• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.203-209
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• 2003

항진균 활성균주를 선발하는 과정에서 DM3 균주를 대천 바닷가에서 수집된 진흙 시료로부터 분리하였으며 API 50CHB kit를 이용하여 동정한 결과 Bacillus licheniformis로 동정되었다. 이 균주는 12종의 식물병원성 진균에 대해 항균활성을 나타내었다. 감마선($^{60}Co$)을 조사하여 항진균 활성 결핍 돌연변이체(mDMB)를 유도한 후, 이차원전기영동으로 단백질을 분석한 결과 DM3와 mDM3에만 존재하는 각각 4종과 3종의 단 단백질을 확인할 수 있었다. 2-DE 결과 B. licheniformis DM3에서 spot 1은 serine hydroxymethyltransferase(45.0kDa), spot 2는 hypothetical protein(40.7 kDa), spot 3는 NifU protein homolog(15.4 kDa), 그리고 spot 4는 resolvase(12.5 kDa)와 상동성을 지닌 단백질로 동정되었고 B. licheniformis mDM3에서만 발현된 spot 5는 lysozyme(18.1 kDa)과 spot 6, 7은 alkyl hydroperoxide reductase(15.6 kDa)으로 동정되었다. B. licheniformis DM3에서 이들 단백질들의 항진균 활성 관련 여부를 규명하기 위해서 더 연구가 진행되어야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.1286-1298
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• 2005

The genus Paenibacillus is a new group of bacilli separated from the genus Bacillus, and most of species have been isolated from soil. In the present study, we collected 450 spore-forming bacilli from the roots of winter crops, such as barley, wheat, onion, green onion, and Chinese cabbage, which were cultivated in the southern part of Korea. Among these 450 isolates, 104 Paenibacillus-like isolates were selected, based on their colony shape, odor, color, and endospore morphology, and 41 isolates were then finally identified as Paenibacillus spp. by 16S rDNA sequencing. Among the 41 Paenibacillus isolates, 23 were classified as P. polymyxa, a type species of the genus Paenibacillus, based on comparison of the 16S rDNA sequences with those of 32 type strains of the genus Paenibacillus from the GenBank database. Thirty-five isolates among the 41 Paenibacillus isolates exhibited antagonistic activity towards plant fungal and bacterial pathogens, whereas 24 isolates had a significant growth-enhancing effect on cucumber seedlings, when applied to the seeds. An assessment of the root-colonization capacity under gnotobiotic conditions revealed that all 41 isolates were able to colonize cucumber roots without any significant difference. Twenty-one of the Paenibacillus isolates were shown to contain the nifH gene, which is an indicator of $N_{2}$ fixation. However, the other 20 isolates, including the reference strain E681, did not incorporate the nifH gene. To investigate the diversity of the isolates, a BOX-PCR was performed, and the resulting electrophoresis patterns allowed the 41 Paenibacillus isolates to be divided into three groups (Groups A, B, and C). One group included Paenibacillus strains isolated mainly from barley or wheat, whereas the other two groups contained strains isolated from diverse plant samples. Accordingly, the present results showed that the Paenibacillus isolates collected from the rhizosphere of winter crops were diverse in their biological and genetic characteristics, and they are good candidates for further application studies.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2007

한반도 중부지방인 충청남북도 7개 지역에서 재배되고 있는 벼 시료 21점을 채집하여 이들의 뿌리를 표면살균 한 후 내생균을 44주 분리하고 내생성 검정 시스템을 통해 정착력이 상대적으로 우수한 균주를 최종 16주 확보 하였다. 이들의 분리빈도는 뿌리 생체중 1g당 $10^{3-5}$ CFU로 나타났다. 흥미롭게도 이중 7주가 Eurkholderia 속 균으로 동정되어 기존의 다른 벼 내생세균 연구 결과와는 다른 특징을 보였다. 또한 GFP tagging 방법을 이용하여 분리균주 중 하나인 Enterobacter sp. KJ001 균주에 대해 뿌리조직 내 colonization 위치를 확인해본 결과 뿌리 조직 중 관다발 주변에 군락을 이루고 있음을 관찰하였다. Burkholderia 분리주들은 국내 재배 벼에서 높은 빈도로 분리되며 in vitro상에서 광범위한 진균성 식물병원균에 대해 우수한 길항력과 더불어 대부분 질소고정 관련 유전자인 nifH를 가지는 점으로 보아 질소고정에 의해 식물생육에 도움을 줄 수 있을 것으로 예측되며 실제로 오이 유묘의 생장을 30% 이상 촉진하는 효과를 보여 식물병 억제 및 감소와 더불어 작물의 생장 촉진 및 생산성 증대에 활용가치가 높은 내생균으로 사료된다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.723-727
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• 2007

