• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.161-165
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• 2002

Isolation frequency of microorganisms from marine sources was examined with different media and samples collected from the coastal area of Cheju Island. From sea water samples, about 1% of microorganisms from the total number of bacteria were recovered. Microorganisms were cultured at the much lower frequency of 10$\^$-4/-10$\^$-6/ from other marine sources such as sediment, sponges and corals. The frequency of duplicated isolation was examined with 140 morphologically different colonies isolated on different media. Fourteen percent of them exhibited the same morphology on two different media. The duplication frequency of the isolates among three different media was 33%.

• 한국미생물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국미생물학회 2007년도 International Meeting of the Microbiological Society of Korea
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• pp.89-91
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• 2007

• 한국해양바이오학회지
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• 제1권4호
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• pp.232-242
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• 2006

Bioactive compounds produced by microorganisms have focused on in recent years. In particular, novel compounds showing anti-cancer activity have been isolated from marine microorganisms. In this review, we will discuss on the studies of new bioactive compounds derived from marine bacteria with conjunction to anti-cancer activity. This review will provide an information and source for bioactive compounds showing anti-cancer activity, which were derived from marine bacteria.

• 한국미생물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국미생물학회 2002년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.94-99
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• 2002

The oceans cover about $71\%$ of the Earth's crust and contain nearly 300,000 described species. Free-living bacteria in the sea and symbiotic bacteria of marine invertebrates are proving to be valuable sources of useful bioactive compounds. Marine sponges, in particular, which contain diverse communities of bacteria, produce many classes of compounds that are unique to the marine environment. Uncultured microorganisms are commonly believed to represent $99.9\%$ of the whole microbial community. They have been investigated for the possibility of isolating and over-expressing genes in viable microorganisms. Strict symbiotic species that have been adapted to the host are candidate unculturable species. With the enormous potential for discovery, development, and market value of marine derived compounds, supply of the products is a major limiting factor for further development.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제33권7호
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• pp.593-604
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• 2023

바다는 지구 표면의 70% 이상을 차지하고 있으며, 그 자체가 대부분 탐사되지 않은 미지와 기회의 공간으로 제시되고 있다. 특히, 우리나라는 삼면이 바다로 둘러싸인 반도로 해양 연구의 중요성이 강조되고 있다. 매우 복잡하고 다양한 환경을 가지고 있는 해양은 막대한 생물학적 다양성을 보이고 있으며 미생물학적 측면에서도 해양 환경은 다양하고 극단적인 온도, 압력, 일사량, 염분, pH 등을 가지고 있어 생태학적으로 특이한 서식처를 제공한다. 이로 인해 육상과는 달리 계통분류학적으로 매우 다르며, 다양한 미생물들이 서식하나 그 다양성, 분리, 배양 그리고 이들이 생산해 내는 2차 대사산물 등에 대한 연구는 아직도 미진한 상황이다. 1990년대까지도 거의 연구되지 않던 해양 환경 자생 미생물의 생리활성물질에 대한 연구는 2000년대 들어 해양 방선균이 생산해 내는 천연물에 대한 연구가 가속화 되기 시작했다. 이후, 박테리아, 고세균, 조류 등을 활용한 항균제, 항암제, 항산화제, 항염증제 등과 같은 의약품 개발 분야 뿐만 아니라 및 바이오 플라스틱 생산, 바이오 연료 생산, 이산화탄소 포집, 생균제 발굴 및 개발 등의 다양한 산업분야에서 해양 미생물을 활용한 연구가 가속화 되고 있는 실정이다. 본 총설에서는 해양미생물을 활용한 생명과학 및 생명공학 기술 분야의 연구 성과 및 최신 동향을 소개하고자 한다. 이를 통해 독자들이 의약소재 개발 외 제반 천연물 관련 분야의 기반 및 응용 연구의 중요성을 인식하고 미래 해양 유래 소재를 이용한 바이오 연구 개발의 최적화 및 실용화 연구에 적극 도움이 되길 기대한다.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.401-410
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• 2001

