• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.100-110
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• 2017

Objective: The gastrointestinal tract of sheep contain complex microbial communities that influence numerous aspects of the sheep's health and development. The objective of this study was to analyze the composition and diversity of the microbiota in the gastrointestinal tract sections (rumen, reticulum, omasum, abomasum, duodenum, jejunum, ileum, cecum, colon, and rectum) of sheep. Methods: This analysis was performed by 454 pyrosequencing using the V3-V6 region of the 16S rRNA genes. Samples were collected from five healthy, small tailed Han sheep aged 10 months, obtained at market. The bacterial composition of sheep gastrointestinal microbiota was investigated at the phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species levels. Results: The dominant bacterial phyla in the entire gastrointestinal sections were Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, and Proteobacteria. In the stomach, the three most dominant genera in the sheep were Prevotella, unclassified Lachnospiraceae, and Butyrivibrio. In the small intestine, the three most dominant genera in the sheep were Escherichia, unclassified Lachnospiraceae, and Ruminococcus. In the large intestine, the three most dominant genera in the sheep were Ruminococcus, unclassified Ruminococcaceae, and Prevotella. R. flavefaciens, B. fibrisolvens, and S. ruminantium were three most dominant species in the sheep gastrointestinal tract. Principal Coordinates Analysis showed that the microbial communities from each gastrointestinal section could be separated into three groups according to similarity of community composition: stomach (rumen, reticulum, omasum, and abomasum), small intestine (duodenum, jejunum, and ileum), and large intestine (cecum, colon, and rectum). Conclusion: This is the first study to characterize the entire gastrointestinal microbiota in sheep by use of 16S rRNA gene amplicon pyrosequencing, expanding our knowledge of the gastrointestinal bacterial community of sheep.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.275-280
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• 2011

전통 방식으로 된장을 만드는 과정 동안 세균군집의 다양성과 변화를 관찰하기 위하여 16S rRNA 유전자 서열을 기반으로 하는 pyrosequencing을 수행하였다. 전통 된장 제조에 가장 중요한 접종원으로서 볏짚에 존재하는 세균 군집을 문수준에서 확인했을 때, 상대적 군집 비율로 1% 이상의 분포를 보였던 4종류는 Proteobacteria (71%), Actinobacteria (20.6%), Bacteroidetes (4.2%), Firmicutes (1.3%) 문이었다. 그러나 볏짚 세균 군집구조 결과와 달리 메주의 군집구조에서는 99.1%가 Firmicutes 문이었다. 문 수준에서 숙성 전 된장의 군집분포를 보면 Firmicutes 문 비율이 99.85%로 메주와 비슷한 수준이었다. 그러나 종 수준의 군집구조에서는 메주에서 32.54%의 가장 높은 군집빈도를 보였던 Bacillus siamensis는 0.1%로 거의 사라진 반면 B. amyloliquefaciens가 63.64%로 가장 높은 우점종이 되었다. 숙성 후 된장의 세균군집구조를 보면 숙성 전에 비해 Bacillus 비율이 증가되었으며 이들 중 군집의 상대밀도가 가장 높았던 우점종은 B. amyloliquefaciens (67.3%)였고, 5위까지 모두 Bacillus 종들(전체 군집분포의 92.2%)이 차지했다. 또한 메주 내 상위 11 위까지 우점을 이루던 세균 종들 중 10종이 숙성 후 된장에서도 우점종을 형성하여, 메주 미생물들이 숙성 후 된장 발효까지 영향을 준다는 것을 보였다. 이 결과들로부터 전통 장류에서 발효 주 세균은 Bacillus 종이며 이들은 기본적으로 볏짚으로부터 기원되어 메주에서 우점종을 형성한 것으로 추정되었다. 따라서 풍미와 위생성이 동시에 요구되는 전통 장류의 제조를 위해서는 볏짚 표면에 이 기능을 가진 Bacillus 종들의 군집 분포가 필요할 것으로 예상되었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.602-613
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• 2013

This paper aims at an investigation of the features of bacterial communities in surface sediments of the South China Sea (SCS). In particular, biogeographical distribution patterns and the phylogenetic diversity of bacteria found in sediments collected from a coral reef platform, a continental slope, and a deep-sea basin were determined. Bacterial diversity was measured by an observation of 16S rRNA genes, and 18 phylogenetic groups were identified in the bacterial clone library. Planctomycetes, Deltaproteobacteria, candidate division OP11, and Alphaproteobacteria made up the majority of the bacteria in the samples, with their mean bacterial clones being 16%, 15%, 12%, and 9%, respectively. By comparison, the bacterial communities found in the SCS surface sediments were significantly different from other previously observed deep-sea bacterial communities. This research also emphasizes the fact that geographical factors have an impact on the biogeographical distribution patterns of bacterial communities. For instance, canonical correspondence analyses illustrated that the percentage of sand weight and water depth are important factors affecting the bacterial community composition. Therefore, this study highlights the importance of adequately determining the relationship between geographical factors and the distribution of bacteria in the world's seas and oceans.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.207-218
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• 2008

