• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.938-945
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• 2005

For elucidating excessive growth of biofilm that subsequently leads to the clogging problem in a small town's sewer lines of Wisconsin, the FISH method was employed. At the beginning of the simulated experiments, ${\beta}$-subclass proteobacteria prevailed in runs fed with industrial wastewater, while ${\gamma}$-subclass proteobacteria dominated in runs with domestic wastewater. However, the bacterial community structure changed significantly over six weeks; Cytophaga-Flavobacterium (CF)­group bacteria dominated in most runs fed with the small town's wastewater regardless of their source, while CF-group decreased strongly in run fed with domestic sewage from another city (Madison). It was also microscopically confirmed that most of those clogging materials was toilet tissue, which in turn may lead to vigorous growth of cellulose-degrading CF-group bacteria. This dominant presence of CF-group bacteria in the small town's sewer indicates that the main constituent of biofilm, toilet tissue (cellulose) in sewage, might have induced the unique pattern of their microbial community structure. Therefore, it suggests that molecular technique is useful for monitoring the clogging problems in sewer lines.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.99-106
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• 2017

Background: Plants over-expressing Arabidopsis ABF3 (abscisic acid-responsive element-binding factor 3) have enhanced tolerance to various environmental stresses, especially drought. Using terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) analysis, we compared the rhizosphere-associated structures of microbial communities for transgenic potato containing this gene and conventional "Jopoong" plants. Results: During a 2-year field experiment, fungal richness, evenness, and diversity varied by year, increasing in 2010 when a moderate water deficit occurred. By contrast, the bacterial richness decreased in 2010 while evenness and diversity were similar in both years. No significant difference was observed in any indices for either sampling time or plant line. Although the composition of the microbial communities (defined as T-RF profiles) changed according to year and sampling time, differences were not significant between the transgenic and control plants. Conclusions: The results in this study suggest that the insertion of ABF3 into potato has no detectable (by current T-RFLP technique) effects on rhizosphere communities, and that any possible influences, if any, can be masked by seasonal or yearly variations.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권8호
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• pp.1459-1469
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• 2008

Using a rotating biological contactor modified with a sequencing bath reactor system (SBRBC) designed and operated to remove phosphate and nitrogen [58], the microbial community structure of the biofilm from the SBRBC system was characterized based on the extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) constituents, electron microscopy, and molecular techniques. Protein and carbohydrate were identified as the major EPS constituents at three different biofilm thicknesses, where the amount of EPS and bacterial cell number were highest in the initial thickness of 0-100${\mu}m$. However, the percent of carbohydrate in the total amount of EPS decreased by about 11.23%, whereas the percent of protein increased by about 11.15% as the biofilm grew. Thus, an abundant quantity of EPS and cell mass, as well as a specific quality of EPS were apparently needed to attach to the substratum in the first step of the biofilm growth. A FISH analysis revealed that the dominant phylogenetic group was $\beta$- and $\gamma$-Proteobacteria, where a significant subclass of Proteobacteria for removing phosphate and/or nitrate was found within a biofilm thickness of 0-250${\mu}m$. In addition, 16S rDNA clone libraries revealed that Klebsiella sp. and Citrobacter sp. were most dominant within the initial biofilm thickness of 0-250${\mu}m$, whereas sulfur-oxidizing bacteria, such as Beggiatoa sp. and Thiothrix sp., were detected in a biofilm thickness over 250${\mu}m$. The results of the bacterial community structure analysis using molecular techniques agreed with the results of the morphological structure based on scanning electron microscopy. Therefore, the overall results indicated that coliform bacteria participated in the nitrate and phosphorus removal when using the SBRBC system. Moreover, the structure of the biofilm was also found to be related to the EPS constituents, as well as the nitrogen and phosphate removal efficiency. Consequently, since this is the first identification of the bacterial community and structure of the biofilm from an RBC simultaneously removing nitrogen and phosphate from domestic wastewater, and it is hoped that the present results may provide a foundation for understanding nitrate and phosphate removal by an RBC system.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.704-715
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• 2006

