• Journal of Menopausal Medicine
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.139-145
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• 2017

Bacterial vaginosis (BV) and complicated vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) are frequently occurring vaginal infections in postmenopausal women, caused by an imbalance in vaginal microflora. Postmenopausal women suffer from decreased ovarian hormones estrogen and progesterone. A normal, healthy vaginal microflora mainly comprises Lactobacillus species (spp.), which act beneficially as a bacterial barrier in the vagina, interfering with uropathogens. During premenopausal period, estrogen promotes vaginal colonization by lactobacilli that metabolizing glycogen and producing lactic acid, and maintains intravaginal health by lowering the intravaginal pH level. A lower vaginal pH inhibits uropathogen growth, preventing vaginal infections. Decreased estrogen secretion in postmenopausal women depletes lactobacilli and increases intravaginal pH, resulting in increased vaginal colonization by harmful microorganisms (e.g., Enterobacter, Escherichia coli, Candida, and Gardnerella). Probiotics positively effects on vaginal microflora composition by promoting the proliferation of beneficial microorganisms, alters the intravaginal microbiota composition, prevents vaginal infections in postmenopausal. Probiotics also reduce the symptoms of vaginal infections (e.g., vaginal discharge, odor, etc.), and are thus helpful for the treatment and prevention of BV and VVC. In this review article, we provide information on the intravaginal mechanism of postmenopausal vaginal infections, and describes the effectiveness of probiotics in the treatment and prevention of BV and VVC.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.88-103
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• 2001

화산성(火山性) 황폐지(荒廢地)를 녹화(綠化)할 때에 우선 황폐지(荒廢地)의 특징을 정확하게 파악하는 것이 중요한 과제이다. 이 연구에서는 이러한 시점에서 우선 화산성(火山性) 황폐지(荒廢地)의 커다란 특징인 강회현상(降灰現象)과 이에 동반하는 표면류(表面流)의 발생과 이 황산가스의 문제를 규명하였다. 이어서 화산성(火山性) 황폐지(荒廢地) 녹화(綠化)에 이용되고 있는 곰솔의 성장을 촉진시키는 데에는 황폐지(荒廢地)의 특징을 인위적(人爲的)인 방법으로 극복하는 것이 중요하다는 것을 지적하였다. 이 문제점을 해결하기 위해서는 모래밭버섯 등의 공생미생물(共生微生物)과 독자적으로 개발한 피복자재(被覆資材)를 병용(倂用)하는 것이 유효하다는 것을 3년간에 걸친 기초적인 모델실험에 의해 규명하였다. 마지막으로 이들을 병용(倂用)한 구체적인 녹화사례(綠化事例)로서 장기현(長崎縣)의 운선보현악(雲仙普賢岳)와 녹아도현(鹿兒島縣)의 앵도(櫻島)를 대상으로 검토하였다. 그 결과, 공생미생물(共生微生物)과 피복자재(被覆資材)의 병용(倂用)은 화산성(火山性) 황폐지(荒廢地) 녹화(線化)에 대단히 유효한 것으로 나타났다. 이 성과는 세계 각지의 화산성(火山性) 황폐지(荒廢地) 녹화(綠化)에도 적용할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.399-403
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 양봉농가에서 대량 생산이 가능하고 영양이 풍부한 꿀벌 수벌번데기를 새로운 식품원료로 사용하기 위하여 유해 미생물과 곰팡이독소에 대한 안전성 시험을 수행하였다. 검사 시료는 국내 3지역의 양봉농가에서 직접 생산한 수벌번데기를 채취 후 곧바로 냉동 운반하여 동결건조하여 사용하였다. 식품공전 시험법에 따라 대장균군(Coliforms), 살모넬라(Salmonella spp.), 황색포도상구균(Staphylococcus aureus) 및 장출혈성대장균(Enterohemorrhage Escherichia coli)에 대한 검출 여부를 조사한 결과 280개의 벌통에서 채취한 수벌번데기 전부에서 전혀 검출되지 않았다. 또한 곰팡이 독소인 아플라톡신 $B_1$(aflatoxin), 오크라톡신 A (ochratoxin), 데옥시니발레놀(deoxynivalenol) 그리고 제랄레논(zearalenone)이 수벌번데기에서 전혀 검출되지 않았다. 따라서 벌통 내 소비에서 채취하여 곧 바로 냉동보관 한 수벌번데기는 유해 미생물과 곰팡이 독소로부터 안전한 것으로 확인되어 식품원료로 사용이 가능할 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.105-108
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• 2018

Beef was dry aged for 40-60 days under controlled environmental conditions in a refrigerated room with a relative humidity of 75%-80% and air-flow. To date, there is little information on the microbial diversity and characteristics of dry aged beef. In this study, we explored the effect of change in meat microorganisms on dry aged beef. Initially, the total bacteria and LAB were significantly increased for 50 days during all dry aging periods. There was an absence of representative foodborne pathogens as well as coliforms. Interestingly, fungi including yeast and mold that possess specific features were observed during the dry aging period. The 5.8S rRNA sequencing results showed that potentially harmful yeasts/molds (Candida sp., Cladosporium sp., Rhodotorula sp.) were present at the initial point of dry aging and they disappeared with increasing dry aging time. Interestingly, Penicillium camemberti and Debaryomyces hansenii used for cheese manufacturing were observed with an increase in the dry aging period. Taken together, our results showed that the change in microorganisms exerts an influence on the quality and safety of dry aged beef, and our study identified that fungi may play an important role in the palatability and flavor development of dry aged beef.

