• Animal Bioscience
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• 제37권7호
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• pp.1213-1224
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• 2024

Objective: Enterotypes (ETs) are the clustering of gut microbial community structures, which could serve as indicators of growth performance and carcass traits. However, ETs have been sparsely investigated in waterfowl. The objective of this study was to identify the ileal ETs and explore the correlation of the ETs with growth performance and carcass traits in Muscovy ducks. Methods: A total of 200 Muscovy ducks were randomly selected from a population of 5,000 ducks at 70-day old, weighed and slaughtered. The growth performance and carcass traits, including body weight, dressed weight and evidenced weight, dressed percentage, percentage of apparent yield, breast muscle weight, leg muscle weight, percentage of leg muscle and percentage of breast muscle, were determined. The contents of ileum were collected for the isolation of DNA and 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The ETs were identified based on the 16S rRNA gene sequencing data and the correlation of the ETs with growth performance and carcass traits was performed by Spearman correlation analysis. Results: Three ETs (ET1, ET2, and ET3) were observed in the ileal microbiota of Muscovy ducks with significant differences in number of features and α-diversity among these ETs (p<0.05). Streptococcus, Candida Arthritis, and Bacteroidetes were the presentative genus in ET1 to ET3, respectively. Correlation analysis revealed that Lactococcus and Bradyrhizobium were significantly correlated with percentage of eviscerated yield and leg muscle weight (p<0.05) while ETs were found to have a close association with percentage of eviscerated yield, leg muscle weight, and percentage of leg muscle in Muscovy ducks. However, the growth performance of ducks with different ETs did not show significant difference (p>0.05). Lactococcus were found to be significantly correlated with leg muscle weight, dressed weight, and percentage of eviscerated yield. Conclusion: Our findings revealed a substantial variation in carcass traits associated with ETs in Muscovy ducks. It is implied that ETs might have the potential to serve as a valuable biomarker for assessing duck carcass traits. It would provide novel insights into the interaction of gut microbiota with growth performance and carcass traits of ducks.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.711-719
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• 2009

본 연구는 2006년 8월부터 2007년 9월까지 여수, 남해, 진도, 무안, 거문도, 서산 및 중국의 산동에서 포획한 낙지 유전자 집단을 분석하기 위하여 미토콘드리아 16S rRNA 염기서열로 조사했다. 유전자 분석은 총 28 개체로부터 11개의 haplotype이 발견되었다. 유전자 분화율은 0.2-1.2% 범위로 나타났다. Haplotype에 대한 PHYLIP 및 network 조사에 따르면 낙지는 두개의 clade (clade AIclade B)로 나뉘어지며, clade 사이의 분화율은 0.4%로 나타났다. 지역적 거리에 따라 haplotype이 다음과 같이 분화되었다. 하나는 여수, 남해, 무안, 진도 haplotype과 다른 하나는 서산, 거문도, 산동 haplotype으로 나뉘어졌다. 계충구조 분석에서도 한국 낙지집단 및 중국과의 유전적 차이를 볼 수 있으나, 현저한 지역적 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 따라서 한국연안에 서식하고 있는 일부 낙지집단은 gene flow에 의해서 유전적 동질성을 나타낼 수 있지만, 한국집단 간 뿐만 아니라 중국집단과의 유전적 분화는 지역적 거리 및 장벽으로 인하여 제한적인 gene flow로 설명될 수 있다.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.249-255
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• 2012

In this study, fosmid cloning strategies were used to assess the microbial populations in water from the International Space Station (ISS) drinking water system (henceforth referred to as Prebiocide and Tank A water samples). The goals of this study were: to compare the sensitivity of the fosmid cloning strategy with that of traditional culture-based and 16S rRNA-based approaches and to detect the widest possible spectrum of microbial populations during the water purification process. Initially, microbes could not be cultivated, and conventional PCR failed to amplify 16S rDNA fragments from these low biomass samples. Therefore, randomly primed rolling-circle amplification was used to amplify any DNA that might be present in the samples, followed by size selection by using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. The amplified high-molecular- weight DNA from both samples was cloned into fosmid vectors. Several hundred clones were randomly selected for sequencing, followed by Blastn/Blastx searches. Sequences encoding specific genes from Burkholderia, a species abundant in the soil and groundwater, were found in both samples. Bradyrhizobium and Mesorhizobium, which belong to rhizobia, a large community of nitrogen fixers often found in association with plant roots, were present in the Prebiocide samples. Ralstonia, which is prevalent in soils with a high heavy metal content, was detected in the Tank A samples. The detection of many unidentified sequences suggests the presence of potentially novel microbial fingerprints. The bacterial diversity detected in this pilot study using a fosmid vector approach was higher than that detected by conventional 16S rRNA gene sequencing.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.776-782
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• 2022