Oil spill was found in 1999 from a diesel storage facility located near the top of Baekun Mountain in Uiwang City. Application of bioremediation techniques was very relevant in removing oil spills in this site, because the geological condition was not amenable for other onsite remediation techniques. For efficient bioremediation, bacterial communities of the contaminated site and the uncontaminated control site were compared using both molecular and cultivation techniques. Soil bacterial populations were observed to be stimulated to grow in the soils contaminated with diesel hydrocarbon, whereas fungal and actinomycetes populations were decreased by diesel contamination. Most of the dieseldegrading bacteria isolated from contaminated forest soils were strains of Pseudomonas, Ralstonia, and Rhodococcus species. Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) analysis revealed that the profiles were different among the three contaminated sites, whereas those of the control sites were identical to each other. Analysis of 16S rDNA sequences of dominant isolates and clones showed that the bacterial community was less diverse in the oil-contaminated site than at the control site. Sequence analysis of the alkane hydroxylase genes cloned from soil microbial DNAs indicated that their diversity and distribution were different between the contaminated site and the control site. The results indicated that diesel contamination exerted a strong selection on the indigenous microbial community in the contaminated site, leading to predominance of well-adapted microorganisms in concurrence with decrease of microbial diversity.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.461-476
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• 2015

Global warming has accelerated glacial retreat in the high Arctic. The exposed glacier foreland is an ideal place to study chronosequential changes in ecosystems. Although vegetation succession in the glacier forelands has been studied intensively, little is known about the microbial community structure in these environments. Therefore, this study focused on how glacial retreat influences the bacterial community structure and its relationship with soil properties. This study was conducted in the foreland of the Midtre Lovénbreen glacier in Svalbard (78.9°N). Seven soil samples of different ages were collected and analyzed for moisture content, pH, soil organic carbon and total nitrogen contents, and soil organic matter fractionation. In addition, the structure of the bacterial community was determined via pyrosequencing analysis of 16S rRNA genes. The physical and chemical properties of soil varied significantly along the distance from the glacier; with increasing distance, more amounts of clay and soil organic carbon contents were observed. In addition, Cyanobacteria, Firmicutes, and Actinobacteria were dominant in soil samples taken close to the glacier, whereas Acidobacteria were abundant further away from the glacier. Diversity indices indicated that the bacterial community changed from homogeneous to heterogeneous structure along the glacier chronosequence/distance from the glacier. Although the bacterial community structure differed on basis of the presence or absence of plants, the soil properties varied depending on soil age. These findings suggest that bacterial succession occurs over time in glacier forelands but on a timescale that is different from that of soil development.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.1057-1062
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• 2016

Kimchi is a traditional Korean fermented vegetable food, the production of which involves brining of Korean cabbage, blending with various other ingredients (red pepper powder, garlic, ginger, salt-pickled seafood, etc.), and fermentation. Recently, kimchi has also become popular in the Western world because of its unique taste and beneficial properties such as antioxidant and antimutagenic activities, which are derived from the various raw materials and secondary metabolites of the fermentative microorganisms used during production. Despite these useful activities, analysis of the microbial community present in kimchi has received relatively little attention. The objective of this study was to evaluate the bacterial community structure from the raw materials, additives, and final kimchi product using the culture-independent method. Specifically, polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE) was used to analyze the 16S rRNA partial sequences of the microflora. One primer set for bacteria, 341F^GC-518R, reliably produced amplicons from kimchi and its raw materials, and these bands were clearly separated on a 35-65% denaturing gradient gel. Overall, 117 16S rRNA fragments were identified by PCR-DGGE analysis. Pediococcus pentosaceus, Leuconostoc citreum, Leuconostoc gelidum, and Leuconostoc mesenteroides were the dominant bacteria in kimchi. The other strains identified were Tetragenococcus, Pseudomonas, Weissella, and uncultured bacterium. Comprehensive analysis of these microorganisms could provide a more detailed understanding of the biologically active components of kimchi and help improve its quality. PCR-DGGE analysis can be successfully applied to a fermented food to detect unculturable or other species.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.254-263
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• 2024

