• 한국해양바이오학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.10-19
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• 2021

This study investigated how ozone treatment can successfully inactivate pathogenic bacteria in both artificial seawater and effluents discharged from the fishery quarantine station in Pyeongtaek Port, Korea. Vibrio sp. and Streptococcus sp. were initially inoculated into the artificial seawater. All microbes were almost completely inactivated within 10 min and 30 min by injecting 6.4 mg/min and 2.0 mg/min of ozone, respectively. It was discovered that the water storing Pleuronichthys, Pelteobagrus, and Cyprinus imported from China contained the indicator bacteria, Vibrio sp., Enterococcus sp., total coliforms, and heterotrophic microorganisms. Compared to the control, three indicator bacteria were detected at two to six times higher concentrations. The water samples displayed a diverse microbial community, comprising the following four phyla: Bacteroidetes, Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, and Actinobacteria. Almost all indicator bacteria were inactivated in 5 min at 2.0 mg/min of ozonation; comparatively, 92.9%-98.2% of the less heterotrophic microorganisms were deactivated within the same time period. By increasing the dosage to 6.4 mg/min, 100% deactivation was achieved after 10 min. Despite the almost complete inactivation of most indicator bacteria at high doses after 10 min, several bacterial strains belonging to the Proteobacteria have still been found to be resistant under the given operational conditions.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.350-354
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• 2016

There is an urgent need to identify more reliable indicator systems for human pathogenic viruses in water reuse practice. In this study, we determined the response of different bacteriophages representing various bacteriophage groups to different ultraviolet (UV) technologies in real wastewater in order to identify more reliable bacteriophage indicator systems for UV disinfection in wastewater. Bacteriophage ${\varphi}X174$ PRD1, and MS2 in two different real wastewaters were irradiated with several doses of both low pressure (LP) and medium pressure (MP) UV irradiation through bench-scale UV collimated apparatus. The inactivation rate of ${\varphi}X174$ by both LP and MP UV was rapid and reached ${\sim}4{\log}_{10}$ within a UV dose of $20mJ/cm^2$. However, the inactivation rates of bacteriophage PRD1 and MS2 were much slower than the one for ${\varphi}X174$ and only ${\sim}1{\log}_{10}$ inactivation was achieved by the same UV dose of $20mJ/cm^2$. Overall, the results of this study suggest that bacteriophage MS2 could be a reliable indicator for human pathogenic viruses for both LP and MP UV disinfection in wastewater treatment processes and water reuse practice.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.1337-1340
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• 2008

The objective of this study was to evaluate the microbial safety of raw beef used to produce Korean beef jerky, The raw beef samples harbored large populations of microorganisms. In particular, psychrophilic bacteria were found to be most numerous ($9.2{\times}10^3-1.0{\times}10^5\;CFU/g$) in the samples. Mesophilic bacteria and anaerobic bacteria were present in average numbers ($10^3-10^5\;CFU/g$). Spore-forming bacteria and coliforms were not detected below detection limit. Yeast and molds were detected at $2.2{\times}10^1-7.8{\times}10^2\;CFU/g$ in the raw beef. Ten samples of raw beef were analyzed for the presence of pathogenic bacteria. Bacillus cereus was isolated from sample B, G, and H. The B. cereus isolates from raw beef samples were identified with 99.8% agreement according to the API CHB 50 kit.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.285-291
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• 2016

There has been an accelerating increase in water reuse due to growing world population, rapid urbanization, and increasing scarcity of water resources. However, it is well recognized that water reuse practice is associated with many human health and ecological risks due to numerous chemicals and pathogenic microorganisms. Especially, the potential transmission of infectious disease by hundreds of pathogenic viruses in wastewater is one of the most serious human health risks associated with water reuse. In this study, we determined the response of different bacteriophages representing various bacteriophage groups to chlorination in real wastewater in order to identify a more reliable bacteriophage indicator system for chlorination in wastewater. Different bacteriophages were spiked into secondary effluents from wastewater plants from three different geographic areas, and then subjected to various doses of free chlorine and contact time at $5^{\circ}C$ in a bench-scale batch disinfection system. The inactivation of ${\phi}X174$ was relatively rapid and reached ~4 log10 with a CT value of 5 mg/L*min. On the other hand, the inactivation of bacteriophage PRD1 and MS2 were much slower than the one for ${\phi}X174$ and only ~1 log10 inactivation was achieved by a CT value of 10 mg/L*min. Overall, the results of this study suggest that bacteriophage both MS2 and PRD1 could be a reliable indicator for human pathogenic viruses for chlorination in wastewater treatment processes and water reuse practice.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.31-37
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• 2018

