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Monitoring of Leuconostoc Population During Sauerkraut Fermentation by Quantitative Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction

  • Kim, So-Young;Yoo, Ki-Seon;Kim, Yu-Jin;Seo, Eun-Young;Kim, Beom-Soo;Han, Nam-Soo
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.21 no.10
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    • pp.1069-1072
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    • 2011
  • A real-time PCR assay method was established to monitor Leuconostoc spp. populations via specific amplification of the dextransucrase gene. Quantification of L. mesenteroides B-512F using both genomic DNA and cell suspensions yielded a log-linear correlation spanning approximately 5 log units. By using this method, monitoring changes of Leuconostoc spp. during sauerkraut fermentation was successfully accomplished with accuracy after inoculation of starter and sugars (sucrose and maltose).

Enhanced Virus Removal by Flocculation and Microfiltration

  • Han Binbing;Carlson Jonathan O.;Powers Scott M.;Wickramasinghe S. Ranil
    • Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.6-9
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    • 2002
  • In this work we have investigated the feasibility of virus clearance by flocculation and tangential flow microfiltration. Chinese hamster ovary cell feed streams were spiked with minute virus of mice and then flocculated using cationic polyelectrolytes prior to tangential flow microfiltration. Our results indicate that flocculation prior to microfiltration leads to more than 100 fold clearance of minute virus of mice particles in the permeate. Today, validation of virus clearance is a major concern in the manufacture of biopharmaceutical products. Frequently new unit operations are added simply to validate virus clearance thus increasing the manufacturing cost. The results obtained here suggest that virus clearance can be obtained during tangential flow microfiltration. Since tangential flow microfiltration is frequently used for bioreactor harvesting this could be a low cost method to validate virus clearance.

Chemical Constituents of the Fruiting Body of Xylaria polymorpha

  • Jang, Yun-Woo;Lee, In-Kyoung;Kim, Young-Sook;Seok, Soon-Ja;Yu, Seung-Hun;Yun, Bong-Sik
    • Mycobiology
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    • v.37 no.3
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    • pp.207-210
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    • 2009
  • Xylaria, belonging to the Ascomycotina, is known to produce diverse classes of bioactive substances. In an effort to identify the chemical constituents of the fruiting bodies of Xylaria polymorpha, linoleic acid (1), linoleic acid methyl ester (2), ergosterol (3), 4-acetyl-3,4-dihydro-6,8-dihydroxy-3-methoxy-5-methyl-1H-2-benzopyran-1-one (4), and 4-hydroxyscytalone (5) were isolated from its methanolic extract. Their structures were assigned on the basis of various spectroscopic studies.

Heterologous Expression of Endo-1,4-beta-xylanaseA from Phanerochaete chrysosporium in Pichia pastoris

  • Huy, Nguyen Duc;Thiyagarajan, Saravanakumar;Son, Yu-Lim;Park, Seung-Moon
    • Mycobiology
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    • v.39 no.2
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    • pp.121-124
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    • 2011
  • The cDNA of endo-1,$4-{\beta}-xylanaseA$, isolated from Phaenerocheate chrysosporium was expressed in Pichia pastoris. Using either the intrinsic leader peptide of XynA or the ${\alpha}$-factor signal peptide of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, xylanaseA is efficiently secreted into the medium at maximum concentrations of 1,946 U/L and 2,496 U/L, respectively.

Bacillus sp. BS061 Suppresses Powdery Mildew and Gray Mold

  • Kim, Young-Sook;Song, Ja-Gyeong;Lee, In-Kyoung;Yeo, Woon-Hyung;Yun, Bong-Sik
    • Mycobiology
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    • v.41 no.2
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    • pp.108-111
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    • 2013
  • The use of a microorganism, or its secretions, to prevent plant disease offers an attractive alternative or supplement to synthetic fungicides for the management of plant disease without the negative effects of chemical control mechanisms. During a screening for microorganisms with the potential to be used as microbial fungicides, Bacillus sp. BS061 was isolated from a plant leaf. The strain BS061 potently inhibited the mycelial growth of Botrytis cinerea, and significantly reduced disease incidence of powdery mildew in cucumber and strawberry. We also found that the culture filtrate of BS061 inhibited the mycelial growth of various plant pathogens.

Survival of Erwinia amylovora on Surfaces of Materials Used in Orchards

  • Choi, Hyun Ju;Kim, Yeon Ju;Lim, Yeon-Jeong;Park, Duck Hwan
    • Research in Plant Disease
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    • v.25 no.2
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    • pp.89-93
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    • 2019
  • Fire blight disease caused by the bacterium, Erwinia amylovora, was observed in apple and pear orchards in Korea in 2015. Since then, it has spread, sometimes over long distances to other orchards. Therefore, we examined the ability of E. amylovora to survive in soils and on the surfaces of common materials such as T-shirts, wrist bands, pruning shears, and rubber boots by both conventional PCR (cPCR) and quantitative PCR (qPCR) methods. E. amylovora was detected in all materials tested in this study and survived for sufficiently long periods to cause fire blight disease in new sites. Thus, based on the results of this study, sanitation protocols must be applied to equipment during orchard work.