• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.704-715
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• 2006

Oil spill was found in 1999 from a diesel storage facility located near the top of Baekun Mountain in Uiwang City. Application of bioremediation techniques was very relevant in removing oil spills in this site, because the geological condition was not amenable for other onsite remediation techniques. For efficient bioremediation, bacterial communities of the contaminated site and the uncontaminated control site were compared using both molecular and cultivation techniques. Soil bacterial populations were observed to be stimulated to grow in the soils contaminated with diesel hydrocarbon, whereas fungal and actinomycetes populations were decreased by diesel contamination. Most of the dieseldegrading bacteria isolated from contaminated forest soils were strains of Pseudomonas, Ralstonia, and Rhodococcus species. Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) analysis revealed that the profiles were different among the three contaminated sites, whereas those of the control sites were identical to each other. Analysis of 16S rDNA sequences of dominant isolates and clones showed that the bacterial community was less diverse in the oil-contaminated site than at the control site. Sequence analysis of the alkane hydroxylase genes cloned from soil microbial DNAs indicated that their diversity and distribution were different between the contaminated site and the control site. The results indicated that diesel contamination exerted a strong selection on the indigenous microbial community in the contaminated site, leading to predominance of well-adapted microorganisms in concurrence with decrease of microbial diversity.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.376-383
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• 2005

Alcaligenes sp. JMP228 carrying 2,4­dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) degradative plasmid pJP4 was inoculated into natural soil, and transfer of the plasmid pJP4 to indigenous soil bacteria was investigated with and without 2,4-D amendment. Plasmid pJP4 transfer was enhanced in the soils treated with 2,4-D, compared to the soils not amended with 2,4-D. Several different transconjugants were isolated from the soils treated with 2,4-D, while no indigenous transconjugants were obtained from the unamended soils. Inoculation of the soils with both the donor Alcaligenes sp. JMP228/pJP4 and a recipient Burkholderia cepacia DBO 1 produced less diverse transconjugants than the soils inoculated with the donor alone. Repetitive extragenic palindromic-polymerase chain reaction (REP-PCR) analysis of the transconjugants exhibited seven distinct genomic DNA fingerprints. Analysis of 16S rDNA sequences indicated that the transconjugants were related to members of the genera Burkholderia and Pandoraea. Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) analysis of PCR-amplified 16S rRNA genes revealed that inoculation of the donor caused clear changes in the bacterial community structure of the 2,4-D­amended soils. The new 16S rRNA gene bands in the DGGE profile corresponded with the 16S rRNA genes of 2,4-D­degrading transconjugants isolated from the soil. The results indicate that introduction of the 2,4-D degradative plasmid as Alcaligenes sp. JMP228/pJP4 has a substantial impact on the bacterial community structure in the 2,4-D-amended soil.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제24권7호
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• pp.888-897
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• 2014

A bacterial community analysis of the gut of Tenebrio molitor larvae was performed using pyrosequencing of the 16S rRNA gene. A predominance of genus Spiroplasma species in phylum Tenericutes was observed in the gut samples, but there was variation found in the community composition between T. molitor individuals. The gut bacteria community structure was not significantly affected by the presence of antibiotics or by the exposure of T. molitor larvae to a highly diverse soil bacteria community. A negative relationship was identified between bacterial diversity and ampicillin concentration; however, no negative relationship was identified with the addition of kanamycin. Ampicillin treatment resulted in a reduction in the bacterial community size, estimated using the 16S rRNA gene copy number. A detailed phylogenetic analysis indicated that the Spiroplasma-associated sequences originating from the T. molitor larvae were distinct from previously identified Spiroplasma type species, implying the presence of novel Spiroplasma species. Some Spiroplasma species are known to be insect pathogens; however, the T. molitor larvae did not experience any harmful effects arising from the presence of Spiroplasma species, indicating that Spiroplasma in the gut of T. molitor larvae do not act as a pathogen to the host. A comparison with the bacterial communities found in other insects (Apis and Solenopsis) showed that the Spiroplasma species found in this study were specific to T. molitor.

