• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.276-281
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• 2022

BACKGROUND: Plastics that are used in our daily lives largely end up in the environment. In agricultural environments, plastic wastes and microplastics can be found due to the uses and improper management of plastic products (e.g., vinyl greenhouses and mulching vinyl). Microplastics can also interact with contaminants in the agricultural environment. Therefore, this study was set to investigate the sorption characteristics of tetracycline, one of widely used antibiotics, on microplastics. METHODS AND RESULTS: The sorption tests were carried out with the tetracycline solutions (0-30 mg L^-1) and microplastic films prepared from low density polyethylene (LDPE) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC). The residual tetracycline concentrations were analyzed and fitted to the Freundlich and Langmuir isotherm models. The tetracycline sorption patterns on LDPE and PVC films were described better with the Freundlich isotherm model than the Langmuir isotherm model. The isotherm model parameters suggested that the maximum sorption amount of tetracyline was greater for PVC, while the sorption affinity was greater for LDPE. CONCLUSION(S): Different types of microplastics can have different sorption characteristics of tetracycline. Therefore, there is a need for continuous research on the interaction of various types and shapes of microplastics and contaminants in the environment.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제31권10호
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• pp.845-854
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• 2009

최근 전 세계적으로 환경 중에 잔류하는 항생물질로 인한 항생물질 내성박테리아의 발현에 대한 우려가 커지고 있다. 그러나 국내의 경우 이에 대한 기초자료 확립을 위한 액상(수질)과 고상(토양, 저질토)에 잔류하는 항생물질의 동태와 이동에 대한 연구는 극히 드문 실정이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 국내 우분 퇴비화 시설에 인접한 농경지 토양과 지표수 및 저질토에 대한 항생물질 모니터링을 실시하여 tetracycline 계열의 항생물질 3종(tetracycline, chlortetracycline, oxytetracycline)과 sulfonamide 계열의 항생물질 3종(sulfamethazine, sulfamethoxazole, sulfathiazole)에 대한 분포특성을 살펴보았다. 항생물질은 고형상추출(SPE, solid phase extraction)을 실시한 후 고성능액체크로마토그래피 질량분석기(HPLC/MS)로 분석하였다. 이를 통해 검출된 환경 중 항생물질의 농도는 지표수에서 BDL ~0.71 ${\mu}g$/L, 저질토에서 BDL ~27.61 ${\mu}g$/L, 농경지 토양에서 0.12~157.33 ${\mu}g$/L 수준으로 나타났으며 퇴비화 시설과 인접한 지점의 시료에서 상대적으로 높은 수준의 항생물질이 검출되었다. 이를 통해 퇴비화 시설이 환경 중에 존재하는 항생물질에 영향을 주고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 한편 수질시료에 비해 저질토와 토양에서 항생물질이 높은 농도로 검출되었으며 이는 항생물질의 물리화학적 특성에 기인하는 것으로 판단되었다. 장기적으로는 저질토와 토양에서 항생물질 내성박테리아 발현이 우려되므로 향후 항생물질의 환경 중 이동 및 잔류특성 평가를 위한 장기 모니터링 연구가 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.262-267
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• 2007

토양에는 생존하지만 현 기술로는 배양이 불가능한 미생물로부터 천연 항생제를 탐색하기 위해 한국 토양 DNA 단편들을 가진 cosmid library을 대장균에서 제작하였고 약6만개의 clone들을 대상으로 항세균 활성을 보여주는 YS92B를 최종 선발하였다. YS92B클론 배양액의 ethyl acetate추출액은 다양한 병원성 세균의 성장을 in vitro에서 강력히 저해하였다(Listeria monocytogenes, Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas syringae, Xanthomonas campestris pv. oryzae, Staphylococcus epidemis). 이 항균활성의 주 물질인 YS92B-VII는 ethyl acetate추출, Sephadex LH20 column chromatography와 HPLC(High Performance Liquid Chromatography)에 의해 순차적으로 분리하였으며 이 과정에서 주 활성물질은 각 피크를 항균검정으로 추적하여 최종 정제하였다. 이 물질은 NMR(Nuclear Magnetic Resornance)에 의한 구조 분석 결과에서 탄소 12개의 포화지방산인 lauric acid가 tyrosine에 결합된 N-lauroyl tyrosine임을 최종 확인하였다. 따라서 본 보고는 한국 토양에서 유래한 고유의 N-acyl amino acid synthase(NAS)유전자가 대장균에 발현되어 생산되는 N-acyl amino acid tyrosine의 특성을 밝히는 것이다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.476-480
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• 1993

