• 환경생물
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.272-278
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• 2009

농생태계 인삼 경작 재배지에서 서식하고 있는 토양 생물상을 확인하기 위하여 전라북도 진안 6개 조사구의 인삼 재배 농가에서 조사하였다. 2008년 4월 부터 11월까지 채집하여 분류된 미소절지동물은 총 3,101개체였다. 이중 응애류 44.9%, 톡토기 50.1%, 기타 5.0%로 가장 많은 개체수가 출현한 장소는 분변토를 시용한 대조구, 4년근 순으로 나타났으며 월별 밀도소장은 4월, 5월 6월 순이었으며 7월, 8월은 낮은 밀도를 보였다. A/C 비율은 0.90으로 톡토기가 응애보다 비율이 높았다. 토양의 화학적 요인과 개체군 밀도소장과의 유의성은 확인되지 않았다. 토양미생물의 분포 중 방선균은 6월부터 11월까지 월평균 $0.3{\sim}0.9{\times}10^6\;cfu\;g^{-1}$ 정도를 나타냈으며 8월과 9월에 가장 높았다. 곰팡이는 각 조사지점별 일정한 증감의 경향을 나타냈으며 8월과 9월에는 1~2배 정도 곰팡이의 수가 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 세균의 분포는 조사기간별 평균 $1.1{\sim}9.6{\times}10^6\;cfu\;g^{-1}$ 정도이었으며, 6~8월이 8월 이후보다 세균의 수가 더 많은 것으로 조사되었다. 각 조사지점별 일정한 경향을 보인 형광균의 분포는 조사 시기 초기에는 감지되었으나 7월 이후에는 분포가 나타나지 않았다.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.436-446
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• 2006

The purpose of this study was to isolate and identify the bacteria in chronic maxillary sinusitis (CMS) lesions from 3 patients and to determine the antimicrobial susceptibility of them against 10 antibiotics. One of them was odontogenic origin and the others were non-odontogenic origin. Pus samples were collected by needle aspiration from the lesions and examined by culture method. Bacterial culture was performed in three culture systems (anaerobic, CO2, and aerobic incubator). Identification of the bacteria was performed by 16S rRNA gene (16S rDNA) nucleotide sequencing method. To test the sensitivity of the bacteria isolated from the maxillary sinusitis lesions against seven antibiotics, penicillin G, amoxicillin, tetracycline, ciprofloxacin, cefuroxime, erythromycin, clindamycin, and vancomycin, minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was performed using broth dilution assay. Our data showed that enterobacteria such as Enterobacter aerogenes (30%), Klebsiella pneumoniae (25%), and Serratia marcescens (15%) were predominately isolated from the lesion of non-odontogenic CMS of senile patient (70 year old). Streptococcus spp. (40.3%), Actinomyces spp. (27.4%), P. nigrescens, M. micros, and P. anaerobius strains were isolated in the lesion of odontogenic CMS. In the lesion of non-odontogenic CMS, Streptococcus spp. (68.4%), Rothia spp. (13.2%), and Actinomyces sp. (10.5%) were isolated. The susceptibility pattern of 10 antibiotics was determined according to the host of the bacteria strains ratter than the kinds of bacterial species. Even though the number of CMS was limited as three, these results indicate that antibiotic susceptibility test must be accompanied with treatment of CMS. The combined treatment of two or more antibiotics is better than single antibiotic treatment in the presence of multidrug-resistant bacteria in the CMS lesions.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.200-206
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 69가지의 한약재를 이용하여 구강세균인 Actinomyces viscocus, Streptococcus sobrinus, 그리고 Streptococcus mutans 2종에 대한 항균효과를 조사하였다. 우선 선발된 한약재를 메탄올로 추출하여 조사하였으며 그 결과를 바탕으로 소목, 오매, 오미자, 그리고 황련을 선별하여 열수, 에탄올, 메탄올, 그리고 에틸아세테이트를 이용하여 항균효과를 조사하였다. 조사결과 황련 열수 추출물이 가장 우수한 효과를 나타내는 것으로 조사되었다. 황련 열수 추출물을 이용하여 공시균주에 대한 저해양상을 조사한 결과 180 mg/ml 이상의 농도에서 공시균주의 생육이 대부분 저해되는 것을 확인할 수 있었으며 이 때 황련 열수 추출물의 회수율은 22%였다. 황련 열수 추출물을 UPLC를 이용하여 berberine 함량을 조사한 결과 25.54%로 조사되었다. 또한 $121^{\circ}C$에서 15분간 열 처리 후 황련 열수 추출물의 열 안정성을 조사한 결과 열에 대하여 안정 하다는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.476-481
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• 2017

