• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.279-282
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• 2007

The aim of the present study was to investigate the various chemical components present in the cone volatile oil of Cupressus macrocarpa and also determine its antimicrobial activity. Totally 13 compounds were identified with 99.99% by GC-MS analysis. The major compounds identified were terpinene-4-ol (19.42%), dinopol (15.63%), ${\alpha}$-pinene (13.58%), and ${\beta}$-pinene (12.16%). The antimicrobial activity was carried out for the oil and a 2% cream formulation using cup plate method by measuring the zone of inhibition. The gram positive organisms used were Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus megaterium, and Bacillus cogulans. The gram negative organisms used were Escherichia coli, Kleibseilla pneumonia, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Salmonella typhi. In vitro antifungal studies were also carried out by using organisms, Candida albicans, Aspergillus flavus, Trichoderma lignorum and Cryptococcus neoformans. The standard drugs used were penicillin ($100{\mu}g/mL$), gentamycin ($100{\mu}g/mL$) and griseofulvin ($100{\mu}g/mL$) for gram positive bacteria, gram negative bacteria and fungi respectively. Both oil and cream formulation showed good activity against fungi than bacteria. This study is being reported for the first time on cone volatile oil of this plant.

• 산업기술연구
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• 제28권B호
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• pp.53-57
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• 2008

From the extensive screening for small cryptic plasmid among about 23 lactic acid bacteria (LAB), 2.4 kb of cryptic plasmid was isolated from Lactobacillus farciminis strain KCTC 3681 and named as pLF24. The plasmid pLF24 was a circular molecule of 2,396 base-pairs in length with a G+C content of 38%. Two protein-coding sequences could be predicted. ORF1 and ORF2 showed homologies to plasmids of gram-positive bacteria. The replication protein coded by ORF2 and the plus origin, were similar to replication regions of other gram-positive bacteria as shown in plasmids such as pLH2, pLS141-1 and pLC2. The nucleotide sequence of pLF24 was deposited into Genbank data base with an accession number of EU429343. The newly isolated plasmid can be used for construction of shuttle vector in Lactobacillus bacteria.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.307-312
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• 2003

본 연구는 2000년 7월에 전남 장흥군에서 채집한 불가사리의 장내에 존재하는 종속영양세균의 다양성에 대해서 알아보았다. 불가사리 장내에 존재하는 균체수를 측정하였으며, 순수 분리된 균주를 대상으로 16S rDNA 증폭기법을 이용하여 세균의 다양성을 조사하였다. 불가사리 장내에 분포하는 종속영양세균의 균체수는 8.65${\pm}$0.65${\times}10^3\;dfu\;g^{-1}$이었다. 29 균주의 세균이 순수 분리되었으며, 그 중 그람양성 세균은 분리된 균주의 59% (17균주)를 차지하였다. 불가사리 장내에서 분리된 균주는 Bacillus속, Microbacterium 속, 그리고 Marinobacter 속 등이 우점이었으며, 이외에도 Staphylococcus 속, Psychrobacter 속, Paracoccus 속, Erythrobacter 속, Zoogloea 속, Kocuria 속과 Arthrobacter 속 등이 포함되었다. 분리된 균주 가운데 Bacillus 속에 속하는 8균주 중 3균주는 type strain과 97% 이상의 유사도를 보인 반면, 5 균주는 유사도가 90%로 비교적 낮은 유사도를 보여 현재까지 알려지지 않은 신종일 가능성이 높다고 하겠다.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.380-385
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• 1998

