• 미생물학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.63-68
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• 1973

Thirtythree strains of the Aspergillus spp. isolated from foodstuffs were observed through some physiological characteristics for detection of identification key of Aspergillus spp. 1) Each strain of Aspergillus spp. had their specific characteristics and could be used for identification of species. 2) Excellent amylase-producing fungi were observed among the isolated strains of Aspergillus spp. 3) Amylase activities increased for one week incubation period. 4) In the tests of common characters of aflatoxin-producing fungi among the 33 strains of Aspergillus spp., for example, conidial size, presence of sclerotia, kojic acid, and pigment production, coloration of phenol, reduction of methylene blue, etc.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.165-172
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• 1983

The distribution of slide coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from bovine mastitic milk samples was investigated mainly according to Kloos and Schleifer's classification scheme, and toxigenic and enzymatic characteristics of these strains were also examined. One-hundred-and-twenty-one strains of coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated were classified into 8 species. Of these species, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staph. xylosus, Staph. haemolyticus and Staph. simulans were more frequently found in bovine mastitic milk samples, and toxin and enzyme production of these species were observed in relatively high frequency. Staph. hyicus subsp. hyicus was isolated from the 4 quarters with clinical mastitis included in this investigation. By the use of Baird-Parker and Pelzer's classification system, 44.6% and 18.2% of the strains could not be classified in any subgroup, respectively.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.320-326
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• 2006

Pasteurella multocida is an important veterinary and opportunistic human pathogen. In particular, strains of P. multocida serogroup D cause progressive atrophic rhinitis, and produce a potent, intracellular, mitogenic toxin known as P. multocida toxin (PMT), which is encoded by the toxA gene. To further investigate the toxigenic and pathogenic effects of PMT, a toxA-deleted mutant was developed by homologous gene recombination. When administrated to mice, the toxigenicity of the toxA mutant P. multocida was drastically reduced, suggesting that the PMT constributes the major part of the toxigenicity of P, multocida. Similar results were obtained in a subsequent experiment, while high mortalities were observed when toxA(+) P. multocida bacterial culture or culture Iysate were administrated. Mice immunized with toxA(-) P. multocida were not protected (none survived) following challenge with toxA(+) P. multocida or bacterial culture Iysate (toxin). These results suggest that the toxigenicity of P. multocida is mainly derived from PMT.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.17-21
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• 1973

Fifty-eight strains of Aspergillus spp. isolated from various grains were examined for the screening of aflatoxins by the method of the Thin-Layer Chromatography (TLC), using the aflatoxin producing strain of Aspergillus flavus ATCC 15517 as a control. The results as follows: 1. Samples of Aspergillus spp. isolated from various grains were extracted with chloroform and chromatographied by the thin-layer chromatography method. 2. Three strains of Aspergillus spp. among the 58 strains can be found that the spots having the same Rf value as control with culture extract of Aspergillus flavus ATCC 15517. 3. The further prove studies of aflatoxins were proceed by the methods of in vivo and in vitro tests. And this methods considered to capable for the use of mass screening among the samples.

• 대한미생물학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.43-52
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• 1973

Twenty culture filtrates among the various isolated strains from foodstuffs were submitted for toxicity screening using HeLa cells and mice. Fourteen strains(70%) were toxic to both HeLa cells and mice, 17 strains(85%) to HeLa cell alone and 14 strains(70%) to mice alone. As a mass screening this method employed is feasible to detect mycotoxin-producing fungi. In most instances, the results obtained by HeLa cells were in good parellelism with those obtained by mice.

• 환경생물
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.236-244
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• 2021

Unarmored dinoflagellates, in the family Kareniaceae, include harmful or toxic bloom-forming species, which are associated with massive fish kills and mortalities of marine organisms worldwide. The occurrence and distribution of the toxigenic species in the family Kareniaceae were investigated in the brackish and coastal waters of Korea between July 2018 and October 2020. During the survey, we collected seven newly recorded species; Karenia papilionacea, Karlodinium digitatum, Karl. veneficum, Karl. zhouanum, Takayama acrotrocha, T. helix, and T. tasmanica. A total of fifteen strains of the seven taxa were successfully established as clonal cultures and examined using LM, SEM, and molecular phylogeny inferred from LSU rDNA sequences. Herein, we present the taxonomic information, morphological features, and molecular phylogenetic positions of the unrecorded dinoflagellate species collected from Korean coastal waters.

