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Antimicrobial Activity of Trifoliate Orange (Poncirus trifoliate) Seed Extracts on Gram-Negative Food-borne Pathogens

  • Kim, Seong-Yeong;Shin, Kwang-Soon
    • Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.228-233
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    • 2012
  • Trifoliate orange seed extracts (TSEs) were prepared from different solvents, water (TW), ethanol (TE), and n-hexane (TH), and assessed for their antimicrobial activities against six gram-negative food-borne pathogens (Escherichia coli KCTC 1039, Escherichia coli O157:H7 ATCC 43895, Salmonella Enteritidis ATCC 3311, Salmonella Typhimurium KCCM 11862, Shigella sonnei KCTC 2518, and Vibrio parahaemolyticus ATCC 17802). Among the tested TSEs, TE and TH showed a slight inhibition activity on V. parahaemolyticus ATCC 17802, but a good growth inhibition activity on Sal. Typhimurium KCCM 11862. TH and TE showed steady growth inhibition activity with increasing growth time after 6 hr when compared to the control (p<0.05). From these results, we confirmed the possibility of TH and TE as antimicrobial materials.

Multiplex PCR Assay from Colon Biopsy Specimens in Acute Infectious Colitis Patients

  • Lee, Gyu-Sang;Lim, Kwan-Hun;Kim, Jong-Bae
    • Biomedical Science Letters
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.71-73
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    • 2007
  • For the rapid detection of objective pathogenic bacteria from colon biopsy specimens, multiplex PCR (polymerase chain reaction) method was developed. The major objective bacteria in this study were Shiga-like toxin producing E. coli O157:H7, Staphylococcus aureus, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Listeria monocytogenes, Shigella spp. Salmonella spp. and Yersinia spp.. To detect simultaneously 7 kinds of pathogenic bacteria in single reaction tube, multiplex PCR system was executed using 6 sets of primers used in single PCR system for the respective bacteria. The results in this research might be applied for the detection of pathogenic bacteria form colon biopsy samples.

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Preliminary antioxidant, antibacterial and cytotoxic activities of Momordica charantia Linn leaf

  • Rahman, Shafiur;Iqbal, Asif
    • Advances in Traditional Medicine
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    • v.7 no.4
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    • pp.385-389
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    • 2007
  • We undertook the present study to evaluate different pharmacological as antioxidant, antibacterial and cytotoxic activities of the crude ethanolic extract of Momordica charantia (Family: Cucurbitaceae) leaves. The antioxidant property of the extract was assessed by 1, 1-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl free radical scavenging assay. The extract showed antioxidant activity where $IC_{50}$ was about ${\sim}500{\mu}g/ml\;and\;IC_{50}$ was about ${\sim}10{\mu}g/ml$ for standard drug ascorbic acid. The extract showed a broad spectrum of antibacterial activity against all the tested gram positive and gram-negative bacteria where Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typhi and Shigella dysenteriae were prominent. And the zones of inhibition were ranging from 8-15 mm for all the tested bacteria. Its cytotoxic property was evaluated by brine shrimp lethality bioassay. The extract showed significant lethality and the $LC_{50}$ value was $20{\mu}g/ml$.

The Rational Use of Drugs in the Management of Diarrhea in Children (소아 설사의 약물치료)

  • Yom, Hye Won
    • Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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    • v.12 no.sup1
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    • pp.93-97
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    • 2009
  • Worldwide, diarrhea remains one of the most common illnesses among children. Oral rehydration therapy (ORT) is the cornerstone of diarrhea treatment. Yet, the rates at which ORT is used are still disappointingly low. Additional treatment interventions include antimotility drugs, antisecretary drugs, adsorbents, probiotics, antibiotics, oral immunoglobulin, micronutrient supplementation. Drugs are generally not necessary. However, selected probiotics may reduce the duration and intensity of diarrhea. Zinc is beneficial especially to malnourished children with diarrhea. Antibiotic treatment is effective mainly in shigella and cholera infection. Other drugs may be effective but require further investigations.

Waterborne Pathogens Identification in Public Bathroom by PCR-Reverse Blot Hybridization Assay

  • Choi, Seung-Gu;Song, Woon-Heung;Lee, Jae-Sang;Yang, Byoung-Seon;Choi, Myeong-Sik
    • Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science
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    • v.43 no.3
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    • pp.120-123
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    • 2011
  • A total of 30 water samples were collected from 30 different public baths in Seoul, Korea. Contamination of public bath water by waterborne pathogens can cause disease outbreaks and contribute to increase background rates of disease. Pathogens in water was filtered by nitrocellulose membrane with $0.45{\mu}m$ pore size. The membrane filters were analyzed by both cultivation and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of partial 16S rRNA gene. Various microorganisms including 4 Escherichia coli/Shigella spp. 1 Salmonella spp. 3 Pseudomonas aeruginosa and 2 Mycobacterium spp. were identified by reverse blot hybridization assay (REBA). PCR-REBA was able to identify many bacterial genera in one assay. Our results suggest that appropriate hygiene practice and continuous monitoring is needed for reducing health risk associated with public bath houses.