항산화, 항알러지, 항염증, 항암, 항고혈압, 항균 활성을 나타내는 폴리페놀 화합물은 고등식물에 의해 생산되는 2차 대사산물이다. 일반적으로 폴리페놀 화합물은 플라보노이드와 비 플라보노이드 화합물로 나뉘며 병원균에 대한 항균활성은 비 플라보노이드 화합물에 비해 플라보노이드 화합물이 우수하다. 항균활성을 나타내는 플라보노이드 화합물은 칼콘, 플라반-3-올(카테킨), 플라바논, 플라본, 플라보놀, 프로안토시아니딘 등이며 플라보놀 화합물은 그람 음성 세균(Fusobacterium nucleatum, Porphyromonas gingivalis, Prevotella melaninogenica, Prevotella oralis)과 그람 양성 세균(Actinomyces naeslundii, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Staphylococcus aureus)에 대해 항균활성을 나타낸다. 비 플라보노이드 화합물 중에서 항균활성을 나타내는 화합물은 커피산, 갈릭산, 페룰산 등이며 그람 양성 세균(Listeria monocytogenes, S. aureus)과 그람 음성 세균(Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa)에 대해 젠타마이신, 스트렙토마이신보다 우수한 항균활성을 나타낸다. 플라본 화합물인 캠퍼롤과 퀘세틴은 단독 사용보다는 리팜피신, 시플록사신과 병용하였을 떄 S. aureus와 메티실린 내성 S. aureus (MRSA)에 대해 시너지 효과를 나타내었고, 에피갈로카테킨 갈레이트(EGCG)는 베타락탐계 항생제와 병용했을 때 MRSA 에 대한 대해 시너지 효과를 나타내었다. 특히 한국 녹차에서 분리된 에피카테킨, 에피갈로카테킨, 에피갈로카테킨 갈레이트, 갈로카테킨 갈레이트 등의 차 폴리페놀류는 임상에서 분리한 MRSA에 대해 항균활성을 나타내었고 옥사실린과 병용했을 때 시너지 효과를 나타내었다.

• Journal of Korean Academy of Oral Health
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.22-27
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• 2017

Objectives: Dental plaque is composed of 700 bacterial species. It is known that some oral microorganisms produce porphyrin, and thus, they emit red fluorescence when illuminated with blue light at a specific wavelength of <410 nm. Porphyromonas gingivalis belongs to the genus Porphyromonas, which is characterized by the production of porphyrin. The aim of this study was to evaluate red fluorescence emission of some oral microorganisms interacting with P. gingivalis. Methods: Five bacterial strains (P. gingivalis, Streptococcus mutans, Lactobacillus casei, Actinomyces naeslundii, and Fusobacterium nucleatum) were used for this study. Tryptic soy agar medium supplemented with hemin, vitamin K3, and sheep blood was used as a growth medium. The fluorescence emission of bacterial colonies was evaluated under 405 nm-wavelength blue light using a Quantitative Light-induced Fluorescence Digital (QLF-D) camera system. Each bacterium was cultured alone and co-cultured in close proximity with P. gingivalis. The red/green (R/G) ratio of fluorescence image was calculated and the differences of R/G ratio according to each growth condition were compared using the Mann-Whitney test (P<0.05). Results: Single cultured S. mutans, L. casei and A. naeslundii colonies emitted red fluorescence (R/G ratio=$2.15{\pm}0.06$, $4.31{\pm}0.17$, $5.52{\pm}1.29$, respectively). Fusobacterium nucleatum colonies emitted green fluorescence (R/G ratio=$1.36{\pm}0.06$). The R/G ratios of A. naeslundii and F. nucleatum were increased when P. gingivalis was co-cultured with each bacterium (P<0.05). In contrast, the R/G ratios of S. mutans and L. casei were decreased when P. gingivalis was co-cultured with each bacterium (P=0.002, 0.003). Conclusions: This study confirmed that P. gingivalis could affect the red fluorescence of other oral bacteria under 405 nm-wavelength blue light. Our findings concluded that P. gingivalis has an important role for red fluorescence emission of dental biofilm.

• Journal of Korean Academy of Oral Health
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.290-295
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• 2017

Objectives: Dental plaque emits red fluorescence under a visible blue light near the ultra-violet end of the light spectrum. The fluorescence characteristics of each microorganism have been reported in several studies. The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in red fluorescence of oral microorganisms that is affected by blood in the culture media. Methods: The gram-positive Actinomyces naeslundii (AN, KCTC 5525) and Lactobacillus casei (LC, KCTC 3109) and gram negative Prevotella intermedia (PI, KCTC 3692) that are known to emit red fluorescence were used in this study. Each bacterium was activated in broth and cultivated in different agar media at $37^{\circ}C$ for 7 days. Tryptic soy agar with hemin and vitamin $K_3$ (TSA), TSA with sheep blood (TSAB), basal medium mucin (BMM) medium, and BMM with sheep blood (BMMB) were used in this study. Fluorescence due to bacterial growth was observed under 405-nm wavelength blue light using the quantitative light-induced fluorescence-digital (QLF-D) device. The red, green, and blue fluorescence values of colonies were obtained using image-analysis software and the red to green ratio (R/G value) and red to total RGB ratio (R/RGB value) were calculated for quantitative comparison. Results: The QLF-D images of the AN, LC, and PI colonies showed red fluorescence in all media, but the fluorescence of all bacteria was reduced in TSA and BMM media, compared with in TSAB and BMMB media. Both the R/G and the R/RGB values of all bacteria were significantly reduced in growth media without blood (P<0.001). Conclusions: Based on this in vitro study, it can be concluded that red fluorescence of oral bacteria can be affected by growth components, especially blood. Blood-containing medium could be a significant factor influencing red fluorescence of oral bacteria. It can be further hypothesized that bleeding in the oral cavity can increase the red fluorescence of dental plaque.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.132-137
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• 2000