• 식물병연구
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.280-287
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• 2011

본 연구에서 우리나라 미곡종합처리장의 가공단계별 7종의 쌀 시료에 대한 곰팡이 오염 정도를 조사하였다. 곰팡이독소를 생산하는 곰팡이인 Aspergillus spp., Fusarium spp., Penicillium spp., Alternaria spp.가 우점하고 있었고, 포장곰팡이인 Fusarium과 Alternaria는 남부지방에 저장곰팡이인 Aspergillus와 Penicillium는 중부지방에 오염이 많았다. 또한 원료벼에서 가공단계가 진전될수록 Fusarium과 Alternaria와 같은 포장곰팡이의 오염 정도는 낮아졌으나 심하게 오염된 전라도 시료에서는 크게 낮아지지 않는 경향을 보였다. Aspergillus와 Penicillium과 같은 저장 곰팡이의 오염 정도는 가공단계가 진전될수록 높은 경향을 보였다. 또한 7종의 쌀 시료에는 총 35종의 곰팡이 속(genus)이 오염되어 있었으며 이 중 Myrothecium spp.는 우리나라 쌀 시료에서 처음으로 검출되었다. 이러한 결과는 우리나라의 주식인 쌀의 수확 후 저장, 가공과정의 곰팡이독소의 오염을 종합적으로 관리하기 위한 기초 자료가 될 것이다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.134-141
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• 2011

본 연구는 들깻잎과 들깻잎 생산환경을 대상으로 276개의 시료를 채취하여 B. cereus를 분리 하였다. 분리된 B. cereus 200주의 toxicity를 평가하고자 독소유전자와 항생제내성을 검색하였다. 그 결과 분리된 균주에서 11개의 서로 다른 독소유전자 패턴은 확인하였으며 5개의 설사형독소와 구토형 독소를 모두 생성할 수 있는 균주는 21%였다. 가장 빈번하게 검출되는 독소유전자는 nheA(100%), enFM(100%), hblA, C, D(66.5%)였으며 EM은 가장 낮은 빈도(21.0%)로 검출되었다. 항생제 내성평가결과 분리된 대부분의 B. cereus는 18종의 항생제 중 10개의 항생제에 대해서는 감수성이었으나 ${\beta}$-lactam계 항생제인 penicillin(100%), ampicillin(100%), oxacillin(94.9%), amoxicillin-clavulanic acid(95.6%), cefazolin(78.2%)과 비${\beta}$-lactam계 항생제 rifampicin(58.0%)에 대해서 저항성을 보이는 것으로 나타났다. 들깻잎과 들깻잎 생산환경에서 분리된 B. cereus의 독소유전자와 항생제내성 패턴은 서로 유사하였다. 따라서 본 연구결과는 들깻잎에 오염된 B. cereus에 의하여 설사형 뿐만 아니라 구토형 식중독이 발생할 가능성을 시사하며 들깻잎과 생산환경에서 항생제 저항성 B. cereus가 검출되어 의약계뿐만 아니라 농업현장에서도 항생제내성균주 출현을 예방하는 대책이 요구된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.778-783
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• 2008

Anthrax is an infectious disease caused by toxigenic strains of the Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus anthracis. To identify the mitochondrial proteins that are expressed differently in murine macrophages infected with spores of B. anthracis Sterne, proteomic and MALDI-TOF/MS analyses of uninfected and infected macrophages were conducted. As a result, 13 mitochondrial proteins with different expression patterns were discovered in the infected murine macrophages, and some were identified as ATP5b, NIAP-5, ras-related GTP binding protein B isoform CRAa, along with several unnamed proteins. Among these proteins, ATP5b is related to energy production and cytoskeletal rearrangement, whereas NIAP-5 causes apoptosis of host cells due to binding with caspase-9. Therefore, this paper focused on ATP5b, which was found to be down regulated following infection. The downregulated ATP5b also reduced ATP production in the murine macrophages infected with B. anthracis spores. Consequently, this study represents the first mitochondrial proteome analysis of infected macrophages.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.142-146
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• 2013

Enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis (ETBF) causes inflammatory diarrhea in humans and animals and is also implicated in colorectal cancer. ETBF-infected mice exhibit a prominent large intestinal inflammation characterized by neutrophil infiltration and induction of the Th17 response. In this study, we examined differences in the secreted cytokine profile of the cecum and proximal colon of ETBF-infected mice using an antibody array. Of the cytokines examined, we found that the cecal tissues from ETBF-infected mice secreted elevated levels of G-CSF, IL-6, IL-17 and LIX compared to non-toxigenic Bacteroides fragilis (NTBF) and Mock infected mice. The proximal colon tissues from ETBF-infected mice secreted higher levels of G-CSF, IL-6, KC, LIX, MIP-1g and MCP-1. This study demonstrates that the cecum and colon should be considered separately when assays are used to determine immune responsiveness to enteric infections.