Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

The Korean Society for Microbiology and Biotechnology (한국미생물·생명공학회)
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Classification of Isolates Originating from Kimchi Using Carbon-source Utilization Patterns

  • LEE, JUNG-SOOK (Korean Collection for Type Cultures, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, KIST) ;
  • CHANG OUK CHUN (Korean Collection for Type Cultures, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, KIST) ;
  • MIN-CHUL JUNG (Korean Collection for Type Cultures, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, KIST) ;
  • WOO-SIK KIM (Korean Collection for Type Cultures, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, KIST) ;
  • HONG-JOONG KIM (Korean Collection for Type Cultures, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, KIST) ;
  • MARTIN HECTOR (Korean Collection for Type Cultures, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, KIST) ;
  • SAM-BONG KIM (Korean Collection for Type Cultures, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, KIST) ;
  • CHAN-SUN PARK (Cellular Response Modifier Research Unit, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, KIST)
  • Published : 1997.02.01
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Abstract

One hundred and eighty two lactic acid bacteria, isolated mainly from kimchi, including reference strains were examined for their ability to utilize 95 carbon sources. The test strains were assigned to 5 major, 1 minor and 12 single-membered clusters based on the $S_{SM}$, UPGMA algorithm (at similarity of $80{\%}$). These aggregate clusters were equivalent to the genus Leuconostoc (aggregate cluster M and N), the genus Lactobacillus (aggregate cluster Q and R), and the genera Lactobacillus and Leuconostoc (aggregate cluster O and P) according to the database of the Biolog system. This study demonstrates that rapid identification and classification of isolates originating from kimchi can be achieved on the basis of such carbon source utilization tests.

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