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Characterization of Tetracycline Resistance Plasmids of Staphylococcus aureus (황색포도상구균의 테트라사이클린 내성 플라스미드 동정)

  • Park, Jung-Hee;Lee, Jae-Yoon;Moon, Kyung-Ho
    • YAKHAK HOEJI
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    • v.52 no.4
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    • pp.279-282
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    • 2008
  • Plasmids were isolated from 15 tetracycline (Tc) resistant S. aureus. Two small tetracycline resistance plasmids, pKH16 and pKH17, have been isolated from Staphylococcus aureus JY10 and Staphylococcus aureus JY22, respectively and the complete nucleotide sequences of those plasmids have been determined. pKH16 consisted of 4,442 bp and showed high identity to pKH6 (99% matching percentage) isolated in 1989 from S. aureus SA2. pKH17 consisted of 4,441 bp and showed less identity to pKH6 (95% matching percentage) than pKH16. PCR analysis showed that tetK and tetM did not exist in ten large plasmids isolated from ten Tc resistant S. aureus. Twelve Tc resistant S. aureus showed reistance both to Tc and Mn and we might analogize that twelve Tc resistant S. aureus had tetM in their chromosome.

The Experimental Study on the Antibiotic Effects of Fel Ursi Pharmacopuncture Solution on Bacterial Species which cause Keratitis (웅담약침액이 다종의 각막염 유발균에 미치는 항균력에 대한 실험)

  • Yoon, Seong-Sik;Seo, Hyung-Sik
    • Journal of Pharmacopuncture
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.45-52
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    • 2010
  • Objectives : This experimental study was performed to investigate the effectiveness of Fel Ursi Pharmacopunture solution(FUPS) manufactured by using alcohol/water extraction method. To identify the use of it as eyedrops, antibacterial test on Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Aspergillus niger, Fusarium oxysporum, and Candida albicans was performed. Methods : After treatment FUPS on bacterial species(Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Aspergillus niger, Fusarium oxysporum, Candida albicans) which cause Keratitis, we investigated anti-bacterial effects of FUPS on Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Aspergillus niger, Fusarium oxysporum, Candida albicans in terms of measuring MIC and size of inhibition zone respectively. Results : After FUPS was treated, significant changes of MIC on Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Aspergillus niger, Fusarium oxysporum and Candida albicans were not observed at all. Conclusions : The present study suggests that FUPS doesn't have anti-bacterial effects on Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Aspergillus niger, Fusarium oxysporum and Candida albicans which cause Keratitis. Perhap These results recommend that FUPS doesn't have anti-bacterial effects but have other mechanism which suppress inflammation.

Comparison of pathogens and antimicrobial susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from conventional and robotic milking herds (일반목장과 로봇착유 목장에서 분리한 세균과 Staphylococcus aureus의 항생제 감수성 비교)

  • Lee, Sung-Hwan;Kim, Doo
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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    • v.54 no.1
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    • pp.49-52
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    • 2014
  • This study was conducted to compare the patterns of mastitic pathogens and the antimicrobial susceptibility of Staphylococcus (S.) aureus from conventional milking (CM) and robotic milking (RM) dairy herds. To accomplish this, the minimum inhibitory concentrations of 14 antimicrobial agents were tested against S. aureus by the microdilution method. Regardless of the milking system, S. aureus, coagulase negative staphylococcus, and Streptococcus uberis were isolated. Additionally, significant differences in the antimicrobial susceptibility of S. aureus isolates between RM and CM farms were only observed in response to tetracycline.

