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Control Methods of Diseased of Japanese Flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus, used in Fish Farms, in Japan (현장(現場)에 있어서 양식(養殖)넙치의 질병대책(疾病對策))

  • Mizuno, Yoshitsugu
    • Journal of fish pathology
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.219-231
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    • 1993
  • The author introduces the preventive and therapeutic methods of diseases in Japanese flounder which have been conducted by the Fish Disease Laboratory, the Mikamewan Fishery Cooperative Union, Ehime Prefecture, since 1982. Prevention 1. Addition of a sand substrate in the culture pond was effective to prevent ulcer disease. 2. Bathing in 0.5ppm of copper ion was effective to prevent some parasites. 3. Low stocking density of the fish reduced an incidence of edwardsiellosis or gliding bacterial disease. 4. Removal of the diseased fish prevented thd spread of lyphoeystis. 5. So-called $\pi$-water was effective to prevent the fry from some diseases. 6. Immersion of the juvenile in a sodium nifrusylate solution during transportation was effective to prevent gliding bacterial disease. Therapy 1. Sodium nifrustylate or oxytetracycline was effective to cure gliding bacterial disease. 2. Bathing in formalin(150ppm) or freshwater was effective to cure scuticociliatidosis. 3. Erythromycin was effective to cure $\beta$-hemolytic Streptococcus sp. infection. 4. Bathing in a hydrogen peroxide solution(1.5%) was effective to cure white spot disease.

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Bioconversion Using Lactic Acid Bacteria: Ginsenosides, GABA, and Phenolic Compounds

  • Lee, Na-Kyoung;Paik, Hyun-Dong
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.27 no.5
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    • pp.869-877
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    • 2017
  • Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are used as fermentation starters in vegetable and dairy products and influence the pH and flavors of foods. For many centuries, LAB have been used to manufacture fermented foods; therefore, they are generally regarded as safe. LAB produce various substances, such as lactic acid, ${\beta}$-glucosidase, and ${\beta}$-galactosidase, making them useful as fermentation starters. Existing functional substances have been assessed as fermentation substrates for better component bioavailability or other functions. Representative materials that were bioconverted using LAB have been reported and include minor ginsenosides, ${\gamma}$-aminobutyric acid, equol, aglycones, bioactive isoflavones, genistein, and daidzein, among others. Fermentation mainly involves polyphenol and polysaccharide substrates and is conducted using bacterial strains such as Streptococcus thermophilus, Lactobacillus plantarum, and Bifidobacterium sp. In this review, we summarize recent studies of bioconversion using LAB and discuss future directions for this field.

Residue of Clindamycin in the Muscles of Eel and Flounder Infected by Streptococcus sp. by HPLC

  • Jang, Won-Cheoul;Shim, Sang-Kyun;Heo, Gang-Joon
    • Toxicological Research
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.209-213
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    • 1997
  • Residue and recoveries of clindamycin were investigated by reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) which was infected for the control of streptcoccal infection in Anguilla japonica and Paralichthys olivaceusis. Detection limit was 0.1 ppm. Recoveries of clindamycin in muscles of flounder and eel were 80.4 and 78.8%, respectively. The clindamycin in eel and flounder was detected up to 13 and 15 days after dosing, respectively.

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Molecular Regulation of Pyrimidine Nucleotide Synthesis in Bacterial Genomes

  • Ghim, Sa-Youl
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Applied Microbiology Conference
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    • 2001.06a
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    • pp.165-168
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    • 2001
  • Regulation of pyrimidine nucleotide synthesis has been studied extensively in enteric bacteria and Bacillus species. Varieties of control modes have been proposed for regulation of pyrimidine nucleotide biosynthetic (pyr) genes. In Bacillus caldolyticus and B. subtilis, it has been proved that pyrimidine de novo biosynthetic operon is controlled by a regulatory protein PyrR-mediated attenuation. Another Gram-positive bacteria including Enterococcus faecalis, Lactobacillus plantarum, and wctococcus lactis have been found to constitute a pyr gene cluster containing the pyrR gene. In addition, it has been proposed that the structure of the 5' leader region of the Gram-negative extreme thermophile Thermus strain Z05 pyr operon provides a novel mechanism of PyrR-dependent coupled transcription-translation attenuation. Bacterial genome sequencing projects have identified the PyrR homologues in Haemophilus influenzae, Synechocystis sp., Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, S. pyogenes, and Clostridium acetobutylicum, which are currently investigating for their physiological functions.

