• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제21권5_3호
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• pp.703-712
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• 1998

Physicochemical factors, microbial population size and the properties of the bacterial isolates were estimated to find out the nature of soil ecosystem of Mt. Nam. Samples were obtained from the surface layer of soils on which specific plant community is developed. Average content of moisture and organic matter of the soils were 21.6% and 17.3%, respectively. These values were similar to those of developing forest soils, but were slightly lower than those of climax ecosystem such as Piagol in Mt. Chiri. Chiri. Content of phosphate was higher than those of other forest soils. The population size of soil bacteria ranged from 27.4 to 195.8 ${\times}\;10^5$ CFU/g. duy soil, and the size is somewhat dependent on the moisture and oranic matter content of soils. A large number of bacteria were able to decompose macromolecules such as starch, elastin and gelatin. Bacterial species composition of each soil was comparatively simple. Pseudomonas, Agrobacterium, Flavobacterium and Xanthomonas which are Gram-negative short rods were widely distributed in the forest soils. The endospore forming Bacillus species were also the main constituents of the soil microflroa. Actinomycetes were widely distributed in the forest soils, but the distribution pattern varied in each site. Most of the actinomycetes were also able to decompose organic macromolecules. The rate of resistant actinomycete strains to antibiotics and heavy metals were lower than those from cultivated soils, but higher than those from well-preserved forest soils. Antibiosis pattern of the actinomycete isolates was similiar to the resistance pattern. This means the forest soils of Mt. nam was somewhat interferred by artificial behabiour.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제21권5_2호
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• pp.575-583
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• 1998

Physicochemical factors, microbial population size and the properties of the bacterial isolates were assessed to find out the nature of soil ecosystem of Mt. Paektu. Samples were obtained from the surface layer of soils on which specific plant community is developed. Average content of moisture, organic matter and avaiable phosphate of the soils were 21.6%, 17.3% and 2.48mg/100g, respectively. These values were similar to those of developing forest soils, but were slightly lower than those of climax ecosystem such as Piagol in Mt. Chiri. The population size of soil bacteria ranged from 2.7 to $202.5{\times}10^5$ CFU/g.dry soil, and the size is somewhat dependent on the content of moisture and oranic matter of the forest soil. A large number of bacteria was able to decompose macromolecules such as starch, elastin and gelatin. While the distribution rate of resistant bacteria to antibiotics was high, that to toxic chemicals was low. This means that the competition between microorgani는 predominate over the interference with artificial behaviour such as spread of pesticides in the surveyed region. Bacterial species composition of each soil was comparatively simple. Pseudomonas, Agrobacterium, Flavobacterium and Xanthomonas which are Gram-negative short rods were widely distributed in the forest soils. The endospore forming Bacillus species were also main constituents of the soil microflroa. any one of the strains was not identified as Azospirillum or Micrococcus which are known to be one of major constituents of the forest soil. for the correct identification of isolates chemotaxonomic studies will be proceeded, and the strains are to be stored in the Type collection Center.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.812-821
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• 2007

The ecosystems of certain abandoned mines contain arsenic-resistant bacteria capable of performing detoxification when an ars gene is present in the bacterial genome. The ars gene has already been isolated from Pseudomonas putida and identified as a member of the membrane transport regulatory deoxyribonucleic acid family. The arsenite-oxidizing bacterial strains isolated in the present study were found to grow in the presence of 66.7 mM sodium arsenate($V;\;Na_2HAsO_4{\cdot}7H_2O$), yet experienced inhibited growth when the sodium arsenite($III;\;NaAsO_2$) concentration was higher than 26 mM. Batch experiment results showed that Pseudomonas putida strain OS-5 completely oxidized 1 mM of As(III) to As(V) within 35 h. An arsB gene encoding a membrane transport regulatory protein was observed in arsenite-oxidizing Pseudomonas putida strain OS-5, whereas arsB, arsH, and arrA were detected in strain OS-19, arsD and arsB were isolated from strain RW-18, and arsR, arsD, and arsB were found in E. coli strain OS-80. The leader gene of arsR, -arsD, was observed in a weak acid position. Thus, for bacteria exposed to weak acidity, the ars system may cause changes to the ecosystems of As-contaminated mines. Accordingly, the present results suggest that arsR, arsD, arsAB, arsA, arsB, arsC, arsH, arrA, arrB, aoxA, aoxB, aoxC, aoxD, aroA, and aroB may be useful for arsenite-oxidizing bacteria in abandoned arsenic-contaminated mines.