The impacts of planted transgenic rice varieties on bacterial communities in paddy soils were monitored using both cultivation and molecular methods. The rice field plot consisted of eighteen subplots planted with two genetically modified (GM) rice and four non-GM rice plants in three replicates. Analysis with denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) of PCR-amplified 16S rRNA genes revealed that the bacterial community structures were quite similar to each other in a given month, suggesting that there were no significant differences in bacterial communities between GM and non-GM rice soils. The bacterial community structures appeared to be generally stable with the seasons, as shown by a slight variation of microbial population levels and DGGE banding patterns over the year. Comparison analysis of 16S rDNA clone libraries constructed from soil bacterial DNA showed that there were no significant differences between GM and non-GM soil libraries but revealed seasonal differences of phyla distribution between August and December. The composition profile of phospholipid fatty acids (PLFA) between GM and non-GM soils also was not significantly different to each other. When soil DNAs were analyzed with PCR by using primers for the bar gene, which was introduced into GM rice, positive DNA bands were found in October and December soils. However, no bar gene sequence was detected in PCR analysis with DNAs extracted from both cultured and uncultured soil bacterial fractions. The result of this study suggested that, in spite of seasonal variations of bacterial communities and persistence of the bar gene, the bacterial communities of the experimental rice field were not significantly affected by cultivation of GM rice varieties.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.257-261
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• 1997

겨울철 소양호에서 세균 군집 구조를 파악하고자 총세균수와 EUB338, ALF1b, BET4a, GAM42a와 CF probe 등 fluorescent rRNA targeted oligonucleotide probe 와 반응하는 세균 개체수를 수심별로 측정하였다. 총세균수는 $0.7{\times}10^6{\sim}1.1{\times}10^6cell{\cdot}ml^{-1}$이였으며, 5 m와 10 m 수층에서 높게 나타났다. 총세균수에 대한 Eubacteria의 비율은 34~90%이였으며, 5 m와 10 m에서 낮게 나타났다. Proteobacteria ${\alpha}$-group은 Eubacteria의 10.8-28.7%, ${\beta}$-group은 4.5-53.5%, ${\gamma}$-group은 4.9-35.5%, 그리고 Cytophaga-Flavobacterium group은 6.1-21.1%이였다. 0-5 m 수심에서는 ${\beta}$-group이 28.6-53.5%로 우점하고 있었으며, 10 m에서는 ${\gamma}$-group이 35.5%로 우점하였다. 30, 50 m 수심에서는 ${\alpha}$-group과 Cytophaga-Flavobacterium group이 우점하였다. 세균 군집 구조로 보면 0-2 m, 5-10 m 그리고 30-50 m의 3개층은 각각 독특한 특징을 나타내었다. 이 방법으로 호수 생태계에 대한 새로운 정보를 얻을 수 있었다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.299-306
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• 2021

Pollination is an essential process for plants to carry on their generation. Pollination is carried out in various ways depending on the type of plant species. Among them, pollination by insect pollinator accounts for the most common. However, these pollinators have be decreasing in population density due to environmental factors. Therefore, use of artificial pollination is increasing. However, there is a lack of information on microorganisms present in the artificial pollens. We showed the composition of bacteria structure present in the artificial pollens of apple, kiwifruit, peach and pear, and contamination of high-risk pathogens was investigated. Acidovorax spp., Pantoea spp., Erwinia spp., Pseudomonas spp., and Xanthomonas spp., which are classified as potential high-risk pathogens, have been identified in imported pollens. This study presented the pollen-associated bacterial community structure, and the results are expected to be foundation for strengthening biosecurity in orchard industry.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.372-382
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• 2022

