• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제33권11호
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• pp.1457-1466
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• 2023

Enteric fever is caused by typhoidal Salmonella serovars (Typhi, Paratyphi A, Paratyphi B, and Paratyphi C). Owing to the importance of Salmonella serovars in clinics and public hygiene, reliable diagnostics for typhoidal serovars are crucial. This study aimed to develop a novel diagnostic tool for typhoidal Salmonella serovars and evaluate the use of human blood for clinically diagnosing enteric fever. Five genes were selected to produce specific PCR results against typhoidal Salmonella serovars based on the genes of Salmonella Typhi. Heptaplex PCR, including genetic markers of generic Salmonella, Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica, and typhoidal Salmonella serovars, was developed. Typhoidal Salmonella heptaplex PCR using genomic DNAs from 200 Salmonella strains (112 serovars) provided specifically amplified PCR products for each typhoidal Salmonella serovar. These results suggest that heptaplex PCR can sufficiently discriminate between typhoidal and non-typhoidal Salmonella serovars. Heptaplex PCR was applied to Salmonella-spiked blood cultures directly and provided diagnostic results after 12- or 13.5-h blood culture. Additionally, it demonstrated diagnostic performance with colonies recovered from a 6-h blood culture. This study provides a reliable DNA-based tool for diagnosing typhoidal Salmonella serovars that may be useful in clinical microbiology and epidemiology.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.205-208
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• 1986

Bacillus thuringiensis 균주중 23 serovars의 생화학적 특성을 비교 연구하였다. 23개의 혈청성 균주는 모두 그람염색에 양성반응을 나타냈고, 내독소와 아포를 형성하며, KIA배지에서 산과 알칼리를 생산하고, 포도당배지에서 깨스를 생산하며, 전분을 가수분해하고, nitrate을 환원하나, H$_2$S 와 indole을 생산하지 않았고, 또한 lysine, ornithine, phenylalanine, malonate, lactose, dulcitol, adonitol, inositol, sorbitol, arabinose, raffinose, rhamnose, maltose, xylose을 분해치 않고, oridase를 생산하지 않았다. 18 serovars는 MR 검사에서 양성 이였고, 15 serovars는 VP검사에서 양성이였다. 4 serovars 는 citrate을 이용했다. 5 serovars는 포도당 배지에서 산을, 2 serovars는 DNase를, 15 serovars는 lecithinase를 생산했다. 12 serovars는 arginine을, 11 serovars는 sucrose를, 2 serovars는 manitol을, 9 serovars는 salicin을 분해했다. serovar tochigiensis만이 hemolysis를 하지 않았다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.195-205
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• 1992

The soluble antigen profiles and antigenic specificities of Leptospira interrogans serovars icterhaemorrhagiae, canicola, pomona and hardjo were examined by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, crossed immunoeletrophoresis and immunoblotting. The profiles of protein, glycoprotein and fraction containing N-acetylglucosamine of 4 serovars were compared. The protein profiles of 4 serovars were very similar except the range of 14,400 to 30,000 daltons. Molecular weight of glycoprotein of L, pomona was lower than other serovars. L canicola showed extra N-acetylglucosamine bands having molecular weight of 82,000 and 90,000 daltons. In crossed immunoelectrophoresis, a close antigenic relationship was found between L icterohaemorrhagiae and L canicola. In immunoblottings conducted with soluble antigens and rabbit antisera of 4 serovars, Leptospira interrogans serovars possessed cross-reactive antigens and serovar-specific antigens. The molecular weights of serovar-specific antigens were 45,000, 82,000 and 90,000, 31,000 and 24,000 daltons in L icterohaemorrhagiae, L canicola, L pomona, and L hardjo, respectively.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제56권11호
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• pp.477-481
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• 2013

Purpose: Ureaplasma colonization is related with perinatal complications in preterm infants. Little is known about the difference in virulence among various Ureaplasma urealyticum serovars. The aim of this study was to determine U. urealyticum serovars of preterm infants in order to assess whether any of the serovars were associated with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). Methods: Three hundred forty-four preterm infants with a gestational age less than 34 weeks admitted to Gangnam Severance Hospital neonatal intensive care unit from July 2011 to December 2012 were included in this study. Tracheal and gastric aspirations were conducted on infants to confirm Ureaplasma colonization. Ureaplasma colonization was confirmed in 9% of infants, of these, serovars were determined by real-time polymerase chain reaction. Results: A total of 31 infants (gestational age, $29.3{\pm}3.1$ weeks; birth weight, $1,170{\pm}790g$) were U. urealyticum positive. The Ureaplasma positive group treated for more days with oxygen and ventilation than the negative group (P<0.05). Histologic chorioamnionitis and moderate to severe BPD were more frequent in the Ureaplasma positive group than in the negative group (P<0.05). U. urealyticum isolates were either found to be a mixture of multiple serovars (32%), serovar 9 alone or combined with other serovars (39%), serovar 11 (26%), 2 (13%), 8 (10%), 10 (13%), and 13 (25%). No individual serovars were significantly associated with moderate to severe BPD and chorioamnionitis. Conclusion: This is the first study to describe the distribution of U. urealyticum serovars from Korean preterm infants. Ureaplasma -colonized infants showed higher incidence of BPD and chorioamnionitis.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.134-151
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• 2024

