• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.282-286
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• 1997

The floc strength of Escherichia coli was enhanced by adding water soluble polymer flocculants (BPA-5020 and BPA-5000) to the particulate flocculant (BPA-1000) as indicated by the increase in the shear index. The shear index of the E. coli flocs increased from 0.39 with the particulate flocculant alone to 0.94 with the particulate flocculant in conjunction with the water soluble polymer flocculant. In addition, the sedimentation rate of flocs was higher and the sedimented volume of flocs was smaller when the particulate flocculant was used with the water soluble polymer flocculant. When E. coli was flocculated first with the water soluble flocculant and the particulate flocculant was added later into the E. coli flocs formed, the sedimentation rate of the flocs was greater than that of any other combination. The shear index of the flocs was, however, independent of the sequence of the flocculant addition.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.622-627
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• 1993

Rhodospirillum rubrum P17 was used to investigate the pontential for the treatment of soybean curd waste and for the utilization of the biomass produced. The maximal biomass production and COD removal from the waste water were obtained at 30C, pH 7.0 under 2,500lux production and 50 rpm of agitation. The initial COD level of the soybean curd waste water was 3,240mg/l, and after 4 days of cultivation in batch culture, 3.46g/l of cells was obtained and COD level of the waste water reduced to 150mg/l (COD removal rate 95.4%).

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.438-441
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• 2005

A mediator-less microbial fuel cell (MFC) was used to determine the performance effects of a membrane­electrode assembly (MEA). The MFC with an MEA generated a higher current with an increased coulomb yield when compared to an MFC with a separate cathode. Less oxygen was diffused through an MEA than through a Nafion membrane. The MFC performance was improved with a buffer, although a high-strength buffer reduced the performance.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.163-177
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• 2006

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.233-235
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• 1992

The number of sulphate-reducing bacteria (SRB) in some of the tributaries to the Han River was determined by the most probable number method using Postgate's Medium E.Higher number of SRB were obtained in the streams to which industrial waste water is discharged than those receiving only domestic waste water.

• 한국미생물생명공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국미생물생명공학회 2001년도 Proceedings of 2001 KSAM Annual Meeting
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• pp.25-27
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• 2001

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권7호
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• pp.1207-1215
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• 2008

To investigate the occurrence and species diversity of mycobacteria in waters, surface water samples were collected monthly from the Han River and tap water samples at the terminal sites of the distribution system. Mycobacteria in each water sample were isolated by decontamination using cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) and cultivation on Middlebrook 7H10 agar, and then identified by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis (PRA) and sequencing of the 65-kDa heat-shock protein gene (hsp65 gene). Mycobacteria were detected in 59% of the surface water samples and 26% of the tap water samples. Over half of the 158 isolates could not be identified by hsp65 PRA and gene sequencing, and several identification discrepancies were observed between the two methods. The most frequently isolated species was Mycobacterium gordonae in surface water and M. lentiflavum in tap water. M. avium complex (MAC), the most important pathogen among environmental mycobacteria, was detected in the surface water samples but not found in the tap water samples. The result demonstrated that water is an important environmental source of mycobacteria and the combined application of hsp65 PRA and sequencing was more reliable than hsp65 PRA alone to accurately identify mycobacteria present in water.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.114-117
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• 2012

The biological control efficacy of a greenhouse soil bacterial mixture of Lactobacillus farraginis, Bacillus cereus, and Bacillus thuringiensis strains with antinematode activity was evaluated against the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita. Two control groups planted in soil drenched with sterile distilled water or treated with the broad-spectrum carbamate pesticide carbofuran were used for comparison. The results suggest that the bacterial mixture is effective as a biocontrol agent against the root-knot nematode.

• 식물병연구
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.176-181
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• 2008

본 연구는 키다리병에 심하게 감염된 종자를 온탕침법과 prochloraz 유제로 종자소독 시 그 효과가 떨어지는 원인을 규명하기 위해 시행하였다. 키다리병이 발병한 포장에서 수확한 종자의 경우 병원균이 벼 종자의 배와 배유 안쪽까지 감염되어 있었다. $60^{\circ}C$에서 10분 동안 온탕 소독한 종자의 경우 종피 표면의 균사는 파괴되어 비정상적인 반면 배 주피 안쪽에 존재하는 균사는 정상적인 형태로 존재하였다. 포자는 종피 표면에서 비정상적인 포자와 정상적인 포자를 모두 확인하였다. prochloraz 유제로 $30^{\circ}C$ 24시간 침지소독 한 경우 종피의 균사는 완전히 파괴되었으나 포자는 정상과 비정상 포자 모두 확인할 수 있었다. 이러한 결과를 통해 온탕소독의 경우 종피 같은 물리적 한계로 인해 고열이 병원균에 전달되지 못하고, prochloraz의 경우 병원균 포자를 완전히 사멸시키기 못하기 때문에 종자소독 효과가 떨어짐을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.184-188
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• 1996

The Acinetobacter sp. BE-254 isolated from soil sources produced a bioemulsifier in the medium supplemented with n-hexadecane. This bioemulsifier was purified by the procedures of fractionation (ammonium sulfate and chilled acetone), extraction by hexane, and column chromatography on silica gel 60. The results from various color reactions indicated that the bioemulsifier was a glycolipid. The purified emulsifier was very stable at pHs ranging from 4 to 10 and under heat treatment at $100^{\circ}C$ for 30 min. Emulsification activity was also hardly influenced by pH. The critical micelle concentration (CMC) and surface tension at the point ($\gamma_{cmc}$) of the bioemulsifier were approximately 35 mg/l and 30 mN/m, respectively. The bioemulsifier showed a fairly good emulsification activity and stability in comparison with other commercial emulsifiers in the basic formula composed of emulsifier, oil, and water.