• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.236-242
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• 2011

A psychrotrophic bacterium, Arthrobacter sp. ON14, isolated from Antarctica, was shown to exhibit a high ${\beta}$-galactosidase activity at a low temperature. A genomic library of ON14 was constructed and screened for ${\beta}$-galactosidase genes on functional plates containing 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-${\beta}$-D-galactopyranoside (X-gal) as the substrate. Two different ${\beta}$-galactosidase genes, named as galA, galB, were found in ON14. Computational analyses of the genes revealed that the encoded protein GalA belongs to family 2 of glycosyl hydrolysases and is a cold-active protein, whereas GalB belongs to family 42 of glycosyl hydrolysases and is a mesophilic protein. Reverse transcription analyses revealed that the expression of galA is highly induced at a low temperature ($4^{\circ}C$ ) and repressed at a high temperature ($28^{\circ}C$ ) when lactose is used as the sole carbon source. Conversely, the expression of galB is inhibited at a low temperature and induced at a high temperature. The purified GalA showed its peak activity at $15^{\circ}C$ and pH 8. The mineral ions $Na^+$, $K^+$, $Mg^{2+}$, and $Mn^{2+}$ were identified as enzyme activators, whereas $Ca^{2+}$ had no influence on the enzyme activity. An enzyme stability assay revealed that the activity of GalA is significantly decreased when it is incubated at $45^{\circ}C$ for 2 h, and all its activity is lost when it is incubated at $50^{\circ}C$.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권10호
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• pp.1622-1628
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• 2006

Bacteria from the Methylobacterium genus, called pink-pigmented facultative methylotrophic bacteria (PPFMs), are common inhabitants of plants, potentially dominating the phyllosphere population, and are also encountered in the rhizosphere, seeds, and other parts of plants, being versatile in nature. The consistent success of the Methylobacterium plant association relies on methylotrophy, the ability to utilize the one-carbon compound methanol emitted by plants. However, the efficiency of Methylobacterium in plant growth promotion could be better exploited and thus has attracted increasing interest in recent years. Accordingly, the present study investigated the inoculation effects of Methylobacterium sp. strains CBMB20 and CBMB 110 on seed imbibition to tomato and red pepper on the growth and accumulation of phytohormone levels under gnotobiotic conditions. Seeds treated with the Methylobacterium strains showed a significant increase in root length when compared with either the uninoculated control or Methylobacterium extorquens $miaA^-$ knockout mutanttreated seeds. Extracts of the plant samples were used for indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), trans-zeatin riboside (t-ZR), and dihydrozeatin riboside (DHZR) assays by immunoanalysis. The treatment with Methylobacterium sp. CBMB20 or CBMB 110 produced significant increases in the accumulation of IAA and the cytokinins t-ZR and DHZR in the red pepper extracts, whereas no IAA was detected in the tomato extracts, although the cytokinin concentrations were significantly increased. Therefore, this study proved that the versatility of Methylobacterium as a plant-growth promoting bacteria could be better exploited.

• 접착 및 계면
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.75-79
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• 2022

그래핀은 벌집 모양의 sp² 혼성 오비탈 결합으로 이루어진 이차원 탄소 동소체이다. 우수한 전기적, 기계적 특성을 보이며, 차세대 전자소자의 핵심 재료로써 각광을 받고 있다. 그러나, 소자를 구성하는 소재 간의 불안정한 계면 형성으로부터 쉬운 외부 불순물의 침투 혹은 흡착으로 인해 낮은 환경 안정성을 보이고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 고체탄화수소를 그래핀의 전구체로 활용한 직성장을 통해 그래핀 기반 전계효과 트랜지스터의 낮은 환경 안정성을 해결하고자 한다. 직성장으로부터 합성된 그래핀은 이를 활용한 전자소자에서 전하 이동도 및 Dirac 전압의 변화 감소를 통해 높은 구동 안정성을 보였다. 이를 통해 차세대 전자소자의 핵심 재료로써 그래핀을 활용하기 위한 새로운 접근 방법을 제시하였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.710-724
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• 2024

