• Food Science and Biotechnology
• /
• 제16권6호
• /
• pp.1072-1077
• /
• 2007

Bacterial endospores, especially those of Bacillus and Clostridium genera, are the target of sterilization in various foods. We used Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633 spores to screen novel antimicrobial substances against spores from medicinal plants. We collected 79 types of plant samples, comprising 42 types of herbs and spices and 37 types of medicinal plants used in traditional medicine in Korea and China. At a concentration of 1%(w/v), only 14 of the ethanol extracts exhibited antimicrobial activity against B. subtilis spores of at least 90%. Crude extracts of Torilis japonica, Gardenia jasminoides, Plantago asiatica, Fritllaria, and Arctium lappa showed particularly high sporicidal activities, reducing the spore count by about 99%. Consideration of several factors, including antimicrobial activity, extraction yields, and costs of raw materials, resulted in the selection of T. japonica, G. jasminoides, A. lappa, and Coriandrum sativum for the final screening of novel antimicrobial substances. Verification tests repeated 10 times over a 4-month period showed that the ethanol extract of T. japonica fruit reduced aerobic plate counts of B. subtilis spores the most, from $10^7$ to $10^4\;CFU/mL$ (99.9%) and with a standard deviation of 0.21%, indicating that this fruit is the most suitable for developing a novel antimicrobial substance for inactivating B. subtilis spores.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
• /
• 제2권1호
• /
• pp.21-27
• /
• 1987

건조수산가공품의 새로운 살균, 저장법의 개발을 목적으로 건새우 및 건멸치 분말의 현행 살균방법인 ethylene oxide에 의한 훈증처리와 방사선 조사와의 미생물 살균효과 및 이화학적 특성에 미치는 검토한 결과는 다음과 같다. 시료의 미생물 오염은 중온성 전세균이 $10^{3}-10^{7}/g$, 내열성 세균이 $10^{2}~10^{4}/g$, 내산성 세균이 $10^{2}-10^{6}/g$ 정도였고, 내삼투압성 곰팡이를 포함한 곰팡이류와 대장균군도 건새우에서 $10^{2}/g$ 이상 오염되었다. 살균효과 실험에서 중온성 전세균, 내열성 세균 및 내산성 세균은 5~7 kGy 조사로 2-4 log cycles 정도 격감되었고, 7-10 kGy 조사로서 허용한계 이하로 살균되었으며, 이들의 D10값은 1.53~2.73 kGy였다. 곰팡이와 대장균군은 5~7 kGy 조사로 완전 사멸되었다. 한편 ethylene oxide 처리는 전 미생물의 살균이 불충분하였다. 이화학적 특성 즉 TBA가, TMA-N 함량, 아미노산, 무기질, 색도는 적정선량의 조사로는 무처리군과 거의 차이가 없었으나 ethylene oxide 처리군은 심한 품질의 변화를 보였다. 실온에서 3개월 저장 후 관능적 품질평가에서도 감마선 조사군이 ethylene oxide 처리 및 무처리군 보다 우수하게 나타났다.

• 미생물학회지
• /
• 제15권3호
• /
• pp.103-112
• /
• 1977

Several strains of spore-forming lacticacid bacteria were isolated from natural sources such as soils, cereals, and foods. The general morphological and physiological characteristics of the strain 6-4 were investigated nad compared with some other industrial strains. The effects of fructose-1,6-diphoshpate (FDP), adenosine triphosphate (ATP), and pH on the lactate dehydrogenase(LDH) activity of the strain were studied, and the changes in LDH activity and spore formation under various cultural conditions were researched. The results were as follows. 1. This strain was identified to Bacillus coagulans Hammer and distributed widely in natural sources. 2. The strain strongly converted various fermentation substrates in to L(+)-lacticacid in anaerobic conditioins, and many spores that were of great advantages to the industrial application were formed easily in the aerobic condition. 3. The LDH activity of this strain was activated by FDP and inhibited by ATP. The optimal pH for the enzyme activity was 6.0-6.5. 4. In the anaerobic culture condifion, the large amount of glucose added in the medium increased the LDH activity, but the cells were not committed to sporulate. 5. When none or a very small amount of glucose (less than 0.5%) was added to culture medium in the aerobic condition, the LDH activity was decreased and many spore were produced with final pH higher than 8.5. 6. The additioin of large amount of glucose (more than 2.0%) in aerobic culture increased the LDH activity and inhibited strongly the spore formation with final pH lower than 6.0.

