• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.414-420
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• 2013

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of environmental factors such as temperature, salinity, turbidity and pH on the growth of pathogenic Vibrios. In this study, we was obtained the samples from 2 different sites of the Incheon coastal area between January 2012 and December 2012. The water temperature in August and September was the high. the Incheon port changes the width of a small, wherease in the case of Hanjin harbor of changes of larger width. Salinity and turbidity showed significant differences, whereas temperature and hydrogen ion concentration was not significant. Pathogenic vibrios was determined using the real-time PCR method. Pathogenic vibrios in the Incheon port and Hanjin harbor were detected in 11 samples (91.67%) and 9 samples (75.0%) of Vibrio cholerae, 7 samples (58.3%) and 6 samples (50.0%) of V. vulnificus, 10 samples (83.3%) and 12 samples (100.0%) of V. parahaemolyticus, respectively. Pathogenic Vibrio bacteria were the highest at $26.8^{\circ}C$ of seawater in August. Quantitative results were the following: 102 $cell/m{\ell}$ in Vibrio cholerae, 7.876 $cell/m{\ell}$ in V. vulnificus, and 503.4 $cell/m{\ell}$ in V. parahaemolyticus, respectively. The enumeration of pathogenic vibrios showed a positive correlation with temperature and pH, but was negatively correlated with salinity and turbidity.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.241-246
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• 2001

서울시를 비롯한 6개 도시의 음식점과 활어를 판매하는 어시장 등에서 활어조에 사용하는 해수에 대하여 병원성 비브리오균의 분포, 이화학적특성 및 위생지표세균 등 환경인자와의 관계를 비교하였다. 시험해수에서 전염병균인 Vibrio cholerae O1은 전혀 검출되지 않았고, V. parahaemolyticus는 가장 빈번한 검출되었는데 검출율은 69.2%이었다. 그리고 V. vulnificus 및 V. cholerae non-O1 등 병원성 비브리오균이 검출된 활어조의 해수는 그렇지 않은 해수에 비하여 수온과 탁도는 높았고, 염분과 pH는 낮았으며 생균수, 대장균군 및 분변계 대장균이 휠씬 높게 검출되어 이러한 환경인자들과의 관련성이 시사되었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제26권8호
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• pp.1473-1480
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• 2016

This study focused on the variations in the non-coding sequences between ctxB and rstR of various CTX phages. The non-coding sequences of CTX-1 and CTX-cla are phage type-specific. The length of the non-coding region of CTX-1 and CTX-cla is 601 and 730 nucleotides, respectively. The non-coding sequence of CTX phage could be divided into three regions. There is a phage type-specific Variable region between two homologous Common regions (Common regions 1 and 2). The non-coding sequence of RS1 element is similar to CTX-1 except that Common region 1 is replaced by a short RS1-specific sequence. The non-coding sequences of CTX-2 and CTX-cla are homologous, indicating the non-coding sequence of CTX-2 is derived from CTX-cla. The non-coding region of CTX-O139 is similar to CTX-cla and CTX-2; however, it contains an extra phage type-specific sequence between Common region 2 and rstR. The variations in the non-coding sequences of CTX phages might be associated with the difference in the replication efficiency and the directionality in the integration into the V. cholerae chromosome.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.185-191
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• 1999

본 연구는 1997년 1월부터 1997년 11월까지 낙동강 기수지역인 다대포의 모래에서 서식하는 식용 쌍패각 조개인, 빛조개로부터 비브리오를 분리 동정한 것이다. 표현형을 중심으로 한 새와학적 성상으로 빛조개의 내장으로부터 Vibrio alginolyticus, V. parahaemolyticus, V. cholerae non-O1, V. vulnificus, V. salmonicida 및 V. tubiashii 등 8종의 비브리오가 동정되었다. 수온이 $15^{\circ}C$ 이하에서 성장이 불가능한 병원성 세균인 V.parahaemolyticus 가 동절기에 및조개로부터 분리됨으로서 빛조개가 자연계내에서 V.parahaemolyticus 의 월동 보균체중의 하나라는 결론을 얻게 되었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제26권12호
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• pp.2199-2205
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• 2016

Vibrio cholerae O1 serogroup Wave 3 El Tor strains are presently prevalent worldwide. The Wave 3 El Tor strains contain a TLC:RS1:CTX array on chromosome 1, and no element is integrated on chromosome 2. A multiplex PCR optimized to identify the TLC:RS1:CTX array of Wave 3 strains has been developed in this study. By using eight primers, the multiplex PCR can identify the characteristic CTX and RS1 array of Wave 3 strains from various arrays of strains belonging to other Waves. The four amplified DNA fragments of Wave 3 strains have been cloned in a vector, which could be used as a positive control for the multiplex PCR. This multiplex PCR and the positive control set could be useful tools for rapid recognition of Wave 3 El Tor strains.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.816-820
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• 2018

The stringent response (SR), which is activated by accumulation of (p)ppGpp under conditions of growth-inhibiting stresses, plays an important role on growth and virulence in Vibrio cholerae. Herein, we carried out a genome-wide screen using transposon random mutagenesis to identify genes controlled by SR in a (p)ppGpp-overproducing mutant strain. One of the identified SR target genes was flaC encoding flagellin. Genetic studies using flaC and SR mutants demonstrated that FlaC was involved in bacterial growth, toxin production, and normal flagellum function under conditions of high (p)ppGpp levels, suggesting FlaC plays an important role in SR-induced pathogenicity in V. cholerae.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.193-198
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• 2007

