• KSBB Journal
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.213-227
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• 2002

To date, the majority of biosensor technologies use binding components such as enzymes antibodies, nucleic acids and protein ligands. In contrast, the goal underlying the use of cells and tissues of animals and plants for a sensor system is to obtain systems capable of extracting information based on the biological activity, mechanisms of action and consequences of exposure to a chemical or biological agent of interest. These systems enable the interrogation of more complex biological response and offer the potential to gather higher information content from measuring physiologic and metabolic response. In these articles, same of the recent trends and applications of microbial biosensors in environmental monitoring and for use in food and fermentations have been reviewed. This endeavor presents many technological challenges to fabricate new microbial biosensors for other scientific field.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제33권10호
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• pp.1257-1267
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• 2023

Although rational genetic engineering is nowadays the favored method for microbial strain improvement, building up mutant libraries based on directed evolution for improvement is still in many cases the better option. In this regard, the demand for precise and efficient screening methods for mutants with high performance has stimulated the development of biosensor-based high-throughput screening strategies. Genetically encoded biosensors provide powerful tools to couple the desired phenotype to a detectable signal, such as fluorescence and growth rate. Herein, we review recent advances in engineering several classes of biosensors and their applications in directed evolution. Furthermore, we compare and discuss the screening advantages and limitations of two-component biosensors, transcription-factor-based biosensors, and RNA-based biosensors. Engineering these biosensors has focused mainly on modifying the expression level or structure of the biosensor components to optimize the dynamic range, specificity, and detection range. Finally, the applications of biosensors in the evolution of proteins, metabolic pathways, and genome-scale metabolic networks are described. This review provides potential guidance in the design of biosensors and their applications in improving the bioproduction of microbial cell factories through directed evolution.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.159-164
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• 2011

미생물 세포 바이오센서는 환경오염물질의 모니터링을 위한 좋은 분석도구가 될 수 있다. 이는 리포터유전자들(예로, lux, gfp or lacZ)을 방향족 화합물이나 중금속과 같은 오염물질에 반응하는 유도 조절유전자와 결합하여 만든다. 이러한 유전자 재조합기술을 이용하여 많은 종류의 미생물 바이오센서가 개발되었으며 환경, 의학, 식품, 농업, 및 방위등 다양한 분야에서 활용되고 있다. 또한 바이오센서의 민감도와 검출범위는 조절유전자의 변형을 통해 증가시킬 수있다. 최근에는 미생물 바이오센서 세포를 고효율 검색용 세포 에레이의 칩, 광섬유 등에 고착하여 활용하고 있다. 본 논문은 특이 오염물질의 검출을 위한 유전자 재조합으로 만든 미생물 세포 바이오센서의 현황과 미래에 대해 고찰한다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권11호
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• pp.1773-1781
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• 2015

Environmental security is one of the major concerns for the safety of living organisms from a number of harmful pollutants in the atmosphere. Different initiatives, legislative actions, as well as scientific and social concerns have been discussed and adopted to control and regulate the threats of environmental pollution, but it still remains a worldwide challenge. Therefore, there is a need for developing certain sensitive, rapid, and selective techniques that can detect and screen the pollutants for effective bioremediation processes. In this perspective, isolated enzymes or biological systems producing enzymes, as whole cells or in immobilized state, can be used as a source for detection, quantification, and degradation or transformation of pollutants to non-polluting compounds to restore the ecological balance. Biosensors are ideal for the detection and measurement of environmental pollution in a reliable, specific, and sensitive way. In this review, the current status of different types of microbial biosensors and mechanisms of detection of various environmental toxicants are discussed.

• Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.51-57
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• 2011

Milk and dairy products are nutritionally one of the most important food in human health and the quality of raw milk is significantly important to ensure safety of dairy products. However, milk and dairy products are commonly related with chemical and microbial contaminations. Therefore, rapid and reliable detection of hazardous (e.g. pathogenic bacteria, pesticides, antibiotics, microbial toxins) in milk and dairy products is essential to ensure human health and food safety. Conventional methods for detection of food hazardous are mostly time-consuming to yield a results. Recently, biosensors have been focused as its rapidity and high sensitivity to analyse chemical and microbial hazardous from a variety of foods and environments. This study reviewed the recent trends and applications of biosensors as rapid detection method of hazardous in milk and dairy products.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제5권6호
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• pp.387-394
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• 2000

