• 생명과학회지
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.941-947
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• 2005

부산 및 경남일대에서 널리 유통되고 있는 생선회, 패류 등의 횟감류 213건을 대상으로 주요 식중독 원인균인 Salmonella spp., Staphylococcus aureus, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Bacillus cereus, Listeria monocytogenes 및 Campylobacter jejuni의 오염실태를 조사하였다. V. parahaermolyticus가 65건(30.5%), B. cerus가 21건(9.9%), S. aureus가 8건(3.8%) 및 기타 식중독균이 3건에서 검출되었다. 이를 월별 검출율로 비교해 보면, 7~10월에서 식중독균의 높은 검출율을 나타내었으며, 이러한 높은 검출율은 주로 V. parahaemolyticus에 기인된 것으로 조사되었다. 아울러 생선회에서의 검출율(28.9%) 보다는 패류 등의 기타 횟감류에서 더욱 높은 검출율(49.2%)을 나타내었다. V. parahaemolyticus의 경우 Ampicillin (96.9%), Amikacin (29.2%) 및 Tetracycline (27.7%)에 대해 내성을 나타내었으며, B. rereus의 경우는 Ampicillin (100%), Penicillin G (100%) 및 Rifampicin (71.4%)에 대해 높은 내성을 나타내었다. V. parahaemolyticus와 B. cereus의 생육은 보관온도 및 시간에 크게 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났으며, 수돗물 세척이 해산물에 잔존하는 V. parahaemolyticus의 균수를 크게 감소시키는 것으로 조사되어, 여름철 해산물 섭취로 인한 식중독 발생의 예방을 위해서 $10^{\circ}C$이하의 저온보관과 수돗물로써의 철저한 세척이 필수적인 것으로 판단되었다.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.9-18
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• 2023

The rapid detection of bacteria in the oral cavity, its species identification, and bacterial count determination are important to diagnose oral diseases caused by pathogenic bacteria. The existing clinical microbial diagnosis methods are time-consuming as they involve observing patients' samples under a microscope or culturing and confirming bacteria using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) kits, making the process complex. Therefore, it is required to analyze the development status of substances and systems that can rapidly detect and analyze pathogenic microorganisms in the oral cavity. With research advancements, a close relationship between oral and systemic diseases has been identified, making it crucial to identify the changes in the oral cavity bacterial composition. Additionally, an early and accurate diagnosis is essential for better prognosis in periodontal disease. However, most periodontal disease-causing pathogens are anaerobic bacteria, which are difficult to identify using conventional bacterial culture methods. Further, the existing PCR method takes a long time to detect and involves complicated stages. Therefore, to address these challenges, the concept of point-of-care (PoC) has emerged, leading to the study and implementation of various chair-side test methods. This study aims to investigate the different PoC diagnostic methods introduced thus far for identifying pathogenic microorganisms in the oral cavity. These are classified into three categories: 1) microbiological tests, 2) microchemical tests, and 3) genetic tests. The microbiological tests are used to determine the presence or absence of representative causative bacteria of periodontal diseases, such as A. actinomycetemcomitans, P. gingivalis, P. intermedia, and T. denticola. However, the quantitative analysis remains impossible, and detecting pathogens other than the specific ones is challenging. The microchemical tests determine the activity of inflammation or disease by measuring the levels of biomarkers present in the oral cavity. Although this diagnostic method is based on increase in the specific biomarkers proportional to inflammation or disease progression in the oral cavity, its commercialization is limited due to low sensitivity and specificity. The genetic tests are based on the concept that differences in disease vulnerability and treatment response are caused by the patient's DNA predisposition. Specifically, the IL-1 gene is used in such tests. PoC diagnostic methods developed to date serve as supplementary diagnostic methods and tools for patient education, in addition to existing diagnostic methods, although they have limitations in diagnosing oral diseases alone. Research on various PoC test methods that can analyze and manage the oral cavity bacterial composition is expected to become more active, aligning with the shift from treatment-oriented to prevention-oriented approaches in healthcare.

• Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.191-202
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• 2023

본 연구는 블루베리(Vaccinium)로부터 유산균을 분리하였다. 분리된 유산균은 호기와 혐기에서 모두 성장이 가능하였고, 그람염색에 의해 확인한 결과, 형태는 간상형이며, 그람 양성임을 확인하였다. 또한 균을 동정한 결과, L. argentoratensis와 높은 상동성을 나타내었다. 이 균으로부터 배양 상징액을 분리하여 병원성균인 Salmonella와 Escherichia에 대한 항균활성을 측정하였다. 시험에 이용된 Salmonella는 S. Enteritidis NCCP 16947, S. Typhimurium NCCP 16960 그리고 S. Thompson NCCP 11704로 L. argentoratensis의 배양 상징액은 이들의 성장을 현저히 억제하였다. 특히 배양 상징액의 농도가 높을수록 항균활성은 증가하였다. 더욱이 E. coli strains(E. coli KCCM 11569, E. coli KCCM 11587, E. coli KCCM 11591, E. coli KCCM 11596, E. coli KCCM 11600)에 대한 항균활성도 Salmonella의 결과와 같이 농도가 높을수록 현저한 항균활성을 보여주었다. 항균물질이 열과 pH에 안정한지를 알아보기 위하여 유산균 배양 상징액을 각각 65℃에서 30 min, 75℃에서 15 min, 85℃에서 10 min, 100℃에서 5 min의 조건으로 열처리한 후, 5% 첨가에 의해서 병원성 균주에 대한 항균활성을 측정한 결과 열처리전과 동일한 항균활성을 보여주었다. 그러나 배양 상징액의 pH 3.73을 7.0으로 조정한 시험에서는 항균활성을 나타내지 않았다. 따라서 병원성균에 항균활성을 나타내는 물질은 열에 안정하고 pH변화에는 불안정한 것을 보여주었다.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2006

Adaptation to any undesirable change in the environment dictates the survivability of many microorganisms, with such changes generating a quick and suitable response, which guides the physiology of bacteria. During nutritional deprivation, bacteria show a stringent response, as characterized by the accumulation of (p)ppGpp, resulting in the repression of stable RNA species, such as rRNA and tRNA, with a concomitant change in colony morphology. However, genes involved in amino acid biosynthesis become over-expressed to help bacteria survive under such conditions. The survivability of pathogenic bacteria inside a host cell also depends upon the stringent response demonstrated. Therefore, an understanding of the physiology of stringent conditions becomes very interesting in regulation of the growth and persistence of such invading pathogens.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2004

Many bacteria monitor their population density and control the expression of specialized gene sets in response to bacterial cell density based on a mechanism referred to as quorum sensing. In all cases, quorum sensing involves the production and detection of extracellular signaling molecules, auto inducers, as which Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria use most prevalently acylated homoserine lactones and processed oligo-peptides, respectively. Through quorum-sensing communication circuits, bacteria regulate a diverse array of physiological functions, including virulence, symbiosis, competence, conjugation, antibiotic production, motility, sporulation, and biofilm formation. Many pathogens have evolved quorum-sensing mechanisms to mount population-density-dependent attacks to over-whelm the defense responses of plants, animals, and humans. Since these AHL-mediated signaling mechanisms are widespread and highly conserved in many pathogenic bacteria, the disruption of quorum-sensing system might be an attractive target for novel anti-infective therapy. To control AHL-mediated pathogenicity, several promising strategies to disrupt bacterial quorum sensing have been reported, and several chemicals and enzymes have been also investigated for years. These studies indicate that anti-quorum sensing strategies could be developed as possible alternatives of antibiotics.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.43-45
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• 2003

Soft rot symptom was observed on lily bulb in the fields and at a low temperature storage house from 1999 to 2000 in Korea. The small dark-brown lesion appeared on the bulb, and enlarged and developed into the inner scales of the bulb. The bulb became water soaked and gave out unpleasant odor. Two different pathogenic bacteria were isolated from infected tissues. The causal bacteria were identified as Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum (Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora) and Pseudomonas marginalis based on bacteriological characteristics. Pathogenicity of the bacteria was proven by Koch's postulations. This is the first report of bacterial soft rot of lily bulb in Korea caused by the two bacteria.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제43권spc1호
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• pp.101-109
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• 2005

