• 한국어병학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.249-255
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 우리나라와 일본의 담수어에서 분리된 운동성 aeromonads 7균주와 American Type Culture Collection (ATCC)에서 분양받은Aeromonas hydrophila 4균주의 표현형적 특성을 API20E와 APIZYM 방법으로 평가하고, 7종류의 항생제에 대한 최소 성장 억제 농도 (minimum inhibitory concentrations; MICs) 를 측정하였다. API20E 시험 결과 시험한 모든 균주는 (n=7) 운동성 aeromonads로 동정되었다. API20E시험에서lysine decarboxylase와mannitol, rhamnose, amygdalin, arabinose를 포함한 4종류의 carbohydrates의 산 생성은 균주에 따라 다른 반응을 나타내었다. APIZYM 시험을 이용한 효소 활성능을 평가한 결과, 모든 시험된 균주가valine arylamidase, cystine arylamidase, α-chymotrypsin, α-galactosidase, β-glucuronidase, α-glucosidase, α-mannosidase, α-fucosidase반응에서 음성 반응을 나타내었으나, 비록 그 효소 활성의 강도에서 차이는 있었으나alkaline phosphatase, esterase-lipase, leucine arylamidase, β-galactosidase, N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase 모든 균주에서 양성 반응이 나타났다. 최소 성장 억제농도를 시험한 결과, 시험된 모든 균주는 ampicillin sodium (MIC>100㎍/ml) 에 내성을 가지며 chloramphenicol (MIC≤1.6㎍/ml) 감수성을 나타내었다. 그러나 1998년 이후에 분리된 3균주 (AC9804, AC0202, GMA0361)는 tetracycline (MIC=50㎍/ml) 모두 저항성이 있었으며, AC9804는 oxolinic acid (MIC=12.5㎍/ml), GMA0361는 kanamycin sulfate (MIC>100㎍/ml)와 streptomycin sulfate (MIC>100㎍/ml)에도 저항성을 나타내었다.

• ALGAE
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.231-241
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• 2016

We examined the genetic diversity and abundance of picocyanobacteria using barcoded amplicon sequencing approaches and flow cytometry in the East Sea and the East China Sea to determine the distribution patterns of diversity during spring in seas adjacent to the Korean Peninsula. Synechococcus clades I and IV, which have been known as cold-adapted ecotypes, dominated at most stations. However, the relative abundances of the two dominant clades differed in their spatial patterns. Clade I was exclusively dominant in the shelf area of the East China Sea and the north East Sea. However, the dominant genotypes belonging to clade I had different spatial distributions in the two areas and responded oppositely to seawater temperature. The dominance of distinct genotypes under the different ecological conditions suggests the presence of ecologically different ecotypes within the clade. Abundances of clade IV were greater than those of clade I at most stations in the southwest East Sea, showing an apparently different pattern from that of the other areas. A warm-water adapted clade II was observed at significant levels only at stations located in the eastern East China Sea affected by a branch of the warm Kuroshio Current. These results suggest that the physicochemical properties of influencing water masses play an important role in determining the distribution of Synechococcus genotypes.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.229-243
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• 2021

Quality control (QC) to process observed time series has become more critical as the types and amount of observed data have increased along with the development of ocean observing sensors and communication technology. International ocean observing institutions have developed and operated automatic QC procedures for these observed time series. In this study, the performance of automated QC procedures proposed by U.S. IOOS (Integrated Ocean Observing System), NDBC (National Data Buy Center), and OOI (Ocean Observatory Initiative) were evaluated for observed time-series particularly from the Yellow and East China Seas by taking advantage of a confusion matrix. We focused on detecting additive outliers (AO) and temporary change outliers (TCO) based on ocean temperature observation from the Ieodo Ocean Research Station (I-ORS) in 2013. Our results present that the IOOS variability check procedure tends to classify normal data as AO or TCO. The NDBC variability check tracks outliers well but also tends to classify a lot of normal data as abnormal, particularly in the case of rapidly fluctuating time-series. The OOI procedure seems to detect the AO and TCO most effectively and the rate of classifying normal data as abnormal is also the lowest among the international checks. However, all three checks need additional scrutiny because they often fail to classify outliers when intermittent observations are performed or as a result of systematic errors, as well as tending to classify normal data as outliers in the case where there is abrupt change in the observed data due to a sensor being located within a sharp boundary between two water masses, which is a common feature in shallow water observations. Therefore, this study underlines the necessity of developing a new QC algorithm for time-series occurring in a shallow sea.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.13.1-13.9
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• 2019