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장조림 원료육의 미생물 분포 및 분리 병원성 세균의 동정

  • Kim, Hye-Jeong;Kim, Hyeon-Uk;Nam, Gi-Jin;Lee, Dong-Seon;Kim, Chang-Han;Baek, Hyeon-Dong
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Food Science of Animal Resources Conference
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    • 2004.05a
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    • pp.397-401
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    • 2004
  • 장조림 원료 쇠고기 우둔살과 가열 처리한 쇠고기 우둔살에서 중온성 세균, 저온성 세균, 혐기성 세균, 포자형성균 및 대장균군 등과 같은 미생물 균수의 변화를 측정하였고, B. cereus, C. botulinum, C. perfringens, L. monocytogenes 등과 같은 9종류의 주요 병원성 세균의 분리를 시도하였다. 원료육에서 중온균, 저온균, 혐기성 균 등은 대부분 높은 분포를 보였으나 가열 처리육에서는 급격히 감소하였으며, 대장균군, E. coli, Enterpbacteriacea, C. perfringens, S. aureus 등은 원료육과 가열 처리한 쇠고기 우둔살에서 모두 검출되지 않았다. 식중독균인 B. cereus, C. perfringens 및 L. monocytogenes등 3균주가 원료육에서 분리된 반면, C. botulinum, E. coli 0157:H7, Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., S. aureus 및 Y. enterocolitica는 분리되지 않았다.

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Antimicrobial Effects of Naringenin alone and in Combination with Related Flavonoids (나린게닌의 항균력에 미치는 관련 후라보노이드의 병용효과)

  • Han, Seong-Sun;Lee, Chong-Kil;Kim, Young-Soe
    • YAKHAK HOEJI
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    • v.36 no.5
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    • pp.407-411
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    • 1992
  • As part of our search for less toxic antimicrobial substances from natural resources, naringin was isolated from feels of Citri fructus and then hydrolyzed to naringenin. The antimicrobial activity of naringenin was examined by measuring the minimal inhibitory concentration(MIC) against fourteen species of bacteria. The antimicrobial activity of narngenin in combination with rutin or hesperetin was evaluated by checkerboard method. Among fourteen species tested, the antimicrobial activity of naringenin was the most prominant against Staphylococcus aureus and Shigella boydii showing MIC of $100\;{\mu}g/ml$ for both species. Combinations of naringenin with rutin or hesperetin showed synergism against several species of bacteria, but no antagonism was observed.

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Development and Validation Study of Biological Agent Detection Kit (생물학작용제 검출 키트 개발 및 성능시험 연구)

  • Joe, Hae Eun
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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    • v.22 no.4
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    • pp.575-580
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    • 2019
  • In biological warfare, it is important to identify biological agents for proper treatment. We focused on developing a real-time RT-PCR kit that can detect multiple species of biological agents. AccuPower(R) Biothreat Real-Time RT-PCR Kit(v3.0) could detect Bacillus anthracis, Yersinia pestis, Vibrio cholerae, Francisella tularensis, Salmonella typhi, Rickettsia prowazekii, Variola virus, Hantaan virus, Yellow fever virus, Brucella spp., Shigella dysenteriae in a single reaction. The results showed that the kit was verified to be able to detect at least 0.005 ng of nucleotide and 10,000 CFU/ml of bacteria. Therefore, the kit is expected to be used as a rapid and sensitive detection kit for 11 species of biological agents within 2 hours.

Biological Characteristics of the Shigella Species Isolated from Various Areas in Korea, 1985 (1985년 한국 각지에서 분리한 이질균속의 특성에 관한 연구)

