• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.61-75
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• 2022

This study evaluated the potential threat of agricultural and human activities to groundwater in the Noseong stream watershed, a typical agricultural area, through hydrogeochemical characteristics and microbial community analyses. The groundwater in the study area was Ca-SO₄ and Ca-HCO₃ types alluvial aquifer mainly used for agricultural and living purposes, and contained high levels of NO₃^- and Cl^- ions generated from anthropogenic sources such as fertilizer, livestock wastewater, and domestic sewage. Proteobacteria was most abundant in all samples with an average of 46.1% while Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, and Cyanobacteria were dominant on an occasional basis. The prevalence of aerobic bacteria such as the genus Mycobacterium, Flavobacterium, and Sphingomonas suggests that groundwater was well connected with the surface layer. The potential pathogen Mycobacterium was detected in most samples, and other pathogenic bacteria were also widely distributed, indicating the vulnerability to contamination. Therefore, an integrated management system is required to secure the sustainable use of groundwater in agricultural areas with high groundwater dependence.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제32권9호
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• pp.1186-1194
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• 2022

The intake of probiotic lactic acid bacteria not only promotes digestion through the microbiome regulated host intestinal metabolism but also improves diseases such as irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease, and suppresses pathogenic harmful bacteria. This investigation aimed to evaluate the immunomodulatory effects in intestinal epithelial cells and to study the clinical efficacy of the selected the Bifidobacterium breve and Bifidobacterium longum groups. The physiological and biochemical properties were characterized, and immunomodulatory activity was measured against pathogenic bacteria. In order to find out the mechanism of inflammatory action of the eight viable and sonicated Bifidobacterium spp., we tried to confirm the changes in the pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, interleukin (IL)-6, IL-12) and anti-inflammatory cytokine (IL-10), and chemokines, (monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, IL-8) and inflammatory enzymatic mediator (nitric oxide) against Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212 infection in Caco-2 cells and RAW 264.7 cells. The clinical efficacy of the selected B. breve and B. longum group was studied as a probiotic adjuvant for acute diarrhea in children by oral administration. The results showed significant immunomodulatory effects on the expression levels of TNF-α, IL-6, IL-12, MCP-1, IL-8 and NO, in sonicated Bifidobacterium extracts and viable bifidobacteria. Moreover, each of the Bifidobacterium strains was found to react more specifically to different cytokines. However, treatment with sonicated Bifidobacterium extracts showed a more significant effect compared to treatment with the viable bacteria. We suggest that probiotics functions should be subdivided according to individual characteristics, and that personalized probiotics should be designed to address individual applications.

• 식물병연구
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.314-321
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• 2017

Acidovorax valerianellae는 콘샐러드에서 세균검은점무늬병(bacterial black spot)을 일으키는 병원균으로 2003년 프랑스에서 최초로 보고되었고, 2011년에 국내의 수박에서 동일한 병을 일으키는 병원균으로 보고되었다. 본 연구에서는 콘샐러드 분리균주와 수박 분리균주의 2 그룹 사이에 기주특이성을 확인하고 비교하였다. 병원성검정 결과 수박 분리 5균주는 박과 6가지 작물에서 병원성을 보였으나 콘샐러드에서는 병원성이 없었고, 콘샐러드 분리 4균주는 콘샐러드에서만 병원성을 나타내었다. Biolog 기질이용성에서는 총 95개 기질 중 4개(Malonic Acid, ${\alpha}-Hydroxybutyric$ Acid, ${\alpha}-Keto$ Butyric Acid, Glycyl-LGlutamic Acid)의 기질에서 차이를 나타냈다. 16S rDNA 염기 서열을 이용하여 계통수를 작성하고 균주 간 유연관계를 분석한 결과, 모든 A. valerianellae 균주는 Acidovorax속의 다른 종과는 별개의 한 개의 clade로 그룹화되었다. 그 clade 내에서 수박 분리균주들과 콘샐러드 분리균주들이 서로 다른 2개의 소그룹으로 나뉘었다. REP-PCR 결과 또한 2개 그룹 사이에 차이를 보여주었다. 기주특이성, 기질이용성 그리고 일부 유전적 특성들은 A. valerianellae 내에 병원성이 다른 2가지 그룹 즉 수박 분리균주 그룹과 콘샐러드 분리균주 그룹이 존재함을 보여주고 있다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.509-514
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• 2011

