• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.150-156
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• 1993

The 2,3-dihydroxybiphenyl(2,3-DHBP) dioxygenase, the product of pcbC gene, was purified from the biphenyl and 4-chlorobiphenyl degrading Pseudomonas sp. DJ-12 by the methods of acetone precipitation, DEAE-Sephadex A-50 ion exchange chromatography, and Sephadex G-150 gel filtration chromatography. The enzyme was estimated to be about 260 kilodaltons in molecular weight and to be consisted of eight subunits. The Km value of the enzyme was 61 nM to 2,3-DHBP and the highest activity of the enzyme was observed at pH 8 and 30C.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.389-393
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• 1986

From the soil and river samples, some bacterial strains degrading chlorinated aromatic hydrocarbons were isolated and identified. Of the isolates, seven strains of Pseudomonas sp. harbouring plasmids were selected for their prominent degradative ability to 2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid. By agarose gel electrophoresis and curing experiment it was found that the genes for 2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid degradaiton were encoded on the plasmids in these selected strains. Antobiotic resistance and degradative ability for other herbicides of the strains were tested.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.224-230
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• 1989

For the production of catechol from benzene, bacteria capable of assimilating benzene as a sole carbon and energy source were isolated from soils. Among them, newly isolated strain, KY-114 hay-ing the best ability of producing catechol from benzene was selected and a mutant Pseudomonas sp. HW-103 was developed from Pseudomonas sp. KY-114 by using mutagenesis induced by N-methyl - N'- nitro - N -nitrobo guanidine. The catechol reduction from benzone by Pseudomonas sp. HW-103 was investigated under various conditions. The highest catechol concentration (0.61 g/$\ell$) was obtained in the growth medium (pH 6.5) containing 1% sodium citrate, 0.75% (NH$_4$)$_2$SO$_4$, 0.15% benzene and other minerals at 3$0^{\circ}C$ after incubating of 15hrs. In the catechol production through the reaction with resting rolls, 2.5 g/1 of catechol was produced from 4 g/$\ell$ of benzene after incubation of 10 hrs under the optium conditions, which correponds to 45% of theoretical catechol yield.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.170-179
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• 1978

By the successive enrichment culture, more than 250 methanol-utilizing bacteria were isolated from various samples such as soil, waste water and sewage. Two strains of which were selected and tentatively identified as Acinetobacter sp. and Pseudomonas sp. experiments were carried out to determine the growth conditions for the higher biomass yield and to demonstrate the difference to protein composition dependent upon carbon sources of these two species. the results were as follows ; 1. the optimum pH was determined as 8 in the both species. The optimum temperature in Acinetobacter sp. was $25^{\circ}C{\sim}30^{\circ}C$ and pseudomonas sp. was $30^{\circ}C-35^{\circ}C$. The optimum initial concentration of mthanol was determined as 1-2% in Acinetobacter sp. and 2-3% in pseudomonas sp. 2. The optimum concnetrations of nitrogen source, micro-elements, and vitamins such as biotin and thiamine-HCl in Acnetobactar sp. were 1g $(NH_4)_3SO4,\;1{\sim}3mg\;Mn^{++},\;4mg\;Fe^{++},\;10{\mu}g\;biotin,\;and\;100{\mu}g$ thiamine-HCl per liter medium. In the Pseudomonas sp., 2g $(NH_4)_3SO4,\;1mg\;Mn^{++},\;trace\;amounts\;of\;Fe^{++},\;5{\mu}g\;biotin,\;and\;100{\mu}g$ thiamine HCl per liter were effective. Maximum biomass yield was 2.5g/l in Acinetobacter sp. and 4.8g/l in Pseudomonas sp. 3. Protein composition of the two strains exhibited that alkai-labile protein was higher than alkali-stable protein. In Pseudomonas sp., the contents of acid soluble fraction and alkali-stable protein of the cells grown in the methanol medium were higher than in sucrose medium. On the other hand, in Acinetobacter sp., alkalilabile protein of the cells grown in sucrose medium was higher than in methanol medium.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Applied Microbiology Conference
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• 2000.04a
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• pp.116-123
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• 2000

The purpose of this work was to investigate the induction of stress shock proteins (SSPs) in Burkholderia sp. YK-2 in response to 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), and Pseudomonas sp. DJ-12 to benzoate, 4-chlorobenzoate (4-CBA), 4-hydroxybenzoate, and biphenyl. The SSPs, which contribute to the resistance of the cytotoxic effect of the toxic aromatic compounds including 2,4-D and 4-CBA, were induced at different concentrations of the compounds in exponentially growing cultures of Burkholderia sp. YK-2 or Pseudomonas sp. DJ-12. This response involved the induction of a 43 kDa DnaK and 41 kDa GroEL proteins in Burkholderia sp. YK-2, characterized by SDS-PAGE and Western blot using the anti-DnaK and anti-GroEL monoclonal antibodies. In Pseudomonas sp. DJ-12, 70 kDa DnaK and 60 kDa GroEL proteins was induced as SSPs, respectively. The total SSPs were analyzed by 2-D PAGE. Survival of Burkholderia sp. YK-2 or Pseudomonas sp. DJ-12 with time in the presence of different concentrations of the compounds was monitored, and viable counts paralleled the induction of the SSPs in these strains. Cells treated with the increased concentrations of toxic compounds showed some destructive openings on the cell envelopes.

