• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.872-876
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• 2004

The plant pathogen Erwinia pyrifoliae was infected with bacteriophage PEa1(h), which produced a translucent halo plaque when grown on a lawn of E. pyrifoliae. To investigate the function of an exopolysaccharide (EPS)-depolymerase in the growth of E. pyrifoliae, an EPS-depolymerase gene was synthesized using the PCR method and sequenced. The synthesized gene was then transferred to E. pyrifoliae. The transformed E. pyrifoliae did not produce any ooze, and its growth was inhibited. However, the EPS-depolymerase did not appear to induce cell death. Accordingly, the present results suggest that an EPS-depolymerase may be effective in inhibiting the cell growth or infection of the pathogen E. pyrifoliae.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.384-389
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• 2009

To isolate lactic acid bacteria having high exopolysaccharides (EPS) production ability, 50 strains were initially isolated from the sourdough. Twenty-one strains formed highly mucoid colonies on the sucrose agar medium, which are indicative of active EPS synthesis. DU-07, DU-10, DU-12, DU-19, and DU-21 produced $11.51{\pm}0.167$, $13.09{\pm}0.193$, $12.72{\pm}0.108$, $11.61{\pm}0.284$, and $13.32{\pm}0.094\;g/L$ EPS, respectively, in MRS medium. The isolated strains, DU-10, DU-12, and DU-21, were identified as Enterococcus flavescens, Enterococcus faecium, and Lactobacillus amylovorus, respectively, by using API 50CHL kit and determining partial sequences of their 16S rDNA. Especially, L. amylovorus DU-21 showed the highest production of EPS, as well as the highest inhibitory activities against pathogenic (p<0.05). Interestingly, the L. amylovorus DU-21 seem to be endemic to sourdough fermentations, as they have not been isolated from other environments.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.370-375
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• 2001

생물고분자 생산 균주를 분리하여 동정한 결과, 분리균주는 Gram 음성의 간균으로 내생포자를 형성하지 않았으며, nitrate 환원과 catalase 반응에서 양성이고, oxidase 반응에서 음성인 통성 혐기성의 한 균주로 분류학상의 위치를 검토한 결과, Enterobacter sp.로 판단하였다 이 균주가 생성하는 생물고분자는 정색반응, CPC 침전, IR 분석 등에 의해 우론산을 함유한 산성의 다당인 것으로 추정되었다. TLC 및 GC에 의해 조사한 결과, mannose, galactose 및 galacturonic acid로 구성된 hetero 다당이었으며, 분자량은 약 3.7$\times$$10^{5}$이었다. 이다당의 수용액(0.5-2.0%, w/v)은 비뉴우톤 유체로 항복응력을 갖는 의가소성 유체로서 거동하였으며, 1.5% 농도 이상의 낮은 농도에서 겔 형성능을 나타내었다.다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권7호
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• pp.1227-1234
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• 2008

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic human pathogen that produces and secretes exopolysaccharides (EPS), in which cells are embedded to form a highly organized community structure called biofilm. Here, we characterized the role of cyclic diguanylate (c-di-GMP) and EPS (PEL) overproduction in the wspF mutant phenotypes of P. aeruginosa PA14 (wrinkly appearance, hyperadherence, impaired motilities, and reduced virulence in acute infections). We confirmed that the elevated c-di-GMP level plays a key role in all the wspF mutant phenotypes listed above, as assessed by ectopic expression of a c-di-GMP-degrading phophodiesterase (PvrR) in the wspF mutant. In contrast, PEL EPS, which is overproduced in the wspF mutant, was necessary for wrinkly appearance and hyperadherence, but not for the impaired flagellar motilities and the attenuated virulence of the wspF mutant. These results suggest that c-di-GMP affects flagellar motility and virulence, independently of EPS production and surface adherence of this bacterium.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.37-45
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• 2022