To gain maximal benefit in a competitive environment, single-celled bacteria have adopted a community genetic regulatory mechanism, known as quorum sensing (QS). Many bacteria use QS signaling systems to synchronize target gene expression and coordinate biological activities among a local population. N-acylhomoserine lactones (AHLs) are one family of the well-characterized QS signals in Gram-negative bacteria, which regulate a range of important biological functions, including virulence and biofilm formation. Several groups of AHL-degradation enzymes have recently been identified in a range of living organisms, including bacteria and eukaryotes. Expression of these enzymes in AHL-dependent pathogens and transgenic plants efficiently quenches the microbial QS signaling and blocks pathogenic infections. Discovery of these novel quorum quenching enzymes has not only provided a promising means to control bacterial infections, but also presents new challenges to investigate their roles in host organisms and their potential impacts on ecosystems.

• 한국식물병리학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.125-129
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• 1998

Phytopathogenic bacteria causing soft-rot many vegetables; extracellular enzymes produced by them, pectate lyase(Pel) is important pathogenicity facotrs which cause tissue maceration and cell death. Ten of seventeen plant pathogenic bacteria showed weak Pel activity, four of them showed low Pel activity and Erwinia acrotovora subsp. carotovora, E. chrysanthemi, Pseudomonas marginalis and Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris showed high Pel activity in the polygalacturonate yeast extract agar (PAY) plate. High Pel activity of the four bacteria species produced the highest Pel activity when pectin or polygalacturonic acid (PGA) was added to minimal salts (MS) medium. Pel activity of the four bacterial species was the highest at 2$0^{\circ}C$ among different temperature conditions. The rate and amount of maceration of potato tuber tissue were highest at 2$0^{\circ}C$ in E. carotovora subsp. carotovora, E. chrysanthemi and P. marginalis, while those were the highest at $25^{\circ}C$ in X. campestris pv. campetris.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.201-207
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• 2016

건강한 닭의 맹장에서 분리한 Lactobacillus sakei LAB 2와 LAB 8의 생균제로 이용을 알아보기 위해 기본적인 특성과 면역활성을 시험하였다. LAB 2와 LAB 8은 높은 내산성과 내담즙성을 가지고 있으며, 1차 대사산물인 유기산에 기인한 항균활성을 보였다. Salmonella 종을 병원성균으로 이용하여 최대 항균력을 나타내는 시간을 시험한 결과 48시간으로 나타났으며, 생성된 유기산 중 젖산의 생산량은 다른 Lactobacillus 균주보다 높게 조사되었다. In vitro 모델로 알아본 면역증진효과는 면역관련 세포의 증식과 사이토카인의 생산량 증가로 확인하였다. 이에 Lactobacillus sakei LAB 2와 LAB 8은 유용한 생균제로 개발할 수 있는 균으로 생각된다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.799-806
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• 2012

발효된 버섯배지 및 부엽토 등으로부터 80여 종의 균주를 1차 분리하여 CMCase, amylase 및 protease활성이 높고 버섯질병균주에 대한 항균활성이 높으면서 표고버섯 및 팽이버섯의 생육에는 전혀 영향을 미치지 않는 HJ-57 항균미생물을 최종 분리균주로 선정하였다. 최종 선정한 HJ-57 항균미생물을 동정한 결과 Bacillus sp. HJ-57로 밝혀졌으며, 배양을 위한 배지의 초기 pH는 pH 7, 배양온도는 $35^{\circ}C$가 최적인 것으로 나타났다. Bacillus sp. HJ-57균주는 12 hr 배양하였을 때는 약간의 항균활성을 나타내었지만, 배양 36~48 hr 배양하였을 때는 비교적 높은 항균활성을 나타내었다. Bacillus sp. HJ-57 항균미생물은 팽이버섯 재배농가에서 사용하는 콘코프 함유배지상에서도 버섯질병균주인 세균 및 곰팡이에 대하여 매우 높은 항균활성을 나타내었다.