• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권9호
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• pp.1518-1521
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• 2008

Bacteria sense their population density and coordinate the expression of target genes, including virulence factors in Gram-negative bacteria, by the N-acylhomoserine lactones (AHLs)-dependent quorum sensing (QS) mechanism. In contrast, several soil bacteria are able to interfere with QS by enzymatic degradation of AHLs, referred to as quorum quenching. A potent AHL-degrading enzyme, AiiA, from Bacillus thuringiensis has been reported to effectively attenuate the virulence of bacteria by quorum quenching. However, little is known about the role of AiiA in B. thuringiensis itself. In the present study, an aiiA-defective mutant was generated to investigate the role of AHA in rhizosphere competence in the root system of pepper. The aiiA mutant showed no detectable AHL￢-egrading activity and was less effective for suppression of soft-rot symptom caused by Erwinia carotovora on the potato slice. On the pepper root, the survival rate of the aiiA mutant significantly decreased over time compared with that of wild type. Interestingly, viable cell count analysis revealed that the bacterial number and composition of E. carotovora were not different between treatments of wild type and the aiiA mutant. These results provide evidence that AHA can play an important role in rhizosphere competentce of B. thuringiensis and bacterial quorum quenching to Gram-negative bacteria without changing bacterial number or composition.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.227-237
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 주요 어류 병원성 그람음성세균인 E. tarda 및 V. anguillarum에 대하여 14 종의 생약 추출물의 항균활성을 검색하였다. 그 결과, 감초, 지유 및 칠피 추출물이 항균활성을 나타냄을 밝혔다. 그 중, 가장 우수한 항균활성을 나타낸 칠피 추출물에 대하여 활성지향적인 분리기법을 적용하여 활성분획물인 EtOAc분획물로부터 항균활성물질 1종을 분리하고 페놀성 화합물인 methyl gallate로 동정하였다. methyl gallate는 실험에 사용된 E. tarda 및 V. anguillarum의 균주들의 증식을 효과적으로 저해하였으며 이에 대한 MIC는 모두 1 mg/ml로 측정되었다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.97-104
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• 1988

수산물 가공에 있어서 품질개량제로 널리 사용되고 있는 sodium polyphosphate, sodium pyrophosphate, 및 polymixer가 위생지표세균 및 식중독 원인세균등 여러세균의 생리, 생육에 미치는 영향을 조사한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 중합인산염의 항균력은 Escherichia colisk Salmonella와 같은 Gram음성 균에 비하여 Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus 및 Bacillus subtilis와 같은 Gram양성균에서 강하게 나타났다. 2. 중합인산염으로 처리 하였을 때 Gram양성균인 Staphylococcus aureus에서는 균체성분의 누출이 확인 되었으나 Gram음성균인 Escherichia coli에서는 균체성분의 누출을 확인할 수 없었다. 3. Sodium polyphosphate $3.5\%$ 용액에 침지한 냉동 명태 fillet는 대조구 보다 대장균군은 $39\~72\%$, 생균수는 $27\~50\%$ 감소 되었으며, 중합인산염 처리는 균의 동결 저항성을 약화 시키는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2002년도 생물공학의 동향 (X)
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• pp.427-430
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• 2002

본 실험실에서는 음식폐기물을 이용하여 단시간내에 메탄을 생산할 수 있는 Pilot 규모 (2.5 톤 )의 3단계 메탄 발효 공정을 개발하여 운전하고 있다. 3단계 메탄 발효공정 가운데 첫 번째 단계인 반혐기성 가수분해/산발효조에서 유기물 분해균주를 11개 분리하여 그 특성을 조사하였다. 분리된 균주는 gram 양성균이 8 개 균주, gram 음성균이 3개 균주이며, catalase에 대해서는 모두 양성반응을 보였고 모두 간균의 형태이었다. 분리된 균주들 가운데 amylase 와 protease의 활성은 분리균주 K5이 다른 균주들에 비해 매우 우수하였다.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.286-290
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• 2017

Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa are highly dangerous nosocomial pathogens, cause the symptoms of skin infections, pressure sores, sepsis, blood stream and wound infections. Unfortunately, these pathogens are immune to the most common antibiotics, such as, carbapenem, aminoglycoside and fluoroquinolone. Therefore, it is imperative that new and effective antibiotics be developed. In the present study, the antimicrobial effects of Aloe vera MAP (modified Aloe polysaccharide) on Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli and Enterobacter aerogenes, and clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa and clinical Acinetobacter baumannii were comprehensibly investigated. Prior to the growth inhibition effect measurement and antibiotic disc diffusion assay on gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria and selected multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii, antimicrobial resistance screening was performed for the multidrug-resistant bacteria obtained from clinical isolates. The results for showed the Aloe vera MAP had a concentration-dependent effect on all of examined bacteria, particularly on Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant experiments were also performed dose dependently effects to confirm the beneficial physiological effects of Aloe vera MAP.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.693-699
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• 2001

An intracellular levansucrase gene, lscR from Rahnella aquatilis ATCC 15552, was cloned and its nucleotide sequence was determined. Nucleotide sequence analysis of this gene revealed a 1,238 bp open reading frame coding for a protein of 415 amino acids. The levansucrase was expressed by using a T7 promoter in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) and the enzyme activity was detected in the cytoplasmic fraction. The optimum pH and temperature of this enzyme for levan formation was pH 6 and $30^{\circ}C$, respectively. The deduced amino acid sequence of the lscR gene showed a high sequence similarity (59-89%) with Gram-negative levansucrses, while the level of similarity with Gram-positive enzymes was less than 42%. Multiple alignments of levansucrase sequences reported from Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria revealed seven conserved regions. A comparison of the catalytic properties and deduced amino acid sequence of lscR with those of other bacterial levansucrases strongly suggest that Gram-negative and Gram-positive levansucrases have an overall different structure, but they have a similar structure at the active site.

• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.339-348
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• 2008

Butea frondosa has been used traditionally as a topical formulation in the treatment of many diseases and disorders. Two compounds [BF-1 (crystalline flavonol quercetin) and BF-2 (tannin) from ethyl acetate fraction of ethanolic extract] were isolated from the bark of Butea frondosa. The stereostructures of the compounds were determined on the basis of chemical and physicochemical evidence. BF-1 and BF-2 were screened in vitro for possible antibacterial property against 112 bacteria comprising 3 genera of Gram-positive and 12 genera of Gram-negative types. It was found that both BF-1 and BF-2 exhibited inhibitory activity against several bacteria. Most of these strains were inhibited by BF-1 at $50-200\;{\mu}g/ml$, while BF-2 ($MIC_{50}$ $400\;{\mu}g/ml$) was much less active. The bacteria could be arranged in the decreasing order of sensitivity towards BF-1 in the following manner: S. aureus, Bacillus spp., Salmonella spp., Vibrio spp., Shigella spp., E. coli and Pseudomonas spp. The $MIC_{50}$ of the compound was $50\;{\mu}g/ml$ while the $MIC_{90}$ was $100\;{\mu}g/ml$. The decreasing order of sensitivity towards BF-2 was V. cholerae, Bacillus spp., S. aureus, V. parahaemolyticus, Salmonella spp. and Proteus spp. BF-1 was bactericidal in action. In vivo studies with this extract showed that it could offer statistically significant protection (p < 0.01) to mice challenged with a virulent bacterium. The inhibitory activity of Butea frondosa against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria indicates its usefulness in the treatment of common bacterial infections. The potentiality of BF-1 as an antibacterial agent may be confirmed further by pharmacological studies.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.457-464
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• 2005

