• 미생물학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.136-142
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• 1991

The selection of ethanol-tolerant strains was applied to enrichment culture of YPD broth medium containing various concentrations of ethanol. Isolates were identified to be Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the others as S. dairensis, S. exiguus, S. telluris, Saccharomycodes ludwigii, Schwanniomyces occidentalis var. occidentalis and Zygosaccharomyces florentinus. Among isolates S. cerevisiae YO-1 was screened as having the highest ethanol tolerance and produced 18% (v/v) ethanol after 4 days fermentation. The change of fatty-acyl residues represents that a progressive decrease in fatty-acyl unsaturation and a proportional increase in saturation in phospholipids of yeast cells during fermentation affected the yeast viability. Supplementation ethanol to the cultures led to an increase of unsaturated fatty-acyl residues, especially $C_{16}$ or $C_{18}$ residues, along with a decrease in the proportion of saturated residues in cellular phospholipids. Increasing the amount of soy flour led to an increase in the maximum number of viable yeast cells and ethanol production. It was possible in 4 days to reach 21% (v/v) ethanol by adding 4% soy flour as source of unsaturated fatty-acyl residues to the fermentation medium. Soy flour not only increased yeast population but also enhanced the physiological properties of yeast cells to be ethanol tolerant in the anaerobic culture.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.166-174
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• 2004

Purple non-sulfur bacteria, Rhodobacter sphaeroides KD131 grew to reach the maximum cell concentration in 45 hrs of incubation in the synthetic media containing (NH4)2SO4, L-aspartic acid and succinic acid as the carbon and nitrogen sources, respectively, at 30oC under 8 klux irradiance using halogen lamp. The strain produced hydrogen from the middle of the logarithmic growth phase and continued until the cell growth leveled out. The strain grew and produced hydrogen under the irradiance of 3-30 klux, but cell growth was inhibited over 100 klux. In addition, anaerobic/light culture condition was better than the aerobic/dark on the hydrogen production. Among various photo-bioreactors examined, the flat-vertical reactor manufactured using clear acrylic plastic material showed the best hydrogen production rate at the given culture condition.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.365-373
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• 2011

Effective Microorganisms (EM), a fermented medium developed by Professor Higa at the University of the Ryukyus, is a mixed culture containing dozens of microorganisms which are beneficial to nature including people, animals, plants and many microbial species in environment. EM is known to contain more than 80 kinds of anaerobic or aerobic microbes including photosynthetic bacteria, lactic acid bacteria, yeast, actinomycetes, fungi and so on, with yeast, lactic acid bacteria and photosynthetic bacteria as the main species of EM. Antioxidant effect generated by the concert of complex coexistence and coprosperity among these microbes is considered to be the main source of EM benefits. Currently, EM is earning an increasing attention with applications in agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, fisheries, environment and medicine among others. At the same time, however, a quantitative interpretation of EM system based on a mixed culture model needs efforts from biochemical engineers for efficient production and further promotion of EM. In this paper, we describe the functions of major microbes in EM and current researches and applications of EM in agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, fisheries, environment and medicine.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.106-117
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• 2013

Microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR) is one of the most economical and efficient methods for extending the life of production wells in a declining reservoir. Microbial consortia from Wafra oil wells and Suwaihat production water, Al-Wusta region, Oman were screened. Microbial consortia in brine samples were identified using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and 16S rRNA gene sequences. The detected microbial consortia of Wafra oil wells were completely different from microbial consortia of Suwaihat formation water. A total of 33 genera and 58 species were identified in Wafra oil wells and Suwaihat production water. All of the identified microbial genera were first reported in Oman, with Caminicella sporogenes for the first time reported from oil fields. Most of the identified microorganisms were found to be anaerobic, thermophilic, and halophilic, and produced biogases, biosolvants, and biosurfactants as by-products, which may be good candidates for MEOR.

• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.142-158
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• 2019

Kimchi is a traditional Korean fermented vegetable probiotic food. The use of high quality ingredients and predominant LAB (lactic acid bacteria)-whether it be ambient bacteria or adding starters, low temperature and facultative anaerobic condition for the fermentation are important factors for preparing kimchi with better taste and functionality. The predominated LAB genera are Leuconostoc, Lactobacillus, and Weissella in kimchi fermentation. The representative species are Leu. mesenteroides, Leu. citrium, Lab. plantarum, Lab. sakei, and Wei. koreensis. Kimchi, especially the optimally fermented kimchi, has various health benefits, including control of colon health, antioxidation, antiaging effects, cancer preventive effect, antiobesity, control of dyslipidemic and metabolic syndrome, etc.; due to the presence of LAB, various nutraceuticals, and metabolites from the ingredients and LAB. The kimchi LAB are good probiotics, exhibiting antimicrobial activity, antioxidant, antimutagenic and anticancer effects, as well as immunomodualatory effect, antiobesity, and cholesterol and lipid lowering effects. Thus, kimchi ingredients, LAB, fermentation methods, and metabolites are important factors that modulate various functionalities. In this review, we introduced recent information showing kimchi and its health benefits in Korean Functional Foods (Park & Ju 2018).

