• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.155-161
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• 2006

Comparative analysis of microbial communities in a sequencing batch reactor which performed enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) was carried out using a cultivation-based technique and 16S rRNA gene clone libraries. A standard PCR protocol and a modified PCR protocol with low PCR cycle was applied to the two clone libraries of the 16S rRNA gene sequences obtained from EBPR sludge, respectively, and the resulting 424 clones were analyzed using restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) on 16S rRNA gene inserts. Comparison of two clone libraries showed that the modified PCR protocol decreased the incidence of distinct fragment patterns from about 63 % (137 of 217) in the standard PCR method to about 34 % (70 of 207) under the modified protocol, suggesting that just a low level of PCR cycling (5 cycles after 15 cycles) can significantly reduce the formation of chimeric DNA in the final PCR products. Phylogenetic analysis of 81 groups with distinct RFLP patterns that were obtained using the modified PCR method revealed that the clones were affiliated with at least 11 phyla or classes of the domain Bacteria. However, the analyses of 327 colonies, which were grouped into just 41 distinct types by RFLP analysis, showed that they could be classified into five major bacterial lineages: ${\alpha},\;{\beta},\;{\gamma}-$ Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, and the phylum Bacteroidetes, which indicated that the microbial community yielded from the cultivation-based method was still much simpler than that yielded from the PCR-based molecular method. In this study, the discrepancy observed between the communities obtained from PCR-based and cultivation-based methods seems to result from low culturabilities of bacteria or PCR bias even though modified culture and PCR methods were used. Therefore, continuous development of PCR protocol and cultivation techniques is needed to reduce this discrepancy.

• 한국수자원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수자원학회 2021년도 학술발표회
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• pp.128-128
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• 2021

Most of the studies about stormwater low impact development technologies used generalized observations without fully understanding the mechanisms affecting the whole performance of the systems from catchment to the facility itself. At present, these LID technologies have been treated as black box due to fluctuating flow and environmental conditions affecting its operation and treatment performance. As such, the implications of microbial community to the overall performance of the tree-box filter were investigated in this study. Summer season was found to be the most suitable season for microorganism growth since more microorganism were found during this season. Least microorganism count was found in spring because of the plant growth during this season since plant penology influences the seasonal dynamics of soil microorganisms. Litterfall during fall season might have affected the microorganism count during winter since, during this season, the compositional variety of soil organic matter changes affecting growth of soil microbial communities. Microbial analyses of sediment samples collected in the system revealed that the most dominant microorganism phylum is Proteobacteria in all the seasons in both inlet and outlet comprising 37% to 47% of the total microorganism count. Proteobacteria was followed by Acidobacteria, Actinobacteria and Chloroflexi which comprises 6% to 20%, 9% to 20% and 2% to 27%, respectively of the total microorganism count for each season. These findings were useful in optimizing the design and performance of tree box filters considering physical, chemical and biological pollutant removal mechanisms.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제5권6호
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• pp.441-448
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• 2000

Experimental work was carried out on nitrogen and phosphorus removal from real wastewater using a bench-scale SBR process. The phosphorus removal was stable and the phosphorus concentration remaining in the reactor was maintained within 1.5ppm, regardless of the addition of an external carbon source. In the case of nitrogen, an external carbon source was necessary for denitrification. The effect on denitrification with the addition of various carbon sources, such as glucose, methanol, acetate, and propionate, was also investigated. Acetate was found to be the most effective among those tested in this study. When 100ppm (theoretical oxygen demand) of sodium acetate was added, the average rate of denitrifiaction was 2.73mg NO$_3$-N (g MLSS)(sup)-1 h(sup)-1, which was ca. 4 times higher than that with the addition of 200 ppm of methanol. The phosphorus and nitrogen concentrations were both maintained within 1.5ppm by the addition of an appropriate amount of a carbon source during a long-term operation of the SBR. The mathematical modeling was performed using Monod kinetics, other microbial kinetics, mass balances, and stoichiometry. The modeling was found to be useful for predicting the SBR operation and optimizing the HRT.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.85-94
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• 2015

RDX (hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine) is the most important explosive contaminant, both in concentration and in frequency, at military shooting ranges in which green technologies such as phytoremediation or constructed wetlands are the best option for mitigation of explosive compounds discharge to the environment. A study was conducted with two identical lab-scale plug flow constructed wetlands planted with Amur silver grass to treat water artificially contaminated with 40 mg/L of toxic explosive compound, RDX. The reactor was inoculated with or without RDX degrading mixed culture to evaluate plant-microorganism interactions in RDX removal, transformation products distribution, and kinetic constants. RDX and its metabolites in water, plant, and sediment were analyzed by HPLC to determine mass balance and kinetic constants. After 30 days of operation, the reactor reached steady-state at which more than 99% of RDX was removed with or without the mixed culture inoculation. The major transformation product was TNX (Trinitroso-RDX) that comprised approximately 50% in the mass balance of both reactors. It was also the major compound in the plant root and shoot system. Acute toxicity analysis of the water samples showed more than 30% of toxicity reduction in the effluent than that of influent containing 40 mg/L of RDX. In the Amur silver grass mesocosm seeded with the mixed culture, the specific RDX removal rate, that is 1st order removal rate normalized to plant fresh weight, was estimated to be 0.84 kg⁻¹ day⁻¹ which is 16.7% higher than that in the planted only mesocosm. Therefore, the results of this study proved that Amur silver grass is an effective plant for RDX removal in constructed wetlands and the efficiency can be increased even more when applied with RDX degrading microbial consortia.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.285-291
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• 2006

