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Biological Control of Apple Anthracnose by Paenibacillus polymyxa APEC128, an Antagonistic Rhizobacterium

  • Kim, Young Soo;Balaraju, Kotnala;Jeon, Yongho
    • The Plant Pathology Journal
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    • 제32권3호
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    • pp.251-259
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    • 2016
  • The present study investigated the suppression of the disease development of anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and C. acutatum in harvested apples using an antagonistic rhizobacterium Paenibacillus polymyxa APEC128 (APEC128). Out of 30 bacterial isolates from apple rhizosphere screened for antagonistic activity, the most effective strain was APEC128 as inferred from the size of the inhibition zone. This strain showed a greater growth in brain-heart infusion (BHI) broth compared to other growth media. There was a reduction in anthracnose symptoms caused by the two fungal pathogens in harvested apples after their treatment with APEC128 in comparison with non-treated control. This effect is explained by the increased production of protease and amylase by APEC128, which might have inhibited mycelial growth. In apples treated with different APEC128 suspensions, the disease caused by C. gloeosporioides and C. acutatum was greatly suppressed (by 83.6% and 79%, respectively) in treatments with the concentration of $1{\times}10^8$ colony forming units (cfu)/ml compared to other lower dosages, suggesting that the suppression of anthracnose development on harvested apples is dose-dependent. These results indicated that APEC128 is one of the promising agents in the biocontrol of apple anthracnose, which might help to increase the shelf-life of apple fruit during the post-harvest period.

야생 꽃송이버섯 추출물의 생리활성 (Biological Activities of Wild Sparassis crispa Extracts)

  • 김은정;유관희;김양섭;석순자;김준호
    • 한국균학회지
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    • 제43권1호
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    • pp.40-46
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    • 2015
  • 야생 꽃송이버섯의 생리활성 물질을 탐색하여 기능성 식품 개발에 이용하기 위해 꽃송이버섯 물 추출물과 유기용매 분획물의 혈전 용해 활성과 트롬빈 저해 활성, 항산화 활성 및 항염증 활성을 확인하였다. 부탄올 분획물과 에틸아세테이트 분획물이 각각 0.70 plasmin unit과 2.03 plasmin unit의 높은 혈전 용해 활성을 나타내고, 클로로포름 분획물이 83.87%의 높은 트롬빈 저해 활성을 나타냈으며, 에틸아세테이트 분획물이 95.94%의 높은 항산화 활성을 나타냈으며, 클로로포름 분획물은 82.62%의 높은 항염증 활성을 나타냈다. 그러므로 본 연구에서 나타난 꽃송이버섯의 혈전 용해, 트롬빈 저해, 항산화 및 항염증 효과들의 우수한 생리활성 결과들로부터 꽃송이버섯은 혈관계 질환 성인병 치료와 예방을 위한 기능성 식품소재로 활용 가치가 매우 큼을 알 수 있었다.

초등학교 자연 교과서의 삽화 분석 (The illustration Analysis of the Elementary Science Textbooks)

  • 최영란;이형철
    • 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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    • 제17권2호
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    • pp.45-53
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    • 1998
  • This study was intended to suggest the desirable direction in the 7th national curriculum revision through the illustration analysis of the elementary science textbooks in the 6th national curriculum. The analysis system was composed of two categories, (1)the kind of illustrations (2)the .ole of illustrations The kind of illustrations was divided into five subcategories such as photograph, pictures, illustrations, cartoons and diagrams. And the role of illustrations was divided into four subcategories such as motive induction, guidance for experimentation, the presentation of data and the results of experimentation. Each sentence in the textbooks was considered as an analyzing units. The frequency and percentage of each category were counted and the rates were calculated. The findings could be summarized as follows: 1. The illustration in the primary science textbooks was mostly composed of photographs (87.1%). 2. The examination of the role of illustrations showed that the presentation of data was 46.2%, the guidance for experimentation 38.4%, the results of experimentation 8.6% and the motive induction 6.8% respectively. 3. In the domains of physical and chemical science, the role of guidance for experimentation was emphasized. But the biological and earth science domains showed high tendency of the presentation of data.