Objectives: The quorum-sensing-inhibitory and anti-biofilm activities of the methanol extract of E. globulus leaves were determined against clinically isolated multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Methods: The preliminary anti-quorum-sensing (AQS) activity of eucalyptus was investigated against a biosensor strain Chromobacterium violaceum ATCC 12472 (CV12472) by using the agar well diffusion method. The effect of sub-minimum inhibitory concentrations (sub-MICs) of the methanol extract of eucalyptus on different quorum-sensing-regulated virulence factors, such as swarming motility, pyocyanin pigment, exopolysaccharide (EPS), and biofilm formation, against clinical isolates (CIs 2, 3, and 4) and reference PA01 of Pseudomonas aeruginosa were determined using the swarm diameter (mm)-measurement method, chloroform extraction method, phenol (5%)-sulphuric acid (concentrated) method, and the microtiter plate assay respectively, and the inhibition (%) in formation were calculated. Results: The preliminary AQS activity (violacein pigment inhibition) of eucalyptus was confirmed against Chromobacterium violaceum ATCC 12472 (CV12472). The eucalyptus extract also showed concentration-dependent inhibition (%) of swarming motility, pyocyanin pigment, EPS, and biofilm formation in different CIs and PA01 of P. aeruginosa. Conclusion: Our results revealed the effectiveness of the E. globulus extract for the regulation of quorum-sensing-dependent virulence factors and biofilm formation at a reduced dose (sub-MICs) and suggest that E. globulus may be a therapeutic agent for curing and controlling bacterial infection and thereby reducing the possibility of resistance development in pathogenic strains.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제39권5호
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• pp.417-429
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• 2023

Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (RSSC) is a soil borne plant pathogen causing bacterial wilt on various important crops, including Solanaceae plants. The bacterial pathogens within the RSSC produce exopolysaccharide (EPS), a highly complicated nitrogencontaining heteropolymeric polysaccharide, as a major virulence factor. However, the biosynthetic pathway of the EPS in the RSSC has not been fully characterized. To identify genes in EPS production beyond the EPS biosynthetic gene operon, we selected the EPS-defective mutants of R. pseudosolanacearum strain SL341 from Tn5-inserted mutant pool. Among several EPSdefective mutants, we identified a mutant, SL341P4, with a Tn5-insertion in a gene encoding a putative NDP-sugar epimerase, a putative membrane protein with sugar-modifying moiety, in a reverse orientation to EPS biosynthesis gene cluster. This protein showed similar to other NDP-sugar epimerases involved in EPS biosynthesis in many phytopathogens. Mutation of the NDP-sugar epimerase gene reduced EPS production and biofilm formation in R. pseudosolanacearum. Additionally, the SL341P4 mutant exhibited reduced disease severity and incidence of bacterial wilt in tomato plants compared to the wild-type SL341 without alteration of bacterial multiplication. These results indicate that the NDP-sugar epimerase gene is required for EPS production and bacterial virulence in R. pseudosolanacearum.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.15-27
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• 2023

The incidence of melioidosis cases caused by the gram-negative pathogen Burkholderia pseudomallei (BP) is seeing an increasing trend that has spread beyond its previously known endemic regions. Biofilms produced by BP have been associated with antimicrobial therapy limitation and relapse melioidosis, thus making it urgently necessary to understand the mechanisms of biofilm formation and their role in BP biology. Microbial cells aggregate and enclose within a self-produced matrix of extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs) to form biofilm. The transition mechanism of bacterial cells from planktonic state to initiate biofilm formation, which involves the formation of surface attachment microcolonies and the maturation of the biofilm matrix, is a dynamic and complex process. Despite the emerging findings on the biofilm formation process, systemic knowledge on the molecular mechanisms of biofilm formation in BP remains fractured. This review provides insights into the signaling systems, matrix composition, and the biosynthesis regulation of EPSs (exopolysaccharide, eDNA and proteins) that facilitate the formation of biofilms in order to present an overview of our current knowledge and the questions that remain regarding BP biofilms.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제43권5호
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• pp.749-755
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• 2014