This study was conducted to investigate the phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of Korean isolates of Cronobacter spp. (Enterobacter sakazakii). A total of 43 Cronobacter spp., including 5 clinical isolates, 34 food isolates, 2 environmental isolates, and 2 reference strains (C. sakazakii ATCC 29004 and C. muytjensii ATCC51329) were used in this study. Korean isolates of Cronobacter spp. were divided into 11 biogroups according to their biochemical profiles and 3 genomic groups based on the analysis of their 16S rRNA gene sequences. Biogroups 1 and 2 contained the majority of isolates (n=26), most of which were contained in 16S rRNA cluster 1 (n=34). Korean isolates of Cronobacter spp. showed diverse biochemical profiles. Biogroup 1 contained C. sakazakii GIHE (Gyeonggido Research Institute of Health and Environment) 1 and 2, which were isolated from babies that exhibited symptoms of Cronobacter spp. infection such as gastroenteritis, sepsis, and meningitis. Our finding revealed that Biogroup 1, C. sakazakii, is more prevalent and may be a more pathogenic biogroup than other biogroups, but the pathogenic biogroup was not represented clearly among the 11 biogroups tested in this study. Thus, all biogroups of Cronobacter spp. were recognized as pathogenic bacteria, and the absence of Cronobacter spp. in infant foods should be constantly regulated to prevent food poisoning and infection caused by Cronobacter spp.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.65-69
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• 2008

가축 질병의 제어를 위해 면역증강제인 베타글루칸 생성균으로 분리한 Paenibacillus polymyxa JB115의 배양액이 가축병원성 세균에 대한 항균성을 보임에 따라, 배양액의 동결건조 분말을 대상으로 항균물질의 특성을 조사하여 다기능 가축 사료첨가제로의 개발 가능성을 타진하였다. 그 결과, P. polymyxa JB115에서 생산된 항균물질은 E. coli, S. aureus, S. choleraesuis 및 P. aeruginosa 등 가축 병원성 세균들에 대해 살균 또는 정균 활성을 보였으며, 항균범위도 광범위하게 나타났다. 또한 이 물질은 높은 내열성과 pH 안정성을 지녀 배양액의 제형화에도 적합하였으며, 인공 담즙산 및 인공 위액에서도 안정하여 사료첨가제로 투여시 가축의 장내 병원세균에 대해서 항균 활성을 충분히 나타낼 수 있을 것으로 판단되었다. 상기의 결과로부터 P. polymyxa JB115의 배양액은 베타글루칸 이외에도 가축 병원성 세균에 대한 항균물질을 지니고 있어서, 다기능 사료첨가제로 개발 가능함을 확인하였다.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제6권5호
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• pp.77-84
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• 2015

본 연구는 항균제에 내성을 보이는 대장균의 특성을 알아보기 위해 설사환자에서 분리된 대장균에 대한 항균제 감수성 및 병원성 인자의 상관성을 분자융합적 기술을 통해 조사하였다. 분리한 대장균의 항균제 내성은 60주에서 ESBL(extendede spectrum ${\beta}$-lactamase) positive균주가 8주이고, negative균주는 52주였다. ESBL 양성 8주 중 2주는 병원성 유전자가 검출되지 않았으며, stb(3주), flich7(1주), flich7-eae(2주)로 나타났다. ESBL 음성 52주 중 26주는 병원성 유전자가 검출되지 않았고, stx1(3주), stb(10주), flich7 및 eae(각 2주), stx1-flich7(2주), stx1-stb(4주), flich7-stb(2주), flich7-stb-eae(1주)이었다. 결론적으로 항균제 내성이 증가하는 시대에 분자 융합적 관점에서 독력 유전자의 분포와 항균제 내성과의 관계는 적게 나타났으나, 향후 다양한 독력 유전자의 분석을 통한 융합기술연구가 이루어진다면 보다 정확한 병원성 인자를 추정할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 동의신경정신과학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.89-108
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• 2010

Objectives: This study was to investigate the relation of Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(PSQI) and Diagnos system of oriental medicine(DSOM) in the Insomnia Patients. Methods: For this study, we carried out PSQI and DSOM of 92 patients with insomnia who have come to Kijang public health center and Donguei oriental hospital of Donguei university from November 2008 to October 2009. We verified the association of PSQI and DSOM using crosstabulation analysis, independent sample T-test, one-way ANOVA and correlation analysis. Results: 1. Blood-deficiency(血虛) is the most frequent pathogenic factor and frequency of nightmare has positive correlation with that factor including heart(心) in total insomnia patients. 2. Female patients have a higher percentage of chronic insomnia than male patients. 3. As patients aged, maintaining sleep gets harder, sleep time is lessening, taking hypnotics is increasing and quality of sleep gets worse. 4. There is high frequency of chronic insomnia in 40~50 years and over 60 years old. Also, the people who are over 60 years of age tend to sleepless and urinated frequently during the middle of the night. The people with the age of 20~30 years tend to take less sleeping pills and frequency of sleeping during daytime is higher than the other age groups but the quality of sleep is quite good. 5. The patient with over 6 months of chronic insomnia tend to be older in age than the patient with less than 6 months. And the patient with chronic sleeping disorder has frequent pain and the quality of sleep is very poor. 6. The patient who took hypnotics tend to be older than hypnotics non-user and frequency of urination was relatively high. 7. The patient who visited oriental medical hospital were tend to be older and get difficult in maintaining sleep. And frequency of taking hypnotics and urinating during night were tend to be higher and the quality of sleep was poor compared with the patient who visited public health center. Conclusions: This study provides insights into the complicated relations of the associated symptom of insomnia with Diagnos system of oriental medicine. And especially this study showed apparent correlation between nightmare in insomnia patients and pathogenic factor of blood-deficiency and heart. Specific correlations and characteristics in this study could be connect develop of new questionaire of insomnia.

