• 미생물학회지
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.291-295
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• 2010

Streptococcus parauberis Z49가 생산하는 새로운 bacteriocin의 특성을 조사하고 수성 이상계를 사용하여 발효배양액에서 효율적으로 추출하였다. Nisin과 유사한 S. parauberis Z49의 bacteriocin은 $121^{\circ}C$에서 15 min 열처리해도 활성이 있었으며, 넓은 범위의 pH (pH 2-12)에서 안정하며, M. luteus, Lactobacillus sp., L. fermentum, E. faecium, L. monocytogenes, and P. fluorescens의 생육을 억제하였다. S. parauberis Z49의 발효배양액에 있는 bacteriocin을 간편하게 분리하기 위한 PEG 600/$Na_2SO_4$ 수성 이상계의 최적조건은 PEG 600 15%, $Na_2SO_4$ 30%, NaCl 8% 이었으며, bacteriocin은 PEG층에서 농축이 되었다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.306-311
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• 2012

내냉성 세균인 Pseudomonas mandelii로부터 lipase 유전자(lipT)를 클로닝하고 염기서열을 분석하였다. 열린해독틀 (open reading frame)은 1,686 bp로 구성되어 있고, 562개의 아미노산을 코딩한다. 서열분석 결과 많은 세린 효소에서 발견되는 Gly-X-Ser-X-Gly 모티프가 존재한다(Gly-His-Ser-Leu-Gly). 재조합 LipT 단백질은 대장균에서 주로 inclusion body 형태로 발현되었다. 니켈 친화성 크로마토그라피 방법으로 LipT 단백질을 분리하였으며 소량의 LipT 단백질이 refold 되었다. 이 효소는 p-nitrophenyl butyrate (C4)과 p-nitrophenyl octanoate (C8)에 대해 기질 특이성을 나타내었다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.51-57
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• 2009

역삼투 해수담수화(SWRO)공정의 큰 문제점 중 하나인 biofouling 현상을 초기에 감지하기 위한 센서 개발의 선행 연구로써, 본 연구는 역삼투막에 바이오필름을 형성하는 문제성 있는 박테리아를 센서의 타겟 박테리아로 제시하는 것에 중점을 두었다. 문헌조사와 실제 해수담수화 공정에서 사용된 해수 원수와 오염된 역삼투막에 존재하는 박테리아를 계통발생학적으로 분석한 결과를 토대로 Bacillus sp., Flavobacterium sp., Mycobacterium sp., P. aeruginosa, P. fluorescens, 그리고 Rhodobacter sp.의 여섯종의 모델 박테리아를 선정하였고, 선정된 모델 박테리아 중, 막 오염 잠재력을 가진 종을 찾아내기 위해 각각 박테리아의 역삼투막 부착 능력, 고압내성, 그리고 소수성을 비교 분석하였다. 그 결과, 역삼투막 부착능력은 Rhodobacter sp.와 Mycobacterium sp.가 뛰어났으며 소수성이거나 역삼투막(접촉각 약 $63^{\circ}$)과 비슷한 접촉각을 가진 박테리아가 역삼투막에 잘 부착하였다. 800 psi의 고압을 적용 한 후, Rhodobacter sp.는 여섯 종류의 모델 박테리아 중 59-73%의 가장 큰 개체수의 감소를 보였고, P. fluorescens는 1-29%로 가장 높은 고압내성을 보였다. 부착, 소수성, 고압내성 특성을 통한 역삼투막에 biofouling을 유발하는 영향력 있는 박테리아 선정 실험 결과, 여섯 종류의 모델 박테리아 중 Mycobacterium sp.가 부착 능력이 뛰어나고 높은 소수성 특성을 가지며, 800 psi의 고압에서도 50% 이상의 cell의 생물학적 활성능력을 가지고 있어, 막 오염을 유발시키는 가장 잠재력 있는 박테리아로 분석되었다.

• Mycobiology
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.35-40
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• 2005

Selected isolates of Pseudomonas fluorescens (Pf4-92 and PfRsC5) and P. aeruginosa (PaRsG18 and PaRsG27) were examined for growth promotion and induced systemic resistance against Fusarium wilt of chickpea. Significant increase in plant height was observed in Pseudomonas treated plants. However, plant growth was inhibited when isolates of Pseudomonas were used in combination with Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceri (FocRs1). It was also observed that the Pseudomonas spp. was colonized in root of chickpea and significantly suppressed the disease in greenhouse condition. Rock wool bioassay technique was used to study the effect of iron availability on the induction of systemic resistance to Fusarium wilt of chickpea mediated by the Pseudomonas spp. All the isolates of Pseudomonas spp. showed greater disease control in the induced systemic resistance (ISR) bioassay when iron availability in the nutrient solution was low. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis indicated that an the bacterial isolates produced more salicylic acid (SA) at low iron ($10\;{\mu}M$ EDDHA) than high iron availability ($10\;{\mu}Fe^{3+}$ EDDHA). Except PaRsG27, all the three isolates produced more pseudobactin at low iron than high iron availability.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.57-62
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• 2002

