• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.439-446
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• 2006

In this study, the growth kinetics of Lactobacillus rhamnosus and lactic acid production in continuous culture were assessed at a range of dilution rates $(0.05 h^{-1}\;to\;0.40h^{-1})$ using a 2L stirred tank fermenter with a working volume of 600ml. Unstructured models, predicated on the Monod and Luedeking-Piret equations, were employed to simulate the growth of the bacterium, glucose consumption, and lactic acid production at different dilution rates in continuous cultures. The maximum specific growth rate of L. rhamnosus, ${\mu}_{max}$, was estimated at $0.40h^{-1}$I, and the Monod cell growth saturation constant, Ks, at approximately 0.25g/L. Maximum cell viability $(1.3{\times}10^{10}CFU/ml)$ was achieved in the dilution rate range of $D=0.28h^{-1}\;to\;0.35h^{-1}$. Both maximum viable cell yield and productivity were achieved at $D=0.35h^{-1}$. The continuous cultivation of L. rhamnosus at $D=0.35h^{-1}$ resulted in substantial improvements in cell productivity, of 267% (viable cell count) that achieved via batch cultivation.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.42-50
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• 2002

Skim milk에 매실 착즙액을 수준별로 첨가하고 4종(Streptococcus thermophilus, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus bulgaricus, Lactobacillus casei)의 젖산균을 단독균주 또는 혼합균주로 접종하여 매실 착즙액의 첨가가 젖산균의 산생성 및 생육에 미치는 영향과 저장성을 조사하였고, 매실 착즙액으로 사용한 매실의 일반 성분을 분석하였다. 매실의 일반 성분은 조회분 0.4%, 식이섬유 4.1%, 구연산 4.66%, 총당 0.264%, vitamin C 405.34mg%이었고, 매실 착즙액의 첨가는 젖산균의 증식을 촉진시켰으며 산생성도 증가하였다. 실험구 중 Str. thermophilus, Lac. acidophilus와 Lac. casei의 혼합균주에 3% 매실 착즙액을 첨가한 실험구가 가장 많은 양의 젖산(1023%)을 생성하였고, 가장 높은 생성균수(3.6$\times$$10^{11}$ cfu/mL)를 나타내었다. 매실 착즙액 3% 첨가 호상 요구르트를 대조구와 함께 4$^{\circ}C$와 2$0^{\circ}C$에서 30일 동안 저장한 결과, 세 개의 혼합균주(Str. thermophilus, Lac. acidophilus)를 사용한 호상 요구르트가 4$^{\circ}C$에서 pH는 4.25, 생균수는 4.1$\times$$10^{9}$ cfu/mL 이었고, 2$0^{\circ}C$에서 pH는 3.76, 생균수는 8.7$\times$$10^{8}$ cfu/mL으로 대조구인 매실 무첨가 호상 요구르트에 비하여 높은 저장성을 나타내었다. 이상의 결과로 보아 매실 착즙액을 첨가한 호상 요구르트의 제조가 가능할 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.8-17
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• 2004

Chlorella 추출물을 첨가한 yoghurt를 개발하기 위한 기초 연구로 chlorella 추출물의 첨가가 yoghurt starter의 산 생성 및 증식에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. Str. themophilus, Lac. acidophilus, Lac. casei, Lac. bulgaricus를 단독 균주 및 혼합 균주로 접종하여 배양하면서 생균 수와 pH 및 적정산도를 측정하였다. 단독 균주의 경우 chlorella 추출물 분말의 첨가 농도(0.5%, 1.0%, 2.0%, 3.0%)를 달리 하였을 때 Str. thermophilus, Lac. casei와 Lac. bulgaricus는 chlorella 추출물 분말 0.5% 첨가 시 9시간 배양에서, 그리고 Lac. acidophilus는 1.0% 첨가 시 15시간 배양에서 최대 균수를 나타내었으며, 이들 중 Lac. casei가 0.5% 첨가 시 배양 9시간에 3.63${\times}$$10^{9}$ CFU/mL로 가장 높은 생균 수를 보였다. 또한 이들 유산균의 산 생성도 chlorella 추출물 분말을 0.5% 첨가하였을 때 가장 많이 증가하였다. 혼합균주의 경우 chlorella 추출물 분말을 0.25%, 0.5%, 1.0%, 2.0%로 첨가하였을 때 저농도(0.25∼0.5%)의 chlorella 추출물 분말 첨가에 의해 모든 유산균 혼합 균주의 증식이 촉진되었고, pH가 크게 하락하였으며 적정산도가 크게 상승하였다. Str. thermophilus와 Lac. casei를 혼합 배양하였을 때 chlorella 추출물 분말 0.25% 첨가 시 12시간 배양 후 1.13${\times}$$10^{8}$ CFU/mL로 생균수 가 가장 높아 4.12 의 log cycle 증가를 나타내었다. 따라서 chlorella 추출물 첨가 yoghurt 제조 시 chlorella 추출물 분말을 0.25% 첨가하여 혼합 starter로 Str. thermophilus와 Lac. casei 혼합균주를 사용하는 것이 이들 유산균의 생육이 촉진되어 가장 적합한 것으로 나타났다.

