• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권7호
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• pp.1266-1273
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• 2008

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) with antimicrobial activity and high exopolysaccharide (EPS) production ability isolated from sourdough were studied for their fermentation characteristics as potential new starter cultures. The values of pH, titratable acidity, and viable cell counts were $4.06{\pm}0.009-4.50{\pm}0.015,\;0.787{\pm}0.020%-1.172{\pm}0.018%,\;and\;8.78{\pm}0.08-8.98{\pm}0.06$ log CFU/ml, respectively. In order to select probiotics with a high survival rate in the gut, isolates were tested to assess resistance against the artificial gastric acid and bile juice. Viable LAB counts were significantly (p<0.05) affected by the acidity. At pH 2.0, the total declines in the initial bacterial counts were 4.52$\pm$0.07 log for S. thermophilus St-Body-1, >7.98$\pm$0.03 log for E. flavescens DU-10, >7.95$\pm$0.05 log for E. faecium DU-12, and 3.15$\pm$0.06 log for L. amylovorus DU-21. Among the strains, L. amylovorus DU-21 was the only strain that had bile tolerance under simulated gastrointestinal conditions. In order to improve EPS production by L. amylovorus DU-21, the influence of carbon source was studied. When glucose was used as a carbon source, EPS production dramatically increased to 17.19$\pm$0.28 g/l (p<0.05). The maximum cell growth (10.012$\pm$>0.012 log CFU/ml) and EPS production (18.71$\pm$0.19 g/l) were achieved when 15 g/l of glucose was employed as the carbon source.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.538-542
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• 2007

본 연구는 kefir로부터 EPS를 분리하여 MA104 세포에 대한 독성과 rotavirus에 대한 저해효과를 확인하기 위하여 수행하였다. Kefir culture 및 grain 파쇄입자에서 Lactobacillus fermentum, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus brevis 등의 유산균과 Candida kefyr, Cryptococcus albidus, Pichia ohmeri 등의 효모가 분리 동정되었다. EPS의 1% 농도에서, MTT assay에 의한 EPS의 rotavirus에 대한 억제효과는 human rotavirus(KU)가 $72.52{\pm}6.48%$, bovine rotavirus(NCDV)가 $36.06{\pm}7.63%$, porcine rotavirus(OSU)가 $81.66{\pm}1.11%$로 나타났으며, EPS의 1/128% 농도에서, human rotavirus(KU)가 $24.98{\pm}4.58%$, bovine rotavirus(NCDV)가 $4.71{\pm}6.16%$, porcine rotavirus(OSU)가 $4.05{\pm}14.90%$로 나타났다. Kefir에서 분리한 EPS는 다양한 혈청형과 유래 동물의 rotavirus 모두에게 억제 효과가 있는 것으로 확인되었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권8호
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• pp.1045-1059
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• 2021

Various abiotic stressors like drought, salinity, temperature, and heavy metals are major environmental stresses that affect agricultural productivity and crop yields all over the world. Continuous changes in climatic conditions put selective pressure on the microbial ecosystem to produce exopolysaccharides. Apart from soil aggregation, exopolysaccharide (EPS) production also helps in increasing water permeability, nutrient uptake by roots, soil stability, soil fertility, plant biomass, chlorophyll content, root and shoot length, and surface area of leaves while also helping maintain metabolic and physiological activities during drought stress. EPS-producing microbes can impart salt tolerance to plants by binding to sodium ions in the soil and preventing these ions from reaching the stem, thereby decreasing sodium absorption from the soil and increasing nutrient uptake by the roots. Biofilm formation in high-salinity soils increases cell viability, enhances soil fertility, and promotes plant growth and development. The third environmental stressor is presence of heavy metals in the soil due to improper industrial waste disposal practices that are toxic for plants. EPS production by soil bacteria can result in the biomineralization of metal ions, thereby imparting metal stress tolerance to plants. Finally, high temperatures can also affect agricultural productivity by decreasing plant metabolism, seedling growth, and seed germination. The present review discusses the role of exopolysaccharide-producing plant growth-promoting bacteria in modulating plant growth and development in plants and alleviating extreme abiotic stress condition. The review suggests exploring the potential of EPS-producing bacteria for multiple abiotic stress management strategies.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.307-318
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• 2023

