• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.904-911
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• 2008

Covalent cross-links between a number of proteins and peptides explain why transglutaminase may be widely used by food processing industries. The objective of this work was optimization of the fermentation process to produce transglutaminase from a new microbial source, the Streptomyces sp. P20. The strategy adopted to modify the usual literature media was: (1) fractional factorial design (FFD) to elucidate the key medium ingredients, (2) central composite design (CCD) to optimise the concentration of the key components. Optimization of the medium resulted in not only an 86% increase in microbial transglutaminase activity as compared to the media cited in the literature, but also a reduction in the production cost. Optimal fermentation conditions - namely temperature and agitation rate - were also studied, using CCD methodology. Usual conditions of $30^{\circ}C$ and 100 rpm were within the optimal area. All other parameters for enzyme production were experimentally proven to be optimum fermentation conditions.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.83-91
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• 2015

Mine soil contamination by high levels of metal ions that prevents the successful vegetation poses a serious problem. In the study presented here, we used the microbial biocatalyst of urease producing bacterium Sporosarcina pasteurii or plant extract based BioNeutro-GEM (BNG) agent. The ability of the biocatalysts to bioremediate contaminated soil from abandoned mine was examined by solid-state composting vegetation under field conditions. Treatment of mine soil with the 2 biocatalysts for 5 months resulted in pH increase and electric conductivity reduction compared to untreated control. Further analyses revealed that the microbial catalysts also promoted the root and shoot growth to the untreated control during the vegetation treatments. After the Sporosarcina pasteurii or plant extract based BNG treatment, the microbial community change was monitored by culture-independent pyrosequencing. These results demonstrate that the microbial biocatalysts could potentially be used in the soil bioremediation from mine-impacted area.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.1865-1869
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• 2018

This study examined the effects of alfalfa seed germination on growth of Salmonella enterica. We investigated the population changes of S. enterica during early sprout development. We found that the population density of S. enterica, which was inoculated on alfalfa seeds was increased during sprout development under all experimental temperatures, whereas a significant reduction was observed when S. enterica was inoculated on fully germinated sprouts. To establish a model for predicting S. enterica growth during alfalfa sprout development, the kinetic growth data under isothermal conditions were collected and evaluated based on Baranyi model as a primary model for growth data. To elucidate the influence of temperature on S. enterica growth rates, three secondary models were compared and found that the Arrhenius-type model was more suitable than others. We believe that our model can be utilized to predict S. enterica behavior in alfalfa sprout and to conduct microbial risk assessments.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.442-448
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• 2012

고춧가루의 LED(적색, 황색, 청색, 녹색광) 처리시 저장기간 중 미생물 저감화, 수용성 색소, capsanthin 함량, 표면 색도(Hunter L, a, b, ${\Delta}E$) 및 관능평가를 실시하였다. 저장기간 중 총 호기성 세균은 유의적인 차이를 나타내지 않았으며, 효모 및 곰팡이의 경우 황색 LED 처리군에서 1.76 log 감소되었다. 표면 색도는 저장기간이 경과함에 따라 모든 시료군에서 명도(L), 적색도(a) 및 황색도(b)가 유의적으로 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다. 전반적인 색차는 황색 LED 시료에서 ${\Delta}E$ 값이 3.0 이하로 나타나 다른 시료군에 비해 색도의 변화가 적은 것으로 나타났다. 수용성 색소는 저장기간 중 유의적인 차이는 나타나지 않았으며, capsanthin 함량은 저장기간이 경과함에 따라 감소하였으나 적색 LED 시료와 황색 LED 시료는 저장 10일 후 초기와 유의적인 capsanthin 함량 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 관능적 품질은 대조군의 경우 외관, 색 및 상품성이 저장기간 중 유의적으로 감소하는 경향을 나타내었으나 황색 LED 시료와 녹색 LED 시료는 유의적인 차이가 나타나지 않았다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.49-59
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• 2021