• 대한생식의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한불임학회 2001년도 제41차 추계학술대회
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• pp.105.1-105.1
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• 2001

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.147-153
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• 2000

This study was conducted to compare probiotic activities and physiological functions of Bifidobacterium longum Mk-G7 with weveral commercial and type strains of bifidobacteria. bif. longum MK-G7 showed the highest acid tolerance against HCl and acetic acid, whereas bif. infantis Y-1 showed the lowest acid tolerance and more than 4 log cycles of viable cell count decreased due to acid injuty. Viable cell counts of bifidobacteria strains decreased more than 1.5 log cycles owing to oxygen toxicity, with the exception of Bif. longum MK-G7, Bif. infantis Y-2, Bif. longum Y-3, Bif. longum Y-6, and Bif. longum RD-13 showed the highest bile tolerance, whereas Bif. longum MK-G7 showed a medium level of bile tolerance. Only Bif. longum MK-G7 howed much higher antibiotic resistance against both tetracycline and penicillin-G in the MIC(minimum inhibitory concentration) level of 24.8 mg/I and 0.52mg/I, respectively. Bif longum Y-6, and Bif. bifidum ATCC 29539 showed more than 80% of anti-mutagenicity against NQO(4-nitroquinolinel-oxide). Since the production of cytokines such as $TNF(tumor necrosis factor)-{\alpha}$ and IL (interleukin)-6, and NO(nitric oxide) in the macrophage cell line Raw 264.7 cells increased as Bif. longum MK-G7 cell concentration increased, ti was suggested that Bif. longum MK-G7 is able to enhance immunopotentiating activity in vitro. When freeze-dred Bif. longum MK-G7 was administered to mice at the dose of 1,2,4, and 6 g/kg of body weight, all of the mice survived in all feeding groups, proving the GRAS(generally recognized as safe) status of Bif. longum MK-G7. When fermented milk containing Bif. longum MK-G7 was administered to human volunteers, viable cell count of total bifidobacteria and anaerobes in the feces increased up to 0.5 log cycles more than before the administration. In particular, Bif. logum MK-G7 ingibited the growth of Bacteroides at the level of 1.0-1.5 log cycles.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.581-585
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• 2005

김치의 발효와 숙성 에 관여하는 2종의 유산균과 3종의 유제품으로부터 분리된 유산균을 Caco-2 세포 부착성과 $AFB_1$ 흡착능에 대해 비교 검토하여 보았다. 또한 유산균을 생균군, 열처리군, 강산처리군으로 나누어 유산균의 부착성 및 흡착력이 세포벽의 구조와 관련이 있다는 보고를 재확인하고자 하였다. L. plantarum KCTC 3099의 경우 Caco-2 세포 부착성이나 $AFB_1$ 흡착능이 높게 나타났으며 이것은 양성 대조군으로 사용된 L. rhamnosus GG와 유사한 수준을 나타내었다. 하지만 L. mesenteroides KCTC 3001은 Caco-2 부착성은 다소 높게 나타났으나 $AFB_1$ 흡착능은 낮게 나타났다. 이것은 Caco-2세포에 결합하는 부위와 $AFB_1$에 결합하는 부위가 일치하지는 않는다는 것을 암시하는 것으로 사료된다. 또한 유산균의 처리방법에 따라서도 다양한 차이를 보였는데 본 실험에서는 강산처리군의 경우 보다 효과적인 것으로 나타났으며 세포벽의 주된 구조인 peptidoglycan과 polysaccharides이 강산의 처리에 의해 결합이 파괴되면서 Caco2 세포 부착성이나 $AFB_1$ 흡착능의 상승에 영향을 미쳤으리라 여겨진다. 하지만 강산처리에 의한 세포벽의 변화는 비특이적으로 발생하기 때문에 동일한 형태로 모든 유산균에 적용 되기는 어려울 것이며 각 유산균종의 세포벽 구조와 특이 성분의 함량에 따라 다양하게 변화가 일어날 것으로 사료된다.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2010

