• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.334-341
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• 2011

The free residual chlorine of tap water samples, collected from 266 faucets on the water pipe network in Daegu City, was between 0.1 and 0.79 mg/L. On microorganic tests, general bacteria and the coliform goup were not detected and thus the tap water was turned out to be fit to drink. In particular, samples of which free residual chlorine was 0.1 mg/L and over were cultured in R2A agar media at $25^{\circ}C$ for 7 days, and as a result heterotrophic bacteria were detected in 65.9% of samples; (1). The closer tap water got to the faucet from the stilling basin, the lower residual chlorine concentration became but the more the bacterial count became. And, more bacteria were detected in the R2A agar medium than in the PCA medium. (2). In the case of separated strains, most colonies were reddish or yellowish. 16S rRNA sequence was identified as Methylobacterium sp. and Williamsia sp., and yellow strain was identified as Sphingomonas sp., Sphingobium sp., Novosphingobium sp., Blastomonas sp., Rhodococcus sp. and Microbacterium sp. White strain was identified as Staphylococcus sp. (3). Sterilized tap water in polyethylene bottles was inoculated with separated strain and was left as it was for 2 months. As a result, bio-film was observed in tap water inoculated with Methylobacterium sp. and Sphingomonas sp. It was found that heterotrophic bacteria increased when free residual chlorine was removed from tap water in the water pipe network. Thus, there is a need to determine a base value for heterotrophic bacteria in order to check the cleanliness of tap water in the water pipe network.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.118-123
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• 2014

It was confirmed that malodor connected with an air-conditioner in an automobile is caused by microbial volatile organic compounds (MVOCs) produced by microorganisms getting into an air-conditioner when it is operating. Chemicals such as hydrogen sulfide, dimethyl sulfide, nbutyric acid, n-valeric acid, iso-valeric acid, n-octanol and toluene were detected above the odor threshold inside the automobile. The characteristics of a funky odor in the air blown into the automobile were due to detected sulfur compounds (hydrogen sulfide and dimethyl sulfide). Dimethyl sulfide was produced by microorganisms such as Aspergillus versicolor, Methylobacterium aquaticum, Herbaspirillum sp. and Acidovorax sp. In addition, the characteristics of a sour odor in the air blown into the automobile were due to detected organic acids (n-butyric acid, n-valeric acid and iso-valeric acid). N-valeric acid and iso-valeric acid were generated from Aspergillus versicolor, while iso-valeric acid was produced by Methylobacterium aquaticum. In addition, the odor intensity of the air blown into the automobile was affected by the concentration of detected sulfur compounds and organic acids. On the other hand, it is estimated that chemicals such as hydrogen sulfide, n-octanol and n-butyric acid detected in the air blown into the automobile were produced by non-identified species of microorganisms.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.71-75
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• 1996

Trimethylamine, dimethylamine, methylamine 등의 아민류를 분해할 수 있는 미생물을 TMA를 성장기질로 사용한 농화배양으로부터 분리하였다. 분리된 균은 Methylobacterium sp. T32에 속하는 균으로 동정되었다. 이 균은 메탄올, 메틸아민류를 분해할 수 있으나, 다탄소화합물중에서는 malate, succinate, betaine과 같이 극히 제한된 종류의 유기화합물만을 분해할 수 있는 restricted facultative methylotroph였다. 이 균을 분변토에 고정하여 biofilter를 제작하였을 때 TAM gas를 SV $30h^{-1}$, 농도 120ppm를 연속적으로 분해했다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제52권2호
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• pp.212-219
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• 2016

식물 근권 토양으로부터 색소생성 균주 106균주를 수집하여 색소 생성능이 우수한 균주로부터 노란색(33개), 주황색(12개), 분홍색, 빨간색, 갈색 그리고 보라색 총 49개의 세균색소를 추출하였다. 식물병원균에 대한 항균활성능이 우수한 색소를 선발하기 위하여 고추점무늬병원균(Xanthomonas axonopodis), 흑마병원균(Xanthomonas campestris)과 딸기잿빛곰팡이병원균(Botrytis cinerea), 고추탄저병원균(Colletotrichum acutatum), 그리고 시들음병원균(Fusarium oxysporum)을 대상으로 항균활성 검정을 수행하였다. 색소생성 Chryseobacterium sp. RBR9 균주가 생산하는 노란색 색소와 Methylobacterium sp. RI13 균주가 생산하는 빨간색 색소는 X. axonopodis와 X. campestris에 항세균 활성을 나타내었다. 차나무 토양으로부터 분리된 Collimonas sp. DEC-B5가 생산하는 보라색 색소는 항세균 활성과 더불어 B. cinerea와 Colletotrichum acutatum에 항진균활성을 나타내었다. 특히, 보라색 색소는 최소저해 농도 $20{\mu}M$에서 B. cinerea를 65% 이상 생육 저해하였다. 항진균활성 보라색 색소를 HPLC 분석한 결과, violacein (91.6%)와 deoxyviolacein(8.4%)으로 동정되었다. 보라색 색소 violacein의 생산량은 SCB 배지에서 $43.2{\mu}M$이었고 D-mannitol 1.5%, yeast extract 0.2%를 첨가한 경우 $431.6{\mu}M$로 약 10배 높은 색소 생성량을 나타내었다. 본 연구에서 분리된 Collimonas sp. DEC-B5가 생산하는 violacein 색소는 딸기잿빛곰팡이병원균 방제제로 활용 가능성이 확인되었다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.63-69
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• 1989

