• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제42권6호
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• pp.409-418
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• 2016

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to characterize penicillin G resistant bacteria in surface water from pharmaceutical complex effluent. Methods: Surface water was sampled from pharmaceutical complex effluent in Gyeonggi-do Province, Korea in March 2015. Water samples were plated in triplicate on tryptic soy agar plates with 32 mg/L of penicillin G. Penicillin G resistant bacteria were selected from the effluent and subjected to 16S rRNA analysis for the penicillin G resistant species determination. Identified resistant strains were tested for resistance to various antibiotics. Results: Penicillin G resistant bacteria were present at 8.0% in terms of culturable heterotrophic bacteria. Identified penicillin G resistant bacteria exhibited resistance to more than nine of the antibiotics studied. These resistant bacteria are gram negative and are closely related to pathogenic species. Conclusion: Multi-antibiotic resistant bacteria in the surface water of pharmaceutical complex effluent suggest the need for disinfection and advanced oxidation processed for pharmaceutical effluent.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.222-230
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• 2019

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate water quality in terms of microorganisms and identify the antibiotic resistance of Enterococci isolated from the recycling water in floor fountains at three parks and one reservoir in the Gwangju area. Methods: Water samples were analyzed for Enterococci using membrane Enterococcus indoxyl ${\beta}$ d glucoside agar (mEI) as described in USEPA Method 1600. The vancomycin-resistant Enterococci with VanA and VanB were identified by PCR. An examination of the antibiotic resistance of isolates against 14 antibiotics was performed by the disk diffusion method. Results: The drinking water quality criterion was exceeded for total colony counts in 68% of all recycling water samples. The average concentration of total califorms and fecal coliforms was 139,325 and 413 CFU/100 mL, respectively. VanA and VanB were not detected from the isolates. We found the antibiotic resistant Enterococci strains to be E. faecalis, E. faecium, E. durans, E. mundtii, E. hirae, and E. thailandicus. The isolates were resistant to Rifampin (50%), Erythromycin (25.8%), Tetracycline (10.2%), Nitrofurantoin (8.1%), Minocycline (3.1%), Erythromycin (1.2%), Penicillin (0.7%), Norfloxacin (0.5%), and Teicoplanin (0.5%) among the 14 antibiotics tested. Antibiotic resistance tests for Enterococci from the recycling water of floor fountains resulted in 30.2% showing resistance to two or more antibiotics. Conclusions: These results showed that the multi-antibiotic resistance of Enterococci, E. coli, and others should be investigated continuously in each environment field.

• 공업화학
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.429-432
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• 2012

최근 항생제에 대한 내성이 빠르게 확산됨에 따라 이를 극복하기 위해 새로운 항생제들을 찾기 위한 노력이 많은 연구자들에 의해 이루어지고 있다. 미생물의 외부공격에 대해 모든 생명체들은 방어물질을 분비하거나 내재하고 있는 데 그 중 하나가 항균 펩타이드이며, 전 세계적으로 활발한 연구가 이루어지고 있고 새로운 차세대 항생제로써 인식 되어진다. 이에 본 총설에서는 항균 펩타이드의 미생물에 대한 항생활성, 작용기작과 개발현황에 대해 고찰하고자 한다.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.24-28
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• 2009

A tetracycline resistant Vibrio parahaemolyticus, capable of growing on TCBS medium containing tetracycline, was isolated from cultivated fishes. A gene responsible for the tetracycline resistance was cloned from chromosomal DNA of the V. parahaemolyticus strain using Escherichia coli KAM3, which lacks major multi-drug efflux pumps (${\Delta}acrB$) as host cells. The nucleotide sequence and homology analysis revealed an open reading frame (ORF) for tetracycline resistance protein (TetB). In order to characterize the antibiotic resistance of TetB originated from the V. parahaemolyticus strain, the gene was sub cloned into plasmid pSTV28. The resulting plasmid was designated as pSTVTetB and transformated into E. coli KAM3. E. coli KAM3 cells harboring the recombinant plasmid pSTVTetB are able to grow on plates containing tetracycline and oxytetracycline but not doxycycline, indicating that the tetB gene confers the tetracycline- and oxytetracycline-resistance to the host cell.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제50권1호
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• pp.147-156
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• 2022

