• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제52권3호
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• pp.233-254
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• 2024

The microorganisms that live under extreme conditions on Earth are known as extremophiles. They possess an extraordinary capability to endure extreme conditions, including salinity, temperature variations, pH, desiccation, and nutrient scarcity, among others. These organisms, including a vast array of bacteria, eukarya, and archaea, have evolved specialized structural and functional adaptations that make them capable of thriving in extremely selective environments in such a way that they showcase remarkable adaptations that push the limits of what we consider habitable. This capability results in valuable compounds with great potential for developing novel pharmaceuticals and biotechnological innovations. The present review paper aims to summarize current knowledge on the diversity of extremophilic microorganisms and the adaptive strategies employed to face such a range of extreme conditions. Particular attention will be given to temperature, salinity, pH, and desiccation adaptation. The review also highlights their potential applications, specifically focusing on pharmaceutical and biotechnological applications.

• 한국유기농업학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.569-586
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• 2017

We inoculated a spent mushroom substrate from Flammulina velutipes (SMSF) with a microbial additive and assessed the effects on chemical composition, ruminal fermentation parameters, and total-tract nutrient digestibility. In Exp. 1, three cannulated Hanwoo steers were used in an in situ trial to determine the degradation kinetics of dry matter (DM) and crude protein (CP). In Exp. 2, three Hanwoo steers were randomly assigned to experimental diets according to a $3{\times}3$ Latin square for a 3-week period (2 weeks for adaptation and 1 week for sample collection). Experimental diets included the control diet (3.75 kg/d formulated concentrate mixture + 1.25 kg/d rice straw), SMSF diet (3.19 kg/d formulated concentrate mixture + 1.25 kg/d rice straw + 0.56 kg/d SMSF), and inoculated SMSF (ISMSF) diet (3.19 kg/d formulated concentrate mixture + 1.25 kg/d rice straw + 0.56 kg/d ISMSF). The chemical composition of ISMSF did not differ from that of SMSF. Microbial additive inoculation decreased pH (P<0.05) and improved preservation for SMSF. The percentages of DM, neutral detergent fiber (NDF), and acid detergent fiber (ADF) in ISMSF were slightly lesser than those in SMSF. Ruminal fermentation characteristics and total-tract nutrient digestibility were not affected by diet. Overall, microbial additive inoculation improved preservation for SMSF and may allow improved digestion in the rumen; however, the total digestible nutrients (TDN) of SMSF and ISMSF diets were slightly lesser than the control diet. The ISMSF can be used as an alternative feedstuff to partially replace formulated concentrate feed.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.76-83
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• 2010

당사는 중온/습식/이상 혐기성 소화공정인 HADS Pilot Plant를 이용하여 국내 음폐수에 대해 유기물 부하(OLR, Organic Loading Rate) 증량 방식을 달리하여 혐기성 소화 테스트를 진행하였다. 그 방식은 연속적이면서 빠르게 OLR을 증량시키는 급속 OLR 증량 운전과 단계적이면서 각 단계별로 적응기를 갖는 계단식 OLR 증량 운전 방식이었다. 그 결과 급속 OLR 증량 운전시에는 불안정한 VFA(Volatile Fatty Acid)/Alkalinity 비율을 보이다가 바이오가스 발생량이 급감하는 결과를 보여주었다. 반면, 계단식 OLR 증량 운전시에는 VFA/Alkalinity의 비율을 0.4이하로 유지하면서 혐기성 소화 운전을 실시한 결과 안정적인 혐기성소화 성능을 보였을 뿐만 아니라, $0.8Nm^3/kgVS_{rem}/d$의 바이오가스 회수 및 85%의 VS(Volatile Solid) 감량이 가능함을 확인하였다. 그리고 OLR 증량 운전 방식에 따라 완전히 다른 결과가 도출되어 각각의 혐기성 소화 운전시의 박테리아 및 메탄생성균 군집의 변화를 T-RFLP(Terminal-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism)를 통하여 분석하였다. 그 결과, 급속 OLR 증량 운전시와 계단식 OLR 증량 운전시의 미생물 군집이 달라져 있음을 확인하였고, 이에 따라 동일한 혐기성 소화 공정을 적용하여 음폐수에 대한 혐기성 소화 운전을 진행하였음에도 OLR 증량 운전 방식에 따라 미생물의 반응성 및 주변환경에 대한 내성이 달라질 수 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국균학회소식:학술대회논문집
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• 한국균학회 2014년도 추계학술대회 및 정기총회
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• pp.11-11
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• 2014

