• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.711-717
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• 2008

To speed up the conversion of rice straw into feeds in a low-temperature region, a start culture used for ensiling rice straw at low temperature was selected by continuous enrichment cultivation. During the selection, the microbial source for enrichment was rice straw and soil from two places in Northeast China. Lab-scale rice straw fermentation at $10^{\circ}C$ verified, compared with the commercial inoculant, that the selected start culture lowered the pH of the fermented rice straw more rapidly and produced more lactic acid. The results from denatured gradient gel eletrophoresis showed that the selected start culture could colonize into the rice straw fermentation system. To analyze the composition of the culture, a 16S rRNA gene clone library was constructed. Sequencing results showed that the culture mainly consisted of two bacterial species. One (A) belonged to Lactobacillus and another (B) belonged to Leuconostoc. To make clear the roles of composition microbes in the fermented system, quantitative PCR was used. For species A, the DNA mass increased continuously until sixteen days of the fermentation, which occupied 65%. For species B, the DNA mass amounted to 5.5% at six days of the fermentation, which was the maximum relative value during the fermentation. To the authors' best knowledge, this is the first report on ensiling rice straw with a selected starter at low temperature and investigation of the fermented characteristics.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.390-399
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• 2003

본 연구는 경남지역의 해수와 해산물에서 Listeria 속을 분리하여 증균배양방법에 따른 균의 분리율, 선택배지에 따른 균의 분리율, 검체에 따른 균종 별 분리율, 생화학 시험과 분리된 L. monocytogenes에 대하여는 혈청형 시험을 실시하였다. 총 100건의 검체에서 증균배양에 따른 Listeria 속의 분리율은 1일 증균배양에서 L. monocytogenes가 4% (4건), L. innocua가 35%(35건), L. ivanovii가 4%(4건), L. welshimeri가 1%(1건)였고, 7일간 증균배양에서는 L. monocytogenes가 1%(7건), L. innocua가 38%(38건), L. ivanovii가 5%(5건), L. welshimeri가 1%(1건)로 동정되어 1일 증균배양 보다 7일간의 증균배양이 Listeria속의 분리에 휠씬 효과적이었다. 이와 함께 Oxford 선택배지나 LPM 선택 배지를 사용하였을 경우 증균배양과 비교하여 검출율이 조금 낮았다. 검체에 따른 Listeria 속의 분리율은 새우와 가재에서 80%(16/20)로 분리율이 가장 높았으며, 바지락에서 50% (10/20), 해수에서 25%(5/20), 홍합에서 20%(4/20)의 순으로 나타났다. 그리고 Listeria 속의 균종 별 분리율은 L. irnnocua가 38%(38건), L. monocytogenes가 7%(7건), L. ivanovii가 5%(5건), L. welshimeri가 1%(1건)순으로 분리되었다. 각 검체에서 Listeria 속의 균종 별 분리율은 새우에서 L. innocua가 65%(13건), L. monocytogenes가 15%(3건), 가재에서 L. innocua가 70%(14건), L. monocytogenes가 10%(2건), 바지락에서 L. innocua가 45%(9건), L. monocytogenes가 5%(1건), 홍합에서 L. innocua가 10%(2건), L. monocytogenes가 5%(1건), L. welshimeri가 5%(1건), 해수에서 L. ivanovii가 25%(5건)분리되었다. L. monocytogenes로 분리 동정된 7주에 대한 혈청형 분류는 type I이 2주, type IV가 5주로 나타났다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.763-770
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• 1998

Salmonella typhimurium is a causitive agent of diarrhea, fever, gastroenteritis, septicemia and sudden death in piglet. The currently used methods such as IFA, ELISA, DNA hybridization assay is needed a long-time and difficult to detect the organism in carrier animal or contaminated sample with other agents. However, it is important to detect rapidly and sensitively S typhimurium in piglet with other infectious pathogens to minimize an economic loss. Two sets of PCR primer, rfbJ forward primer(5'-AGAATATGTAATTGTCAG-3') and reverse primer(5'-TAACCGTTTCAGTAGTTC-3') were designed to amplify a 882 by fragment of Salmonella serovar type B gene. The target genomic DNA for PCR was extracted from the cultivated materials with various enrichment periods in a nonselective enrichment agar and broth with clinical specimens. The PCR is carried out here made it possible to detect the gene from two hours. Also, the amplified fragment with PCR was cloned into pGEM-T vector and digested with restrict enzyme, and sequenced for the identification of Salmonella serotype B rfbJ gene. Duplicated cultivation agar-broth followed by PCR were performed to develop a rapid and sensitive detection of S typhlmurium based on serovar type. This duplicated cultivation-PCR method provides a sensitive and rapid diagnostic tool to detect Salmonella from infected piglet with improved sensitivity.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.142-147
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• 2009