본 연구는 H. pylori에서 metronidazole내성에 관여하는 유전자를 발견하고 이들 유전자들의 상호 조절 기전을 밝힘으로서 위장질환의 원인균인 H. pylori를 퇴치하기 위한 기본바탕을 마련하고자 수행되었다. 우선적으로 metronidazole 내성을 조절하는 유전자인 fdxA(ferredoxin)에 의한 metronidazole 내성 조절 기전을 밝히기 위하여 다음의 연구를 수행하였다. Type I 균주인 26695균주의 fdxA 유전자에 chloramphenicol 내성 유전자를 삽입하여 결손돌연변이주를 구축하였다. fdxA의 비활성화에 의한 rdxA 및 frxA 유전자의 발현을 알아보기 위하여 2-D electrophoresis와 MALDI-TOP-MS을 이용하여 fdxA 유전자의 비활성화에 의해 over-expressed protein과 under-expressed protein을 검색하였다. 본 실험의 결과로 type I 균주인 26695에서 fdxA 유전자를 비활성화시킨 결과 frxA 유전자의 발현양이 증가함을 northern으로 확인하였으며, 또한 fdxA유전자의 downstream에 위치한 유전자들이 H. pylori의 생존에 중요한 역할은 한다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 또한 2-D electrophoresis와 MALDI-TOP-MS을 이용하여 fdxA 유전자의 inactivation에 의해 over-expressed protein으로 nifU-like protein(HP0221), frxA(HP0642), nonheme ferritin(HP0653)와 아직 기능이 밝혀지지 않은 hypothetical protein(HP0902) 등이 발견되었다. 그리고 5'-methylthioadenosine/S-adenosylhomocysteine nucleosidase(HP0089), (3R)-hydroxymyristoyl ACP dehydratase(HP1376)과 thioredoxin(HP1458)등이 under-expressed protein으로 발견되었다.

• Journal of Species Research
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.210-217
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• 2020

Microseira wollei (Farlow ex Gomont) G.B.McGregor and Sendall ex Kennis, a mat-forming filamentous harmful cyanobacterium, has historically been found in the United States. Microseira wollei produces neurotoxins and hepatotoxins which affect declining water quality. In the present research, we report of unrecorded M. wollei with morphology, TEM anatomy, molecular phylogeny on the Korean population. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequences, Korean population were different by 0.02% (2 bp) to the Japanese population, 1.2-1.3% to the Australian population, and 2.5-3.7% to the United States populations. nifH gene sequences were 8.4-8.7% different to Australian ones and 3.5-3.8% to other population, however molecular phylogenetic analysis of M. wollei living in Korea revealed monophyly with the geographical populations of U.S.A., Australia, and other geographical populations. Since the mat of M. wollei has been reported to be maintained for several years in other countries, it is necessary further investigate the seasonal and regional distribution of this species in Korea.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.259-264
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• 1991

K.pneumoniae의 nif 유전자 발현에 미치는 glnA 산물 (GS)의 영향을 살펴보기 앞서 K.pneumoniae의 GS를 분리.정제하여 그 성질을 조사하였다. K.pneumoniae의 GS는 분자량 약 600,000의 12개 동일 subunit으로 구성되어져 이었으며 최적 반응 pH 및 온도는 각기 pH 7.0, $37^{\circ}C$ 였고 pH 5-8사이에서 활성의 변화가 크지 않았으며 $57^{\circ}C$에서 10분간 열처리 할 때 50의 활성 감소가 나타났다. 또 암모니아 농도의 변화에 따라 adenylylation-deadenylylation 기작에 의한 활성조절기작이 E.coli GS와 동일 했으며 anti-E.coli GS 항체를 이용한 immunodiffusion에서도 K.pneumoniae GS가 E.coli GS와 혈청적으로 매우 유사함이 드러났다.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.333-341
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• 2023

This study investigates the impact of capital adequacy and operating efficiency on the performance of Saudi banks. In the first part, the study includes a brief introduction focused on the impact of capital adequacy and operating efficiency on the performance of banks. In the second part, a literature review examined various studies on the impact of capital adequacy and operating efficiency on banks' performance. The study methodology was presented in the third part, based on a sample that included all local Saudi banks from 2010 to 2021, using a study model to answer the study hypotheses. The results of the panel data regression indicated that CAR had a negative and significant effect on ROA and ROE but a negative and non-significant effect on NIM. CIR has a negative and significant effect on ROA, ROE, and NIM, while SIZE, LTD, and MS have a positive and significant effect on ROA, ROE, and NIM. Elimination of defects has no significant effect on return on assets, return on equity, and the NIF. But CR has no significant effect on ROA and ROE but has a positive and significant effect on NIM.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.17-29
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• 2016

