• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 1997

Distribution of airborne microorganisms was determined with two different types of air samplers, the Anderson cascade sampler and the Aerobioscope sampler, in the vicinity of Taejon. The size distribution of particles carrying bacteria and fungi was concurrently measured. The concentration of detected viable airborne particles was greatly varied. It was observed that the number of microbial particles increased in April and October. The most isze o particles carrying bacteria was larger than 4.7 .mu.m in mean aerodiameter, which made up 69.8% of the total particle fraction. About 63.2% of fungi-carrying particles were smaller than 4.7 .mu.m in aerodiameter. The distribution of particles on Yellow Sand Phenomena days was also analyzed. The number of fine particles having mass median aero-diameter from 1.0 to 10.mu.m increased on Yellow Sand Phenomena days to about 6 times that on normal days and the n umber of colony forming unit (CFU/$\textrm{m}^3$) of airborne bacteria also increased by 4.3 times in April. The reuslts from the Anderson sampler showed that the concentration of bacteria increased greatly on the fraction of fine particles ranging from 0.6 $\mu$m to 4.7 $\mu$m in diameter. Unlike the increase in bacterial floraon Yellow Sand Phenomena days, the fungal concentration slightly decreased and showed a normal size distribution parttern. This study suggests that a long-range transmission of bacteria results form bacteria adsorbing onto the fine particles during the Yellow Sand Phenomena.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2010년도 추계 학술발표회
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• pp.379-391
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• 2010

In order to understand the mechanism of cementation of soft soils treated with bacteria, three types of specimens(untreated, normal bacteria concentration treated, and high bacteria concentration treated) were made. Scanning Electron Microscope(SEM), EDX and X-ray diffraction(XRD) analyses were performed on the soft silt and loose sand specimens. Compared with the untreated specimen, a clearer cementation between particles was observed in the high bacteria concentration treated specimen. Based on the scanning electron microscope(SEM) EDX analyses, more calcium carbonate was observed in the specimen treated with high bacteria concentration than other specimens. On the basis of the preliminary results, it appears that microbial cementation can occur in the soft soil. Further study on the cementation of soils using bacteria is necessary to validate this result.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.146-159
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• 2011

The continuous increase in the production of metals and their subsequent release into the environment has lead to increased concentration of these elements in agricultural soils. Because microbes are involved in almost every chemical transformations taking place in the soil, considerable attention has been given to assessing their responses to metal contaminants. Short-term and long-term exposures to toxic metals have been shown to reduce microbial diversity, biomass and activities in the soil. Several studies show that microbial parameters like basal respiration, metabolic quotient, and enzymatic activities, including those of oxidoreductases and those involved in the cycle of C, N, P and other elements, exhibit sensitivity to soil metal concentrations. These have been therefore, regarded as good indices for assessing the impact of metal contaminants to the soil. Metal contamination has also been extensively shown to decrease species diversity and cause shifts in microbial community structure. Biochemical and molecular techniques that are currently being employed to detect these changes are continuously challenged by several limiting factors, although showing some degree of sensitivity and efficiency. Variations and inconsistencies in the responses of bioindicators to metal stress in the soil can also be explained by differences in bioavailability of the metal to the microorganisms. This, in turn, is influenced by soil characteristics such as CEC, pH, soil particles and other factors. Therefore, aside from selecting the appropriate techniques to better understand microbial responses to metals, it is also important to understand the prevalent environmental conditions that interplay to bring about observed changes in any given soil parameter.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.243-247
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• 2003

커들란과 활성탄의 조성을 몇 가지로 나누어서 실험한 결과 커들란 30 g/L과 활성탄 6 g/L의 비로 제조하여 Autoclave ($121^{\circ}C$, 1 atm, 15 min)에서 가열한 담체의 물성이 다공성 특성 및 세포의 고정화 측면에서 우수함을 보였다. 충전층 반응기를 설치하여 담체를 고정시킨 후 미생물 부착능력을 실험한 결과, 철 산화 세균에 의하여 시간이 증가할수록 철 산화 속도가 빨라지고, 이 과정을 주사전자현미경으로 촬영한 결과 시간이 증가할수록 담체에 부착되는 미생물의 농도가 증가함을 확인할 수 있었다. 그리고 본 실험에서 사용된 담체는 환경 친화적인 고분자로 2차적으로 발생할 수 있는 환경문제를 해결 할 수 있으며 기존의 담체에 비교하여 비표면적이 넓고, 인체에 해가 없는 생물고분자 담체이므로 식품용도의 흡착제 등으로도 유용하게 사용될 수 있다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.53-61
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• 2012

본 연구의 목적은 연약지반에 대한 미생물의 고결화 메커니즘을 확인하기 위함이다. 연약지반에 대한 미생물의 고결화 메커니즘을 확인하기 위해서 6가지 미생물 조건(무처리, 일반농도처리, 고농도처리, 상층액처리, 2X 고농도처리, 25% 시료 고농도처리)으로 실험되어졌다. 전자현미경(SEM, EDX)과 X선 분석 회절기(XRD)를 이용하여 실트질시료와 느슨한 모래시료의 분석을 수행하였으며, 일반농도처리 시료에 비교하여 25% 시료 고농도처리 시료에서 입자와 입자 사이에 탄산칼슘이 더욱 명확히 관찰되어졌다. 이러한 연구결과를 바탕으로 연약지반에 대한 미생물 고결화 반응을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제27권9호
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• pp.1086-1095
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• 2017

