• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.377-381
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• 2006

A study was carried out to determine a suitable light intensity and inoculum size for the growth of Rhodopseudomonas palustris strain B1. The pollution reduction of sago effluent using free and immobilised R. palustris cells was also evaluated. The growth rate in glutamatemalate medium was highest at 4 klux compared to 2.5 and 3 klux. The optimal inoculum size was 10% (v/v). Both the COD and BOD of the sago effluent were reduced by 67% after three days of treatment. The difference in biomass production or BOD and COD removal with higher inoculum sizes of 15 and 20% was minimal. This could be attributed to limited nutrient availability in the substrate. The use of immobilised cells of R. palustris reduced the pollution load 10% less compared to pollution reduction by free cells. Hence, there was no significant difference in using free or immobilised cells for the treatment of sago effluent.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.167-175
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• 1976

Twenty one strains of Rhodopseudomonas palustris from 7 different regions in Korea have been isolated and identified on the basis of Bergey's Manual in order to study their regional variation. They can use fructose as carbon source (or hydrogen donor). Capacity to produce molecular hydrogen during photosynthesis was tested using liquid medium, modified by omission of $NH_4Cl$ and addition of L0glutamic acid. As nitrogen source nitrate can be used, and isopropanol can be used as hydrogen donor. their pH ranges are 5.9 - 9.1. Their growth are inhibited in the medium that contains 100 units of penicillin G/ml. as for the growing test in dark aerobic condition, the period needed for adptation is longer than that of Korea strain of Rhodopseudomonas gelatinosa.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2003년도 생물공학의 동향(XII)
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• pp.403-408
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• 2003

A newly isolated Rhodopseudomonas palustris P4 could decolorize various synthetic dyes containing different chromogenic groups such as azo linkage (Crocein Orange G, New Coccine, Chromotrope FB, Congo Red, Remazol Black B), anthraquinone Reactive blue 2, or indigo Indigo Carmine. Among them, the degradation rate of Black B was studied in detial. Degradation of Black B followed the Arrhenius equation in 25 - $40^{\circ}C$ with an activation energy of 7.79 kcal/mol. Optimum pH was 8. Glucose in the range of 5 - 50g/l did not affect the Black B decolorization. When Black B increased from 25 mg/l to 2000 mg/l, decolorization activity increased almost linearly but the extent of decolorization was constant at about 86% irrespective of dye concentration. Analyses by HPLC revealed that the Black B molecules were partially degraded and some chromogenic intermediates were produced. These results indicate that Rps. palustris P4 has an outstanding capability to degrade various dyes.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.303-309
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• 1994

광합성세균을 이용한 농축산가의 소규모 가축 폐수처리공정 개발을 위한 연구의 일환으로 고농도에서 유기산의 자화율이 높은 Rhodopseudomonas palustris KK14를 사용하여 돈분폐수처리공정의 최적화를 flask-scale 및 laboratory-scale에서 실시하였다. 반연속식으로 실시한 flask-scale에서 광합성세균 반응조는 HRT 6일, 광합성세균오니량 5%(v/v), 반송오니량 10%(v/v)로 했을 때 안정된 83%의 COD 제거율 및 적절한 $4{\sim}5\;g/l$의 MLSS가 유지되었다. 산생성 반응조와 광합성세균 반응조의 working volume을 각각 5.2 l와 15 l로 scale-up한 실험실적 실험에서는 원폐수 대비 COD와 BOD의 제거율이 각각 95%와 96%를 나타냈으며 광합성세균 반응조의 COD 용적부하율 및 오니부하율은 각각 $3kg\;COD/m^3/day$와 1.1kg COD/kg MLSS/day를 유지함으로써 적당한 MLSS농도가 유지되었고 부가적으로 폐수처리가 진행되면서 악취가 제거되는 효과를 나타내었다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.24-30
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• 1975

this work was designed to study the species belonging to Family Rhodospirillaceae in Korea. The species of Rhodopseudomonas palustris and R. gelatinosa were isolated and identified. The utilization of various substrates such as malate, succinate, citrate, pyruvate, propionate and acetate were tested with isolated KS 007 and KS o16. Though there were some differences according to nitrogen source in media it was thought that he intermediates of TCA cycle were comparatively good substrates, Also it was confirmed that isolated strains have the ability of nitrogen fixation.

• 한국건설순환자원학회논문집
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.395-402
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• 2017

최근 들어 박테리아를 이용하여 콘크리트의 수복하거나 박테리아 대사를 이용한 보수재료에 대한 연구가 수행되고 있다. 본 연구는 박테리아 대사를 이용하여 슬라임을 형성하며 이를 이용한 보수재료의 개발에 대한 기초적 연구로서 박테리아 슬라임을 포함한 시멘트 코팅재의 내구성 평가를 다루고 있다. 기초연구를 위해 4가지 박테리아(Rhodobacter capsulatus, Rhodopseudomonas palustris, Bacillus thuringiensis, Bacillus subtilis)과 2가지 배양조건이 고려되었으며, 제조된 코팅재를 사용하여 황산 5% 수용액에 노출에 따른 강도 변화, 염화물 확산계수, 초음파속도 평가가 수행되었다. 박테리아가 혼입된 코팅재의 경우 강도가 개선되었으며, 황산 5% 수용액 침지 이후에도 7일까지는 강도가 개선되었다. 염화물 확산계수도 Rhodopseudomonas palustris를 제외한 경우 충분한 염해저항성능을 나타내었으며, 초음파 속도 역시 우수하게 평가되었다. 장기열화에 대한 슬라임의 저항과 박테리아의 수명을 연장할 수 있는 호기성 환경이 유지된다면 대상 박테리아는 열화환경에 노출된 콘크리트 구조의 보수재 적용에 사용될 수 있는 공학적 가능성을 보여준다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.1136-1140
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• 2008