• 식물병연구
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.40-44
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• 2012

자두 검은점무늬병에 걸린 식물체로부터 순수분리된 X. arboricola pv. pruni 균을 NA배지에서 배양한 후 국내재배 핵과류에 분무접종한 결과 자두, 매실, 살구에 있어서는 과실에 뚜렷한 병원성을 나타내었으나 복숭아 과실은 저항성을 나타내었다. 특히 매실과 살구에서는 극심한 초기 과민성반응이 나타났는데 과실의 50% 정도가 생장 정지되어 낙과되는 현상을 보였으며 병반의 크기는 자두와는 달리 크게 진행되지 않고 많은 점무늬를 형성하는 병반형태를 나타내었고 복숭아에서는 과실병징이 나타나지 않았다. 접종된 여름철 신초가지에서 자두 포모사품종에서는 도관부까지 궤양조직이 형성되었으나 살구 그리고 매실에서는 체관부일부에서만 궤양조직이 형성되어 분리된 병원균은 자두 포모사품종에 특이적인 감염조직을 형성함을 알 수 있었다.

• 식물병연구
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.10-14
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• 2008

Ralstonia solanacearum에 의한 풋마름병은 세계적으로 치명적인 병해중의 하나이며 우리나라에서는 가지, 토마토, 감자, 고추 등 가지과 작물에 발병이 보고되어 있다. 2005년${\sim}$2006년 2년 동안 가지 주재배단지의 풋마름병 발생 포장에서 48개의 균주를 수집하여 분리 배양하였으며 R. solanacearum의 특이적인 flipcF/flipcR primer를 이용하여 PCR을 실시한 결과 470-bp의 풋마름병 특이적 밴드가 관찰되어 R. solanacearum으로 동정하였다. 분리 동정된 15균주로 각 기주별 병원성을 검정하였을 때 가지, 토마토에 병원성을 나타내었으나 고추는 저항성을 나타내었다. 가지 풋마름병원균의 biovar분화는 biovar 3, 4로 동정되었으며 특히 biovar 3는 가지 풋마름병 저항성 대목에 다소 강한 병원성을 나타내어 저항성대목의 육종이 필요한 것으로 판단된다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.36-46
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• 2021

Acidovorax citrulli (Ac) is the causal agent of bacterial fruit blotch (BFB) in watermelon, a disease that poses a serious threat to watermelon production. Because of the lack of resistant cultivars against BFB, virulence factors or mechanisms need to be elucidated to control the disease. Glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase is the enzyme involved in glycerol production from glucose during glycolysis. In this study, we report the functions of a putative glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase in Ac (GlpdAc) using comparative proteomic analysis and phenotypic observation. A glpdAc knockout mutant, AcΔglpdAc(EV), lost virulence against watermelon in two pathogenicity tests. The putative 3D structure and amino acid sequence of GlpdAc showed high similarity with glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenases from other bacteria. Comparative proteomic analysis revealed that many proteins related to various metabolic pathways, including carbohydrate metabolism, were affected by GlpdAc. Although AcΔglpdAc(EV) could not use glucose as a sole carbon source, it showed growth in the presence of glycerol, indicating that GlpdAc is involved in glycolysis. AcΔglpdAc(EV) also displayed higher cell-to-cell aggregation than the wild-type bacteria, and tolerance to osmotic stress and ciprofloxacin was reduced and enhanced in the mutant, respectively. These results indicate that GlpdAc is involved in glycerol metabolism and other mechanisms, including virulence, demonstrating that the protein has pleiotropic effects. Our study expands the understanding of the functions of proteins associated with virulence in Ac.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.173-181
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• 2021