Objectives: Bacterial biofilm is regarded as a significant threat to the production of safe food and the arise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The objective of this investigation is to evaluate the quorum sensing inhibitory effect of Nepeta curviflora methanolic extract. Methods: The effectiveness of the leaves at sub-inhibitory concentrations of 2.5, 1.25, and 0.6 mg/mL on the virulence factors and biofilm formation of P. aeruginosa was evaluated. The effect of N. curviflora methanolic extract on the virulence factors of P. aeruginosa, including pyocyanin, rhamnolipid, protease, and chitinase, was evaluated. Other tests including the crystal violet assay, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), swarming motility, aggregation ability, hydrophobicity and exopolysaccharide production were conducted to assess the effect of the extract on the formation of biofilm. Insight into the mode of antiquorum sensing action was evaluated by examining the effect of the extract on the activity of N-Acyl homoserine lactone (AHL) and the expression of pslA and pelA genes. Results: The results showed a significant attenuation in the production of pyocyanin and rhamnolipid and in the activities of protease and chitinase enzymes at 2.5 and 1.25 mg/mL. In addition, N. curviflora methanolic extract significantly inhibited the formation of P. aeruginosa biofilm by decreasing aggregation, hydrophobicity, and swarming motility as well as the production of exopolysaccharide (EPS). A significant reduction in AHL secretion and pslA gene expression was observed, indicating that the extract inhibited quorum sensing by disrupting the quorum-sensing systems. The quorum-sensing inhibitory effect of N. curviflora extract appears to be attributed to the presence of kaempferol, quercetin, salicylic acid, rutin, and rosmarinic acid, as indicated by LCMS analysis. Conclusion: The results of the present study provide insight into the potential of developing anti-quorum sensing agents using the extract and the identified compounds to treat infections resulting from quorum sensing-mediated bacterial pathogenesis.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.532-539
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• 2006

본 연구는 유산균에 의해 생성된 EPS의 병원성 식중독균에 대한 항균 효과와 바이러스성 설사병의 주요 원인인 여러 가지 RV에 대한 억제 효과를 파악하기 위하여 수행하였다. 실험에 이용된 EPS는 식품 성분 중 발효유 제품에 직접 이용이 가능하도록 상용화된 Streptococcus thermophilus BODY1에서 분리하였다. 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 측정된 human RV 5종의 역가는 $1.8{\sim}3.2{\times}10^7PFU/mL$, bovine RV 5종의 역가는 $1.8{\sim}2.6{\times}10^7PFU/mL$, porcine RV의 역가는 $2.4{\times}10^7PFU/mL$이었으며, Simian RV의 역가는 $2.8{\times}10^7PFU/mL$로 나타나, 본 실험에 사용된 표준 RV는 EPS의 억제 능력을 측정하기 위한 기본적인 역가를 충분히 지니고 있는 것으로 나타났다. MTT assay에 의한 EPS의 12종 공시 RV의 억제 효과는 EPS의 농도가 가장 높은 농도인 0.1%일 때 Wa의 경우 $51.58{\pm}8.08%$, KU는 $63.09{\pm}7.58%$, S2는 $51.23{\pm}5.43%$, YO는 $51.45{\pm}5.67%$, K-21은 $52.84(\pm}5.49%$, NCDV는 $57.50{\pm}10.85%$, UK는 $51.64{\pm}4.74%$, KK3는 $54.53{\pm}8.44%$, JBR은 $58.67{\pm}7.51%$, S97은 $50.63{\pm}5.17%$, OSU는 $55.48{\pm}5.75%$, RRV는 $54.36{\pm}8.72%$의 억제율을 각각 나타내었으며, 가장 낮은 농도인 0.1/128%일 때 Wa의 경우 $5.5{\pm}6.45%$, KU는 $10.33{\pm}8.39%$, S2는 $0.98{\pm}8.39%$, YO는 $4.25{\pm}2.86%$, K-21은 $4.25{\pm}6.60%$, NCDV는 $4.01{\pm}4.12%$, UK는 $6.44{\pm}7.09%$, KK3는 $5.19{\pm}4.86%$, JBR은 $11.11{\pm}8.11%$, 597은 $6.75{\pm}6.95%$, OSU는 $10.14{\pm}8.54%$, RRV는 $3.66{\pm}8.57%$의 억제율을 각각 나타내었다. 이러한 결과로 보아 EPS는 다양한 혈청형과 유래 동물의 RV 모두에게 억제 효과가 있는 것으로 확인되었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.1095-1100
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• 2008