Flavobacterium can synthesize xanthophyll, particularly the pigment zeaxanthin, which has significant economic value in nutrition and pharmaceuticals. Recently, the use of carotenoid biosynthesis by bacteria and yeast fermentation technology has shown to be very efficient and offers significant advantages in large-scale production, cost-effectiveness, and safety. In the present study, JSWR-1 strain capable of producing xanthophyll pigment was isolated from a freshwater reservoir in Wanju-gun, Republic of Korea. Based on the morphological, physiological, and molecular characteristics, JSWR-1 classified as belonging to the Flavobacterium species. The bacterium is strictly aerobic, Gram-negative, rod-shaped, and psychrophilic. The completed genome sequence of the strain Flavobacterium sp. JSWR-1 is predicted to be a single circular 3,425,829-bp chromosome with a G+C content of 35.2% and 2,941 protein-coding genes. The optimization of carotenoid production was achieved by small-scale cultivation, resulting in zeaxanthin being identified as the predominant carotenoid pigment. The enhancement of zeaxanthin biosynthesis by applying different light-irradiation, variations in pH and temperature, and adding carbon and nitrogen supplies to the growth medium. A significant increase in intracellular zeaxanthin concentrations was also recorded during fed-batch fermentation achieving a maximum of 16.69 ± 0.71 mg/l, corresponding to a product yield of 4.05 ± 0.15 mg zeaxanthin per gram cell dry weight. Batch and fed-batch culture extracts exhibit significant antioxidant activity. The results demonstrated that the JSWR-1 strain can potentially serve as a source for zeaxanthin biosynthesis.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.41-46
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• 1986

고추 탄저병균(炭疽病菌)(Colletrichum denzatium f. sp. capsicum)의 발아(發芽)에 미치는 영양원(營養源) 및 환경요인(環境要因)의 영향(影響)을 구명(究明)코져 slide 발아법(發芽法)으로 실시(實施)하여 얻어진 결과(結果)는 다음과 같다. 1. 고추 탄저병균(炭疽病菌) 분생포자(分生胞子) 발아(發芽)의 온도범위(溫度範圍)는 $15{\sim}35^{\circ}C$ 이고 최적온도(最適溫度)는 $28^{\circ}C$, pH 범위(範圍)는 $4.5{\sim}8.0$이고 최적(最適) pH 는 5.5 였고 상대습도(相對濕度)는 포화(飽和)에 가까운 90% 이상(以上)의 상대습도(相對濕度)에서 발아율(發芽率)이 현저(顯著)히 좋았다. 2. 고추 탄저병균(炭疽病菌)의 포자발아(胞子發芽)는 PSB(potato sucrose broth), RPFD(red pepper fruit broth), GPFB(green pepper furit broth) 및 PLB (pepper leaf broth) 에서는 높은 발아율(發芽率)을 나타내었으나 살균증류수(殺菌蒸溜水)(D.W) 에서는 발아율(發芽率)이 현저(顯著)히 떨어지는 경향(傾向)이었다. 3. 탄소원(炭素源)과 질소원(窒素源)의 투여(投與)는 발아(發芽)에 절대적(絶對的)인 영향(影響)을 미치는 것으로 확인(確認)되었으며 K,P 및 S 등(等)의 무기염류(無機鹽類)는 뚜렷한 경향(傾向)을 보이지 않았다. 4. 탄소원(炭素源)이 발아(發芽)에 미치는 효과(效果)에서 단당류(單糖類)인 glucose 와 galactose 에서, 이당류(二糖類)인 lactose 에서 그리고 다당류(多糖類)인 가용성(可溶性) 전분(澱粉)에서 90% 이상(以上)의 높은 발아율(發芽率)을 나타내었다. 5. 현탁액(懸濁液)의 분생포자(分生胞子) 밀도(密度)가 $1{\times}10^4\;conidia/ml$ 일때 가장 높은 발아율(發芽率)을 나타내었고 $2{\times}10^4\;conidia/ml$ 이상(以上)일 때 발아율(發芽率)은 현저(顯著)히 감소(減少)되었으며 $5{\times}10^4\;conidia/ml$의 포자밀도(胞子密度)에서는 극(極)히 낮은 발아율(發芽率)을 보이는 것으로 미루어 포자밀도(胞子密度)의 증가(增加)가 self-inhibitor 로 작용(作用)하는 것으로 추측(推測)되며 기질(基質)을 제거(除去)한 분생포자(分生胞子)의 발아율(發芽率)은 기질(基質)을 제거(除去)하지 않은 분생포자(分生胞子)의 발아율(發芽率)보다 낮은 경향(傾向)을 보였으며 분생포자(分生胞子) 밀도(密度)가 증가(增加)할수록 더욱 현저(顯著)한 발아율(發芽率)의 감소(減少)를 가져왔다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.616-620
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• 1999