The optimal concentration of ethanol to separate a high quantity of propolis was $60\%$ but that for the best flavonoids extraction was $80\%$ We compared the yields of propolis from different countries. In this study we used $60\%$ ethanol concentration as a standard. The yield of propolis was proportional to the contents of flavonoids. Namely, Polish propolis which showed the highest yield with $56\%$ by the extraction with $60\%$ ethanol revealed also the highest flavonoids content with $3.49\%$ among all the samples tested The major constituents of propolis differed from country to country. It has been suggested that the different geographical origin influenced the efficacy and the constituents of propolis. Antibacterial activity of ethanol extracted propolis from different countries was tested against 6 microbial strains of type cultures including Gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus uberis, Streptococcus agalactiae) and Gram- negative bacteria (Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus vulgaris and E coli) in vitro. Propolis extract showed anti-microbial activity against all the tested bacterial strains. In addition, propolis was sensitive to E coli which was resistant to broad spectrum antibiotics like ampicillin. These results showed that propolis may substituted for commercial antibiotics. The efficiency of anti-microbial activity of the propolis was slightly higher in $80\%$ than $97\%$ ethanol extract.

• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.174-181
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• 2009

Pterocarpus marsupium, Clitoria ternatea, and Sanseveiria cylindrica are some of the important and endangered medicinal plant species of India. Despite of medicinal properties, antibacterial potential of the plants have not yet been explored. The present study was designed to optimize the in vitro technique for micropropagation and to screen the extracts from leaves and in vitro raised calli for antibacterial properties. Excised leaf-explants from the parent plants were surface sterilized and cultivated on Murashige & Skoog's (MS) medium containing $N^6$-benzyladenine (BA) in concentrations of 1, 2, 5, and $10{\mu}M$. Optimal growth of calli was noticed at a concentration of $5{\mu}M$, therefore the extracts from calli grown at this concentration were further studied for antibacterial activity. Both alcoholic and aqueous extracts from leaves of respective plants, and their in vitro raised calli were tested for antibacterial activity by agar well diffusion method against a range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Aqueous extracts showed antibacterial activity against limited number of bacterial species; notably the extracts of C. ternatea which showed antibacterial activity against Streptococcus pyogenes, Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus cereus. Alcoholic extracts of all three plants showed antibacterial activity against a wider range of bacteria. Among the Gram-positive bacteria, extracts from C. ternatea showed strong antibacterial activity against Bacillus spp., whereas the extracts of S. cylindrica showed good antibacterial potential for Staphylococcus aureus, S. epidermidis and S. pyogenes. The extracts from all three plants showed antibacterial activity against Gram-negative bacteria, including, Salmonella spp. and Shigella dysenteriae; organisms causing enteric fever and dysentery. In most of the cases, the extracts from respective calli showed comparable, and in some cases better, result in comparison to the extracts from parent leaves. To the best of our knowledge this is the first preliminary report on antibacterial potential, especially through calli extracts, of these plants; and in vitro cultivation of the explants may be used to obtain phytotherapeutic compounds.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제23권2호통권73호
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• pp.176-189
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• 1995

98종의 한국산버섯의 그람음성균에 대한 항균활성을 검색한 결과 20종의 버섯의 80% 에탄올(E) 및 증류수(H) 추출물이 Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus mirabilis, Serratia marcescens, Shiegella sonnei, Shiegella dysenteiae, Salmonella typhi, Salmonella typhimurium 및 Pseudomonas aeruginosa에 대하여 항균력을 나타내며, 특히 R. sinuatus, S. luteus, B. umbriniporus, 그리고 A. tabescens의 E 추출물은 다른 버섯에 비하여 여러 종류의 그람음성균에 대하여 다양한 항균활성을 보였다. Abortiporus biennis, Phellinus gilvus, 및 Polyporus dispansus의 E 추출물은 S. typhi에 대하여 강력한 항균력을 나타내었으며 이들의 MIC는 $10\;{\mu}g/ml$이었다. 25종 버섯의 곰팡이균에 대한 항균활성을 검색한 결과 Armillariella tabescens의 E 추출물이 Trichopyton mentagrophytes에 대하여 항균력을 가지며 이의 MIC는 $300\;{\mu}g/ml$이었다.