• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.221-229
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• 2016

Purpose: Dysregulated microRNAs (miRNAs) can contribute to cancer development by leading to abnormal proliferation of cells, apoptosis, and differentiation. Although several miRNAs that are related to gastric cancer have been identified, the reported results have been inconsistent. The aim of this study was to determine miRNA expression profiles and validate miRNAs up- and down-regulated in gastric cancer. Materials and Methods: We evaluated 34 primary gastric cancer tissues and paired adjacent nontumorous gastric tissues. Total RNA was extracted, and low-molecular-weight RNAs (<200 nucleotides) were isolated for further analysis. Two pairs of tissues were processed for GeneChip microarray analysis, and the identified up- and down-regulated miRNAs were validated by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). Results: In the set of differentially expressed miRNAs, 5 were overexpressed by more than 2 fold, and 5 were reduced by 2 fold or less in gastric cancer tissues compared with normal gastric tissues. Four of these miRNAs (miR-196b-5p, miR-375, miR-483-5p, and miR-486-5p) were then validated by qPCR, and the relative expression levels of 2 miRNAs (miR-196b-5p and miR-375) were significantly different between cancer and normal tissues. Conclusions: Our results revealed that the expression of miR-196b-5p and miR-375 significantly correlates with gastric cancer. These miRNAs could therefore serve as diagnostic biomarkers of gastric cancer.

• 환경생물
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.158-164
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• 2013

환경시료에서 마이크로시스틴 분해능을 나타낸 균주 1종을 분리하였고 16S rRNA gene sequence 분석 결과, Microbacterium sp.로 동정되어 Microbacterium sp. MA21로 명명하였다. R2A배지를 기본 배지로 하여 $50{\mu}g\;L^{-1}$ microcystin-LR을 첨가하여 $30^{\circ}C$, 12시간 동안 배양한 후 PPIA를 통해 microcystin이 80% 이상 분해되는 것을 확인하였다. Microcystin-LR의 분해를 HPLC 분석을 통해 재확인하였고, microcystin 분해산물로 추정되는 두 개의 peak를 확인하였다. 16S rRNA 염기서열을 이용한 계통분류 분석 결과, 본 연구에서 분리한 Microbacterium sp. MA21은 Alphaproteobacteria의 Sphingomonas 속에 속하지 않는 것은 물론 Actinobacteria에는 속하지만 기존에 보고되지 않은, 새로운 genus로 확인되었다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.266-274
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• 2000

토양과 작물근계의 유용미생물을 이용하여 작물생산성을 증대하고 병충해의 생물학적 방제를 위해서는 토양-근계의 미생물군집을 분석하고 그 기능을 밝히는 것이 전제가 되어야한다. 그러나 희석평판법으로는 극히 일부분만이 배양된다는 점을 고려할 때, 생존하지만 배양 불가능한 미생물의 군집 분석도 반드시 병행할 필요가 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는, 고추재배지의 토양, 근권토양, 근면의 세균군집 구조해석을 위해서, 배양을 거치지 않고 각 시료로부터 직접 DNA를 추출하여 PCR증폭, 16S rDNA cloning, sequencing, 계통 해석을 행했다. 그 결과, 토양중에는 근권세균보다 미지의 동정이 되지 않는 세균이 우점하고 있었다. 27 clones 중에서 16 clones이 그램음성세균의 대표격인 Proteobacteria였으며, 방선균 등이 속해있는 고(高) G+C 그램양성세균군은 1 clone이 검출되었다. 그 외는 CFB 군이 2 clones, Verrucomicrobia가 1 clone이었고, Nitrospira가 1 clone이었으며 4 clones은 어느 군에도 속하지 않았다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.318-323
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• 2009

