• 미생물학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.187-192
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• 1992

서해 경기만의 6개 정점을 대상으로 1990년 3월부터 1991년 10월까지 총 8외에 걸처 석유 분해세균의 공간적, 시간적 분포를 조사하였다. 또한, 서로 다른 배양 조건하에서의 해양 세균 군집의 석유 뷴해능도 연구하였다. 연구 기간 중, 종속 영양세균수와 석유분해세균수는 각각 7,000-108,000 CFU/ml, 0-2, 800 MPN/100 ml 로 측정되었다. 석유분해세균의 공간적 분포는 석유 탄화수소의 존제에 의하여 심하게 영향을 받은 것으로 나타났다. 실혐실내 실험에서, 석유 분해는 배양액에 yeast extract, cell free extract 의 첨가 그리고 석유뷴해세균의 접종에 의하여 증진되었다.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.664-676
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• 2006

Objective : Although chronic non-bacterial prostatitis is a common disease, it is very difficult to treat effectively. Lygodium japonicum has been traditionally used in treatment of urinary tract inflammation and voiding disturbance. In this study, we investigated the therapeutic effects and action mechanism of Lygodium japonicum in the rat model of non-bacterial prostatitis induced by castration and testosterone treatment. Methods : Five-month-old rats were treated with 17$\beta$-estradiol after castration for induction of experimental non-bacterial prostatitis, which is similar to human chronic prostatitis in histopathological profiles. Lygodium japonicum and testosterone were administered as an experimental specimen and a positive control. respectively. The prostates were evaluated by histopathological parameters including the epithelial score and epithelio-stromal ratio for glandular damage. PCNA labeling index for cyto-proliferation and a TUNEL(deoxyuridine triphosphate biotin nick end-labeling) assay for cell apoptosis. Results : While prostates of control rats revealed severe acinar gland atrophy and stromal proliferation, the rats treated with Lygodium japonicum showed a diminished range of tissue damage. Epithelial score was improved in the Lygodium japonicum group over that of the control (P<0.05). The epithelio-stromal ratio was lower in the Lygodiutn japonicum group when compared to that of the control (P<0.05). Although there was no difference in PCNA and TUNEL positive cells of the glandular epithelia. we found an decreased number of PCNA positive cell and concurrent increase of TUNEL positive cells in the stroma of Lygodium japonicum treated rats (P<0.01). Conclusions : These findings suggest that Lygodium japonicum may protect the glandular epithelial cells and also inhibit stromal proliferation in association with suppression of cyto-proliferation and stimulation of apoptosis. We concluded that Lygodium japonicum could be a useful remedy agents for treating chronic non-bacterial prostatitis.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.53-59
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• 2007

This study was conducted to evaluate the mutagenic potential of dimethyl isophthalate (DMIP) using Ames bacterial reverse mutation test, chromosomal aberration test and mouse lymphoma $tk^{+/-}$ gene assay. As results, in Ames bacterial reversion assay, DMIP was tested up to the concentration of 5,000 ${\mu}g$/plate and did not induce mutagenicity in Salmonella typhimurium strains TA98, TA100, TA1535 and TA1537, and Escherichia coli WP2uvrA with or without metabolic activation (S9 mix). Using cytotoxicity test, the maximal doses of DMIP for chromosomal aberration assay were determined at 1,250 ${\mu}g/mL$, which was a minimum precipitation concentration ($IC_{50}>1,940\;{\mu}g/mL$ or 10 mM) and at 155 ${\mu}g/mL$ ($IC_{50}:155\;{\mu}g/mL$) in the presence and the absence, respectively, of S9 mix. DMIP in the presence of S9 mix induced statistically significant (P<0.001) increases in the number of cells with chromosome aberrations at the dose levels of over 250 ${\mu}g/mL$, when compared with the negative control. However, DMIP in the absence of S9 mix did not caused significant induction in chromosomal aberrant cells. In MLA, DMIP at the dose range of 242.5-1,940 ${\mu}g/mL$ in the presence of S9 mix induced statistically significant increases in mutation frequencies related to small colony growth, whereas any significant mutation frequency was not observed in absence of S9 mix. From these results, it is conclusively suggested that dimethyl isophthalate may be a clastogen rather than a point mutagen.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.154-161
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• 1998

