• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.591-600
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• 1987

1986년 3월부터 10월 사이에 부산지역을 비롯하여 포항, 충무, 여수, 군산 및 시화만에서 해수 138개 해산물척추동물 102개 시료를 채식하여 시료별, 지역별로 V. vulnificus 분포실태를 조사한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 해수 138개 시료 중 31개에서 V. vulnificus가 검출되어 약 $22.5\%$의 검출율을 나타내었으며 외항수보다 내항수에서 검출율이 높았다. 2. 해산물척추동물 102개 시료중 16개중 V. vulnificus가 검출되어 $15.7\%$의 검출율을 나타내었으며 게와 피조개에서 그 검출율이 높았다. 3. 시기별로 수온이 높은 8월에서 10월 사이에 많이 검출되었으며 그 중 9기이 $40\%$의 가장 높은 검출율을 보였다. 4. 지역별로는 염분농도가 낮은 서해안의 군산이 검출율이 가장 높았으며 남해안에서는 부산지역의 광안리와 해운대에서 검출율이 높았다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.94-102
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• 2003

This study was carried out to investigated the distribution and characteristics of Vibrio spp. isolated from fish and shellfish, seawater and brackish water samples collected from Pohang, Uljin, Yeongduk and Gyeongju in Gyeongbuk Province from April 2000 to October 2000. Total 155 strains of genus Vibrio were isolated from 439 collected samples, and numbers of isolated strains of V. parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus were 140 and 15, respectively. The isolation rate from the samples collected in Pohang was the highest as 41.5% (76 strains), and wat the highest as 71.4% (30 strains) in brackish water, and was the highest as 55.7% (34 strains) in August. And the optimal pH, temperature, and NaCl concentration for growth of V. parahaemolyticus and V. cholerae were 8.0, 3$0^{\circ}C$ and 2.0％, respectively. In a resistance test for environmental factors, heat and cold resistants of V. parahaemolyticus were higher than those of V. vulnificus, withstanding for 15 minutes at 6$0^{\circ}C$ and 6 days at -18$^{\circ}C$. The pH range for existence of V. parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus were 4.5~l1.0 and 4.5~10.0, showing the similar resistance to pH. V. parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus could grow in media containing up to 10.0% and 7.0% NaCl, respectively, Salt-tolerance of V. parahaemolyticus was higher than that of V. vulnificus. In an antibiotics sensitivity test against 16 strains of V. parahaemolyticus, twelve strains were resistant to ampicillin, eight strains were resistant to cephalothin. one strain was resistant to streptomycin, and one strain was resistant to ticarcillin.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.35-42
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• 2008

Vibrio vulnificus produces siderophores, low-molecular-weight iron-chelating compounds, to obtain iron under conditions of iron deprivation. To identify genes associated with the biosynthesis of siderophore in V. vulnificus MO6-24/O, we screened clones with mini-Tn5 random insertions for those showing decreased production of siderophore. Among 6,000 clones screened, nine such clones were selected. These clones contain the transposon inserted in VV2_0830 (GenBank accession number) that is a homolog of a nonribosomal peptide synthase (NRPS). There is an another NRPS module, VV2_0831, 49-bp upstream to VV2_0830. We named these two genes vvs (Vibrio vulnificus siderophore synthase) A and B, respectively. Mutation of either vvsA or vvsB showed a decreased production of siderophore. The expression of an NRPS-lux fusion was negatively modulated by the presence of iron, and the regulation was dependent on Fur (ferric uptake regulator). However, the expression of the NRPS genes was still not fully derepressed in the iron-rich condition, even in furnull mutant cells, suggesting that some other unknown factors are involved in the regulation of the genes. We also demonstrated that the NRPS genes are important for virulence of the pathogen in a mice model.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.704-710
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• 2016