• 대한미생물학회지
• /
• 제11권1호
• /
• pp.57-67
• /
• 1976

A total of 100 swelled, springered or flippered canned meat and fish products were studied the degree of contamination with clostridias and serological relationships to Hobbs'13 "heat resistant" types, heat resistance of spores and susceptibility of Clostridium perfringens isolates to several antibiotics. Samples examined in this study were collected from Seoul area from June to October, 1975 and prepared in Korea. Clostridias were isolated from 46(46%) of these samples; 19 strains of Cl. perfringens, 9 strains of Cl. oedematiens A, B, 5 strains of Cl. sordelli, each 3 strains of Cl. chauvoei, Cl, oedematiens C.E, and Cl. difficile, 2 strains of Cl. sporogenes. The highest percentage of contamination by Cl. perfringens was found in beef products(26.5%), and the following(5.2%) in mackerel pike and none in baitop shell. whale, manna brand. and top shell. One of 19 isolates of Clostridium perfringens found in meat products was shown to produce heat resistant spores which resist $100^{\circ}C$ for 60 minutes and others were heat labile strains which is killed at $90^{\circ}C$ for 30 minutes. The distribution of Hobbs' serotype of 19 isolates were each 4 strains of type 6, 8, and 11, 1 strain of type 13 and others untypable. 19 Strains of Cl. perfringens were shown a marked susceptibility to cefamezin, lincomycin and minocin and relatively sensitive to vibraimycin, geopen, and chloramphenicol. A marked resistance to kanamycin, colimycin, and gentamycin were shown. Aerobic enteropathogens from samples were not recovered.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
• /
• 제22권3호
• /
• pp.359-366
• /
• 1993

Molds are eucaryotic, multicellular, multinucleate, filamentous organisms that reproduce by forming asexual and sexual spores. The spores are readily spread through the air and because they are very light-weight and tend to behave like dust particles, they are easily disseminated on air currents. Molds therefore are ubiquitous organisms that are found everywhere, throughout the environment. The natural habitat of most molds is the soil where they grow on and break down decaying vegetable matter. Thus, where there is decaying organic matter in an area, there are often high numbers of mold spores in the atmosphere of the environment. Molds are common contaminants of plant materials, including grains and seeds, and therefore readily contaminate human foods and animal feeds. Molds can tolerate relatively harsh environments and adapt to more severe stresses than most microorganisms. They require less available moisture for growth than bacteria and yeasts and can grow on substrates containing concentrations of sugar or salt that bacteria can not tolerate. Most molds are highly aerobic, requiring oxygen for growth. Molds grow over a wide temperature range, but few can grow at extremely high temperatures. Molds have simple nutritional requirements, requiring primarily a source of carbon and simple organic nitrogen. Because of this, molds can grow on many foods and feed materials and cause spoilage and deterioration. Some molds ran produce toxic substances known as mycotoxins, which are toxic to humans and animals. Mold growth in foods can be controlled by manipulating factors such as atmosphere, moisture content, water activity, relative humidity and temperature. The presence of other microorganisms tends to restrict mold growth, especially if conditions are favorable for growth of bacteria or yeasts. Certain chemicals in the substrate may also inhibit mold growth. These may be naturally occurring or added for the purpose of preservation. Only a relatively few of the approximately 100,000 different species of fungi are involved in the deterioration of food and agricultural commodities and production of mycotoxins. Deteriorative and toxic mold species are found primarily in the genera Aspergillus, Penicillium, Fusarium, Alternaria, Trichothecium, Trichoderma, Rhizopus, Mucor and Cladosporium. While many molds can be observed as surface growth on foods, they also often occur as internal contaminants of nuts, seeds and grains. Mold deterioration of foods and agricultural commodities is a serious problem world-wide. However, molds also pose hazards to human and animal health in the form of mycotoxins, as infectious agents and as respiratory irritants and allergens. Thus, molds are involved in a number of human and animal diseases with serious implication for health.

• 한국식품과학회지
• /
• 제20권2호
• /
• pp.218-224
• /
• 1988

두유제조공정 중 열처리 공정을 최적화 하기 위하여, 두유에서 4균주의 열저항성이 큰 flat-sour 변질균을 분리하였다. 분리균주들은 호기성 포자형성간균으로서 $-65^{\circ}C$에서도 성장하였으며, 형태학적 및 생리학적인 특징들로부터 모두 Bacillus stearothermophilus로 동정할 수 있었다. 3분리균주 및 Bacillus stearothermophilus ATCC 12980의 두유(pH 7.0) 및 pH 7.0 완충용액 내 에서의 열저항성을 측정하기 위하여, 각각의 균주에 대한 110, 115, 121 및 $125^{\circ}C$에서의 열치사에 관한 직선회귀식을 구하였다. 두유의 구성성분이 포자의 열저항성을 증가시킨다는 점은 뚜렷하게 확인되지 않았으며, 균주간에 있어서도 D값의 대소관계가 온도에 따라 변화하여, 주어진 모든 온도에서 일관성있게 가장 큰 열 저항성을 보인 균주는 없었다. 4균주의 평균 D값은 110, 115, 121 및 $125^{\circ}C$에서 각각 77.27, 20.20, 2.76 및 1.39분이었으며, 평균 z값은 $8.36^{\circ}C$이었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
• /
• 제23권6호
• /
• pp.750-758
• /
• 2013