Soybean is an important source of protein and for a wide range of agricultural, food, and industrial applications. Soybean is being affected by Xanthomonas citri pv. glycines, a causal pathogen of bacterial pustule disease, result in a reduction in yield and quality. Diverse microbial communities of plants are involved in various plant stresses is known. Therefore, we designed to investigate the microbial community differentiation depending on the infection of X. citri pv. glycines. The microbial community's abundance, diversity, and similarity showed a difference between infected and non-infected soybean. Microbiota community analysis, excluding X. citri pv. glycines, revealed that Pseudomonas spp. would increase the population of the infected soybean. Results of DESeq analyses suggested that energy metabolism, secondary metabolite, and TCA cycle metabolism were actively diverse in the non-infected soybeans. Additionally, Streptomyces bacillaris S8, an endophyte microbiota member, was nominated as a key microbe in the healthy soybeans. Genome analysis of S. bacillaris S8 presented that salinomycin may be the critical antibacterial metabolite. Our findings on the composition of soybean microbiota communities and the key strain information will contribute to developing biological control strategies against X. citri pv. glycines.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제32권10호
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• pp.1275-1283
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• 2022

Understanding soil microbial community structure in the Arctic is essential for predicting the impact of climate change on interactions between organisms living in polar environments. The hypothesis of the present study was that soil microbial communities and soil chemical characteristics would vary depending on their associated plant species and local environments in Arctic mature soils. We analyzed soil bacterial communities and soil chemical characteristics from soil without vegetation (bare soil) and rhizosphere soil of three Arctic plants (Cassiope tetragona [L.] D. Don, Dryas octopetala L. and Silene acaulis [L.] Jacq.) in different local environments (coal-mined site and seashore-adjacent site). We did not observe any clear differences in microbial community structure in samples belonging to different plant rhizospheres; however, samples from different environmental sites had distinct microbial community structure. The samples from coal-mined site had a relatively higher abundance of Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes. On the other hand, Acidobacteria was more prevalent in seashore-adjacent samples. The relative abundance of Proteobacteria and Acidobacteria decreased toward higher soil pH, whereas that of Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes was positively correlated with soil pH. Our results suggest that soil bacterial community dissimilarity can be driven by spatial heterogeneity in deglaciated mature soil. Furthermore, these results indicate that soil microbial composition and relative abundance are more affected by soil pH, an abiotic factor, than plant species, a biotic factor.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.447-459
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• 2010

Bacterial diversity of two distinct wastewater treatment systems, conventional activated sludge (CAS) and membrane bioreactor (MBR), of petroleum refineries were investigated through 16S rRNA gene libraries. Sequencing and phylogenetic analysis showed that the bacterial community composition of sludge samples was distinct between the two wastewater treatment systems. MBR clones belonged predominantly to Class Betaproteobacteria, represented mainly by genera Thiobacillus and Thauera, whereas CAS clones were mostly related to Class Alphaproteobacteria, represented by uncultured bacteria related to Order Parvularculales. Richness estimators ACE and Chao revealed that the diversity observed in both libraries at the species level is an underestimate of the total bacterial diversity present in the environment and further sampling would yield an increased observed diversity. Shannon and Simpson diversity indices were different between the libraries and revealed greater bacterial diversity for the MBR library, considering an evolutionary distance of 0.03. LIBSHUFF analyses revealed that MBR and CAS communities were significantly different at the 95% confidence level ($P{\leq}0.05$) for distances $0{\leq}D{\leq}0.20$. This work described, qualitatively and quantitatively, the structure of bacterial communities in industrial-scale MBR and CAS processes of the wastewater treatment system from petroleum refineries and demonstrated clearly differentiated communities responsible for the stable performance of wastewater treatment plants.

• 한국유기농업학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.427-437
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• 2018

In this study, microorganism community characteristics of organic managed soil which applied rye (Secale cereal L.) as green manure for 25 years, were determined. The chemical properties of organic soil showed high level of organic matter and available $P_2O_5$, while the level of exchangeable cation was low. The analysis of dehydrogenase activity and carbon source utilization indicated that the values in on organic soil were significantly higher than those of the control. It suggested that the microorganism community of organic soil had high microorganism activity, compared to the control. In addition, when the 16S rRNA gene-targeted NGS (Next generation sequencing) analysis was conducted to estimate the class of bacterial community, the class level of bacterial taxon composition on organic soil showed higher portion of Sphingobacteriia, Acidobacteriia, Gammaproteobacteria, Solibacteres and Planctomycetia. By base on the results of various reports in which organic managed soil had high portion of Acidobacteriia and Planctomycetia, the characteristic of taxon composition in organic soil, which showed the high percentages of Ktedonobacteria, Sphingobacteriia, Acidobacteriia and Gammaproteobacteria, was resulted from the application of rye as a green manure for the long term. However, further researches were needed because the crop effect was not considered in this study.