• 대한약침학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.119-125
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• 2008

Objective : This experimental study was performed to investigate the effects of Houttuyniae Herba extract on anti-inflammation and anti-oxidation. Methods : The cytotoxicity of Houttuyniae Herba water extract and ethanol extract about viability of Raw 264.7 cell were tested using a colormetric tetrazolium assay(MTT assay). We investigated the inhibitory effects of Houttuyniae Herba water extract and ethanol extract on Propionibactrium acnes using paper disk diffusion method. To investigate the anti-inflammation effects of Houttuyniae Herba water extract and ethanol extract on LPS-induced macrophage Raw 264.7 cell, we used ELISA kit. We evaluated anti-oxidation effects of Houttuyniae Herba water extract and ethanol extract on HaCaT cell by Enzyme recycling method. Results : 1. In Houttuyniae Herba water extract and ethanol extract, cell toxicity depended on the density and wasn't difference between two extracts. 2. Houttuyniae Herba water extract and ethanol extract has not the significant inhibition effect of Propionibactrium acnes. 3. Concentration of 50, $100{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ Houttuyniae Herba water extract inhibited the production of NO in the Raw 264.7 cell stimulated with LPS. 4. All extracts except for $20{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ Houttuyniae Herba water extract showed anti-oxidation effect by decreasing the DPPH radicals. Conclusion : These results indicate that Houttuyniae Herba extract has anti-inflammation and anti-oxidation effects. If further study is performed, the use of Houttuyniae Herba extract will be valuable and benificial in the therapy of Propionibactrium acnes.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.73-78
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• 2013

This study was conducted to investigate antibiotic resistance among Salmonella Typhimurium isolates from diseased pigs in Gyeongbuk province during the period 1998~2011. One hundred forty one isolates were tested for antibiotic resistance using the standard disk diffusion method and were examined for presence of resistance gene by PCR method. S. Typhimurium showed high drug resistance rates to tetracycline (95.7%), streptomycin (93.6%), ampicillin (86.5%), cephalothin (80.1%), gentamicin (79.4%), and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (72.3%). Resistance gene, blaTEM, blaPSE1, tetA, tetB, tetG, sul1, sul2, aadA, strA, grm, and temA were detected among the antibiotic resistance isolates and temB, tetC, aadB gene were not detected. One hundred twenty one (89.6%) tetA, two (1.5%) tetB and one (0.7%) tetG gene were detected in the 135 tetracycline resistant isolates. Two (1.6%) temA gene were detected in one hundred twenty two ampicillin resistance isolates and temB was not detected.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.304-311
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• 2018

Background: Ginseng black spot disease resulting from Alternaria panax Whuetz is a common soil-borne disease, with an annual incidence rate higher than 20-30%. In this study, the bacterial strains with good antagonistic effect against A. panax are screened. Methods: A total of 285 bacterial strains isolated from ginseng rhizosphere soils were screened using the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method and the Oxford cup plate assay. We analyzed the antifungal spectrum of SZ-22 by confronting incubation. To evaluate the efficacy of biocontrol against ginseng black spot and for growth promotion by SZ-22, we performed pot experiments in a plastic greenhouse. Taxonomic position of SZ-22 was identified using morphology, physiological, and biochemical characteristics, 16S ribosomal DNA, and gyrB sequences. Results: SZ-22 (which was identified as Brevundimonas terrae) showed the strongest inhibition rate against A. panax, which showed 83.70% inhibition, and it also provided broad-spectrum antifungal effects. The inhibition efficacies of the SZ-22 bacterial suspension against ginseng black spot reached 82.47% inhibition, which is significantly higher than that of the 25% suspension concentrate azoxystrobin fungicide treatment (p < 0.05). Moreover, the SZ-22 bacterial suspension also caused ginseng plant growth promotion as well as root enhancement. Conclusion: Although the results of the outdoor pot-culture method were influenced by the pathogen inoculum density, the cropping history of the field site, and the weather conditions, B. terrae SZ-22 controlled ginseng black spot and promoted ginseng growth successfully. This study provides resource for the biocontrol of ginseng black spot.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.390-395
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• 2017

