• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제51권3호
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• pp.128-135
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• 2008

A total of 142 samples comprising vegetables, soil, and water collected from different agricultural farms (five provinces) were analyzed for total aerobic bacteria (aerobic plate count [APC]), Bacillus cereus, Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella spp., and Staphylococcus aureus. The average of total APC in all the samples ranged from $4.72{\times}10^5$ to $8.62{\times}10^8\;CFU/g$ (mL). The prevalence of B. cereus, E. coli, L. monocytogenes, S. spp., and S. aureus for all samples was 17.60%, 2.11 %, 1.4%, 0%, and 2.11 % respectively, and their counts averaged to $4.87{\times}10^4\;CFU/g$ (mL), $4.34{\times}10^3\;CFU/g$ (mL), $2.15{\times}10^2\;CFU/g$, 0 CFU/g, and $3.12{\times}10^3\;CFU/g$ respectively. Among the 3 different types of samples, 6 vegetables (10.34%), 24 soil (38.70%), and 3 water (13.64%) samples were found to be positive for bacterial pathogens. The result showed that the occurrence of bacterial pathogen in the samples analyzed was low. Further time to time monitoring and need to wash of raw agricultural products is recommended.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.396-401
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• 2009

본 실험은 경기 북부 일부 지역의 계란에서 미생물 오염도를 측정하여 계란의 위생 상태를 파악하고자 하였다. 조사 자료로서는 대형 마트에 유통 중인 계란 중에서 서로 브랜드가 다른 계란을 대상으로 하였다. 계란의 난각에 존재하는 일반 세균수를 측정하였다. 그 결과 $3.4{\times}10^4cfu/m{\ell}$로 상당히 높은 일반 세균수가 검출되었다. 다음으로는 식중독 지수의 중요한 지표가 되는 대장균 및 계란으로 인한 식중독에서 주요 원인 균으로 작용하는 살모넬라균의 오염 여부를 파악한 결과, 한 브랜드의 계란에서 대장균이 검출되었고, 살모넬라균은 검출되지 않았다. 또한 각 브랜드에 계란에서 검출된 세균을 분리 동정 한 결과, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas mendocina, Alcaligenes xylosoxidans, Alcaligenes faecalis, Enterobacter cloacae 등이 분리되었다. 이 세균들 중 일부는 사람에게 병원성을 나타내거나, 면역력이 약한 노약자나 어린이에게 기회감염 또는 병원 내 감염을 일으키기도 하는 것으로 알려졌다. 계란의 난각에서 분리된 대장균의 병원성 여부를 판정하기 위하여, 대장균의 DNA를 분리하여 PCR을 수행한 결과, 병원성 대장균들에서 특이적으로 나타나는 유전자형을 가지고 있지 않는 것으로 밝혀졌다. 위의 결과들을 종합하여 보면, 시중에 유통중인 계란의 난각에서 비록 살모넬라균과 병원성 대장균은 검출되지 않았지만, 사람에게 감염을 일으킬 수 있는 여러 병원성 세균들이 검출됨으로써 계란의 유통 및 판매에 더욱 철저한 위생관리가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.151-153
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• 2011

한국 전통 생 막걸리의 최적 저장 조건을 확립하기 위하여 먼저 전통 생 막걸리를 제조한 후 $4^{\circ}C$와 $20^{\circ}C$에 저장하면서 효모와 총 세균, 젖산균 수의 변화를 조사하였다. 효모는 $20^{\circ}C$에서 30일 저장 후 89%가 감소 되었으나, $4^{\circ}C$저장에서는 큰 변화가 없었다. 총 세균수는 $20^{\circ}C$에서 30일 저장시 98.0%가 감소 되었고 젖산균 역시 99%가 감소되었다. 그러나 $4^{\circ}C$저장에서는 65%미만의 낮은 감소를 보였다. 위의 결과와 관능검사 결과 등을 종합하였을 때 본 연구에서 제조한 생 막걸리는 $4^{\circ}C$와 $20^{\circ}C$에서 15일까지도 큰 품질저하 없이 음용할 수 있는 상태로 저장이 가능한 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.171-174
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• 2007

The growth stimulation of wild plants by several bacterial species showing plant growth-promoting capabilities was examined in a barren lakeside area at Lake Paro, Korea. Microbial numbers and activities in the field soil were monitored for 73 days after inoculation of the bacteria. The acridine orange direct counts for the total soil bacterial populations ranged between $2.0-2.3{\times}10^{9}\;cells/g$ soil and $1.4-1.8{\times}10^{9}\;cells/g$ soil in the inoculated and uninoculated soils, respectively. The numbers of Pseudomonas spp., which is known as a typical plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria, and the total microbial activity were higher in the inoculated soil compared to those in the uninoculated soil. The average shoot and root lengths of the wild plants grown in the inoculated soil were 17.3 cm and 12.4 cm, respectively, and longer than those of 11.4 cm and 8.5 cm in the uninoculated soil. The total dry weight of the harvested wild plants was also higher in the inoculated soil (42.0 g) compared to the uninoculated soil (35.1 g). The plant growth-promoting capabilities of the inoculated bacteria may be used for the rapid revegetation of barren or disturbed land, and as biofertilizer in agriculture.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.701-710
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• 2019