BACKGROUND: Soil salinity causes reduction of crop productivity. Rhizosphere microbes have metabolic capabilities and ability to adaptation of plants to biotic and abiotic stresses. Plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) could play a role as elicitors for inducing tolerance to stresses in plants by affecting resident microorganism in soil. This study was conducted to demonstrate the effect of selected strains on rhizosphere microbial community under salinity stress. METHODS AND RESULTS: The experiments were conducted in tomato plants in pots containing field soil. Bacterial suspension was inoculated into three-week-old tomato plants, one week after inoculation, and -1,000 kPa-balanced salinity stress was imposed. The physiological and biochemical attributes of plant under salt stress were monitored by evaluating pigment, malondialdehyde (MDA), proline, soil pH, electrical conductivity (EC) and ion concentrations. To demonstrate the effect of selected Bacillus strains on rhizosphere microbial community, soil microbial diversity and abundance were evaluated with Illumina MiSeq sequencing, and primer sets of 341F/805R and ITS3/ITS4 were used for bacterial and fungal communities, respectively. As a result, when the bacterial strains were inoculated and then salinity stress was imposed, the inoculation decreases the stress susceptibility including reduction in lipid peroxidation, enhanced pigmentation and proline accumulation which subsequently resulted in better plant growth. However, bacterial inoculations did not affect diversity (observed OTUs, ACE, Chao1 and Shannon) and structure (principle coordinate analysis) of microbial communities under salinity stress. Furthermore, relative abundance in microbial communities had no significant difference between bacterial treated- and untreated-soils under salinity stress. CONCLUSION: Inoculation of Bacillus strains could affect plant responses and soil pH of tomato plants under salinity stress, whereas microbial diversity and abundance had no significant difference by the bacterial treatments. These findings demonstrated that Bacillus strains could alleviate plant's salinity damages by regulating pigments, proline, and MDA contents without significant changes of microbial community in tomato plants, and can be used as effective biostimulators against salinity stress for sustainable agriculture.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.154-162
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• 2017

본 연구는 영양부추의 미생물학적 안전성을 확보하기 위하여 이산화염소와 차아염소산나트륨을 이용하여 미생물의 저감효과를 분석하고, 최적의 영양부추와 소독제의 비율을 결정하기 위하여 수행하였다. 이를 위하여 영양부추에 E. coli, Salmonella spp., S. aureus, B. cereus을 7.0 log CFU/g 정도로 접종 한 후 이산화염소는 3, 5, 10, 25, 100 ppm 차아염소산나트륨은 100, 150, 200 ppm에서 5, 10, 30, 60분간 처리하였으며, 또한 유기물이 이산화염소와 차아염소산나트륨의 효과에 미치는 영향을 분석하기 위해 영양부추와 소독제를 1 : 2, 1 : 4, 1 : 9, 1 : 19 비율로 처리하여 소독제의 효과를 분석하였다. 그 결과, 소독제의 농도에 따른 저감효과는 차아염소산나트륨 150 ppm, 이산화염소 50 ppm으로 30분간 처리시 일반세균수는 2.0 log CFU/g 정도 감소효과를 나타내었으며, 식중독세균은 차아염소산나트륨 100 ppm, 이산화염소 3 ppm에서 약 2.0 log CFU/g 정도 감소효과를 보였다. 한편, 이산화염소의 경우 50 ppm으로 30분간 영양부추를 처리할 경우 탈색 등 상품성이 저하되어 현장 적용이 어렵다고 판단되었다. 또한 영양부추와 소독제 처리 비율에 따른 미생물 저감효과는 일반세균의 경우 1:4에 비하여 1:9에서 유의적으로 높은 저감 효과를 보였다(p < 0.05). 확립된 기술을 영양부추 생산농장에 적용한 결과 일반세균수의 경우 2.7 log CFU/g, 대장균군의 경우 4.0 log CFU/g의 감소효과를 보였다. 따라서 영양부추를 세척이후 차아염소산나트륨 150 ppm에서 1:9 정도의 비율로 30분간 침지하면 미생물 안전성을 향상시킬 수 있으며, 최종 소비자에게 보다 안전한 부추의 공급이 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.757-762
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• 2016