제초성항생물질인 maculosin과 phenylacetic acid를 생산하는 균주를 Streptomyces rochei로 동정하였다. 동정은 형태학적 및 생리학적 특성시험에 기초하였다. 이 균주는 진균류인 Alternaria altenata 외에 maculosin의 생성이 보고된 최초의 Streptomyces 속 균주이다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권8호
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• pp.1276-1284
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• 2006

Listeria monocytogenes is a well-known high-risk foodborne pathogen that grows at refrigeration temperature and is responsible for outbreaks of listeriosis. We report here the incidence of L. monocytogenes in fresh chicken carcasses and present genetic diversity of L. monocytogenes isolates. In this study, 25 g of chicken carcasses from markets in Korea were examined according to the FDA method, and presumptive isolates were confirmed by multiplex PCR assay. L. monocytogenes isolates were analyzed by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis using restriction enzymes, ApaI and AscI, to obtain strain-specific DNA fragments profiles. Antimicrobial resistance of L. monocytogenes strains against generally used antibiotics (Penicillin G, Kanamycin, Tetracycline, Vancomycin, Cephalothin, Rifampicin, Erythromycin, Ampicillin, Gentamicin, Streptomycin, and Chloramphenicol) were analyzed by NCCLS protocols to examine the presence of antimicrobial resistance in natural L. monocytogenes. Of a total 274 chicken samples, 81 samples (29.6%) were positive for L. monocytogenes. Listeria innocua (50.1%), Listeria welshimeri (6.9%), and Listeria grayi (11.3%) were also detected. PFGE analysis, using restriction enzymes ApaI and AscI, showed 27 pulsotypes of L. monocytogenes. Antimicrobial resistance analysis confirmed the existence of antimicrobial resistance for penicillin G and tetracycline in isolated L. monocytogenes strains.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.466-470
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• 2010

최근 축산용 항생제를 함유한 축산분뇨 퇴액비를 토양에 시용하였을 때 식물체가 항생제를 흡수할 수 있음을 보여주는 연구결과가 유럽과 미국에서 발표되었다. 클로르테트라싸이클린, 타이로신, 설파메타진 등 3종의 항생제를 처리한 돈분 액비를 처리하고, 상추, 토마토, 헤어리베치 등 3종을 기른 다음 식물체의 항생제 함량을 분석하여 항생제를 처리하지 않은 대조구와 비교하였다. 클로르테트라싸이클린 22.9 mg $L^{-1}$, 타이로신 27.8 mg $L^{-1}$, 설파메타진 32.4 mg $L^{-1}$ 수준의 항생제를 처리했을 때, 생체중 기준으로 클로르테트라싸이클린은 3.4 ng $g^{-1}$ 이하, 타이로신 20.1 ng $g^{-1}$ 이하, 설파메타진은 20.9-63.3 ng $g^{-1}$가 검출되었다.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제37권4_spc호
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• pp.742-754
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• 2024

Asia is not only the primary region for global pig production but also the largest consumer of pork worldwide. Although the pig production in Asia has made great progress in the past, it still is confronted with numerous challenges. These challenges include: inadequate land and feed resources, a substantial number of small-scale pig farms, escalating pressure to ensure environmental conservation, control of devastating infectious diseases, as well as coping with high temperatures and high humidity. To solve these problems, important investments of human and financial capital are required to promote large-scale production systems, exploit alternative feed resources, implement precision feeding, and focus on preventive medicine and vaccines as alternatives to antibiotics, improve pig breeding, and increase manure recycling. Implementation of these techniques and management practices will facilitate development of more environmentally-friendly and economically sustainable pig production systems in Asia, ultimately providing consumers with healthy pork products around the world.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제54권3호
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• pp.286-288
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• 2018