흙으로부터 에탄올을 이용하여 성장하는 분홍색 통성 에단올 자화세율을 분리하여 Methylobacteriu~η sp. strain SY 1이라 명명하였다. 이 세균은 그람음성세균으호 약간 굽은 간균이고 한쪽 끝에 달련 한개의 편모로 운동하였다. 세균의 군략은 매끈 하고 밝은 분홍맺을 띄우며 정성이 높았다. 이 세균이 지니는 DNA의 G+C 함량은 약 66%로 나타났다. 이 제균은 칠대호가 성으호 catalase와 oxidase 활성을 나타내었고, carotenoid 색소와 poly-$\beta$-hydroxy butyrate를 가지고 있었다. 이 세균은 또 한 세가지 종류의 큰 plasmid DNA (45,000, 38,500, 23,000)을 가졌으며, $30^{\circ}C$와 pH7.0에서 0.5%(v/v)의 에탄올을 이용 하여 빼른 성장을 하였다($t_{d}$=6.5시간), 이 세균은 메탄올은 울온 여러까지 종듀의 당, 유기산, 아미노산, 아민 및 알코올을 이용하여 성장할 수 있었고, 메탄올은 serine pathway를 통하여 이 세균의 세포 구성물질로 전환됨을 알 수 있었다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.392-400
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• 2005

The genes encoding the DNA gyrase A (GyrA) and B subunits (GyrB) of Methylovorus sp. strain SS1 were cloned and sequenced. gyrA and gyrB coded for proteins of 846 and 799 amino acids with calculated molecular weights of 94,328 and 88,714, respectively, and complemented Escherichia coli gyrA and gyrB temperature sensitive (ts) mutants. To analyze the role of type II topoisomerases in the intrinsic quinolone resistance of methylotrophic bacteria, the sequences of the quinolone resistance-determining regions (QRDRs) in the A subunit of DNA gyrase and the C subunit (ParC) of topoisomerase IV (Topo IV) of Methylovorus sp. strain SS1, Methylobacterium extorquens AM1 NCIB 9133, Methylobacillus sp, strain SK1 DSM 8269, and Methylophilus methylotrophus NCIB 10515 were determined. The deduced amino acid sequences of the QRDRs of the ParCs in the four methylotrophic bacteria were identical to that of E. coli ParC. The sequences of the QRDR in GyrA were also identical to those in E. coli GyrA except for the amino acids at positions 83, 87, or 95. The $Ser^{83}$ to Thr substitution in Methylovorus sp. strain SS1, and the $Ser^{83}$ to Leu and $Asp^{87}$ to Asn substitutions in the three other methylotrophs, agreed well with the minimal inhibitory concentrations of quinolones in the four bacteria, suggesting that these residues play a role in the intrinsic susceptibility of methylotrophic bacteria to quinolones.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.370-378
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• 2007

A superoxide dismutase was purified 62-fold in seven steps to homogeneity from Methylobacillus sp. strain SK1, an obligate methanol-oxidizing bacterium, with a yield of 9.6%. The final specific activity was 4,831 units per milligram protein as determined by an assay based on a 50% decrease in the rate of cytochrome c reduction. The molecular weight of the native enzyme was estimated to be 44,000. Sodium dodecyl sulfate gel electrophoresis revealed two identical subunits of molecular weight 23,100. The isoelectric point of the purified enzyme was found to be 4.4. Maximum activity of the enzyme was measured at pH 8. The enzyme was stable at pH range from 6 to 8 and at high temperature. The enzyme showed an absorption peak at 280 nm with a shoulder at 292 nm. Hydrogen peroxide and sodium azide, but not sodium cyanide, was found to inhibit the purified enzyme. The enzyme activity in cell-free extracts prepared from cells grown in manganese-rich medium, however, was not inhibited by hydrogen peroxide but inhibited by sodium azide. The activity in cell extracts from cells grown in iron-rich medium was found to be highly sensitive to hydrogen peroxide and sodium azide. One mol of native enzyme was found to contain 1.1 g-atom of iron and 0.7 g-atom of manganese. The N-terminal amino acid sequence of the purified enzyme was Ala-Tyr-Thr-Leu-Pro-Pro-Leu-Asn-Tyr-Ala-Tyr. The superoxide dismutase of Methylobacillus sp. strain SK1 was found to have antigenic sites identical to those of Methylobacillus glycogenes enzyme. The enzyme, however, shared no antigenic sites with Mycobacterium sp. strain JC1, Methylovorus sp. strain SS1, Methylobacterium sp. strain SY1, and Methylosinus trichosproium enzymes.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.437-447
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• 2012