In this study, the selenium (Se) accumulations of soybean sprouts and mungbean sprouts treated with various concentrations of Se-solutions were evaluated, as part of a broader effort to produce Se-enriched variants of the plants. Four levels of sodium selenate ($Na_{2}SeO_{4}$)-dissolved solutions (i.e. 0, T0; 6, T1; 60, T2; and $600{\mu}g/mL$, T3) were prepared and sprayed onto the plants during cultivation. The effect of different spraying periods on Se accumulation was also assessed by watering plant groups once a day for periods of one, two, or three days. Se solution remaining on the surfaces of the plants was washed out by spraying with distilled water on the final day of cultivation. However, the increase of Se accumulation in the plants was found to depend on both Se-concentration and watering period, and the soybean sprouts were determined to accumulate Se more effectively than the mungbean sprouts. Additionally, with regard to Se accumulation in the plants, the period of application of Se solution was determined to be more important than the concentration of the Se solution applied. The averaged total levels of Se-enrichment in whole soybean sprouts at T0, T1, T2, and T3 were 0.26, 65.86, 179.62, and $525.12{\mu}g/dry$ matter (DM) g, respectively, and the relative equations relating Se enrichment in soybean sprouts (Y) against watering days (X) were Y=32.505X-36.17 (T1), Y=88.46X-92.04 (T2), and Y=251.11X-254.9(T3). The averaged total levels of Se-enrichment in the whole mungbean sprouts at T1, T2, and T3 group were 0.05, 3.64, and $101.43{\mu}g/DM$ g, respectively, and the relative equations relating Se enrichment (Y) to watering days (X) for mungbean sprouts were Y=1.67X-1.3467 at T1 and Y=48.035X-46.907 at T2. The results of this study suggest that soybean sprouts and mungbean sprouts enriched with bioavailable Se can be produced on a large scale by Se supplementation, allowing for the development of healthy functional foods such as Se-enriched mungbean sprout soups and salads, Se-enriched functional drink and food additives, and selenium tablets to promote health.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.501-508
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• 2012

Reducing carbon dioxide ($CO_2$) exhaust has become a major issue for society in the last few years, especially since the initial release of the Kyoto Protocol in 1997 that strictly limited the emissions of greenhouse gas for each country. One of the primary sectors affecting the levels of atmospheric greenhouse gases is agriculture where $CO_2$ is not only consumed by plants but also produced from various types of soil and agricultural ecosystems including greenhouses. In greenhouse cultivation, $CO_2$ concentration plays an essential role in the photosynthesis process of crops. Optimum control of greenhouse $CO_2$ enrichment based on accurate monitoring of the added $CO_2$ can improve profitability through efficient crop production and reduce environmental impact, compared to traditional management practices. In this study, a sensor-based control system that could estimate the required $CO_2$ concentration considering emission from soil for cucumber greenhouses was developed and evaluated. The relative profitability index (RPI) was defined by the ratio of growth rate to supplied $CO_2$. RPI for a greenhouse controlled at lower set point of $CO_2$ concentration (500 ${\mu}mol{\cdot}mol^{-1}$) was greater than that of greenhouse at higher set point (800 ${\mu}mol{\cdot}mol^{-1}$). Evaluation tests to optimize $CO_2$ enrichment concluded that the developed control system would be applicable not only to minimize over-exhaust of $CO_2$ but also to maintain the crop profitability.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.44-48
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• 1995

26 bacterial strains capable of growing on Terephthalic acid (TPA) in minimal medium were isolated from soil and wastewater by selective enrichment culture, and among them, one isolate which was the best in the cell growth and TPA degradation was selected and identified as Pseudomonas sp. T-1 by its characteristics. Cell growth almost revealed a stationary phase at 24 hrs after cultivation. Cell growth dramatically increased in a minimal medium containing 0.1% of TPA as a sole carbon source and TPA was not detected any more at 80 hrs after cultivation. Therefore, it is suggested that Pseudomonas sp. T-1 could be effectively used for the biological treatment of wastewater containing TPA.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.119-124
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• 1998

