• 미생물학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.53-66
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• 1982

1. When Chong Ju and Chung Ju soils possessing different physicochemical properties were treated with 500 ppm of TOK and incubated in flooded anaerobic condition for 2, 4, and 6 months, respectively, they produced 4-Chloro-4'-amino diphenyl ether, 2,4-Dichloro-4'-amino diphenyl ether(amin-TOK), N-[4'-(4-Chlorophenoxy)] phenyl acetamide, and N-[4'-(4-Chlorophenoxy)] phenyl formamide as the metabolities. This result indicates that TOK undergose the reduction of its $NO_2\;to\;NH_2$ group, dechlorination, acetylation, and formylation under this condition. The cleavage of ether linkage does not occur. In addition, TOK degrades more readily in Chung Ju soil which is characterized by pH 6.43 and higher contents of $Ca^{++}$ and C.E.C. than in Chong Ju soil which is lower in pH, $Ca^{++}$, and C.E.C. 2. In the aerobic incubation of TOK of 25ppm in Chung Ju soil suspension for 21 days, the ratio of the resulting metabolites, TOK : amino-TOK : 4-Chloro-4'-amino diphenyl ether was 100 : 130 : 76. Meanwhile, in the 42 day incubation, the ratio was 100 : 19 : 5, which indicates that TOK in aerobic condition dose not necessrily degrade as a function of the incubation period. 3. The citrate buffer extract of Chung Ju soil has the capability of degrading TOK, which was verified to be due to the action of the microorganisms involved. 4. Twelye strains of soil bacteria were isolated from the TOK-treated soils. In the incubation of TOK in pure cultures of the respective isolates, the strain T-1-1 isolated from Chong Ju soil had almost no degradability whereas the strain T-2-3 was the most potent. The degradation of TOK by the isolates constituted mostly the reduction of the nitro group to amino group. 5. In a test for the degradability of TOK by some selected microorganisms, Pseudomonas species were more potent than fungi. Yet, Isolate B which had been isolated from Chung Ju soil suspension was the most potent.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.131-140
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• 1968

The soil of the reclaimed tidal land, located in Chogi-ri, Is. Kanghwa, Korea was used in this experiment. The experimented soil samples were collected from 18 sites with its time elapsed after the shore-protection works, soil-depth and the vegetation of saline plants, and at each site samplings were conducted monthly from March through October, 1968, for the purposes of examining the changes of microbial populations for the microbes such as bacteria, actinomycetes and fungi, by using the dilution plate method. The numbers of the microbes in these soils generally showed lower levels comparing with those of other soils. The more time elapsed after the reclamation, the higher numbers of the microbes inhibited the soils. Higher populations were there in the surface soils than in the lower part of the area. The surface soils included comparatively better conditions in aeration and contents of organic matter than in the lower part, and this fact was. same as in general soils. However, not so was this in the case of March, April and October due to the higher soil temperatures in the lows. At the experimental sites where the halophytes such as Salicorniu were grown vigourously, the more densly the plants grew, the higher populations of actinomycetes and fungi were, but not in the case of bacterial population. This means, in this soil with dense Salicornia, it is difficult to obtain good-natured soils in short time without a higher population of bacteria. For the rapid utilization of the land soil, in this view of point, the methods increasing the number of bacteria in the soil are needed as well as the cultivation and harvesting Salicorniu which indicated in the privious paper(Hong, et al., 1969a). According to the results of this experiment, the changes of soil-microbial populations in the reclaimed tidal land soil containing high salinity depend deeply upon the interrelations of many environmental factors such as soil-salinity, soil-components and contents, concentration of organic matters, pH, aeration, and air and soil temperatures, as in the general soils.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.318-325
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• 2007

Glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH, EC 1.1.1.49) in Deinococcus radiophilus, an extraordinarily UV-resistant bacterium, was investigated to gain insight into its resistance as it was shown to be involved in a scavenging system of superoxide $(O_2^{-1})$ and peroxide $(O_2^{-2})$ generated by UV and oxidative stresses. D. radiophilus possesses two G6PDH isoforms: G6PDH-1 and G6PDH-2, both showing dual coenzyme specificity for NAD and NADP. Both enzymes were detected throughout the growth phase; however, the substantial increase in G6PDH-1 observed at stationary phase or as the results of external oxidative stress indicates that this enzyme is inducible under stressful environmental conditions. The G6PDH-1 and G6PDH-2 were purified 122- and 44-fold (using NADP as cofactor), respectively. The purified G6PDH-1 and G6PDH-2 had the specific activity of 2,890 and 1,033 U/mg protein (using NADP as cofactor) and 3,078 and 1,076 U/mg protein (using NAD as cofactor), respectively. The isoforms also evidenced distinct structures; G6PDH-1 was a tetramer of 35 kDa subunits, whereas G6PDH-2 was a dimer of 60kDa subunits. The pIs of G6PDH-1 and G6PDH-2 were 6.4 and 5.7, respectively. Both G6PDH-1 and G6PDH-2 were inhibited by both ATP and oleic acid, but G6PDH-1 was found to be more susceptible to oleic acid than G6PDH-2. The profound inhibition of both enzymes by ${\beta}-naphthoquinone-4-sulfonic$ acid suggests the involvement of lysine at their active sites. $Cu^{2+}$ was a potent inhibitor to G6PDH-2, but a lesser degree to G6PDH-1. Both G6PDH-1 and G6PDH-2 showed an optimum activity at pH 8.0 and $30^{\circ}C$.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.385-390
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• 2009

