• 미생물학회지
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.259-266
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• 2000

아닐린분해능이 있는 Flavimonas oryzihabitans과 4-chlorobiphenyl (4-CBP)를 분해하는 Pseudomonas sp.를 원형질체 융합하여 아닐린과 4-CBP를 모두 분해하는 융합균주를 개발하고, 융합체의 특성을 조사하였다. F. oryzibhavitans는 융합체 선별표지 위애 NTG처리하여 chloramphenicol 내성 ($Cm^r$)을 유발하였다. Lysozyme-EDTA에 의한 각 모균주의 원형질체 생성율은 약 99%이었고, 원형질체의 재생율은 5.0~6.6%이었다. 원형질체는 40% PEG 6000을 사용하였을 때 효과적으로 융합이 이루어졌으며 융합율은 $3.16{\times}10^{-4} $이었다. 융합균인 F22의 DNA양는 모균주에 비해 약 2배 정도 증가 하였으며, 생화학적 특성은 모균주의 특성이 혼합하여 나타났다. F22는 5 mM 아닐린 최소배지에서는 모균주와 성장능과 분해능이 거의 비슷하였고, 10 mM 아닐린 최소배지에서는 1.5배 빠른 성장속도를 나타내었으나, 4-CBP 분해능은 모균주보다 약간 낮게 나타났다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.245-249
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• 2007

토양 시료를 대상으로 3.4-dichloroaniline (DCA)를 함유한 최소배지에서의 집식배양과 배양 후 HPLC에 의한 잔류분석을 통해 3,4-DCA의 분해 능력이 우수한 균주 Pseudomonas sp. KB35B를 분리하였다. 분리균 KB35B는 1/10 LB배지에 함유된 50 ppm의 3,4-DCA를 12시간만에 완전히 제거하였다. 이외에도 분리균 KB35B는 3-chloroaniline (CA), 4-CA 및 2,4-DCA의 분해 활성을 나타내었으나 2,5-DCA와 3,5-DCA에 대한 분해활성을 가지고 있지는 않았다. 또한, 분리균 KB35B에서 3,4-DCA의 유도에 의한 catechol 2,3-dioxygenase 활성의 증가가 관찰되었다. 이상의 결과로부터 catechol 2,3-dioxygenase이 3,4-DCA 분해에 관여하는 중요한 효소군중의 하나로 생각된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권11호
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• pp.1819-1825
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• 2008

Degradation and glucose production from wood chips of white pine (Pinus strobus) and tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) by several white rot fungi were investigated. The highest weight losses from 4 g of wood chips of P. strobus and L. tulipifera by the fungal degradation on yeast extract-malt extract-glucose agar medium were 38% of Irpex lacteus and 93.7% of Trametes versicolor MrP 1 after 90 days, respectively. When 4 g of wood chips of P. strobus and L. tulipifera biodegraded for 30 days were treated with cellulase, glucose was recovered at the highest values of 106 mg/g degraded wood by I. lacteus and 450 mg/g degraded wood by T. versicolor. The weight loss of 10 g of wood chip of L. tulipifera by T. versicolor on the nutrient non-added agar under the nonsterile conditions was 35% during 7 weeks of incubation, and the cumulative amount of glucose produced during this period was 239 mg without cellulase treatment. The activities of ligninolytic enzymes (lignin peroxidase, manganese peroxidase, and laccase) of fungi tested did not show a high correlation with degradation of the wood chips and subsequent glucose formation. These results suggest that the selection of proper wood species and fungal strain and optimization of glucose recovery are all necessary for the fungal pretreatment of woody biomass as a carbon substrate.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권10호
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• pp.1440-1445
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• 2010

