• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제51권6호
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• pp.527-536
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• 2009

A potent protein degrading bacterium was isolated from soil samples of different environments. Polyphasic taxonomic studies and phylogenetic 16S rRNA sequence analyses led to identify the isolate IB No. 11 as a strain of Bacillus subtilis. The isolated strain was recognized to produce protease constitutively, and the maximum production (1.64 units/ml) was attained in a shake flask culture when the isolate was grown at $40^{\circ}C$, for 32 h in basal medium supplemented with starch (0.25%) and gelatin (1.25%) as sole carbon and nitrogen source, respectively. The optimum pH and temperature for the protease activity were determined to be pH 7.0 and $50^{\circ}C$, respectively. $Ca^{2+}$ and $Mn^{2+}$ enhanced remarkably the protease activity but neither showed positive effect on the protease's thermal stability. In addition, it was observed that the protease was fairly stable in the pH range of 6.5-8.0 and at temperatures below $50^{\circ}C$, and it could be a good candidate for an animal feed additive. The inhibition profile of the protease by various inhibitors indicated that the enzyme is a member of serine-proteases. A combination of UV irradiation and NTG mutagenesis allowed to develop a protease hyper-producing mutant strain coded as IB No. 11-4. This mutant strain produced approximately 3.23-fold higher protease activity (6.74 units/mg) than the parent strain IB No. 11 when grown at $40^{\circ}C$ for 32h in the production medium. The protease production profile of the selected mutants was also confirmed by the zymography analysis.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.396-402
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• 1996

식물생육촉진 유용미생물을 지리산 일대의 침엽수와 활엽수 밑의 부엽토(腐葉土)에서 선발하고, 고추에 접종하였을때 고추 묘소질과 생육 및 수량에 미치는 영향에 대한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 혼합배양결과 Pseudomonas P배지는 $25^{\circ}C$에 Micrococcus sp., Enterobacter agglomerans, Pseudomonas putida, Pseudomonas fluorescens등 4균주, Sabouraud dextrose배지에서는 $35^{\circ}C$에서 Bacillus subtilis, Cellulomonas sp., Bacillus megaterium, Staphylococcus xylosus등 4균주의 생육이 양호하였다. 2. 혼합균주 처리구는 무처리구에 비해 초장, 분지수등은 증가하였고, EC 수준이 높아질수록 초장은 작아진 반면, 분지수는 혼합균주 처리 58일(日) 이후 EC 2.9ds/m에 비해 EC 8.6 dS/m에서 많아지는 경향이었다. 수량은 혼합균주 처리구가 무처리구에 비해 13% 증수되었고, EC 수준이 높아질수록 감소하는 경향이었다. 3. 시험후 토양의 EC, $P_2O_5$, K, Ca, Mg, $NO_3-N$은 EC 수준이 높아질수록 현저하게 증가하는 경향이었으며, 혼합균주 처리구는 무처리구에 비해 OM 및 $NH_4{^+}-N$은 낮은 반면, EC, $P_2O_5$, K, Ca, Mg, $NO_3-N$은 높은 경향이었다. 4. 시험후 혼합균주 처리구는 무처리구에 비해 수분율이 높은 경향이었으며, EC 수준이 높아 질수록 가밀도 수분율, 공극율 등은 증가하는 경향이었다. 5. 혼합균주 처리구는 무처리구에 비해 과실과 엽에서 T-N, $P_2O_5$, $K_2O$, CaO, MgO함량이 높았으며, EC 수준이 높아질수록 $P_2O_5$, $K_2O$, MgO 함량은 증가한 반면, CaO 함량은 낮아지는 경향이었다.