본 연구는 시설엽채류에서 재배농법별 미생물학적 안전성을 평가하기 위해서 깻잎과 상추를 대상으로 수행하였다. 유기농 및 관행 농가로부터 생산 및 수확 단계에서 식물체, 수확장갑, 수확비구니, 토양피복재 등으로부터 총 2,304개의 시료를 채취하여 Total aerobic bacteria, Coliforms, E.coli, Environmental Listeria, Yeast & mold 등의 위생지표세균과 Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Salmonella spp., Clostridium spp., L. monocytogenes등의 병원성미생물을 분석하였다. 시설엽채류의 생산과정에서는 재배농법에 상관없이 위행지표세균은 검출되지 않거나 $3.4\;Log\;CFU/100cm^2$ 이하로 검출되었다. 유기농법으로 생산되는 깻잎과 상추에서 B. cereus와 S. aureus가 0.22~1.55 Log CFU/g로 조사되었고, 관행농법에서는 S. aureus는 검출되지 않았으며 B. cereus는 0.42~2.19 Log CFU/g으로 조사되었으나 통계적 유의차는 없었다. 수확도구 및 멀칭필름에서도 재배농법과는 관계없이 위생지표세균과 유해균의 오염도는 낮았으며 차이는 없었다. 그러나 수확도구에서의 미생물 오염도가 높아질수록 식물체 표면의 미생물 오염도도 높아지는 정의 상관관계($R^2=0.4526$)가 있었다. 또한 유기농 시설엽채류 생산시 토양 피복시 위생지표세균과 병원성미생물이 검출되지 않거나 피복을 하지 않은 경우에 비하여 낮은 경향을 나타내었다. 본 연구결과, 시설엽채류 생산시 재배농법의 차이보다는 토양피복 및 수확과정의 미생물적 위생관리가 더욱 필요함을 알 수 있었다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제32권11호
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• pp.1063-1068
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• 2010

본 연구는 유효한 분변오염의 지표 미생물로서 제안되고 있는 E.coli와, 병원성 바이러스에 대한 지표 미생물로 추천되는 $Q{\ss}$ 파지의 UV 및 UV/$H_2O_2$에 대한 내성을 비교하였다. 이 결과에 의거, 병원성 바이러스 관리를 위한 E.coli 규제의 유효성을 고찰하였다. 또한, 병원성 바이러스에 대한 대체 지표 미생물로써, $Q{\ss}$ 파지, T4 및 lambda 파지의 실제 하수 2차 처리 수중에서의 UV 불활성화를 비교하였다. 실험결과, $Q{\ss}$ 파지와 E.coli는 UV에 대해 거의 동등한 내성을 보였으나, UV/$H_2O_2$ 공정에 대해서는 E.coli보다 $Q{\ss}$ 파지가 더 높은 내성을 보였다. 이로부터, $Q{\ss}$ 파지가 모든 병원성 바이러스의 UV 또는 UV/$H_2O_2$에 대한 내성을 대표한다고 할 수는 없을지라도, 지표 미생물로써 E.coli의 불활성화 효과에만 의존하는 것은, 소독공정에 따라서는 바이러스류에 대해 충분한 소독효과를 얻지 못할 수도 있음을 알 수 있었다. 한편, T4 및 lambda 등 DNA 파지와 불활성화를 비교하였을 경우, $Q{\ss}$ 파지가 UV에 대해 더 낮은 내성을 보였다. 따라서, 불활성화에 대한 지표 바이러스로써 $Q{\ss}$ 파지의 이용은 낮은 UV 조사량의 도입에 의해 결과적으로 불충분한 소독효과를 초래할 수도 있을 것 같다. 이 결과는, 병원성 바이러스류에 대해 보다 충분한 불활성화를 달성하기 위해서는 RNA 파지인 $Q{\ss}$보다 T4 및 lambda 등 DNA 파지가 지표 바이러스로써 보다 유효할 수 있음을 보여준다.

