• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.131-135
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• 1989

Effects of the inoculum size of testing organism and pH of the plate and the concentration of agar were investigated for the selection of high kasugamycin producing mutants of Streptomyces kasugaensis ATCC 15114. For the detection of high kasugamycin-producing mutants, both concentrations of agar and test organism were optimized at the concentrations of 2% and 0.35 (A$_{550}$), respectively. The pH 7 was optimum for both growing the testing organism, Pseudomonas fluorescens IFO 12180, and for obtaining more promising mutant strains of S. kasugaensis. Under these conditions, mutants had been isolated which, tested later in liquid cultures, gave higher kasugamycin yields than that of the parent strain.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.593-598
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• 1995

The cultural conditions of Bullera singularis were optimized for the efficient production of galactooligosaccharide (GOS), Optimum temperature was 25$\circ$C, pH was 6.0, inoculum size was over 5% (v/v), initial lactose concentration was over 5% (w/v). The GOS production increased with microbial growth. Maximum amount of 72% (w/w) GOS was obtained from the optimized medium (5% lactose and 0.75% yeast extract) in 70 hours. Seven types of GOS (3 of dimer, 2 of trimer, 1 of tetramer, and 1 of pentamer) were identified by two-dimensional TLC. A new mechanism of GOS production is proposed based on the metabolism of carbon source.

• 한국의류산업학회지
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• 제4권6호
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• pp.557-563
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• 2002

Water-soluble chitosan and water-insoluble chitosan with molecular weight of 2,000,000, 500,000, 80,000, and 40,000 with more than 90%of degree of deacetylation were produced to test antibacterial activity of chitosan against a pathogenic bacteria, Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA). the AATCC Test Method 100and Modified AATCC Test Method 100 were used to evaluate the antibacterial activity of chitosan. Antibacterial activity of chitosan/acetic acid solution was the same when they were tested by two different methods, but those of polyester fabrics treated with chitosan/acetic acid solution were different in different antibacterial test. So several problems were found in the experimental methods. The AATCC Test Method 100 seems that excessive nutrition exists in inoculum solution by quantitative analysis on the basis the result of antibacterial activity on chitosan/acetic acid solution and amount of chitosan attached to the surface of treated fabrics.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.572-575
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• 1999

Miconazole was estimated to have a minimum inhibitory concentration of 0.78 ㎍/㎖ against the methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The antibacterial activity of miconazole against MRSA was bacteriostatic in cation-adjusted Mueller-Hinton broth, but bacteriocidal in saline solution. The anti-MRSA activity of miconazole did not show a significant change under the susceptibility-testing conditions such as various inoculum sizes, pHs, or cations (Ca/sup ++/ or Mg/sup ++/) which was added to the medium. However, the anti-MRSA activity of miconazole was completely suppressed by lipophilic a-tocopherol (50 ㎍/㎖), but definitely not by water-soluble ascorbic acid.

• Mycobiology
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.137-143
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• 2010

The production of conidia of entomopathogenic Beauveria bassiana by solid-state fermentation was studied for the development of a biocontrol agent against aphid Myzus persicae. The optimal conditions for conidia production on polished white rice were 40% moisture content, $25^{\circ}C$ culture temperature, 2-day-old seeding culture grown in 3% corn meal, 2% rice bran, 2% corn steep powder medium, initial conidia concentration of $10^7$ conidia/g in the wet rice, 10% inoculum size, and use of a polyethylene bag as a container. The polyethylene bag containing inoculated rice was hand-shaken every 12 hr during fermentation. Using optimal conditions, the maximum conidia production obtained was 4.05 g conidia/100 g dry rice after 14 days of cultivation, a rate 2.83 times higher than conidia yield of pre-optimization.

