• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.258-264
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• 2018

The objectives of this research were to 1) isolate and identify thermophilic bacteria for food waste treatment; 2) investigate the capability of food waste treatment using Bacillus species; and 3) develop air-dried Bacillus starters for food waste treatment. Five Bacillus species were isolated from food wastes and identified as Bacillus licheniformis (B. licheniformis) G1, Bacillus circulans C2, Bacillus subtilis (B. subtilis) E1, Bacillus vanillea F1, and Bacillus atrophaeus G2 based on 16S rDNA sequencing. Each identified Bacillus and the mixture of Bacillus species were cultivated in the standard food waste at $45^{\circ}C$ for 8 d. Changes in cell count, solid contents, and pH of the food waste were monitored during cultivation. Air-dried Bacillus cell powders were prepared using wheat flour and lactomil as excipients, and the cell count and survival rate were determined. The cell count of B. licheniformis G1 exhibited the highest number among the tested Bacillus (${\sim}10^8CFU/mL$). The greatest reduction in solid contents of food waste was achieved by B. subtilis E1 (22.6%). The mixture of B. licheniformis G1 and B. subtilis E1 exhibited a synergistic effect on the reduction of solid contents. Lactomil was determined as better excipient than wheat flour based on the greatest survival rate of 95%.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.22-25
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• 1995

Bacillus licheniformis SSA3 can produce a dark-brown antimutagenic pigment. The optimal conditions for production of this pigment are reached at 0.1% tyrosine, in pH 6-8, within 7-9 days, at $30^{\circ}C$, and in aerobic condition. We cloned a DNA fragment involved in pigment synthesis from Bacillus licheniformis SSA3 using a mutant strain. The cloned DNA was 7kb in size, which can produce the same pigment even in E. coli.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.170-177
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• 2010

Bacillus licheniformis N1, previously developed as a biofungicide formulation N1E to control gray mold disease of plants, was investigated to study the bacterial traits that may be involved in its biological control activity. Two N1E based formulations, bacterial cell based formulation PN1E and culture supernatant based formulation SN1E, were evaluated for disease control activity against gray mold disease of tomato and strawberry plants. Neither PN1E nor SN1E was as effective as the original formulation N1E. Fractionation of antifungal compounds from the bacterial culture supernatant of B. licheniformis N1 indicated that two different cyclic lipopeptides were responsible for the antimicrobial activity of the N1 strain. These two purified compounds were identified as iturin A and surfactin by HPLC and LCMS. The purified lipopeptides were evaluated for plant disease control activity against seven plant diseases. Crude extracts and purified compounds applied at 500 ${\mu}g/ml$ concentration controlled tomato gray mold, tomato late blight and pepper anthracnose effectively with over 70% disease control value. While iturin showed broad spectrum activity against all tested plant diseases, the control activity by surfactin was limited to tomato gray mold, tomato late blight, and pepper anthracnose. Although antifungal compounds from B. licheniformis N1 exhibited disease control activity, our results suggested that bacterial cells present in the N1E formulation also contribute to the disease control activity together with the antifungal compounds.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.138-146
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• 1985

포도당 이성화효소를 coding는 Bacillus licheniformis ATCC31667의 유전자를 Escherichia coli LE 392-6에 클로닝하였다. Bacillus lieheniformis 염색체 DNA를 분리하고 제한효소인 Pst I.HindIII, Sal 1, EcoR 1, BamH1으로 절단한 후 운반제 plasmid인 pBR332에 연결하고 포도당 이성화효소 negative인 E. coli LE 3926-6에 형질전환하였다. 이중 E채꺄 제한효소를 사용한 것만이 glucose isomerase positive로 전환되어 xylose를 유일 탄소원으로 하여 성장하였다. 이 제조합 plasmid를 제한효소로 처리하여 본 결과 4.1Kb의 Bacillus licheniformisdb전자가 옮겨 졌음을 확인했고 여기에 제한효소 HindII와 Puv II의 절단위치가 확인되어 제한요소 지도를 작정하였다. 이 재조합 plasmid pBGI6는 연속계대 10일 후에도 매우안정하게 유지되었다. 한편 포도당 이정화 효소의 안정을 측정하여 본 바 야생숙주에 비해 약 20배의 증가를 나타냈다.

• 산업기술연구
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.16-20
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• 2017

A new putative laccase gene (soncotA) which show 78% homology with that from Bacillus licheniformis (liccotA) was isolated from draft genome sequence of Bacillus sonorensis KCTC 13918. A 1,545 bp of PCR product corresponding 514 amino acids was cloned into NdeI-NotI site of pET21c and expressed as soluble form in E. coli. About 59 kDa size of recombinant laccase was purified into homogenity by Ni-NTA column and laccase activity was confirmed by zymography. The enzymatic properties of recombinant laccase were characterized. The specific activity of B. sonorensis laccase was 0.033 fold lower than that of Bacillus licheniformis laccase. The finding of new laccase gene broadened the enzymatic diversity of Bacillus species laccases.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.369-373
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• 1988