Corn-soybean meal diets are commonly used in the pork industry as a primary source of energy and protein. However, such a diet generally contains non-starch polysaccharides (NSPs) which present a challenge in finding ways to improve their availability and digestibility. Dietary multi-carbohydrases (MCs) have been proposed as an efficient approach to utilize NSPs, and can result in improved growth performance and host intestinal fitness. In this study, we evaluated the effects of MC in lactation diets on gut microbiota composition of lactating sows and their litters. The experimental design contained two dietary treatments, a diet based on corn-soybean meal (CON), and CON supplemented with 0.01% multigrain carbohydrases (MCs). Sow and piglet fecal samples were collected on days 7 and 28 after farrowing. Based on the results from 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing, MC led to changes in species diversity and altered the microbial compositions in lactating sows and their piglets. Specifically, the MC treatment induced an increase in the proportions of Lactobacillus in piglets. Clostridium and Spirochaetaceae showed a significantly reduced proportion in MC-treated sows at day 28. Our results support the beneficial effects of dietary carbohydrases and their link with improved production due to better host fitness outcomes and gut microbiota composition.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.804-810
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• 2020

The profitability of the dairy and beef industries is largely affected by the actually achieved reproductive efficiency. Although a large proportion of cows worldwide are bred by artificial insemination (AI) services, many potential factors affecting the outcome of pregnancy by AI remain to be addressed. In the present study, we investigated the vaginal microbiota by high-throughput sequencing of 16S rRNA gene and analyzed their association with differential pregnancy outcomes (i.e., pregnant vs. nonpregnant) of multiple AI services in dairy cows. Sequencing of the V3-V4 region totally produced 512,046 high-quality sequences that were computationally clustered into 2,584 operational taxonomic units (OTUs). All OTUs were taxonomically assigned to 10 bacterial phyla. There were statistically significant differences among the three AI service times (T1, T2 and T3) with respect to the Shannon index and number of observed OTUs (p < 0.05). Bray-Curtis distance-based PCoA analysis also revealed that T2 group could be significantly distinguished from T1 and T3. However, no significant difference between the pregnant and nonpregnant cows was found in confidence regarding both alpha diversity and beta diversity. These results could help us better understand the possible influence of vaginal microbial community on pregnancy outcomes of AI service in cows.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권9호
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• pp.1241-1255
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• 2021

This study was carried out to explore a non-chemical strategy for enhancing productivity by employing some antagonistic rhizobacteria. One hundred eighteen bacterial isolates were obtained from the rhizospheric zone of various crop fields of Gangwon-do, Korea, and screened for antifungal activity against Fusarium wilt (Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lactucae) in lettuce crop under in vitro and in vivo conditions. In broth-based dual culture assay, fourteen bacterial isolates showed significant inhibition of mycelial growth of F. oxysporium f. sp. lactucae. All of the antagonistic isolates were further characterized for the antagonistic traits under in vitro conditions. The isolates were identified on the basis of biochemical characteristics and confirmed at their species level by 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis. Arthrobacter sulfonivorans, Bacillus siamensis, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, Pseudomonas proteolytica, four Paenibacillus peoriae strains, and Bacillus subtilis were identified from the biochemical characterization and 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis. The isolates EN21 and EN23 showed significant decrease in disease severity on lettuce compared to infected control and other bacterial treatments under greenhouse conditions. Two bacterial isolates, EN4 and EN21, were evaluated to assess their disease reduction and growth promotion in lettuce in field conditions. The consortium of EN4 and EN21 showed significant enhancement of growth on lettuce by suppressing disease caused by F. oxysporum f. sp. lactucae respectively. This study clearly indicates that the promising isolates, EN4 (P. proteolytica) and EN21 (Bacillus siamensis), can be commercialized and used as biofertilizer and/or biopesticide for sustainable crop production.

• 식물병연구
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.54-56
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• 2022

2021년 7월, 고창 땅콩 재배포장에서 시들음 증상을 보이는 땅콩 지상부를 발견하였다. 병징은 잎이 갈색으로 시들어 말라 죽은 것처럼 보였으며, 채집한 식물체의 지제부를 잘라 표면소독 후 멸균수에 넣었을 때 ooze 현상을 관찰하였다. 땅콩에서 순수분리된 병원균은 16s rRNA 유전자 염기서열과 phylotype 분류, 유연관계 분석을 통해 분리된 균주가 Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum이라는 것을 확인하였다. 현재까지 국내에 보고된 풋마름병은 고추, 토마토, 감자 등을 기주로 발생한다고 알려져 있다. 본 연구는 국내 처음으로 R. pseudosolanacearum에 의해 발생한 땅콩 풋마름병을 보고하고자 한다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제22권7호
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• pp.987-990
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• 2012