Rhodococcus sp. JDC-11, capable of utilizing di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) as the sole source of carbon and energy, was isolated from sewage sludge and confirmed mainly based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. The optimum pH, temperature, and agitation rate for DBP degradation by Rhodococcus sp. JDC-11 were 8.0, $30^{\circ}C$, and 175 rpm, respectively. In addition, low concentrations of glucose were found to inhibit the degradation of DBP, whereas high concentrations of glucose increased its degradation. Meanwhile, a substrate utilization test showed that JDC-11 was also able to utilize other phthalates. The major metabolites of DBP degradation were identified as monobutyl phthalate and phthalic acid by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, allowing speculation on the tentative metabolic pathway of DBP degradation by Rhodococcus sp. JDC-11. Using a set of new degenerate primers, a partial sequence of the 3,4-phthalate dioxygenase gene was obtained from JDC-11. Moreover, a sequence analysis revealed that the phthalate dioxygenase gene of JDC-11 was highly homologous to the large subunit of the phthalate dioxygenase from Rhodococcus coprophilus strain G9.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.573-576
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• 2006

The efficacy of integrated ozone oxidation-biodegradation treatment was examined in the treatment of petrochemical wastewater with a special focus on the overall treatment time. When raw wastewater with chemical oxygen demand(COD) of 70-80 mg/L was oxidized by ozone, approximately 20% of initial COD was removed in less than 1.5 min at a dosing rate of 400 mg $O_3/L{\cdot}h $. No further decrease in COD was observed for the extended ozone treatment up to 30 min. Biological treatment alone showed a rapid reduction of COD to 40-50 mg/L, subsequently resulting in the decreased rate of COD removal. Pre-treatment by ozone before biological treatment did not significantly affect the specific rate of COD removal in a biological treatment. When ozone oxidation followed biological treatment, the extent of COD removal by ozone oxidation was greater compared to that of biologically-treated wastewater for a shorter time. Taken together, it was decided that the biological treatment time could be reduced if the treatment processes of concern will be properly arranged.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권7호
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• pp.1004-1014
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• 2013

Six nonpathogenic fungal strains isolated from alkaline soils of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (Acremonium murorum, Aspergillus sidowii, Cladosporium cladosporoides, Neurospora tetrasperma, Purpureocillium lilacinum (formerly Paecilomyces lilacinus), and Westerdikella dispersa) were tested for their ability to produce keratinolytic enzymes. Strains were grown on feather meal agar as well as in solid-state and submerged cultures, using a basal mineral medium and "hair waste" as sole sources of carbon and nitrogen. All the tested fungi grew on feather meal agar, but only three of them were capable of hydrolyzing keratin, producing clear zones. Among these strains, P. lilacinum produced the highest proteolytic and keratinolytic activities, both in solid-state and submerged fermentations. The medium composition and culture conditions for the keratinases production by P. lilacinum were optimized. Addition of glucose (5 g/l) and yeast extract (2.23 g/l) to the basal hair medium increased keratinases production. The optimum temperature and initial pH for the enzyme production were $28^{\circ}C$ and 6.0, respectively. A beneficial effect was observed when the original concentration of four metal ions, present in the basal mineral medium, was reduced up to 1:10. The maximum yield of the enzyme was 15.96 $U_c/ml$ in the optimal hair medium; this value was about 6.5-fold higher than the yield in the basal hair medium. These results suggest that keratinases from P. lilacinum can be useful for biotechnological purposes such as biodegradation (or bioconversion) of hair waste, leading to a reduction of the environmental pollution caused by leather technology with the concomitant production of proteolytic enzymes and protein hydrolyzates.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제31권10호
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• pp.839-844
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• 2009

이 연구는 담수 퇴적물에서 주되게 일어나는 탈질(denitrification), 철 환원(iron reduction), 메탄 환원(methanogenesis) 반응이 퇴적물 유기물 분해에서 차지하는 중요도를 파악하였다. 탈질률, 철환원률, 메탄환원률 모두 식물이 존재하지 않는 Site A, 새섬매자기 군락이 서식하는 Site B, 갈대 군락이 서식하는 Site C에서 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였고(P < 0.05), 퇴적물 깊이에 따라서는 메탄환원률만이 유의한 차이를 보였다. 유기물 함량은 Site A, Site B, Site C 순으로 식물의 존재와 밀도 증가에 따라 증가하였다. Site A가 가장 낮은 유기물 함량을 나타냄에도 불구하고 가장 높은 탈질률과 철환원률을 나타내었고, 메탄환원률의 경우 Site C에서 가장 큰 값을 나타내었다. 유기물의 혐기성 분해가 주로 탈질, 철 환원, 메탄 환원에 의해 일어난다고 가정한다면, 한강하구의 경우 탈질이 유기물을 분해하는 가장 주된 반응임을 알 수 있었다.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.290-298
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• 2020