The relationship between Man and yeast has been a successful and enduring one. The characteristics of yeast have made it an ideal tool in scientific research and as such, it has been used extensively. In this review some of the advantages, methods and applications of yeasts in the biosensor field are outlined. In doing so, we propose a eukaryotic alternative to the current battery of bacteria-based microbial biosensors.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.79-89
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• 2003

This article contains an overview of acoustic wave devices, the theory and application of piezoelectric quartz crystal microbalances(PZ QCM), clinical analysis, gas phase detection, DNA biosensors, drug analysis, food microbial analysis and environmental analysis.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.83-94
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• 2012

The research on microbial fuel cells (MFCs) needs various knowledge of different fields such as electrochemistry, microbiology, environmental engineering, and material engineering. Although electrochemically active bacteria are very diverse, the performance of MFCs is affected primarily by the structure of the reactor system. Thus, the development in the system architecture is critical to lower internal resistance and increase power generation for commercialization. This paper summarizes the principles of MFCs and demonstrates the infinite potential of MFCs in various applications including wastewater treatment, biosensors, biohydrogen production, remote power sources, implantable medical devices, etc.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.54-60
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• 2014

방향족 화합물은 독성 환경오염물질로 생태계와 인간의 건강에 해로운 영향을 미친다. 그중 chlorotoluene과 nitrotoluene 화합물은 수생생물에 독성을 나타내며 인간의 피부, 눈, 호흡기를 자극한다. 본 연구에서는 폐수의 chlorotoluene과 nitrotoluene 화합물을 저렴하고 간단하게 검출하고자 재조합 미생물 바이오센서를 개발하였다. BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene) 분해 조절 유전자 xylR를 Po' (upstream activating sequences를 제거한 DmpR 조절단백질 promoter Po) 또는 Pu (XylR 고유의 프로모터)::lacZ 유전자(${\beta}$-galactosidase 유전자)의 upstream에 연결한 플라스미드를 제작한 후, E. coli $DH5{\alpha}$에 형질 전환하였다. 유도 화합물 존재 하에서, 아가로스에 고정된 이 재조합 바이오센서 세포는 유도 화합물에 의해 ${\beta}$-galactosidase를 발현하고 기질인 chlorophenol red ${\beta}$-D-galactopyranoside (CPRG)를 분해하여 1~2시간에 붉은색을 나타내었다. BTEX 화합물 중, 특이적으로 o-, m-, p-chlorotoluene ($0.1{\mu}M-100 mM$) 그리고 o-, m-, p-nitrotoluene (0.1 mM-100 mM)에서 높은 반응을 나타내었으며 Po'가 Pu보다 높은 반응성을 보여주었다. 아가로스에 고정된 바이오센서는 $4^{\circ}C$에서 21일간 보존 후에도 활성의 큰 변화 없이 안정하였으며, chlorotoluene과 nitrotoluene 화합물들로 spike된 전처리 하지 않은 폐수 시료 중에서도 좋은 반응을 보여 주어 폐수 중 chlorotoluene과 nitrotoluene 화합물의 간단한 초기 검출에 활용될 수 있음을 제시하였다.

• 한국미생물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국미생물학회 2008년도 International Meeting of the Microbiological Society of Korea
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• pp.135-135
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• 2008

Various biosensors were evaluated for identifying and detecting foodborne pathogens in a rapid and effective manner. First, five strains of Escherichia coli and six strains of Salmonella were identified using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and a statistical program. For doing this, lipopolysaccharides (LPSs) and outer membrane proteins (OMPs) were extracted from a cell wall of each bacterial strain. As a result, each strain was identifed at the level of 97% for E. coli and 100% for Salmonella. Second, E. coli O157:H7, S. Enteritidis, and Listeria monocytogenes were identified by multiplex PCR products from four specific genes of each bacteria using a capillary electrophoresis (CE). Also, ground beef for E. coli O157:H7, lettuce for S. Enteritidis, and hot dog for L. monocytogenes were used to determine the possibility of detecting pathogens in foods. Foods inoculated with respective pathogen were cultivated for six hours and multiplex PCR products were obtained and assessed. The minimum detection levels of tested bacteria were <10 cells/g, <10 cells/g, and $10^4$ cells/g for E. coli O157:H7, S. Enteritidis, and L. monocytogenes, respectively. Third, it was possible to detect S. Typhimurium in a pure culture and lettuce by a bioluminescence-based detection assay using both recombinant bacteriophage P22::luxI and a bioluminescent bioreporter. In addition, bacteriophage T4 was quantitatively monitored using E. coli including luxCDABE genes.