• 환경생물
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.515-522
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• 2021

Jeotgal is a salty and fermented traditional Korean fish sauce. Unlike most other previous studies that investigated samples purchased from retail markets, this study focused on samples of jeotgal with traceable history to Yeonggwang, a timehonored fishing village in Korea. Three jeotgal samples, which were made from small yellow croakers, largehead hairtail, and miscellaneous fish, were selected based on information obtained from interviews with local craftsmen and literature reviews. Bacterial community profiles of the three jeotgal samples were investigated to identify indicator (and potentially core) bacteria for jeotgal ripening. The 16S rRNA gene-based metagenomic analysis revealed that the dominant phyla and classes, (Gammaproteobacteria, Betaproteobacteria, Bacilli, and Clostridia) of the three different jeotgal were identical, albeit with different composition ratios. Diversification was evident beginning at the order level. Interestingly, each dominant order was mainly comprised of single members even at the genus level. The dominant genera included Halomonas, Tetragenococcus, Halanaerobium, Pseudomonas, Massilia, and Lentibacillus. This observed genus-level heterogeneity suggests that there are diverse bacterial signatures in jeotgal and that these can be used as indicators for jeotgal ripening and/or as starters to increase its sensory quality and functionality.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.471-484
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• 2023

Compost is widely used as an organic additive to improve the bioremediation of diesel-contaminated soil. In this study, the effects of compost amendment on the remediation performance, functional genes, and bacterial community are evaluated during the bioremediation of diesel-contaminated soils with various ratios of compost (0-20%, w/w). The study reveals that the diesel removal efficiency, soil enzyme (dehydrogenase and urease) activity, soil CH₄ oxidation potential, and soil N₂O reduction potential have a positive correlation with the compost amendment (p < 0.05). The ratios of denitrifying genes (nosZI, cnorB and qnorB) to 16S rRNA genes each show a positive correlation with compost amendment, whereas the ratio of the CH₄-oxidizing gene (pmoA) to the 16S rRNA genes shows a negative correlation. Interestingly, the genera Acidibacter, Blastochloris, Erythrobacter, Hyphomicrobium, Marinobacter, Parvibaculum, Pseudoxanthomonas, and Terrimonas are strongly associated with diesel degradation, and have a strong positive correlation with soil CH₄ oxidation potential. Meanwhile, the genera Atopostipes, Bacillus, Halomonas, Oblitimonas, Pusillimonas, Truepera, and Wenahouziangella are found to be strongly associated with soil N₂O reduction potential. These results provide useful data for developing technologies that improve diesel removal efficiency while minimizing greenhouse gas emissions in the bioremediation process of diesel-contaminated soil.

• Journal of Species Research
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• 제12권spc2호
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• pp.54-59
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• 2023

To obtain unrecorded bacterial species from Korean islands, various samples were collected from the islands in 2022. After plating the samples on marine agar or Reasoner's 2A, and incubating aerobically, approximately 1,200 bacterial strains were isolated and identified using 16S rRNA gene sequences. A total of 10 strains showed ≥98.7% 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity with the bacterial species that were validly published but not reported in Korea. The unrecorded bacterial strains belong to three phyla, five classes, 10 orders, 10 families, and 10 genera, which are assigned to Sphingomonas, Falsirhodobacter and Asticcacaulis of the class Alphaproteobacteria; Colwellia and Halomonas of the class Gammaproteobacteria; Chitinophaga of the class Chitinophagia; Chryseobacterium of the class Flavobacteriia; Microlunatus, Zhihengliuella, and Streptomyces of the class Actinomycetia. The details of the unreported species including Gram reaction, colony and cell morphology, biochemical characteristics, and phylogenetic position are also provided in the description of the strains.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제33권12호
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• pp.1671-1680
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• 2023

The gluten protein content in whole-wheat flour is low, which affects the elasticity and viscosity of the dough. Enzymatic modification of the protein may result in a network that mimics gluten, which plays an important role in the processing of whole-wheat foods. In this study, the effects of Halomonas alkaliantartica laccase (LacHa) on the quality parameters of whole-wheat bread were investigated. The optimum dosage of LacHa was 4 U/100 g of whole-wheat flour. At this dosage, whole-wheat bread exhibited the best specific volume and optimum texture parameters. Laccase also extended the storage duration of whole-wheat bread. We analyzed the micro-structure of the dough to determine its gluten-free protein extractable rate and free sulfhydryl group content, and verify that LacHa mediates cross-linking of gluten-free proteins. The results demonstrated that the cross-linking of gluten-free protein by LacHa improves the texture of whole-wheat bread. As a flour improver, LacHa has great developmental and application potential in baked-food production.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제27권8호
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• pp.1441-1448
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• 2017