Global climate change will alter many such properties of the Southern Ocean as temperature, circulation, stratification, and sea-ice extent. Such changes are likely to influence the species composition and activity of Antarctic marine microorganisms (protists and bacteria) which playa major role in deter-mining the concentration of atmospheric $CO_2$ and producing precursors of cloud condensation nuclei. Direct impacts of climate change on Antarctic marine microorganisms have been determined for very few species. Increasing water temperature would be expected to result in a southward spread of pelagic cyanobacteria, coccolithophorids and others. Growth rates of many species would be expected to increase slightly but nutrient limitation, especially micronutrients, is likely to result in a negligible increase in biomass. The extent of habitats would be reduced for those organisms presently living close to the upper limit of their thermal tolerance. Increased UVB irradiance is likely to favour the growth of those organisms tolerant of UVB and may change the trophic structure of marine communities. Indirect effects, especially those as a consequence of a diminution of the amount of sea-ice and increased upper ocean stratification, are predicted to lead to a change in species composition and impacts on both trophodynamics and vertical carbon flux.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.205-215
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• 2024

Antibiotics are substances produced by microorganisms that kill or inhibit and are essential for infectious diseases management. This study aimed to provide basic data for overcoming antibiotic resistance in the marine bacterium LJ-18. The API 20NE and API 50CH kits were used to identify this microorganism. Morphological, physiological, and biochemical properties were investigated using MacFaddin's manuals. Subsequently, isolated LJ-18 was found to belong to a genus of Streptomyces that forms mycelia. LJ-18 also grew well at 28-32℃ on modified Bennett's agar. To isolate and purify the antibacterial compound, LJ-18 culture was divided into ethyl acetate and distilled water fractions. Considerable antimicrobial activity against various pathogenic microorganisms, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), was confirmed in the C₁₈ ODS open column fractions. Peak 2 compound was obtained using reversed-phase HPLC. As a result, this compound had a significant antimicrobial activity against various pathogenic microorganisms. In particular, it showed strong activity against MRSA, Mycobacterium smegmatis, Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus cereus, and Staphylococcus aureus.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.84-96
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• 2024

Background: Recent studies have elucidated the quorum-sensing mechanisms, biofilm formation, inter-pathogen interactions, and genes related to oral pathogens. This review aims to explore the recent expansion of drug targets against oral pathogens and summarize the current research on novel antibiotic substances derived from marine organisms that target oral pathogens. Methods: A comprehensive literature review summarized the novel mechanisms pertaining to quorum-sensing signal transmission systems, biofilm formation, and metabolite exchange in oral pathogens. The amino acid sequences of the 16 proteins identified as potential drug targets were systematically classified and compared across various oral microorganisms. Results: Through a literature review, we identified nine studies researching quorum sensing signaling inhibitors targeting oral pathogens. A comparison of the amino acid sequences of 16 potential drug targets in oral microorganisms revealed significant differences between oral pathogens and beneficial oral symbiotic microorganisms. These findings imply that it is possible to design drugs that can bind more selectively to oral pathogens. Conclusion: By summarizing the results of recent research on the signaling mechanisms that cause pathogenicity, new drug targets against oral pathogens were proposed. Additionally, the current status of developing new antibiotics for oral pathogens using recently developed quorum sensing inhibitors and natural products derived from marine organisms was introduced. Consequently, marine natural products can be used to develop drugs targeting new proteins in oral pathogens.

• 한국미생물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국미생물학회 2009년도 International Meeting of the Microbiological Society of Korea
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• pp.157-157
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• 2009

• 미생물학회지
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.109-111
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• 2010

다환 방향족 탄화수소(PAH; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon)는 발암성, 돌연변이 유발성, 유전독성을 지니기 때문에 인체위해성이 큰 물질로 알려져 있다. 기존 PAH 분해 미생물 탐색 방법중 독성이 강한 유기용매에 PAH를 용해시켜 미생물에 직접 분무하는 분무법, 미생물과 직접 혼합하는 한천중층법은 미생물 생장에 영향을 줄 뿐만 아니라, 특히 많이 쓰이는 분무법의 경우 분무되는 PAH의 양을 조절하기가 어렵고 멸균상태를 유지하기가 힘들다는 단점이 있다. 그래서 본 논문에서는 이와 같은 단점을 보완한 방법으로 승화법(Alley, Jeremy F. and Lewis R. Brown. 2000. Use of sublimation to prepare solid microbial media with water-insoluble substrates. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 66, 439-442)을 도입하여 적용하였다. 그 결과 상용휘발유 및 태안유류유출지 시료로부터 분리한 350분리균주 중에서 7균주가 단일 PAH 또는 복수의 PAH 분해에 관여했다. 특히 Corynebacterium sp. SK20, Rhodococcus sp. TA24, Streptomyces sp. TA27은 시험한 pyene, phenanthrene, naphthalene에, Gordonia sp. H37는 pyrene, naphthalene에, Arthrobacter sp. S49는, naphthalene, phenanthrene에 활성이 있었다.