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common infections in different age groups, including children. Bacteria are the main etiological agents of UTIs. The aim of the present study was to isolate, identify, and determine the antibiotic susceptibility of bacteria isolated from children with UTIs from Baghdad, Iraq. Three hundred and two urine samples were collected from children aged 6 months to 12 years. The samples were cultured on blood agar and MacConkey agar. The selected colonies were subjected to biochemical tests and antibiotic susceptibility analysis using the Vitek^® 2 Compact automated microbial identification system. In this sample, 299 bacteria were identified, of which, 267 were gram-negative bacteria, and 32 were gram-positive bacteria. Escherichia coli (56%) was the most commonly isolated gram-negative bacteria, followed by Pseudomonas aeruginosa (14%), Enterobacter spp. (10.48%), Klebsiella pneumoniae (9.36%), Proteus spp. (7.8%), Acinetobacter baumannii (1.5%), and Morganella morganii (0.37%). Enterococcus faecalis (62.5%) was the most commonly detected gram-positive bacteria, followed by Staphylococcus aureus (37.5%). E. coli and P. aeruginosa were the most antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Among the tested antibiotics, meropenem showed 100% sensitivity, followed by imipenem (97.4%), amikacin (91.8%), and tobramycin (83.5%). In contrast, the high frequencies of resistance were observed with cefixime (93.2%), cefotaxime (78.7%), and ceftriaxone/cefotaxime (71.2%). In conclusion, carbapenems and aminoglycosides are highly recommended for the empirical treatment of UTIs, while, Quinolones, penicillins, and cephalosporins are not suggested. Frequent antibiotics susceptibility testing are warranted to determine the resistance pattern of UTI bacteria.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.118-125
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• 2013

지난 2000년부터 2009년까지 10년간 광주광역시 지역의 급성설사환자로부터 분리한 총 596개의 살모넬라균주에 대하여 총 16종의 항생제에 대한 감수성 검사를 실시한 결과, 내성빈도가 가장 높았던 약제는 ampicillin (43%), tetracycline (35.9%), nalidixic acid (31.5%), 그리고 chloramphenicol (26.2%) 순으로 나타났다. 혈청형 간에 항생제 내성률에 차이가 있었는데 S. Enteritidis와 S. Typhimurium이 각각 가장 높은 내성률을 보인 약제는 ampicillin (51.1%)과 tetracycline (77.9%)이었다. 총 89가지 내성패턴이 관찰되었으며, 26% (155/596)의 살모넬라 분리주는 검사한 16가지 약제에 모두 감수성을 보였다. 약 21% (127/596) 및 15% (87/596)의 분리주는 각각 한 개 및 두 개의 약제에 내성을 나타냈다. 그 외의 살모넬라 분리주(227/596, 38%)는 세가지 이상의 약제에 내성을 나타냈다(다제내성균). 다제내성균이 가장 높은 비율로 나타난 혈청형은 S. Paratyphi B (76.5%), S. Typhimurium (58.2%), 그리고 S. Enteritidis (40.2%)의 순이었다. 가장 흔한 다제내성패턴은 ampicillin-chloramphenicol-nalidixic acid-ticarcillin (36/227, 15.8%)이었으며 이러한 패턴을 보였던 다제내성균의 대부분(35/36, 97.2%)이 S. Enteritidis이었다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제32권7호
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• pp.676-681
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• 2010