• 한국축산시설환경학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.59-68
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• 2009

농업은 작물잔사, 가축분뇨, 음식쓰레기 등의 지역자원을 퇴비화하여 이용하는 순환산업이며, 작물 생육은 빛, 물, 공기, 온도 및 양분 등이 필요하며 유해물질이 없어야한다. 유용미생물처리 음식쓰레기와 계분혼합물 횡형 밀폐원통형 교반방식 퇴비화처리시설에서 얻어진 최종퇴비는 발아율, 산소호흡지수 및 염분농도 등의 수치가 작물 생육에 유해하므로 부적합하였다. 생산된 유용미생물처리 음식쓰레기와 계분혼합물 퇴비를 분석한 결과, 퇴비공정규격, 건물기준 유기물 함량 60% 이상, 유기물대 질소비 50 이하, 탄질비 20 이하를 충족하고, 중금속함량이 미량 함유된 것으로 나타났으나, 발아율이 60% 이하, 칼리 성분이 1.2%,dm 이상 및 염분농도가 1.4%, dm 이상 등으로서 부적합한 것으로 판정되었다. 생물계폐기물 자원순환을 위한 유용미생물처리 고속퇴비화시설의 건설은 환경 친화적인 양질퇴비생산으로서 지역자원을 순환 이용하는 사회 구축이 목표이므로, 인근주민과 주변 환경에 악영향을 차단하기 위하여 양질퇴비 생산과 함께, 오폐수, 분진, 소음, 진동, 악취 및 이물질을 분리 배출하는 고효율설비가 부수적으로 반드시 필요하였다.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.357-361
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• 1999

The most harmful nitrogenous compounds in fish-breeding place using are ammonia and nitrate. Excessively high total nitrogen concentration is the signal of unbalance for breeding fishes in seawater and may result overfeeding or overstocking without seawater treatment system. The failure of elimination for the organic ingredients or nitrogen compounds can also cause the consequence of inadequate oxygen concentration in seawater, either. The study shows the effect of biofilter and W disinfector of seawater in the fish- breeding place. In the results, these tools had ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and decreased 71.8%, 27.6% and 1%, respectively, and the total number of microorganisms decreased up to 81.9%.

• 전력전자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 전력전자학회 1997년도 전력전자학술대회 논문집
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• pp.266-268
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• 1997

High Voltage High Current Pulsed Electric Fields (HVHC-PEF) is a promising technology for the non-thermal pasteurization of foods and a sound complement or replacement to traditional thermal pasteurization, which inactivates bacteria and other microorganisms harmful to humans, but also degrades color, flavor, texture and nutrients. Foods can be pasteurized with pulsed electric fields at ambient or refrigerated temperatures for a short treatment time of seconds or less and the fresh-like quality of food is preserved. Although successful is laboratory tests, applying HVHC-PEF to food pasteurization on a large scale presents many unresolved engineering problems. In this paper the design considerations for 25kV 1kA class HVHC-PEF pasteurization equipment are anlyzed and experimental results are discussed.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제27권7호
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• pp.717-728
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• 1994

This study was aimed to screen edible herbs which control the composition of intestinal microflora. With in vitro experiments, we screened the water or ethanol extracts of about 60 edible herbs and wild plants in terms of the inhibition activity on the growth of the harmful Clostridium perfringens and growth promoting activity for the beneficial Bifidobacteria. The water extracts of mugwort and small water dropwort inhibited the growth of Cl.perfringens both in agar diffusion method and broth culture. On the other hand, the water extracts of petasites, mugwort, yellow day-lily and bitter cress have shown the promotion effect on the growth of Bifidobacterium longum. In the culture test using human feces as starter, the extracts of the above selected herbs increased the population of Bifidobacteria and Lactobacillus while they reduced the numbers of Cl.perfringens and E.coli.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.491-496
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• 2011

N-(fluorodichlomethylthio) phthalimide-silver complexes were prepared and investigated the antimicrobial activity on rubber mat manufactured with waste rubber. We are exposed to harmful bacteria and fungi all the time. We manufactured antimicrobial mat to be imposed to mats that it can prevent generation of bacteria and microorganisms, and restrict their reproduction. Infection of medical devices causes significant morbidity and mortality. For aim of this study, we measured the antimicrobial mat manufactured with N-(fluorodichlomethylthio) phthalimide-Ag complex by CCD, FT-IR and NMR. The effect of mole ratio of N-(fluorodichlomethylthio) phthalimide-Ag complex on antibacterial activity to bacteria and fungi is investigated. Reduction rate is evaluated using the Quinn method. Escherichia Coli is effectively inhibited than Staphylococcus aureus by antimicrobial mat.

• 전력전자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 전력전자학회 1998년도 전력전자학술대회 논문집
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• pp.162-165
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• 1998

The non-thermal pasteurization of foods using High Voltage High Current Pulsed Electric Fields (HVHC-PEF) is a promising technology and a sound complement or replacement to traditional thermal pasteurization. The conventional thermal method also inactivates bacteria and other microorganisms harmful to humans, but degrades natural color, flavor, texture and nutrients. At this point, a nonthermal pasteurization technique, HVPEF is thought to be a new processing technique which is able to produce a good quality foods nutritional as well as sensuous. In this paper, the system for HVHC-PEF pasteurization is presented. It use square wave pulse instead of exponential ones. So, power rating of system is reduced considerably. Design considerations for 20kV 500A class equipment are analyzed and experimental results are discussed.