본 연구는 여름철 식중독의 주원인균으로 알려져 있는 Vibrio parahaemolyticus와 Vibrio vulnificus를 대상으로 마늘식초와 차 추출물을 이용해 제조한 생선회용 소스의 항균활성을 평가하고, 실제 생선회에 적용 시켰을 때의 관능특성을 평가하기 위해 수행되었다. 제작한 생선회용 소스는 시판 간장, 고추장과 비교했을 때 V. parahaemolyticus와 V. vulnificus에 대해 생육저해환을 생성하며 항균활성을 지니고 있음을 보여주었으며, 두 균주의 생육을 저해하였다. 또한 생선회에서도 생선회용 소스가 살균효과를 나타내는지 확인하기 위해 고추장-생선회용 소스, 간장-생선회용 소스로 제작하여 광어회에 적용시켰을 때에도 두 균주의 생육을 뚜렷하게 저해하였음을 보여주었다. 생선회용 소스를 실생활에서 회를 섭취할 때 쉽게 수용할 수 있을지 알아보기 위해 관능평가를 실시한 결과, 고추장-생선회용 소스 및 간장-생선회용 소스가 시판 고추장 및 간장에 비해 전체적으로 높은 점수를 얻음으로써 선호도가 높은 경향을 보였다. 이 중 고추장-생선회용 소스는 조직감 측면에서 유의적으로 우수하다는 평가를 받았으며, 간장-생선회용 소스는 외관, 조직감, 향미, 맛, 종합 기호도 등 모든 측면에서 유의적으로 우수한 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과로부터 마늘식초와 차추출물로 제작한 생선회용 소스는 V. parahaemolyticus와 V. vulnificus에 대해 효과적인 살균력을 갖는 것으로 확인되었으며, 간장과 고추장에 활용할 경우 그 항균활성으로 인해 생선회 섭취로 인한 식중독을 예방할 뿐만 아니라 소비자의 만족도를 향상시켜 여름철 생선회 소비를 촉진시킬 수 있을 것이라 판단된다. 더 나아가 여러 가지 소스에 적용할 수 있도록 기능성평가 및 관능평가를 실시하는 등 보완된 연구를 계속한다면 다양한 소스에의 활용이 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제17권8호
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• pp.1399-1402
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• 2007

The virulence of superoxide dismutase (SOD) mutants of Vibrio vulnificus, as tested by intraperitoneal injection into mice, decreases in the order of sodC mutant, sodA mutant, and sodB mutant lacking CuZnSOD, MnSOD, and FeSOD, respectively. The survival of SOD mutants under superoxide stress also decreases in the same order. The virulence of soxR mutant, which is unable to induce MnSOD in response to superoxide, is similar to that of the sodA mutant, as the survival of the soxR mutant under superoxide stress is similar to that of the sodA mutant. Consistently, the lowered survival of the soxR mutant is complemented not only with soxR but also with sodA. Thus, the virulence of V. vulnificus is significantly affected by the cellular level of SOD activity, and an increase in SOD level through MnSOD induction by SoxR under superoxide stress is essential for virulence.

• 환경위생공학
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.55-63
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• 2007

We investigated the distribution and drug susceptibility test of V. vulnificus isolated from environmental sources in Incheon. In this survey, total 4,302 samples were obtained from different sites of the Incheon coastal area during the periods from march 2004 to November 2006. Among the 4,302 samples, 310 strains were isolated. The isolation rates of Vibrio vulnificus from fish, shellfish, estuarine water and sediment were 6.7%, 4.7%, 12.4% and 23.2%, respectively. The highest isolation rate was 14.6% in September and in spite of low temperature the isolation rate was 5.1% in November. The highest rate of antibiotic resistance was observed against streptomycin(15.3%), cefazolin(8.5%), cephalothin(8.3%), amikacin(8.3%), cefoxitin(6.7%) and nalidixic acid(6.7%). Seventeen percent of isolates were observed to be resistant to two or more of the antibiotics tested.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권8호
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• pp.1285-1291
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• 2006

