• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.985-992
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• 2007

The diversity of archaeal strains from six hypersaline environments in Turkey was analyzed by comparing their phenotypic characteristics and 16S rDNA sequences. Thirty-three isolates were characterized in terms of their phenotypic properties including morphological and biochemical characteristics, susceptibility to different antibiotics, and total lipid and plasmid contents, and finally compared by 16S rDNA gene sequences. The results showed that all isolates belong to the family Halobacteriaceae. Phylogenetic analyses using approximately 1,388 bp comparisions of 16S rDNA sequences demonstrated that all isolates clustered closely to species belonging to 9 genera, namely Halorubrum (8 isolates), Natrinema (5 isolates), Haloarcula (4 isolates), Natronococcus (4 isolates), Natrialba (4 isolates), Haloferax (3 isolates), Haloterrigena (3 isolates), Halalkalicoccus (1 isolate), and Halomicrobium (1 isolate). The results revealed a high diversity among the isolated halophilic strains and indicated that some of these strains constitute new taxa of extremely halophilic archaea.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권12호
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• pp.1645-1653
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• 2013

Archaea are prokaryotic organisms distinct from bacteria in the structural and molecular biological sense, and these microorganisms are known to thrive mostly at extreme environments. In particular, most studies on halophilic archaea have been focused on environmental and ecological researches. However, new species of halophilic archaea are being isolated and identified from high salt-fermented foods consumed by humans, and it has been found that various types of halophilic archaea exist in food products by culture-independent molecular biological methods. In addition, even if the numbers are not quite high, DNAs of various halophilic archaea are being detected in human intestines and much interest is given to their possible roles. This review aims to summarize the types and characteristics of halophilic archaea reported to be present in foods and human intestines and to discuss their application as well.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권10호
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• pp.1640-1645
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• 2006

We studied the diversity of the halophilic archaea and bacteria in crystallizer ponds of a Korean solar saltern by analyzing 16S rRNA gene libraries. Although diverse halophilic archaeal lineages were detected, the majority (56%) were affiliated with the uncultured and cultured Halorubrum group. Halophilic archaea that have been frequently observed in solar saltern environments previously, such as Halogeometricum, Halococcus, Haloarcula, and Haloferax, were not detected in our samples. The majority of clones (53%) belonged to the Cytophaga-Flavobacterium-Bacteroides and ${\alpha}-,\;{\gamma}-,\;and\;{\delta}-Proteobacteria$ groups, with 47% of the clones being affiliated with ${\gamma}-Proteobacteria$. We also identified new ${\delta}-Proteobacteria$-related bacteria that have not been observed in hypersaline environments previously. Our data show that the diversity of the halophilic archaea and bacteria in our Korean saltern differs from that of solar salterns found in other geographic locations. We also showed by quantitative real-time PCR analysis that bacteria can form a significant component of the microbial community in solar salterns.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.427-434
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• 2015

대부분의 호염성 고세균은 고염환경으로 알려진 천일염전(solar saltern), 염호수(salt lake)를 비롯한 다양한 환경에서 서식하고 있다고 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는, 한국의 대표적인 고염환경으로부터 분리배양을 통하여 호염성 고세균의 특성 분석을 실시하였다. 호염성 미생물들을 분리하기 위하여, 고염배지를 제작하고, 총 7개의 순수 배양체를 확보하였다. 분리된 호염성 미생물들의 16S rRNA 유전자 서열에 대한 계통학 및 상동성 분석을 실시하여 Halorubrum 속의 미생물 4종, Halogeometricum 속의 미생물 1종, Halobacterium 속의 미생물 1종, Haloarcula 속의 미생물 1종을 각각 확보 할 수 있었다. 이들 호염성 고세균들은 모두 그람 음성균이며, nitrate를 전자수용체로 사용한 혐기적 조건에서 성장이 관찰되지 않았다. 또한, 분리된 모든 미생물들은 12-30% (w/v, NaCl) 염분을 필요로 하였다. 본 연구는 국내의 호염환경으로 부터 호염성미생물의 분리기술 및 관련 연구에 대한 기초적 정보를 제공하며, 국내의 다양한 극한환경에서 서식하는 미생물 배양체 확보를 통하여 국내 생물자원 확보에 기여할 것으로 기대한다.