5종류의 식중독세균 (Aeromonas hydrophila, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus 196E, Salmonella typhimurium)에 대하여 솔잎 ethanol 추출물의 항균작용을 조사하였다. 솔잎 ehanol 추출물을 0-2% (w/v) 함유한 tryptic soy broth(TSB)에 각 식중독세균을 약 $10^4$-$10^{6}$ CFU/ml 정도 되게 접종하여 35$^{\circ}C$에서 48시간 배양하면서 증식억제 정도를 생균수 변화로서 비교하였다. Gram 양성균인 L. monocytogenes, S. aureus와 Gram 음성균인 A. hydrophila는 솔잎 ehanol 추출물에서는 0.5% 이상의 농도에서 증식이 억제되어 솔잎 ethanol 추출물의 항균활성이 우수하였다. 그러나 Gram 음성균인 E. coli O157:H7과 S. typhimurium은 2%의 솔잎 ethanol 추출물에서 약간 증식이 억제되었으나 대체로 두 균주 모두 솔잎 ethanol 추출물에 대하여 강한 내성을 나타내었다. 솔잎 ethanol 추출물에 의한 증식억제 효과는 S. aureus > A. hydrophila> L. monocytogenes > E. coli O157:H7의 순으로 나타났으며 S. typhimurium에서 가장 강한 내성을 나타내었다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.32-35
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• 2003

This study was carried out to determine the inhibitory effect of garlic juice against Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella typhimurium, Shigella flexneri. Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus mutans, Virio. parahaemolyticus which are food pathogenic bacteria and Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus brevis, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactococcus. lactis, Leuconostoc mesenteroides which are lactic acid bacteria. An aqueous extract of garlic was bacteriocidal against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria in all concentrations (0.1∼2.5(w/v)%) tested in this experiment. Especially 0.5(w/v)% garlic juice inactivated completely E. coli, S. typhimurium, S. flexineri, V. parahaemolyticus and 1.0(w/v)% garlic juice perfectly reduced P. aeruginosa, S. mutans. Generally, the experiment result indicate that garlic juice restrains the growth of the pathogenic bacteria better than the lactic acid bacteria. Therefore, garlic has potential for the preservation of processed foods.

• Animal cells and systems
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.153-159
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• 1999

In an artificial pH-gradient batch culture system, the effects of acidification on the species composition of a heterotrophic bacterial community were analyzed. As a result of this study, it was found that total bacteria numbers were not affected by acidification and that the population of hetero-trophic bacteria decreased as pH became lower. The heterotrophic bacteria isolated from the entire pH gradient were 12 genera and 22 species. Among them, 64% were gram negative and 36% were gram positive bacteria. As pH decreased, the distribution rate of gram negative bacteria increased while that of gram positive bacteria decreased. The diversity of genera decreased from 13 to 5 as pH decreased from 7 to 3. The G+C content of all of the 202 isolated strains varied from 22.8 to 77.0%, and increased in interspecies of same genus as pH decreased. As a result of clustering analysis, the diversity index of species ranged from 1.13 to 2.37, and it had lower indices as pH decreased. In order to evaluate the diversity of numbers of sample of different size, a rarefaction method was used to analyze the expected number of species appearance according to pH. The statistical significance of species diversity was verified by the fact that the number decreased at lower pH.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.419-423
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• 2013

이 연구는 3가지 유형의 식중독균인 E. coli O157:H7, S. aureus 그리고 V. parahaemolyticus의 in vitro를 통해 461 nm LED의 살균효과를 입증하였다. Bacterial cultures는 약 $15^{\circ}C$에서 10시간동안 LED에 노출되었다. 3종의 E. coli, ATCC 8739, ATCC 43894, ATCC 35150 과 3 종의 S. aureus, ATCC 43300, ATCC 19095, ATCC 27664의 bacteria cultures는 각각 461 nm LED에서 10시간 조사된 후 평균적으로 6, 2.5, 6, 2.5, 2, 1.5 log CFU/mL 감소하였다(p<0.05). 반면에 V. parahaemolyticus, ATCC 43969는 461 nm에서 4시간 노출된 후 6 log CFU/mL 감소하였다. 이 결과는 그람양성균과 그람음성균 모두 불활성화 되었으며 461 nm LED 노출에 의해 그람양성균보다 그람음성균이 더 민감함을 보여준다. 그러므로 이 결과는 LED의 사용이 식품보존과 응용기술로써 잠재력이 있음을 나타낸다.