Studies on Staphylococci Isolated from Bovine Udder Infections I. Biochemical Properties of Staphylococcus aureus (젖소유방염유래(乳房炎由來) 포도구균(葡萄球菌)에 관한 연구(硏究) I. Staphylococcus aureus의 생화학적특성(生化學的特性))

  • Park, Cheong-Kyu
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.15-21
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    • 1982
  • The biochemical properties of strains of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from cattle with peracute gangrenous mastitis, acute systemic mastitis and chronic mastitis were examined. Of 261 strains of Staphylococci isolated from quarters with clinical mastitis, 140 (53.6%) were classified as Staphylococcus aureus and 121 (46.4%) were coagulase-negative staphylococci. All the strains of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from quarters with peracute gangrenous mastitis and acute systemic mastitis showed production of alpha heamolysin, coagulase, lipase, phosphatase, nuclease and gelatinase, and fermentation of mannitol. However, of 114 strains of Staphylococcus aureus obtained from quarters with chronic mastitis, 64 (56.1%) possessed alpha lysin, and 43 (37.7%) produced lipase in egg yolk medium. The most common hemolytic pattern of the strains associated with chronic mastitis was ${\beta}{\delta}$ type.

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Antimicrobial Activity of Medicinal Plant Extracts against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

  • Eum, Jin-Seong;Park, Young-Doo
    • Biomedical Science Letters
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.189-195
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    • 2007
  • This study was carried out to examine antimicrobial substances from medicinal plants, the ethanol extracts of 38 medicinal plants were tested for the antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 43300. The extracts of Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Sophora flavescens, Dryopteris crassirhizoma, and Pinas densiflora showed significant antimicrobial activities against both S. aureus ATCC 25923 and methicillin-resistant S. aureus ATCC 43300. The extract of Dryopteris crassirhizoma among these medical plants showed the highest antimicrobial activity. These results suggested that the extracts from Dryopteris crassirhizoma, Sophora flavescens, Pinas densiflora, and Glycyrrhiza uralensis could be the potential source of antimicrobial agents against methicillin-resistant S. aureus and S. aureus.

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The Antimicrobial Activity of Chungyulsodokeum and Its Composition Oriental Medicines (淸熱消毒飮 및 구성약물의 항균활성에 관한 실험적 연구)

  • Wang Hui-wen;Jee Seon-young
    • The Journal of Korean Medicine Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology and Dermatology
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.143-153
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    • 2004
  • Antimicrobial activities against Streptococcus mutans, Candida albicans, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus aureus were assayed through the hot water extracts and the ethanol extracts from Chungyulsodokeum and its composition oriental medicines. The stains were incubated on culture medium and activated. We observed the size of inhibition zone on the strains that is incubated in strilized filter paper disc with various concentration extracts of Chungyulsodokeum and its composition 1. The extracts of Chungyulsodokeum, Coptidis Rhizoma, Paeoniae Radix, Glycyrrhizae Radix, Gardeniae Fructus showed antimicrobial activities against Staphylococcus aureus. 2. The extracts of Chungyulsodokeum, Coptidis Rhizoma, Paeoniae Radix, Forsythiae Fructus Ghycyrrhizae Radix, showed antimiaobial activities against Staphylococcus epidermidis. 3. The extracts of Chungyulsodokeum, Coptidis Rhizoma, Paeoniae Radix, Glycyrrhizae Radix, showed antimicrobial activities against Streptococcus mutans. 4. The extract of Coptidis Rhizoma showed antimicrobial activities against Candida albicans. 5. None of the extracts showed antimicrobial activities against Escherichia coli. We observed antimicrobial activities of Chungyulsodokeum and its composition against Streptococcus mutans, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus aureus.

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Effects of Essential oils of Several Aromatic Plants on the Growth of Antibiotic Resistant Staphylococcus aureus SA2 (몇몇 식물 정유성분이 항생제내성균주 Staphylococcus aureus SA2의 성장에 미치는 영향)

  • 문경호;서봉수;김혜경;박민수;이정규
    • YAKHAK HOEJI
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    • v.48 no.1
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    • pp.27-29
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    • 2004
  • The essential oil fractions from six plant parts including leaf of Zanthoxylum piperitum and flower of Lindera obtusiloba have revealed to possess resistance inhibitory activity on antibiotic resistant Staphylococcus aureus SA2 when combined with ohloramphenicol (Cm). The combination of Cm and essential oil mixtures showed potent resistance inhibition in the level of 10∼20 $\mu\textrm{g}$/ml.