축산 폐기물에서 항생제에 대해 내성을 가지는 균주를 분리하여, 다양한 항생제에 대한 내성특성을 확인하고, 감마선의 조사에 따른 내성균의 항생제 내성 특성변화와 살균효능에 관한 연구를 수행하였다. 그 결과, 돈분과 돈분퇴비에서 분리된 균주 중 Esherichia coli와 Brevibacterium sp.이 다제내성균으로 확인되었다. E. coli는 13종의 항생제 중 9종의 항생제에 대해 내성을 나타내었으며, Brevibacterium sp.는 7종의 항생제에 대한 내성을 나타내었다. 이 두 가지 대표 다제내성균에 대해 감마선을 이용한 살균실험을 시행한 결과, Esherichia coli는 항생제에 대한 내성이 돌연변이적으로 발생하기 쉬운 균주이나 감마선을 이용해 효율적으로 제어할 수 있는 것으로 나타났고, 그에 반해 Brevibacterium sp.는 저선량에서 감마선에 대한 내성을 나타내어 상대적으로 감마선을 이용한 제어가 용이하지 않았다. Brevibacterium sp.는 2.0 kGy의 조사량에 대해 Esherichia coli에 비해 약 100배 정도 낮은 살균 효율을 보임으로써, 감마선에 대한 내성이 강한 것으로 나타났다.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.264-269
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• 2021

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the disinfecting efficacy of peracetic acid (PAA), sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) and phenol, which are representative disinfectants in medical environments using four types of multi-drug resistance (MDR) clinical isolates with healthcare-associated infections (HAI). 26 antibiotic susceptibility tests were conducted for the four types of MDR clinical isolates in the same way as for clinical specimens. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and the minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of the disinfectants were determined by using in vitro liquid medium dilution method and inoculation of the plate medium. Both the MIC and MBC of phenol against MRSA and VRE were 3.1%, while those against KPC and MRPA were 6.2%. The MIC and MBC of peracetic acid (PAA) against MRSA, VRE, KPC, and MRPA were 0.18%. The MIC and MBC of sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) against MRSA were 0.39% and 0.78%, respectively. Both values of MIC and MBC were 0.78% for VRE. In addition, KPC and MRPA showed 0.39% for MIC and 0.78% for MBC. For all MDR strains used in this study, sodium hypochlorite and peracetic acid showed significant sterilizing efficiency, while no clear correlation was identified between antibiotic resistance clinical isolated and ability of disinfection.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.911-916
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• 2012

Recently, antibiotic resistant genes (ARGs) in the environment are emerging as pollutants, since these genetic contaminants can eventually be transferred to human pathogens. The aim of this study was to develop the experimental model of antibiotic resistant gene (ARG) plasmid transfer as a function of various environmental conditions. For this purpose, the multi drug resistant plasmid pB10, which is known to be originally isolated from a wastewater treatment plant, was selected as a model transfer plasmid and Escherichia coli $DH5{\alpha}$ containing pB10 was used as a model donor. Pseudomonas aeruginosa, an opportunistic pathogen, was selected as the recipient for the conjugation experiment. When the donor and recipient were exposed to various stressors including antibiotics and heavy metal as a function of the concentrations (10, 100 and, 1000 ppb), statistically increased plasmid transfer rate was observed at a concentration of 10 ppb of tetracycline and sulfamethoxazole compared to control (no antibiotic exposure). Accordingly, the developed experimental ARG model by various stressor is a promising tool for evaluating the dissemination of ARGs by micro-contaminants in aquatic environment.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.36-39
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• 2000

Acorenone, a diterpene isolated from Acorus gramineus, showed strong resistance inhibitory activity against multi-drug resistant microorganisms such as Staphylococcus aureus SA2, which has resistance to 10 usual antibiotics including chloramphenicol (Cm). At the level of $5\;{\mu}g/ml$ when combined with $50\;{\mu}g/ml$ of Cm. Bacterial resistance to Cm is due to the presence in resistant bacteria of an enzyme, chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT), which catalyses the acetyl-CoA dependent acetylation of the antibiotic at C-3 hydroxyl group. To elucidate the mechanism of resistant inhibitory effect, the acorenone which had the strongest resistant inhibitory activity, was investigated on the CAT assay. As the result, the combination of Cm and acorenone showed the strongest inhibitory activity on CAT as noncompetitive and dose dependent manner.