• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.973-978
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• 2001

The bacterial flagellar motor is a molecular machine that couples proton or sodium influx to force generation, mostly for driving rotation of the helical flagellar filament. In this study, we cloned a gene (motX) encoding a component of the sodium-driven flagellar motor from Vibrio fluvialis. The nucleotide sequence of the motX gene, composed of 633 bp and 211 amino acid residues, was determined. Overexpression of the motX gene in Escherichia coli using a strong promoter induced growth inhibition and cell lysis. The lethal effect of E. coli was suppressed by adding amiloride, as a potent inhibitor for the sodium channel. Electron microscopic observation of the expressed protein indicated that MotX protein induced by isopropyl ${\beta}$-D-thiogalactopyranoside caused the lysis of host cell.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.467-471
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• 1986

Fusarium moniliforme으로부터 순모세포벽 분해효소를 생산하고 분리, 정제하여 효소특성 및 protoplast 제조실험을 하였다. Ammonium nitrate를 0.2％ 첨가한 Baker's yeast 배지에서 7일간 진탕배양으로 효소를 생산한 후 Ammonium sulfate로 분획하고 Sephadex(G-100) column chromatography하여 세개의 peak를 얻었다 첫 번째 peak는 proteolytic, lytic activity 및 laminarin 분해력가를 보였으며, 두 번째 Peak는 lytic activity와 laminarin 분해력가를 동시에 가지고 있었으며, 세 번째 peak는 lytic activity만을 가지고 있었다. 분리된 세개의 peak를 혼합하였을때 개개의 peak보다 훨씬 높은 역가을 나타내어 상승효과를 보였고 또한 환원제에 의한 효소력가의 상승효과도 있었다. protoplast 수율은 99.2％정도였다

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.219-225
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• 2001

Phage typing is currently used for typing of Staphylococcus aureus strains beyond the species level in epidemiological studies. A total of 168 Staphylococcus aureus isolates from chicken meat and chicken by-products were phage-typed using the international bacteriophage set for typing Staphylococcus aureus of human origin. One hundred and forty-eight (88.79%) strains were phage-typeable (at least one phage produced 20 or more plaques of lysis). Lysis by phages of group Ⅲ was the mast frequent with 99 (58.93%) sensitive strains. This fact coincides with results of other authors. Twenty-nine different phage patterns were observed and three (95, 75/84 and 6/1030/W57) were most common. One hundred and thirty-two (89.19% of typeable strains) skewed these or indistinguishable (only one phage reaction difference) patterns. Twenty-six out of seventy chicken samples (37.14%) harboured more than one phage type of Staphylococcus aureus. This fact emphasizes the convenience of subtyping several Staphylococcus aureus isolates from the same sample in epidemiological studies. 80% of sausages and hamburgers contained the same Staphylococcus aureus phage types, which wore not found in any of the other food types. This fact suggests a cross contamination during the processing of these foods. Phages 6, 75, 84, 1030 and W57 skewed the greatest activity. None of the Staphylococcus aureus strains were sensitive to phages 47, 81 and 94.

• BMB Reports
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.444-447
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• 2007

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a powerful technique in molecular biology and is widely used in various fields. By amplifying DNA fragments, PCR has facilitated gene cloning procedures, as well as molecular genotyping. However, the extraction of DNA from samples often acts as a limiting step of these reactions. In particular, the extraction of PCR-compatible genomic DNA from higher plants requires complicated processes and tedious work because plant cells have rigid cell walls and contain various endogenous PCR inhibitors, including polyphenolic compounds. We recently developed a novel solution, referred to as AnyDirect, which can amplify target DNA fragments directly from whole blood without the need for DNA extraction. Here, we developed a simple lysis system that could produce an appropriate template for direct PCR with AnyDirect PCR buffer, making possible the direct amplification of DNA fragments from plant leaves. Thus, our experimental procedure provides a simple, convenient, non-hazardous, inexpensive, and rapid process for the amplification of DNA from plant tissue.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제12권7호
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• pp.1031-1034
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• 1999

Circulating lymphocytes collected from control and heat-stressed buffaloes were subjected to in vitro culture with glucocorticoids, epinephrine or serotonin and their effect, if any, on the release of intracellular prolactin (PRL) was studied using ELISA and C-ELISA techniques. It was noted from the study that PRL level was higher in lymphocytes than in plasma of the control and heat-stressed animals, and that the PRL levels increased in the plasma of heat-stressed animals compared to that of non stressed animals with a significant decrease in lymphocytic PRL content by heat stress. Epinephrine and serotonin significantly increased the release of intracellular PRL from the lymphocytes of both in the control and the heat-stressed buffaloes but release of PRL from lymphocyte was not significantly changed by cortisol treatment in both control and heat-stressed buffaloes as compared to epinephrine and serotonin in vitro. When lympocytes were incubated with serotonin, it caused drastic lysis of the lymphocytes but epinephirine and cortisol did not show any lysis. It may be concluded from this study that hormones like epinephrine or serotonin known to increase during stress, release intracellular PRL from lymphocytes, the satellite PRL storage/synthesizing organ of blood, although the mechanism of the release is different.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.559-564
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• 1998