Human fibroblasts that maintain the structural integrity of connective tissues by secreting precursors of the extracellular matrix are typically cultured with serum. However, there are potential disadvantages of the use of serum including unnatural interactions between the cells and the potential for exposure to animal pathogens. To prevent the possible influence of serum on fibroblast cultures, we devised a serum-free growth method and present in vitro data that demonstrate its suitability for growing porcine fetal fibroblasts. These cells were grown under four different culture conditions: no serum (negative control), 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS, positive control), 10% knockout serum replacement (KSR) and 20% KSR in the medium. The proliferation rates and viabilities of the cells were investigated by counting the number of cells and trypan blue staining, respectively. The 10% FBS group showed the largest increase in the total number of cells ($1.09\;{\times}\;10^5\;cells/ml$). In terms of the rate of viable cells, the results from the KSR supplementation groups (20% KSR:64.7%; 10% KSR: 80.6%) were similar to those from the 10% FBS group (68.5%). Moreover, supplementation with either 10% ($3.0\;{\times}\;10^4\;cells/ml$) or 20% KSR ($4.8\;{\times}\;10^4\;cells/ml$) produced similar cell growth rates. In conclusion, although KSR supplementation produces a lower cell proliferation rate than FBS, this growth condition is more effective for obtaining an appropriate number of viable porcine fetal fibroblasts in culture. Using KSR in fibroblast culture medium is thus a viable alternative to FBS.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.215-219
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• 2016

The problems of tuberculosis and its drug resistance are very severe. Therefore, rapid and accurate drug susceptibility assay is required. Recently, there has been an increased understanding of the genetic mechanism of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) drug resistance as well as advancement of molecular technologies. While many gene mutations correlate well with drug resistance, many genes do not show a strong correlation with drug resistance. For this reason, the current study assessed the utility of rpoB mRNA as a target to detect live mycobacteria. In this study, RT-PCR targeting of rpoB mRNA in BCG treated with rifampin was performed. Conventional RT-PCR and real-time PCR targeting rpoB mRNA as well as 85B mRNA was performed to determine whether these two methods could distinguish between viable and non-viable MTB. The levels of rpoB and 85B mRNA detected by RT- PCR were compared in parallel with colony forming unit counts of BCG that were treated with rifampin for different periods of time. The data suggests that that even though both mRNA levels of rpoB and 85B decreased gradually when rifampin-treatment increased, the rpoB mRNA seemed to represent live bacteria better than 85B mRNA. This study clearly indicates that RT-PCR is a good method to monitor viable cell counts in the liquid culture treated with the anti-tuberculosis drug.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.477-481
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• 2020

Viability plays an important role in the beneficial microbes (probiotics) to produce health benefits. However, this idea has been changed after the invention of the term "paraprobiotics," indicating that non-viable microbes could produce health benefits similar to those produced by live probiotics. Occasionally, it might be dangerous to administer live probiotics to people with weak immunity. In such cases, ingestion of paraprobiotics could be a potential alternative. The definition of paraprobiotics refers to the use of inactivated (non-viable) microbial cells or cell fractions to provide health benefits to the consumer. Paraprobiotics have attracted much attention because of their long shelf life, safety, and beneficial effects, such as modulation of immunity, modification of biological responses, reduction of cholesterol, anti-inflammatory, and antiproliferative properties. These features indicate that paraprobiotics may play a vital role in improving the health of the consumer by enhancing particular physiological functions, even though the exact underlying mechanisms have not yet been completely elucidated. In this mini-review, we briefly discuss the historical backgrounds of paraprobiotics and evidence of their health-promoting effects, prophylactic, and therapeutic properties.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.231-236
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• 2017

Fermented kale juices using four types of lactobacilli were produced in the present study. After 48 h of fermentation time, viable cell counts of all ferments reached an above $10^9CFU/mL$. The viability of the ferments after cold storage in the refrigerator for 4 weeks showed $10^8CFU/mL$ in all ferments. Among four types of fermented kale juices, the ferment of Lactobacillus acidophilus IFO 3025 indicated a good nutritional composition, including neutral sugar ($1,909.76{\mu}g/mL$), reducing sugar ($564.00{\mu}g/mL$, P<0.05), and protein contents ($160.06{\mu}g/mL$, P<0.05). The results of mineral composition analysis had the highest potassium value in all ferments ($854.16{\sim}895.07{\mu}g/mL$), particularly in the ferment of Lactobacillus brevis FSB-1 (P<0.001), which is necessary to sustain osmotic pressure, prevention of high blood pressure, and protein synthesis. Moreover, calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium contents related to bone health were generally sufficient in all ferments. Consequently, in this study, fermented kale juices may be suggested as a healthy fermented beverage with essential nutrients. However, the acceptability of the fermented kale juice to the Korean taste should be further investigated with a trained taste panel to determine whether inoculated fermentation could be an option for the consumers.