• 식물병과 농업
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 1999

The grain rot of caused by Bukholderia glumae was fist reported in japan in 1955 and then reported in other countries as well as in Korea in 1986. The pathogen causes both seedling and grain rot of rice but it cannot attack any other parts of adult rice plant. Bacterial colonies grow slowly, and are circular and greyish white. The causal bacterium is Gram-negative and rod shape with 1-3 polar flagella, and produce a diffusible yellow-greenish nonfluorescent pigment on King's medium B. Biochemical characteristics such as negative in arginine dehydrolase, oxidase reaction and nitrate reduction and positive in lecithinase, and the utilization of L-arginine and inositol are useful in differentiation of this from other nonfluorescent bacteria pathogenic to rice. This pathogenic bacterium had belonged to the genus of Pseudomonas but recently was transferred to the new genus Burkholderia on the basis of physiological characteristics and DNA-DNA hybridization data. However, other characteristics such as colony heterogenicity or colonial variation after subcultures, phytotoxin, secreting antibiotics, and relationship between yellow greenish pigment production and pathogenicity need to be clarified more. To develop an effective control strategy for this disease, understanding of detailed life cycle of the disease and critical environmental factors affecting disease development is prerequisite. Although 5,435 ha of rice paddy in Korea was infested during 1998, there is no exact estimation of yield losses and distribution of the pathogen. The review will focus on recent progress on the understanding of the bacteriological and ecological characteristics of the causal bacterium and control means of the disease.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.419-423
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• 2013

이 연구는 3가지 유형의 식중독균인 E. coli O157:H7, S. aureus 그리고 V. parahaemolyticus의 in vitro를 통해 461 nm LED의 살균효과를 입증하였다. Bacterial cultures는 약 $15^{\circ}C$에서 10시간동안 LED에 노출되었다. 3종의 E. coli, ATCC 8739, ATCC 43894, ATCC 35150 과 3 종의 S. aureus, ATCC 43300, ATCC 19095, ATCC 27664의 bacteria cultures는 각각 461 nm LED에서 10시간 조사된 후 평균적으로 6, 2.5, 6, 2.5, 2, 1.5 log CFU/mL 감소하였다(p<0.05). 반면에 V. parahaemolyticus, ATCC 43969는 461 nm에서 4시간 노출된 후 6 log CFU/mL 감소하였다. 이 결과는 그람양성균과 그람음성균 모두 불활성화 되었으며 461 nm LED 노출에 의해 그람양성균보다 그람음성균이 더 민감함을 보여준다. 그러므로 이 결과는 LED의 사용이 식품보존과 응용기술로써 잠재력이 있음을 나타낸다.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.213-218
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• 2001

The treatment of Patients with bacteraemia and septicemia requires accurate and rapid identification of the pathogen so that the physician can be guided regarding the selection of the proper antimicrobial therapy. The usual procedure is to withdraw an aliquot of the positive blood culture sample for gram staining and subculturing on the media for the growth and subsequent identification, and susceptibility determinations. It was noticed that during the process some microbiologists would sniff the effluent gases that are products of metabolism and in some cases guess the identity of the bacterium. That Prompted us to engage in systematic investigation of two gram positive and two gram negative bacteria using an electronic nose that had been proven successful in distinguishing the aroma of coffee beans from different sources. The investigation was successful in illustrating the efficacy of such a device in this clinical setting to distinguish Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecalis. A representative set of patterns obtained with this apparatus is displayed as well. A representative set of patterns obtained with this apparatus is displayed as well. No effort was made to determine an optimal set of sensors for some specific set of bacterial metabolism gaseous products.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.65-72
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• 2013