• 환경생물
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.189-196
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• 2002

The direct detection of intestinal pathogens and viruses often requires costly, tedious, and time-consuming procedures. These requirements developed a test to show that the water was contaminated with sewage-borne pathogens by assessing the hygienic quality of water based on indicator microorganisms whose presence indicates that pathogenic microorganisms may also be present. Various groups of microorganisms have been suggested and used as indicator microorganisms. Proposed and commonly used microbial indicators are total coliforms, fecal coliforms, fecal streptococci, Clostridium perfringens, heterotrophic plate count, bacteriophage, and so on. Unfortunately, most, if not all, of these indicators are not ideal because of the sensitivity and resistance to environment stresses and disinfection. However, the development of gene probes and PCR technology may give hope for the discovery of rapid and simple methods toy detecting small number of fecal pathogens in various environments.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.241-246
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• 2001

서울시를 비롯한 6개 도시의 음식점과 활어를 판매하는 어시장 등에서 활어조에 사용하는 해수에 대하여 병원성 비브리오균의 분포, 이화학적특성 및 위생지표세균 등 환경인자와의 관계를 비교하였다. 시험해수에서 전염병균인 Vibrio cholerae O1은 전혀 검출되지 않았고, V. parahaemolyticus는 가장 빈번한 검출되었는데 검출율은 69.2%이었다. 그리고 V. vulnificus 및 V. cholerae non-O1 등 병원성 비브리오균이 검출된 활어조의 해수는 그렇지 않은 해수에 비하여 수온과 탁도는 높았고, 염분과 pH는 낮았으며 생균수, 대장균군 및 분변계 대장균이 휠씬 높게 검출되어 이러한 환경인자들과의 관련성이 시사되었다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.77-88
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• 2006

This study were conducted to investigate the microbial contamination level in 5 tomato farms in Western Gyeongnam. A total of 130 samples was examined for sanitary indicator bacteria, such as aerobic plate count (APC), coliforms, and Escherchia coli, and pathogenic bacteria such as E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella spp., Staphylococcus aureus, and Listeria monocytogenes. APC and coliform count ranged $0\~6.62\;and\;0\~4.52 log_{10}\;CFU/(ml,\;g,\;100\;cm^2,\;hand)$, respectively, and $32.5\%$ were contaminated with E. coli. Especially, most of the samples from employees are high as above $4.0\;log_{10}\;CFU/(ml,\;g,\;100\;cm^2,\;hand)$ in APC. S. aureus, detected at $10.7\%$, was found in employees' hands, irrigation water, and hydroponic solution. whereas E. coli $O157:H7$, Salmonella spp, and L. monocytogenes were not detected. These results will provide fundamental microbiological information for introduction of good agricultural practice (GAP)system in tomato farms.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.248-259
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• 2021

BACKGROUND: Contaminated water was a major source of food-borne pathogens in various recent fresh produce-related outbreaks. This study was conducted to investigate the microbial contamination level and correlations between the level of sanitary indicator bacteria and the detection ratio of pathogens in agricultural water by logistic regression analysis. METHODS AND RESULTS: Agricultural water was collected from 457 sites including surface water (n=300 sites) and groundwater (n=157 sites) in South Korea from 2018 to 2020. Sanitary indicator bacteria (total coliform, fecal coliform, and Escherichia coli) and food-borne pathogens (pathogenic E. coli, E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella spp., and Listeria monocytogenes) were analyzed. In surface water, the coliform, fecal coliform, and E. coli were 3.27±0.89 log CFU/100 mL, 1.90±1.19 log CFU/100 mL, and 1.39±1.26 log CFU/100 mL, respectively. For groundwater, three kinds of sanitary indicators ranged in the level from 0.09 - 0.57 log CFU/100 mL. Pathogenic E. coli, Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes were detected from 3%-site, 1.5%- site, and 0.6%-site water samples, respectively. According to the results of correlations between the level of sanitary indicator bacteria and the detection ratio of pathogens by logistic regression analysis, the probability of pathogen detection increased individually by 1.45 and 1.34 times as each total coliform and E. coli concentration increased by 1 log CFU/100mL. The accuracy of the model was 70.4%, and sensitivity and specificity were 81.5% and 51.7%, respectively. CONCLUSION(S): The results indicate the need to manage the microbial risk of agricultural water to enhance the safety of fresh produce. In addition, logistic regression analysis is useful to analyze the correlation between the level of sanitary indicator bacteria and the detection ratio of pathogens in agricultural water.