Fungal pathogens have huge impact on health and economic wellbeing of human by causing life-threatening mycoses in immune-compromised patients or by destroying crop plants. A key determinant of fungal pathogenesis is their ability to undergo developmental change in response to host or environmental factors. Genetic pathways that regulate such morphological transitions and adaptation are therefore extensively studied during the last few decades. Given that epigenetic as well as genetic components play pivotal roles in development of plants and mammals, contribution of microbial epigenetic counterparts to this morphogenetic process is intriguing yet nearly unappreciated question to date. To bridge this gap in our knowledge, we set out to investigate histone modifications among epigenetic mechanisms that possibly regulate fungal adaptation and processes involved in pathogenesis of a model plant pathogenic fungus, Magnaporthe oryzae. M. oryzae is a causal agent of rice blast disease, which destroys 10 to 30% of the rice crop annually. Since the rice is the staple food for more than half of human population, the disease is a major threat to global food security. In addition to the socioeconomic impact of the disease it causes, the fungus is genetically tractable and can undergo well-defined morphological transitions including asexual spore production and appressorium (a specialized infection structure) formation in vitro, making it a model to study fungal development and pathogenicity. For functional and comparative analysis of histone modifications, a web-based database (dbHiMo) was constructed to archive and analyze histone modifying enzymes from eukaryotic species whose genome sequences are available. Histone modifying enzymes were identified applying a search pipeline built upon profile hidden Markov model (HMM) to proteomes. The database incorporates 22,169 histone-modifying enzymes identified from 342 species including 214 fungal, 33 plants, and 77 metazoan species. The dbHiMo provides users with web-based personalized data browsing and analysis tools, supporting comparative and evolutionary genomics. Based on the database entries, functional analysis of genes encoding histone acetyltransferases and histone demethylases is under way. Here I provide examples of such analyses that show how histone acetylation and methylation is implicated in regulating important aspects of fungal pathogenesis. Current analysis of histone modifying enzymes will be followed by ChIP-Seq and RNA-seq experiments to pinpoint the genes that are controlled by particular histone modifications. We anticipate that our work will provide not only the significant advances in our understanding of epigenetic mechanisms operating in microbial eukaryotes but also basis to expand our perspective on regulation of development in fungal pathogens.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제23권12호
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• pp.1587-1593
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• 2010

Pastures of the Apennines of Central Italy contribute to feed resources of high altitude (above 1,300 m sea level) grazing systems. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of faecal extract from the yak (Bos grunnienes) as an alternative microbial inoculum to rumen fluid for estimation of digestibility of several forage species. Forage samples produced at high altitude were tested in this study: four legumes (Lathyrus sativus L., Lotus corniculatus L., Onobrychis viciaefolia L. and Trifolium pratense L.), three forbs (Achillea millefolium L., Potentilla reptans L. and Teucrium flavum L.) and one grass (Brachipodyum pinnatum L.) were incubated with yak rumen fluid or faecal extract. A large variability in chemical composition was observed among the species collected. Rumen liquor and faecal samples were collected from adult healthy yak. The $Daisy^{II}$ incubator was used to evaluate the nutrient digestibility of forages using rumen liquor as control and faecal extract as alternative microbial inoculum sources. Filter bags containing samples of browse species were added to the four digestion vessels along with their respective inoculum and then incubated for 48 h and dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM), crude protein (CP), neutral and detergent fiber (NDF) digestibility was determined. There was a significant relationship between estimates, indicating that faecal liquor has the potential to be used instead of rumen fluid for estimation of in vitro digestibility of plants. It is concluded that the $Daisy^{II}$ incubator results are appropriate for the determination of in vitro digestibility of nutrients using faecal liquor to define the potential for adaptation of yak to new pastures.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.665-670
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• 1997