전통 장류에서 유산균 성상을 보이는 균주를 분리하여, TLC와 PCR을 통하여 HoPS를 우수하게 생성하는 균주 HSB15, JSA22, JSA57, JSB22, JSB66 및 JSB89를 선발하였다. 선발된 6균주의 16S rDNA의 염기서열을 분석한 결과 HSB15는 L. alimentarius, JSA22는 L. plantarum, JSA57은 L. pentosus, JSB22는 L. brevis, JSB66는 L. alimentarius, JSB89는 L. parabrevis로 동정되었다. 항균 활성은 6균주 중에서 JSA22가 4개의 병원성균에 대한 항균을 나타내어 항균 활성이 가장 우수하게 나타났고, 인공위액 저항성은 HSB15, JSA22와 JSA57 균주가 70% 이상의 높은 인공위액 저항성으로 가장 우수했으며, 인공담즙 저항성은 HSB15를 제외한 5균주에서 80% 이상의 생존율을 나타내며 담즙액 저항성이 우수하게 나타났다. 또한 probiotic 특성을 지닌 분리 균주의 prebiotics로써 AOS를 이용한 성장율을 관찰한 결과, 모든 분리 균주가 AOS를 선택적으로 이용하며 성장하는 것을 관찰하였고 특히 JSB22가 AOS 이용 성장율이 가장 우수한 것으로 확인되었다. 본 연구를 통해 장류유래 probiotics를 선발하였고 AOS의 새로운 prebiotics로 활용을 검토한 바, synbiotics로 이용할 수 있는 가치가 있다고 판단되었다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.51-56
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• 2004

장수상황버섯(Phellinus baumii)의 균사체 성장 및 세포외 다당체(exopolysaccharides) 생산을 위한 액체배양의 최적 배지 및 배양조건에 관한 실험을 수행한 결과, 최적배양 온도와 초기 pH는 각각 3$0^{\circ}C$와 5.0으로 결정되었다. 탄소원의 경우, cellobiose와 maltose가 균사체 성장에는 양호하였으나 저조한 세포외 다당체 생산을 보였으며, 반면에 fructose 와 mannitol 은 상대적으로 높은 수율의 세포외 다당체 생산과 균사체 성장 또한 양호하였다. 최적 질소원으로는 yeast extract가 균사체 성장뿐만 아니라 세포외 다당체 생산에 효과적인 것으로 결정되었다. 최적 배지의 조성은 fructose 20 g/L, yeast extract 20 g/L 및 $CaCl_2$ 0.55 g/L이었으며, 최적 배양조건 하에서 5-L 교반 발효조를 운전한 결과, 최대 균사체 성장(17.43 g/L)과 최대 세포외 다당체 생산(3.6 g/L)을 얻을 수 있었다. 회수된 세포외 다당체는 glycoprotein이었으며 그 조성은 amino acid분석 결과 주로 arginine (14.1%)과 glycin (12.0%)이었으며, cabohydrate의 경우는 mannose (48.7%)와 arabinose (38.4%)이 주성분이었다.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.143-150
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• 2009

Kefir 제품으로부터 분리한 Str. thermophilus LFG를 이용하여 산양유 발효유를 제조하고, 이의 다당체를 이용하기 위하여 발효조건 및 다당체의 특성을 조사한 결과는 다음과 같다. 배양온도에 따른 Str. thermophilus LFG로 제조한 발효물의 CEPS 생산성은 저온$(30-35^{\circ}C)$에서 보다 고온$(40-45^{\circ}C)$배양에서 높았으며, 점도는 우유발효물이 산양유 발효물 비하여 다소 높았지만, CEPS의 생성량은 우유 발효물(4.06-4.46g/L)에서 보다 산양유 발효물(4.74-5.30g/L)에서의 생산성이 높았다. 당류에 따른 CEPS생성량은 무첨가구에 비하여 glucose 3% 첨가구가 14-21%, sucrose 3% 첨가구가 4-16% 상승효과를 보였으며, fructose 3%의 경우는 첨가효과가 나타나지 않았다. 우유 발효물 및 산양유 발효물로부터 분리한 상등백과 CEPS의 전자공여능을 확인한 결과 우유 발효물의 상등액과 CEPS가 산양유 발효물의 상등액과 CEPS 보다 유의적으로 높은 전자공여 효과를 나타내었다. 우유 및 산양유 발효물로부터 CEPS를 각각 분리하여 아미노산의 조성을 비교 분석하였을 때 전체적으로 산양유에서 분리한 CEPS에서 비교적 높은 아미노산 함량을 보였다. 산양유 발효물로부터 분리된 crude exopolysaccharide(CEPS)의 탄수화물함량은 37%, 단백질 함량은 63%이었으며, 구성 당을 분석한 결과, glucose 56.45%, galactose 42.35%, fucose 0.27%(w/w)와 amino sugars로는 galactosamine 1.37%, glucosamine 1.09%를 함유하였다.