• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.795-798
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• 2008

As the first step to develop efficient means to control fungal spore bioaerosols, we designed, manufactured, and evaluated a fungal spore aerosol generator. We studied the physical and biological properties of the fungal spore bioaerosols on two common fungal species. The results demonstrated that the fungal spore bioaerosol generator effectively produces fungal spore bioaerosols.

• 환경생물
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.315-319
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• 1999

갈파래의 포자가 부착한 Agar와 Agarose코팅필름은 agar, agarose 또는 메탄놀의 농도에 따라 다양한 표면의 성질을 나타냈다. Sigma agarose 코팅필름에서 가장 많은 수의 포자 부착이 일어났다. Bacto agar과 그외 agarose으로 코팅한 필름에 부착한 포자는 Sigma agarose으로 코팅한 필름보다 12∼36배나 적었다. 2.5%와 5％ 의 SeaKem agarose와 Bacto agar 코팅필름의 비교에서 두 개의 농도 차이가 있는 반면에, 2.5%와 5%의 NuSieve와 Sigma agarose 코팅필름의 비교에서는 차이가 없었다. 5％ 의 Bacto agar와 4％ 의 메탄놀을 포함한 5% Bacto agar 비교, 5％ NuSieve와 4％ 메탄놀을 포함한 5% NuSieve agarose비교에서만 차이를 보였다. 본 연구의 전반적인 결과는 agar와 agarose로 코팅한 필름에서 포자 부착의 차이가 있음을 알 수 있었다. 본연구 결과는 착생생물에 대한 반착생을 검색할 수 있는 기초가 되어질 것이다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.608-613
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• 2016

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) spore propagation and long term maintenance is still a complicated technique for farmers. The use of AMF for their ability to promote plant growth and protect plants against pathogen attack and environmental stresses demands AMF propagation for large scale application. This study aimed to propagate AMF spores by trap culture technique and assess their ability to propagate with different host plants in a continuous plant cycle. Mycorrhizal inoculation by trap culture in maize resulted in longer shoots and roots than sudangrass plants. Increase in dry weight with higher percentage also was observed for maize plants. After first and second plant cycle, maize plants had the higher percentage of mycorrhizal response in terms of colonization and arbuscules than sudangrass. Maximum in spore count also achieved in the pots of maize plants. The results show that maize plant is more suitable host plant for AMF spore propagation and trap culture technique can be used effectively to maintain the AMF culture for long time.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.188-192
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• 2014

Calcite forming bacteria (CFB) have been received increasing attention as a novel and environmental friendly strategy for the healing of concrete crack. Among the CFB, spore forming bacteria were proposed to overcome concrete condition (high pH, hydration heat, deicer). In this study, Lysinibaclillus sphaericus WJ-8 (WJ-8) isolated from concrete pavement was characterized. The WJ-8 was able to precipitate calcite at 10 mg/mL. When observed by scanning electron microscopy, WJ-8 showed spore formation and maximum spore yield was approximately 97.9%. Also response of spores against various environment stresses was examined. Approximately 83~97% of spores maintained their survivability at each three conditions ($60^{\circ}C$, 3 M NaCl and pH 12).

• 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국작물학회 2017년도 9th Asian Crop Science Association conference
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• pp.246-246
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• 2017

Salinity inhibits plant growth and restricts the efficiency of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. The selective uptake of nutrients from the soil and their effective transport to host roots make it essential for plant growth and development under salt stress. AMF spore associated bacteria shown to improve mycorrhizal efficiency under stress. Thus, this study aimed to understand the co-inoculation efficiency of AMF and SAB on maize growth and ion homeostasis under salt stress. Two AMF strains and one SAB were inoculated with maize either alone or in combination with one another. The results of our study showed that AMF and SAB co-inoculation significantly improved dry weight and nutrient uptake of maize under salt stress. Co-inoculation significantly reduced proline accumulation in shoots and Na+ accumulation in roots. Co-inoculation treatment also exhibited the high K+/Na+ ratios in roots at 25 mM NaCl. Mycorrhizal colonization showed positive influence for regulation of ZmAKT2, ZmSOS1 and ZmSKOR gene expressions, contributing to K+ and Na+ ion homeostasis. CLSM view showed that SAB were able move and localize into inter and intra cellular spaces of maize roots. In addition, CLSM view of AMF spores showed that gfp-tagged SAB also associated on the spore outer hyaline layer.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.507-513
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• 2017