녹두나물(숙주나물)은 국내뿐만 아니라 세계적으로도 널리 이용되고 있는 채소다. 그런데 녹두나물 재배를 하는 과정에서 발생되는 녹두나물 무름병은 녹두나물 생산량은 물론 품질을 심각하게 저하시킨다. 본 연구에서는 녹두나물 부패 조직으로부터 70계통의 병원균을 분리하였으며, 각 병원균의 병원성을 검정하였다. 그 가운데 강한 병원성을 가진 Pseudomonas 균류의 계통 YV-St-033를 확인하여 선발하였으며, 분리된 병원균계의 16S rRNA 유전자 염기서열을 분석하고 유전학적 유연관계를 분석하였다. YV-St-033는 P. mosselii, P. putita, P. fluorescens, P. entomophila, P. lecoglossicida 등의 종이 속한 그룹으로 확인이 되었으며, Pseudomonas mosselii R10 strain과 가장 높은 염기서열 identity (약 99%)를 보였다. 또한 YV-St-033 strain을 이용하여 영남대학교에서 보유하고 있는 녹두 유전자원들에 대해 녹두나물 무름병 저항성을 검정하였다. 3일간 배양한 녹두에 병원균을 접종하고 녹두의 생장율을 비교한 결과 YV148 line에서 높은 저항성이 확인되었으며, 그 외 녹두 계통에서도 부분적인 저항성을 나타내었다. 숙주나물 무름병에 저항성을 보인 YV 148 계통은 나물이 가늘고 연하고 생장율이 우수하여 앞으로 품종 육종의 좋은 재료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 판단되었다.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.40-53
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• 2019

Of the Acinetobacter spp., A. baumannii (genospecies 2) is the most clinically significant in terms of hospital-acquired infections worldwide. It is difficult to perform Acinetobacter-related taxonomy using phenotypic characteristics and routine laboratory methods owing to clusters of closely related species. The ability to accurately identify Acinetobacter spp. is clinically important because antimicrobial susceptibility and clinical relevance differs significantly among the different genospecies. Based on the medical importance of pathogenic Acinetobacter spp., the distribution and characterization of Acinetobacter spp. isolates from 123 clinical samples was determined in the current study using four typically applied bacterial identification methods; partial rpoB gene sequencing, amplified rRNA gene restriction analysis (ARDRA) of the intergenic transcribed spacer (ITS) region of the 16~23S rRNA, the $VITEK^{(R)}$ 2 system (an automated microbial identification system) and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). A. baumannii isolates (74.8%, 92/123) were the most common species, A. nosocomialis (10.6%, 13/123) and A. pittii isolates (7.5%, 9/123) were second and third most common strains of the A. calcoaceticus-A. baumannii (ACB) complex, respectively. A. soli (5.0%, 6/123) was the most common species of the non-ACB complex. RpoB gene sequencing and ARDRA of the ITS region were demonstrated to lead to more accurate species identification than the other methods of analysis used in this study. These results suggest that the use of rpoB genotyping and ARDRA of the ITS region is useful for the species-level identification of Acinetobacter isolates.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.570-579
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• 2024

Root-nodule nitrogen-fixing bacteria are known for being specific to particular legumes. This study isolated the endophytic root-nodule bacteria from the nodules of legumes and examined them to determine whether they could be used to promote the formation of nodules in other legumes. Forty-six isolates were collected from five leguminous plants and screened for housekeeping (16S rRNA), nitrogen fixation (nifH), and nodulation (nodC) genes. Based on the 16S rRNA gene sequencing and phylogenetic analysis, the bacterial isolates WC15, WC16, WC24, and GM5 were identified as Rhizobium, Sphingomonas, Methylobacterium, and Bradyrhizobium, respectively. The four isolates were found to have the nifH gene, and the study confirmed that one isolate (GM5) had both the nifH and nodC genes. The Salkowski method was used to measure the isolated bacteria for their capacity to produce phytohormone indole acetic acid (IAA). Additional experiments were performed to examine the effect of the isolated bacteria on root morphology and nodulation. Among the four tested isolates, both WC24 and GM5 induced nodulation in Glycine max. The gene expression studies revealed that GM5 had a higher expression of the nifH gene. The existence and expression of the nitrogen-fixing genes implied that the tested strain had the ability to fix the atmospheric nitrogen. These findings demonstrated that a nitrogen-fixing bacterium, Methylobacterium (WC24), isolated from a Trifolium repens, induced the formation of root nodules in non-host leguminous plants (Glycine max). This suggested the potential application of these rhizobia as biofertilizer. Further studies are required to verify the N₂-fixing efficiency of the isolates.