In vivo expression technology (IVET) has been developed to study bacterial gene expression in Salmonella typhimurium during host infection. The expression of selected genes by IVET has been elevated in vivo but not in vitro. The selected genes turned out to be important for bacterial virulence and/or pathogenicity. IVET depends on a synthetic operon with a promoterless transcriptional fusion between a selection marker gene and a reporter gene. The IVET approach has been successfully adapted in other bacterial pathogens and plant-associated bacteria using different selection markers. Pseudomonas putida suppresses citrus root rot caused by Phytophthora parasitica and enhances citrus seedling growth. The WET strategy was adapted based on a transcriptional fusion, pyrBC'-lacZ, in P. putida to study the bacterial traits important far biocontrol activities. Several genes appeared to be induced on P. parasitica hyphae and were found to be related with metabolism and regulation of gene expression. It is likely that the biocontrol strain took a metabolic advantage from the plant pathogenic fungus and then suppressed citrus root rot effectively. The result was parallel with those from the adaptation of IVET in P. fluorescens, a plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). Interestingly, genes encoding components for type III secretion system have been identified as rhizosphere-induced genes in the PGPR strain. The type III secretion system may play a certain role during interaction with its counterpart plants. Application of IVET has been demonstrated in a wide range of bacteria. It is an important strategy to genetically understand complicated bacterial traits in the environment.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.501-512
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• 2019

The seasonal effects on the biostability of drinking water were investigated by comparing the seasonal variation of assimilable organic carbon (AOC) in full-scale water treatment process and adsorption of AOC by three filling materials in lab-scale column test. In full-scale, pre-chlorination and ozonation significantly increase $AOC_{P17\;(Pseudomonas\;fluorescens\;P17)}$ and $AOC_{NOX\;(Aquaspirillum\;sp.\;NOX)}$, respectively. AOC formation by oxidation could increase with temperature, but the increased AOC could affect the biostability of the following processes more significantly in winter than in warm seasons due to the low biodegradation in the pipes and the processes at low temperature. $AOC_{P17}$ was mainly removed by coagulation-sedimentation process, especially in cold season. Rapid filtration could effectively remove AOC only during warm seasons by primarily biodegradation, but biological activated carbon filtration could remove AOC in all seasons by biodegradation during warm season and by adsorption and bio-regeneration during cold season. The adsorption by granular activated carbon and anthracite showed inverse relationship with water temperature. The advanced treatment can contribute to enhance the biostability in the distribution system by reducing AOC formation potential and helping to maintain stable residual chlorine after post-chlorination.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.48-55
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• 2004

Six strains of an obligate predatory bdellovibrio isolate that preys on Burkholderia glumae in rice paddy field water and rhizosphere soil, were identified and characterized. The numbers of Bdellovibrio cells varied from $3.2{\times}10^3$ to $9.2{\times}10^3$ plaque-forming unit/g after enrichment in cells of B. glumae. Prey range tests with six Bdellovibrio strains and 17 prey strains of rice-pathogenic, antibiosis-related, or nitrogen-fixing bacteria resulted in unique predation patterns in related prey cells. Strain BG282 had the widest prey range on 7 plant pathogenic bacteria among the 17 prey strains tested. However, no predation occurred with strains of Azospirillum brasilense, Paenibacillus polymyxa, Pseudomonas fluorescens, P. putida, and Serratia marcescens that are associated with antibiosis or nitrogen fixation in the rice ecosystem. Identification was confirmed by the presence of typical bdelloplast in the prey cells of B. glumae and by a PCR assay using B. bacteriovorus-specific primers. Furthermore, 16S rDNA sequencing of the six bdellovibrio strains showed a homology range of 97.2% to 99.2% to the type strain of B. bacteriovorus.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.529-542
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• 2020

