• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.228-241
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• 2016

In our previous study, we reported that a novel endophytic bacterium Bacillus oryzicola YC7007 has suppressed bacterial diseases of rice via induced systemic resistance and antibiotic production. This endophytic strain, B. oryzicola YC7007 was used as a biological control agent against bakanae disease of rice caused by Fusarium fujikuroi, and its mechanism of interaction with the pathogen and the rice was further elucidated. Root drenching with B. oryzicola YC7007 suspension reduced the disease severity of bakanae significantly when compared with the untreated controls. The treatments of B. oryzicola YC7007 suspension ($2.0{\times}10^7cfu/ml$) to the rice rhizosphere reduced bakanae severity by 46-78% in pots and nursery box tests containing autoclaved and non-autoclaved soils. Moreover, in the detached rice leaves bioassay, the development of necrotic lesion and mycelial expansion of F. fujikuroi were inhibited significantly by spraying the culture filtrate of B. oryzicola YC7007. Drenching of ethyl acetate extracts of the culture filtrate to the rhizosphere of rice seedlings also reduced the bakanae disease severity in the plant culture dish tests. With the root drenching of B. oryzicola YC7007 suspension, the accumulation of hydrogen peroxide was observed at an early stage of rice seedlings, and a hormonal defense was elicited with and without pathogen inoculation. Our results showed that the strain B. oryzicola YC7007 had a good biocontrol activity against the bakanae disease of rice by direct inhibition, and was also capable of inducing systemic resistance against the pathogen via primed induction of the jasmonic acid pathway.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.131-140
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• 2015

광생물학적 수소생산 잠재력을 가진 한국산 단세포성 남세균 단종배양체를 확립하기 위하여, 2005부터 4년 동안 우리나라 연근해역의 68개 정점에서 반복적으로 시료를 채집하였다. 확보된 77개 종주의 단종배양체 가운데 6개 종주(KNU CB-MAL002, 026, 031, 054, 055, 058)는 일반적인 수소생산 조건에서 0.15 mL $H_2\;mL^{-1}$ 이상의 수소 누적량을 나타내었고, 60시간 이상의 수소 지속생산을 기록하였다. 6개 실험 종주의 수소생산을 더욱 높여주는 최적의 공정을 규명하기 위한 연구의 일환으로, 각 종주의 수온 및 염분 등급 별 성장도를 측정하여, 종주 간의 차이(interstrain difference)를 비교 하였다. 실험 종주 6개의 일일 최대 성장률은 1.78~2.08 범위로 높았고, 모든 실험 종주가 질소고정능을 나타내어, 광생물학적 수소생산 잠재력이 높은 것으로 예상되었다. 16S rRNA 분석결과, 실험 종주 들은 Cyanothece sp. ATCC51142와 높은 유사도(99%)를 보였으나, 6개의 종주 모두가 분자계통도에서는 ATCC51142와 서로 다른 clade에 별도로 나뉘어져, 본 실험 종주의 일부는 신종일 가능성이 있다. 엽록소-a는 건중량 대비 함유량이 3.4~7.8%의 범위로 나타났으며, 보조색소인 홍조소와 남조소의 함유량은 대서양산 남세균 Synechococcus sp. Miami BG03511의 절반 수준이었다. 최적 성장온도로 확인된 $30{\sim}35^{\circ}C$ 구간 밖의 온도에서는 성장이 크게 제한되었으며, $40^{\circ}C$의 고온에서는 모든 실험종주의 성장이 거의 정지됨을 확인하였다. 실험 종주들은 30 psu의 염분에서 성장이 우세하였다. 이 가운데 CB055 종주는 15 psu까지의 상대적 저염 구간에서도 높은 성장을 유지하여, 염분의 변동에 대한 내성이 높은 종주로 확인되었다. 이와 같은 광염 특성의 종주는 연안수의 계절적인 염분변화가 상대적으로 큰 온대 연안역에서 이 종주를 생물공학적으로 응용하게 될 경우, 기반해수의 계절적인 염분 변화에도 불구하고 배양 공정상의 높은 유연성을 나타내게 될 것이다. 본 연구 결과 규명된 각 종주 별 생리적 특성 자료는 향후 광생물학적 수소생산 최적공정을 확립하기 위한 모델연구에 긴요할 것이다.