본 연구는 식중독 원인 세균인 Salmonella enteritidis JK-15를 장미추출물에 노출시켜 나타나는 살균효과를 조사하기 위하여 실시하였다. 분리세균인 S. enteritidis JK-15는 장시간 노출된 음식으로부터 농화, 분리되었다. 16S rRNA PCR을 수행하여 S. enteritidis JK-15의 유전학적 계통수를 작성하였다. BIOLOG 분석 시스템과 16S rRNA 염기서열 분석을 통하여 S. enteritidis 종(species)과 98% 유사성을 가졌으며, 이 균주를 S. enteritidis JK-15로 명명 하였다. 5~100 mg/ml 범위의 장미추출물에 노출된 S. enteritidis JK-15의 살균효과를 조사하였고, 100 mg/ml의 장미추출물에서 6시간, 그리고 50 mg/ml에서 12시간 이내에 완전히 살균되었다. 지수생장기의 S. enteritidis JK-15 균주는 노출된 장미추출물의 농도와 시간에 따라 lipopolysaccharide의 양이 변화하는 것을 SDS-PAGE와 silver staining을 통하여 관찰하였다. 또한, 주사전자현미경을 이용하여 장미추출물에 노출시킨 세균의 외부 형태를 분석한 결과, 움푹 패이고 불규칙적인 간균 형태로 관찰되었다.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.255-268
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• 2004

The purpose of the research is to compare the distribution of Black-pigmented Bacteroides between Chronic Periodontitis and Aggressive Periodontitis. P. gingivalis, P. intermedia and P. nigrescens were examined in order to evaluate their distribution in patients with Chronic Periodontitis(CP) and Aggressive Periodontitis(AP). PCR and dot-blots hybridization of 16s rRNA gene were used to compare bacterial distribution of two groups - CP group and AP group, which were divided into two subgroups. Subgingival plaque taken from the diseased sites(pocket $depth{\geq}6$ mm) and healthy sites(pocket $depth{\leq}3$ mm) were grouped into the experimental group and the control group. The result are as follows ; 1. The distribution of P. gingivalis was 98.33% for chronic Periodotitis(CP), 94.17% for Aggressive Periodontitis(AP), the distribution of P. intermedia was 77.50% for CP, 64.17% for AP, and the distribution of P. nigrescens was 35.00%, 29.17%. In all 3 types of bacteria, CP group showed higher distribution compared to AP group, but only P. intermedia showed statistically significant difference. 2. In the case of CP, every type of bacteria showed higher distribution in the experimental group with statistically significant difference. 3. In the case of AP, every type of bacteria also showed higher distribution in the experimental group, but P. gingivalis and p..intermedia showed the result with statistically significant difference, and the other did not 4. In 3 all bacteria type, N-AP showed higher distribution than N-CP without statistically significant difference These results suggest that the comparison of the distribution of Bacteroides between Chronic Periodontitis and Aggressive Periodontitis has no statistically significant difference, except P. intermedia.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제50권1호
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• pp.67-72
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• 2014

담배식물과 담배재배 토양으로부터 최소배지에 유일 탄소원으로 니코틴을 첨가한 배지(MB/N)를 이용하여 니코틴을 분해하는 새로운 균주의 분리를 시도하였다. 16S rRNA 유전자의 염기서열 분석과 표현형 시험 및 형태학적 시험으로 분리균주들은 Micrococcaceae 과의 Arthrobacter 속에 포함되는 균주로 판명되었다. NU15는 Arthrobacter nicotinovorans와 99.8%의 상동성을 보였고, NU11는 Arthrobacter equi와 98.2%의 상동성을 보여 신주일 가능성이 있었다. 두 균주 모두 양성의 간구균이며, catalase 양성, oxidase 음성이었다. 신주일 가능성이 있는 NU11균주의 니코틴 분해를 확인하기 위하여 MB/N 액체배지에서 배양하면서 니코틴 특이적으로 나타내는 260 nm에서의 흡광도가 감소를 측정한 결과, 니코틴이 균주에 의해 특이적으로 분해되는 것을 확인 할 수 있었으며, 분해균들은 니코틴 오염을 복원하는데 사용될 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• Journal of Species Research
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.176-190
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• 2019

A total of 38 bacterial strains within the classes Bacilli and Deinococci were isolated from various sources in Korea. Samples were collected from animal intestine, urine, soil, tidal flat mud, and kimchi. In the sequence comparison and phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA sequences, the 38 isolates were assigned to the classes Bacilli and Deinococci with sequence similarities more than 98.7%. Twenty-four strains and 13 strains were classified the order Bacillales and Lactobacillales in the class Bacilli, respectively. In the order Bacillales, there were nine species in the genus Bacillus, seven species in the genus Paenibacillus, and the remaining eight species in the genera Domibacillus, Halobacillus, Virgibacillus, Lysinibacillus, Paenisporosarcina, Planococcus, Savagea, and Staphylococcus. In the order Lactobacillales, there were four species in the genus Lactobacillus, three species in the genus Leuconostoc, three species in the genus Lactococcus, and the remaining three species in the genera Aerococcus, Enterococcus, and Streptococcus. One species was related to the genus Deinococcus of the order Deinococcales. Most of the isolated strains were Gram-stain-positive, but some were Gram-stain-variable or Gram-stain-negative. Cells were rod or cocci-shaped. Based on the results of 16S rRNA analysis, we report 38 strains as previously unrecorded species to Korea, and the basic characteristics of strains are described herein.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제35권11호
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• pp.1808-1816
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• 2022