Antibacterial compounds are widely used in the treatment of human and animal diseases. The overuse of antibiotics has led to a rapid rise in the prevalence of drug-resistant bacteria, making the development of new antibacterial compounds essential. This study focused on developing a fast and easy method for identifying marine bacteria that produce antibiotic compounds. Eight randomly selected marine target bacterial species (Agrococcus terreus, Bacillus algicola, Mesoflavibacter zeaxanthinifaciens, Pseudoalteromonas flavipulchra, P. peptidolytica, P. piscicida, P. rubra, and Zunongwangia atlantica) were tested for production of antibacterial compounds against four strains of test bacteria (B. cereus, B. subtilis, Halomonas smyrnensis, and Vibrio alginolyticus). Colony picking was used as the primary screening method. Clear zones were observed around colonies of P. flavipulchra, P. peptidolytica, P. piscicida, and P. rubra tested against B. cereus, B. subtilis, and H. smyrnensis. The efficiency of colony scraping and broth culture methods for antimicrobial compound extraction was also compared using a disk diffusion assay. P. peptidolytica, P. piscicida, and P. rubra showed antagonistic activity against H. smyrnensis, B. cereus, and B. subtilis, respectively, only in the colony scraping method. Our results show that colony picking and colony scraping are effective, quick, and easy methods of screening for antibacterial compound-producing bacteria.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권11호
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• pp.1577-1584
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• 2010

In total, 140 halotolerant bacterial strains were isolated from both the soil of barren fields and the rhizosphere of six naturally growing halophytic plants in the vicinity of the Yellow Sea, near the city of Incheon in the Republic of Korea. All of these strains were characterized for multiple plant growth promoting traits, such as the production of indole acetic acid (IAA), nitrogen fixation, phosphorus (P) and zinc (Zn) solubilization, thiosulfate ($S_2O_3$) oxidation, the production of ammonia ($NH_3$), and the production of extracellular hydrolytic enzymes such as protease, chitinase, pectinase, cellulase, and lipase under in vitro conditions. From the original 140 strains tested, on the basis of the latter tests for plant growth promotional activity, 36 were selected for further examination. These 36 halotolerant bacterial strains were then tested for 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) deaminase activity. Twenty-five of these were found to be positive, and to be exhibiting significantly varying levels of activity. 16S rRNA gene sequencing analyses of the 36 halotolerant strains showed that they belong to 10 different bacterial genera: Bacillus, Brevibacterium, Planococcus, Zhihengliuella, Halomonas, Exiguobacterium, Oceanimonas, Corynebacterium, Arthrobacter, and Micrococcus. Inoculation of the 14 halotolerant bacterial strains to ameliorate salt stress (150 mM NaCl) in canola plants produced an increase in root length of between 5.2% and 47.8%, and dry weight of between 16.2% and 43%, in comparison with the uninoculated positive controls. In particular, three of the bacteria, Brevibacterium epidermidis RS15, Micrococcus yunnanensis RS222, and Bacillus aryabhattai RS341, all showed more than 40% increase in root elongation and dry weight when compared with uninoculated salt-stressed canola seedlings. These results indicate that certain halotolerant bacteria, isolated from coastal soils, have a real potential to enhance plant growth under saline stress, through the reduction of ethylene production via ACC deaminase activity.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제32권12호
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• pp.971-978
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• 2022