• 한국패류학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.277-291
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• 2012

Aquaculture is challenged by a number of constraints with future efforts towards sustainable production. Global climate change has a potential damage to the sustainability by changing environmental surroundings unfavorably. The damaging parameters identified are water temperature, sea level, surface physical energy, precipitation, solar radiation, ocean acidification, and so on. Of them, temperature, mostly temperature elevation, occupies significant concern among marine ecologists and aquaculturists. Ocean acidification particularly draws shellfish aquaculturists' attention as it alters the marine chemistry, shifting the equilibrium towards more dissolved CO2 and hydrogen ions ($H^+$) and thus influencing signaling pathways on shell formation, immune system, and other biological processes. Temperature elevation by climate change is of double-sidedness: it can be an opportunistic parameter besides being a generally known damaging parameter in aquaculture. It can provide better environments for faster and longer growth for aquaculture species. It is also somehow advantageous for alleviation of aquaculture expansion pressure in a given location by opening a gate for new species and aquaculture zone expansion northward in the northern hemisphere, otherwise unavailable due to temperature limit. But in the science of climate change, the ways of influence on aquaculture are complex and ambiguous, and hence are still hard to identify and quantify. At the same time considerable parts of our knowledge on climate change effects on aquaculture are from the estimates from data of fisheries and agriculture. The consequences may be different from what they really are, particularly in the temperature region. In reality, bivalves and tunicates hung or caged in the longline system are often exposed to temperatures higher than those they encounter in nature, locally driving the farmed shellfish into an upper tolerable temperature extreme. We review recent climate change and following environment changes which can be factors or potential factors affecting shellfish aquaculture production in the temperate region.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.174-179
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• 2001

The plant growth-promoting Pseudomonas strains, WR8-3 (Pseudomonas fluorescens), WR9-11 (Pseudomonas sp.) and WR9-16 (P.putida), which induced resistance systematically in watermelon to gummy stem rot were investigated on their induced systemic resistance(ISR)-related characteristics. The pyoverdine production was repressed in the standard succinate medium by increasing the concentration of $\textrm{FeCL}_3$. But the iron-binding ability on chrome azurol S agar media (CAS) was observed only in the strains, WR8-3 and WR9-16. When the two strains were mutated, the resulting iron-binding siderophore-negative mutants, WR8-3m and WR 9-16m, failed to promote the growth of watermelon and to induce resistance. The strains, WR8-3 and WR 9-16, slightly inhibited the growth of Didymella bryoniae at a low concentration of $\textrm{FeCL}_3$ on Kong's medium B, but not to exert control dffect. The strain WR9-11 showed antagonism in the concentration of $\textrm{FeCL}_3$ from 0 to $1,000\mu\textrm{M}$. When the crude lipoplysaccharide of each strain was treated in the rhizosphere of watermelon, mean lesion area was similar to that of the untreated control. The strains, WR9-11 and WR9-16 produced some level of hydrogen cyanide (HCN). Salicylic acid production was not detected in all of the strains.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.161-168
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• 2012

The abnormal maturation and ossification of articular chondrocytes play a central role in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis (OA). Inhibiting the enzymatic degradation of the extracellular matrix and maintaining the cellular phenotype are two of the major goals of interest in managing OA. Ginseng is frequently taken orally, as a crude substance, as a traditional medicine in Asian countries. Ginsenoside $Rb_1$, a major component of ginseng that contains an aglycone with a dammarane skeleton, has been reported to exhibit various biological activities, including anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor effects. However, a chondroprotective effect of ginsenoside $Rb_1$ related to OA has not yet been reported. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the chondroprotective effect of ginsenoside $Rb_1$ on the regulation of pro-inflammatory factors and chondrogenic genes. Cultured rat articular chondrocytes were treated with 100 ${\mu}M$ ginsenoside $Rb_1$ and/or 500 ${\mu}M$ hydrogen peroxide ($H_2O_2$) and assessed for viability, reactive oxygen species production, nitric oxide (NO) release, and chondrogenic gene expression. Ginsenoside $Rb_1$ treatment resulted in reductions in the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokine and NO in $H_2O_2$-treated chondrocytes. The expression levels of chondrogenic genes, such as type II collagen and SOX9, were increased in the presence of ginsenoside $Rb_1$, whereas the expression levels of inflammatory genes related to chondrocytes, such as MMP1 and MMP13, were reduced by approximately 50%. These results suggest that ginsenoside $Rb_1$ has potential for use as a therapeutic agent in OA patients.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.717-724
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• 2003