• 한국식품조리과학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.256-263
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• 2017

Purpose: Essential oils are secondary metabolites of herbs and have antibacterial activities against foodborne pathogens. However, their applications for food protection are limited due to the hydrophobic and volatile natures of essential oils. Methods: In this study, essential oil nanoemulsions of rosemary and lavender were formulated with non-ionic surfactant Tween 80 and water using ultrasonic emulsification, and their antibacterial effects were determined. Results: The antibacterial activities of nanoemulsions were evaluated against 12 strains of 10 bacterial species, and significant antibacterial effects were observed against four Gram-positive and four Gram-negative bacteria but not against Streptococcus mutans and Shigella sonnei. In the disc diffusion test, the diameter of the inhibition zone proportionally increased with the concentration of nanoemulsions. Using cell turbidity measurement, minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of the nanoemulsions, which is the lowest concentration reducing viability of the initial bacterial inoculum by ${\geq}99.9%$, was significantly higher than the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the nanoemulsions. The largest bactericidal effects of lavender and rosemary essential oil nanoemulsions were observed against S. enterica and S. aureus, respectively. Conclusion: Nanoemulsion technique could improve antibacterial activity of essential oil nanoemulsions by increasing the solubility and stability of essential oils. Our findings shed light on the potential use of essential oil nanoemulsions as an alternative to chemical sanitizers in food protection.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제33권10호
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• pp.1337-1350
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• 2023

Caproic acid is a precursor substance for the synthesis of ethyl caproate, the main flavor substance of nongxiangxing baijiu liquor. In this study, Clostridium butyricum GD1-1, a strain with high caproic acid concentration (3.86 g/l), was isolated from the storage pit mud of nongxiangxing baijiu for sequencing and analysis. The strain's genome was 3,840,048 bp in length with 4,050 open reading frames. In addition, virulence factor annotation analysis showed C. butyricum GD1-1 to be safe at the genetic level. However, the annotation results using the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes Automatic Annotation Server predicted a deficiency in the strain's synthesis of alanine, methionine, and biotin. These results were confirmed by essential nutrient factor validation experiments. Furthermore, the optimized medium conditions for caproic acid concentration by strain GD1-1 were (g/l): glucose 30, NaCl 5, yeast extract 10, peptone 10, beef paste 10, sodium acetate 11, L-cysteine 0.6, biotin 0.004, starch 2, and 2.0% ethanol. The optimized fermentation conditions for caproic acid production by C. butyricum GD1-1 on a single-factor basis were: 5% inoculum volume, 35℃, pH 7, and 90% loading volume. Under optimal conditions, the caproic acid concentration of strain GD1-1 reached 5.42 g/l, which was 1.40 times higher than the initial concentration. C. butyricum GD1-1 could be further used in caproic acid production, NXXB pit mud strengthening and maintenance, and artificial pit mud preparation.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.217-226
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• 2014

2012년 충남 부여에서 뿌리혹선충(Meloidogyne incognita, M. arenaria 및 M. javanica)에 대한 저항성 유전자 Mi를 가지고 있는 토마토 '유니콘' 품종에서 뿌리혹선충병이 크게 발생하였다. 이로부터 분리한 뿌리혹선충은 종 특이적 프라이머 2개에 의한 분석한 결과, M. incognita로 동정되었다. 이 선충에 의한 감수성 1개와 저항성 3개 토마토 품종의 뿌리혹선충병 발생을 조사하였는데, 실험한 모든 온도 조건에서 실험한 품종 모두는 높은 감수성을 보였다. 그리고 시판 중인 토마토 33개 품종(뿌리혹선충 저항성 25개와 감수성 8개)의 이 선충에 대한 저항성 정도를 조사한 결과, 실험한 모든 품종들은 각 품종의 뿌리혹선충 저항성과 관계없이 유사한 정도의 높은 감수성을 나타냈다. 본 논문은 우리나라에서 Mi 저항성 토마토 품종에 뿌리혹선충병을 일으키는 M. incognita 발생을 처음으로 보고하는 것이다. 한편, 새로운 저항성 육종 소재를 찾기 위한 효율적인 저항성 검정 방법을 확립하기 위하여, 이 선충의 접종 농도, 토마토 생육 시기 및 이식 시기 등의 다양한 발병 조건에 따른 토마토 4개 품종의 뿌리혹선충병 발생을 조사하였다. 접종원의 접종 농도가 증가할수록 토마토의 뿌리혹선충병 발생은 농도 의존적으로 증가하였다. 하지만 토마토의 생육 시기 및 이식 시기에 따른 토마토의 뿌리혹선충병 발생은 유의성 있는 차이가 없었다. 이들 결과들을 바탕으로 Mi-virulent M. incognita에 대한 토마토의 저항성 정도를 검정하기 위한 효율적인 방법을 제안하는 바이다.