본 실험은 축산분뇨의 악취제거 활성이 우수한 세균을 분리하기 위하여 돈분뇨와 토양으로부터 황산화균 분리용 배지, 암모늄산화균 분리용 배지 그리고 질소산화균 선택배지를 사용하여 12종의 세균들을 분리하였다. SK2654 균주는 Paenibacillus amylolyticus로, SK2656, SK2658, SK2659 균주들은 각각 Rhodococcus jostii, Rhodococcus qingshengii, Rhodococcus opacus로, SK2657과 SK2672 균주들은 Alcaligenes faecalis로, SK2660과 SK2662 균주들은 Kastia adipata로, SK2665 균주는 Microbacterium oxydans로, SK2673 균주는 Halomonas campisalis로, SK2675 균주는 Acinetobacter oleivorans로, SK2676 균주는 Micrococcus luteus로 동정되었다. 돈분뇨 액상원액에 상기 균주 배양액을 1% 접종하였을 때 발효액의 pH는 전반적으로 8.0을 유지하였다. 총균수는 실험 15일차까지 7.3~7.9 log CFU/ml 수준을 유지하다가 15일차 이후로 5.1~5.5 log CFU/ml 수준으로 급격히 감소하였다. 암모니아태질소 농도는 시험 후반부인 30일차에는 Rhodococcus opacus SK2659 균주를 접종한 처리구가 대조구의 39% 수준을 나타내면서 비교적 높은 암모니아태질소 제거능을 보였다. 실험 100일 후 Rhodococcus opacus SK2659 균주를 접종한 처리구는 대조구와 비교하였을 때에 황화수소 농도는 3.23% 수준으로 악취제거에 가장 효과적이었다. 가스발생량은 대부분의 처리구가 대조구에 비해서 낮았으며 실험기간 중 가스량의 측정 누계량은 대조구의 1/4 수준으로 나타났으며, 그 중 Acinetobacter oleivorans SK2675 균주를 접종한 처리구가 대조구에 비해서 12.39% 수준으로 가장 낮게 나타났다. 돈분뇨의 생물학적 처리시 본 연구에서 분리한 Rhodococcus opacus SK2659와 Acinetobacter oleivorans SK2675 균주들을 혼합하여 사용하면 악취저감 효과가 증대할 것으로 판단된다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.86-95
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• 2015

독도의 해안에 군락을 이룬 해안식물 근권에서 호염성 및 염내성을 가지는 세균의 분리를 위해 3종의 해안식물의 군락을 선정한 후 각 식물의 군집 하부에서 토양시료를 채취하였다. 시료는 marine broth 한천배지를 이용하여 형태학적인 구분을 통해 순수분리 되었다. 분리된 161개 세균들을 NaCl 9.0% 농도로 조정된 배지에서 생존하는 26개 균주를 선발하여 genomic DNA를 얻은 후, 16S rRNA gene sequence를 증폭하여 부분동정 하였다. 이들의 유연관계 확인을 위해 계통수를 작성한 결과, 이들은 각각 Firmicutes (30.8%), Gamma proteobacteria (53.8%), Bacteroidetes (7.7%), Alpha proteobacteria (7.7%), Actinobacteria (7.7%)에 속하였으며, 이는 기존의 독도 토양 및 해수 미생물상 연구와 특징적 차이를 보인다. 또한, 분리된 세균의 종 조성도 기존 독도 토양 및 해양연구와 유의적으로 상이함을 보였다. 이에 더하여 선발된 26개 균주들 중에서 4균주가 12.0% 이상의 염농도에서 생장하였으며, 이들 중에서 3개 균주가 15.0% 이상의 염농도에서 생장하여 극호염성의 특성을 나타내었으며, 광범위한 염분농도에서도 생장하는 특성을 보였다. 이들은 해안식물 근권에서 독도 특유의 고염분 및 염분변화라는 환경적 스트레스를 극복하며 해안식물과 어떠한 상호작용을 하는 것으로 생각된다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.120-125
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• 2006

과메기에서 histamine분해능을 가진 세균을 분리 동정하기 위하여 histamine만을 첨가한 제한배지에서 균을 분리했다. 기본적인 형태 및 생화학적 동정시험을 거쳐 10종의 시험균주를 선택하여 16S rDNA 염기서열 비교에 의한 계통발생학적 분석으로 동정하였다. 동정된 세균의 histamine분해능은 탁도측정법과 효소법에 의해 재 확인하였으며 그 실험 결과는 다음과 같다. 16S rDNA 염기서열 비교에 의한 계통 발생학적 분석을 이용하여 동정한 결과, E americana B791, Arthrobacter sp. R45S, H. marisflava, P. sp. 9B-7, Bacillus sp. LMG 21002, P. cibarius JG-220, B. megaterium KL-197 7종이 동정되었고, 각각 $99\%,\;95\%,\;98\%,\;99\%,\;99\%,\;99\%,\;98\%$의 상동성을 보였으며, 3종은 미동정되었다. 동정된 세균의 histamine분해능을 탁도측정법과 효소법에 의해 재 확인한 결과, Arthrobacter sp. R45S, H. marisflava, Bacillus sp. LMG 21002, B. megaterium KL-197이 분해능을 나타내었고, Psychrobacter sp. 9B-7은 미약한 분해능을 보였으며 미동정된 3종도 분해능이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 E. americana B791과 P. cibarius JG-220은 분해능이 불확실한 것으로 확인되었다 자반고등어에서 분리한 균주보다 시험균주 모두가 생육과 histamine의 분해속도가 비교적 빨랐다.