrade organic compounds such as proteins, lipids, and cellulose in food wastewater, were isolated from food wastewater, livestock wastewater, earthworm, and etc. Among these, eleven strains which showed higher degrading activities against three organic compounds, were finally isolated, characterized, and identified. Nine strains were found to be Bacillus species, and other two were to be Enterobacter sp. and Pantoea agglomerans. The strains FWB-5 (Bacillus pumilus), FWB-6 (B. lichenisformis) and OD-4 (Pantoea agglomerans), isolated from food wastewater and livestock wastewater, respectively, showed higher three enzyme activities to organic compounds, especially to cellulose, compared to other strains. The optimal growth conditions for the great enzyme activities were at $37^{\circ}C$ with pH 7.0 for FWB-5 and OD-4 strains, whereas, these were at $25^{\circ}C$ with pH 7.0 for FWB-6 strain.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.98-104
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• 1988

A bacterial isolate FRI-33 which produces hydrophillic polysaccharide was identified and its cultural condition was investigated. FRI-33 was identified as Enterobacter agglomerans. The optimum cultural conditions for polysaccharide production were 3$0^{\circ}C$, pH 5.7, using medium composed of glucose 25 g/$\ell$, peptone 2.0 g/$\ell$, yeast extract 0.5 g/$\ell$, KH$_2$PO$_4$ 1.0g/$\ell$, MgSO$_4$.7H$_2$ O 1.0g/$\ell$, CaCO$_3$ 2.5g/$\ell$. The polysaccharide production after 72 hours was 8.41 g/$\ell$. The polysaccharide was composed of galactose (1.0 mole), xylose (1.5 mole), gluconodeltalactone (1.9 mole) and ribose (0.03 mole). The apparent viscosity of 1% polysaccharide solution was 504 mPa.s at 60 rpm and intrinsic viscosity was 45.80 d$\ell$/ g.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.195-198
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• 1991

Isolation and identification of mesophilic and psychrotrophic bacteria distributed in Korean refrigerated beef were attempted. Total isolated colonies were 192, and identified as 5 genera and 10 species. Among them, mesophilic bacteria were Enterobacter aerogenes, E. agglomerans, Serratia liquefaciens, Proteus mirabilis, and "psychrotrophic" bacteria were Pseudomons fluorescens, P. putida, P. pickettii, P. mendocina, P. stutzeri, Alcaligenes faecalis. Dominant species was Serratia liquefaciens as mesophiles, and Pseudomonas putida as psychrotroph.chrotroph.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.32 no.3
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• pp.303-308
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• 1989

A bacterium synthesizing extracellular polysaccharide was isolated from soil and identified as Enterobacter agglomerans. The polysaccharide was found to be glucan polymer containing glucose and galactose in a molar ratio of 1 : 1.1. The aqueous solution was very viscous. The viscosity of 1% solution was 264 mPa.s. at $42\;sec^{-1}$ and yield stress was 4.89 Pa. The polysaccharide solution did not have thermal stability but pH and salt stability.

• Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.67-73
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• 1996

This study was conducted to determine the effect of treatment with the plant-growth-promoting bacteria on the growth of red pepper(Capsicum annuum L.).The eight plant-growth-promoting bacteria were isolated from the humic soil in the forest region. The isolated bacteria(IB) was identified by the method of the biochemical test(API kit) and the composition of the fatty acid(MIDI system).The IBs were inoculated by spray of 17ml at 72 cell tray filled with peatmoss every week. respectively, with mixed liquid eulture of eight strains. The IBs were identified as Micrococcus sp.. Bacillus subtilis. Enterobacter agglomerans, Bacillus megaterium, Pseudomonas putida. Pseudomonas fluorescens, Xanthomonas maltophilia and Staphylococcus xylosus by API kit and MIDI system. The plant height number of leaves and leaf length of red pepper grown on peatmoss treated with the IB were better than those of nontreatment at the 10th day after inoculation.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.250-256
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• 1998