Bacillus licheniformis ATCC 27811의 염색체 DNA를 분리하며 제한효소인 EcoRI으로 부분절단하고, 동일 효소로 절단한 plasmid pBR322에 ligation 시킨 뒤 E. coli HB 101에 형질전환시켜 alpha-amylase 형질을 보여주는 균주를 선별하였다. 선별된 형질전환체로부터 alpha-amylase를 분리하며, 원 균주인 Bac. licheniformis가 생산하는 alpha-amylase와 pH 및 온도특성을 비교하며 모균주와 같은 성질을 가졌음을 확인하였다. 재조합체 DNA로부터 얻은 Insert는 대략 3.1kb 정도였고, HindIII, ClaI, PstI, SalI Site를 한개씩 가지고 있었다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.418-427
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• 1994

For the production of ${\alpha}$-amylase cloned from Bacillus licheniformis expressed in E. coli, cultivating factors including the concentrations of glucose, maltose and acetic acid were investigated. The results were as follows: 1) Maximum ${\alpha}$-amylase yield and maximum specific production rate obtained from glucose source were better than those achieved from maltose source. 2) The optimum production yield of ${\alpha}$-amylase was obtained at 1.0ml/$\ell$ or less of initial acetic acid concentration.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.68-72
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• 2010

Bacillus licheniformis B1의 ${\beta}$-1,4-glucanase 유전자는 Escherichia coli BL21에서 발현되어, 이로부터 수용성의 50 kDa 단백질이 과량생산되었다. 반면에 B. licheniformis에서는 37 kDa의 형태가 분비되었다. E. coli에서 발현된 ${\beta}$-1,4-glucanase는 leader peptide가 제거되지 않고 포함되어 있고 Bacillus에서는 효소의 carboxy 말단에서 processing이 일어난 것으로 보인다. E. coli에서 생산된 ${\beta}$-1,4-glucanase의 최적온도는 $40^{\circ}C$이었지만, $60^{\circ}C$에서도 최대치의 76% 활성을 유지하였다. 효소의 최적 pH는 7이었고, 효소의 활성은 전체적으로 보면 약산성, 중성 및 약알칼리 영역에 널리 걸쳐 있었다. Cellulase는 식품, 세제, 펄프, 제지, 섬유산업 등 다양한 분야에서 주로 산성의 곰팡이계 효소가 이용되고 있으나, 중성 및 알칼리성 cellulase 연구 및 개발은 미흡한 편이다. 본 연구에서 개발된 중성 cellulase가 바이오 연료 개발 등의 분야에서 활용되기를 기대해 본다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.548-553
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• 2006

전통된장에서 B 세포만을 선택적으로 증가시키는 면역증강 물질을 생산하는 B. licheniformis E1을 분리한 바 있다(22). 이를 이용하여 면역증강 청국장을 제조하였으나 관능적인 측면에서 기호도가 좋지 않았고 아미노태 질소함량이 식품공전의 규격(280 mg%)에 적합하지 않았다. 이를 보완하기 위해 시판 청국장으로부터 발효미생물을 분리하였다. 단백질 분해효소 활성과 청국장 발효제조시 기호도에서도 가장 우수한 청국장 발효미생물이 선발되었고 동정한 결과 B. subtilis S2로 명명하였다. 청국장 발효에 있어서 최적 발효온도와 최적 발효시간을 조사한 결과 $40^{\circ}C$에서 48시간 동안 발효하였을 때의 기호도가 가장 우수하였다. 단일균주 B. licheniformis E1, B. subtilis S2 및 B. licheniformis E1과 B. subtilis S2의 혼합균주를 각각 접종하여 발효제조한 청국장과 시판 청국장을 대조구로 사용하여 청국장의 기호도, 이화학적 특성조사와 면역증강 활성 비교를 조사하였는데, B. licheniformis E1과 B. subtilis S2의 혼합균주를 접종하여 제조한 청국장에서 기호도가 가장 우수하였고 아미노태 질소함량과 조단백질 함량은 359 mg%와 45.6%로 식품공전의 규격에 적합하였다. 청국장으로부터 면역증강 물질을 분리하여 마우스 비장 림프구의 증식 및 억제 현상을 측정한 결과, 20,480 unit으로 림프구의 증식에 있어서도 가장 효과적인 것으로 확인되었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제5권5호
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• pp.257-263
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• 1995

As a first step for developing Lactobacillus strains capable of fermenting starch directly, the $\alpha$-amylase gene (amyL) from Bacillus licheniformis (Kim et al., 1988. Kor. J. Appl. Microbiol. Bioeng. 16: 369-373) was introduced into Lactobacillus casei strains and the level of $\alpha$-amylase expression in transformants was examined. 3 kb EcoRI fragments encompassing amyL were subcloned into the suitable lactococcal cloning vectors (pSA3, pMG36e, and p1L2530) and then recombinant plasmids were introduced into E. coli and L. casei strains by electroporation. Only one recombinant plasmid, $pIL2530\alpha$ was able to transform few L. casei strains tested at low efficiencies. The transformation efficiencies with the plasmid into L. casei YIT 9018 and L. casei A Tee 4646 were less than $10^2/\mu$ g pIL2530\alpha$. The level of amylase activities in L. casei was five to ten-fold lower than that in E. coli cells. $p1L2530\alpha$ was stably maintained in Lactobacillus strains in the presence of Em (5 $\mu $g/ml) but without antibiotic selection, it was unstable so more than 95$%$ of cells lost plasmids after a week of daily subculturing.