• 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.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.177-182
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• 2010

2009년 4월 제주도의 운진항에서 채집한 해양 해면 Spirastrella abata와 Cinachyrella sp.의 공생 세균의 주요 군집구조를 16SrDNA-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) 방법을 이용하여 비교 분석하였다. S. abata와 Cinachyrella sp.는 각각 7개와 8개의 DGGE 밴드를 나타내었으며 이들을 적출하여 염기서열을 분석한 결과, NCBI에 등록된 서열들과 92-100%의 유사도를 나타내었다. S. abata의 주요 공생세균은 Alphaproteobacteria와 Deltaproteobacteria에 속하였으며, Cinachyrella sp.의 경우 Alphaproteobacteria, Gammaproteobacteria와 Actinobacteria에 속하는 세균으로 구성되었다. 두 종의 해면에서 공통되는 공생세균 그룹은 Alphaproteobacteria였으며 이 세균 그룹은 두 종의 해면 모두에서 우점하였다. Deltaproteobacteria는 S. abata에서, Actinobacteria와 Gammaproteobacteria는 Cinachyrella sp.에서만 관찰되었다. 동일지역에서 채집한 서로 다른 두 종의 해면은 각각 다른 공생세균 군집구조를 나타내었다.

• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.37.1-37.14
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• 2021

Background: Ticks are one of the most common external parasites in dogs, and are associated with the transmission of a number of major zoonoses, which result in serious harm to human health and even death. Also, the increasing number of pet dogs and pet owners in China has caused concern regarding human tick-borne illnesses. Accordingly, studies are needed to gain a complete understanding of the bacterial composition and diversity of the ticks that parasitize dogs. Objectives: To date, there have been relatively few reports on the analysis of the bacterial community structure and diversity in ticks that parasitize dogs. The objective of this study was to investigate the microbial composition and diversity of parasitic ticks of dogs, and assessed the effect of tick sex and geographical region on the bacterial composition in two tick genera collected from dogs in China. Methods: A total of 178 whole ticks were subjected to a 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) next generation sequencing analysis. The Illumina MiSeq platform targeting the V3-V4 region of the 16S rRNA gene was used to characterize the bacterial communities of the collected ticks. Sequence analysis and taxonomic assignment were performed using QIIME 2 and the GreenGene database, respectively. After clustering the sequences into taxonomic units, the sequences were quality-filtered and rarefied. Results: After pooling 24 tick samples, we identified a total of 2,081 operational taxonomic units, which were assigned to 23 phyla and 328 genera, revealing a diverse bacterial community profile. The high, moderate and low prevalent taxa include 46, 101, and 182 genera, respectively. Among them, dominant taxa include environmental bacterial genera, such as Psychrobacter and Burkholderia. Additionally, some known tick-associated endosymbionts were also detected, including Coxiella, Rickettsia, and Ricketssiella. Also, the potentially pathogenic genera Staphylococcus and Pseudomonas were detected in the tick pools. Moreover, our preliminary study found that the differences in microbial communities are more dependent on the sampling location than tick sex in the tick specimens collected from dogs. Conclusions: The findings of this study support the need for future research on the microbial population present in ticks collected from dogs in China.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.1087-1093
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• 2005

The population diversity and seasonal changes of bacterial communities in rice soils were monitored using both culture-dependent approaches and molecular methods. The rice field plot consisted of twelve subplots planted with two genetically-modified (GM) rice and two non-GM rice plants in three replicates. The DGGE analysis revealed that the bacterial community structures of the twelve subplot soils were quite similar to each other in a given month, indicating that there were no significant differences in the structure of the soil microbial populations between GM rice and non-GM rice during the experiment. However, the DGGE profiles of June soil after a sudden flooding were quite different from those of the other months. The June profiles exhibited a few intense DNA bands, compared with the others, indicating that flooding of rice field stimulated selective growth of some indigenous microorganisms. Phylogenetic analysis of l6S rDNA sequences from cultivated isolates showed that, while the isolates obtained from April soil before flooding were relatively evenly distributed among diverse genera such as Arthrobacter, Streptomyces, Terrabacter, and Bacillus/Paenibacillus, those from June soil after flooding mostly belonged to the Arthrobacter species. Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rDNA sequences obtained from the soil by cloning showed that April, August, and October had more diverse microorganisms than June. The results of this study indicated that flooding of rice fields gave a significant impact on the indigenous microbial community structure; however, the initial structure was gradually recovered over time after a sudden flooding.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.80-85
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• 2013

