• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권12호
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• pp.1717-1725
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• 2013

Traditional soybean paste from Shandong Liangshan and Tianyuan Jiangyuan commercial soybean paste were chosen for analysis and comparison of their bacterial and fungal dynamics using denaturing gel gradient electrophoresis and 16S rRNA gene clone libraries. The bacterial diversity results showed that more than 20 types of bacteria were present in traditional Shandong soybean paste during its fermentation process, whereas only six types of bacteria were present in the commercial soybean paste. The predominant bacteria in the Shandong soybean paste were most closely related to Leuconostoc spp., an uncultured bacterium, Lactococcus lactis, Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus spp., and Citrobacter freundii. The predominant bacteria in the Tianyuan Jiangyuan soybean paste were most closely related to an uncultured bacterium, Bacillus licheniformis, and an uncultured Leuconostoc spp. The fungal diversity results showed that 10 types of fungi were present in the Shandong soybean paste during the fermentation process, with the predominant fungi being most closely related to Geotrichum spp., an uncultured fungal clone, Aspergillus oryzae, and yeast species. The predominant fungus in the commercial soybean paste was Aspergillus oryzae.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.260-263
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• 2006

In this study, we investigated the antimicrobial effect of 14 different herbal petal extracts on various foodborne and food spoilage bacteria. Herbal petal extracts were prepared with 70% ethanol followed by sequential hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, n-butanol, and water fractionation. Antimicrobial activity was highest in the ethanol fraction from roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) petals as determined by the paper disc method. The roselle ethanol extract retarded the growth of food spoilage bacteria in kimbap (rice rolled in dried laver). Foodborne microorganisms (e.g. Bacillus cereus and Clostridium perfringens), on the other hand, were most efficiently inhibited by the ethyl acetate fraction of the roselle petal extract as determined by growth inhibition curves. Our study shows that roselle petals harbor antimicrobial activity against foodborne and food spoilage microorganisms. The critical ingredient is highly enriched in the ethyl acetate fraction of the extract.

• Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.83-93
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• 2019

Food spoilage by fungi is responsible for considerable food waste and economical losses. Among the food products, fermented dairy products are susceptible to deterioration due to the growth of fungi, which are resistant to low pH and can proliferate at low storage temperatures. For controlling fungal growth in dairy products, potassium sorbate and natamycin are the main preservatives used, and natamycin is approved by most countries for use in cheese surface treatment. However, a strong societal demand for less processed and preservative-free food has emerged. In the dairy products, lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are naturally present or used as cultures and play a key role in the fermentation process. Fermentation is a natural preservation technique that improves food safety, nutritional value, and specific organoleptic features. Production of organic acids is one of the main features of the LAB used for outcompeting organisms that cause spoilage, although other mechanisms such as antifungal peptides obtained from the cleavage of food proteins and competition for nutrients also play a role. More studies for better understanding these mechanisms are required to increase antifungal LAB available in the market.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.167-171
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• 1999

The production of emulsion sausage generally contain nitrite as a curing agent for preservative effect and color as well as flavor development. This investigation describe a study on the inhibitory effect of chitosan against some spoilage bacteria and substitution effect of nitrite in sausages. Among of the chitosan, M.W. 120KDa of chitosan has shown an antimicrobial effect. When 0.2% of chitosan and half of normal nitrite content were added to sausage, effect of preservative quality was same that added to normal content of nitrite in sausages. Sausage added to 0.5% of chitosan has been a good storage property even though without nitrite. The growth of most of bacteria was inhibited 80% or more at 0.01~0.2% of chitosan. These results indicated that M.W. 120KDa of chitosan as a natural material could provide sausage protection and very reduced or substituted amount of nitrite against spoilage bacteria.

• Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.152-161
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• 2017

Cheese is an excellent substrate for yeast and mold growth. These organisms can cause cheese spoilage, resulting in significant food wastage and economic losses. In the context of cheese spoilage, the presence and effects of spoilage or pathogenic bacteria are well documented. In contrast, although yeasts and molds are responsible for much dairy food wastage, only a few studies have examined the diversity of spoilage fungi. This article reviews the spoilage yeasts and molds affecting cheeses in various countries. The diversity and number of fungi present were found to depend on the type of cheese. Important fungi growing on cheese include Candida spp., Galactomyces spp., Debaryomyces spp., Yarrowia spp., Penicillium spp., Aspergillus spp., Cladosporium spp., Geotrichum spp., Mucor spp., and Trichoderma spp.. In addition, several mold spoilage species, such as Aspergillus spp. and Penicillium spp., are able to produce mycotoxins, which may also be toxic to humans. There are many ways to eliminate or reduce toxin levels in foods and feeds. However, the best way to avoid mycotoxins in cheese is to prevent mold contamination since there are limitations to mold degradation or detoxifications in cheese. Chemical preservatives, natural products, and modified atmosphere packaging have been used to prevent or delay mold spoilage and improve product shelf life and food safety.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.459-465
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• 2011