자연미생물, KP964에 luxAB 유전자를 주입하여 발광기능을 부여함으로써 그들의 발광정도가 스트레스에 대한 적응, 생존 및 활성도를 나타내는 색인이 될 수 있는가, 그리고 특히 non-culturable but viable(NCBV) 상태로 존재하는 미생물의 활성에 대한 정보를 제공할 수 있는가를 알아보았다. 영양결핍조건 하에서 그들의 총 세균수, 배양가능세균(colony-forming-unit; CFU)수, viable cell 수, 그리고 발광정도(relative light unit; RLU)의 변화를 조사하였다. 형광현미경으로 확인된 총 수는 변화가 없었으며, 첨가된 yeast extract에 의해 성장하는 viable cell 수는 완만하게 감소하였으나 CFU 수는 급격히 줄어들어 37일 째 이후에는 탐지한계 이하로 감소하였다. RLU의 경우, 처음 7일의 영양결핍동안 0.016%까지 감소하였으며, 그 이후에는 탐지한계수준 이하로 검출되었다. 아울러 스트레스를 받는 4시간 동안 CFU수와 RLU의 관계를 알아보기 위하여 발광 KP964 균주에게 독성유해물질, acid shock, osmotic shocks를 접촉시킨 후 시간별로 CFU와 RLU를 측정한 결과, KP964 CFU 당 RLU는 9.1-26% 까지 감소하였다. 이는 스트레스의 종류에 따라 접촉시간이 길수록 CFU 당 나오는 빛의 양이 줄어듬을 보인 것이다. 이러한 결과는 영양결핍조건 시 RLU의 감소율이 CFU의 감소율보다 더 크며 영양결핍 이외의 다른 스트레스 조건 하에서도 RLU의 감소율과 CFU의 감소율의 연관성을 찾을 수 없음을 보이므로, 발하는 빛의 정량만으로는 NCBV 상태는 물론 배양가능한 세균의 양이나 활성을 나타내지 못하는 듯 하였다. 그러나 스트레스를 받은 KP964의 활성 정도와 잠재발광능력과의 관계는 좋은 연관성을 보여주었다. 즉, p-xylene, hypo-osmotic stress, 또는 영양결핍에 노출된 세균으로부터 각 스트레스를 제거하였을 시 나타나는 발광증가 유형을 조사하였는데, 증가가 시작하기까지의 lag period는 각각 32, 26, 22분으로 나타났다. 즉 미생물에 강력한 스트레스로 작용한 경우일수록 lag time이 길고, 또한 발광의 증가율이 느리며 도달하는 최대 RLU값도 낮음이 관찰되었다. 따라서 스트레스 하의 세균으로부터 직접적인 RLU의 측정보다는 이들이 스트레스 조건으로부터 재성장 또는 소생되는 과정에서의 잠재 발광능력의 분석이 자연세균의 적응, 활성 및 생존의 정도를 나타내주었다.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.165-175
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• 2008