A newly isolated Citrobacter sp. Y19 catalyzes the CO-dependent $H_2$ production (biological water-gas shift reaction) by the actions of CO dehydrogenase (CODH) and hydrogenase. Y 19 requires $O_2$ for fast growth, but its $H_2$ production activity is significantly inhibited by $O_2$. In the present study, the effect of $O_2$ on the activities of CODH ard hydrogenase was investigated quantitatively in both whole cells and broken cells, based on CO-dependent or methyl viologen (MV)-dependent $H_2$ production in addition to CO-dependent MV reduction. In crude cell extracts, CODH activity was mostly found in the soluble fraction. Inactivation of CODH and hydrogenase activities by $O_2$ followed the first-order decay kinetics, and the dependence of the rate constants on $O_2$ partial pressure could be expressed by the Michaelis-Menten equation. In whole cells, the maximum deactivation rate constants ($k_{d,max}$ of hydrogenase and CODH were quite similar: $0.07{\pm}0.03 min^{-1}\;and\;0.10{\pm}0.04 min^{-1}$, respectively. However, the first-order rate constant ($k_{d,max}/K_s$) of CODH ($0.25\;min^{-1}\;atm^{-1}$) at low $O_2$ partial pressures was about 3-fold higher than that of the hydrogenase, since the half-saturation constant ($K_s$) of CODH was about half of that of hydrogenase. In broken cells, both enzymes became significantly more sensitive to $O_2$ compared to the unbroken cells, while $k_{d,max}/K_s$ increased 37-fold for hydrogenase and 6.7-fold for CODH. When whole cells were incubated under anaerobic conditions after being exposed to air for 1 h, hydrogenase activity was recovered more than 90% in 2 h suggesting that the deactivation of hydrogenase by $O_2$ was reversible. On the contrary, CODH activity was not recovered once deactivated by $O_2$ and the only way to recover the activity was to synthesize new CODH. This study indicates that $O_2$ sensitivity of $H_2$ production activity of Citrobacter sp. Y19 is an important drawback as in other $H_2-producing$ bactria.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.71-79
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• 2018

Objective: Gelidium amansii (Lamouroux) is a red alga belonging to the family Gelidaceae and is commonly found in the shallow coasts of many East Asian countries, including Korea, China, and Japan. G. amansii has traditionally been utilized as an edible alga, and has various biological activities. The objective of this study was to determine whether dietary supplementation of G. amansii could be useful for improving ruminal fermentation. Methods: As assessed by in vitro fermentation parameters such as pH, total gas, volatile fatty acid (VFA) production, gas profile (methane, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, and ammonia), and microbial growth rate was compared to a basal diet with timothy hay. Cannulated Holstein cows were used as rumen fluid donors and 15 mL rumen fluid: buffer (1:2) was incubated for up to 72 h with four treatments with three replicates. The treatments were: control (timothy only), basal diet with 1% G. amansii extract, basal diet with 3% G. amansii extract, and basal diet with 5% G. amansii extract. Results: Overall, the results of our study indicate that G. amansii supplementation is potentially useful for improving ruminant growth performance, via increased total gas and VFA production, but does come with some undesirable effects, such as increasing pH, ammonia concentration, and methane production. In particular, real-time polymerase chain reaction indicated that the methanogenic archaea and Fibrobacter succinogenes populations were significantly reduced, while the Ruminococcus flavefaciens populations were significantly increased at 24 h, when supplemented with G. amansii extracts as compared with controls. Conclusion: More research is required to elucidate what G. amansii supplementation can do to improve growth performance, and its effect on methane production in ruminants.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.17-25
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• 2009