살모넬라균은 가장 대표적인 수인성·식품매개질환 중 하나이며 전 세계적으로 인간 위장염, 설사 질환의 가장 흔한 원인이 되는 병원체이다. 식품 및 환경 검체, 식중독 또는 설사 환자로부터 분리한 살모넬라균의 혈청형, vitek2를 이용한 항생제 내성검사, PFGE를 이용한 유전적 상관관계를 조사하였다. 2020년부터 2023년까지 제주도의 식품 또는 환경 검체에서 26주와 인체검체에서 313주로 총 339주가 분리되었다. 월별로 분리된 살모넬라균은 3월부터 서서히 증가하여 8월에 가장 많이 살모넬라균을 분리되었다. 환자로부터 분리된 살모넬라균은 성별에 따른 유의미한 차이가 없었다. 그러나 살모넬라균은 70세 이상의 사람들에게서 가장 많이 분리되었고, 10-19세 사이의 사람들에게서 가장 적게 분리되었다. 식품 및 환경 검체에서 분리된 살모넬라균은 8개 혈청형이 있었으며, 주요 혈청형은 S. Bareilly (26.9%), S. Rissen (23.1%), S. Thompson (19.3%) 순으로 확인되었다. 또한, 인체검체로부터 분리된 살모넬라균은 27개 혈청형이 있었으며, 주요 혈청형은 S. Bareilly (31.0%), S. Typhimurium (24.6%), S. Enteritidis (11.5%) 순으로 확인되었다. 집단식중독의 원인이 되었던 살모넬라균 혈청형은 S. Bareilly, S. Enteritidis, S. Thompson이 있었다. 항생제 내성 검사 결과에서는 다양한 항생제에 대한 내성이 나타났으며, 일부 살모넬라균에서는 다제내성이 나타났다. 살모넬라균은 17개의 혈청형에 따라 다양한 유전적 상관관계를 보여주었다. 이러한 결과는 살모넬라균의 유행을 예측하고, 과학적 근거를 제공함으로써 역학조사의 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.485-492
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• 2008

Salmonella enterica serovars Gallinarum(SG, causative agent of fowl typhoid) and S Pullorum(SP, causative agent of pullorum disease) are very important bacterial pathogens in poultry industry. They share some common antigenic properties though the characteristics of outbreaks are quite different. To discriminate between SG and SP, we developed two rapid diagnostic methods, allele-specific real-time PCR and 3'-tailed PCR over 2 single nucleotide polymorphisms ($237^{th}\;and\;598^{th}$). In both methods, $237^{th}$ allele was found to be a good target for differential diagnosis, while $598^{th}$ allele produced some non-specific reactions.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.310-316
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• 2019

Distribution of Salmonella enterica serovars and their associated virulence determinants is wide-spread among food animals, which are continuously implicated in periodic salmonellosis outbreaks globally. The aim of this study was to determine and evaluate the diversity of five Salmonella serovar virulence genes (invA, pefA, cdtB, spvC and iroN) isolated from food animals and humans. Using standard microbiological techniques, Salmonella spp. were isolated from the feces of humans and three major food animals. Virulence determinants of the isolates were assayed using PCR. Clonal relatedness of the dominant serovar was determined via pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) using the restriction enzyme, Xbal. Seventy one Salmonella spp. were isolated and serotyped into 44 serovars. Non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS; 68) accounted for majority (95.8%) of the Salmonella serovars. Isolates from chicken (34) accounted for 47.9% of all isolates, out of which S. Budapest (14) was predominant (34.8%). However, the dominant S. Budapest serovars showed no genetic relatedness. The invA gene located on SPI-1 was detected in all isolates. Furthermore, 94% of the isolates from sheep harbored the spvC genes. The iroN gene was present in 50%, 100%, 88%, and 91% of isolates from human, chicken, sheep, and cattle, respectively. The pefA gene was detected in 18 isolates from chicken and a single isolate from sheep. Notably, having diverse Salmonella serovars containing plasmid encoded virulence genes circulating the food chain is of public health significance; hence, surveillance is required.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.238-249
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• 2009