Effects of Zinc Containing Solution on Oral Microorganisms (Zinc 수용액이 구강 미생물에 미치는 영향)

  • 이상구;김은숙;이승우
    • Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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    • v.23 no.4
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    • pp.343-352
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    • 1998
  • This experiment was performed to investigate effects of zinc containing solution on the major normal flora Staphylococccus aureus, Streptococus mutans and Candida albicans and to observe the variation according to anionic change and concentration difference. Zinc chloride, zinc iodide and zinc acetate solution were added to werially diluted broth culture so that each final concentration might be 0.25%, 0.5%. 1%. After that, 100ul of each aliquot was spreaded on each selective media plate( Mannitol Salts Agar plate for Staphylococcus aureus, Mitis Salivarius Agar plate for Streptococcus mutans and Sabouraud Destrose Agar plate for Candida albicans). The % killing was calculated bu CFU count after incubation under the appropriate condition. 1. zinc iodide, zinc chloride, and zinc acetate solutions showed inhibitory effects on Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus mutans and Candida albicans. 2. The inhibitory effects on Staphylococcus aureus were ranked in order of ainc iodide, zinc chloride and zinc actate. 3. The inhibitory effects on Streptococcus mutans were ranked in orfer of zinc iodide, zinc chloride and zinc acetate. 4. the inhibitory effects on Candida albicans showed no difference among zinc iodide, zinc chloride and zinc acetate. 5. The inhibitory effects of zinc chloride and zinc acetate on Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus mutnas showed increasing pattern as the concentration increase. But the inhibitory effects of zinc iodide on Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus mutans showed no apparent difference according to concentrations and it was the case with the inhibitory effects of zinc iodide, zinc chloride and zinc acetate on Candida albicans.

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Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of Polyacryloyl- and Polymethacryloylcephradine (Polyacryloyl- 및 Polymethacryloylcephradine의 합성과 항균작용에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Sun-Il;Cha, Wol-Suk;Na, Jae-Woon;Kim, Young-Ho;Ko, Ok-Hyun
    • Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.36 no.2
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    • pp.282-286
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    • 1992
  • The reaction of N-hydroxysuccinimide with polyacrylic acid and polymethacrylic acid gave poly(N-acryloxysuccinimide)and poly(N-methacryloxysuccinimide), whose reaction with cephradine provided polyacryloylcephradine and polymethacryloylcephradine. The activities of these polymeric drugs were investigated in terms of minimum inhibitory concentration by the common twofold dilution technique. Polyacryloylcephradine revealed excellent antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923, Staphylococcus aureus FDA 209P, Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633, Bacillus licheniformis ATCC 14580, Escherishia coli BE 1186 and Salmonella typhimurium TV 119. Polymethacryloylcephradine revealed excellent Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923, Staphylococcus aureus FDA 209P, Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633, Escherichia coli Be 1186 and Salmonella typhimurium TV 119.

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Detection of Staphylococcus aureus and Screening Staphylococcal Enterotoxin a, b, c genes in Strains Isolated from Strawberry Juice Shops in Jinju (진주 지역 딸기 주스 상점에서의 Staphylococcus aureus의 분리와 staphylococcal enterotoxin a, b, c gene 검색)

  • Kim, Se-Ri;Park, Seon-Ja;Shim, Won-Bo;Kim, Hyoung-Kab;Chung, Duck-Hwa
    • Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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    • v.31 no.1
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    • pp.23-30
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    • 2005
  • Staphylococcus aureus is one of the important pathogenic agents, which are related to the hygienic condition. This study performed for the detection of Staphylococcus aureus and screening staphylococcal enterotoxin a, b, c genes in strains isolated from the environment for production of non-pasteurized strawberry juice. A total of 44 samples were collected from utensils, machinery, employees, raw materials, and strawberry juices in 3 strawberry juice shops in Jinju, western Gyeongnam. The isolation rate of Staphylococcus aureus was 26%. Specially Staphylococcus aureus was frequently isolated from employee's hands, strawberry and strawberry juices. The sea, seb, and sec genes were also investigated by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). One hundred and 55% of each isolate had found sea gene and seb gene, respectively. However, sec gene was not detected anywhere. To prevent food-borne disease associated with juice, the accomplishment of HACCP to be more efficient and systematic is necessary.