This study investigated the effect of apios powder on the quality characteristics of sausages. The results were as follows: pH values of the sausages were not significantly different among the samples. The amount of moisture content in the sausages decreased with increasing amount of apios powder. Increase in apios powder increased the lightness (L) value but decreased redness (a) and yellowness (b) values. Increase in apios powder increased the hardness and chewiness of sausage but decreased the adhesiveness. Apios powder had no significant effect on gumminess and springiness of the sausages among all samples. Total phenolic compound content and DPPH radical scavenging activity of apios powder added sausage significantly increased with increasing apios powder. Total bacterial counts of apios powder added sausage increased in all the samples as storage period passes and after 4 weeks of storage, the more adding ratio of apios powder was increased, the total bacterial count decreased. In view of above results, apios powder was considered to be food material suitable not only for functionality but also for developing sausage product of which preservation property is improved. From the results, 100% apios powder can be used to make optimum level for production of sausage.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.56-65
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• 2011

돼지 도축폐수를 처리하는 Rotating Activated Bacillus Contactors (RABC) 공정의 세균군집 특성을 파악하기 위하여 그람양성세균수와 총세균수를 계수하여 기존 고도폐수처리공정인 A2O (Anaerobic-Anoxic-Oxic) 공정과 비교하였다. RABC 공정의 생물막 세균군집구조는 비배양기법인 16S rDNA 염기서열결정법을 이용하여 분석하였다. RABC 공정의 총세균수에 대한 그람양성세균수 비율은 생물막(32%)에 비해 최종포기조(1282%) 및 반송슬러지(958%)에서 현저히 증가한 반면, A2O 공정의 그람양성세균수 비율은 호기조(40%)와 반송슬러지(49%) 모두에서 상대적으로 훨씬 낮았다. 총 9개 문에 해당하는 92개의 클론이 검출되었으며, 이 가운데 최우점 집단은 Proteobacteria (64.1%)와 Actinobacteria (18.4)%로서 이들 2개 문이 전체의 82.5%를 차지하였다. 3번째로 많이 검출된 것은 내생포자형성세균집단이 속하는 Firmicutes (5.4%) 문이었다. 소량 검출된 나머지 6개 문은 Bacteroidetes (3.3%), Chlorobi (2.2%), Nitrospirae (1.1%), Chlorofleix (1.1%), Acidobacteria (1.1%), Fusobacteria (1.1%)의 순이었다. Proteobacteria 문 중에서는 Betaproteobacteria 강 34.8%, Alphaproteobacteria 강 26.1%로서 대부분을 차지하였고, Gammaproteobacteria 강은 3.2%이었다. 내생포자형성세균집단의 비율은 모두 19.4%로서, Firmicutes 문 5.4%와 Actinobacteria 문의 Intrasporangiaceae과 14.0%이었다. 질화세균 및 탈질세균과 관련된 클론 비율 6.5%, 인축적세균과 관련된 클론 비율 5.4%를 기록함으로써 무기영양소 및 악취 제거능력을 가진 세균집단이 RABC 생물막에 많이 서식하고 있음이 확인되었다.

• 한국어류학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.62-68
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• 2017

본 연구에서는 명태 양식 기술 개발 과정 중 수산생물 병원체의 영향을 알아보고자 사육수 내 총 세균수 변화, 분포와 명태에 대한 영향을 분석하였으며, 성장 단계별 명태의 병원체(세균, 기생충 및 바이러스) 조사 및 비정상 개체 발생에 대한 원인 구명을 수행하였다. 자어 단계에서 사육수의 평균 세균수는 $2.11{\times}10^3cfu/mL$로 나타났으며, 비브리오균이 52%로 가장 높게 분포하였다. 치어 및 미성어 단계에서 사육수의 세균수는 $3.43{\times}10^3cfu/mL$(슈도모나스균 90% 분포) 그리고 성어 단계에서는 $3.2{\times}10^2cfu/mL$(슈도모나스 52%)로 나타났다. 명태 사육수 세균총의 변화는 먹이생물의 종류, 공급 및 잔류량에 의해 영향을 받는 것으로 판단된다. 외관상 건강한 개체에서는 대량 폐사를 일으킬 수 있는 세균, 바이러스가 검출되지 않았으나, 일부 안구돌출, 턱 주변 조직 출혈을 보이는 비정상 개체에서 아가미 새변의 기포 형성, 각막 조직 및 맥락막 주변 조직 괴사가 관찰되었다. 특히, 병변 부위에서 검출된 세균(P. fluorescens, Vibrio sp., V. pelagius, Planococcus maritumus 그리고 Pseudoalteromonas sp.)이 사육수에도 동일하게 분포하였으며, 사육 과정 중 외상 발생 이후 2차 세균 감염이 발생할 수 있음을 시사한다. 명태의 안정적인 양식 산업화를 위한 요소로 기초 질병 데이터 구축과 더불어 지속적인 질병관리가 필요하다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제47권6호
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• pp.437-442
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• 2014