Biofiltration is a simple, effective, economically viable and the most widely used gas treatment technique for treating malodors at low concentrations and high flow rates. This paper reports the performance of two lab scale immobilized cell biofilters operated in continuous mode for hydrogen sulfide ($H_2S$) and ammonia ($NH_3$) removal. The removal efficiency (RE, %) and the elimination capacity (EC, $g/m^3{\cdot}hr$) profiles were monitored by subjecting the biofilters to different loading rates of $H_2S$ (0.3 to $8\;g/m^3{\cdot}hr$) and $NH_3$ (0.3 to $4.5\;g/m^3{\cdot}hr$). The removal efficiencies were greater than 99% when inlet loading rate to the biofilters were upto $6\;gH_2S/m^3{\cdot}hr$ and $4\;gNH_3/m^3{\cdot}hr$ respectively. The performance of the biofilters were also ascertained by conducting shock loading studies at a loading rate of $10\;gH_2S/m^3{\cdot}hr$ and $6\;gNH_3/m^3{\cdot}hr$. The results from this study show high removal efficiency, good recuperating potential and stability of the immobilized microbial consortia to transient shock loads.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제51권6호
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• pp.307-314
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• 2008

To explore the optimal conditions for the removal of $H_{2}S$ gas by biofiltration, various conditions, including inlet $H_{2}S$ concentration, flow rate, moisture, and cell number, were examined. Heterotrophic bacteria were isolated from the compost of the animal excreta. A strain that effectively removed $H_{2}S$ was selected and identified as Rhodococcus rhodochrous B261 by analysis of its 16S rDNA sequence. A cell number of $10^{7}\;cfu/g^{-}compost$ was sufficient to dominate the microbiota, and an effective removal was observed at $H_{2}S$ gas concentrations below 220 mg/L. The moisture content of 33-38% was suitable for activation of the microbial activity and delaying the desiccation. Higher flow rates resulted in lower removal rates of the $H_{2}S$ gas. Under the conditions of $10^7\;cfu/g^{-}compost$, $H_{2}S$ gas concentrations of 220 mg/L, and moisture content of 33-38%, the inlet $H_{2}S$ gas concentrations of 120 and 400 mg/L were completely removed for 34 and 12 days, respectively. The amount of sulfur removed was $2.99{\times}10^{-9}H_{2}S-S/cell$, which was suggested as the amount of sulfur removed by a single cell. The biofilter consisting of the compost and R. rhodochrous B261 could be suitable for a long-term biofilteration for the removal of $H_{2}S$ and other malodorous compounds.

• 한국해양환경ㆍ에너지학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.14-20
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• 2006

수산물 가공공장 폐수의 생물학적 처리를 위하여 미생물 강제포획방식인 EMMC 공정을 적용하여 유기물 및 질소의 동시제거 가능성을 평가하였다. 처리도 실험은 도시하수처리장에서 가져온 활성슬러지를 cellulose triacetate를 이용한 gel matrix에 고정시켜 실험을 수행하였다. anoxic조와 oxic조로 구성된 시스템에 유기물 및 질소부하 율을 증가시켜가며 실험한 결과 비교적 안정된 형태의 운전이 가능하였다. 적용 유기물부하는 $0.65{\sim}1.72kgCOD/m^3{\cdot}d$, 총질소 부하는 $0.119{\sim}1.317kgT-N/m^3{\cdot}d$의 범위에서 4단계로 나누어 적용시켰다. 본 연구에 사용한 수산물 가공공장폐수의 경우 공장폐수의 유출수 총질소 농도 규제치인 60 mg/l 이하를 기준으로할 때 T-N의 경우 한계 적용용적부하는 약 $0.3kgT-N/m^3{\cdot}d$인 것으로 나타났다. T-N의 경우는 부하율 증가에 따른 제거효율 저하가 뚜렷하였으나 ${NH_4}^+-N$의 경우는 각 단계별로 부하율을 증가시키면서 실험해본 결과 부하율 증가에도 불구하고 제거 효율 변화는 완만하여 본 실험에 적용한 시스템의 경우 질산화 반응은 부하변동에 관계없이 효율적으로 이루어지는 것으로 평가되었다. 실험 기간 중 Anoxic조의 질산성 질소 제거율은 각 단계별로 평균 $99.51{\sim}98.62%$로 나타났으며 oxic조의 질산화 제거율은 $94.0{\sim}96.9%$로 나타났다. 시스템 전체로는 적용 용적부하율하에서 화학적 산소요구량(COD: Chemical Oxygen Demand)의 경우 $94.2%{\sim}96.6%$, 총질소의 경우 $73.4{\sim}83.4%$ 의 제거효율을 나타내었다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.38-44
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• 2006