농법에 따른 토양의 토양 성분과, 메탄생성량, 메탄생성 세균의 수, 그리고 terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) 패턴을 계절별로 조사하였다. 조사기간 동안의 대부분 토양 성분은 큰 차이를 나타내지 않았고, 토양내 물 함량은 5월 시료 보다 10월 시료가 높게 나타났다. 그리고 most probable number (MPN) 방법을 이용한 메탄생성 세균 계수에서, 모든 논토양에 메탄생성 세균이 비교적 많이 존재하였으나 수소를 이용하는 메탄생성 세균과 포름산을 이용하는 메탄생성 세균에 비해 아세트산을 이용하는 메탄 세균수가 상대적으로 적은 것을 확인하였다. 또 포름산 이용 실험에서 대부분 토양이 1주부터 빠른 포름산 이용능을 보여, 4주에는 미량만이 검출되었으나, 아세트산을 첨가한 실험에서는 3주까지 아세트산이 증가된 후, 그 이후에야 아세트산이 이용되어 감소됨을 확인하였다. 그리고 수소를 첨가해준 모든 시료에서는 많은 양의 메탄생성이 있음을 확인하였다. 또 Sou96I을 처리한 mcrA 유전자의 T-RFLP 패턴을 분석한 결과, 농법에 따라 토양성분이 크게 차이가 없는 것과 같이 농법과 계절에 의해서도 뚜렷한 차이를 나타내지 않았지만 일부 통계분석 자료는 유의성이 있음을 확인하였다. 따라서 토양 미생물의 군집비교 기법을 미생물학적 지표로 활용할 수 있다고 판단된다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.16-21
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• 2012

여러 식물의 근권에서 세균 균주들을 분리하여 이들의 항진균성 물질 생성능을 조사하였다. 분리균주 중 Fusarium oxysproum을 포함한 5가지 주요 식물병원성 진균에 대한 생장저해가 우수한 7개 균주를 16S rRNA 유전자 염기서열로 동정하였다. 이들 중 Paenibacillus peoriae RhAn32, Pseudomonas otitidis TK1과 Bacillus cereus TK2가 가장 넓은 생장 저해범위를 나타내었으며 항진균성 물질 중 siderophore 생성능은 P. otitidis TK1이 3.21 mM/ml로 가장 높았고 HCN은 Pseudomonas koreensis Rh2와 Rh7 균주만이 생성하였으며 Brevibacterium frigoritolerans EnA9와 P. peoriae RhAn32는 각각 1558.9와 $1436.7{\mu}M$ glucose/min/mg protein의 높은 chitinase 활성을 나타내었다. P. otitidis TK1과 P. peoriae RhAn32의 항진균능을 진균과의 공동배양을 통해 정량분석한 결과 세 종류의 Fusarium oxysproum의 생장을 유의성 있게 저해하였다. P. otitidis TK1은 식물생장을 촉진하는 호르몬인 auxin의 생성능도 가장 높았는데 이 균주를 4주 자란 토마토 유묘에 F. oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici와 동시에 접종하여 8주간 재배하였을 때 줄기와 뿌리 길이 및 습윤 중량이 비접종 대조군에 비해 각각 45.7, 64.9와 118%로 유의성 있게 증가하였다. 따라서 이 균주들은 유기합성농약을 대체하면서 식물생장을 촉진하는 미생물제로서의 적용이 가능할 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.109-114
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• 2009

함초를 기능성 식품소재로서 이용하기 위하여 함초 80% 에탄올 추출물로부터 Diaion HP-20 chromatography를 이용하여 조다당체 및 조사포닌을 분리 한 후 이들에 대한 항산화 효과, 암세포 성장억제효과, 비장세포 증식능 및 대식세포의 면역활성과 같은 생리활성을 조사하였다. 함초 조다당체 및 조사포닌 첨가군은 $500{\mu}g/mL$ 농도 이상에서 20% 이상의 수소공여능을 나타내었으며, 환원력도 농도 의존적으로 증가하였다. 조다당체 및 조사포닌은 $500{\mu}g/mL$ 농도에서 전립선암세포(PC-3) 및 대장암세포(HT-29)에 대하여 각각 20%, 50% 이상의 성장 억제율를 보였는데, 함초 조다당체 보다 조사포닌에서 더 높은 항산화 및 암세포 증식억제 효과를 나타내었다. 한편 함초 조다당체 첨가군은 비장세포 증식 및 대식세포주 NO 생산을 농도 의존적으로 유도하였으나, 조사포닌 첨가군은 오히려 농도 $50{\mu}g/mL$ 이상에서 이들 면역 활성을 억제하였다. 즉 면역 활성에서는 함초 사포닌 보다 조다당체에서 더 높은 면역 증강 효과를 보였다. 따라서 함초는 기능성 식품소재로 활용 할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.