Bacillus subtilis spores can be used for protein display to engineer protein properties. This method overcomes viability and protein-folding concerns associated with traditional protein display methods. Spores remain viable under extreme conditions and the genotype/phenotype connection remains intact. In addition, the natural sporulation process eliminates protein-folding concerns that are coupled to the target protein traveling through cell membranes. Furthermore, ATP-dependent chaperones are present to assist in protein folding. CotA was optimized as a whole-cell biocatalyst immobilized in an inert matrix of the spore. In general, proteins that are immobilized have advantages in biocatalysis. For example, the protein can be easily removed from the reaction and it is more stable. The aim is to improve the pH stability using spore display. The maximum activity of CotA is between pH 4 and 5 for the substrate ABTS (ABTS = diammonium 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonate). However, the activity dramatically decreases at pH 4. The activity is not significantly altered at pH 5. A library of approximately 3,000 clones was screened. A E498G variant was identified to have a half-life of inactivation ($t_{1/2}$) at pH 4 that was 24.8 times greater compared with wt-CotA. In a previous investigation, a CotA library was screened for organic solvent resistance and a T480A mutant was found. Consequently, T480A/E498G-CotA was constructed and the $t_{1/2}$ was 62.1 times greater than wt-CotA. Finally, E498G-CotA and T480A/E498G-CotA yielded 3.7- and 5.3-fold more product than did wt-CotA after recycling the biocatalyst seven times over 42 h.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제29권9호
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• pp.1020-1026
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• 2007

전 세계적으로 병원성 미생물에 의한 오염과 감염 및 발병의 사례가 급증함에 따라 병원성 미생물을 효율적으로 제어하는 기술에 대한 관심이 매우 증가하고 있다. 병원성 미생물을 환경에서 제어하는 연구는 대다수 수처리 공정과 같이 물에서 이루어지는 소독과 관련되어 진행되어 왔고, 표면에서의 소독에 관련된 연구는 매우 부족하였다. 본 연구는 UV 소독 방법을 표면에 분포된 미생물의 불활성화에 대해서 적용하여 살펴보았고, 소독 모델을 통해서 정량화하였다. 특히, 생물테러용 무기로 잘알려진 탄저균(Bacillus anthracis)의 지표 미생물인 바실러스 포자(Bacillus subtilis spore)에 대해서 UV를 이용한 표면 소독시 매우 빠른 불활성화를 볼 수 있었으며, 2 log(99%) 불활성화를 위한 IT 값은 14.5 $mJ/cm^2$으로 나타났다. UV에 의한 미생물 불활성화는 화학적 소독제의 경우와 달리 온도에 의한 영향은 나타나지 않았으나, 표면 거칠기(surface roughness)에 의한 뚜렷한 tailing off 현상이 나타났다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.34-40
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• 2018

탄저병이 발생한 자두에서 분리된 C. acutatum 6개와 C. gloeosporioides 5개 균주에 대한 benoomyl, prochloraz manganese complex, azoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin, tebuconazole 및 dithianon의 균사생장억제효과와 포자발아억제효과를 in vitro에서 검정하였다. 포장 권장사용농도를 기준으로 비교하면, prochloraz manganese가 탄저병 균주의 균사생장을 가장 효과적으로 억제하였다. 포자발아억제에서는 dithianon과 pyraclostrobin의 효과가 가장 높았다. Benomyl, prochloraz manganese complex, azoxystrobin 및 tebuconazole은 포자의 발아를 억제하지는 않았으나, 발아 후 비정상적인 발아관의 신장을 유기하여 균사생장 억제하였다. 본 연구의 결과를 통해 자두 탄저병에 대하여 dithianon은 예방효과, prochloraz manganese, azoxystrobin, tebuconazole 등은 치료효과, pyraclostrobin은 예방 및 치료효과가 높은 약제로 판단되며, 포장 적용시험을 통해 자두의 탄저병을 효과적으로 방제할 수 있는 약제를 선발해야 할 것이다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.75-78
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• 2003

A lichen-forming fungus was successfully isolated by discharged spore method from Korean lichen (Hetero-dermia sp.) and cultivated in pure culture. The isolate JR0012 inhibited mycelial growth of several plant-pathogenic fungi. Mycelial growth of the four Pythium spp. tested was completely inhibited. Potato dextrose broth was found to be the medium favorable for large-scale production of antibiotics from the isolate. Anti-fungal substances produced in axenic culture were partially purified. This is the first report in Korea of lichen-forming fungus successfully isolated and which exhibited strong antifungal activity against plant-pathogenic fungi, especially the four Pythium spp..

• 한국미생물생명공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국미생물생명공학회 1986년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.522.2-522
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• 1986

In order to optimally induce sporulation and toxin formation in Bacillus thuringiensis, exhaustion of specific nutrients as well as resuspension experiments were tried. Sporulation and toxin formation was most abunduntly occurred when the growth was limited by carbon source. It was also occurred in a resuspension medium containing only distilled water. Various environmental and physiological factors affecting the efficiencies of spore and toxin formation were examined in chemically defined media. As a result of these studies, a batch fermentation resulted in higher spore and toxin yield than ever reported