BACKGROUND: Nowadays, Chemical antiseptics have become great problems for health and environmental, so that developing of new substitutes for chemical antiseptics is more and more important. Natural product is a kind of environment-friendly additive that could be used as antiseptic in food industry. Thuja orientalis cv Aurea Nana is a gymnospermous plant of the family Cupressaceae, native to northwestern China and widely naturalised elsewhere in Korea and Japan. This study was aimed to investigate the antibacterial potential of various organic extracts from T. orientalis cones against some food-borne and food-spoilage bacteria. METHODS AND RESULTS: Hexane extract (HE), chloroform extract (CE), ethyl acetate extract (EAE) and methanol extract (ME) were obtained from female cones of T. orientalis. The antibacterial activities of various extracts were tested by standard agar diffusion and minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) against five gram-positive and six gram-negative bacteria. Cell viability and morphology change of L. monocytogenes ATCC 10943 treated with hexane extract were also observed. The various extracts displayed remarkable antibacterial effects against all the gram-positive bacteria but did not show any effect against the gram-negative bacteria. Hexane extract has the highest inhibitory effect on cell viability of L. monocytogenes ATCC 10943. SEM observation also demonstrated the damaging effect of the hexane extract on the morphology of L. monocytogenes ATCC 10943 at the minimum inhibitory concentration. CONCLUSION(s): The tested gram-positive bacteria were significantly inhibited by organic extracts of T. orientalis cone. Hexane extract was the most potent against Listeria monocytogenes ATCC 10943, as evidenced by the lowest MIC level and the complete inhibition of cell viability within shortest exposure time, along with SEM observation.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.89-92
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• 2003

The effect of gamma-irradiation on microbiological growth in kale juice during storage was studied. Fresh kale juice was prepared and irradiated at 0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, and 15 kGy. D values for total bacteria, yeast and mold, Salmonella, E. coli, and Pseudomonas were 3.6, 4.0, 3.2, 1.4, and 1.6 kGy, respectively. E. coli and Pseudomonas were eliminated completely at 5 and 7 kGy, respectively. Gamma-irradiation also reduced total viable bacteria during storage. Therefore, these results indicate gamma-irradiation can prevent microbial spoilage of fresh kale juice by inactivating pathogenic microorganisms.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제30권7호
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• pp.955-961
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• 2020

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have caused many microbiological incidents in the brewing industry, resulting in severe economic loss. Meanwhile, traditional culturing method for detecting LAB are time-consuming for brewers. The present review introduces LAB as spoilage microbes in daily life, with focus on LAB in the brewing industry, targeting at the spoilage mechanism of LAB in brewing industry including the special metabolisms, the exist of the viable but nonculturable (VBNC) state and the hop resistance. At the same time, this review compares the traditional and novel rapid detection methods for these microorganisms which may provide innovative control and detection strategies for preventing alcoholic beverage spoilage, such as improvement of microbiological quality control using advanced culture media or different isothermal amplification methods.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.648-653
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• 1998

1. 포장 또는 비포장의 부패된 어육연제품에서 분리된 미생물의 대부분(약 98%)은 Bacillus속을 비롯한 세균류였다. 특히 비포장어묵제품에서는 곰팡이도 약 0.1%검출되었다. 이들 부패미생물에 대한 계피추출물의 최저증식억제농도는 세균과 곰팡이에 대하여 각각 160~640$\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$과 40~80$\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$으로 나타났다. 2. 흰살어묵의 원료 배합시 계피추출물을 0.5% 첨가하면 첨가하지 않은 것에 비하여 $25^{\circ}C$에서 보존기간이 2일 연장되었다. 또한, 계피추출물과 ethanol을 1 : 3으로 혼합한 액을 튀김어묵표면에 분무한 것은 ethanol만 분무한 대조구에 비하여 곰팡이 발육이 2일간 지연되었다. 3. 샌드위치와 찹쌀떡의 표면에 계피추출물과 ethanol을 1 : 1 비율로 혼합한 액을 분무하여 $25^{\circ}C$에서 저장하면 곰팡이 발육이 대조구에 비하여 보존기간이 각각 5일과 7일정도 연장되었다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.72-77
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• 2004

건강에 대한 관심의 증대로 인한 저염식품의 개발 필요성에 맞추어 오이발효에 염의 농도를 낮추게 되면 정상적 일차발효 후에 이차발효가 진행됨으로써 결국 부패하게 된다. 장기간에 걸쳐 다양한 균의 복합적 작용으로 진행되는 저염 발효오이의 부패 과정을 이해하기 위하여 이에 관련된 균을 분리 동정하였다. 부패발효액을 무기배양하여 균을 분리하고 이들의 16s rRNA 유전자 부분을 universal primer를 이용한 PCR로서 증폭하여 서열분석 하였다. 분석된 800 염기 길이의 서열 전체를 그대로 이용하여 NCBI의 BLAST로서 유사종을 찾고 RDP의 Sequence Aligner와 Sequence Match에서 재확인하여 분리된 균을 3속 8종으로 동정하였다. Database 내의 표준균 서열을 기반으로 한 제한효소 지도와 동정된 균의 PCR 생성묵의 제한효소 처리결과(RFLP)를 비교하여 동정 결과를 실험으로 검정하였다. 동정과정에서 sequencing 결과 전체를 이용하는 점과 RDP를 통한 확인과 RFLP를 이용한 검정은 동정 결과에 대한 신뢰도를 한층 증가시켰다. 또 분리된 8종은 개별적 특징의 조사나 적절한 조합을 이룰 때의 상호 의존도 등을 조사할 수 있게 함으로써 여러 균에 의한 복합적 과정인 부패를 순차적 혹은 요인별로 나누어 살펴보는 연구를 가능하게 한다.