• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.259-263
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• 2012

To isolate an alginate-degrading bacterium, we conducted a single colony isolation using a solid medium containing alginate as the sole carbon source. A marine bacterium Y-4 capable of degrading alginate was isolated from seawater. The strain was identified to be Pseudoalteromonas sp., based on morphological, biochemical, 16S rDNA homology, and phylogenetic analyses. Moreover, Pseudoalteromonas sp. Y-4 exhibited alginate lyase activity in the presence of 4% alginate even though many known alginate-degrading bacteria degrade in the range of 0.5-1% alginate. The optimum culture conditions for the Y-4 strain were 2% alginate, pH 8.0, and 3% NaCl at $30^{\circ}C$. The highest alginate lyase activity was also observed under the same conditions. To our knowledge, this is the first reported isolation of a marine bacterium degrading high concentrations of alginate.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제29권8호
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• pp.624-626
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• 2006

Four known butenolides were isolated from the ethyl acetate extracts of the culture broth of the marine-derived bacterium, Streptoverticillium luteoverticillatum, by bioassay-guided fractionation. The structures were identified on the basis of spectral data. The absolute configuration of compound (1) was determined by CD spectrum for the first time. Compounds 1-4 showed in vitro cytotoxicity against the murine lymphoma P388 and human leukemia K562 cell lines. This is the first report on the isolation of butenolides from the marine bacterium, Streptoverticillium luteoverticillatum, and their cytotoxic activities.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.1115-1120
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• 2008

A novel cathepsin B inhibitor-producing bacterium was isolated from marine sediments and identified based on its 16S rDNA sequence as Pseudomonas sp. strain PB01 (Accession No. EU126129). The growth and enzyme inhibitor production were investigated under various culture conditions. A mixture of organic nitrogen source was required for the optimal production, whereas both glucose and maltose proved to be the effective carbon sources for cathepsin B inhibitor production. Other optimal culture conditions included temperature range between 25 and $28^{\circ}C$, initial medium pH of 6.6, and shaking speed of 200 rpm. Under these optimal conditions, the maximum inhibitory activity from culture broth was approximately 50% after 30 h of cultivation. Additionally, kinetic study revealed that inhibitor production paralleled with cell growth, which suggested that the inhibitor may be a primary metabolite of that bacterium.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.552-556
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• 2011

A novel agar-degrading bacterium mbrc-1 was isolated from seashore of Kyungpo at Gangwon province and cultured in marine broth 2216 medium. Isolated bacterium mbrc-1 was named as Flammeovirga sp. mbrc-1 based on the 16S rDNA sequence. Its agarase showed maximum activity of 923 units/L at pH 7.0 and $45^{\circ}C$ and sustained 90% remaining activity after exposed to $45^{\circ}C$ for 2 hours. The enzyme hydrolyzed agarose to yield neoagarohexaose (18.5%), neoagarotetraose (38%) and neoagarobiose (43.5%), indicating that the enzyme is ${\beta}$-agarase. Thus, isolated bacterium and its ${\beta}$-agarase would be useful for the industrial production of neoagarotetraose and neoagarobiose.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.198-203
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 많은 생리활성 기능을 갖는 한천올리고당과 네오한천올리고당을 생산할 수 있는 agarase를 생성하는 신규 해양성 세균을 분리하고, 이 균주가 생성하는 한천분해효소의 특성을 조사하였다. 한천분해활성을 가진 신규의 SH-2 균주는 경상남도 남해군 연안에서 채취한 해수에서 분리하였으며, 16S rDNA 염기서열분석을 통해 Marinomonas 속 세균과 약 99% 유사하여 Marinomonas sp. SH-2로 명명하였다. Agarase는 Marinomonas sp. SH-2 균주의 배양액으로부터 추출하였으며, 한천분해활성을 측정한 결과, pH 6.0의 20 mM Tris-HCl buffer를 사용할 경우 30℃에서 최고 활성(170.2 units/l)이 나타났다. 하지만, 40℃ 이상의 온도에서 0.5시간 이상 처리할 경우 효소의 잔존활성이 40% 이하로 감소하는 것으로 보아 이 효소는 내열성을 가지지 않는다고 판단되었다. 효소의 가수분해산물을 TLC로 분석한 결과, Marinomonas sp. SH-2으로부터 생성되는 효소는 아가로스를 분해하여 neoagarohexaose와 neoagarotetraose를 생성하여 β-agarase로 확인되었다. 따라서 Marinomonas sp. SH-2와 이 균주의 한천분해효소는 식품, 화장품, 의약품 연구 등에 실용적으로 적용할 수 있을 것이다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.58-62
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• 2008

기능성 한천올리고당 생산에 사용할 수 있는 유전자원을 확보하기 위하여 동해안 기장 해수에서 한천분해활성을 보이는 해양유래 세균 SL-12를 분리하였으며 165 rDNA염기서열 분석으로 해양기원의 Glaciecola 속과 가장 유사한 균주임을 확인하였다. SL-12 균주가 생성하는 한천분해효소(agarase)의 최적 pH는 pH 7.0 (20 mM sodium phosphate 완충용액)이고 최적 온도는 $30^{\circ}C$로 나타났다. 분리 된 Glaciecola sp. SL-12 균주가 생산하는 한천분해효소의 분해산물에 대한 TLC 분석결과, 기능성 한천올리고당을 생산하는 ${\beta}$-agarase로 판명되어 산업적 활용 가능성이 높은 것으로 기대된다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.453-459
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• 2016