Actinomycosis is defined as a chronic, specific, suppurative, granulomatous disease caused mainly by the anaerobic, gram positive organism, Actinomyces israelii. Actinomycosis in the salivary gland is a rare disease that is caused by an inhabitant of the normal flora. We report the case of the actinomycosis of submandibular gland. A 53-year old man presented with the swelling on left submandiblar area. The lesion was not painful but had been increasing for about 10 days. In the CT view, the internal portion of the mass showed homogeneous moderate signal. The mass had continuities with the inferior portion of the left enlarged submandibular gland. In the MRI, there was a mass that showed a buldging pattern inferiorly in the left submandibular gland without bony invasion sign. The biopsy shows the colony of special organism. Many filaments are discovered with clubbed ends diffused from center of colony. We diagnosed this disease as actinomycosis in the submandibular gland by the postoperational biopsy.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.175-180
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• 2013

Xylitol is a five-carbon sugar alcohol that reduces the incidence of caries by inhibiting the growth of oral streptococci, including Streptococcus mutans. Since xylitol is transported via the fructose phosphotransferase system, we hypothesized that it could also affect the growth of other oral bacteria strains. We tested the effects of xylitol against non-periodontopathogenic oral bacteria frequently found in healthy subjects as well as periodontopathogens including Porphyromonas gingivalis, Treponema denticola, and Tannerella forsythia. With 5% xylitol, Streptococcus vestibularis and Gemella morbillorum showed marked growth inhibition. With 10% xylitol, all of the tested periodontopathogens and Actinomyces naeslundii showed marked growth inhibition, whereas the growth inhibition of Neisseria mucosa, Neisseria sicca and Veillonella parvula was mild only. Xylitol is a widely used sweetener and the concentration used in our experiment is easily achieved in the oral cavity. If xylitol reduces the growth of periodontopathogens more preferentially, it could also reduce the prevalence of these pathogens and have clinical utility in the prevention or treatment of periodontal disease.

• 한국식물병리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국식물병리학회 2003년도 정기총회 및 추계학술발표회
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• pp.96.2-97
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• 2003

More than 1200 microorganisms were isolated from soil samples collected from various sources and localities. Among the isolates, 2 actinomyces (TH-04 and BA313) and 1 Bacillus sp. (CJ3) were selected as antagonists to pepper anthracnose fungus Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. These 3 isolates inhibitied mycelial growth of C gloeosporioides and the inhibition rates were over 70％ on PDA. When the isolates were co-cultured with conidia of C. gloeosporioides in potato dextrose broth, conidial germination was severely inhibited and the inhibition rates of TH-04, BA313, and CJ3 at 24 hours were 75％, 72％, and 68％, respectively. The inhibition rates at n hours incubation were not much different from the rates at 24 hours. To check the activity on the plant, each isolate was mixed with equal volume of conidial suspension of C. gloeosporioides and wound-inoculated on green pepper fruit. After 6 days, the anthracnose lesions on the fruits inoculated with the mixture were much smaller than the lesions caused by the C. gloeosporioides itself. The lesion areas of TH-04 or BA313 treated pepper were less than 30％ of the check. TH-04 and BA313 also showed antagonistic activity to Phytophthora spp. and Botrytis cinerea. By scanning electron microscopy and fatty acid analyses (MIDI), TH-04 and BA313 were identified to Streptomyces halstedii and S. violaceusniger, repectively.

• The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.482-485
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• 2017

PURPOSE. This laboratory study aimed to investigate the effect of doping an acrylic denture base resin material with nanoparticles of ZnO, CaO, and $TiO_2$ on biofilm formation. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Standardized specimens of a commercially available cold-curing acrylic denture base resin material were doped with 0.1, 0.2, 0.4, or 0.8 wt% commercially available ZnO, CaO, and $TiO_2$ nanopowder. Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) was used to identify the availability of the nanoparticles on the surface of the modified specimens. Surface roughness was determined by employing a profilometric approach; biofilm formation was simulated using a monospecies Candida albicans biofilm model and a multispecies biofilm model including C. albicans, Actinomyces naeslundii, and Streptococcus gordonii. Relative viable biomass was determined after 20 hours and 44 hours using a MTT-based approach. RESULTS. No statistically significant disparities were identified among the various materials regarding surface roughness and relative viable biomass. CONCLUSION. The results indicate that doping denture base resin materials with commercially available ZnO, CaO, or $TiO_2$ nanopowders do not inhibit biofilm formation on their surface. Further studies might address the impact of varying particle sizes as well as increasing the fraction of nanoparticles mixed into the acrylic resin matrix.