한국의 장은 콩을 발효시켜 만든 식품으로 대표적인 종류로는 고추장, 된장, 청국장, 간장이 있다. 본 연구에서는 콩 발효식품의 미생물 군집을 분석하고, 각 장류의 유형에 따른 미생물 군집 구조 차이에 영향을 미치는 미생물(biomarker)과 분포 차이를 비교하기 위해 총 200종의 장류 시료를 next-generation sequencing을 통해 16S rRNA 마이크로바이옴 분석을 수행하였다. Alpha-diversity 분석 결과 종 풍부도를 나타내는 지수 CHAO는 고추장과 청국장에서 분석에서 된장과 간장 그룹에 비해 유의미하게 높은 경향을 보였다 (p<0.001). 네 가지 장류의 미생물 분포 분석 결과 목(order) 수준에서 Bacillales가 고추장, 된장, 청국장 그룹에서 우세한 반면, 간장의 경우 Lactobacillales가 우세한 것으로 차이가 나타났다. LEfSe (Linear dis- criminant analysis Effect Size)분석을 통해 전통 장류의 과(family)와 종(species) 수준에서 바이오마커를 분석하였다. Leuconostocaceae, Thermoactinomycetaceae, Bacillaceae, Enterococcaceae가 과 수준에서 장 유형에 따른 미생물 군집 구조 차이에 큰 기여를 하는 바이오마커로 나타났으며, Bacillus subtilis, kroppenstedtia sanguinis, Bacillus licheniformis, Tetragenococcus halophilus가 종 수준에서 네 종류의 발효식품을 미생물학적으로 분류할 수 있는 가장 중요한 특징으로 나타났다. PERMANOVA (Permutational multivariate analysis of variance) 분석 결과 네 가지 장류는 미생물 군집 구조가 통계학적으로 유의미한 차이가 나타났으며 (p=0.001), 그 중 간장 그룹의 미생물 군집 구조가 가장 차이를 보였다. 본 연구의 결과는 한국 발효식품의 미생물학적 분포 특성과 장류 유형별 미생물 군집 구조차이에 영향을 미치는 미생물을 규명하였으며, 발효과정에 참여하는 미생물에 대한 지식을 넓히고 발효 콩 식품의 품질을 향상시키는 데 도움이 될 것으로 기대한다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.103-110
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• 2006

들잔디(zoysia japonica)에 제초제를 살포 한 다음, 아미노산을 포함한 액비(LFcAA)를 처리한 들잔디 토양의 미생물 군집구조 및 다양성을 비교하기 위하여 16S rDNA서열에 기초한 T-RFLP (terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism)분식과 클론의 염기서열 분석을 실시하였다. 제한효소 HaeIII을 이용한 T-RFLP 분석결과 아미노산 액비를 처리한 실험구 KD3과 KD4에서, 32, 38개의 유효한 피크를 가진 T-RFs가 나타났다. 23개를 나타낸 아미노산 무처리구인 KD2가 KD3,4에 비해 미생물군집구조가 단순한 것으로 조사되었다. 네 개의 실험구 KDl (대조구), KD2 (무처리구), KD3 (LFcAA 1X)., KD4 (LFcAA 2X)에서 각각 110개의 클론의 16S rDNA부분 염기서열 분석결과 대부분이 $91{\sim}99%$ 유사도 수준에서 GeneBank에 등록된 염기서열 중 대부분 uncultured bacterium으로 BLAST결과 조사되었다. 이외의 대부분의 클론들은 Proteobacteria, Acidobacteria, Actinobacteria, Sphingobacteria, Planctomycetes 그룹들의 클론들이 조사되었고, 특히 LEcAA 2X 처리구인 KD4에서는 KD2에서와는 다르게 Alphaproteobacteria의 Rhizobiales, Shigomonadales,그리고 Caulobacterales목에 속하는 미생물들의 클론이 조사되었으며, Gammaproteobactetia의 Pseudomonas 속의 세균들이 주로 나타났으며, Betaproteobaderia 의 Nitrosomonadales 목의 Nitrosospira 속들이 주로 조사되었다. 이 외에도 Acidobacteria 그룹, Actinobacteria 그룰, Planctomycetacia, Sphingobacteria 그룹들이 다양하게 조사되었다. 이러한 결과는 제초제를 살포한 미생물 군집구조가 LFcAA 첨가로 들잔디의 미생물 군집 구조에 큰 영향을 주고 있음을 시사하였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제26권7호
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• pp.1303-1310
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• 2016