Pacific saury, Cololabis saira kwamaegi, is a traditional local food of the Eastern sea area centering around Pohang. It is well-recognized as being both tasty and nutritious. Nevertheless, bacterial contamination, excessive dryness, and compositional changes have made it edible only during the winter months. Therefore, to improve its storage, this study examined the effects of storage material, type, temperature, and duration on compositional changes in kwamaegi. The studied samples were kwamaegis that had been dried naturally for 15 days. The storage materials included an A-film, a self-developed multi-film made of polyethylene, polyamide, EVOH, and polyethylene; as well as a B-film made of polyethylene, nylon, polyethylene, nylon and polyethylene. The B films were used after pressing and laminating. The storage types included one whole fish(1G), or 2 divided fish(2G), to increase eating convenience. The 2G type was the muscle portion divided vertically after discarding the jowl, skin, and internal organs. The storage temperatures were $0^{\circ}C$, $-15^{\circ}C$, and $-30^{\circ}C$, and the storage durations were 2, 4, and 6 months. Pathogenic bacteria and rheology were measured to observe general compositional changes. The whole kwamaegi showed a total cell number of $1,565{\pm}112$ CFU/100 g flesh, while the divided Kwamaegi showed significantly greater bacterial numbers at $2,031{\pm}145$ CFU/100 g flesh. Psychrophils and halophils increased significantly while coliform were not found; the number of mesophils also increased, but not significantly. There were no significant cell number variations between the A-film and B-film. At $0^{\circ}C$, both the A-and B-films resulted in cell numbers of $115{\sim}212$ CFU/100 g flesh, revealing just $7.3{\sim}10.4%$ of the initial storage levels. Overall, there were no significant differences between the storage materials. Generally, as the storage temperature and duration increased, the moisture content of the kwamaegi decreased. Also, as storage duration and temperature increased, crude protein and crude lipid contents increased; in addition, they increased proportionally as the moisture content of the fish decreased. There were no significant differences in crude ash content with respect to the storage materials, storage temperatures, or storage durations. Finally, there were no significant differences between the kwamaegi samples naturally dried for 15 days and those stored in the B-film vacuum storage for 6 months for strength, hardness, cohesiveness, springiness, gumminess, and water activity.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.21-34
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• 2011

We determined potential meso-scale benthic-pelagic ecosystem coupling in the north equatorial Pacific by comparing surface chl-a concentration with sediment bacterial abundance and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) concentration (indication of active biomass). Water and sediment samples were latitudinally collected between 5 and $11^{\circ}N$ along $131.5^{\circ}W$. Physical water properties of this area are characterized with three major currents: North Equatorial Current (NEC), North Equatorial Count Current (NECC), and South Equatorial Current (SEC). The divergence and convergence of the surface water occur at the boundaries where these currents anti-flow. This low latitude area ($5{\sim}7^{\circ}N$) appears to show high pelagic productivity (mean phytoplankton biomass=$1266.0\;mgC\;m^{-2}$) due to the supplement of high nutrients from nutrient-enriched deep-water via vertical mixing. But the high latitude area ($9{\sim}11^{\circ}N$) with the strong stratification exhibits low surface productivity (mean phytoplankton biomass=$603.1\;mgC\;m^{-2}$). Bacterial cell number (BCN) and ATP appeared to be the highest at the superficial layer and reduced with depth of sediment. Latitudinally, sediment BCN from low latitude ($5{\sim}7^{\circ}N$) was $9.8{\times}10^8\;cells\;cm^{-2}$, which appeared to be 3-times higher than that from high latitude ($9{\sim}11^{\circ}N$; $2.9{\times}10^8\;cells\;cm^{-2}$). Furthermore, sedimentary ATP at the low latitude ($56.2\;ng\;cm^{-2}$) appeared to be much higher than that of the high latitude ($3.3\;ng\;cm^{-2}$). According to regression analysis of these data, more than 85% of the spatial variation of benthic microbial biomass was significantly explained by the phytoplankton biomass in surface water. Therefore, the results of this study suggest that benthic productivity in this area is strongly coupled with pelagic productivity.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.405-412
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• 2010

This study was focused on finding the potential of hot water extract of bamboo shoot (Sasa borealis Makino) on the fermentation of Kimchi made with Chinese cabbage. The properties of Kimchi were examined up to 28 days of storage. The pH and acidity decreased regardless of treatments and showed no significant difference between treatments. There was a decreasing tendency of both total and reducing sugars in kimchi but the addition of bamboo extract did not affect the soluble sugar levels. Interestingly, bamboo extracts affected the lactic acid fermentation and ripening, resulting in the increase of lactic acid in bamboo extract treatment. Number of total bacterial cell of additive group is higher than control one, probably due to the stimulative effect of bamboo extract on bacterial growth. Level of lactic acid bacteria was also higher in the additive group, thus, it is considered that bamboo extract appeared to enhance the proliferation of lactic acid bacteria. The acceptability of treated Kimchi was higher in general. And results of intensity evaluation in color and texture were higher as well by addition of bamboo extract.