The role of exopolysaccharides (EPSs) from a plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium, Burkholderia gladioli IN26, on elicitation of induced systemic resistance was investigated. A purified EPS induced expression of PR-1a::GUS on tobacco and elicited induced resistance against Colletotrichum orbiculare on cucumber. The maximum level of disease protection was noted when seeds were soaked in 200 ppm of the EPS. Our results indicate that EPS from specific rhizobacteria can elicit induced resistance and suggest that bacterial EPS might be a useful elicitor of resistance under field conditions.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권11호
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• pp.1661-1677
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• 2006

Rhizobium and related genera are soil bacteria with great metabolic plasticity. These microorganisms survive in many different environments and are capable of eliciting the formation of nitrogen-fixing nodules on legumes. The successful establishment of symbiosis is precisely regulated and requires a series of signal exchanges between the two partners. Quorum sensing (QS) is a prevalent form of population density-dependent gene regulation. Recently, increasing evidence indicates that rhizobial quorum sensing provides a pervasive regulatory network, which plays a more generalized role in the physiological activity of free-living rhizobia, as well as during symbiosis. Several rhizobia utilize multiple, overlapping quorum sensing systems to regulate diverse properties, including conjugal transfer and copy number control of plasmids, exopolysaccharide biosynthesis, rhizosphere-related functions, and cell growth. Genomic and proteomic analyses have begun to reveal the wide range of functions under quorum-sensing control.

• 한국축산식품학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국축산식품학회 2004년도 정기총회 및 제33차 춘계 학술대회
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• pp.388-390
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• 2004

본 연구는 유산균(Lactobacillus fermentum, Lab. acidophilus, Lab. brevis)과 효모(Candida kefyr, Cryptococcus albidus, Pichia ohmeri)등이 주요 균총인 티벳버섯 배양액에서 crude EPS를 분리하여, 로타바이러스의 MA-104 세포감염 억제효과를 측정하였다. 분리된 crude EPS는 0.0026${\sim}$0.363%의 농도에서 MA-104 세포에 대해 독성효과가 없었다. 로타바이러스 Wa, S2, YO의 MA-104 세포 감염에 대해 EPS 0.0026%의 농도에서는 9.11${\sim}$20.06%의 억제율을 보였고, EPS 0.33%의 농도에서는 23.69${\sim}$38.09%의 억제율을 보였다.

• 한국축산식품학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국축산식품학회 2004년도 정기총회 및 제33차 춘계 학술대회
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• pp.291-294
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• 2004

본 연구는 EPS 생성 유산균을 이용한 stirred 요구르트 제조의 기초 자료로 활용하고자 실시하였다. EPS 분리 실험결과에서 발효 온도가 낮을수록 더 많은 EPS가 생성하고, 발효 12시간과 24시간에 많은 EPS를 생성하는 것으로 관찰되었다. 점도는 EPS 함량과 무관하게 발효 시간이 증가할수록 증가하였으며, $40^{\circ}C$, 발효 30시간에 가장 높은 점도가 측정되었고, syneresis는 $37^{\circ}C$에서 30시간 발효한 요구르트가 가장 적은 것으로 관찰되었다. 경도와 접착성은 발효가 진행될수록 증가한 반면에 점착성과 탄력성은 발효가 진행될수록 감소하였으며, 관능검사 결과에서는 $37^{\circ}C$, 24시간 발효한 요구르트가 가장 높은 수치를 나타내었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제30권12호
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• pp.1854-1861
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• 2020

Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most common microorganisms and causes foodborne diseases. In particular, biofilm-forming S. aureus is more resistant to antimicrobial agents and sanitizing treatments than planktonic cells. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the anti-biofilm effects of cell-free supernatant (CFS) of Saccharomyces cerevisiae isolated from cucumber jangajji compared to grapefruit seed extract (GSE). CFS and GSE inhibited and degraded S. aureus biofilms. The adhesion ability, auto-aggregation, and exopolysaccharide production of CFS-treated S. aureus, compared to those of the control, were significantly decreased. Moreover, biofilm-related gene expression was altered upon CFS treatment. Scanning electron microscopy images confirmed that CFS exerted anti-biofilm effects against S. aureus. Therefore, these results suggest that S. cerevisiae CFS has anti-biofilm potential against S. aureus strains.