목적: 요로감염은 대부분 그람 음성 균에 의해 발생한다고 알려져 있으나 최근 연구들에 의하면 병원내 감염의 주요원인으로 알려졌던 그람 양성균에 의한 요로감염이 증가하고 있고 일반적인 경험적 항생제에 내성이 증가하고 있어 균혈증 등으로 진행이 가능하지만 지역사회 획득 소아 요로감염에 미치는 연구들은 아직 미흡한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 1세 이하의 지역사회 획득 발열성 소아 요로감염에서 그람 양성균이 요로감염의 중증도 및 동반 비뇨기계 기형과 연관이 있는지 알아보고자 하였다. 방법: 2008년 1월부터 2013년 5월까지 고려대학교 의료원에 입원 치료한 1세 이하의 발열성 요로감염 소아 566명을 대상으로 하였다. 치골 상부 방광 천자 및 도뇨관 으로 채취한 요 배양 검사에 따라 그람 양성균 군과 그람 음성균 군으로 나누어 입원 전후 발열 기간, 말초 혈액 내 백혈구 수와 혈청 C-반응성 단백, 수신증의 유무, 초기 신결손 및 신반흔의 유무, 방광요관역류의 유무 등의 항목들을 후향적으로 비교분석 하였다. 결과: 대상 환아 566명 중 그람 양성균 군은 23명, 그람 음성균 군은 543명 이었으며 그람 양성균 중 E. faecalis가 20주(71.4%)로 가장 많았고, 그람 음성균에서는 E. coli가 493주(86.8%)로 가장 높은 빈도를 보였다. 그람 양성균 군의 평균 입원 전후 발열 기간은 $3.4{\pm}1.2$일 이었으며 그람 음성균 군은 $2.9{\pm}1.6$일로 그람 양성균 군에서 유의하게 길었다. 또한, 배뇨 중 방광요도조영술상 방광요관역류는 그람 양성균 군에서 55.6%, 그람 음성균 군에서 17.8%로 그람 양성균 군에서 유의하게 높은 빈도로 나타났다. 그러나, 그 외 혈액 및 영상 검사 소견에서는 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 결론: 저자들은 그람 양성균에 의한 1세 이하의 발열성 소아 요로감염에서 발열 기간 및 방광요관역류가 증가 할 수 있으므로 요로감염의 치료에 있어 경험적 항생제 선택에 신중을 기해야 하며 동반 기형을 찾기 위한 요로계 영상 검사와 추적 관찰이 꼭 필요함을 제시하는 바이다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.225-233
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• 2019

In this study, we investigated the in vitro anti-biofilm activities of plant extracts of chives (Allium tuberosum), garlic (Allium sativum), and radish (Raphanus sativus L.) against environment harmful bacteria (gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus and, gram-negative Salmonella typhimurium and Escherichia coli O157:H7). In the paper disc assay, garlic extracts exhibited the highest anti-biofilm activity. The Minimal Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of all plant extracts was generally higher for gram-negative bacteria than it was for gram-positive bacteria. Gram-negative bacteria were more resistant to plant extracts. The tetrazolium dye (XTT) assay revealed that, each plant extract exhibited a different anti-biofilm activity at the MIC value depending on the pathogen involved. Among the plant extracts tested, garlic extracts (fresh juice and powder) effectively reduced the metabolic activity of the cells of food-poisoning bacteria in biofilms. These anti-biofilm activities were consistent with the results obtained through light microscopic observation. Though the garlic extract reduced biofilm formation for all pathogens tested, to elucidate whether this reduction was due to antimicrobial effects or anti-biofilm effects, we counted the colony forming units of pathogens in the presence of the garlic extract and a control antimicrobial drug. The garlic extract inhibited the E. coli O157:H7 biofilm effectively compared to the control antimicrobial drug ciprofloxacin; however, it did not inhibit S. aureus biofilm significantly compared to ciprofloxacin. In conclusion, garlic extracts could be used as natural food preservatives to prevent the growth of foodborne pathogens and elongater the shelf life of processed foods.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.178-185
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• 2015

목적: 국내 소아 그람음성균혈증에서 항생제 내성변화 및 항생제 사용량과의 관계를 분석하였다. 방법: 최근 10년간 18세 이하 입원 환자의 혈액에서 분리된 그람음성균의 항생제 내성률 변화 및 항생제 사용량과의 관계를 분석하였다. 결과: 폐렴막대균, 대장균, 녹농균, 아시네토박터 바우마니의 분리율은 연간 혈액배양 1,000건당 각각 4.6례, 3.5례, 3.4례 및 2.2례였다. 폐렴막대균에서 광범위 세팔로스포린에 대한 내성변화는 없었으나 2010년부터 카바페넴 내성 폐렴막대균이 동정된 후 점차 빈도가 증가하였다. 대장균의 광범위 세팔로스포린 내성이 10%에서 50%로 아시네토박터 바우마니의 카바페넴 내성이 11%에서 71%로 크게 증가하였다(P for trend <0.01). 녹농균은 여러 항생제에 높은 내성을 보였으나 유의한 내성변화를 보이지 않았다. 대장균의 cefepime 내성과 cefepime 사용량 사이에 유의한 양의 상관관계를 보였다(r=0.900, P=0.037). 결론: 국내 소아에서 발생한 그람음성균 균혈증 분석시 카바페넴 및 광범위 세팔로스포린 내성이 증가하였고 일부에서 항생제 사용량과의 관련성을 확인하였다. 이는 원내 경험적 항생제 결정시 중요한 고려 사항이며 추후에도 지속적인 원내 항생제 사용량 및 내성률에 대한 감시가 필요하겠다.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.743-751
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• 2017