광합성 담수 녹조류인 Chlorella pyrenoidosa의 최적 생장 조건을 알기 위해 배양 온도, 시간, 영양물질의 영향 및 조도 등을 조사하였다. Growth chamber를 사용하여 알아본 가장 적절한 조건은 온도 $28^{\circ}C$에서 4일간 배양했을 때이며 배지에 첨가된 타 영양물질의 농도가 높을수록 활발한 광합성을 하면서 생장하였고 조도(Lux)가 크면 클 수록 잘 자랐다. 또한 동일 균주로부터 acetaldehyde를 분해하는 효소의 활성을 살펴보았는데 이 효소는 $\beta$-$NAD^+$를 조효소로 하는 탈수소효소였으며, ODS-Hypersil column과 50%(v/v) acetonitrile을 이동상으로 한 HPLC로 분석한 결과 pH 9.0, 온도 $40^{\circ}C$ 부근에서 최대 효소 활성을 보여주었다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.637-649
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• 2011

Soil microorganisms play a major role in improving soil fertility and plant health. Symbiotic arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) form a key component of the soil microbial populations. AMF form a mutualistic association with the host plant and exert a positive influence on its growth and nutrient uptake. The establishment of mycorrhizal symbioses with the host plant can positively be influenced by plant growth promoting rhizobacteria through various mechanisms such as increased spore germination and hyphal permeability in plant roots. Though there are evidences that combined interactions between AMF and PGPR can promote the plant growth however mechanisms of these interactions are poorly understood. Better understanding of the interactions between AMF and other microorganisms is necessary for maintaining soil fertility and enhancing crop production. This paper reviews current knowledge concerning the interactions between AMF and PGPR with plants and discusses on enhanced nutrient availability, biocontrol, abiotic stress tolerance and phytoremediation in sustainable agriculture.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.168-172
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• 2002

출아효모는 주변 환경 pH의 커다란 변화 속에서 적응할 수 있는 효과적인 체계를 지니고 있으며 SHC1 유전자는 알칼리 pH 조건에서 세포의 성장에 필요한 유전자 중에 하나임을 확인하였다. SHC1 유전자의 세포내 pH 조절 기작을 보다 구체적으로 알아보기 위하여 이 유전자가 소실된 돌연변이주를 제조하였다. 성장률의 차이가 나타나는 원인을 세포 내부의 pH 완충능력 결여에 의한 것으로 추측하고 pH 감수성 형광물질인 C.SNARE를 사용하여 외부 pH의 변화에 따른 세포 내부의 pH를 측정하였다. 알칼리 pH 완충효과는 소실 돌연변이의 경우는 야생종 대비 70% 수준을 보였다. 또한 pH 조절에 관여하는 효모세포 내부의 $Na^{+}$과 $K^{+}$의 농도를 원자흡광계를 사용하여 조사한 바, $K^{+}$ 이온의 경우에는 돌연변이주에 비하여 야생형 세포내에 더 많이 존재하는 것으로 나타났으나 $Na^{+}$ 이온의 경우는 별다른 차이점을 보이지 않았다. 이러한 결과는 $K^{+}$ 이온의 조절이 효모에서 세포내 pH조절 기작에 중요하며 SHC1 유전자는 이 $K^{+}$ 이온의 세포내 농도 유지에 관여하고 있다는 것을 제시해 주었다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.207-211
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• 1998