A large residual fraction of aliphatic components of diesel prevails in soil, which has adverse effects on the environment. This study identified the most bio-recalcitrant aliphatic residual fraction of diesel through total petroleum-hydrocarbon fractional analysis. For this, the strain Acinetobacter sp. K-6 was isolated, identified, and characterized and investigated its ability to degrade diesel and n-alkanes (C₁₈, C₂₀, and C₂₂). The removal efficiency was analysed after treatment with bacteria and nutrients in various soil microcosms. The fractional analysis of diesel degradation after treatment with the bacterial strains identified C₁₈-C₂₂ hydrocarbons as the most bio-recalcitrant aliphatic fraction of diesel oil. Acinetobacter sp. K-6 degraded 59.2% of diesel oil and 56.4% of C₁₈-C₂₂ hydrocarbons in the contaminated soil. The degradation efficiency was further improved using a combinatorial approach of biostimulation and bioaugmentation, which resulted in 76.7% and 73.7% higher degradation of diesel oil and C₁₈-C₂₂ hydrocarbons, respectively. The findings of this study suggest that the removal of mid-length, non-volatile hydrocarbons is affected by the population of bio-degraders and the nutrients used in the process of remediation. A combinatorial approach, including biostimulation and bioaugmentation, could be used to effectively remove large quantities of aliphatic hydrocarbons persisting for a longer period in the soil.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.143-152
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• 1997

백색부후균인 Fomes pini (Thore) Lloyd에 의해 처리된 chip을 anthraquinone(AQ)을 첨가하여 화학 펄프화를 실시하여 얻은 결과를 미처리재의 것과 비교하였다. 균처리함에 의해 카파값 20에서의 H factor는 소다와 크라프트 증해에서 각각 17%와 15%가 감소되었다. 이러한 결과는 목재를 백색부후균으로 처리함으로 인해 탈리그닌이 용이해졌음을 나타내는 것이다. 비페놀성 ${\beta}$-O-4 화합물인 veratrylglycerol-${\beta}$-guaiacyl ether(I)와 페놀성 ${\beta}$-O-4 화합물인 syringylglycerol-${\beta}$-syringyl ether(III)에 백색부후균을 작용시키면 반응생성물로서 각각 ${\alpha}$-guaiacoxy-${\beta}$-hydroxypropioveratrone(II)과 ${\alpha}$-syringyloxy-${\beta}$-hydroxypropiosyringone(IV)이 생성됨이 밝혀졌다. 따라서 목재에 균처리를 함으로서 카르보닐기가 리그닌의 측쇄 ${\alpha}$ 위에 도입되어 그로 인해 탈리그닌이 용이하게 된 것으로 여겨진다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.41-46
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• 1990

자연환경으로부터 분리한 DJ-12 균주는 4CBA 및 4CB를 비롯하여 그 대사산물인 4OHBA와 PCA를 분해하여 단일 탄소원으로 이용하였다. DJ-12 균주에서 4CBA 및 4CB분해유전자는 약 65kb 크기의 plasmid인 pDJ121에 존재하였으며, 이 pDJ121은 ExoRI, HindIII, SalI 그리고 PslI의 절단부위를 각각 9, 11, 10 그리고 19개씩 가지고 있었다. EcoRI으로 처리한 pDJ121 절편을 pKT230에 ligation 시켜 재조합 vector인 pDK450을 만들었으며, 이를 Pseudomonas putida KT2440에 transformation 시켜 얻은 cloned cell 에서는 4CBA 분해유전자가 잘 발현되었다.