During slaughtering, animal blood is typically discarded, resulting in water pollution. However, this discarded blood has valuable components, such as immunoglobulin (Ig). Although several studies have been conducted to develop methods for effective recycling of slaughterhouse blood, they have not been commercially utilized in Korea. Here, we extracted an Ig-rich fraction from porcine blood that was then subjected to various in vitro tests, including pathogen growth inhibition, antigenic cross-reactivity, and anti-toxin activity. The porcine immunoglobulin concentrate (PIC) was effectively purified by eliminating other components, such as albumin, and consisted of approximately $63.2{\pm}2.9%$ IgG and $7.2{\pm}0.4%$ IgM on a protein basis. The results showed that it significantly suppressed the growth of pathogenic bacteria, and bound to all tested pathogens, including both gram-positive and gram-negative species, although the degree of activity differed according to strain. The PIC bound to two types of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) obtained from Escherichia coli O111:B4 and Salmonella enterica serotype typhimurium in a concentration-dependent manner. In addition, the PIC restored the proliferation activity of the lymphoblast K-562 cells when co-incubated with pathogenic LPS. These results confirm that the PIC prepared in this study is a potentially valuable functional food material or diet supplement as an alternative to antibiotics that can protect animals from pathogenic bacteria.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.651-661
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• 2019

Targeting the pathogen viability using drugs is associated with development of drug resistance due to selective pressure. Hence, there is an increased interest in developing agents that target bacterial virulence. In this study, the inhibitory effect of ciclopirox, an antifungal agent with iron chelation potential, on the microbial virulence factors was evaluated in 26 clinical MDR Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates collected from Alexandria Main University Hospital, a tertiary hospital in Egypt. Treatment with 9 ㎍/ml ciclopirox inhibited the hemolytic activity in 70% isolates, reduced pyocyanin production, decreased protease secretion in 46% isolates, lowered twitching and swarming motility, and decreased biofilm formation by 1.5- to 4.5-fold. The quantitative real-time PCR analysis revealed that treatment with ciclopirox downregulated the expression levels of alkaline protease (aprA) and pyocyanin (phzA1). Ciclopirox is used to treat hematological malignancies and the systemic administration of ciclopirox is reported to have adequate oral absorption with a satisfactory drug safety profile. It is important to calculate the appropriate clinical dose and therapeutic index to reposition ciclopirox from a topical antifungal agent to a promising virulence-modifying agent agent against P. aeruginosa, a problematic Gram-negative pathogen.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.836-843
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• 2004

Nontypeable H. influenzae (NTHi), a Gram-negative obligate human pathogen, causes pneumonia, chronic bronchitis, and otitis media, and the respiratory epithelium is the first line of defense that copes with the pathogen. In an effort to identify transcriptional responses of human respiratory epithelial cells to infection with NTHi, we examined its differential gene expression using high density cDNA microarrays. BEAS-2B human bronchial epithelial cells were exposed to NTHi for 3 hand 24 h, and the alteration of mRNA expression was analyzed using microarrays consisting of 8,170 human cDNA clones. The results indicated that approximately 2.6% of the genes present on the microarrays increased in expression over 2-fold and 3.8% of the genes decreased during the 24-h infection period. Upregulated genes included cytokines (granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor 2, granulocyte chemotactic protein 2, IL-6, IL-10, IL-8), transcription factors (Kruppel-like factor 7, CCAAT/enhancer binding protein $\beta$, E2F-1, NF-$\kappa$B, cell surface molecules (CD74, ICAM-1, ICAM-2, HLA class I), as well as those involved in signal transduction and cellular transport. Selected genes were further confirmed by reverse-transcription-PCR. These data expand our knowledge of host cellular responses during NTHi infection and should provide a molecular basis for the study of host-NTHi interaction.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.128-134
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• 2013

Salmonella enterica serovar typhi, a Gram-negative food-borne pathogen, causes typhoid fever in humans. OmpC is an outer membrane porin of S. typhi expressed throughout the infection period. OmpC is potentially an attractive antigen for multivalent vaccines and diagnostic kit designs. In this study we combined in silico, in vitro and in vivo approaches to analyze various aspects of OmpC's antigenic properties. The conserved region, in addition to secondary and tertiary structures, and linear B cell epitopes, were predicted. A number of results obtained from in silico analyses were validated by experimental studies. OmpC was amplified, cloned and then expressed, with the recombinant protein then being purified. BALB/c mice were immunized by purified denatured OmpC. The titer of antibody was raised. Results of challenges with the pathogen revealed that the immunity is non-protective. Most of the theoretical and experimental results were in consensus. Introduced linear B cell epitopes can be employed for the design of diagnostic kits based on antigen-antibody interactions.