The digestibility (apparent) of P and other nutrients from the RSM, SBM and 2 batches of maize, wheat and barley was investigated in two experiments with 24 castrated male growing pigs. The effect of supplemental microbial phytase (1,000 U/kg) was also evaluated. The diets contained 25% RSM (Exp. 1) or 40% SBM (Exp. 2) and had no inorganic P. In each period of digestive trial, after 9 days of adaptation, faeces were collected for 5 days. The digestibility of P contained in the RSM and SBM was calculated by difference method. The P digestibility in maize, wheat, barley was on average 20, 34 and 36%, respectively. The digestibility of P in the RSM and SBM estimated from maize-based diets were 19 and 24 %, respectively. Kind of cereal grain had significant (p < 0.05) influence on the digestibility of P which was lower in the diets based on maize than wheat or barley. The digestibility of P significantly increased with the supplemental microbial phytase (on an average of 17%). Moreover, inclusion of enzyme into the diets positively affected digestibility of other nutrients, namely the protein and organic matter.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.117-125
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• 2006

원유에 오염된 토양으로부터 톨루엔을 분해할 수 있는 미생물을 분리하였으며 동정결과 Pseudomonas fluorescence였다. 이 미생물을 생물학적 톨루엔 처리공정에 사용하기 위해 온도, 톨루엔 농도, pH, 질소원 등의 환경영향이 분해에 미치는 영향에 대해서 연구를 하였다. 이 미생물의 최적 분해 온도는 $30^{\circ}C$였으며 이 때 최대 비성장속도와 최대 비소모속도는 각각 $0.76hr^{-1}$와 $0.36hr^{-1}$이었다. $10^{\circ}C$ 와 $40^{\circ}C$에서는 톨루엔을 분해하지 못하였으나 $30^{\circ}C$에 적응한 미생물은 $10^{\circ}C$에서 17시간 만에 100mg/L의 톨루엔을 완전히 분해하였고 $40^{\circ}C$ 에서는 30시간 동안 80% 정도 분해할 수 있었다. 본 미생물은 200mg/L 이상의 톨루엔은 분해할 수 없었으나 20mg/L의 낮은 농도의 톨루엔에 적응을 시킴으로써 300mg/L의 톨루엔까지 분해할 수 있었다. pH는 5.5~9.0 범위에서 분해 속도에 별다른 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 암모늄 (${NH_4}^+$) 대신 질산염(${NO_3}^-$)을 사용했을 때 적응기가 2~10시간 정도 길어졌고 미생물 수율이 45% 정도 감소하였다. 그러나 적응기가 지난 후의 톨루엔 분해속도에서는 별 차이를 보이지 않았다. 본 연구에서 얻은 결과들은 향후 바이오필터 등의 생물학적 톨루엔 처리공정 개발에 유용하게 사용될 것으로 기대된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.379-385
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• 2018