The Rhodopseudomonas palustris KUGB306 hemA gene codes for 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) synthase. This enzyme catalyzes the condensation of glycine and succinyl-CoA to yield ALA in the presence of the cofactor pyridoxal 5'-phosphate. The R. palustris KUGB306 hemA gene in the pGEX-KG vector system was transformed into Escherichia coli BL21. The effects of physiological factors on the extracellular production of ALA by the recombinant E. coli were studied. Terrific Broth (TB) medium resulted in significantly higher cell growth and ALA production than did Luria-Bertani (LB) medium. ALA production was significantly enhanced by the addition of succinate together with glycine in the medium. Maximal ALA production (2.5 g/l) was observed upon the addition of D-glucose as an ALA dehydratase inhibitor in the late-log culture phase. Based on the results obtained from the shake-flask cultures, fermentation was carried out using the recombinant E. coli in TB medium, with the initial addition of 90 mM glycine and 120 mM succinate, and the addition of 45 mM D-glucose in the late-log phase. The extracellular production of ALA was also influenced by the pH of the culture broth. We maintained a pH of 6.5 in the fermenter throughout the culture process, achieving the maximal levels of extracellular ALA production (5.15 g/l, 39.3 mM).

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.315-323
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• 2005

The integrated or the two-stage (dark anaerobic and photosynthetic) fermentation processes were compared for the hydrogen production using purple non-sulfur photosynthetic bacteria, Rhodopseudomonas palustris P4. Cell growth, pH changes and organic acids and bacteriochlorophyll contents were monitored during the processes. Culture broth of Rps. palustris P4 exhibited dark-red during the photosynthetic culture condition, while yellow under the anaerobic condition without light. Rps. palustris P4 grown at the photosynthetic condition evolved 0.38 and 1.33 ml $H_2$/mg-dcw during the dark and the light fermentation, respectively, which were totally 1.71 ml $H_2$/mg-dcw at the two-stage fermentation. The rate of hydrogen production using Rps. palustris P4 grown under the dark anaerobic condition was 2.76 ml $H_2$/mg-dcw which consisted of 0.46 and 2.30 ml $H_2$/mg-dcw from the dark and the photosynthetic fermentation processes, respectively. Rps. palustris P4 grown under dark anaerobic conditions produced $H_2$ 1.6 times higher than that of grown under the photosynthetic condition. However, total fermentation period of the former was 1.5 times slower than that of the latter, because the induced time of hydrogen production during the photosynthetic fermentation was 96 and 24 hours when the seed culture was the dark anaerobic and photosynthetic, respectively. The integrated fermentation process by Rps. palustris P4 produced 0.52 ml $H_2$/mg-dcw(1.01 mol $H_2$/mol glucose), which was 20% of the two-stage fermentation.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.295-302
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• 1994

광합성세균에 의한 고농도 유기폐수 처리공정의 개발을 목적으로 폐수처리용 균주를 분리 동정하고 최근 고농도 유기폐수처리에 도입되고 있는 혐기성 소화와 광합성세균 반응조로 구성된 two-stage system에 적용시켜 각 단계별 폐수처리 최적화를 위한 조건들을 flask-scale에서 검토하였다. 부영양화된 토양, 연못, 논, 활성오니 등으로부터 1차적으로 활성이 높고 유기산 자화율이 우수한 균주를 분리하고 이중 가장 우수한 균주인 KK14를 선별하고 동정한 결과 Rhodopseudomonas palustris로 판명되었다. 광합성세균을 이용한 폐수처리공정의 첫단계인 산생성 단계에서는 혐기정치배양이 유기산 생성에 적합하였고 pH 5.0, HRT 2일로 운전시약 80%의 유기산 증가율을 보였다. 생성된 유기산이 광합성세균에 의해 자화되는 둘째 단계에서는 광합성세균 반응조의 조건을 pH 7.0, 온도 $30^{\circ}C$, 조도 4,000 lux로 했을 때 균의 생육도 및 유기산 자화율이 가장 우수했으며 초기 COD부하(kg COD/kg 광합성세균 건조중량)는 2 전후에서 가장 높은 COD제거율(92%/5일)을 나타내었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.643-648
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• 2002

For wastewater treatment and utilization of the biomass, a photosynthetic bacterium was isolated based on its cell growth rate, cell mass, and assimilating ability of organic acids. The isolate was a Gram-negative rod-shaped bacterium that contained a single polar flagellum and formed a lamellar intracytoplasmic membrane (ICM) system, including bacteriochlorophyll $\alpha$. The major isoprenoid quinone component was identified as ubiquinone Q-10, and the fatty acid composition was characterized as to contain relatively large amount of C-16:0 (18.74%) and C-18:1 (59.23%). Based on its morphology, phototrophic properties, quinone component, and fatty acid composition, the isolate appeared to be closely related to the Rhodopseudomonas subgroup of purple nonsulfur bacteria. A phylogenetic analysis of the isolate using its 16S rRNA gene sequence data also supported the phenotypic findings, and classified the isolate closely related to Rhodopseudomonas palustris. Accordingly, the nomenclature of the isolate was proposed as Rhodopseudomonas palustris KUGB306. A bench-scale photosynthetic bacteria (PSB) reactor using the isolate was designed and operated for the treatment of soybean curd wastewater.