기후변화로 인한 지표수 자원의 손실에 대비하기 위해 지하수 자원에 대한 관심이 대두되고 있다. 지하수 오염에 대한 모니터링 및 평가뿐 아니라 지하수 자원 관리를 위해 대수층 미생물 군집에 대한 이해가 필요하다. 대수층에서 미생물은 지하수에 부유하는 것보다 대부분이 대수층 퇴적토 입자 표면에 부착해서 서식한다. 하지만 대수층 퇴적토 시료 채취가 쉽지 않으므로 대부분의 대수층 미생물 군집 연구는 관정으로부터 채취한 지하수 시료의 부유 세포를 이용하였다. 오염된 대수층에서 미생물 군집에 대한 연구는 비교적 많으나, 오염되지 않은 대수층에서의 미생물 다양성과 수질개선을 위한 그들의 역할에 대한 정보는 여전히 부족한 실정이다. 본 논문에서는 대수층 지하수 내에 존재하는 세균의 생태와 군집 구조에 관해 기술하였다. 지금까지 보고된 연구에 의하면 오염되지 않은 대수층 지하수 미생물 군집은 대부분 Proteobacteria가 우세한 것으로 나타났다. 이들은 대수층 내의 기질(광물, 유기물 등)의 농도나 분포, 지하수의 성상, 인간의 활동 등에 영향을 받는다. 오염되지 않은 대수층 지하수 미생물 군집에 관한 연구는 지하수의 수질 개선에 관련된 생지화학적 과정을 더 잘 이해하기 위해 중요하며, 또한 대수층 오염에 따른 군집 변화를 모니터링 하기 위한 기초 자료로 이용될 수 있다.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.267-276
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• 2010

Many plants have been improved to adapt the target of the biological treatment processes changed from organics to nutrients since the water quality criteria of effluent was reinforced and included T-N and T-P for the municipal wastewater treatment plant. To meet the criteria of T-N and T-P, the conventional biological reactor such as aeration tank in activated sludge system is changed to the BNR (biological nutrient removal) processes, which are typically divided into three units as anaerobic, anoxic and oxic tank. Therefore, the solid separation process should be redesigned to fit the BNR processes in case of the application of the DAF (dissolved air flotation) process as an alternatives because the solid-liquid separation characteristics of microbial flocs produced in the BNR processes are also different from that of activated sludge system as well. The results of this study revealed that the microbial floc of the anaerobic tank was the hardest to be separated among the three steps of the unit tanks for the BNR processes. On the contrary, the oxic tank was best for the removal efficiency of nutrients as well as suspended solid. In addition, the removal efficiency of nutrients was much improved under the chemical coagulation treatment though coagulation was not indispensable with a respect to the solid separation. On the other hand, in spited that the separation time for the microbial floc from the BNR processes were similar to the typical particles like clay flocs, over $2.32{\times}10^3$ ppm of air volume concentration was required to keep back the break-up of the bubble-floc agglomerates.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.347-359
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• 2023

With the development of infrastructure, there is a critical shortage of filling materials all over the word. However, a large amount of silt accumulated in the lower reaches of the Yellow River is treated as waste every year, which will cause environmental pollution and waste of resources. Microbial induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) technology, with the advantage of efficient, economical and environmentally friendly protection, is selected to solidify the abandoned Yellow River silt with poor mechanical properties into high-quality filling material in this paper. Based on unconfined compressive strength (UCS) test, determination of calcium carbonate (CaCO₃) content and scanning electron microscope (SEM) test, the effects of cementation solution concentration, treatment times and relative density on the solidification effect were studied. The results show that the loose silt particles can be effectively solidified together into filling material with excellent mechanical properties through MICP technology. The concentration of cementation solution have a significant impact on the solidification effect, and the reasonable concentration of cementation solution is 1.5 mol/L. With the increase of treatment times, the pores in the soil are filled with CaCO₃, and the UCS of the specimens after 10 times of treatment can reach 2.5 MPa with a relatively high CaCO₃ content of 26%. With the improvement of treatment degree, the influence of relative density on the UCS increases gradually. Microscopic analysis revealed that after MICP reinforcement, CaCO₃ adhered to the surface of soil particles and cemented with each other to form a dense structure.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.219-223
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• 1989

Hydrocortisone의 $\Delta$$^1$-Dehydrogenation에 의한 prednisolone의 생산에서 소포제인 silicone oil과 neolin 302의 영향이 조사되었다. 미생물 전환방법은 pseudo-crystallofermentation 기법에 의해 수행되었다. 스테로이드 입자들은 소포제와의 hydrophobic-hydrophobic interaction에 의해 서로 응집되었다. 이러한 응집 현상에 의해 고체 기질의 용해속도와 비례하는 물질전달 면적이 감소됨으로써, 결국 생물전환속도의 감소를 유발하게 된다. Neolin은 silicone oil에 비해 전환속도에 더욱 좋지 않은 영향을 끼쳤으며, 소포제 농도가 증가할수록 전환속도는 감소하였다.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.194-203
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• 2017

Mealworm, a type of edible insect, is a superior food material suitable for industrial products. In this study, four different defatted mealworm powders were prepared to determine proper manufacturing conditions. Solvent extraction method reduced lipid contents of mealworms more than pressed mealworms, and lowered lipid contents caused bright colors and good physicochemical properties for powders. In comparison, differences among milling machines used for making powders were strongly related with average size of particles. Meanwhile, the predicted shelf-life of defatted mealworm powders judged by accelerated experiments was 1 year or longer. To enhance shelf-life of mealworm powders, addition of tocopherol to mealworm powders at a concentration of 0.2% could intensify oxidative stability and microbial inhibition.