Foodborne illness due to the consumption of contaminated raw strawberries is a continuing food safety concern. This study investigated and evaluated contamination levels of bacteria on strawberries at farms stage to evaluate potential hazards associated with fresh strawberries. A total of 315 samples, 105 samples from 5 sampling sites (A to E) of 21 farms and 210 samples from 1 sampling site of 6 farms, was collected every month for four months and analyzed to enumerate aerobic bacterial counts, Coliforms/E. coli, Bacillus cereus and Staphylococcus aureus. In addition, the prevalence study of five pathogens (S. aureus, E. coli, E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella spp. and Listeria monocytogenes) was performed on each sample. Aerobic bacterial counts ranged from 0.48 to 6.36 Log CFU/g, with the highest bacterial cell counts recorded for D and E sites. Coliforms were detected in 71 samples (22.5%) with a minimum of 0.48 cfu/g and a maximum of more than 4 Log CFU/g. B. cereus was detected in 98 samples (31.1%) among total samples analyzed. S. aureus was detected in 2 samples with a minimum of 0.48 Log CFU/g and a maximum of 1.38 Log CFU/g. E. coli, E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella spp. and L. monocytogenes were not isolated from any of the samples. The microbial contamination levels of strawberries determined in this study may be used as the fundamental data for microbiological risk assessment.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.464-471
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• 2014

Ground lean pork was irradiated by an electron beam or X-rays to compare the effects of two types of radiation generated by a linear accelerator on the quality of Bologna sausage as a model meat product. Raw ground lean pork was vacuum packaged at a thickness of 1.5 cm and irradiated at doses of 2, 4, 6, 8, or 10 kGy by an electron beam (2.5 MeV) or X-rays (5 MeV). Solubility of myofibrillar proteins, bacterial counts, and thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS) values were determined for raw meat samples. Bologna sausage was manufactured using the irradiated lean pork, and total bacterial counts, TBARS values, and quality properties (color differences, cooking yield, texture, and palatability) were determined. Irradiation increased the solubility of myofibrillar proteins in a dose-dependent manner (p<0.05). Bacterial contamination of the raw meat was reduced as the absorbed dose increased, and the reduction was the same for both radiation types. Differences were observed only between irradiated and non-irradiated samples (p<0.05). X-ray irradiation may serve as an alternative to gamma irradiation and electron beam irradiation.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제65권2호
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• pp.387-400
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• 2023

Ruminal protozoa, especially entodiniomorphs, engulf other members of the rumen microbiome in large numbers; and they release oligopeptides and amino acids, which can be fermented to ammonia and volatile fatty acids (VFAs) by amino acid-fermenting bacteria (AAFB). Studies using defaunated (protozoa-free) sheep have demonstrated that ruminal protozoa considerably increase intraruminal nitrogen recycling but decrease nitrogen utilization efficiency in ruminants. However, direct interactions between ruminal protozoa and AAFB have not been demonstrated because of their inability to establish axenic cultures of any ruminal protozoan. Thus, this study was performed to evaluate the interaction between Entodinium caudatum, which is the most predominant rumen ciliate species, and an AAFB consortium in terms of feed degradation and ammonia production along with the microbial population shift of select bacterial species (Prevotella ruminicola, Clostridium aminophilum, and Peptostreptococcus anaerobius). From an Ent. caudatum culture that had been maintained by daily feeding and transfers every 3 or 4 days, the bacteria and methanogens loosely associated with Ent. caudatum cells were removed by filtration and washing. An AAFB consortium was established by repeated transfers and enrichment with casamino acids as the sole substrate. The cultures of Ent. caudatum alone (Ec) and AAFB alone (AAFB) and the co-culture of Ent. caudatum and AAFB (Ec + AAFB) were set up in three replicates and incubated at 39℃ for 72 h. The digestibility of dry matter (DM) and fiber (NDF), VFA profiles, ammonia concentrations, pH, and microscopic counts of Ent. caudatum were compared among the three cultures. The co-culture of AAFB and Ent. caudatum enhanced DM degradation, VFA production, and Ent. caudatum cell counts; conversely, it decreased acetate: propionate ratio although the total bacterial abundance was similar between Ec and the Ec + AAFB co-culture after 24 h incubation. The ammonia production and relative abundance of C. aminophilum and P. anaerobius did not differ between AAFB alone and the Ec + AAFB co-culture. Our results indicate that Ent. caudatum and AAFB could have a mutualistic interaction that benefited each other, but their interactions were complex and might not increase ammoniagenesis. Further research should examine how such interactions affect the population dynamics of AAFB.