• 대한한의학원전학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.89-115
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• 2012

Objective : Blood disease is common these days due to modern man's excessiveness in Yang heat (陽熱) and vulnerability of the Eum blood(陰血). This exposes them to warmheat/ dampness-heat diseases, where pathogenic heat easily penetrates the blood dimension(血分) creating stagnated blood(瘀血). Consequently, pathogenic symptoms in the collateral vessels increase, making it crucial to understand the pathogenic mechanism of the disease. Method : This paper examines the condition and region of the collateral vessel diseases(CVD) according to the blood diseases of Onbyeong, by analyzing each prescription's matching symptom. The disease in question in this paper is 'stagnated blood fixated in the collateral vessels'. Therefore diseases with stagnated blood in the Yang collaterals and Viscera collaterals or viscera themselves from the chapter of "On-Yeok-Ron(溫疫論)", and < Dry Blood-DaeWhangJaChungWhan(大黃蟅蟲丸) > chapter of "Geum-Gue-Yo-Rak(金匱要略)", were examined respectively. Result & Conclusion : The process of CVD according to the blood diseases of Onbyeong can be summarized as follows. First, bleeding in the Yang and Bowel collaterals, then stagnation in the Yang and Bowel collaterals, and finally stagnation in the viscera collaterals or Liver itself. The refractory nature of blood stagnation symptoms of the collateral vessels is mainly due to the characteristics of the collateral vessel itself. In structure, they are very narrow and small, situated at the most terminal part of the body where it is difficult for the Jeong Gi(精氣) to reach. Also, as they are symptomatic of degeneration of Jeong Gi, the root of the disease is very deep. Therefore to resolve blood stagnation in the cases of Ju-Gaek-Gyo and Dry Blood, general approaches using 'Gi communication(行氣)' or 'Blood vitalizing(活血)' medicinals will not suffice. Special medicinals such as crustacean and insects need to be appropriately applied.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제64권4호
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• pp.333-341
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• 2021

본 연구는 근권 토양 및 뿌리에 존재하는 근권 미생물 중 미생물 제제로 적합한 균주를 선별하기 위해서 미네랄 가용화능, 10종의 식물 병원성 곰팡이에 대한 항진균 활성 및 식물 생장 촉진 활성을 평가하였다. 결과적으로 불용성 인산, 탄산칼슘, 규소 및 아연 가용화능과 질소고정능, siderophore, indole-3-acetic acid와 aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate deaminase 생성능 및 7종의 식물 병원성 곰팡이에 대해 항진균 활성을 갖는 DDP346을 선별하였다. 선별된 DDP346은 Acinetobacter pittii DSM21653 (NR_117621.1)와 99.9% 이상의 높은 상동성을 보였으며, 16S rRNA 염기서열을 바탕으로 계통도를 분석한 결과에서도 Acinetobacter pittii와 높은 유연관계를 나타내었다. DDP346의 생장 조건은 온도(10-40 ℃), pH (5-11) 염농도(0-5%) 범위로 확인하였다. 또한 pH 변화와 가용화된 인산 함량 간에 음의 상관계수(r²= -0.913, p <0.01)를 나타내는 것을 확인하였는데, 이는 배양 중에 생성되는 유기산에 의한 것으로 추정된다. 결과적으로 미네랄 가용화능, 식물 병원성 곰팡이에 대한 항진균 활성 및 식물 생장 촉진 활성 평가를 통해 Acinetobacter sp. DDP346을 다목적 미생물 제제로써 활용 가능성을 제시한다.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제12권9호
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• pp.237-244
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• 2014

병원성 진균감염은 환자가 심각한 면역 또는 신진 대사 결함이 있거나 수술을 받았을 때 발생한다. 본 연구에서는 5년(2007-2011)간 임상에서 의뢰된 검체 190,250건을 대상으로 배양에서 양성으로 판정된 효모균 3,487주(1.83%)의 분리빈도를 조사하여 지역적인 차이의 유의성을 보고 진균의 종류와 연도, 검체 및 일반적인 특징인 연령과 성별에 따른 분리빈도의 연관성을 파악하였다. 효모균의 균주별 연 분리빈도는 C. albicans 1,925주(55.2%)로 가장 많이 분리되었다. 임상 검체는 소변 1,495건(42.9%), 객담 998건(28.6%)으로 나타났고, 성별의 차이는 C. albicans가 남자는 2,037명 중 1,177명(57.8%), 여자는 1,450명 중 748명(51.6%)이었고, 연령은 1,925주 중 70-79세가 639명(55.1%)으로 많이 분리되었다. 이 연구에서는 다양한 검체에서 나타나는 병원성을 가진 효모균의 일반적인 특성을 잘 나타내었다. 단일지역에서 시행한 제한점이 있고, 전국적인 분포도나 역학적인 특성과 추후 항생제 감수성을 분석한다면 더 좋은 연구가 될 것이라고 사료된다.