질산으로 표면 처리한 대나무 활성탄을 소량 첨가한 구형의 폴리술폰 담체(직경 3 - 5 mm)를 제조한 후, 세슘(Cesium: Cs) 오염수를 대상으로 다양한 실내 실험을 수행하여 담체의 세슘 흡착 특성과 Cs 제거효율을 규명하였다. 배치실험 결과, 질산처리한 대나무 활성탄 5%를 첨가하여 제조한 폴리술폰 담체(P-5NBC)는 수 시간 내에 흡착평형에 도달하였고, 1시간 흡착시간 동안 57.8%의 Cs 제거효율을 나타내었다. 흡착시간이 24시간인 경우에는 오염수의 온도와 pH가 비교적 넓은 범위에서도 P-5NBC의 Cs 제거효율이 69%이상을 유지하여, 다양한 수환경 조건에서 Cs 제거를 위해 적용이 가능할 것으로 판단되었다. 토양과 지하수에 서식하는 대표 미생물종인 Pseudomonas fluorescens와 Bacillus drentensis를 배양하여 P-5NBC 표면에 도포한 경우, 미생물을 도포하지 않은 기존 P-5NBC보다 Cs 제거효율은 각각 19%와 18% 증가하였다. P-5NBC의 평균 Cs 탈착율은 16% 이하를 나타내어, Cs가 폴리술폰 담체에 포함된 질산처리한 대나무 활성탄에 안정적으로 결합하고 있었다. 두 종류의 미생물로 도포한 P-5NBC로 충진하여 연속 칼럼실험을 수행한 결과, 100 공극체적량을 처리하는 동안 Cs 제거효율은 80%이상을 유지하였으며, 이러한 결과는 14.7 g의 P-5NBC 만으로(담체 내 순수 대나무 활성탄량: 0.75 g) 7.2 L의 오염수 (오염수 초기 Cs 농도: 1 mg/L; 처리수 Cs 농도: < 0.2 mg/L)를 성공적으로 처리하였음을 의미한다. 1시간 동안 반응시킨 Cs 흡착 배치실험 결과를 대표적인 Langmuir 흡착등온선에 도시한 결과, P-5NBC의 최대 Cs 흡착농도(q_m: mg/g)값은 60.9 mg/g으로, 기존 선행 연구들에서 사용한 다른 흡착제들보다 높았다. 본 연구를 통하여 소량의 P-5NBC 구형 담체를 이용하여 다양한 수환경에서 Cs를 성공적으로 제거할 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권11호
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• pp.1491-1499
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• 2010

Rhizosphere microorganisms possessing phytase activity are considered important for rendering phytate-phosphorus (P) available to plants. In the present study, the Citrobacter braakii phytase gene (appA) was overexpressed in rhizobacteria possessing plant growth promoting (PGP) traits, for increasing their potential as bioinoculants. AppA was cloned under the lac promoter in the broadhost-range expression vector pBBR1MCS-2. Transformation of the recombinant construct pCBappA resulted in high constitutive phytase activity in all of the eight rhizobacterial strains belonging to genera Pantoea, Citrobacter, Enterobacter, Pseudomonas (two strains), Rhizobium (two strains), and Ensifer that were studied. Transgenic rhizobacterial strains were found to display varying levels of phytase activity, ranging from 10-folds to 538-folds higher than the corresponding control strains. The transgenic derivative of Pseudomonas fluorescens CHA0, a well-characterized plant growth promoting rhizobacterium, showed the highest expression of phytase (~8 U/mg) activity in crude extracts. Although all transformants showed high phytase activity, rhizobacteria having the ability to secrete organic acid showed significantly higher release of P from Ca-phytate in buffered minimal media. AppA overexpressing rhizobacteria showed increased P content, and dry weight (shoot) or shoot/ root ratio of mung bean (Vigna radiata) plants, to different extents, when grown in semisolid agar (SSA) medium containing Na-phytate or Ca-phytate as the P sources. This is the first report of the overexpression of phytase in rhizobacterial strains and its exploitation for plant growth enhancement.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.418-426
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• 2013

Pseudomonas isolates from different crop plants were screened for in vitro growth inhibition of Phytophthora capsici and production of biosurfactant. Two in vivo experiments were performed to determine the efficacy of selected Pseudomonas strains against Phytophthora blight of pepper by comparing two fungicide treatments [acibenzolar-S-methyl (ASM) and ASM + mefenoxam]. Bacterial isolates were applied by soil drenching ($1{\times}10^9$ cells/ml), ASM ($0.1{\mu}g$ a.i./ml) and ASM + mefenoxam (0.2 mg product/ml) were applied by foliar spraying, and P. capsici inoculum was incorporated into the pot soil three days after treatments. In the first experiment, four Pseudomonas strains resulted in significant reduction from 48.4 to 61.3% in Phytophthora blight severity. In the second experiment, bacterial treatments combining with olive oil (5 mL per plant) significantly enhanced biological control activity, resulting in a reduction of disease level ranging from 56.8 to 81.1%. ASM + mefenoxam was the most effective treatment while ASM alone was less effective in both bioassays. These results indicate that our Pseudomonas fluorescens strains (6L10, 6ba6 and 3ss9) that have biosurfactant-producing abilities are effective against P. capsici on pepper, and enhanced disease suppression could be achieved when they were used in combination with olive oil.