• 한국식품조리과학회지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.330-337
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• 1997

4종류의 향신료(allspice, clove, oregano, thyme)를 액체배지에 0~2%(w/v) 첨가하여 멸균한 후 6종류의 식중독세균(Aeromonas hydraphila, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus 196E, Salmonella typhimurium, Vibrio parahaemolyticus)을 $10^{5}$~$10^{6}$ cells/$m\ell$되게 접종하여 35$^{\circ}C$에서 24시간 배양하였다. 향신료의 종류와 농도에 따른 각 식중독세균에 대한 항균활성은 배양액의 생균수 변화로서 조사하였으며, 향신료의 농도가 증가할수록 식중독세균의 증식은 억제되었다. 액체배지에 첨가한 향신료의 농도 2% 범위내에서 Gram 양성균이 V. parahaemolyticus를 제외한 Gram 음성균에 비하여 증식이 크게 억제되었다. 향신료 중에서는 시험한 6종류의 식중독세균에 대하여 clove의 항균활성이 가장 우수하였으며, 다음으로는 allspice와 oregano가 우수하였다. 액체배지에 0.3%의 clove첨가로서 시험한 모든 식중독세균의 증식이 억제되었다. Kanagawa 반응 양성세균인 V. parahaernolyicus는 clove와 allspice를 첨가했을 때 시험한 타 균쥬에 비하여 증식이 가장 두드러지게 억제되었다. Thyme은 시험한 대부분의 세균에 대하여 가장 항균활성이 낮았던 반면에 clove는 1%를 첨가하였을 때 시험한 모든세균을 사멸시켰다.다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제56권8호
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• pp.332-337
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• 2013

Purpose: To identify the frequency of bacterial isolates in early-onset neonatal sepsis (EONS) and their antimicrobial resistance pattern. Methods: A retrospective study of EONS was conducted at the Beni Suef University Hospital from September 2008 to September 2012. A case of EONS was defined as an infant who had clinical signs of infection or who was born to a mother with risk factors for infection, and in whom blood culture obtained within 72 hours of life grew a bacterial pathogen. Results: Of 673 neonates screened, there were 138 positive blood cultures (20.5%) (confirmed EONS). Of the recovered isolates, 86.2% were gram-negative pathogens. Klebsiella pneumoniae (42.8%), Enterobacter cloacae (22.5%), and Escherichia coli (13.8%) were the commonest isolated organisms. The most common gram-positive microorganism was Staphylococcus aureus accounting for only 12 isolates (8.7%). All Klebsiella isolates and 93% of Enterobacter isolates were resistant to ampicillin. Gram-negative pathogens had the maximum overall sensitivity to imipenem, cefepime, and ciprofloxacin; whereas, gram-positive isolates were most susceptible to vancomycin, imipenem, and piperacillin. Conclusion: K. pneumoniae was the predominant causative bacteria of EONS followed by E. cloacae and E. coli. There was a high resistance to ampicillin. Imipenem had the maximum overall activity against the causative bacteria. Continuous surveillance is needed to monitor the changing epidemiology of pathogens and antibiotic sensitivity.

• Biodesign
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.96-99
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• 2018

The gram-positive bacterium Staphylococcus aureus is a common cause of abscesses, sinusitis and food poisoning. The emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains has caused significant clinical issues worldwide. The HslU-HslV complex was first identified as a prokaryotic homolog of eukaryotic proteasomes. HslU is an unfoldase that mediates the unfolding of the substrate proteins, and it works with the protease HslV in the complex. To date, the protein complex has been mostly studied in gram-negative bacteria. In this study, we report the purification and crystallization of the full-length HslU from S. aureus. The crystal diffracted X-rays to a $3.5{\AA}$ resolution, revealing that the crystals belong to space group $P2_1$, with unit cell parameters of a = 166.5, b = 189.6, $c=226.6{\AA}$, and ${\beta}=108.1^{\circ}$. We solved the phage problem by molecular replacement using the structure of HslU from Haemophilus influenzae as a search model. The cell content analysis with this molecular replacement solution revealed that 24 molecules are contained in the asymmetric unit. This structure provides insight into the structural and mechanistic difference of the HslUV complex of gram-positive bacteria.