Anthrax is a bacterial disease caused by the aerobic spore-forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis, which is an important pathogen owing to its ability to be used as a terror agent. B. anthracis spores can escape phagocytosis and initiate the germination process even in antimicrobial conditions, such as oxidative stress. To analyze the oxidative stress response in B. anthracis and thereby learn how to prevent antimicrobial resistance, we performed protein expression profiling of B. anthracis strain HY1 treated with 0.3 mM hydrogen peroxide using a comparative proteomics-based approach. The results showed a total of 60 differentially expressed proteins; among them, 17 showed differences in expression over time. We observed time-dependent changes in the production of metabolic and repair/protection signaling proteins. These results will be useful for uncovering the metabolic pathways and protection mechanisms of the oxidative response in B. anthracis.

• 미생물학회지
• /
• 제31권3호
• /
• pp.179-183
• /
• 1993

A restricted facultatively methanol-oxidizing bacterium, Methylovorus sp. strain SS1, was isolate dfrom soil samples from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, through methanol-enrichment culture technique. The isolate was nonmotile Gram-negative rod and did not have complex internal membrane system. The colonies were small, pale-yellow, and raised convex with entire margin. The cell did not produce any spores and capsular materials. The cell was obligately aerobic and exhibited catalase, but no oxidase, activity. Plasmid, carotenoid pigment, and poly-.betha.-hydroxybutyric acid were not found. The guanine plus cytosine content of the DNA was 55%. The isolate was found to grow only on methanol methylamine, or glucose. Growth factors were not required. Cells growing on methanol was found to produce extracellular polysaccharides containing glucose, lactose, and fructose. Growth was optimal (t$_{d}$= 1.7) with 0.5%(v/v) methanol at 40.deg.C and pH 6.5. No Growth was observed at over 60.deg.C. Cell-free extracts of the methanol grown cells exhibited the phenazine methosulfate-linked methanol dehydrogenase activity Methanol was found to be assimilate dthrough the ribulose monophosphate pathway.y.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
• /
• 제5권1호
• /
• pp.13-19
• /
• 1990

인삼엽록차의 미생물 오염도는 호기성 전세균이 $3.6{\times}10^{5}/g$ 내열성 포자균이 $2.1{\times}10^{3}/g$, 효모가 $1.6{\times}10^{4}/g$, 곰팡이가 $1.9{\times}10^{4}/g$ 및 대장균군이 $1.2{\times}10^{4}/g$ 수준으로 백삼분말제품 검사기준보다 높은 상태였다. 미생물 살균효과 비교 시험에서 상업적인 조건의 ethylene oxide 처리와 5 kGy 의 감마선조사는 모든 미생물의 농도를 검출한계 이하로 감소시킬 수 있었으며, $30^{\circ}C$내외에서 3개월 이상 저장 후에도 미생물의 생육은 거의 없었다. 오염미생물의 방사선 감수성 (D10값)은 대장균(0.70kGy)>일반세균(0.75kGy)>곰팡이(0.85kGy)>효모(0.95kGy)의 순으로 높게 나타났다. 관능적 품질 비교에서 살균선량의 감마선 조사는 시료의 풍미, 맛, 색상등 전반적 기호도에 있어서 무처리 대조시료와 차이가 없었으나 훈증처리 시료의 추출액은 색상과 맛에 있어서 저장 3개월 이후에도 타시료와 유의적 차이를 나타내었다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
• /
• 제24권5호
• /
• pp.803-810
• /
• 1995

Gel bead의 효율적인 이용을 목적으로 산소요구성이 전혀 다른 두 균주로 구성된 혼합고정화 배양계의 개발을 시도하였다. 호기성 균으로서 A. awamori, 혐기성균으로서 Z. mobilis를 사용하여 생전분으로 부터 에탄올 생산을 행한 결과는 다음과 같다. 두 균주의 최적 혼합비율은 A. awamori $1.25{\times}10^{9}\;spore/L-gel$, Z. mobilis 0.5g cell/L-gel이었다. 배양이 완료된 후의 gel bead 내의 균주 분포는 각각 혐기부와 호기부, 즉 gel bead의 표면부와 중심부로 생육장소가 구분되어 있었다. A-Z계의 배양에서는 에탄올의 수율이 낮았고, 균사가 gel bead로 부터 누출되었다. 배양 개시 후 36시간째에 배양기의 면전을 특수 제조한 check valve가 부착된 실리콘 plug로 교환하여 혐기적 배양을 행한 A-Z 36계에서는 gel bead로 부터 균사의 누출이 상당히 억제되었고, pH가 4.3을 유지하면서, 에탄올의 수율이 대조구 보다 약2배 높게 나타났다.