The proline utilization (put) operon of Vibrio vulnificus consists of the putAP genes encoding a proline dehydrogenase and proline permease. The result of put-lux transcriptional fusion analysis suggests that the V vulnificus putAP operon is not autoregulated by the PutA protein. A putR null mutation decreased proline dehydrogenase activity and the level of the put transcripts, indicating that transcription of putAP is under the positive control of PutR. The deduced amino acid sequence of the putR was similar to those reported from other bacteria with high levels of identity. Chromatin IP and GST pull-down assays revealed that PutR specifically binds to the putAP promoter region in vivo, and interacts with CRP in vitro. Taken together, the results suggested that PutR exerts its effect on putAP expression by directly interacting with CRP bound to the upstream region of P$_{put}$.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.99-105
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• 2014

Biosensors consist of biochemical recognition agents like antibodies immobilized on the surfaces of transducers that change the recognition into a measurable electronic signal. Here we report a piezoelectric immunosensor made to detect Vibrio vulnificus. A 9MHz AT-cut piezoelectric wafer attached with two gold electrodes of 5mm diameter was used as the transducer of the QCM biosensor with a reproducibility of ${\pm}0.1Hz$ in frequency response. We have tried different approaches to immobilize antibody on the sensor chip. Concerning the orientation of antibody for the best antigen binding capacity, the antibody was immobilized by specific binding to protein G or by cross-linking through hydrazine. In addition, protein G was cross-linked on glutaraldehyde activated immine layer (PEI) or EDC/NHS activated sulfide monolayer (MPA). PEI was found to be more effective to immobilize protein G following glutaraldehyde activation than MPA. However, hydrazine chip showed a better capability to immobilize more IgG than protein G chip and a higher sensitivity. The sensor system was able to detect V. vulnificus in dose dependent manner and was able to detect bacterial cells within 5 minutes by monitoring frequency shifts in real time. The detection limit can be improved by preincubation to enrich the bacterial cell number.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.311-317
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• 2007

In this study, the effects of phosphate concentration and carbon source on the patterns of alkaline phosphatase (APase) and phospholipase (PLase) expression in Vibrio vulnificus ATCC 29307 were assessed under various conditions. The activities of these enzymes were repressed by excess phosphate (4 mM) in the culture medium, but this repression was reversed upon the onset of phosphate starvation in low phosphate defined medium (LPDM) containing 0.2 mM of phosphate at approximately the end of the exponential growth phase. The expressions of the two enzymes were also influenced by different carbon sources, including glucose, fructose, maltose, glycerol, and sodium acetate at different levels. The APase activity was derepressed most profoundly in LPDM containing fructose as a sole carbon source. However, the repression/derepression of the enzyme by phosphate was not observed in media containing glycerol or sodium acetate. In LPDM-glycerol or sodium acetate, the growth rate was quite low. The highest levels of PLase activity were detected in LPDM-sodium acetate, followed by LPDM-fructose. PLase was not fully repressed by high phosphate concentrations when sodium acetate was utilized as the sole carbon source. These results showed that multiple regulatory systems, including the phosphate regulon, may perform a function in the expression of both or either APase and PLC, in the broader context of the survival of V. vulnificus.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제55권6호
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• pp.844-849
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• 2022

The pathogenic Vibrio genus denotes halophilic bacteria that are distributed in aquatic environments, including both sea and freshwater. V. cholerae, V. vulnificus, and V. parahaemolyticus are the main species that can be potent human pathogens and the leading cause of septicemia, wound infections, and seafood borne gastroenteritis. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of pathogenic Vibrios in seawater. We obtained a total of 80 seawater samples from the Geum River estuary area in the west coast of Korea from April to December 2021. Pathogenic Vibrios was determined using a combination of the most probable number-polymerase chain reaction (MPN-PCR) methods. The detection levels of V. cholerae, V. parahaemolyticus, and V. vulnificus in the seawater samples were 7.5%, 68.8%, and 30.0%, respectively. The quantitative results were as follows: 3.6-3.6 MPN/100 mL in V. cholerae, 3.6-3,400 MPN/100 mL in V. parahaemolyticus, and 3.6-4,300 MPN/100 mL in V. vulnificus. Overall, these results provide novel insight into the necessity for seawater sanitation in the Geum River estuary area, and could help reduce the risk of seafood-borne outbreaks caused by pathogenic Vibrios.