The genus Listeria consists of six closely related species and forms three phylogenetic groups: L. monocytogenes-L. innocua, L. ivanovii-L. seeligeri-L. welshimeri, and L. grayi. In this report, we attempted to examine the evolutionary relationship in the L. monocytogenes-L. innocua group by probing the nucleotide sequences of 23S rRNA and 16S rRNA, and the gene clusters lmo0029-lmo0042, ascB-dapE, rplS-infC, and prs-ldh in L. monocytogenes serovars 1/2a, 4a, and 4b, and L. innocua. Additionally, we assessed the status of L. monocytogenes-specific inlA and inlB genes and 10 L. innocua-specific genes in these species/serovars, together with phenotypic characterization by using in vivo and in vitro procedures. The results indicate that L. monocytogenes serovar 4a strains are genetically similar to L. innocua in the lmo0035-lmo0042, ascB-dapE, and rplS-infC regions and also possess L. innocua-specific genes lin0372 and lin1073. Furthermore, both L. monocytogenes serovar 4a and L. innocua exhibit impaired intercellular spread ability and negligible pathogenicity in mouse model. On the other hand, despite resembling L. monocytogenes serovars 1/2a and 4b in having a nearly identical virulence gene cluster, and inlA and inlB genes, these serovar 4a strains differ from serovars 1/2a and 4b by harboring notably altered actA and plcB genes, displaying strong phospholipase activity and subdued in vivo and in vitro virulence. Thus, by possessing many genes common to L. monocytogenes serovars 1/2a and 4b, and sharing many similar gene deletions with L. innocua, L. monocytogenes serovar 4a represents a possible evolutionary intermediate between L. monocytogenes serovars 1/2a and 4b and L. innocua.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제53권12호
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• pp.989-993
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• 2010

Although numerous clinical observational studies have been conducted over a period of over 30 years, the clinical significance of $Ureaplasma$ infection is still under debate. The $Ureaplasma$ speices. is a commensal in the female genital tract and considered to have of low virulence; however, $Ureaplasma$ colonization has been associated with infertility, stillbirth, preterm delivery, histologic chorioamnionitis, and neonatal morbidities, including congenital pneumonia, meningitis, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and perinatal death. Recently, $Ureaplasma$ was subdivided into 2 separate species and 14 serovars. $Ureaplasma$ $parvum$ is known as biovar 1 and contains serovars 1, 3, 6, and 14, and $Ureaplasma$ $urealyticum$ (biovar 2) contains the remaining serovars (2, 4, 5, and 7-13). The existence of differences in pathogenicities of these 14 serovars and 2 biovars is controversial. Although macrolides are the only antimicrobial agents currently available for use in neonatal ureaplasmal infections, in the current clinical field, it is difficult to make decisions regarding which antibiotics should be used. Future investigations involving large, multicenter, randomized, controlled studies are needed before proper recommendations can be made for clinical practice.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.45-50
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• 1985

Bacillus thuringiensis 변종(變種)들로부터 Extrachromosomal DNA를 추출분리(抽出分離)코저 종래(從來)의 방법(方法)을 보완(補完)하여 적용(適用)한바 분자량(分子量)의 크기가 1 Megadalton에서 135 Megadalton에 이르는 plasmid들을 분리(分離)함에 보다 효과적(效果的)이었고 또 이 plasmid들을 이용(利用), 제한효소(制限酵素)에 의(依)한 유전자배열작성(遺傳子配列作成) 및 gene Cloning을 하는데 비교적(比較的) 안정(安定)된 많은 양(量)의 세포용해물(細胞溶解物)을 얻을 수 있었다. 파리목과 나비목에 각기(各其) 독성(毒性)이 다른 Bacillus thuringiensis 6개(個) 변종(變種)으로부터 plasmid들을 분리(分離)한 결과(結果) 분자량(分子量)이 큰 50 Megadalton 이상(以上)의 plasmid들이 공시(供試) 된 모든 변종(變種)으로부터 추출(抽出)되었으며 이들 plasmid의 수(數)를 보면 israelensis로부터 8개(個) kurstaki로부터 10개(個) $aizawa{\ddot{u}}$로부터 13개(個) dendrolimus로부터 2개(個), finitimus로부터 1개(個) 그리고 yunnanensis로부터 6개(個)가 각각(各各) 검출(檢出)되었다. 공시(供試)된 변종중(變種中) 4개(個)의 변종(變種)으로부터는 2 Megadalton 이하(以下)의 적은 plasmid들도 추출(抽出)되었다.