Winogradsky column을 이용하여 10개의 탈질 박테리아를 분리하였다. 그 중 가장 성능이 우수한 탈질 박테리아를 Pseudomonas CW4로 명하였다. Pseudomonas CW4는 무산소 조건에서 배양하였고, Pseudomonas CW4의 최적 생육조건을 온도, pH. 교반속도, 탄소원 농도 및 질산성질소 농도에 변화를 주어 측정하였다. 최적 생육 온도 3$0^{\circ}C$, 최적 pH 범위는 6~8이었다. 교반속도와 탄소원 농도에 대한 영향은 아주 작았다. 그리고 질산성 질소의 초기농도 142.5 mg/L 에서 15 시간만에 100% 탈질을 나타내었다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제52권3호
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• pp.344-351
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• 2016

대한민국 동해안 울진 앞 바닷물로부터 50-C로 명명한 해양 미생물을 분리하였다. 50-C 균주는 그람-음성, 호기성 세균이며, 노란색 집락을 형성하고, 극성편모를 갖는 박테리아이다. 이 균주는 $20-50^{\circ}C$, pH 5.5-8.5 범위에서 자라며, 비교적 고온인 $40-50^{\circ}C$, pH 6.5-7.5, 2% (w/v) NaCl에서 최적 성장을 보인다. 16S rRNA 유전자 서열 분석결과 50C-3 균주는 Ruegeria 속에 속하는 R. intermedia CC-GIMAT-$2^T$, R. lacuscaerulensis ITI-$1157^T$의 16S rRNA 유전자 서열과 각각 99.4%, 96.98% 상동성을 보였다. 그러나 50C-3 균주는 운동성, 탄소이용능력, 효소생산능력 등의 생리학적 특성에서 두 균주와는 명확히 다른 특성을 보였다. 50C-3 균주의 DNA G+C content는 66.7 mol%이고, 주요한 respiratory quinone은 ubiquinone-10 (Q-10)이었다. 이와 같은 형태학적, 생리학적, 유전학적 특성을 비교하여, 50C-3 균주는 R. intermedia CC-GIMAT-$2^T$와 같은 종에 속하는 새로운 변종으로 판단되며 Ruegeria sp. 50C-3으로 명명하였다(KCTC23890 =DSM25519). 50C-3 균주는 cellulase, agarase 활성은 없었지만, alkaline phosphatase, ${\alpha}$-galactosidase, ${\beta}$-galactosidase를 생산하였고 이들 모두 $50^{\circ}C$ 에서도 활성이 좋은 내열성 효소일 것으로 판단되었다. 특히, ${\beta}$-galactosidase의 경우 $37^{\circ}C$에서 보다 $50^{\circ}C$에서의 활성이 1.9배 증가하여 산업적으로 활용성이 클 것으로 예상된다.

• 청정기술
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.209-215
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• 2012

분말활성탄과 제올라이트가 담지된 폴리우레탄 담체를 충진한 파일롯 규모의 바이오필터를 이용하여 암모니아와 황화수소의 처리 성능을 평가하였다. 약 10개월간 하수처리장 슬러지 농축조에서 발생하는 악취를 대상으로 바이오필터 유입 암모니아 농도는 0.1~1.5 $ppm_v$, 황화수소 농도는 2~20 $ppm_v$ 범위에서 운전되었다. 바이오필터의 공탑체류시간 3.6~5초 범위에서 초기 순응기간을 제외하고는 거의 모든 경우 100%에 가까운 악취 제거율을 보여주었다. 바이오필터에서의 기체흐름에 의한 압력손실도 매우 낮아 10개월 동안 최대 31 mm $H_2O$ 정도의 차압이 발생하였다. 이것은 본 연구에 이용된 바이오필터의 막힘이나 담체의 압착 현상이 거의 일어나지 않아 장기간의 운전에도 안정성을 확인할 수 있었다. 담체에 부착하여 서식하는 미생물군집은 바이오필터의 처리 성능에 중요한 영향을 미치는데 특히 암모니아나 황화수소를 제거하기 위한 암모니아 산화균과 황산화균의 분포가 중요하다. FISH (Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization) 방법으로 확인한 결과 질산화를 주관하는 암모니아 산화균인 Nitrosomonas sp.와 황산화균인 Thiobacillus ferroxidans가 검출되었다. 또한 바이오필터의 운전기간이 길어질수록, 그리고 악취의 유입부분이 유출부분에 비해 미생물 분포량이 더 많음을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권8호
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• pp.1255-1261
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• 2006