Twelve bacterial strains capable of growing on phenol minimal medium were isolated from iron foundry activated sludge by enrichment culture, and amount them, one isolate which was the best in cell growth and phenol degradation was selected and identified as Acinetobacter junii POH. The optimal temperature, initial pH and phenol concentration in the above medium were 3$0^{\circ}C$, 7.5 and 1000 ppm, respectively. Cell growth of Acinetobacter junii POH dramatically increased 20 hrs cultivation-time and reached a almost stationary phsae 40 hrs cultivation-time then phenol was degraded about 98%. Cell growth was inhibited y phenol at concentrations over 1500 ppm. The isolate was resistant to several antibiotics as well as various heavy metal ions. The growth-limiting log P value of Acinetobacter junii POH on organic solvents was 2.9 in the LB medium. Therefore, it is suggested that Acinetobacter junii POH could be effectively used for the biological treatment of wastewater containing the presence of heavy metal ions and organic solvents.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.559-564
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• 1998

The polymerase chain reaction(PCR) assay was used for rapid diagnosis from blood and organ samples experimentally infected with Listeria monocytogenes. This method used a pair of primers based on a unique region in the 16S rRNA sequence of L monocytogenes. Procedure A was based on dilution of the blood sample followed by lysis of bacterial cell and direct analysis of the lysate with PCR. In artificially infected blood samples with L monocytogenes, it was possible to detect fewer than 40 cells per ml of blood. However, L monocytogenes was detected low rates on infected organs by the direct PCR. In procedure B, enrichment cultivation was used to increase numbers of bacteria before lysis and PCR. L monocytogenes was detected from 23 samples of 24 liver and spleen, respectively, and 18 samples of 24 blood were found to be positive by PCR on a subset of 72 organ samples, whereas L monocytogenes were detected on 63 organ samples in classical culture technique. It was required to analyze including enrichment steps were 6h and 18h on the procedure A and B, respectively.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.853-861
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• 2010

High substrate costs decrease the profitability of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) production, and thus low-cost carbon substrates coming from agricultural and industrial residuals are tested for the production of these biopolymers. Among them, crude glycerol, formed as a by-product during biodiesel production, seems to be the most promising source of carbon. The object of this study was to characterize the mixed population responsible for the conversion of crude glycerol into PHAs by cultivation-dependent and -independent methods. Enrichment of the microbial community was monitored by applying the Ribosomal Intergenic Spacer Analysis (RISA), and the identification of community members was based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing of cultivable species. Molecular analysis revealed that mixed populations consisted of microorganisms affiliated with four bacterial lineages: ${\alpha}$, ${\gamma}$-Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, and Bacteroides. Among these, three Pseudomonas strains and Rhodobacter sp. possessed genes coding for polyhydroxyalkanoates synthase. Comparative analysis revealed that most of the microorganisms detected by direct molecular analysis were obtained by the traditional culturing method.

• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.500-507
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• 2016

본 연구는 유용 냉수성 어류 등의 종묘생산 시 초기의 성장과 생존률을 향상시키기 위하여, 저온에서 증식할 수 있는 저온 내성을 가진 로티퍼(Brachionus plicatilis)를 배양하여, 수온 및 시간에 따른 영양강화 실험을 실시하였다. 로티퍼의 저온 배양은 $20^{\circ}C$에서 배양하던 로티퍼의 수온을 점차적으로 낮추면서 활력이 있는 개체의 선별 배양을 반복하여 최종적으로 $10^{\circ}C$에서 사육하였다. 영양강화는 상업적으로 이용되는 영양강화제인 A, S, SCV 및 SCP의 4종류를 사용하여 10, 15 및 $20^{\circ}C$의 수온에서 6, 12 및 24시간 실시하였다. 수온 $10^{\circ}C$에서 50일간 로티퍼의 증식률 실험을 한 결과 접종 밀도 $350{\pm}7.9$개체/ml에서 최종 배양 밀도는 $1,064{\pm}5.7$개체/ml로 약 3배 개체수가 증가하였다. 영양강화제에 포함된 지방산을 분석한 결과, n3계 고도불포화 지방산인 eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, C20:5n-3) 및 docosahexaenoic acid(DHA, C22:6n-3)는 SCP에서 각각 15.49%, 35.03 %로 높게 나타났다. 영양강화한 로티퍼의 지방산 조성은 영양강화제에 따라 영향을 받았다. EPA는 SCP가 영양강화 수온 및 시간에 관계없이 2 % 이상을 차지하여 다른 영양강화제보다 높은 비율을 나타냈다. DHA는 S가 $15^{\circ}C$, 24시간 실험구에서 12.40 %로 높게 나타났다. 영양강화 로티퍼의 EPA와 DHA의 비율을 고려하면 S를 $20^{\circ}C$에서 12시간 영양강화한 실험구가 각각 3.09, 11.65 %로 높게 나타났다.