경상남도 남해군 미조면 연안으로부터 채취한 해수를 Marine agar 2216 배지에 도말하여 한천분해활성을 보이는 SH-4 균주를 분리하였다. 선택된 SH-4 균주는 16S rDNA 염기서열분석을 통해 Simiduia sp. SH-4로 명명하였다. Simiduia sp. SH-4 균주의 배양액으로부터 한천분해효소를 획득하여 한천분해활성을 측정하였다. 한천분해활성의 강도에 있어서 Simiduia sp. SH-4 유래 한천분해효소의 최고활성은 120.4 U/l로 나타났다. 한천분해활성은 30℃에서 최고치를 나타내었으며, 30℃에서의 활성을 100%로 하였을 때 20℃에서 30%, 40℃에서 75%의 상대활성을 나타내었다. 최적 pH는 pH 6.0으로 pH 6.0의 활성을 100%로 하였을 때 pH 5.0과 pH 7.0에서 각각 91%와 59%의 상대활성을 나타내었다. TLC 분석 결과, Simiduia sp. SH-4는 neoagarotetraose 및 neoagarobiose 등의 neoagarooligosaccharides를 생성하는 것으로 보아 β-agarase를 생산하는 균주로 확인되었다. 따라서 Simiduia sp. SH-4균주와 이 균주가 생산하는 β-agarase는 식품, 화장품, 의약품 산업에서 기능성소재 생산자로서 유용하게 활용할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제55권5호
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• pp.612-624
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• 2022

A novel Gram-positive, motile, non-spore forming aerobic marine bacterium, designated 107-1^T was isolated from tidal mud collected in Gyehwa-do, South Korea. Cells of strain 107-1^T were short rod or coccoid, oxidase negative, catalase positive and grew at 10-40℃ (with optimum growth at 25-30℃). It utilized menaquinones MK-7 and 8 as its respiratory quinones and its major fatty acids were anteiso-C_15:0 (37.9%), iso-C_16:0 (14.9%), and iso-C_14:0 (10.8%). Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed a distinct clade containing strain 107-1^T and close species Planococcus ruber CW1^T(98.52% sequence similarity), P. faecalis KCTC 33580^T(97.67%), P. kocurii ATCC 43650T(97.48%), P. donghaensis DSM 22276T(97.47%), and P. halocryophilus DSM 24743T(97.37%). Strain 107-1^T contains one circular chromosome (3,513,248bp in length) with G+C content of 44.6 mol%. Estimated ranges for genome to genome distance, average nucleotide identity, and average amino acid identity comparing strain 107-1^T with close taxa were 20.3-34.8%, 77.9-86.9%, and 73.6-92.8%, respectively. Based on polyphasic analysis, strain 107-1^T represents a novel species belonging to the genus Planococcus.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.384-390
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• 2021

A Gram-negative, aerobic, motile by gliding, and rod-shaped marine bacterium, designated CE67^T was isolated from the marine sponge Callyspongia elegans on Biyang-do in Jeju Island. The CE67^T strain grew optimally at 25℃, pH 7.5, and in the presence of 2-3% (w/v) NaCl. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequence showed that strain CE67^T was related to the genus Aureivirga and had the highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity to the Aureivirga marina VIII.04^T type strain (96.3%). The primary fatty acids (>10%) of strain CE67^T were iso-C_15:0 (35.3%) and iso-C_17:0 3OH (21.8%). The polar lipid profile of strain CE67^T contained phosphatidylethanolamine, unidentified aminolipids, and unidentified lipids. The predominant menaquinone was MK-6. The DNA G+C content was 29.1 mol%. Based on the polyphasic taxonomic analysis, strain CE67^T was determined to be a representative novel species of the genus Aureivirga for which we propose the name Aureivirga callyspongiae sp. nov., whose strain type is CE67^T (=KCTC 42847^T=JCM 34566^T).

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.79-84
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• 2013

In an effort to discover an alternative antibiotic for treating infections with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Pseudomonas sp. UJ-6, a marine bacterium that exhibited antibacterial activity against MRSA, was isolated. The culture broth and its ethyl acetate extract exhibited bactericidal activity against MRSA. The extract also exhibited antibacterial activity against gram-negative bacteria, which were not susceptible to vancomycin. The treatment of MRSA with the extract resulted in abnormal cell lysis. The extract retained >95% of its anti-MRSA activity after heat treatment for 15 min at $121^{\circ}C$. Thus, although most antibiotics are unstable under conditions of thermal stress, Pseudomonas sp. UJ-6 produces a heat-stable anti-MRSA substance. The results of this study strongly suggest that Pseudomonas sp. UJ-6 can be used to develop a novel, heat-stable, broad-spectrum antibiotic for the treatment of MRSA infections.