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제주산 양식넙치(Paralichthy olivaceus)로부터 분리된 $\beta$-용혈성 연쇄구균($\beta$-Streptococcus sp.)의 특성

  • Heo, Moon-Soo;Song, Chun-Bok;Lee, Je-Hee;Yeo, In-Kyu;Jeon, Yu-Jin;Lee, Jung-Jae;Jung, Sang-Chu;lLee, Ki-Wan;No, Seom;Choi, Kwang-Sik;Lee, Young-Don
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Fisheries Technology Conference
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    • 2001.05a
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    • pp.317-318
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    • 2001
  • 제주도의 넙치양식은 1986년부터 종묘생산기술개발을 계기로 육상양식이 시작되어 1997년 12월 말에는 5,500여톤을 생산하기에 이르렀다. 넙치양식 업체의 수도 최근에 와서 급격히 증가하고 있으며 시설규모도 소규모에서 대규모로 전환하는 경향이다. 또한 사육방법도 고밀도로 사육하는 경우가 많고 부주의한 사육관리 등으로 각종 질병이 발생되고 있다(Lee and Ha, 1991). (중략)

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The Antimicrobial Activities of Waste Food Fractions (농산 부산물 분획성분의 항균 활성)

  • 배송자
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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    • v.32 no.6
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    • pp.825-828
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    • 2003
  • This study was performed to determine the antimicrobial activity of waste food fractions, the Solanum tuberosum Peel (SP) and Allium cepa L. Peel (AP) on several microorganisms. The methanol extracts (SPM, APM) of SP and AP were fractionated to five different types, which were hexane, ethylether, ethylacetate, butanol and water Among the various fractions, ethylether and butanol fractions of AP (APMEE, APMB) showed stronger antimicrobial activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus than the other fractions. The ethylether fraction of SP (SPMEE) also showed the higher antimicrobial activity against Escherchia coli than the other 4 fractions . These results suggest that the waste food fractions, SP and AP may be developed into bioactive antimicrobial health products.

Distribution of Tetracycline Resistance Genes in Pathogenic Bacteria Isolated from Cultured Olive Flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) in Jeju in 2016 (2016년도 제주지역 양식 넙치(Paralichthys olivaceus)에서 분리된 어병세균의 tetracycline 내성유전자 분포)

  • LEE, Da-Won;JUN, Lyu-Jin;JEONG, Joon-Bum
    • Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education
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    • v.29 no.3
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    • pp.834-846
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    • 2017
  • Aquaculture practices to ensure greater production, such as high density breeding and excessive feeding, are become stressors that raise the prevalence of diseases. Accordingly, increasingly large volumes of antibiotics are used more frequently each year. Long term use antibiotics can generate resistant bacteria, which interrupt treatments and cause a potential transfer to human bodies. Thus, antibiotic resistance is of importance in public health. Tetracycline (Tc) is one of the typical medicines used in the aquaculture drugs, which has a wide range of application including gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. In the examination of 153 strains isolated from olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) farms located in Jeju in 2016, it turned out that a total of 84 strains were resistant to Tc or oxytetracycline (OTC). The extent to which the strains are resistant to Tc and OTC was confirmed through MIC test, mostly within the range of 25 to $100{\mu}g/m{\ell}$. Twelve different types of tet genes were detected using single and multiplex PCR in the 84 Tc-resistant strains. The PCR was used to find tet(K), tet(M), tet(O), and tet(S), which are known to exist primarily in gram positive strains. According to the results, - tet(S) is the most dominant gene in 49 strains of Streptococcus parauberis, accounting for 63.2%. And there were two strains that have two different types of resistant genes. The multiplex PCR was used to detect tet(A), tet(B), tet(C), tet(D), tet(E), and tet(G), which are commonly found in gram-negative strains. Each of tet(B), tet(D), and tet(B)&(M) was found in a strain presumed to be Vibrio sp., and only tet(D) was found in 10 Edwardsiella tarda strains.

In-Vitro, Anti-Bacterial Activities of Aqueous Extracts of Acacia catechu (L.F.)Willd, Castanea sativa, Ephedra sinica stapf and shilajita mumiyo Against Gram Positive and Gram Negative Bacteria

  • Dashtdar, Mehrab;Dashtdar, Mohammad Reza;Dashtdar, Babak;shirazi, Mohammad khabaz;Khan, Saeed Ahmad
    • Journal of Pharmacopuncture
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    • v.16 no.2
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    • pp.15-22
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    • 2013
  • Objective: Evaluations of the in-vitro anti-bacterial activities of aqueous extracts of Acacia catechu (L.F.)Willd, Castanea sativa, Ephedra sinica stapf and Shilajita mumiyo against gram-positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumonia) and gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli, klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus mirabilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa) are reasonable since these ethnomedicinal plants have been used in Persian folk medicine for treating skin diseases, venereal diseases, respiratory problems and nervous disorders for ages. Methods: The well diffusion method (KB testing) with a concentration of $250{\mu}g/disc$ was used for evaluating the minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC). Maximum synergistic effects of different combinations of components were also observed. Results: A particular combination of Acacia catechu (L.F.) Willd, Castanea sativa, Ephedra sinica stapf and shilajita mumiyo extracts possesses an outstanding anti-bacterial activity. It's inhibiting effect on microorganisms is significant when compared to the control group (P<0.05). Staphylococcus aureus was the most sensitive microorganism. The highest anti-bacterial activity against gram-positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumonia) or gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumonia, Proteus mirabilis, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) was exerted by formula number 2 (table 1). Conclusion: The results reveal the presence of anti-bacterial activities of Acacia catechu, Castanea sativa husk, Ephedra sp. and Mumiyo against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Synergistic effects in a combined formula, especially in formula number 2 (ASLAN$^{(R)}$) can lead to potential sources of new antiseptic agents for treatment of acute or chronic skin ulcers. These results considering the significant anti-bacterial effect of the present formulation, support ethnopharmacological uses against diarrheal and venereal diseases and demonstrate use of these plants to treat infectious diseases.