An alkaliphilic bacterium, Bacillus sp. strain BK, was found to produce extracellular cellulase-free xylanolytic enzymes with xylan-binding activity. Since the pellet-bound xylanase is eluted with 2% TEA from the pellet of the culture, they contain a xylan-binding region that is stronger than the xylan-binding xylanase of the extracellular enzyme. The xylanases had a different molecular weight and xylan-binding ability. The enzyme activity of xylanase in the extracellular fraction was 6 times higher than in the pellet-bound enzyme. Among the enzymes, xylanase had the highest enzyme activity. When Bacillus sp. strain BK was grown in pH 10.5 alkaline medium containing xylan as the sole carbon source, the bacterium produced xylanase, arabinofuranosidase, acetyl esterase, and $\beta$-xylosidase with specific activities of 1.23, 0.11, 0.06, and 0.04 unit per mg of protein, respectively. However, there was no cellulase activity detected in the crude enzyme preparation. The hydrolysis of agricultural residues and kraft pulps by the xylanolytic enzymes was examined at 50$^{\circ}C$ and pH 7.0. The rate of xylan hydrolysis in com hull was higher than those of sugarcane bagasse, rice straw, com cop, rice husk, and rice bran. In contrast, the rate of xylan hydrolysis in sugarcane pulp was 2.01 and 3.52 times higher than those of eucalyptus and pine pulp, respectively. In conclusion, this enzyme can be used to hydrolyze xylan in agricultural residues and kraft pulps to breach and regenerate paper from recycled environmental resources.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.717-724
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• 2003

A newly isolated Citrobacter sp. Y19 catalyzes the CO-dependent $H_2$ production (biological water-gas shift reaction) by the actions of CO dehydrogenase (CODH) and hydrogenase. Y 19 requires $O_2$ for fast growth, but its $H_2$ production activity is significantly inhibited by $O_2$. In the present study, the effect of $O_2$ on the activities of CODH ard hydrogenase was investigated quantitatively in both whole cells and broken cells, based on CO-dependent or methyl viologen (MV)-dependent $H_2$ production in addition to CO-dependent MV reduction. In crude cell extracts, CODH activity was mostly found in the soluble fraction. Inactivation of CODH and hydrogenase activities by $O_2$ followed the first-order decay kinetics, and the dependence of the rate constants on $O_2$ partial pressure could be expressed by the Michaelis-Menten equation. In whole cells, the maximum deactivation rate constants ($k_{d,max}$ of hydrogenase and CODH were quite similar: $0.07{\pm}0.03 min^{-1}\;and\;0.10{\pm}0.04 min^{-1}$, respectively. However, the first-order rate constant ($k_{d,max}/K_s$) of CODH ($0.25\;min^{-1}\;atm^{-1}$) at low $O_2$ partial pressures was about 3-fold higher than that of the hydrogenase, since the half-saturation constant ($K_s$) of CODH was about half of that of hydrogenase. In broken cells, both enzymes became significantly more sensitive to $O_2$ compared to the unbroken cells, while $k_{d,max}/K_s$ increased 37-fold for hydrogenase and 6.7-fold for CODH. When whole cells were incubated under anaerobic conditions after being exposed to air for 1 h, hydrogenase activity was recovered more than 90% in 2 h suggesting that the deactivation of hydrogenase by $O_2$ was reversible. On the contrary, CODH activity was not recovered once deactivated by $O_2$ and the only way to recover the activity was to synthesize new CODH. This study indicates that $O_2$ sensitivity of $H_2$ production activity of Citrobacter sp. Y19 is an important drawback as in other $H_2-producing$ bactria.