• 상하수도학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.77-88
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• 2015

Soil column experiments were evaluated effects of silver nanoparticles (i.e., 0, 2.5, 5, and 10 mg/L) on the microbial viability which is strongly associated with the degradation of organic matter, pharmaceutically active compounds(PhACs) and biological oxidation of nitrogenous compounds during river bank filtration. The addition of silver nanoparticles resulted in almost no change in the aqueous matrix. However, the intact cell concentration decreased with addition of silver nanoparticles from 2.5 to 10 mg/L, which accounted for 76% to 82% reduction compared to that of control (silver nanoparticles free surface water). The decrease in adenosine triphosphate was more pronounced; thus, the number and active cells in aqueous phase were concurrently decreased with added silver nanoparticles. Based on the florescence excitation-emission matrix and liquid chromatograph - organic carbon detection analyses, it shows that the removal of protein-like substances was relatively higher than that of humic-like substances, and polysaccharide was substantially reduced. But the extent of those substances removed during soil passage was decreased with the increasing concentration of silver nanoparticles. The attenuation of ionic PhACs ranged from 55% to 80%, depending on the concentration of silver nanoparticles. The attenuation of neutral PhACs ranged between 72% and 77%, which was relatively lower than that observed for the ionic PhACs. The microbial viability was affected by silver nanoparticles, which also resulted in inhibition of nitrifiers.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2012년도 제42회 동계 정기 학술대회 초록집
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• pp.476-476
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• 2012

Although plasma is an efficient means of microbial sterilization, mechanism of plasma effect on microorganisms still needs to be clarified. In addition, a limited number of studies are available on eukaryotic microorganisms such as yeast and fungi in relation to plasma application. Thus, we investigated cellular and molecular aspects of plasma effects on a filamentous fungus, Neurospora crassa by making use of argon plasma jet at atmospheric pressure. The viability and cell morphology of N. crassa spores exposed to plasma were both significantly reduced depending on the exposure time when treated in water. The intracellular genomic DNA content was dramatically reduced in fungal tissues after a plasma treatment and the transcription factor tah-3 was found to be required for fungal tolerance to a harsh plasma environment.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.97-105
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• 2001

The viability of Bifidobacterium longum KCTC 3128, entrapped in calcium alginate beds in simulated gastroenteric juices (gastric and bile salt solution), was tested to evaluate the influences of several parameters (gel concentration, bead size, and initial cell number). The death rate of B. longum in beads after being sequentially exposed to simulated gastric juices and bile salt solution decreased propertionally with increasing both the alginate gel concentration and bead size. The number of initial cell loading in beads affected the numbers of survivors after being exposed to these solutions, while the death rate of the viable cells were not affected. From the results obtained, the influence of entrapment parameters on the survival of bifidobacteria was quantitatively and systematically evaluated by using a mathematical method.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.901-905
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• 2014

The efficacy of ozone micro-bubble water (OMBW) in reducing microbial populations on alfalfa seeds was investigated in this study. We observed the surface of alfalfa seeds using microscopy and found that many cracks and crevices existing on the surface could harbor pathogens. Alfalfa seeds were treated with tap water (TW), micro-bubble water (MBW), ozone water (OW), ozone micro-bubble water (OMBW), and chlorine water (CL) for 5 min, and total microbial population, E. coli and Salmonella spp. colonies were determined. Also, the sterilized seeds were germinated and cultivated for 5 d after sowing to investigate the percentage of germination and the growth of alfalfa sprouts. The treatments with OMBW and CL were most effective in reducing total microbial populations and E. coli was eliminated by OW, OMBW, and CL treatments. CL treatment reduced the percentage of germination and fresh weight of alfalfa sprouts, but OMBW did not cause any negative effects on the germination and growth of alfalfa sprouts. These results indicate that OMBW can be used as an effective sanitizer for eliminating seed-borne pathogens without detrimental effects on seed viability.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권8호
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• pp.810-817
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• 2009