Antimicrobial activities of oral bacteria by lichen extracts (지의류 추출물의 구강세균에 대한 항균효과)

  • Kim, Eun-Mi;Cho, Min-Jeong
    • Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.81-91
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    • 2012
  • Objectives : By investigating antimicrobial activity of natural extracts, identifying its usefulness as antibiotic material to oral bacteria. Methods : Antimicrobial activity tests of 25 natural extracts were implemented on 6 type strains alleged to cause dental caries and 10 clinical strains isolated and identified from dental caries. Results : Among medicinal plants, Coptis japonica, Scutellaria baicalensis, Dictamnus dasycarpus showed antimicrobial activity. Among lichens, 3 methanol extracts and 6 acetone extracts showed antimicrobial activity. Minimum Inhibitory Concentration(MIC) test of Usnea aurantiacoatra KoLRI 004184, an acetone extract of lichen with the highest antimicrobial activity, on 6 type strains involved in dental caries and 10 strains isolated from dental caries resulted as follows; Actinomyces oris 1041 $12{\mu}g/ml$, for Corynebacterium durum 3151 $13{\mu}g/ml$, for Rothia dentocariosa KCTC $3204^T$ $14{\mu}g/ml$, for R. dentocariosa 911 $15{\mu}g/ml$, for R. dentocariosa 1822 $12{\mu}g/ml$, for Lacto-bacillus casei KACC $12413^T$ $12{\mu}g/ml$, for L. acidophilus KACC $12419^T$ $16{\mu}g/ml$, for L. rhamnosus 2421 $15{\mu}g/ml$, for Streptococcus mutans KCTC $3065^T$ $15{\mu}g/ml$, for S. mutans 121 $13{\mu}g/ml$, for Streptococcus oralis 2221 $18{\mu}g/ml$, for S. salivarius KCTC 5512 $14{\mu}g/ml$, for S. salivarius 122 $12{\mu}g/ml$, for S. sanguinis KCTC $3284^T$ $14{\mu}g/ml$, for S. sanguinis 912 $14{\mu}g/ml$, for Neisseria sp. KEM232 $12{\mu}g/ml$. Conclusions : Even a small amount of extract from lichen Usnea aurantiacoatra KoLRI 004184 showed very high level of antimicrobial activation against all 16 bacterial strains involved in dental caries.

Screening of Herbal Plant extracts Showing Antimicrobial Activity against Some Food Spoilage and Pathogenic Microorganisms (일부 식품 부패성 및 병원성 미생물에 대해 항균활성을 나타내는 생약자원의 검색)

  • Ahn, Dae-Jin;Kwak, Yi-Seong;Kim, Mi-Ju;Lee, Jong-Chul;Shin, Chang-Sik;Jeong, Kee-Taeg
    • Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.109-116
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    • 2000
  • This study was carried out to screen herbs among herbal plants showing antimicrobial activity against some food spoilage and pathogenic microorganisms. One hundred fifteen kinds of herbal plants were extracted by 70% ethanol, and then they have been screened for antimicroorganisms. Six herbal plants such as Salviae radix, Dryopteris rhizoma, Terminaliae fructus, Araliae radix, Psoraleae fructus and Schisandrae fructus showed strong antimicrobial activities against Bacillus subtilis. Antimicrobial activities were showed in Anemarrhena radix and Dryopteris rhizoma on Candida albicans, and in Anemarrhenae radix, Dryopteris rhizoma and Polygalae radix on Schizosaccharomyces sp. It was revealed that eight herbal plants such as Dryopteris rhizoma, Salviae radix, Sappan ligunum, Sinomeniae radix, Schisandrae fructus, Rhui fructus, Sophorae radix and Inulae radix also showed antimicrobial activities on Streptococcus mutans. In addition, Anemarrhena radix, Curcuma tuber, Inulae radix, Polygonum radix, Sanguisorbae radix, Scutellariae radix and Terminaliae fructus and showed antimicrobial activities on Trichophyton mentagrophytes. Four kinds of herbal plants such as Dropteris rhizoma, Salviae radix, Terminaliae fructus and Scutellariae radix which showed broad antimicrobial spectrums were mixed by 1 : 1 ratio with the other herbal paints showing relatively strong microbial activities such as Terminaliae fructus, Sinomeniae radix and Scutellariae radix etc. The extracts of mixed herbal paints showed higher antimicrobial activities than those of single herbal plant.

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