The polymerase chain reaction(PCR) assay was used for rapid diagnosis from blood and organ samples experimentally infected with Listeria monocytogenes. This method used a pair of primers based on a unique region in the 16S rRNA sequence of L monocytogenes. Procedure A was based on dilution of the blood sample followed by lysis of bacterial cell and direct analysis of the lysate with PCR. In artificially infected blood samples with L monocytogenes, it was possible to detect fewer than 40 cells per ml of blood. However, L monocytogenes was detected low rates on infected organs by the direct PCR. In procedure B, enrichment cultivation was used to increase numbers of bacteria before lysis and PCR. L monocytogenes was detected from 23 samples of 24 liver and spleen, respectively, and 18 samples of 24 blood were found to be positive by PCR on a subset of 72 organ samples, whereas L monocytogenes were detected on 63 organ samples in classical culture technique. It was required to analyze including enrichment steps were 6h and 18h on the procedure A and B, respectively.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.140-145
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• 2018

미세조류의 세포벽을 파쇄하여 지질을 추출하는 과정은 에너지를 많이 소비하는 과정으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 바이러스 감염을 통한 미세조류의 세포벽 파쇄 및 지질 추출법의 효율을 현재 사용되고 있는 마이크로파와 초음파를 이용한 추출법의 효율과 비교하였다. 바이러스 감염을 이용한 지질 생산율은 초음파 및 마이크로파의 생산율과 유의미한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 이는 같은 양의 지질을 낮은 에너지와 비용으로 얻을 수 있을 뿐만 아니라, 클로렐라 바이러스 감염에 의한 미세조류 지질 추출법을 대량 생산 시설에 적용 시 바이오 디젤 생산 비용을 절감할 수 있음을 시사한다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.774-783
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• 2007

In the present study, acidocin 1B, a bacteriocin produced by Lactobacillus acidophilus GP 1B, exhibited profound inhibitory activity against a variety of LAB and pathogens, including Gram-negative bacteria, and its mode of action was to destabilize the cell wall, thereby resulting in bactericidal lysis. Acidocin 1B was found to be heat stable, because it lost no activity when it was heated up to $95^{\circ}C$ for 60 min. It retained approximately 67% of the initial activity after storage for 30 days at $4^{\circ}C$, and 50% of its initial activity after 30 days at $25^{\circ}C$ and $37^{\circ}C$. The molecular mass of acidocin 1B was estimated to be 4,214.65 Da by mass spectrometry. Plasmid curing results indicated that a plasmid, designated as pLA1B, seemed to be responsible for both acidocin 1B production and host immunity, and that the pLA1B could be transformed into competent cells of L. acidophilus ATCC 43121 by electroporation. Our findings indicate that the acidocin 1B and its producer strain may have potential value as a biopreservative in food systems.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.215-222
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• 1984

Rhodotorula gl$\varkappa$tinis 세포벽에 작용하는 용해 효소 생산곰팡이를 토양으로부터 분리하였고, Aspergillus f'||'&'||'micro;mig$\alpha$tus에 속하는 species로 동정되었다. 이 세포벽 용해효소는 세표외 유도효소였으며 lytic polysaccharidase 와 protease로 구성되어 생세포 용해에 공동으로 착용하였다. 이 lytic polysaccharidase는 Ascomycetous 효모에서의 주 구성 결합인 ${\beta}-1,3-$와 ${\beta}-1$, 6-glucan에는 작용치 않았다. 이 효소는 생세포에는 역가가 낮았지만 R. glutinis의 분획된 세포액에는 protease의 도움없이 작용할 수 있었다.

• 자연과학논문집
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.55-63
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• 1999

효모세포의 원형질체 최적형성을 위한 stabilizer의 종류 및 농도, pH 그리고 lysis 방법을 조사하는 한편, intact cell과 protoplast사이의 효소활성도 및 poly-P 생합성율을 비교하였다. 그 결과 protoplast 형성에 있어 snail gut enzyme은 5시간, drisielase는 3시간 정도의 incubation 시간이 필요했으며, stabilizer로는 0.8 M mannitol, 6 M KCl이 좋았다. Protoplast는 intact cell에 비해 ALPase 활성은 22-27%, ACPase는 4-15% 정도 감소하였으며, poly-P 형성은 protoplast에서 유의한 증가가 일어나지 않았다.