The bacterial community structure in a biological reactor fed influent from a wastewater treatment system was investigated by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) and in situ hybridization. Sludges were collected from three biological reactors (aerobic, oxic, and anoxic tanks) at the M wastewater treatment facility (WTF). The influent of the MWTF consisted of mixed tannery wastewater (40~65%) and seafood wastewater (35~60%). The treatment processes resulted in a removal efficiency for BOD (biochemical oxygen demand) and COD (chemical oxygen demand) of 83.6~98.2% and 72.8~84.6%, respectively for tannery wastewater than for seafood wastewater resulted in greater survival of biomass in the biological reactors and a higher removal of BOD, COD, and T-N of about 8~18%. In contrast, addition of greater amounts of seafood wastewater decreased the amount of biomass in the bioreactors due to the increasing concentration of chromium from that wastewater and it also. The dominant bacterial species during the high seafood wastewater input period were Burkholderia cepacia (JX901049) and an uncultured bacterium (JF247555), while Pseudomonas geniculata (HQ256559) was dominant during the high tannery wastewater input period. Flavobacteriumsp. BF.107 (FM173271) and Hyphomicrobium zavarzinii (Y14306) were dominant under anoxic conditions.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.240-248
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• 2006

본 연구에서는 선행연구를 통하여 개발된 고도처리 공정의 현장적용을 용이하게 하기 위하여 이를 개조한 retrofitting 공정을 제안하였으며, 제안된 공정을 $50m^3$/일 규모의 pilot plant 운전을 통하여 현장 평가하였다. 또한 pilot plant 내에서 미생물의 배양 상태를 확인하기 위하여 FISH 법을 이용하여 세균 군집구조를 조사하였다. 제안된 retrofitting 공정은 배양조를 별도로 건설하지 않음으로써 16%($60,000m^3$/일 규모 고도처리시설 도입 기준)의 초기건설비를 절감할 수 있는 것으로 평가되었으며, 동절기를 포함한 장기간의 pilot plant 운전을 통하여 수처리 효율과 유지관리 측면에서 현장적용성이 우수한 것으로 사료되며 방류수질 기준을 만족하는 것으로 평가되었다. 또한 pilot plant와 대조군(A2/O 공정, B 하수처리장)에서 총세균수는 큰 차이가 없으나, pilot plant의 bioreactor에 의해서 세균 군집 변화가 다르게 나타났다. 우점종은 주로 하수처리에서 중요한 역할을 하는 토양 미생물이 속한 ${\beta}$-proteobacteria group이고, bioreactor 유출수에서 유입수 대비 $25{\sim}607%$ 증가하는 것으로 확인되었으며, 이렇게 증가된 ${\beta}$-group의 미생물은 시스템 내에서 일정 농도를 유지하는 것으로 확인되었다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.189-198
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• 2004

강화도 장화리 갯벌 퇴적물 내의 두 층(0-1cm, 6-7cm 깊이)에 서식하는 미생물 군집구조 및 다양성을 비교하기 위해 16S rDNA의 서열에 기초한 말단제한절편 다형성(terminal-restriction fragment length polymorphism ; T-RFLP)분석과 클론의 염기서열 분석을 실시하였다. 제한 효소HhaI을 이용한 T-RFLP분석 결과표층(0-1cm)에서는 다양한 크기(($60{\pm}2$) bp-($667{\pm}2$)bp)의 말단제한절편(T-RF)들이 고른 분포로 나타났으며, 저층(6-7 cm)에서는 ($60{\pm}2$)bp와 ($93{\pm}2$) bp의 T-RF가 우세하게 나타나 표층에 비해 미생물 군집구조가 단순한 것으로 조사되었다. 총 172개의 클론의 16S rDNA부분 염기서열 분석 결과 98% 유사도 수준에서 98%의 클론이 GenBank에 등록된 염기서열 중 배양된 어떤 미생물과도 일치하지 않는 것으로 조사되었으며, 이 중 148개의 클론(86%)이 서로 다른 계통형(phylotype)으로 분류되어 다양한 미생물이 서식하고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 대부분의 클론들은 $\alpha$-, $\gamma$, $\delta$-Proteobacteria, Acidobacteria/Holophaga 그리고 green nonsulfur bacteria 그룹 내에 속하였고, 이 중 Proteobacteria 그룹이 표층에서는 전체의 69%, 저층에서는 46%의 높은 비율을 차지하였다. 또한 황원소의 산화와 환원에 관련된 $\gamma$-Proteobacteria와 $\delta$-Proteobacteria 그룹이 각각 21.5%와 15.7%로 우세하게 나타나 갯벌의 미생물 군집 구조가 혐기성 환경에서의 황환원에 의해 생성된 황의 거동과 밀접한 연관이 있음을 시사하였다.