Mixed A, Chlorella vulgaris, Nannochloropsis oculata, Chaetoceros calcitrans 등 4종류의 미세조류로부터 99.9% 에탄올로 추출한 성분의 항균활성을 검증하기 위해 그람음성세균 2종(E. coli, S. Typhimurium)과 그람양성세균 2종(S. aureus, B. cereus)에 대하여 paper disk diffusion assay, MIC, MBC를 측정하였다. 4종류의 미세조류 추출물은 공시균주에 대하여 0.62-1.66 mg/mL의 MIC를 나타내었으며, C. vulgaris 추출물이 4종의 공시균주에 대한 MIC가 0.62 mg/mL로 가장 강한 항균활성을 나타내었으며, MBC 또한 C. vulgaris 에탄올 추출물이 E. coli에 대해 2.50 mg/mL, S. aureus, B. cereus와 S. Typhimurium에 대해서는 4.16-5.00 mg/mL로 가장 강한 항균활성을 나타내었다. 항균활성이 가장 강한 C. vulgaris 에탄올 추출물의 성분을 분석한 결과, 함량이 가장 많은 성분은 9,12-octadecadienoic acid (linoelaidic acid, peak 5, 7)로 38.8%이었으며, 그 다음이 2-Hexadecen-1-o1, 3,7,11,15-tetramethyl (phytol, peak 2,6)로 30.0%이었다. Octadecadienoic acid는 일명 linoelaidic acid로 탄소수 18개의 고도불포화지방산이며, 두 번째로 함량이 많은 Phytol은 클로로필을 구성하는 불포화 제1급 알코올의 일종으로서(엽록소의 구성 성분) 병원성 대장균 및 황색포도상구균에 항균활성을 나타낸다는 보고로 볼 때, 이 2가지 성분이 항균활성의 주성분인 것으로 사료된다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.223-230
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• 2019

오존은 박테리아, 원생동물, 효모 및 진균과 같은 미생물을 사멸시킬 수 있는 기체 분자이다. 그러나 오존 가스는 대기 중에서 불안정하기 때문에 쉽게 사용할 수 없다. 최근에 오존을 쉽고 효율적으로 사용할 수 있도록 식물성 오일을 활용하는 방법이 개발되었고, 활용성에 대한 연구가 진행되고 있다. 오존은 지방산의 C-C 이중 결합과 반응하여 오존화된 오일로 전환 될 수 있다. 이 반응에서 오존 처리된 오일의 지방산 내에서 오각형 고리 구조화합물인 오조나이드가 생성된다. 이 연구에서는 올리브 오일을 사용하여 오존 처리된 오일이 4 종류의 세균과 곰팡이에 대해 중요한 항미생물 활성을 갖는다는 가설을 연구하였다. 오존화 올리브 오일을 4 가지 피부 감염미생물 Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 25922), Staphylococcus epidermidis (ATCC 12228), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 27853), Candida albicans (ATCC 10231) 및 장내 세균인 Escherichia coli에 처리하였다. 항미생물 활성은 미국 국립 임상 실험 표준위원회 방법(National Clinical Laboratory Standards, USA)에 따른 disk 확산 방법을 사용하여 분석하였다. 최소억제농도(MIC)는 S. aureus에 대해 0.25 mg, S. epidermidis에 대해 0.5 mg, P. aeruginosa에 대해 3.0 mg 및 E. coli에 대해 1.0 mg로 나타나 오존화 올리브 오일은 그람음성균보다 그람양성균에 더 효과적이었다. 또한, S. aureus와 MRSA에 대한 항균활성을 비교하였을 때 MRSA에서 오존화된 올리브 오일이 S. aureus보다 더 민감하게 작용하였으며, 진균인 C. albicans는 한 시간 이내에 사멸되었다. 따라서 본 연구의 결과는 오존화 올리브 오일이 강력한 항미생물 물질로 사용될 수 있는 가능성을 제시하였다.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.261-266
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• 1999

VRE 감염증은 항균제의 과다한 사용 후 출현하는 새로운 형태의 감염성 질환으로, 현재 심각한 임상 문제로 대두되고 있다. 최근 국내에서도 신경학적 장에나 당뇨병, 종양 등의 기저질환을 가진 성인 환자들에서 소수의 감염 예가 보고되고 있으나 소아기, 특히 신생아에서의 감염증은 잘 알려지지 않았다. 저자들은 생후 4일된 신생아에서 발생한 vancomycin 내성 E. faecalis 패혈증 l례를 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.391-402
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• 2018

The aim of the present work was to provide information about Enterococcus strains isolated from pre-packaged chicken samples in Ankara (Turkey), focusing on their prevalence, phenotypic and genotypic characteristics, and antibiotic resistance. We report the first study on the occurrence of antibiotic resistant enterococci in pre-packaged chicken samples in Ankara. A total of 97 suspicious enterococcal isolates were identified from 122 chicken samples. All isolates were identified to species level by phenotypic and molecular methods. In the 16S rDNA sequence analysis, Enterococcus faecium (61.85%) and Enterococcus faecalis (38.15%) were found to be the most frequently detected Enterococcus spp. Of the 97 isolates tested for hemolytic activity, 12.37% enterococcal strains were ${\beta}$-hemolytic. ${\beta}$-Hemolysin was most prevalent among E. faecium (58.33%) compared to E. faecalis (41.66%). Disk diffusion method was used for determining of antibiotic resistance. The analysis of the antimicrobial resistance of the 97 Enterococcus isolates revealed that the resistance to kanamycin (98.96%), rifampicin (80.41%) and ampicillin (60.82%) was most frequent. Furthermore, resistance to erythromycin (38.14%) and ciprofloxacin (34.02%) was also observed. The frequencies of resistance to tetracycline (9.27%), penicillin G (8.24%), and chloramphenicol (3.09%), gentamicin (2.06%) and streptomycin (1.03%) were low. None of the isolates was resistant to vancomycin. Multi-drug resistance was found in 97.93% of Enterococcus strains. E. faecium strains showed a more resistant phenotype than E. faecalis strains according to the antibiotic resistance levels. The results of this study indicated that chicken meat is a potential reservoir for the transmission of antibiotic resistance from animals to humans.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.131-140
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• 2017