본 연구에서는 독립영양 황탈질반응을 이용한 질산성 질소 처리 반응 벽체의 탈질능과 미생물학적 안정성을 확인하기 위하여 황/석회석과 독립영양 황탈질 미생물을 이용한 칼럼 반응기를 상향식으로 500일간 운전하여 시간과 깊이에 따른 질산성 질소의 제거 효율을 분석하였으며, 반응기 내부의 미생물 군집 변화를 16S rDNA-cloning 염기서열 분석법 및 DGGE 기법으로 분석하였다. 실험 결과, 미생물의 대사 활동에 따라 칼럼 깊이 별로 질산성 질소 제거율 및 미생물 군집 분포의 큰 차이가 나타났다. 칼럼 반응기의 질산성 질소 제거율은 99%에 달하였으며, 특히 칼럼 아래쪽에서 질산성 질소 제거율이 매우 높게 나타났다. 시간에 따른 제거율은 칼럼 운전 100일 후부터 큰 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 초기 접종원에서는 독립영양 황탈질 미생물인 OTU DE-1, Thiobacillus denitrificans의 비율이 15%에 불과하였으며 반응기 운전 초기에는 접종원 및 100일 운전 후 반응기의 윗부분에서 종속영양 탈질 미생물인 OTU DE-2, Cenibacterium arsenioxidans와 DE-3, Geothrix fermentans가 78%와 90%로 높은 비율을 차지하여 종속영양탈질 미생물들이 우점종을 차지하였다. 그러나 OTU DE-1은 100일 후에 칼럼 아래쪽에서 94%의 비율을 차지하여 우점종이 되었으며, 500일 운전 후 분석한 결과 칼럼 전체에서 86%를 차지하여 독립영양 황탈질 미생물이 안정적으로 적응하였음을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국토양환경학회지
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.45-53
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• 1998

본 연구의 목적은 석유계탄화수소 오염토양의 처리에 있어서 초기농도 및 영양소의 영향을 평가하는 것이었다. 본 연구에서 이용한 반응기는 용기형태의 슬러리상 생물반응기였다. 디이젤연료 오염토양의 처리 및 미생물성장에 대한 수행결과는 실험실규모에서 얻어졌다. TPH(총 석유계 탄화수소)의 거동 및 미생물성장은 생물학적 제거율과 연관하여 평가되었다. 50,000및 100,000 mg TPH/kg soil의 초기부하수준에 대한 영향이 연구되었다. 두 반응기에서의 수행결과는 각각 90.5%와 90.8%의 총체적인 TPH제거율 나타내었다. 그러나 50,000mg TPH/kg soil의 초기농도가 적용된 반응기가 초기농도 100,000mg TPH/kg soil이 적용된 반응기에 비하여 휘발에 의한 제거를 제외한 순수한 생물학적 TPH제거율에 있어서 우수한 결과를 보여주었다. 다른 영양소량이 두 반응기에 적용되었음에도 불구하고 미생물성장율에 있어서 현저한 차이를 보이지는 않았다. 그러나 본 결과에서 고려되어야 할 중요한 요소는 두 반응기에 대하여 초기농도가 다르게 적용되었다는 것이다. 초기농도가 영양소가 첨가되지 않은 반응기에 비하여 두배나 높았음에도 불구하고 총체적 및 생물학적 TPH제거율에 있어서 영양소가 첨가된 반응기는 그렇지않은 반응기에 비하여 뛰어난 결과를 보여주었다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제52권1호
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• pp.74-83
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• 2016

안전성이 확보되고 amo 유전자가 있는 토종미생물 Bacillus subtilis SRCM 101269는 전통발효식품으로부터 분리하였으며, cellulase, xylanase 생성능, 동정, 악취저감화능 등을 조사하여 우분 적용을 위한 특성 연구를 진행하였다. 가축분뇨 악취제어 관련 우분 적용 결과, 발효 6일 경과 후 대조구에 비해 2배 이상 암모니아 가스가 감소하였고 9일 경과 후 10 ppm 미만으로 농도가 감소하였다. 우분에 계분과 기타 목질성분이 첨가된 혼합분의 경우 발효 3일 후부터 일정 농도로 암모니아 가스가 유지되는데 반해, B. subtilis SRCM 101269를 접종한 시료에서만 발효시간의 경과에 따라 암모니아 가스가 감소하였으며, 황화수소의 농도 또한 9일이 경과한 시료에서 65 ppm으로 감소됨이 확인되었다. 발효 경과에 따른 아질산염과 황산염의 시료 내 변화량을 측정한 결과 우분에서의 아질산염은 변화가 없었으나, 혼합분에서는 대조구에 비교하여 증가하였다. 황산염의 경우 우분에서는 발효초기보다 감소하였으나 대조구와 비교하여 큰 차이를 보이지 않았고, 혼합분에서는 변화가 없는 것으로 분석되었다. 최종적으로 앞선 연구들을 토대로 B. subtilis SRCM 101269 균주의 우분퇴비 생산의 산업적 활용이 가능함을 확인하였다.