• 한국어병학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.127-139
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• 2006

2002년에서 2004년에 걸쳐, 우리 나라의 넙치 양식장에서 질병의 증상이 보이는 중간 육성 단계의 넙치를 대상으로 다수의 Vibrio속 세균을 분리 동정하였으며 그 중에서 V. ichthyoenteri균이 높은 비율을 차지하고 있었다. 일반적으로 V. ichthyoenteri는 넙치의 자어기 장관백탁증의 원인균으로 잘 알려져 있으며, 미성어의 병어로부터 분리되었다는 점에서 여러 크기의 넙치 및 종묘 생산에 미치는 영향을 알고자 하였다. 본 연구는 미성어 넙치에서 분리된 균주그룹과 장관백탁증에 걸린 넙치 자어에서 분리한 V. ichthyoenteri 참조 균주 두 그룹간의 생화학적 및 생리학적 성상, 유전학적 특성을 비교 분석함으로서 분리 균주를 V. ichthyoenteri로 동정하고, 이들의 어병학적 특성을 조사하였다.실험 결과 시험 균주와 참조 균주간의 생화학적 특성과 생리학적 성상이 거의 동일한 것으로 나타났다.본 연구에서 분리 균주와 참조 균주의 16S-23S rRNA intergenic space (IGS) region을 cloning하여 염기 서열을 분석한결과 3개의 참조 균주와 19개의 분리 균주들은 V. ichthyoenteri 참조 균주와 99.1 ~ 100% 동일하였으며 V. ichthyoenteri는 3개 이상의 PCR products를 보였다. 이들 각각에 대한 tRNA type을 분석한 결과, no-tRNA, tRNAGlu(TTC) type 그리고 tRNAIle(GAT)와 tRNAAla(TGC) 를 coding하는 3 가지 tRNA type을 밝혔다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.459-466
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• 2013

The lactic acid bacterium Streptococcus thermophilus is widely used as a starter culture for the production of dairy products. Whole-genome sequencing is expected to utilize the genetic basis behind the metabolic functioning of lactic acid bacterium (LAB), for development of their use in biotechnological and probiotic applications. We sequenced the whole genome of Streptococcus thermophilus MTCC 5461, the strain isolated from a curd source, by 454 GS-FLX titanium and Ion Torrent PGM. We performed comparative genome analysis using the local BLAST and RDP for 16S rDNA comparison and by the RAST server for functional comparison against the published genome sequence of Streptococcus thermophilus CNRZ 1066. The whole genome size of S. thermophilus MTCC 5461 is of 1.73Mb size with a GC content of 39.3%. Streptococcal virulence-related genes are either inactivated or absent in the strain. The genome possesses coding sequences for features important for a probiotic organism such as adhesion, acid tolerance, bacteriocin production, and lactose utilization, which was found to be conserved among the strains MTCC 5461 and CNRZ 1066. Biochemical analysis revealed the utilization of 17 sugars by the bacterium, where the presence of genes encoding enzymes involved in metabolism for 16 of these 17 sugars were confirmed in the genome. This study supports the facts that the strain MTCC 5461 is nonpathogenic and harbors essential features that can be exploited for its probiotic potential.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제61권1호
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• pp.15-23
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• 2023

Concerns about foodborne illnesses caused by Kudoa septempunctata are steadily growing, but reports of K. septempunctata in clinical and food specimens related to food poisoning in Korea are limited. This study aimed to genetically identify K. septempunctata in patients with acute diarrhea and in clinical and food samples related to food poisoning caused by sashimi consumption. Both real-time and nested polymerase chain reaction assays were performed to detect K. septempunctata 18S and 28S rDNA genes in the stools of 348 patients with acute diarrhea, 11 samples (6 stool and 5 rectal swab samples) from patients with food poisoning, and 2 raw Paralichthys olivaceus samples collected from a restaurant where a food poisoning incident occurred. K. septempunctata was identified in 5 clinical specimens (4 stools and 1 rectal swab) and 1 P. olivaceus sashimi sample. All detected K. septempunctata were of genotype ST3. This is the first study to identify K. septempunctata in both patients and food samples with epidemiological relevance in Korea, providing evidence that it is a pathogen that causes food poisoning. Also, this is the first study to confirm the presence of K. septempunctata genes in rectal swabs. Despite continuing suspected occurrences of Kudoa foodborne outbreaks, the rate of identification of K. septempunctata is very low. One reason for this is the limitation in obtaining stool and vomit samples for the diagnosis of Kudoa infection. We strongly suggest the inclusion of rectal swabs among the diagnostic specimens for Kudoa food poisoning.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.41-48
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• 1984