A marine bacterium was isolated from Mai Po Nature Reserve of Hong Kong and identified as Vibrio cholerae MP-1. It contains a small plasmid designated as pVC of 3.8 kb. Four open reading frames (ORFs) are identified on the plasmid, but none of them shows homology to any known protein. Database search indicated that a 440 bp fragment is 96% identical to a fragment found in a small plasmid of another V. cholerae. Further experiments demonstrated that a 2.3 kb EcoRI fragment containing the complete ORF1, partial ORF4 and their intergenic region could self-replicate. Additional analyses revealed that sequence upstream of ORF1 showed the features characteristic of theta type replicons. Protein encoded by ORF1 has two characteristic motifs existed in most replication initiator proteins (Rep): the leucine zipper (LZ) motif located at the N-terminal region and the alpha helix-turn-alpha helix motif (HTH) located at the C-terminal end. The results suggest that pVC replicates via the theta type mechanism and is likely a novel type of theta replicon.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.10-15
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• 2004

A total of 52 pathogenic Vibrio strains was isolated from the Gwangan Beach during summer in 2003. The isolated vibrios were composed of 6 different species: V. parahaemolyticus, V. cholerae non O1, V. fluvialis, V. vulnificus, V. alginolyticus, and V. mimicus. V. parahaemolyticus was most predominant as $46\%$ (24/52), V. cholerae non O1 was the second with $23\%$ (12/52), and V. fluvialis was the third with $17\%$ (9/52). Among the isolated strains, 22 strains showed hemolytic, proteolytic or ureolytic activity. Eight strains showed both hemolysin and protease activities, and either 6 strains showed only hemolysin activities and 7 strains only protease activities. Only one strain of V. parahaemolyticus isolates showed urease activity. The urease-positive V. parahaemolyticus strain (V. parahaemolyticus S25) showed the same biochemical characteristics as the reference strain, V. parahaemolyticus KCTC 2471 (urease­negative) except for urease production. To compare the degree of virulence of Vibrio strains having different pathogenic factors, hemolysin, protease, or urease-positive strains were injected into groups of 10 each of ICR mice (7- to l0-week-old male). The lethal rate of urease-positive V. parahaemolyticus S25 was significantly high, being $70\%$. Protease-positive strains showed $40-60\%$ of lethal rate. Hemolysin-positive strains showed no mortality, similar to non-pathogenic V. parahaemolyticus KCTC 2471 and V. parahaemolyticus FM12.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.430-434
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• 2009

세균 16S rRNA 유전자 염기서열은 분자계통분류, 진화역사 규명, 미생물 검출 등 다양한 목적으로 이용되어 왔다. 세균 제놈(genome)은 multiple rRNA 오페론을 갖고 있으며, 이들 유전자 염기서열은 일부 변이가 있는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 Vibrio 속의 16S rRNA 유전자 염기서열을 이용하여 세포 내 16S rRNA의 이질성을 규명하였다. 분석은 GenBank 자료 중에서 제놈 염기서열 annotation이 완료된 V. cholerae, V. harveyi, V. parahaemolyticus, V. splendidus, V. vulnificus를 이용하여 실시하였다. Vibrio 속은 1번 염색체에 7~10개의 16S rRNA 유전자 copy를 갖고 있으며, 이들의 세포 내 유전자 변이는 0.9% 이하 상이성(99.1%이상 DNA 상동성)을 보였다. 2번 염색체에서는 16S rRNA 유전자가 1개 이하로 존재하였다. 유전체내 16S rRNA 유전형은 최소 5개(V. vulnificus #CMCP6)에서 최대 8개(V. parahaemolyticus #RIMD 2210633, V. harveyi #ATCC BAA-1116)로 조사되었다. 본 결과는 Vibrio 속의 16S rRNA 유전자 염기서열이 높은 이질성을 갖는 것을 제시해 준다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권8호
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• pp.1107-1112
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• 2012

Outbreaks of foodborne diseases associated with Vibrio species such as V. parahaemolyticus, V. vulnificus, and V. cholerae frequently occur in countries having a dietary habit of raw seafood consumption. For rapid identification of different Vibrio species involved in foodborne diseases, whole-cell protein pattern analysis for 13 type strains of 12 Vibrio species was performed using SDS-PAGE analysis. Pathogenic Vibrio species such as V. parahaemolyticus, V. vulnificus, V. cholerae, V. alginolyticus, V. fluvialis, and V. mimicus were included in the 12 Vibrio species used in this study. Each of the 12 Vibrio species showed clearly specific band patterns of its own. Two different strains of V. parahaemolyticus showed two different SDS-PAGE whole-cell protein patterns, giving the possibility of categorizing isolated strains in the same V. parahaemolyticus species into two subgroups. The 36 Vibrio isolates collected from sushi restaurants in Busan were all identified as V. parahaemolyticus by comparing their protein patterns with those of Vibrio type strains. The identified isolates were categorized into two different subgroups of V. parahaemolyticus. The whole-cell protein pattern analysis by SDS-PAGE can be used as a specific, rapid, and simple identification method for Vibrio spp. involved in foodborne diseases at the subspecies level.