  • Choi, Jae-Doo;Lee, Yun-Tai;Jung, Tae-Hwoa
    • The Journal of the Korean Society for Microbiology
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.79-93
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    • 1987
  • The result of various researches mainly in search of 194 Shigella strains, isolated by the Health Research Centers(situated in Seoul city, Inchon city, Pusan city, Kyonggi-Do, Kangwon-Do, Chungchongnam and Buk-Do, Kyongsangnam and Buk-Do, Jollanam and Buk-Do, and Jaeju-Do) in addition to those clinical laboratories of all the general hospitals situated down twon Seoul, conducted during the month of Jan. through Dec. 85, through the reisolating-activity program following its transportation into the laboratory, particularly for a complete check on its correctiveness, are as follows: 1. Isolation processes were performed with the 194 strains obtained from each placeduring the period of investigation: 164 Strains(84.5%) of Sh. flexneri, B group; 6 Strains(3.1%) of Sh. boydii, C group; 24 Strains(12.3%) of Sh. sonnei, D group, which means there's quite a lot in B group while Sh. dysenteriae, A group was not isolated at all. 2. The isolation rate of the 164, B group for subserotype was 1b, 84(51.2%) the highest one, 2(1.2%) on 3a the lowest one, 4, on C group; In D group subserotype II showed 14(58.4%) more than subserotype I. 3. The biological data on sexuality regarding the isolation-strain showed traditional particularity. But the subserotype 1b in B group 2(2.4%) showed gas-growth from glucose. In subserotype 1a, the indole-growth was 88.9% on masculine which was considerably a good one. In the test of arginine dihydrolase subserotype I among D group showed 100% masculine rate. The subserotype 6 among B group showed 92.5% masculine. In the dissolution test of manitol, all subserotypes showed 100% maculine except subserotype 1b. In the dissolutioning test of rhamnose, the subserotype I among D group showed 100% masculine which is the unusual one. 4. Interms of the area among 13 districts examined, Kangwon-Do had 41(21.1%) which is the highest one on its ratio. 5. In terms of season on the strain isolation category, 44(22.7%) is the number isolated in April which is the highest one. 6. In terms of ages, the strain isolation ratio was notably high above the ages of 60 which was 34(17.5%). Next one was 29(14.9%) which was under the ages of 4. 7. In terms of sex, female was 113 or 58.2% while male was 74 or 38.2%, which means the female had more than the male. 8. The result of the resisting capability on the usage of 12 antibiotic medication was; 100% on chloramphenicol; 94.3% on tetracycline, 82.0% on streptomycin, 76.3% on carbenicillin, 74.7% on ampicillin, in regular order. The strain source bearing multimedication resisivity against the 5 antibiotic medication is as many as 117 or 60.3%. Of which 43.3% of 1b sub serotype, B group was the best one, and thus the resistivity against the antistrain medication seems the tendency is being changed. The summing up of the above result shows the total specific strains isolated in each branch in Korea is 194, of which the main type is Sh. flexneri 84.5%. The isolating rate is almost evenly spreading, although the Kangwon-Do showed the highest rate on the above data. It also shows female is higher than male on its statistics. The tendency on age category showed both on old and infancy generations high. However, the resistant capability against antibacteria medication or vaccine was still remaining on habitual one, particularly tending towards multimedication or vaccine trend.

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An Investigation of Microbial Contamination of Side Dishes sold at Traditional Market and Super Market in Ulsan (울산지역 재래시장 및 대형 할인점 유통 반찬류의 미생물 오염도 조사)

  • Choi, Jeong-Hwan;Park, Joo-Young;Lim, Eun-Gyung;Choi, Myung-Kyu;Kim, Jong-Soo;Choi, Gil-Bae;Jeong, Su-Geun;Hahm, Yu-Sik
    • Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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    • v.27 no.1
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    • pp.87-95
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    • 2012
  • This study was investigated to determine the contamination levels of total aerobic bacteria, coliform group, $E.$ $coli$ and food-borne pathogens of side dishes from 2 traditional markets (100 samples) and 2 super markets (100 samples) located on Ulsan. The levels (range) of total aerobic bacteria was 4.75 log CFU/g (1.60~6.92 log CFU/g) in traditional market and 4.62 log CFU/g (2.00~6.46 log CFU/g) in super market, respectively. Coliform was detected in 64 and 66 samples sold at traditional markets and super markets, respectively. $E.$ $coli$ was detected in 4 and 6 samples sold at traditional markets and super markets, respectively. The food-borne pathogens, namely $Bacillus$ $cereus$ and $Listeria$ $monocytogenes$ were detected in 1 sample sold at traditional markets, respectively, and $Bacillus$ $cereus$ was detected in 4 samples sold at super markets. However, other pathogens such as $Salmonella$ spp., $Shigella$ spp., $Vibrio$ $parahaemolyticus$, $Yersinia$ $enterocolitica$, $Clostridium$ $perfringens$, $Camphylobacter$ $jejuni$ and Pathogenic $E.$ $coli$ were not detected. The $Saengchae$ and $Seasoned$ $Jeotgal$ were relatively vulnerable compared to the others in the food-borne pathogens.