• 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 and Biotechnology
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• 제18권8호
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• pp.1459-1469
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• 2008

Using a rotating biological contactor modified with a sequencing bath reactor system (SBRBC) designed and operated to remove phosphate and nitrogen [58], the microbial community structure of the biofilm from the SBRBC system was characterized based on the extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) constituents, electron microscopy, and molecular techniques. Protein and carbohydrate were identified as the major EPS constituents at three different biofilm thicknesses, where the amount of EPS and bacterial cell number were highest in the initial thickness of 0-100${\mu}m$. However, the percent of carbohydrate in the total amount of EPS decreased by about 11.23%, whereas the percent of protein increased by about 11.15% as the biofilm grew. Thus, an abundant quantity of EPS and cell mass, as well as a specific quality of EPS were apparently needed to attach to the substratum in the first step of the biofilm growth. A FISH analysis revealed that the dominant phylogenetic group was $\beta$- and $\gamma$-Proteobacteria, where a significant subclass of Proteobacteria for removing phosphate and/or nitrate was found within a biofilm thickness of 0-250${\mu}m$. In addition, 16S rDNA clone libraries revealed that Klebsiella sp. and Citrobacter sp. were most dominant within the initial biofilm thickness of 0-250${\mu}m$, whereas sulfur-oxidizing bacteria, such as Beggiatoa sp. and Thiothrix sp., were detected in a biofilm thickness over 250${\mu}m$. The results of the bacterial community structure analysis using molecular techniques agreed with the results of the morphological structure based on scanning electron microscopy. Therefore, the overall results indicated that coliform bacteria participated in the nitrate and phosphorus removal when using the SBRBC system. Moreover, the structure of the biofilm was also found to be related to the EPS constituents, as well as the nitrogen and phosphate removal efficiency. Consequently, since this is the first identification of the bacterial community and structure of the biofilm from an RBC simultaneously removing nitrogen and phosphate from domestic wastewater, and it is hoped that the present results may provide a foundation for understanding nitrate and phosphate removal by an RBC system.

• 환경생물
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.172-178
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• 2006

골재채취가 수층의 세균군집구조에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위해 낙동강 중류, 골재채취가 이루어 지지 않은 수역인 구미대교와 장기간에 걸쳐 연속적으로 골재채취가 행해지는 지역인 성주군 소학리 (성주대교 인근)에서 $\alpha\;\beta\;\gamma-subclass$ proteobacteria, Cytophaga-Flavobacterium (CF) group 세균군과 황산염화원세균을 FISH법으로 정량분석하였다. 아울러 수온, pH, EC, 엽록소-$\alpha$ 양 등의 이화학적인 환경요인도 측정하였다. DAPI로 염색된 세균수로 측정한 총세균수의 경우, 두 정점간의 괄목할 만한 양적인 차이는 없었으나 그 시간차에 따른 변동이 골재채취 수역에서 더욱 심했다. 또한 높은 엽록소-$\alpha$ 양을 나타낸 골재채취 수역에서 검출한 CF group 세균군과 황산염환원세균이 총세균수에서 차지하는 비율이 비골재채취 수역에 비해 높았다. 이같은 결과는 저니질이 수층으로 재유입되었기 때문으로 판단된다. 그러나 본 연구에서 검출한 세균군이 총세균수에서 차지하는 비율을 합하면 그 비율은 골재채취 수역보다 비골재채취 수역에서 더 높았다. FISH법에 의한 세균의 검출가능성이 해당세균의 물질대사능과 연관이 있으므로 골재채취 수역에서의 낮은 세균 검출율은 골재채취가 세균의 물질순환에서의 역기능을 초래하고 이는 또한 연차적으로 그들의 먹이연쇄에 부정적인 영향을 미칠 가능성을 시사하는 것이다.