Objective: The study of Hanwoo (Korean native cattle) has mainly been focused on meat quality and productivity. Recently the field of microbiome research has increased dramatically. However, the information on the microbiome in Hanwoo is still insufficient, especially relationship between vagina and feces. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to examine the microbial community characteristics by analyzing the 16S rRNA sequencing data of Hanwoo vagina and feces, as well as to confirm the difference and correlation between vaginal and fecal microorganisms. As a result, the goal is to investigate if fecal microbiome can be used to predict vaginal microbiome. Methods: A total of 31 clinically healthy Hanwoo that delivered healthy calves more than once in Cheongju, South Korea were enrolled in this study. During the breeding season, we collected vaginal and fecal samples and sequenced the microbial 16S rRNA genes V3-V4 hypervariable regions from microbial DNA of samples. Results: The results revealed that the phylum-level microorganisms with the largest relative distribution were Firmicutes, Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, and Proteobacteria in the vagina, and Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, and Spirochaetes in the feces, respectively. In the analysis of alpha, beta diversity, and effect size measurements (LefSe), the results showed significant differences between the vaginal and fecal samples. We also identified the function of these differentially abundant microorganisms by functional annotation analyses. But there is no significant correlation between vaginal and fecal microbiome. Conclusion: There is a significant difference between vaginal and fecal microbiome, but no significant correlation. Therefore, it is difficult to interrelate vaginal microbiome as fecal microbiome in Hanwoo. In a further study, it will be necessary to identify the genetic relationship of the entire microorganism between vagina and feces through the whole metagenome sequencing analysis and meta-transcriptome analysis to figure out their relationship.

• 한국어류학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.53-58
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• 2013

2011년과 2012년 하계에 제주도 서귀포에서 줄자돔속 어류로 추정되는 치어 7개체(체장 16.1~29.1 mm)가 채집되었다. 그중 5개체(체장 20.8~29.1 mm)는 몸 중앙에 황색의 뚜렷한 가로줄무늬와 가슴지느러미 기저에 작은 검은색 반점이 1개 있고 꼬리지느러미가 노란색을 띠는 점에서 동갈자돔(Abudefduf notatus)과 유사하였다. 그러나, 상대적으로 크기가 작은 2개체(체장 16.1 mm, 17.0 mm)는 다열의 밝은 가로줄무늬가 있고 두부의 앞쪽과 배지느러미를 제외한 모든 지느러미 연조부가 투명한 점에서 앞서 5개체와 차이를 보였다. 미토콘드리아 16S rRNA 영역 578bp를 분석한 결과, 본 개체는 동갈자돔 성어와 95% bootstrap 값으로 일치하였다(genetic distance, d=0.002). 따라서, 본 연구를 통해 동갈자돔 치어 중 20.8 mm 이상 개체는 성어와 유사한 체색을 나타내었으나 그보다 작은 16.1 mm개체에서는 성어와 다른 체색을 보여 본 종은 어린 시기에 체색이 변하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 이는 이들이 어린 시기에 포식자로부터 자신을 방어하기 위한 생존전략으로 사료된다

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권12호
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• pp.1882-1889
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• 2006

A 16S rDNA clone library was generated to investigate the bacterial diversity in intertidal sediment from the coast of the Yellow Sea, P. R. China. A total of 102 clones were sequenced and grouped into 73 OTUs using a phylogenetic approach. The sequenced clones fell into 11 bacterial lineages: Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Planctomycetes, Chloroflexi, Acidobacteria, Actinobacteria, Firmicutes, Spirochaetes, and candidate divisions of BRCl, OP3, and OP1l. Based on a phylogenetic analysis of these bacteria, together with the ten most closely related sequences deposited in the GenBank, it was concluded that intertidal bacteria are most likely derived from marine bacteria with a remarkable diversity, and some are particularly abundant in intertidal sediment.