Though there is an abundant supply of nitrogen in the atmosphere, it cannot be used directly by the biological systems since it has to be combined with the element hydrogen before their incorporation. This process of nitrogen fixation ($N_2$-fixation) may be accomplished either chemically or biologically. Between the two elements, biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) is a microbiological process that converts atmospheric di-nitrogen ($N_2$) into plant-usable form. In this review, the genetics and mechanism of nitrogen fixation including genes responsible for it, their types and role in BNF are discussed in detail. Nitrogen fixation in the different agricultural systems using different methods is discussed to understand the actual rather than the potential $N_2$-fixation procedure. The mechanism by which the diazotrophic bacteria improve plant growth apart from nitrogen fixation such as inhibition of plant ethylene synthesis, improvement of nutrient uptake, stress tolerance enhancement, solubilization of inorganic phosphate and mineralization of organic phosphate is also discussed. Role of diazotrophic bacteria in the enhancement of nitrogen fixation is also dealt with suitable examples. This mini review attempts to address the importance of diazotrophic bacteria in nitrogen fixation and plant growth improvement.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권9호
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• pp.1187-1196
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• 2013

Global warming will have far-reaching effects on our ecosystem. However, its effects on Antarctic soils have been poorly explored. To assess the effects of warming on microbial abundance and community composition, we sampled Antarctic soils from the King George Island in the Antarctic Peninsula and incubated these soils at elevated temperatures of $5^{\circ}C$ and $8^{\circ}C$ for 14 days. The reduction in total organic carbon and increase in soil respiration were attributed to the increased proliferation of Bacteria, Fungi, and Archaea. Interestingly, bacterial ammonia monooxygenase (amoA) genes were predominant over archaeal amoA, unlike in many other environments reported previously. Phylogenetic analyses of bacterial and archaeal amoA communities via clone libraries revealed that the diversity of amoA genes in Antarctic ammonia-oxidizing prokaryotic communities were temperature-insensitive. Interestingly, our data also showed that the amoA of Antarctic ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) communities differed from previously described amoA sequences of cultured isolates and clone library sequences, suggesting the presence of novel Antarctic-specific AOB communities. Denitrification-related genes were significantly reduced under warming conditions, whereas the abundance of amoA and nifH increased. Barcoded pyrosequencing of the bacterial 16S rRNA gene revealed that Proteobacteria, Acidobacteria, and Actinobacteria were the major phyla in Antarctic soils and the effect of short-term warming on the bacterial community was not apparent.

• 대한한방부인과학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.77-91
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• 2006

Purpose : To address the ability of Dohaekseungkitang (DST: a commonly used herb formulation in Korea, Japan and China to have anti-cancer effect on cervical carcinoma), we investigated the effects of DST on programmed cell death (apoptosis) in HeLa human cervical carcinoma cells. Methods : We cultured HeLa cell which is human metrocarcinoma cell in D-MEM included 10% fetal bovine serum(Hyclone Laboratories) below $37^{\circ}C$, 5% CO2. Then we observed apoptosis of log phage cell which is changed cultivation liquid 24 Hours periodically. Results : After the treatment of DST for 48 hours, apoptosis occurred in a dose-dependent manner. In this study, we have shown that DST induces calpain and the associated caspase-8 and -9 activations. Apoptosis was prevented by pre-incubation of the cells with the calcium cHeLator-BAPTA-AM, calcium channel blocker-Nif edipine or Ryonidine agonist-Ryonidine peptide, implicating calcium in the apoptotic process. Ubiquitous calpains (mu- and m-calpain) have been repeatedly implicated in apoptosis, especially in calcium-related apoptosis. However this study showed 1hat either calpain inhibitor-calpastin or caspase-3 inhibitor-DEVD- did not blocked the herb formulation-induced apoptosis in HeLa human cervical carcinoma cells. D ST initiates a cell death pathway that is partially dependent of caspases. DST-induced apoptosis requires caspase-independent mechanism. Conclusion : We conclude that DST-induced calpain activation triggers the intrinsic apoptotic pathway in which caspase-independent mechanism is also involved.