The effect of cryoprotectants (maltodextrin+glycerol) and cryoprotectants+antioxidant [ascorbic acid and/or butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)] mixtures on the survival, electrolyte leakage, and lipid degradation of freeze-dried Weissella paramesenteroides LC11 during storage was investigated and compared with that of the control (cells without additives) over a 90-day storage period at 4 or $20^{\circ}C$ in glass tubes with water activity ($a_w$) of 0.23. The survival, electrolyte leakage, and lipid degradation were evaluated through colony counts, electrical conductivity, and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) content, respectively. The fatty acids composition was determined by gas chromatography, in both the total lipid extract and the polar lipid fraction, and compared with that of the control after the 90-day storage period. As the storage proceeded, increases in leakage value and TBARS content, as well as a decrease in viability, were observed. After 90 days of storage, the major fatty acids found in both the total lipid extract and the polar lipid fraction were palmitic (16:0), palmitoleic (16:1), stearic (18:0), oleic (18:1), linoleic (18:2), and linolenic (18:3) acids. The survival, leakage value, TBARS content and 18:2/16:0 or 18:3/16:0 ratio were the greatest for the protected strain held at $4^{\circ}C$. Cells with the cryoprotectants+BHT mixture showed the highest percentage of survival and 18:2/16:0 or 18:3/16:0 ratio in both lipid extracts, as well as the lowest leakage value and TBARS content after the 90-day storage period. Drying cells with the cryoprotectants+BHT mixture considerably slowed down polar lipid degradation and loss of membrane integrity, resulting in improved viability during storage.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.477-490
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• 2014

Non-thermal atmospheric-pressure plasma, also named cold plasma, is defined as a partly ionized gas. Therefore, it cannot be equated with plasma from blood; it is not biological in nature. Non-thermal atmospheric-pressure plasma is a new innovative approach in medicine not only for the treatment of wounds, but with a wide-range of other applications, as e.g. topical treatment of other skin diseases with microbial involvement or treatment of cancer diseases. This review emphasizes plasma effects on wound healing. Non-thermal atmospheric-pressure plasma can support wound healing by its antiseptic effects, by stimulation of proliferation and migration of wound relating skin cells, by activation or inhibition of integrin receptors on the cell surface or by its pro-angiogenic effect. We summarize the effects of plasma on eukaryotic cells, especially on keratinocytes in terms of viability, proliferation, DNA, adhesion molecules and angiogenesis together with the role of reactive oxygen species and other components of plasma. The outcome of first clinical trials regarding wound healing is pointed out.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.306-311
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• 2006

세포의 보존은 세포의 배양에 있어서 필수 불가결한 요건으로서 세포주의 다양한 특성에 따라 적합한 방법이 확립되어야 한다. 본 연구에서는 산업용 세포주인 CHO 세포의 단기간 저온보존 기술의 확립을 목표로 진행되었으며 다양한 조건을 통해 가장 안정적인 저온보존 방법을 수립하였다. 저온보존 방법에 있어서 가장 중요한 요인은 온도로서 $4^{\circ}C$ 저온보존이 세포 보존에 필수적인 조건으로 나타났으며 $20^{\circ}C$ 실온보존에서는 세포의 급격한 사멸이 관찰되었다. 보존형태는 용기를 눕힌 상태로 서서히 회전시켜 현탁 보존하는 방법이 용기를 세우거나 눕혀 보관하는 방법에 비해 높은 생존율을 나타내었다. 또한 저온보존 시 새로운 배지로 교환한 후 보존하는 방법이 배양에 사용된 배지를 그대로 사용한 보존 방법보다 세포의 성장 회복율에서 우수한 것으로 나타났다. 하지만 $4^{\circ}C$에서 rolling을 통한 현탁 보존을 할 경우에는 배지의 교환 없이도 안정적으로 세포보존이 가능한 것으로 나타났다. 저온보존에 가장 적합한 세포의 농도는 실험결과 $1.0{\times}10^6{\sim}5.0{\times}10^6cells/m{\ell}$ 범위로 나타났으며 혐기적인 상태로 보존하는 것이 공기가 존재하는 보존방법 보다 비교적 우수한 보존 결과를 나타내었다. 이상의 결과를 바탕으로 무혈청 배지의 저온보존액으로서의 안정성과 첨가물에 의한 보존효율의 향상을 평가하였다. 실험결과 저온보존 후 10일간은 높은 세포 생존율과 함께 정상적인 세포 성장 회복을 보이는 것으로 나타났으며 ${\alpha}$-tocopherol과 retinoic acid를 첨가한 저온보존액의 경우에는 더욱 우수한 세포 생존율을 보임을 확인하였다. 마지막으로 이렇게 확립된 방법을 이용하여 1 L 용량의 저온보존 실험을 수행한 결과, 앞선 실험에서와 유사한 경향의 세포 보존 능력을 확인할 수 있었다. 이러한 결과를 종합해 볼 때 산업용 세포주로 널리 사용되는 CHO 세포의 저온보존은 본 연구에서 확립된 방법을 통해 단기간 동안 안정적으로 수행될 수 있을 것으로 사료되며 대용량 저온보존의 적용 가능성도 확인하였다. 대용량 배양에서의 단기간 보존기술에 대한 연구가 앞으로 더 많이 수행된다면 실제 배양 공정에서도 저온보존 기술의 적용이 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권9호
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• pp.1028-1033
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• 2009

