• 미생물학회지
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.324-331
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• 2009

능이버섯(Sarcodon aspratus)의 무름병소에서 분리한 MK1 균주는 절대호기성 타가영양 세균으로 거식세포의 활성을 유도하는 균체외다당류를 다량 생산한다. MK1의 최적 성장 조건과 MK1이 생산하는 균체외다당류의 몇가지 물리적 성질을 알아보았다. MK1은 glucose, galactose, fructose, sucrose를 탄소원으로 잘 이용하나 MK1의 lactose 이용은 다소 저조하였다. 한편 potato starch와 dextrin을 이용하지 못하였다. MK1은 pH 7.0, $30^{\circ}C$, 200 rpm, 2% glucose, 0.05~0.2% $(NH_4)_2SO_4$에서 최적 성장을 보였다. 최적 성장조건에서 얻은 균체외다당류($EPS_{opt}$)는 탄소(37.1%), 질소(2.2%), 산소(49.3%), 수소(6.4%)로 구성되었으며, 황(S)은 검출되지 않았다. 그리고 아미노당과 산성 당을 함유한 이종다당류로 여겨지며, SDS-polyacrylamide gel elctrophoresis로 분석한 $EPS_{opt}$의 분자량은 14.8~47.9 kDa였다. Glucose 배지에서 생산된 균체외다당류($EPS_{glu}$)의 점도를 측정한 바, pH 6.0과 7.5에서 얻은 것들(0.1 g/ml)의 상대 점도($\acute{\eta}_{rel}$)는 각각 1.23과 1.39이었다. 또한 형태 또는 질감에도 차이가 있었는데, 배지의 pH가 낮을수록 미세결정형을, pH가 높아질수록 끈끈한 질감을 보였다. 따라서 배지 pH가 균체외다당류의 물리적 성질에 영향을 주는 것으로 사료된다.

• Mycobiology
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.249-254
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• 2008

Minimal growth inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of chitosan acetate (M.W. 60 kDa) on heterotrophic bacteria (strains MK1, S, and R) isolated from the soft-rotten tissues of Neungee mushroom (Sarcodon aspratus) were measured. The slimy substance produced by the MK1 strain was responsible for the diseased mushroom’s appearance. The S and R strains were members of the Burkholderia cepacia complex. These strains showed different levels of susceptibility toward chitosan acetate. The MIC of chitosan acetate against the MK1 and S strains was 0.06%. The MIC against the R strain was greater than 0.10%. Survival fractions of the MK1 and S strains at the MIC were $3\;{\times}\;10^{-4}$ and $1.4\;{\times}\;10^{-3}$ after 24 h, and $2\;{\times}\;10^{-4}$ and $7\;{\times}\;10^{-4}$ after 48 h, respectively. Survival fractions of the R strain after 24 and 48 hr at 0.1% chitosan acetate were $1\;{\times}\;10^{-2}$ and $6.9\;{\times}\;10^{-3}$, respectively. Compared to the MK1 and S strains, the low susceptibility of the R stain towards chitosan acetate could be due to the ability of the R strain to utilize chitosan as a carbon source. Thirty-eight percent of Neungee pieces treated in a 0.06% chitosan acetate solution for $2{\sim}3$ second did not show any bacterial growth at 4 days, whereas bacterial growth around untreated mushroom pieces occurred within 2 days. These data suggest that chitosan acetate is highly effective in controlling growth of indigenous microorganisms on Neungee. The scanning electron micrographs of the MK1 strain treated with chitosan revealed a higher degree of disintegrated and distorted cellular structures.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.230-238
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• 2010

Background: The MK1 strain, a novel bacterial isolate from soft-rotten tissue of the Neungee mushroom, produces copious amounts of exopolysaccharide (EPS) in a dextrose minimal medium. This study examined the molecular characteristics and immunomodulatory activity of MK1 EPS. Methods: The EPS in the culture supernatant was purified by cold ethanol precipitation, and characterized by SDS- PAGE/silver staining and Bio-HPLC. The immunomodulatory activities of the EPS were examined using the mouse monocytic cell line, RAW 264.7 cells. Results: The molecular weights of the purified EPS were rather heterogeneous, ranging from 10.6 to 55 kDa. The EPS was composed of glucose, rhamnose, mannose, galactose, and glucosamine at an approximate molar ratio of 1.00 : 0.8 : 0.71 : 0.29 : 0.21. EPS activated the RAW cells to produce cytokines, such as TNF-${\alpha}$ and IL-$1{\beta}$, and nitric oxide (NO). EPS also induced the expression of co-stimulatory molecules, such as B7-1, B7-2 and ICAM-1, and increased the phagocytic activity. The macrophage-activating activity of EPS was not due to endotoxin contamination because the treatment of EPS with polymyin B did not reduce the macrophage-activating activity. Conclusion: The EPS produced from the MK1 strain exerts macrophage-activating activity.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.74-77
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• 2010

Antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is beginning to pose a social issue. Thus, there is an urgent need for the development of effective anti-staphylococcal agents to eradicate antibiotic-resistant S. aureus in food systems and to treat the pathogen in clinical areas. To address this need, lactic acid bacteria (LAB) from kimchi were screened for the production of anti-staphylococcal bacteriocin. From this screening, a bacteriocin generated by the MK3 strain, which was identified by 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis as Enterococcus faecium, demonstrated antimicrobial activity against an S. aureus strain, and was designated enterocin MK3. Enterocin MK3 also demonstrated activity against other gram-positive bacteria, including several LAB and Listeria monocytogenes, but not gram-negative Escherichia coli. The molecular mass of enterocin MK3 was estimated as approximately 6.5 kDa on an SDS-PAGE (sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis) gel.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.143-146
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• 2000

This study was conducted to compare the cellular fatty acid composition and genotypic analysis of Bifidobacterium longum MK-G7 originated from Koreans with other commercial type strains of bifidobacteria. The cellular fatty acid of Bif. longum MK-G7 was shown to be composed of $C_{160FAME},C_{181\;c18DMA},C_{18.1\;CIS9\; FAME},C_{14.0FAME},C_{19\;0cye9,10 DMA},Feature7(C_{17.2 FAME), and Feature 10(C_{181\; Cll/t9/t6 FAME}$. Bif. longum MK-G7 showed 99.9% homology and the highest relatedness with Bif. longum ATCC 15707 type strain. Both Bif. longum MK-G7 and Bif. longum ATCC 15707 showed 153 bp products on RAPD (randomly amplified polymorphic DNA) analysis, however, they showed quite different band patterns on PFGE (pulsed-field gel electrophoresis) analysis. Consequently, our present study showed that Bif. longum MK-G7 was different from any commercial type strains of Bif. longum tested.

• 한국당과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국당과학회 2006년도 제1회 연례학술대회
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• pp.37-37
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• 2006

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제45권5호
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• pp.571-577
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 김치나 젓갈 등 각종 발효식품으로부터 단백질 가수분해 활성이 있는 총 108주의 분리된 유산균 중 일정 수준이상의 protease 활성을 지니는 29주를 선정하였다. 그 중 두유단백질 분해능이 가장 높은 균주 MK1을 본 연구의 발효균주로 최종 선정하였고, 생리학적 특성 및 16S rRNA 유전자 염기서열등과 같은 분자유전학적 분석을 통해 Lactobacillus paracasei MK1로 동정 및 명명하였다. L. paracasei MK1을 이용하여 두유의 최적 발효산물을 제조하기 위하여 pH, 적정 산도, 생균수 및 단백질 분해 양상에 따른 최적화 연구를 실시하였다. L. paracasei MK1의 종배양액을 멸균한 두유에 2%(v/v)접종하여 발효시켰을 경우, 발효의 최적온도는 $30^{\circ}C$이었으며, 이 때의 적정산도와 pH는 발효 초기 0.15%와 pH 7.31에서 24시간 발효 후 0.98%과 pH 4.56으로 변화하였다. 생균수는 초기 6.94 log CFU/mL에서 발효 후 9.03 log CFU/mL로 증가하였다. 두유의 최적 희석배수는 50%로서 적정산도는 배양 24시간 후 0.08%에서 0.45%로 증가하였다. 최적 초기 pH는 6.0이었으며 탄소원으로 2%(w/v) glucose를 50%로 희석한 두유에 첨가하고, $30^{\circ}C$에서 두유 발효를 실시하였을 때 가장 적합한 발효 경향을 나타내었다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.359-365
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• 2010