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기후변화의 생물학적 평가를 위한 한국온수생물지수(KTI)의 개발 및 적용 (Development and Application of Korean Thermality Index (KTI) for Biological Assessment on Climate Change)

  • 공동수;김진영;손세환;오민우;최아름;변명섭
    • 한국물환경학회지
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    • 제29권1호
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    • pp.114-126
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    • 2013
  • The purpose of this study was to develop a Korean thermality index (KTI) based on the distribution patterns of benthic macroinvertebrates according to altitude and latitude. Analyzing seasonal data (4,853 sampling units) surveyed and collected during 2007 ~ 2011 at 846 sites in South Korea, we estimated thermal valency, thermal value and indicator weight value of 208 species. Among them, 40 species in 6 orders (Decapoda 1 species, Collembola 1 species, Ephemeroptera 5 species, Plecoptera 17 species, Diptera 3 species, Trichoptera 13 species) were selected as the candidate indicator species sensitive and vulnerable to warmth along with climate change. KTI and Benthic macroinvertebrate index (BMI) were tested at three clean streams (Hangye stream, Buk stream and Bangtae stream). KTI showed significant differences according to altitude and water temperature whereas the saprobity index BMI showed little differences. This result means that KTI can be applicable to assess the impact of water temperature independently of organic pollutants.

Physiological Effects of Hot Water Extract and Solvent Fractions of Carthamus tinctorius L.

  • Kim, Jun-Ho
    • 대한의생명과학회지
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    • 제17권2호
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    • pp.157-165
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    • 2011
  • In this study, we investigated the biological activities of Carthamus tinctorius including antioxidative, fibrinolytic, thrombin inhibitory, ${\alpha}$-glucosidase inhibitory and collagenase inhibitory activities. Carthamus tinctorius, hot water extract was fractionated into hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, butanol and water fraction. Each of these was assayed individually. The hot water extract showed high antioxidative activity and thrombin inhibitory activity at 90.17% and 97.10% respectively. In the fraction activity tests, chloroform fraction showed the highest antioxidative activity at 81.85%. The fibrinolytic activity was strong only in the butanol fraction at 0.70 plasmin units/ml. The thrombin inhibitory activities of hexane, ethyl acetate and butanol fractions were 97.35%, 86.74% and 93.18% respectively. In collagenase inhibitory activity test, hexane fraction showed the highest activity at 87.78%. In conclusion, the hot water extract and solvent fractions of Carthamus tinctorius L can be used as a material for the development of biofunctional tea and foods respectively.

Studies on the Biological Activity of Astragalus membranaceus Extracts

  • Kim, Jun-Ho
    • 대한의생명과학회지
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    • 제18권1호
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    • pp.35-41
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    • 2012
  • Physiological activities of hot water extract and solvent fractions isolated from Astragalus membranaceus were examined and the antioxidative, fibrinolytic, thrombin inhibitory and a-glucosidase inhibitory activity were measured. The hot water extract of Astragalus membranaceus was fractionated into hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, butanol and water fractions, and each of these fractions was individually assayed. The antioxidative activities of ethyl acetate and chloroform fractions were 89.96% and 87.36%, respectively. Using the fibrin plate method, only the hot water extract showed a plasmin activity of 0.41 units/ml. The thrombin inhibitory activity of the ethyl acetate fraction was the highest with a value of 82.73%. The hot water extract displayed a-glucosidase inhibitory activity of 64.91%. In conclusion, the hot water extract and the ethyl acetate fraction can be used as materials for the development of biofunctional foods to prevent cardiovascular diseases.

뇌 확산강조 자기공명영상에 대한 정량적, 성적 평가: 1.5 T와 3.0 T 기기 비교 (Quantitative and Qualitative Evaluation of Brain Diffusion Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Comparision with 1.5 T and 3.0 T Units)

  • 구은회;동경래
    • 방사선산업학회지
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    • 제10권4호
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    • pp.227-230
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    • 2016
  • DWI of biological effects are independent of magnetic field strength in various regions. High field strength, however, does affect the signal to noise ratio (SNR) and artifacts of diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) images, which ultimately will influence the quantitative of diffusion imaging. In this study, the effects of field strength on DWI are reviewed. The effects of the diseases also are discussed. Comparing DWI in cerebellum, WM, GM, Hyperacute region measurements both as a function of field strength (1.5T and 3.0T). Overall, the SNR of the DWI roughly doubled going from 1.5 T to 3.0 T. In summary, DWI studies at 3.0 T is provided significantly improved DWI measurements relative to studies at 1.5T.