The genus Streptomyces demonstrates enormous promise in promoting plant growth and protecting plants against various pathogens. Single and consortium treatments of two selected Streptomyces strains (Streptomyces shenzhenensis TKSC3 and Streptomyces sp. SS8) were evaluated for their growth-promoting potential on rice, and biocontrol efficiency through induced systemic resistance (ISR) mediation against Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola (Xoc), the causal agent of rice bacterial leaf streak (BLS) disease. Seed bacterization by Streptomyces strains improved seed germination and vigor, relative to the untreated seed. Under greenhouse conditions, seed bacterization with consortium treatment TKSC3 + SS8 increased seed germination, root length, and dry weight by 20%, 23%, and 33%, respectively. Single and consortium Streptomyces treatments also successfully suppressed Xoc infection. The result was consistent with defense-related enzyme quantification wherein single and consortium Streptomyces treatments increased peroxidase (POX), polyphenol oxidase, phenylalanine ammonia-lyase, and β,1-3 glucanase (GLU) accumulation compared to untreated plant. Within all Streptomyces treatments, consortium treatment TKSC3 + SS8 showed the highest disease suppression efficiency (81.02%) and the lowest area under the disease progress curve value (95.79), making it the best to control BLS disease. Consortium treatment TKSC3 + SS8 induced the highest POX and GLU enzyme activities at 114.32 µmol/min/mg protein and 260.32 abs/min/mg protein, respectively, with both enzymes responsible for plant cell wall reinforcement and resistant interaction. Our results revealed that in addition to promoting plant growth, these Streptomyces strains also mediated ISR in rice plants, thereby, ensuring protection from BLS disease.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.603-615
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• 2022

Soybean (Glycine max (L) Merr.) provides plant-derived proteins, soy vegetable oils, and various beneficial metabolites to humans and livestock. The importance of soybean is highly underlined, especially when carbon-negative sustainable agriculture is noticeable. However, many diseases by pests and pathogens threaten sustainable soybean production. Therefore, understanding molecular interaction between diverse cultivated varieties and pathogens is essential to developing disease-resistant soybean plants. Here, we established a pathosystem of the Korean domestic cultivar Kwangan against Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae B728a. This bacterial strain caused apparent disease symptoms and grew well in trifoliate leaves of soybean plants. To examine the disease susceptibility of the cultivar, we analyzed transcriptional changes in soybean leaves on day 5 after P. syringae pv. syringae B728a infection. About 8,900 and 7,780 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified in this study, and significant proportions of DEGs were engaged in various primary and secondary metabolisms. On the other hand, soybean orthologs to well-known plant immune-related genes, especially in plant hormone signal transduction, mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling, and plant-pathogen interaction, were mainly reduced in transcript levels at 5 days post inoculation. These findings present the feature of the compatible interaction between cultivar Kwangan and P. syringae pv. syringae B728a, as a hemibiotroph, at the late infection phase. Collectively, we propose that P. syringae pv. syringae B728a successfully inhibits plant immune response in susceptible plants and deregulates host metabolic processes for their colonization and proliferation, whereas host plants employ diverse metabolites to protect themselves against infection with the hemibiotrophic pathogen at the late infection phase.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.307-318
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• 2023