남자 대학생의 피부에서 분리한 Moraxella osloensis NP7는 베타-락탐과 아미노글리코사이드 항생제에 대해 내성을 보였다. 본 연구에서는 NP7 균주 유전체의 완전한 염기서열과 유전자 주석을 보고하고자 한다. NP7 균주는 원형 염색체와 7개의 플라스미드를 갖고 있다. 염색체는 43.9%의 G + C 함량을 갖는 2,389,582개의 염기쌍을 갖고 있으며, 단백질을 암호하는 2,065개의 유전자를 보유하고 있다. 전체 플라스미드는 평균적으로 40.5%의 G + C 함량을 갖는 654,202개의 염기쌍을 갖고 있으며, 단백질을 암호하는 667개의 유전자를 보유하고 있다. 염색체는 4개의 리보좀 RNA 오페론, 1개의 transfermessenger RNA 유전자, 47개의 tRNA 유전자, 3개의 핵산스위치 유전자 그리고 3개의CRISPR array를 포함하고 있으며, 1개의 CRISPR은 pNP7-1 플라스미드에 존재한다. 베타-락탐과 아미노글리코사이드 항생제에 내성을 부여하는 유전자는 pNP7-1 플라스미드에 존재하고 있다.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.202-213
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• 2022

Antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli cases are increasing high especially in Southeast Asia. Illegal use of the antibiotic in the aquaculture farming may become the culprit of the outbreak and spread into environmental source. A study was conducted to: 1) detect the chloramphenicol (CAL)-resistant gene in E. coli isolated from three aquaculture farms and six rivers of northwestern Borneo and 2) investigate the correlation between cat gene with five common antibiotics used. Isolation of E. coli was done on Eosin methylene blue agar and characterized using indole, methyl red, Voges-Proskauer, citrate tests. E. coli isolates were subsequently tested for their susceptibility to five antibiotics commonly used in aqua-farming. The CAL-resistant E. coli were further analyzed for the presence of resistant genes (cat I, cat II, cat III, cat IV) using multiplex polymerase chain reaction. 42 bacterial colonies were isolated from a total of 80 individual water samples, 34 of which were identified as E. coli. Result showed 85.3% of the E. coli isolates were resistant to amoxicillin, 35.3% were resistant to tetracycline, 29.4% were resistant to CAL, 17.6% were resistant to nitrofurantoin and 8.8% were resistant to nalidixic acid. All of the 10 CAL resistant E. coli isolateswere detected with cat II genes; five isolates detected with cat IV genes; three isolates detected with cat III genes; and another two detected with cat I genes. Pearson correlation coefficient shows highly significant relationship between resistance pattern of CAL with amoxicillin; and CAL with tetracycline. Our findings provide the supplementary information of the CAL resistance gene distribution, thereby improving our understanding of the potential risk of antibiotic resistance underlying within this microbial ecosystem.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권12호
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• pp.2082-2089
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• 2015

Avian beta-defensin 9 (AvBD9) is a small cationic peptide consisting of 41 amino acids that plays a crucial rule in innate immunity and acquired immunity in chickens. Owing to its wide antibacterial spectrum, lack of a residue, and failure to induce bacterial drug resistance, AvBD9 is expected to become a substitute for conventional antibiotics in the livestock and poultry industries. Using the preferred codon of Pichia pastoris, the mature AvBD9 peptide was designed and synthesized, based on the sequence from GenBank. The P. pastoris constitutive expression vector pGHKα was used to construct a pGHKα-AvBD9 recombinant plasmid. Restriction enzyme digestion was performed using SacI and BglII to remove the ampicillin resistance gene, and the plasmid was electrotransformed into P. pastoris GS115. High-expression strains with G418 resistance were screened, and the culture supernatant was analyzed by Tricine-SDS-PAGE and western blot assay to identify target bands of about 6 kDa. A concentrate of the supernatant containing AvBD9 was used for determination of antimicrobial activity. The supernatant concentrate was effective against Escherichia coli, Salmonella paratyphi, Salmonella pullorum, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterococcus faecalis, and Enterobacter cloacae. The fermentation product of P. pastoris carrying the recombinant AvBD9 plasmid was adjusted to 1.0 × 10⁸ CFU/ml and added to the drinking water of white feather broilers at different concentrations. The daily average weight gain and immune organ indices in broilers older than 7 days were significantly improved by the AvBD9 treatment.