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.221-227
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• 1999

고정화 배양계를 이용하여 감 즙으로부터 식초생산을 효율적으로 행하기 위하여 Saccharomyces cerevisiae의 고정화 형성조건을 검토하였다. 고정화를 위한 최적 Na-alginate의 농도는 2%이었다. 담체의 농도를 1-4%로 변화시키면서 gel beads로부터 누출되는 효모 균수를 검토한 결과, 1%의 농도에서는 배양 8시간째부터 배양액의 탁도가 흐려지는 것이 관찰되어 배양 20시간째에 0.82의 흡광도를 나타내었다. 그러나 2-4%에서는 거의 변화가 없었다. 배양이 끝난 후, 전자현미경으로 gel beads내부의 균주 생육상태를 관찰한 결과 고정화한 효모는 Na-alginate의 농도에 관계없이 왕성하게 생육하였다. Gel beads의 크기는 2-3mm정도가 최적이었고, 효모의 최적 접종량은 약 33mg이었다. 효율적인 에탄을 생산을 위한 산소공급 시간을 검토한 결과, 배양초기부터 12시간까지는 면전으로 호기적 배양을 행하고, 그 이후부터는 check valve가 부착된 실리콘 plug를 사용하여 혐기적 배양을 행하는 것이 효과적이었다.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.257-259
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• 2005

Although automated continuous-monitoring blood culture systems are both rapid and sensitive, false-positive and false-negative results still occur. The objective of this study, then, was to evaluate negative results occurring with BacT/Alert 3D blood culture systems. A total of 1032 samples were cultured with the BacT/Alert 3D automated blood culture system, using both aerobic (BPA) and anaerobic (BPN) media, and 128 of these samples yielded positive results. A total of 904 negative blood samples were then subcultured in $5\%$ sheep blood agar, eosin methylene blue, chocolate agar, and sabouraud-dextrose agar. Organisms growing on these subcultures were subsequently identified using both Vitek32 (bioMerieux, Durham, NC) and conventional methods. Twenty four $(2.6\%)$ of the 904 subcultures grew on the subculture media. The majority $(83.3\%)$ of these were determined to be gram-positive microorganisms. Fourteen $(58.3\%)$ were coagulase-negative staphylococci, two $(8.3\%)$ were Bacillus spp., one $(4.2\%)$ was Staphylococcus aureus, and one $(4.2\%)$ was identified as Enterococcus faecium. Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria spp. were isolated together in two $(8.3\%)$ vials. Gram-negative microorganisms comprised $12.5\%$ of the subcultures, of which two $(8.3\%)$ were found to be Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and one $(4.2\%)$ was Pseudomonas fluorescens. The other isolate $(4.2\%)$ was identified as Candida albicans. We conclude that the subculture of negative results is valuable in the BacT/Alert 3D system, especially in situations in which only one set of blood cultures is taken.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.415-424
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• 2006

한국 재래산양에서 분리된 Neocallimastix sp NLRI-3을 이용하여 기질의 종류에 따른 미생물의 성장 특성 및 효소단백질의 발현양상을 비교하고자 본 연구를 수행하였다. 혐기배지에 glucose, starch, 볏짚, filter paper, CMC, sigmacell, xylan 및 xylose를 0.2% 수준으로 첨가하여 배양하였다. 배양결과 가스 발생량은 96시간대에서 filter paper 배지에서 가장 높았고 CMC배지에서 가장 낮게 조사되었다(P<0.05). 곰팡이 포자 발생량은 72시간대에서 살펴보면 처리구들 중 볏짚 배지에서 가장 높게 나타났다 (P<0.05). 곰팡이가 분비하는 enzyme activity는 보통 72시간대 이후부터 급격히 증가함을 보이는데 CMCase의 경우에 filter paper disc, sigmacell, xylose에서 활성이 높게 나타났다. xylanase 역가는 starch, rice straw, sigmacell에서 높게 나타났다. Zymogram을 이용하여 각 효소단백질의 발현을 분석한 결과 효소단백질의 발현양상은 전 처리구에 걸쳐 유사하였으나 발현정도는 기질의 종류에 따라 차이가 있음을 알 수 있었다. 또한, zymogram 결과에 의해 6개의 CMCase와 4개의 xylanase가 검출 되었다. 본 연구의 결과로 혐기성 곰팡이의 효소단백질은 배양액에 존재하는 기질의 종류에 의해 발현정도가 영향을 받음을 알 수 있었다. 이러한 결과는 산업적으로 이용 가능한 혐기곰팡이 유래 효소제의 개발에 필요한 배양조건의 결정에 이용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.519-522
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• 2004

In the course of anaerobic storage of excess sludge, odors due to chemicals such as hydrogen sulfide are produced. These odors cause many problems. Many methods have been developed to eliminate odors, but all current methods are not only costly, but also largely inef­fective. In this paper, we investigate the process of transformation of sludge microorganism cul­tures through intense aeration under nutrient-poor conditions, in terms of the selective adjust­ment and control of microorganism culture. The aerated sludge is subsequently returned to the adjusting pool, where the microorganisms inhibit odors, thus the excess sludge itself will act as an odor inhibitor. The process can be verified in terms of viability, in that the degradation capac­ity of the sludge was maintained after the intensely-aerated sludge was returned to the treat­ment system.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.151-154
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• 1994

Lactobacillus acidophilus KFRI 233, a strain isolated from human, was selected as a candidate for probiotics due to its excellent growth in MRS broth where no special anaerobic condition is required. Both simultaneous and deferred agar diffusion assays exhibited Lb. acidophilus KFRI 233 to possess an antagonistic effect against Clostridium perfringens. Its antagonistic effect was pH dependent Associative culture of KFRI 233 and Cl. perfringens in broth resulted in maximum 94.04% inhibition of Cl. perfringens. $\beta$-Galactosidase activity of KFRI 233 was higher than other tested strains that are sold as commercial probiotics. Survival of KFRI 233 in pasteurized skim milk (4$^{\circ}C$) and Sherbet mix (-15$^{\circ}C$) after 7 days of storage were 71.9 and 105.5%, respectively.