D-Tagatose production from D-galactose was investigated using 35 type strains of American Culture Type Collection (ATCC) and Korean Collection for Type Cultures (KCTC) which have potential to produce D-tagatose. Enterobacter agglomerans ATCC 27987 was selected as a D-tagatose producing strain due to its short fermentation time and high production of D-tagatose. Optimization of the culture conditions for D-tagatose production by E. agglomerans ATCC 27987 was performed. Among various carbon sources, D-galactose was the most effective carbon source for D-tagatose production. As the D-galactose concentration was increased, cell growth and D-tagatose production increased. Effect of nitrogen sources on D-tagatose production was studied. Of inorganic nitrogen sources, ammonium sulfate was effective one for D-tagatose production and yeast extract was the most suitable organic nitrogen nutrient. The concentrations of inorganic compounds such as KH$_2$PO$_4$, K$_2$HPO$_4$, and MgSO$_4$$.$7H$_2$O were also optimized for D-tagatose production. The optimal medium was determined to contain D-galactose of 20 g/l, yeast extract of 5.0 g/l, (NH$_4$)$_2$SO$_4$ of 2.0 g/l, KH$_2$PO$_4$ of 5.0 g/l, K$_2$HPO of 5.0 g/l, and MgSO$_4$$.$7H$_2$O of 5 mg/l. The optimal environmental conditions in a 250-$m\ell$ flask were found to be pH of 6.0, temperature of 30$^{\circ}C$, and agitation speed of 150 rpm. D-tagatose of 0.41 g/l could be obtained in 24 h from 20 g/l D-galactose at the optimal culture condition without induction and cell concentration.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.45 no.4
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• pp.515-520
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• 2013

Bacterial communities derived from cheonggukjang and raw rice straw collected from a Mireuksan farm and a Heungup cheonggukjang in Gangwon province were investigated using both culture-based method and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) analysis. Pure cultures, which were isolated from raw rice straw and cheonggukjang and cultured on tryptic soy agar plates (53-76 colonies per plate), were identified by analysis of 16S rRNA sequences. The traditional culture-based method and analysis of PCR-amplified 16S rRNA by DGGE revealed that for samples collected from the Mireuksan farm, Pantoea agglomerans and Bacillus subtilis were the predominant species in the raw rice-straw and cheonggukjang, respectively. For samples collected from the Heungup cheonggukjang, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens was the predominant species in both raw rice straw and cheonggukjang. Other microorganisms, including members of Pantoea, Bacillus, Enterococcus, Enterobacter, Pseudomonas, Rhodococcus, and Acinetobacter, were also present in the raw rice-straw and cheonggukjang, as were bacteria that could not be cultured.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• v.26 no.9
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• pp.1304-1312
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• 2013

The effects of storage period and aerobic deterioration on the bacterial community were examined in Italian ryegrass (IR), guinea grass (GG), and whole-crop maize (WM) silages. Direct-cut forages were stored in a laboratory silo for 3, 7, 14, 28, 56, and 120 d without any additives; live counts, content of fermentation products, and characteristics of the bacterial community were determined. 2,3-Butanediol, acetic acid, and lactic acid were the dominant fermentation products in the IR, GG, and WM silages, respectively. The acetic acid content increased as a result of prolonged ensiling, regardless of the type of silage crop, and the changes were distinctively visible from the beginning of GG ensiling. Pantoea agglomerans, Rahnella aquatilis, and Enterobacter sp. were the major bacteria in the IR silage, indicating that alcoholic fermentation may be due to the activity of enterobacteria. Staphylococcus sciuri and Bacillus pumilus were detected when IR silage was spoiled, whereas between aerobically stable and unstable silages, no differences were seen in the bacterial community at silo opening. Lactococcus lactis was a representative bacterium, although acetic acid was the major fermentation product in the GG silage. Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus brevis, and Morganella morganii were suggested to be associated with the increase in acetic acid due to prolonged storage. Enterobacter cloacae appeared when the GG silage was spoiled. In the WM silage, no distinctive changes due to prolonged ensiling were seen in the bacterial community. Throughout the ensiling, Weissella paramesenteroides, Weissella confusa, and Klebsiella pneumoniae were present in addition to L. plantarum, L. brevis, and L. lactis. Upon deterioration, Acetobacter pasteurianus, Klebsiella variicola, Enterobacter hormaechei, and Bacillus gibsonii were detected. These results demonstrate the diverse bacterial community that evolves during ensiling and aerobic spoilage of IR, GG, and WM silages.