조릿대 근권토양으로부터 분리한 방선균 50균주를 대상으로 고추 세균성 점무늬병원균(Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. vesicatoria)의 항균활성 12균주를 선발하였다. 이들 항균활성 12균주의 계통학적 위치를 검토한 결과, 모두 Streptomyces 속의 Cluster II에 속하는 특징을 나타내었다. JR-24 균주는 최소저해 농도(MIC) 10 ${\mu}l$/disc를 나타내었으며, 배양액 5 ${\mu}l$/ml를 처리 하여 12시간 배양한 결과 Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. vesicatoria에 강한 생육저해효과를 나타내어 최우수 균주로 선발되었다. 항균활성 균주 JR-24의 16S rRNA 유전자 염기서열을 검토한 결과, Streptomyces galbus $DSM40089^T$ (X79852)와 98.1%, Streptomyces longwoodensis $LMG20096^T$ (AJ781356)와 98% 그리고 Streptomyces capoamus $JCM4734^T$ (AB045877)와 97.8%의 상동성을 나타내었다. API 20NE와 API 50CHE를 이용하여 JR-24 균주의 생리 생화학적 특성을 확인한 결과, L-arabinose, D-fructose, D-glucose, D-galactose을 이용하며 gelatin, protein, starch에 대하여 분해능이 있는 것으로 확인되었다. 주요지방산으로는 iso-$C_{14:0}$ (25.93%), iso-$C_{15:0}$ (10.13%), anteiso-$C_{15:0}$ (19.29%) 그리고 iso-$C_{16:0}$ (20.35%) 등을 함유하였으며, 퀴논종은 MK-9 ($H_4$) 4.37%, MK-9 ($H_6$) 51.22% 그리고 MK-9 ($H_8$) 49.47%로 동정되었다. Streptomyces sp. JR-24 균주의 계통학적 특성을 근연종인 Streptomyces galbus $DSM40089^T$와 비교한 결과, 다수의 표현형적 및 계통학적 차이를 나타내었다. 본 연구에서 분리된 Streptomyces sp. JR-24는 친환경 미생물제제 개발을 위한 유전자원 확보에 있어서 매우 큰의의가 있을 것으로 사료 된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.655-660
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• 1999

Sphingomyelinase (SMase EC:3.l.4.l2) has been suggested to play important roles in the cell cycle, differentiation, apoptosis, inflammation, and the regulation of eukaryotic stress responses. SMase inhibitors may be a powerful tool to elucidate and regulate these cellular responses in which SMase involves. We first isolated an SMase inhibitor, named sphinin, from a strain of soil actinomycetes, F50970. Sphinin inhibited Mg/sup 2+/ -dependent neutral SMase from chicken embryo at 1.2 ㎍/㎖ of IC/sub 50/ Sphinin also inhibited acidic SMase, but it had no inhibitory activity on PI-PLC and PC-PLC, suggesting that sphinin is a specific inhibitor of SMase. The strain F50970 was identified as a Streptomyces sp. by its spiral spore chain, LL-diaminopimelic acid, menaquinone patterns of MK-9 (H'6) and MK-9 (H'8), FA-2c type of fatty acid pattern, and other morphological, physiological, and cultural characteristics.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.902-908
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• 2018

Optimization of the culture medium to maximize menaquinone-7 (MK-7) production by Bacillus subtilis strain KCTC 12392BP in static culture was carried out using statistical experimental methods, including one factor at a time, fractional factorial design, and response surface methodology (RSM). Maltose (carbon source), tryptone (nitrogen source), and glycerol (activator) were identified as the key medium components for MK-7 synthesis by the fractional factorial design, and were selected for statistical optimization by RSM. The statistical analysis indicated that, in the range that was studied, maltose, tryptone, and glycerol were all critical factors having profound effects on the production of MK-7, with their coefficients for linear and quadratic all significant at the p < 0.05 level. The established model was efficient and feasible, with a determination coefficient ($R^2$) of 0.9419. The predicted concentrations of maltose, tryptone, and glycerol in the optimal medium were determined as 36.78, 62.76, and 58.90 g/l, respectively. In this optimized medium, the maximum yield of MK-7 reached a remarkably high level of $71.95{\pm}1.00{\mu}g/ml$ after 9 days of static fermentation, which further verified the practicability of this optimized strategy.