Uniform nanofibers of polyurethane with different content of Juniperus Chinensis extracts (JCE) were successfully prepared by the electrospinning method. We investigated physiochemical properties of prepared compound nanoweb according to various concentrations of Juniperus Chinensis extracts using a Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectrometer, X-ray diffractometer (XRD), thermogravimeter (TGA), and differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). The antibacterial activity of the JCE loaded PU nanofiber was conducted using the disk diffusion test against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. JCE was induced in the infrared spectra in the absorption band of PU/JCE nanowebs at $3,300cm^{-1}$, $2,960cm^{-1}$, $1,400-1,600cm^{-1}$, and $1,050cm^{-1}$. Thermal stability decreased with increasing JCE content in the PU/JCE nanowebs. The DSC curve of the PU nanoweb shows an endotherm peak at $420^{\circ}C$; in addition, the peak also became smaller and broader with increasing JCE content. The diffraction intensities of PU observed at 2 theta of $20^{\circ}$ decreased with the increasing amount of JCE in the compound nanoweb. In addition, the crystal intensities of the compound nanowebs also decreased along with the JCE content. Structural analysis indicates that JCE and PU are miscible. Juniperus Chinensis incorporated PU nanofibers demonstrated excellent antibacterial properties against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.1042-1052
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• 2010

Forty-seven Salmonella Typhimurium (33 zoonotic, 14 clinical) strains were tested for antimicrobial resistance using the standard disk diffusion method. The presence of relevant resistance genes and class 1 integrons were investigated by using PCR. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and plasmid profiling were carried out to determine the genomic diversity of Salmonella Typhimurium. Approximately 57.4% of the S. Typhimurium strains were multidrug resistant (MDR) and showed high resistance rates to tetracycline (70.2%), sulfonamides (57.4%), streptomycin (53.1%), ampicillin (29.7%), nalidixic acid (27.6%), kanamycin (23.4%), chloramphenicol (21.2%), and trimethoprim (19.1%). Resistance towards cephalosporins was noted for cephalothin (27.6%), cephradine (21.2%), amoxicillin clavulanic acid (17.0%), and cephalexin (17.0%). Resistance genes, $bla_{TEM}$, strA, aadA, sul1, sul2, tetA, tetB, and tetC, were detected among the drug-resistant strains. Thirtythree strains (70.2%) carried class 1 integrons, which were grouped in 9 different profiles. DNA sequencing identified sat, aadA, pse-1, and dfrA genes in variable regions on class 1 integrons. Thirty-five strains (74.4%) were subtyped to 22 different plasmid profiles, each with 1-6 plasmids (2.0 to 95 kb). PFGE subtyped the 47 strains into 39 profiles. In conclusion, high rates of multidrug resistance were found among the Malaysian Salmonella Typhimurium strains. The emergence of multidrug-resistant Salmonella Typhimurium to cephalosporin antibiotics was also observed. The strains were very diverse and no persistent clone was observed. The emergence of MDR Salmonella Typhimurium is a worldwide problem, and this report provides information for the better understanding of the prevalence and epidemiology of MDR S. Typhimurium in Malaysia.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.23-29
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• 2012

Objective : Sanguisorbae Radix(SO). that belong to Rosaceae is widely distributed in Asia including Korea, Japan and China. It has been used as traditional medicine from old times as a treatment for anti-inflammatory drugs. This study was designed to investigate the effects of n-BuOH fractions of SO on anti-oxidant effect and anti-microbial effect on $Streptococcus$ $mutans$ ($S.$ $mutans$). Methods : The anti-microbial effect of $n$-BuOH fractions of SO. was assessed by the paper disk diffusion method and anti-oxidant effect was assessed by the DPPH radical scavenging effect, Superoxide anion radical scavenging effect and SOD like ability. Results : DPPH radical scavenging of the $n$-BuOH fraction from SO in 50 ug/mL was shown to be Fr-2 (89.9%), Fr-3 (88.7%), Fr-4 (76.3%), Fr-1 (59.4%), Fr-5 (56.2%). Superoxside anion radical scavenging activity of the n-BuOH fraction from SO. in 50 ug/mL for Fr-3 was shown to be 78%. SOD-like activity of n-BuOH fraction from the SO in 1000 ug/mL for Fr-3 were shown to be 76.1% respectively. The $n$-BuOH fraction from the SO had high anti-microbial effect on $S.$ $mutans$. Conclusion : As a result, the $n$-BuOH fraction from SO. has good anti-microbial and anti-oxidant effects in a concentration-dependent manner.