Objectives: Bacterial biofilm is regarded as a significant threat to the production of safe food and the arise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The objective of this investigation is to evaluate the quorum sensing inhibitory effect of Nepeta curviflora methanolic extract. Methods: The effectiveness of the leaves at sub-inhibitory concentrations of 2.5, 1.25, and 0.6 mg/mL on the virulence factors and biofilm formation of P. aeruginosa was evaluated. The effect of N. curviflora methanolic extract on the virulence factors of P. aeruginosa, including pyocyanin, rhamnolipid, protease, and chitinase, was evaluated. Other tests including the crystal violet assay, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), swarming motility, aggregation ability, hydrophobicity and exopolysaccharide production were conducted to assess the effect of the extract on the formation of biofilm. Insight into the mode of antiquorum sensing action was evaluated by examining the effect of the extract on the activity of N-Acyl homoserine lactone (AHL) and the expression of pslA and pelA genes. Results: The results showed a significant attenuation in the production of pyocyanin and rhamnolipid and in the activities of protease and chitinase enzymes at 2.5 and 1.25 mg/mL. In addition, N. curviflora methanolic extract significantly inhibited the formation of P. aeruginosa biofilm by decreasing aggregation, hydrophobicity, and swarming motility as well as the production of exopolysaccharide (EPS). A significant reduction in AHL secretion and pslA gene expression was observed, indicating that the extract inhibited quorum sensing by disrupting the quorum-sensing systems. The quorum-sensing inhibitory effect of N. curviflora extract appears to be attributed to the presence of kaempferol, quercetin, salicylic acid, rutin, and rosmarinic acid, as indicated by LCMS analysis. Conclusion: The results of the present study provide insight into the potential of developing anti-quorum sensing agents using the extract and the identified compounds to treat infections resulting from quorum sensing-mediated bacterial pathogenesis.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제33권12호
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• pp.1015-1024
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• 2023

항생제는 인간을 비롯한 가축 및 어류의 세균성 감염 질환의 치료에 크게 기여해 왔으나, 그 오남용으로 인해 많은 다제약제 내성균의 등장을 야기하였다. 최근, 항생제 내성균의 제어를 위한 새로운 항생물질 소재 발굴 및 신약 개발에 대한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 염생식물은 염분이 높은 토양에서 자생하는 식물로 산화 스트레스로 작용하는 염분에 대한 적응으로 독특한 대사과정을 통한 특이한 이차 대사산물을 생성하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 최근 항생제의 오용 및 남용으로 항생제 내성균이 증가해 천연물질을 활용한 새로운 신약 개발의 필요성이 커지고 있다. 세균의 생물막 형성은 적대적 환경으로부터 스스로를 보호하는 적응 및 생존을 위한 전략으로 인식되며, 감염성 세균의 경우 숙주 내 부착 및 집락화를 위한 주요병원성 인자로 여겨진다. 특히, 생물막을 형성한 세균은 항생제에 대해 더 큰 내성을 보이며 쉽게 죽지 않아 치료가 더욱 어려워진다. 부유성 세균은 다양한 외부 환경을 인식하여 표면 부착을 통한 생물막 형성이 유도되는데 산화적 스트레스는 이를 유도할 수 있는 주요 신호 중 하나이다. 따라서 항산화제와 같은 산소 스트레스 조절 효과를 갖는 화학 물질은 세균의 생물막 형성과 관련된 감염성 질환 치료에 사용될 수 있을 것으로 여겨지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 총 18종의 국내에 자생하는 염생식물 추출물에 대한 항산화 효능을 확인하고 나아가 Acinetobacter baumannii ATCC 17978균주에 대한 항생물막 효과 및 세포 독성을 검증하였다. 그 결과 해국, 통보리사초, 해당화, 천문동에서 높은 항산화 효과와 항생물막 효과가 있는 것을 확인하였고 세포독성 역시 보이지 않음을 확인하였다. 해당 연구를 통해 국내 자생 염생식물 유래 항산화 물질의 항생물막 활성을 함께 확인함으로써, 새로운 천연물 유래 신약 후보군을 제시하고 향후 다제약제 내성균의 제어를 위한 의약 소재로서 개발이 가능할 것으로 기대된다.