Background: Marine invertebrates are well known as pivotal bioresources with bioactive substances such as anti-inflammatory sterols, antitumor terpenes, and antimicrobial peptides. However, there are few scientific reports on chemical compositions and bioactivities of marine invertebrates from the East Sea of South Korea. Methods: In this study, chemical compositions and biological activities were evaluated on both 70% EtOH and hot water extracts of 5 species of marine invertebrates (Crossaster papposus japonicus, Actinostola carlgreni, Stomphia coccinea, Actinostola sp., and Heliometra glacialis) collected from the East Sea of South Korea. The antioxidant activities were measured by ABTS radical scavenging assay. The cytotoxicity and anti-inflammatory activity were evaluated using MTT and Griess reagents. Moreover, the antibacterial effect was evaluated using paper disc assay and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) assay. Results: In the results of antioxidant activities, 70% EtOH extract of A. carlgreni showed the highest activity ($IC_{50}\;0.19{\pm}0.03mg/ml$) compared to other extracts. Moreover, 70% EtOH extract of A. carlgreni could significantly suppress the nitric oxide (NO) production in lipopolysaccharide-induced RAW 264.7. All extracts treated under $400{\mu}g/ml$ have no cytotoxic effects on RAW 264.7 macrophages. In the antibacterial test, both 70% EtOH extracts of C. papposus japonicus and H. glacialis showed a significant antibacterial effect on Staphylococcus aureus. The MIC values were evaluated at 256 and $512{\mu}g/ml$, respectively. Conclusions: These results suggested the bioactive potentials of marine invertebrates from the East Sea of South Korea in pharmaceutical and nutraceutical applications.

• 해양환경안전학회:학술대회논문집
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• 해양환경안전학회 2007년도 추계학술발표회
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• pp.83-86
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• 2007

광양만권 개발에 따른 광양만의 매립과 준설로 인해 광양만의 급격한 지형변화가 일어나고 있다. 또한. 오염에 대한 우려가 있어 해양수산부에서는 특별관리해역으로 지정하여 관리하고 있다. 본 연구는 광양만 중앙의 묘도를 중심으로 5개의 정점을 선정하여 2005년 겨울부터 2007년 8월까지 총 8차례에 걸친 조사를 통해 장기적인 모니터링을 실시하여 환경변화에 따른 오염도를 조사하였다. 광양만의 중금속의 경우 농도의 변동양상으로 볼 때 오염원의 증가에 의한 변동보다는 계절적인 영향에 의한 변동양상으로 판단할 수 있다. 광양만에서 검출되는 중금속의 농도수준은 As를 제외한 전 항목이 US EPA 의 ERL을 초과하지 않은 것으로 조사되었다. 표층퇴적물 중 PAHs의 분석결과를 비교해 보면 지점별 농도변동양상이 뚜렷하지 않으며, 지점별 농도변화도 미약하다. PAHs 오염원의 추정의 결과 조사시기별 전 지점에서 분석한 결과, 몇 지점에서는 유류기원에 의한 오염의 경향이 보이는 반면 그 외의 대부분의 조사지점에서는 연소기원에 의한 PAHs 물질의 분포를 보였다.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.778-788
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• 2018

Magnetic resonance wireless power transfer (WPT) in the marine environment can be utilized in many applications. However, energy loss in seawater through eddy loss (EL) is another consideration other than WPT in air. Therefore, the effect of system parameters on electric field intensity (EFI) needs to be measured and ELs calculated to optimize such a system. In this paper, the usually complicated analytical expression of EFI is simplified to the product of frequency, current, coil turns, and a coefficient to analyze the eddy current loss (ECL). Moreover, as the calculation of ECL through volume integral is time-consuming, the equivalent eddy loss impedance (EELI) is proposed to help designers determine the optimum parameters quickly. Then, a power distribution model in seawater is conceived based on the introduction of EELI. An optimization flow chart is also proposed according to this power distribution model, from which a prototype system is developed which can deliver 100 W at 90% efficiency with a gap of 30 mm and a frequency of 107.1 kHz.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제29권9호
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• pp.1361-1368
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• 2019