Objective: The study aimed to evaluate sugarcane bagasse as roughage in lactating cow on feed intake, digestibility, ingestive behavior, milk production and composition, and microbial protein synthesis. Methods: Ten Girolando cows at initial body weight of $450{\pm}25.6kg$ and at $143.7{\pm}30.7days$ in milk were assigned in two $5{\times}5$ Latin square designs. Five 21-day experimental periods were adopted ($1^{\circ}$ to 14-day: diets adaptation period; $15^{\circ}$ to 21-day: data collection and sampling period). The diets consisted of four different levels of sugarcane bagasse (45%, 50%, 55%, and 60%) and a control diet, commonly adopted in the region, based on spineless cactus (25% sugarcane bagasse), formulated to meet 12 kg/d milk yield. Results: The dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM), and total digestible nutrients intakes and DM and OM digestibilities observed for 45% and 50% bagasse inclusion were similar to control diet, while that 55% and 60% bagasse inclusion were lower. Cows fed control diet, and bagasse diets of 45%, and 50% levels had the nutritional requirements attended, that guaranteed 12 kg/d of milk yield. The crude protein intake and digestibility of cows fed 45%, 50%, and 55% of bagasse inclusion were similar to control diet. The neutral detergent fiber (NDF) intake and digestibility differ for all bagasse diets related to control diet, while the non-fiber carbohydrates intake and digestibility for cows fed 45% of bagasse were similar for control diet. The intakes and digestibilities of nutrients decreased linearly in function of bagasse inclusion; NDF and indigestible NDF intakes did not vary. The ruminating time, feeding and rumination efficiency, microbial protein synthesis and milk yield decreased linearly with sugarcane bagasse inclusion. Conclusion: Sugarcane bagasse decreases milk production; however, its inclusion level in between 45% to 50% associated to concentrate could replace diets based on spineless cactus for crossbred dairy cow's producing 12 kg/d of milk.

• 청정기술
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.209-215
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• 2012

분말활성탄과 제올라이트가 담지된 폴리우레탄 담체를 충진한 파일롯 규모의 바이오필터를 이용하여 암모니아와 황화수소의 처리 성능을 평가하였다. 약 10개월간 하수처리장 슬러지 농축조에서 발생하는 악취를 대상으로 바이오필터 유입 암모니아 농도는 0.1~1.5 $ppm_v$, 황화수소 농도는 2~20 $ppm_v$ 범위에서 운전되었다. 바이오필터의 공탑체류시간 3.6~5초 범위에서 초기 순응기간을 제외하고는 거의 모든 경우 100%에 가까운 악취 제거율을 보여주었다. 바이오필터에서의 기체흐름에 의한 압력손실도 매우 낮아 10개월 동안 최대 31 mm $H_2O$ 정도의 차압이 발생하였다. 이것은 본 연구에 이용된 바이오필터의 막힘이나 담체의 압착 현상이 거의 일어나지 않아 장기간의 운전에도 안정성을 확인할 수 있었다. 담체에 부착하여 서식하는 미생물군집은 바이오필터의 처리 성능에 중요한 영향을 미치는데 특히 암모니아나 황화수소를 제거하기 위한 암모니아 산화균과 황산화균의 분포가 중요하다. FISH (Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization) 방법으로 확인한 결과 질산화를 주관하는 암모니아 산화균인 Nitrosomonas sp.와 황산화균인 Thiobacillus ferroxidans가 검출되었다. 또한 바이오필터의 운전기간이 길어질수록, 그리고 악취의 유입부분이 유출부분에 비해 미생물 분포량이 더 많음을 확인하였다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.440-447
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• 2009

Domestic ruminant animals are reared in diverse production systems, ranging from extensive systems under semi-arid and tropical conditions with poor feed resources to intensive systems in temperate and cold areas with high quality feed. Nitrogen (N) recycling between the body and gut of ruminants plays a key role in the adaptation to such diverse nutritional conditions. Ammonia and microbial protein produced in the gut and urea synthesized in the liver are major players in N-recycling transactions. In this review, we focus on the physiological factors affecting urea production and recycling. Sheep and buffalo probably have higher abilities to reabsorb urea from the kidney compared with cattle. This affects the degree of urea-N recycling between the body and gut at both low and high N intakes. The synthesis and gut entry of urea also differs between cattle bred for either dairy or beef production. Lactating dairy cows show a higher gut entry of urea compared with growing cattle. The synthesis and recycling of urea dramatically increases after weaning, so that the functional development of the rumen exerts an essential role in N transactions. Furthermore, high ambient temperature increases urea production but reduces urea gut entry. An increase in total urea flux, caused by the return to the ornithine cycle from the gut entry, is considered to serve as a labile N pool in the whole body to permit metabolic plasticity under a variety of physiological, environmental and nutritional conditions.