• 한국버섯학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.21-28
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• 2012

본 연구는 버들송이버섯의 균사 생육 최적조건을 구명하여 액체종균을 제조하고 또한 톱밥종균의 영양원을 선발하기위하여 시험을 수행하였고, 선발된 종균에 대한 종균 접종량을 설정하여 병재배에 적합한 조건을 구명하고자 하였다. 버들송이버섯의 톱밥종균은 미송톱밥(70%)+밀기울(30%)의 비율, 포플러톱밥(80%)+옥수수가루(20%) 조건으로 배합할 때 균사 생육이 양호하였다. 액체종균에 대한 영양원 선발 및 첨가량은 백설탕 1.0~1.5%, yeast extract $0.7g/{\ell}$, 콩가루 $0.17g/{\ell}$, 무기물은 $MgSO_4{\cdot}7H_2O\;0.3g/{\ell}$, $KH_2PO_4\;0.5g/{\ell}$, $K_2HPO\;1.2g/{\ell}$가 최적 조건이었다. 이때 선발된 배지의 접종량은 액체 및 톱밥종균을 $25m{\ell}/850m{\ell}$과 $20{\sim}25g/850m{\ell}$로 접종 할 때 자실체 발생이 양호하였다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.856-863
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• 2013

An in vitro gas production technique was used in this study to elucidate the effect of two strains of active live yeast on methane ($CH_4$) production in the large intestinal content of pigs to provide an insight to whether active live yeast could suppress $CH_4$ production in the hindgut of pigs. Treatments used in this study include blank (no substrate and no live yeast cells), control (no live yeast cells) and yeast (YST) supplementation groups (supplemented with live yeast cells, YST1 or YST2). The yeast cultures contained $1.8{\times}10^{10}$ cells per g, which were added at the rates of 0.2 mg and 0.4 mg per ml of the fermented inoculum. Large intestinal contents were collected from 2 Duroc${\times}$Landrace${\times}$Yorkshire pigs, mixed with a phosphate buffer (1:2), and incubated anaerobically at $39^{\circ}C$ for 24 h using 500 mg substrate (dry matter (DM) basis). Total gas and $CH_4$ production decreased (p<0.05) with supplementation of yeast. The methane production reduction potential (MRP) was calculated by assuming net methane concentration for the control as 100%. The MRP of yeast 2 was more than 25%. Compared with the control group, in vitro DM digestibility (IVDMD) and total volatile fatty acids (VFA) concentration increased (p<0.05) in 0.4 mg/ml YST1 and 0.2 mg/ml YST2 supplementation groups. Proportion of propionate, butyrate and valerate increased (p<0.05), but that of acetate decreased (p<0.05), which led to a decreased (p<0.05) acetate: propionate (A: P) ratio in the both YST2 treatments and the 0.4 mg/ml YST 1 supplementation groups. Hydrogen recovery decreased (p<0.05) with yeast supplementation. Quantity of methanogenic archaea per milliliter of inoculum decreased (p<0.05) with yeast supplementation after 24 h of incubation. Our results suggest that live yeast cells suppressed in vitro $CH_4$ production when inoculated into the large intestinal contents of pigs and shifted the fermentation pattern to favor propionate production together with an increased population of acetogenic bacteria, both of which serve as a competitive pathway for the available H2 resulting in the reduction of methanogenic archaea.