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Risk Analysis and Safety Assessment of Microbiological and Chemical Hazards in Katsuobushi Products Distributed in the Market (시중에서 유통되는 가쓰오부시의 미생물학적·화학적 위해요소분석 및 안전성 평가)

  • Song, Min Gyu;Kim, So Hee;Kim, Jin Soo;Lee, Jung Suck;Heu, Min Soo;Park, Shin Young
    • Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.55 no.4
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    • pp.431-436
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    • 2022
  • For the safety assessment of microbiological and chemical hazards in katsuobushi, fifteen samples of katsuobushi were purchased from supermarkets. The contamination levels of total viable bacteria, coliforms, Escherichia coli, and nine pathogenic bacteria [Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella spp., Listeria monocytogenes, Bacillus cereus, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Clostridium perfringens, Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC), Yersinia enterocolitica and Campylobacter jejuni/coli] were quantitatively or qualitatively assessed. Additionally, the heavy metals (total and methyl mercury) content, radioactivity (131 I, 134 Cs+ and 137 Cs) were quantitatively assessed. Microbial and chemical analyses were performed using standard methods in Korean food code. The contamination level of total viable bacteria was 2.70 (1.18-4.42) log CFU/g. Coliforms, E. coli and S. aureus were not detected in any samples. Other eight pathogenic bacteria were negative in all samples. The contamination levels of total and methyl mercury were 0.366 (0.227-0.481) and 0.120 (0.002-0.241) mg/kg, respectively. In addition, radioactivity was not detected in any samples. The results will be helpful in revitalizing domestic use and boosting exports of katsuobushi because the microbiological and chemical safety of katsuobushi has been assured. Furthermore, the results may be used as a basis for performing chemical and microbial risk assessments of katsuobushi.

Phylogenetic Analysis of Culturable Arctic Bacteria

  • Lee Yoo Kyung;Kim Hyo Won;Kang Sung-Ho;Lee Hong Kum
    • Proceedings of the Microbiological Society of Korea Conference
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    • 2003.05a
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    • pp.26-33
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    • 2003
  • We isolated and identifed culturable Arctic bacteria that have inhabited around Korean Arctic Research Station Dasan located at Ny-Alsund, Svalbard, Norway $(79^{\circ}N,\;12^{\circ}E)$. The pure colonies were inoculated into nutrient liquid media, genomic DNA was extracted, and phylogenetic analysis was performed on the basis of 16S rDNA sequences. Out of total 227 strains, 198 strains were overlapped or unidentified, and 43 bacteria were finally identified: 31 strains belonged to Pseudomonas, 7 strains Arthrobacter, two Flavobacterium sp., an Achromobacter sp., a Pedobacter sp., and a Psychrobacter sp. For isolation of diverse bacteria, we need more effective transport method than 3M petri-films, which were used for convenience of transportation that was restricted by volume. We also need to use other culture media than nutrient media. We expect these Arctic bacteria can be used for screening to develop new antibiotics or industrial enzymes that are active at low temperature.

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Evaluation of the Biological Activities of Marine Bacteria Collected from Jeju Island, Korea, and Isolation of Active Compounds from their Secondary Metabolites

  • Kim, Hyun-Soo;Zhang, Chao;Lee, Ji-Hyeok;Ko, Ju-Young;Kim, Eun-A;Kang, Nalae;Jeon, You-Jin
    • Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.215-222
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    • 2014
  • To explore marine microorganisms with medical potential, we isolated and identified marine bacteria from floats, marine algae, animals, and sponges collected from Jeju Island, Korea. We isolated and identified 21 different strains from the marine samples by 16S rRNA analysis, cultured them in marine broth, and extracted them with ethyl acetate (EtOAc) to collect secondary metabolite fractions. Next, we evaluated their anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory effects. Among the 21 strains, the secondary metabolite fraction of Bacillus badius had both strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity, and thus was selected for further experiments. An antioxidant compound detected from the secondary metabolite fraction of B. badius was purified by preparative centrifugal partition chromatography (n-hexane:EtOAc:methanol:water, 4:6:4:6, v/v), and identified as diolmycin A2. Additionally, diolmycin A2 strongly inhibited nitric oxide production. Thus, we successfully identified a significant bioactive compound from B. badius among the bacterial strains collected from Jeju Island.