In this study, the dynamics of living cells (LC) and dead cells (DC) in a laboratory-scale biofilm membrane bioreactor for waste gas treatment was examined. Toluene was used as a model pollutant. The bacterial cells were enumerated as fluoromicroscopic counts during a 140 operating day period using BacLight nucleic acid staining in combination with epifluorescence and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CSLM). Overall, five different phases could be distinguished during the biofilm development: (A) cell attachment, (B) pollutant limitation, (C) biofilm establishment and colonization, (D) colonized biofilm, and (E) biofilm erosion. The bioreactor was operated under different conditions by applying different pollutant concentrations. An optimum toluene removal of 89% was observed at a loading rate of 14.4 kg $m^{-3}d^{-1}$. A direct correlation between the biodegradation rate of the reactor and the dynamics of biofilm development could be demonstrated. This study shows the first description of biofilm development during gaseous toluene degradation in MBR.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.88-93
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• 1991

유지함유폐수를 생물학적으로 처리할 목적으로 폐수 및 토양으로부터 45종의 균을 분리 동정하여, 그 중에서 COD 제거율과 유지제거율이 우수한 LW-27균을 선발 동정하였다. 동정결과 LW-27 균은 Pseudomonas chlororapihis의 유연균으로 동정됐다. LW-27균의 제제화는 $45^{\circ}C$에서 24시간 진공건조하여 82%이상의 균 생존율을 얻어 제제화하였다. 제제된 LW27을 0.1g 매일 확성슬러지장치에 처리하면서 혼합폐수를 연속 처리한 결과 처리수의 COD, BOD 및 n-헥산 추출물질의 농도의 제거율이 평균 92.95, 94.%8 및 98%.0로 나타났다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.160-167
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• 2017

Coating of individual cells with organic or inorganic materials has drawn a great deal of attention, because it provides the cells with physicochemical durability, which would contribute to the development of bioreactors, biosensor, and lab-on-a-chip, as well as to the fundamental studies in single cell-based biology. Although many strategies have been developed for coating of microbial cells, limited methods are available to coat mammalian cells because most mammalian cells do not have a robust membrane or exoskeleton. Instead, they are enclosed in a lipid bilayer, which is fluidic and vulnerable to changes in its environments. It is more difficult to treat mammalian cells in vitro than microbial cells because the surfaces of mammalian cells are not protected or reinforced by a tough coat. In this work, we report a cytocompatible and degradable nanocoat for mammalian cells. Three types of mammalian cells (HeLa cells, NIH 3T3 fibroblasts, and Jurkat T cells) were individually coated within metal-polyphenol. To maintain the viability of the mammalian cells, we performed the whole processes under strictly physiological culture conditions, and carefully selected nontoxic materials.