• Korean Journal of Organic Agriculture
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.151-160
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• 1997

Azospirillum sp., photosynthetic bacteria(Rhodopseudomonas sp.) and Pseudomonas sp. were separated and screened from soil and soilless culture, and identificated. The antifungal activities against root-infected pathogens and plant growth promoting effects of the cultured solution of the starins(5.0$\times$105 cells/$m\ell$) in the peatmoss compost on the early growth of cucumber and tomato seedling were investigated. Azospirillum sp. and Pseudomonas sp. showed a antifungal activities against Fusarium sp., Pythium sp. and Rhizoctonia sp in thed ranges of 51.0% to 72.0% on potato dextrose agar medium, however photosynthetic bacteria had not antifungal activities. When cultured solution of Azospirillum sp., photosynthetic bacterial and Pseudomonas sp. were bacterialized by mixing with peatmoss compost, early growth of cucumber and tomato in terms of plant height, number of leaves, leaf area, root length, fresh anf dry weight of leaf, stem and root were promoted, especially photosynthetic bacteria had a the best plant growth promting activities.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.24 no.8
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• pp.887-894
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• 2014

The screening of the microorganisms degrading chlorinated organic compounds such as PCP (pentachlorophenol) and TCE (trichloroethylene) was conducted with soil and industrial wastewater contaminated with various chlorinated organic compounds. Isolates (GP5, GP19) capable of degrading PCP and isolates (GA6, GA15) capable of degrading TCE were identified as Acetobactor sp., Pseudomonas sp., Arthrobacer sp., Xanthomonas sp. and named Acetobacter sp. GP5, Pseudomonas sp. GP19, Arthrobacer sp. GA6 and Xanthomoas sp. GA15, respectively. The microbial augmentation, OC17 formulated with the mixture of bacteria including isolates (4 strains) degrading chlorinated organic compounds and isolates (Acinetobacter sp. KN11, Neisseria sp. GN13) degrading aromatic hydrocarbons. Characteristics of microbial augmentation OC-17 showed cell mass of $2.8{\times}10^9CFU/g$, bulk density of $0.299g/cm^3$ and water content of 26.8%. In the experiment with an artificial wastewater containing PCP (500 mg/l), degradation efficiency of the microbial augmentation OC17 was 87% during incubation of 65 hours. The degradation efficiency of TCE (300 uM) by microbial augmentation OC17 was 90% during incubation of 50 hours. In a continuous culture experiment, analysis of the biodegradation of organic compounds by microbial augmentation OC17 in industry wastewater containing chlorinated hydrocarbons showed that the removal rate of COD was 91% during incubation of 10 days. These results indicate that it is possible to apply the microbial augmentation OC17 to industrial wastewaters containing chlorinated organic compounds.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.37 no.4
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• pp.350-354
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• 2009

A Gram-negative, alginate lyase-producing bacterium was isolated from the Haeundae Coast, Korea. The isolated strain N7151-6 produced alginate lyase. The optimal temperature and pH for growth were found to be $30^{\circ}C$ and pH 8.0, respectively. This strain can be grown at the NaCl concentration of 0-7% (w/v). Analysis of 16S rDNA sequence and physiological profiling indicated that the strain N7151-6 belonged to Pseudomonas sp. The enzyme alginate lyase produced by Pseudomonas sp. N7151-6 was partially purified by ultrafiltration (MWCO= 30 kDa). The optimum pH and temperature for the activity of the purified enzyme were found to be 7.0 and $30^{\circ}C$, respectively. The enzyme was stable at the pH range of 5.0-9.0 and temperature range of $23-30^{\circ}C$. The total activity of alginate lyase produced was reached about 110 unit/L.

• Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.1-7
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• 1996

Polychlorinated Biphenyls(PCBs)의 생물학적 처리가 시도되고 있으며, PCBs를 분해할 수 있는 미생물을 이용할 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 폐기된 절연유의 생물학적 처리를 위하여 PCBs를 분해하는 균을 분해하였으며, 분해된 균을 이용하여 절연유 내의 Polychlorinated Biphenyls(PCBs) 분해를 회분식 실험에서 연구하였다. 대구의 신천으로부터 유일한 탄소원으로 Biphenyl을 포함하고 있는 고체배지에서 PCBs를 분해할 수 있는 Pseudomonas sp. P2 균주를 분해하였다. PCBs의 용해도를 높이기 위해 사용된 유화제 alkyl aryl ethoxylated phosphate가 200 mg/L에서는 Pseudomonas sp. P2 균주의 성장에 영향을 미치지 않았다. 1000 mg/L의 Biphenyl과 PCBs에 Pseudomonas sp. P2를 접종하여 160시간 배양후에 Biphenyl과 PCBs의 분해가 각각 97.5%, 58.0%였다. Biphenyl 1000 mg/L에서 최대성장율($\mu_{max}$)은 0.34 $day^{-1}$, 0.26 였다. 따라서 염소가 결합되지 않은 Biphenyl는 염소가 결합된 PCBs보다 분해가 빠르게 진행되었다. 또한 Pseudomonas sp. P2는 Biphenyl과 PCBs의 분해로 부터 유도된 황색의 분해대사산물을 확인하였다. 본 연구에서는 Pseudomonas sp. P2 균주가 절연유 내의 PCBs를 분해할 수 있다는 것을 확인하였다.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.22 no.6
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• pp.621-626
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• 1994

Cysteine showed strong inhibitory effect on growth and protease production of Pseudo- monas sp. RP-222 and its mutant, MR-3966. Mid- to late-log phase cells were most sensitive to the presence of 10 mM cysteine. The inhibition caused by cysteine was almost completely overcome by addition of isoleucine, leucine and valine mixture to the medium, and inclusion of iso#leucine alone could greatly reduce the inhibitory effects of cysteine. Homocysteine and #cysteine, sulfur compounds having similar structure as cysteine, inhibited to varying degrees the growth of both strains. Cysteine and homocysteine were strong inhibitors of threonine deaminase but not transa#- minase B. These results suggest a relationship between the growth-inhibitory effects of cysteine and other sulfur compounds and the inhibition of isoleucine synthesis at the level of threonine deaminase.