한국형 Agrobacterium tumefaciens의 분리 및 tumor inducing ($T_1$) plasmid의 유전적 특성을 비교 관찰하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. Agrobacterium군은 사과나무($A_1-A_3$), 미류나무($W_1{\sim}W_6$), 은사씨나무($P_1-P_3$) 및 장미($R_1$)의 crown gall tumor에서 도합 13종을 분리하였으며 각 군의 plasmid를 관찰한 결과 ATCC 15955보다 $P_1$ 및 $A_2$가 크기가 컸으며 $W_2$, $W_3$, $W_6$ 및 $P_3$는 작았으며 각균의 tumor 유도는 해바라기에 ATCC 15955와 Korean type $W_2$ ($KW_2$)을 접종한 것에서만 각각 접종 4주 및 6주만에 crown gall을 관찰하였다. 아울러 두균종의 $T_1$ plasmid($pT_1$)를 정제하여 몇종의 게한효소를 처리 하였으며 $pT_i$ ATCC 15955와 $pT_1KW_2$는 EcoR I 처리로 25개 및 27개의 band를, Hind III로 23개와 21개, BamH I으로 각각 20개 및 Hpa I으로 12개 및 27개의 band를 관찰하였으며 크기는 $pT_i$ ATCC 15955가 200 kbases(kb)로 $pT_1KW_2$가 87 kb로 관찰 되었다. 아울러 cctopine은 $W_1-W_6$ 및 $P_1-P_3$균에 의한 tumor조직에서 관찰 되었고 이들균을 octopine type균으로 사료 되었다.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.645-661
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• 2009

The water extract of Dohongsamul-Tang(DHSMT) has been traditionally used to stroke and brain injuries in Oriental Medicine. The present study was designed to investigate the effects of DHSMT on the gene expression profile of cerebral infarction by cDNA microarray in photothrombotic ischemia mouse model. Photothrombotic ischemia was induced in stereotactically held male BALB/c mice using rose bengal and cold light. MRI was performed 24 hours after inducing photothrombosis using 1.5 T MRI and 47 mm surface coil to obtain T2-weighted, and contrast-enhanced images. After MRI test, animal was sacrificed and the brain sections were stained for hematoxylin and eosin and immunohistochemistry. MRI and histological analysis revealed that lesion of thrombotic ischemia was well induced in the cortex with the evidence of biological courses of infarction. The target area of thrombotic infarction was 1 mm anterior to bregma and 3 mm lateral to midline with 2 mm in diameter, which were decreased by administration of DHSMT. To assess gene expression pattern of cerebral infarction, mRNA was isolated and reacted with microarray chip(Agilant's DNA Microarray 44K). Scatter and MA plot analysis were performed to clustering of each functional genes. M value [M=log2(R/G), A={log2(R ${\times}$ G)}/2] was between -0.5 and +0.5 with 40% difference. After pretreatment with DHSMT, the expression levels of mRNA of many genes involved in various signaling pathway such as apoptosis, cell cycle, cell proliferation, response to oxidative stress, immune response, angiogenesis, and inflammatory cytokine were markedly inhibited in photothrombotic ischemia lesion compared to the control group. These results suggest that DHSMT prevent ischemic death of brain on photothrombotic ischemia model of mice through modulation of gene expression at the transcriptional level.