Phylogenetic Analysis of Culturable Arctic Bacteria

  • Lee, Yoo-Kyung;Kim, Hyo-Won;Cho, Kyeung-Hee;Kang, Sung-Ho;Lee, Hong-Kum;Kim, Yea-Dong
    • Ocean and Polar Research
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    • v.26 no.1
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    • pp.51-58
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    • 2004
  • We isolated and identified culturable Arctic bacteria that had inhabited soils around the Korean Arctic Research Station Dasan located at Ny-Alsund, Svalbard, Norway $(79^{\circ}N,\;12^{\circ}E)$. The collected soils were diluted in distilled water; the diluted soil-water was spread on 3M petri-films at Dasan Station. The petri-films were transported to the laboratory at KORDI, and cultured at $4^{\circ}C$. Colonies grown on the petri-films were subsequently cultured on nutrient agar plates at $4^{\circ}C$ every 7 days. The pure colonies were inoculated into nutrient liquid media, genomic DNA was extracted, and phylogenetic analysis was performed on the basis of 165 rDNA sequences. A total of 227 strains of bacteria were isolated. Among them, 16S rDNA sequences of 185 strains were identical with those of known strains isolated in this study, and 42 strains were finally identified. Phylogenetic analysis using 16S rDNA indicated that the 30 strains belonged to Pseudomonas, 7 strains to Arthrobacter, two strains to Flavobacterium, and the remaining to Achromobacter, Pedobacter, and Psychrobacter. Among the 42 strains, 14 bacteria produced protease: they were 6 strains of Pseudomonax, 4 strains of Arthrobater, an Achromobacter strain, 2 strains of Flavobacterium, and a Pedohacter strain. We expect these Arctic bacteria can be used for screening to develop new industrial enzymes that are active at low temperatures.

Characterization of PAH (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon)-Degrading Bacteria Isolated from Commercial Gasoline (상용 휘발유로부터 분리한 다환 방향족 탄화수소(PAH) 분해 세균의 특성)

  • Kwon, Tae-Hyung;Woo, Jung-Hee;Park, Nyun-Ho;Kim, Jong-Shik
    • Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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    • v.34 no.3
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    • pp.244-251
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    • 2015
  • BACKGROUND: Recent studies have described the importance of bacteria that can degrade polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Here we screened bacterial isolates from commercial gasoline for PAH degraders and characterized their ability to degrade PAHs, lipids and proteins as well as their enantioselective epoxide hydrolase activity, salt tolerance, and seawater survival. METHODS AND RESULTS: One hundred two bacteria isolates from commercial gasoline were screened for PAH degraders by adding selected PAHs on to the surface of agar plates by the sublimation method. A clear zone was found only around the colonies of PAH degraders, which accounted for 13 isolates. These were identified as belonging to Bacillus sp., Brevibacterium sp., Micrococcus sp., Corynebacterium sp., Arthrobacter sp., and Gordonia sp. based on 16S rRNA sequences. Six isolates belonging to Corynebacterium sp., 3 of Micrococcus sp., Arthrobacter sp. S49, and Gordonia sp. H37 were lipid degraders. Arthrobacter sp. S49 was the only isolate showing high proteolytic activity. Among the PAH-degrading bacteria, Arthrobacter sp. S49, Brevibacterium sp. S47, Corynebacterium sp. SK20, and Gordonia sp. H37 showed enantioselective epoxide hydrolase activity with biocatalytic resolution of racemic styrene oxide. Among these, highest enantioselective hydrolysis activity was seen in Gordonia sp. H37. An intrinsic resistance to kanamycin was observed in most of the isolates and Corynebacterium sp. SK20 showed resistance to additional antibiotics such as tetracycline, ampicillin, and penicillin. CONCLUSION: Of the 13 PAH-degraders isolated from commercial gasoline, Arthrobacter sp. S49 showed the highest lipid and protein degrading activity along with high active epoxide hydrolase activity, which was the highest in Gordonia sp. H37. Our results suggest that bacteria from commercial gasoline may have the potential to degrade PAHs, lipids, and proteins, and may possess enantioselective epoxide hydrolase activity, high salt tolerance, and growth potential in seawater.

Antibacterial Activities of Suaeda maritima Extract. (제주도 해홍나물(Suaeda maritima) 추출물의 항균활성)

  • Moon, Young-Gun;Song, Chang-Young;Yeo, In-Kyu;Kim, Gi-Young;Heo, Moon-Soo
    • Journal of Life Science
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    • v.18 no.6
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    • pp.776-781
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    • 2008
  • To develop natural food preservatives, methanol and water extracts were prepared from the Suaeda maritima and their antibacterial activities were examined against 12 microorganisms which were food borne pathogens bacteria, food poisoning microorganisms and food-related bacteria. Methanol extracts exhibited antibacterial activities for the 5 Gram positve and 7 Gram negative bacteria by agar diffusion method, The antibacterial activities and cell growth inhibition were investigated on each strain with the different concentrations of Suaeda maritima extracts. Antibacterial activities were shown in root, stem, furit extracts of Suaeda maritima. However stem and fruit extracts showed weak antibacterial activity against the tested microorganisms. Root extracts showed the highest antibacterial activities against microorganisms tested, such as Bacillus cereus,Bacillus subtilis, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Staphylococcus aureus. The highest antibacterial activity against bacteria test was found in the methanol extract.