The group of Fe(III) oxide-reducing bacteria includes exoelectrogenic bacteria, and they possess similar properties of transferring electrons to extracellular insoluble-electron acceptors. The exoelectrogenic bacteria can use the anode in microbial fuel cells (MFCs) as the terminal electron acceptor in anaerobic acetate oxidation. In the present study, the anodic community was compared with the community using Fe(III) oxide (ferrihydrite) as the electron acceptor coupled with acetate oxidation. To precisely analyze the structures, the community was established by enrichment cultures using the same inoculum used for the MFCs. High-throughput sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene revealed considerable differences between the structure of the anodic communities and that of the Fe(III) oxide-reducing community. Geobacter species were predominantly detected (>46%) in the anodic communities. In contrast, Pseudomonas (70%) and Desulfosporosinus (16%) were predominant in the Fe(III) oxide-reducing community. These results demonstrated that Geobacter species are the most specialized among Fe(III)-reducing bacteria for electron transfer to the anode in MFCs. In addition, the present study indicates the presence of a novel lineage of bacteria in the genus Pseudomonas that highly prefers ferrihydrite as the terminal electron acceptor in acetate oxidation.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제13권9호
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• pp.1219-1227
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• 2000

Rumination behavior, in vivo digestibility of cell wall constituents, particle size reduction in the rumen, and retention time in the digestive tract of sheep were examined using rice and oat straw as roughage sources. The in sacco digestibility, rumen fermentation, and microbial population and internal adenosine 5-triphosphate (ATP) content were also determined under feeding conditions of high-roughage and high-concentrate diets. Chewing number and time in rumination behavior were higher with rice straw than with oat straw, while the in sacco and in vivo DMD of rice straw were consistently lower than those of oat straw. Rice straw also showed higher frequency of thinner and longer particles in the rumen contents and lower retention time in the whole digestive tract as compared to those of oat straw. Rice straw was more effective to maintain the ruminal pH than oat straw, being reflected in higher internal ATP content of large-type protozoa on the high- concentrate diet. Changes in the ruminal microflora by shifting from the low- to the high- concentrate diet were also different between rice and oat straw.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.59-65
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• 2014

We measured the reductions in size and solubility of mackerel muscle that was freeze-dried, deoiled by supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-$CO_2$), or roasted. The percent size reduction and solubility were high in SC-$CO_2$-treated muscle compared with freeze-dried and roasted muscle. We used oil-free residues to test for heavy metals and determine microbial safety. The SC-$CO_2$, hexane, and ethanol were used to separate oil from muscle. The concentrations of cadmium (Cd) in all treated muscles were less than the values reported in the literature, as were the concentrations of lead in SC-$CO_2$- and hexane- treated muscle. In contrast, concentrations of arsenic and mercury in muscles were greater than the reported values regardless of treatment. Zinc and iron, which are beneficial for health, were found in high levels after all treatments of muscle tissue. After 6 months of storage at different temperatures, SC-$CO_2$-and ethanol-treated muscle showed few bacterial colonies, and none were found after 4 months of storage at $-20^{\circ}C$. These results will be useful to food-processing industries for maintaining high-quality, safe mackerel muscle.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제37권12호
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• pp.682-688
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• 2015

하수슬러지를 처리하는 미생물전기분해전지(Microbial electrolysis cell, MEC)의 성능에 미치는 전극간 거리의 영향에 관한 실험실 규모 실험을 수행하였다. 각각 다른 전극간 거리(16, 32 mm)를 가진 두 쌍의 전극이 설치된 MEC 반응기가 안정적으로 이루어질 때 전류발생량, 메탄발생량, 메탄수율 등 MEC 성능에 미치는 전극간 거리의 영향을 분석하였다. 전극간 거리가 16 mm일 때, 전류밀도와 메탄발생량은 각각 $3.74A/m^3$과 $0.616{\sim}0.804Nm^3/m^3$으로 전극간 거리가 32 mm인 조건에서의 $1.50{\sim}1.82A/m^3$과 $0.529{\sim}0.664Nm^3/m^3$보다 높게 나타났다. COD 및 VSS의 제거효율은 각각 34~40%와 32~38%의 범위를 가지는 것으로 나타났다. 전류밀도가 증가함에 따라 MEC의 생물전기화학적 성능이 향상되어 VSS 감소와 메탄생성이 증가하는 것으로 나타났으며 전류밀도는 VSS 제거효율보다 메탄수율에 상대적으로 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다.