Although many studies on the effects of genetically modified (GM) crops on soil microorganisms have been carried out over the past decades, they have provided contradictory information, even for the same GM crop, owing to the diversity of the soil environments in which they were conducted. This inconsistency in results suggests that the effects of GM crops on soil microorganisms should be considered from many aspects. In this study, we investigated the effects of the GM drought-tolerant rice MSRB2-Bar-8, which expresses the CaMSRB2 gene, on soil microorganisms based on the culture-dependent and culture-independent methods. To this end, rhizosphere soils of GM and non-GM (IM) rice were analyzed for soil chemistry, population densities of soil microorganisms, and microbial community structure (using pyrosequencing technology) at three growth stages (seedling, tillering, and maturity). There was no significant difference in the soil chemistry between GM and non-GM rice. The microbial densities of the GM soils were found to be within the range of those of the non-GM rice. In the pyrosequencing analyses, Proteobacteria and Chloroflexi were dominant at the seedling stage, while Chloroflexi showed dominance over Proteobacteria at the maturity stage in both the GM and non-GM soils. An UPGMA dendrogram showed that the soil microbial communities were clustered by growth stage. Taken together, the results from this study suggest that the effects of MSRB2-Bar-8 cultivation on soil microorganisms are not significant.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.222-229
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• 2009

화산회토 감귤원 토양의 시비관리에 따른 토양효소 활성과 인지질 지방산함량을 분석하여 토양미생물활성과 미생물군집구조에 미치는 영향을 평가하고자 수행하였다. 토양은 13년간 시비량을 달리하여 관리되고 있는 무비료구, 퇴비구, 1/2NPK+퇴비구, NPK+퇴비구, NPK구, 3NPK구에서 2007년 3, 5, 7, 9월초에 채취하여 분석하였다. Urease 활성은 3, 5, 9월에 NPK+ 퇴비구에서 가장 높게 나타났으며, 화학비료+퇴비구가 화학비료구보다 높았고, 3월과 5월은 NPK구>퇴비구>무비료구, 7월과 9월은 퇴비구>NPK구>무비료구 순이었다. Dehydrogenase활성은 5월에 1/2NPK+퇴비구가 $4.3ug\;TPF\;g^{-1}\;24h^{-1}$로 무비료구 $2.4ug\;TPF\;g^{-1}\;24h^{-1}$ 보다 높았고 처리간에 통계적 유의성을 나타냈다. $\beta$-glucosidase 활성은 5월에 NPK구와 1/2NPK+퇴비구가 무비료구 보다 높았으며 처리간에 유의성을 나타내었다. 3월에 인지질 지방산 총함량은 NPK+퇴비구가 $349.2n\;mol\;g^{-1}$로 3NPK구 $228.5n\;mol\;g^{-1}$보다 높게 나타났다. 5월은 1/2NPK+퇴비구가 $237.8n\;mol\;g^{-1}$로 3NPK구 $133.1n\;mol\;g^{-1}$보다 높았다. PLFA의 Biomaker에 의한 미생물군들의 분포비율은 조사시기와 처리간에 통계적으로 유의성 있는 변화를 나타내지 않았다. 시기별로 인지질 지방산 함량을 이용하여 처리구별 미생물군집의 변화에 대한 주성분 분석결과 3월의 경우 퇴비구와 3NPK구가 다른 처리구와 다르게 군집구조를 나타냈으나 5월에는 퇴비구와 3NPK구간에 군집구조의 차이가 나타나지 않았으며, 7월과 9월에는 처리구간에 군집구조의 차이가 없었다. 화학비료 시비와 시간적 변이가 미생물 군집구조 변화에 영향을 준 것으로 판단되었다.