Analysis of Bacterial Diversity and Communities Associated with Tricholoma matsutake Fruiting Bodies by Barcoded Pyrosequencing in Sichuan Province, Southwest China

  • Li, Qiang;Li, Xiaolin;Chen, Cheng;Li, Shuhong;Huang, Wenli;Xiong, Chuan;Jin, Xing;Zheng, Linyong
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제26권1호
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    • pp.89-98
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    • 2016
  • Endophytes play an important role in the growth and development of the host. However, the study of endophytes is mostly focused on plants, and reports on bacteria associated with fungi are relatively rare. We studied the bacteria associated with fruiting bodies of Tricholoma matsutake picked from seven main T. matsutake-producing areas in Sichuan, China, by barcoded pyrosequencing. About 8,272 reads were obtained per sample, representing 40 phyla, 103 classes, and 495 genera of bacteria and archaea, and 361-797 operational taxonomic units were observed at a 97% similarity level. The bacterial community was always both more abundant and more diverse than the archaeal community. UniFrac analysis showed there were some difference of bacterial communities among the samples sites. Three bacterial phyla, Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, and Firmicutes, were dominant in all samples. Correlation analysis showed there was a significant correlation between some soil properties and bacterial community associated with T. matsutake. This study demonstrated that the bacteria associated with T. matsutake fruiting bodies were diversified. Among these bacteria, we may find some strains that can promote the growth of T. matsutake.

카바페넴분해효소 생성 장내세균속균종(CPE)이 획득된 내과계 중환자실 환자의 생존 영향 요인 (Survival Factors among Medical Intensive Care Unit Patients with Carbapenemas-Producing Enterobacteriaceae)

  • 최지은;전미양
    • Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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    • 제22권4호
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    • pp.249-259
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    • 2020
  • Purpose: Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) are associated with considerable mortality. This study was aimed to identify survival factors among medical care unit patients with CPE. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort; data were collected from September 2017 to June 2019 through electronic medical records. The data collected were general characteristics, disease-related characteristics, severity-related characteristics, and treatment-related characteristics. Data were analyzed based on frequency, mean, standard deviation, Chi-square test, Fisher's exact test, t-test, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and Cox proportional hazard model using SPSS/WIN 21.0 program. Results: Seventy-seven patients were included (59 survivors and 18 deceased) in the study. Univariate analysis identified factors for survival associated with acquired CPE as age (t= -1.56, p= .037), simplified acute physiology 3 (SAPS3) score of admission date (t= -2.85, p= .006), Glasgow coma scale (GCS) of CPE acquisition date (t= 2.38, p= .020), artery catheter at CPE acquisition date (χ2= 4.58, p= .032), vasoconstrictor agents use at CPE acquisition date (χ2= 6.81, p= .009), platelet at CPE acquisition date (t= 2.27, p= .025), lymphocyte at CPE acquisition date (t= 2.01, p= .048), calcium at CPE acquisition date (t= 2.68, p= .009), albumin at CPE acquisition date (t= 2.29, p= .025), and creatinine at CPE acquisition date (t= 2.24, p= .028). Multivariate Cox proportional hazard model showed that GCS at CPE acquisition date (HR= 1.14, 95% CI= 1.05-1.22), lymphocyte at CPE acquisition date (HR= 1.05, 95% CI= 1.00-1.10), and creatinine at CPE acquisition date (HR= 1.25, 95% CI= 1.04-1.49) were independent survival factors among medical intensive care unit patients with CPE. Conclusion: Based on the study results, it is necessary to develop nursing interventions that can aid in the management of patients with CPE and identify their effects.

Protease 처리에 의한 폐단백자원의 단백질 용출 및 기능성 변화 (Change of Funtional Properties and Extraction of Protein from Abolished Protein Resource by Protease)

  • 천성숙;조영제;손규목;최희진;최청
    • Applied Biological Chemistry
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    • 제41권1호
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    • pp.13-17
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    • 1998
  • 폐단백질을 활용하는 방도의 하나로 폐단백질 자원으로 부터 불용성 단백질의 분리 효율성을 높이고 기능성을 개선하기 위하여 protease를 생산하는 Aspergillus sp. MS-18균주를 토양으로 부터 분리하고 이 균주가 생산하는 효소를 이용한 단백질 추출 최적 조건을 규명하고 추출 단백질의 기능성을 비교 검토하였다. 참깨박 단백질의 용출을 위한 최적 pH, 최적 온도, 최적 처리 시간과 최적 첨가 효소량은 pH 9.0, $60^{\circ}C$, 8시간 처리, 40 unit 이었다. 효소 처리된 참깨박 단백질은 효소 처리의 경우 대조구에 비해 기포 형성력과 기포 안정성이 매우 증가하였고, 참깨박 단백질의 유화력은 효소 처리구의 경우 전 pH의 범위에서 유화력과 유화 안정성이 매우 증가하였다. 참깨박 단백질의 유지 흡착력과 수분 흡착력은 효소 처리구가 대조구에 비해서 높은값을 나타내었다.

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