• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.388-398
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• 1998

A bacterium which is resistant to both mercury and cadmium, and also capable of utilizing phenol as a carbon and energy source, was isolated from the Kumho River sediments near Kangchang Bridge, Taegu, Korea. The isolate was labeled Pseudomonas sp. KM10 and characterized. The bacteria grew in 4 mM $CdCl_2$and in $70{\mu}M$ $HgCl_2$. The bacteria efficiently removed over 90% of 1 g/l phenol within 30 h. In the presence of 1.250 g/l phenol, the growth of the microorganism was slightly retarded and the microorganism could not tolerate 1.5 g/l phenol. Curing of plasmid from the bacteria was carried out to generate a plasmidless strain. Subsequent experiments localized the genes for phenol degradation in plasmid and the genes for mercury resistance and cadmium resistance on the chromosome. Dot hybridization and Southern hybridization under low stringent conditions were performed to identify the DNA homology. These results showed significant homologies between the some sequence of the chromosome of Pseudomonas sp. KM10 and merR of Shigella flexneri R 100, and between the some sequence of the chromosome of Pseudomonas sp. KM10 and cadA of Staphylococcus aureus pI258. The mechanism of cadmium resistance was efflux, similar to that of S. aureus pI258 cadA, and the mechanism of mercury resistance was volatilization, similar to that of S. flexneri R100 mer.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.413-419
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• 1998

Acetaminophen 자화성 Pseudomonas sp.에 존재하는 aryl acylamidase[EC 3.5.1.13]는 ammonium sulfate fractionation, DEAE-Sephacel anion exchange chromatography, Phenyl-Sepharose CL-4B hydrophobic interaction chroamtography 및 Sephadex G-100 gel-permeation chromatography를 통해 순수 정제되었다. 정제된 효소는 SDS-PAGE상에서 분자량을 측정한 결과 56 kDa, Sephadex G-100 gel-permeation chromatography로 측정한 결과 57 kDa이었으며, 따라서 단일한 subunit로 구성된 효소이었다. 정제된 효소의 최대 활성을 위한 pH와 온도는 각각 pH 10.5와 4$0^{\circ}C$이였다. 5$0^{\circ}C$에서 30분간 처리시 34%의 잔존활성을 나타내었다. Acetaminophen과 4'-nitroacetanilide쉐 대한 Km값은 각각 0.10 mM과 0.11 mM 이었다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.275-281
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• 2004

Quinoline (2,3-benzopyridine)을 유일한 탄소원과 질소원, 그리고 에너지원으로 이용하는Pseudomonas sp. NEQ-1을 실험 균주로 사용하였으며, 균주로부터 catechol 1,2-dioxygenase (C1,2O)를 유도하기 위하여 탄소원으로 benzoate를사 용하였다. C1,2O의 효소학적 특징을 조사하기 위하여 benzoate에서 배양한 Pseudomonas sp. NFQ-1을 초음파 분쇄기로 파쇄하고, ammonium sulfate침전과 gel permeation chromatography및 Source 15Q의 과정을 실시하여 C1,2O를 분리 및 정제하였다. 정제된 C1,2O의 특이활성(specific activity)은 14.21 unit/mg으로 나타났으며, SDS-PAGE에 의해 조사된 C1,2O의 분자량은 약 33 kDa이었다. Cl,2O는 catechol과 4-methylcatechol 및 3-methylcatechol에 대해서 효소활성을 나타내는 것으로 확인되었다. C1,2O의 Km은 38.54 ${\mu}M$로 측정되었고, Vmax는 $25.10\;{\mu}mol{\cdot}min^{-1}{\cdot}mg^{-1}$으로 나타났다. C1,2O는 $30^{\circ}C$와 pH 8.5에서 최적활성을 나타내는 것으로 조사되었으며, $Ag^+,\;Hg^+,\;Ca^{2+}$,그리고 $Cu^{2+}$는 C1,2O의 활성을 억제하였다. 분석되어진 N-말단 아미노산 서열은 ^1TVKISQSASIQKFFEEA^{17}$이었으며, Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA01과 $82\%$로 가장 높은 유사성을 보였고 Pseudomonas arvilla C-1와는 $71\%,$ Pseudomonas putida KT2440과는 $59\%,$ 그리고 Pseudomonas sp. CA10과는 $53\%$의 상동성이 각각 존재하는 것으로 확인하였다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.259-264
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• 1988

Pseudomonas sp.로 동정된 토양분리균의 inulinase를 ammonium sulfate 분획, DEAE Sephadex A-50 Chromatography, Sephadex G 100 및 Sephadex G200 gel여과 등의 과정을 거쳐 정제 한 결과 inulinase PI과 PII의 두 isoenzyme으로 분리되었으며 각각 약 24배와 17배 정제되어 단일단백질로 분리되었다. PI, PII 두 isoenzyme은 다같이 sucrose, raffinose 및 levan은 분해하지 못하고 inulin만을 endo-type로 분해 절단하는 $\beta$-2,1-fructanfructano hydrolase(EC 3.2.1.7)임이 밝혀졌다. 효소활성 최적온도는 두 효소가 같은데 비해 (55$^{\circ}C$), 최적 pH는 PI이 pH5.5, PII가 pH6.0으로 약간의 차이를 보였다. Inulin에 대한 Km값은 PI ; 2$\times$$10^{-3}$M, PII : 5$\times$$10^{-3}$M로써 PI효소가 PII보다 약간 높은 친화력을 보였다.

• Advances in environmental research
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.201-210
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• 2012

The bioavailability of sorbed organic contaminants is one of the most important factors used to determine their fate in the environment. This study was conducted to evaluate the bioavailability of slow-desorbable naphthalene in soils. An air sparging system was utilized to remove dissolved (or desorbed) naphthalene continuously and to limit the bacterial utilization of dissolved naphthalene. A biological air sparging system (air sparging system with bacteria) was developed to evaluate the bioavailability of the slow-desorption fraction in soils. Three different strains (Pseudomonas putida G7, Pseudomonas sp. CZ6 and Burkholderia sp. KM1) and two soils were used. Slow-desorbable naphthalene continuously decreased under air sparging; however, a greater decrease was observed in response to the biological air sparging system. Enhanced bioavailability was not observed in the Jangseong soil. Overall, the results of this study suggests that the removal rate of slow-desorbable contaminants may be enhanced by inoculation of degrading bacteria into an air sparging system during the remediation of contaminated soils. However, the enhanced bioavailability was found to depend more on the soil properties than the bacterial characteristics.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.57-62
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• 2010

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of mixing methods on the biodegradation of sorbed naphthalene and phenanthrene in soils. Biodegradation was initiated by inoculating Pseudomonas sp. KM1 into equilibrated soil slurry vials. Four different mixing methods, including no mixing, orbital shaking, rolling and rotating were utilized to enhance the biodegradation of both naphthalene and phenanthrene. The experimental results showed that the sorbed compounds were more effectively biodegraded with rolling and rotating mixing methods. The sorbed naphthalene concentrations were reduced to 0 mg/kg via the rolling and rotating methods. However, with no mixing and the orbital shaking methods, the sorbed naphthalene concentrations were comparatively high, ranging from 2.59 to 20.45 mg/kg. Similar trends were observed for the biodegradation of phenanthrene, but the concentrations remaining were higher than those of naphthalene, due to the limited bioavailability of the sorbed phenanthrene. The rolling and rotating mixing methods are suggested can distribute bacteria uniformly in the slurry system; improve the mass transfer rate and the probability of physical contact between bacteria and the sorbed contaminants, resulting in higher bioavailability of the contaminants.