Codium fragile is an edible seaweed in Asian countries that has been used as a thrombolytic, anticoagulant, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and immune-stimulatory agent. Ginseng has also been known to maintain immune homeostasis and to regulate the immune system via enhancing resistance to diseases and microorganisms. In this study, anionic macromolecules extracted from C. fragile (CFAM) were orally administered with red ginseng extract (100 mg/kg body weight) to cyclophosphamide-induced immunosuppressed male BALB/c mice to investigate the immune-enhancing cooperative effect of Codium fragile and red ginseng. Our results showed that supplementing CFAM with red ginseng extract significantly increased spleen index, T- and B-cell proliferation, NK cell activity, and splenic lymphocyte immune-associated gene expression compared to those with red ginseng alone, even though a high concentration of CFAM with red ginseng decreased immune biomarkers. These results suggest that CFAM can be used as a co-stimulant to enhance health and immunity in immunosuppressed conditions.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.331-338
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• 2022

The high latitude scleractinian coral Alveopora japonica Eguchi, 1965 occurs in high density in the shallow rocky subtidal in Jeju Island, forming coral carpets. Despite its ecological role providing a unique habitat for other benthic organisms, the benthic fauna associated with the A. japonica coral carpet is poorly known. To identify fauna associated with the coral carpet, we explored three sites dominated by A. japonica and one control site on northwestern Jeju Island in May 2013. Using SCUBA, we collected A. japonica and the epibenthic mega-fauna associated with the colonies in 1×1 m² and identified them to the species level. At a depth of 10 to 15 m, A. japonica colonies heavily covered the seafloor, forming a layer called a coral carpet, with a density of 94 (Keumneung-ri), 133 (Biyangdo), and 155 (Gwidok-ri) colonies/m². Thirty-four molluscan species were identified from the four sites, including 20 bivalves and 14 gastropods. The coral carpets were enriched with sessile bivalves compared to the control site, as we identified twenty bivalve and eight gastropod species from the coral carpets. Most bivalve species associated with the coral carpets had tropical-subtropical affinities, while gastropods were mainly subtropical and subtropical-low boreal species. Leiosolenus lischkei M. Huber, 2010, in the family Mytilidae and Barbatia steamsi (Pilsbry, 1895), in the family Arcidae, were the two most abundant bivalve species in the coral carpet, L. lischkei being a borer, and B. stearnsi a nestler. The tropical to subtropical Pacific star shell Astralium haematragum (Menke, 1829)was the most abundant gastropod at the study sites. The bivalves and gastropods associated with the coral carpet were small-sized juveniles or sub-adults, suggesting that the coral carpet provides a micro-habitat for the bivalves and gastropods.

• 한국해양생명과학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.31-37
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• 2021

Larvae from the marine medaka fish Oryzias javanicus were exposed with polystyrene microplastics (MPs) for 24 h. Exposure to waterborne fluorescent MPs showed clear ingestion and egestion in feces. Under constant MPs, the concentration of dissolved oxygen significantly decreased in 24 h compared to the control. Significant intracellular reactive oxygen species and malondialdehyde contents were detected in larvae, indicating oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation. Significant elevations in mRNA expressions of heat shock protein 70 and antioxidant defense system genes (glutathione reductase, glutathione peroxidase, catalase, and superoxide dismutase) were measured with increases in enzymatic activity of oxidative stress-related proteins. Taken together, the alterations to the molecular and biochemical components suggested that waterborne MPs had an oxidative stress effect on marine medaka larvae.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.349-356
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• 2018

Asterias amurensis is a marine organism that causes damage to the fishing industry worldwide; however, it has been considered a promising source of functional components. The present study aimed to investigate the immune-enhancing effects of fatty acids from three organs of A. amurensis on murine macrophages (RAW 264.7 cells). A. amurensis fatty acids boosted production of immune-associated factors such as nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin E2 in RAW 264.7 cells. A. amurensis fatty acids also enhanced the expression of critical immune-associated genes, including iNOS, $TNF-{\alpha}$, $IL-1{\beta}$, and IL-6, as well as COX-2. Western blotting showed that A. amurensis fatty acids stimulated the $NF-{\kappa}B$ and MAPK pathways by phosphorylation of $NF-{\kappa}B$ p-65, p38, ERK1/2, and JNK. A. amurensis fatty acids from different tissues resulted in different levels of $NF-{\kappa}B$ and MAPK phosphorylation in RAW 264.7 cells. The results increase our understanding of how A. amurensis fatty acids boost immunity in a physiological system, as a potential functional material.