Isolation of Protease-Producing Arctic Marine Bacteria

  • Lee, Yoo-Kyung;Sung, Ki-Cheol;Yim, Joung-Han;Park, Kyu-Jin;Chung, Ho-Sung;Lee, Hong-Kum
    • Ocean and Polar Research
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    • v.27 no.2
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    • pp.215-219
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    • 2005
  • We isolated and identified three protease-producing bacteria that had inhabited the region around the Korean Arctic Research Station Dasan located at Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, Norway $(79^{\circ}N,\;12^{\circ}E)$. Biofilms were collected from the surface of a floating pier and from dead brown algae in a tide pool near the seashore. The biofilm samples were transported to the Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI) under frozen conditions, diluted in sterilized seawater, and cultured on Zobell agar plates with 1% skim milk at $10^{\circ}C$. Three clear zone forming colonies were selected as protease-producing bacteria. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rDNA sequences showed that these three stains shared high sequence similarities with Pseudoalteromonas elyakovii, Exiguobacterium oxidotofewm Pseudomonas jessenii, respectively. We expect these Arctic bacteria may be used to develop new varieties of protease that are active at low temperatures.

Fatty Acid Profiles of Marine Benthic Microorganisms Isolated from the Continental Slope of Bay of Bengal: A Possible Implications in the Benthic Food Web

  • Das, Surajit;Lyla, P.S.;Khan, S. Ajmal
    • Ocean Science Journal
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    • v.42 no.4
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    • pp.247-254
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    • 2007
  • Marine bacteria, actionmycetes and fungal strains were isolated from continental slope sediment of the Bay of Bengal and studied for fatty acid profile to investigate their involvement in the benthic food-web. Fifteen different saturated and unsaturated fatty acids from bacterial isolates, 14 from actinomycetes and fungal isolates were detected. The total unsaturated fatty acids in bacterial isolates ranged from 11.85 to 37.26%, while the saturated fatty acid ranged between 42.34 and 80.74%. In actinomycetes isolates, total unsaturated fatty acids varied from 27.86 to 38.85% and saturated fatty acids ranged from 35.29 to 51.25%. In fungal isolates unsaturated fatty acids ranged between 44.62 and 65.52% while saturated FA ranged from 20.80 to 46.30%. The higher percentages of unsaturated fatty acids from the microbial isolates are helpful in anticipating the active participation in the benthic food-web of Bay of Bengal.

Removal of Cupper(II), Zinc(II) in Marine Environment by Heavy Metal Resistant Desulfovibrio desulfuricans (중금속 내성이 있는 Desulfovibrio desulfuricans를 이용한 해양 환경에서의 Cu(II), Zn(II) 제거)

  • Joo, Jeong Ock;Kim, In Hwa;Oh, Byung-Keun
    • KSBB Journal
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    • v.29 no.3
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    • pp.139-144
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    • 2014
  • Microorganisms play a significant role in bioremediation of heavy metal contaminated seawater. In this study, we reported an effective removal of Cu and Zn in marine envionment by using Desulfovibrio desulfuricans (D. desulfuricans) which belong to sulfate reducing bacteria. D. desulfuricans showed stable growth characteristics in high salt concentration and had resistance to heavy metals. Cu and Zn was removed not only by physical adsorption on the surface of bacteria but also by precipitation reaction of microbial metabolism by D. desulfuricans in seawater. In case of different heavy metal concentration, Cu was effectively removed 85% at 25 ppm and 60% at 50 ppm and Zn was effectively removed 54% at 50 ppm and 46% at 200 ppm, respectively.

Optimal Protocol for Enumeration of Attached Bacteria on Glass Slides

  • Lee, Hyun-Sang;Kwon, Kae-Kyoung;Lee, Jong-Ho;Lee, Hong-Kum
    • Journal of Microbiology
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    • v.37 no.4
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    • pp.263-266
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    • 1999
  • In examining bacterial growth on glass surfaces immersed in sea water, we found serious differences between enumeration methods. Therefore, we compared various methods and found sonication and direct count methods were superior to other methods. Since the direct count method was not suitable for long-term investigation, we chose the sonication method and confirmed that sonication periods 8 times for 30 seconds was optimal for the detachment of bacteria from glass surfaces.

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