Natural and beneficial associations between plants and bacteria have demonstrated potential commercial application for several agricultural crops. The sunflower has acquired increasing importance in Brazilian agribusiness owing to its agronomic characteristics such as the tolerance to edaphoclimatic variations, resistance to pests and diseases, and adaptation to the implements commonly used for maize and soybean, as well as the versatility of the products and by-products obtained from its cultivation. A study of the cultivable bacteria associated with two sunflower cultivars, using classical microbiological methods, successfully obtained isolates from different plant tissues (roots, stems, florets, and rhizosphere). Out of 57 plant-growth-promoting isolates obtained, 45 were identified at the genus level and phylogenetically positioned based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing: 42 Bacillus (B. subtilis, B. cereus, B. thuringiensis, B. pumilus, B. megaterium, and Bacillus sp.) and 3 Methylobacterium komagatae. Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis showed a broad diversity among the Bacillus isolates, which clustered into 2 groups with 75% similarity and 13 subgroups with 85% similarity, suggesting that the genetic distance correlated with the source of isolation. The isolates were also analyzed for certain growth-promoting activities. Auxin synthesis was widely distributed among the isolates, with values ranging from 93.34 to 1653.37 ${\mu}M$ auxin per ${\mu}g$ of protein. The phosphate solubilization index ranged from 1.25 to 3.89, and siderophore index varied from 1.15 to 5.25. From a total of 57 isolates, 3 showed an ability to biologically fix atmospheric nitrogen, and 7 showed antagonism against the pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. The results of biochemical characterization allowed identification of potential candidates for the development of biofertilizers targeted to the sunflower crop.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.279-285
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• 2015

본 연구는 경기도와 인천지역의 치과 병원급 19개 기관, 의원급 28개 기관 진료실의 유닛체어 등받이, 라이트 손잡이, 타구대 표면의 검체를 채취하여 실험하였다. 우선 치과 진료실 내 표면의 세균수는 타구대 $44.82{\times}10^3CFU/mL$, 라이트 손잡이 $5.47{\times}10^3CFU/mL$ 유닛체어 $16.28{\times}10^3CFU/mL$로 타구대가 높게 측정되었으며, 의료기관의 규모로는 병원급이 높게 나타났고, 환자수가 많을수록 타구대에서 세균수가 높게 측정되었다. 표면 세균 동정 결과는 Gram positive 균주는 47.3%, Gram negative 균주는 52.7%였으며, Gram positive 균주 중 Micrococcus luteus 10.9%, Bacillus pumilus, Staphylococcus aureus 균주가 각각 3.6%로 확인되었다. Gram negative 균주로는 Acinetobacter ursingii 5.5%로 가장 많이 검출되었으며, Brevundimonas diminuta, Chryseobacterium (Flavo.) indologenes (CDC IIb), Methylobacterium sp.가 각각 4.5%로 나타났다. 이에 본 연구는 치과 진료실 내 표면 세균 오염도를 측정하고, 세균의 종류를 확인함으로써 진료실 내 감염관리의 중요성을 인식시키고, 감염방지에 대한 구체적인 계획 수립의 기초 자료가 될 것으로 사료된다.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.141-148
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• 2015

The presence of phenols in treated palm oil mill effluent (POME) is an environmental concern due to their phytotoxicity and antimicrobial activity. In this study, phenol-degrading bacteria, Methylobacterium sp. NP3 and Acinetobacter sp. PK1 were immobilized on oil palm empty fruit bunches (EFBs) for removal of phenols in the treated POME. The bacterial exopolysaccharides (EPS) were responsible for cell adhesion to the EFBs during the immobilization process. These immobilized bacteria could effectively remove up to 5,000 mg/L phenol in a carbon free mineral medium (CFMM) with a greater degradation efficiency and rate than that with suspended bacteria. To increase the efficiency of the immobilized bacteria, three approaches, namely activation, acclimation, and combined activation and acclimation were applied. The most convenient and efficient strategy was found when the immobilized bacteria were activated in a CFMM containing phenol for 24 h before biotreatment of the treated POME. These activated immobilized bacteria were able to remove about 63.4% of 33 mg/L phenols in the treated POME, while non-activated and/or acclimated immobilized bacteria could degrade only 35.0%. The activated immobilized bacteria could be effectively reused for at least ten application cycles and stored for 4 weeks at $4^{\circ}C$ with the similar activities. In addition, the utilization of the abundant EFBs gives value-added to the palm oil mill wastes and is environmentally friendly thus making it is attractive for practical application.