메탄올을 이용하여 성장하는 Methylovorus sp. strain SS1은 formaldehyde의 산화를 위한 linear route의 주효소인 $NAD^+$-linked formaldehyde dehydrogenase 및 $NAD^+$-linked formate dehydrogenas와 cyclic route의 주효소인 hexulose-6-phosphate synthase, glucose-6-phosphate isomerae, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase 등의 활성을 나타내었는데, cyclic route에 관여하는 효소의 활성이 상대적으로 더 높았다. 이 세균은 formaldehyde의 동화와 관련된 ribulose monophosphate 경로의 주효소와 Entner-Doudoroff 경로의 주효소 및 transaldolase 활성과 함께 세포외 다당류 합성과 관련된 phosphoglucomutase, UDP-glucose pyrophyosphorylase, mannose-6-phosphate isomerase의 활성도 나타내었다. 2.3 mM의 ammonium sulfate가 포함된 배지에서 성장한 세균은 7.6 mM의 ammonium sulfate가 포함된 배지에서 성장한 세균보다 더 많은 세포외 다당류를 생산하였지만 균체 수율은 낮았고, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase와 phosphoglucomutase 및 UDP-glucose pyrophoshorylase의 활성은 높게 나타내었으나 6-phosphogluconate dehydratase/2-keto-3-deoxy-6-phosphogluconate aldolase의 활성은 낮았다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.247-251
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• 1997

아미노산이 김치유산균에 미치는 영향을 검토하였다. 발효온도 $15^{\circ}C$에서 형태가 다른 집락을 73개 분리하였다. 이 중에서 69.9%가 덱스트란 생성균주이었으며, Leuconostoc 속이 4.1%, Lactobacillus 속이 65.8%를 차지하였다. Tyrosine 500 ppm이 되도록 첨가한 배지에서 분리균주의 생장은 완전히 억제되었다. 그러나 실제로 이 아미노산을 첨가하여 만든 김치에서 분리된 총 집락수는 58개 이었고, 이 중에서 덱스트란 생성균주가 70.7%로 큰 변동이 없었으나 대신에 Leuconostoc 속이 41.4%로 증가하였고, Lactobacillus 속은 29.3%로 감소하였다. 각 속에서 우점종은 Leu. mesenteroides와 Lac. minor이었다. 따라서 실제 김치에서 tyrosine은 Lactobacillus 속의 생장을 억제하는 효과가 있었다.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.211-220
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• 2014

Resveratrol has received considerable attention as a polyphenol with various biological effects such as anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-mutagenic, anti-carcinogenic, and cardioprotective properties. As part of the overall safety assessment of HS-1793, a novel resveratrol analogue free from the restriction of metabolic instability and the high dose requirement of resveratrol, we assessed genotoxicity in three in vitro assays: a bacterial mutation assay, a comet assay, and a chromosomal aberration assay. In the bacterial reverse mutation assay, HS-1793 did not increase revertant colony numbers in S. typhimurium strains (TA98, TA100, TA1535 and TA1537) or an E. coli strain (WP2 uvrA) regardless of metabolic activation. HS-1793 showed no evidence of genotoxic activity such as DNA damage on L5178Y $Tk^{+/-}$ mouse lymphoma cells with or without the S9 mix in the in vitro comet assay. No statistically significant differences in the incidence of chromosomal aberrations following HS-1793 treatment was observed on Chinese hamster lung cells exposed with or without the S9 mix. These results provide additional evidence that HS-1793 is non-genotoxic at the dose tested in three standard tests and further supports the generally recognized as safe determination of HS-1793 during early drug development.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.525-533
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• 2015

The objective of this study was to carry out a community survey on schistosomiais and soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections in order to suggest feasible and effective intervention strategies in Lake Victoria basin, Tanzania. A total of 37 communities selected from 23 districts of the 4 regions in the Lake Victoria basin of Tanzania were involved in the study. From each of the selected locality, 50 adult community members, 25 males and 25 females, were recruited for the study. Each study participant was requested to submit stool and urine specimens. From each stool specimen, duplicate Kato-Katz thick smears were prepared and microscopically examined for Schistosoma mansoni and STH eggs. Urine specimens were processed by the filtration technique and microscopically examined for Schistosoma haematobium eggs. Ultrasound examination for morbidity due to schistosomiasis was performed. Mass treatment was done using praziquantel and albendazole for schistosome and STHs infections, respectively. Out of 1,606 adults who provided stool specimens, 199 (12.4%) were positive for S. mansoni, 349 (21.7%) for hookworms, 133 (8.3%) for Ascaris lumbricoides, and 33 (2.0%) for Trichuris trichiura. Out of 1,400 participants who provided urine specimens, 25 (1.8%) were positive for S. haematobium eggs. Because of the co-endemicity of these afflictions and their impact on vulnerable population groups, the helminthiasis could be simultaneously treated with 2 drugs, praziquantel for schistosomiasis and albendazole for STHs.