• 미생물학회지
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• 제52권2호
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• pp.192-201
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• 2016

최근 북극해의 축치해(Chuckchi Sea)로부터 저온지질분해 효소활성을 보이는 Psychrobacter sp. ArcL13 균주가 분리되었다. 그러나 낮은 발현 양 때문에, 이 효소의 다양한 분야에서의 활용에 제약을 받아왔다. 따라서 유전자 재조합 기술을 이용하여, 이 효소를 대량생산하는 기술개발이 필요하였다. 재조합 지질분해효소를 만들기 위해서는 우선 해당 유전자의 동정이 필요하였기 때문에, Psychrobacter sp. ArcL13 균주로부터 PCR을 이용한 gene prospecting 방법으로 새로운 지질분해효소 유전자인 ArcL13-Lip을 분리하고 전체 염기 서열을 규명하였다. 염기 서열 분석결과 ArcL13-Lip은 일부 Psychrobacter 속 박테리아 유래의 지질분해효소들과 염기 서열의 유사성은 낮지만, 84-90%의 아미노산 서열 유사성을 보였다. ArcL13-Lip 전체 유전자를 대장균에서 발현시키고 전기영동으로 분석한 결과, 재조합 ArcL13-Lip은 약 35 kDa의 분자량을 보였으며 단백질 봉입체 형태로 발현되었다. Unfolding된 ArcL13-Lip을 다양한 첨가물이 포함된 완충용액에서 refolding 시킨 결과, glucose에 의해서 refolding 효율이 가장 크게 증가하였다. Refolding된 재조합 ArcL13-Lip은 다양한 p-nitrophenyl ester 중 p-nitrophenyl caprylate과 p-nitrophenyl decanoate에 대해 가장 높은 효소활성을 보였다. 온도에 따른 효소활성을 조사한 결과 ArcL13-Lip은 $40^{\circ}C$에서 최고의 활성을 나타내었고, $10^{\circ}C$와 $20^{\circ}C$에서 각각 최고 활성 대비 약 40%와 73%의 효소활성을 나타내었다. 이와 같이 ArcL13-Lip은 전형적인 저온활성 효소의 특징을 보여주었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제26권7호
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• pp.1320-1332
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• 2016

Light hydrocarbons accumulated in subsurface soil by long-term microseepage could favor the anomalous growth of indigenous hydrocarbon-oxidizing microorganisms, which could be crucial indicators of underlying petroleum reservoirs. Here, Illumina MiSeq sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene was conducted to determine the bacterial community structures in soil samples collected from three typical oil and gas fields at different locations in China. Incubation with n-butane at the laboratory scale was performed to confirm the presence of "universal microbes" in light-hydrocarbon microseepage ecosystems. The results indicated significantly higher bacterial diversity in next-to-well samples compared with background samples at two of the three sites, which were notably different to oil-contaminated environments. Variation partitioning analysis showed that the bacterial community structures above the oil and gas fields at the scale of the present study were shaped mainly by environmental parameters, and geographic location was able to explain only 7.05% of the variation independently. The linear discriminant analysis effect size method revealed that the oil and gas fields significantly favored the growth of Mycobacterium, Flavobacterium, and Pseudomonas, as well as other related bacteria. The relative abundance of Mycobacterium and Pseudomonas increased notably after n-butane cultivation, which highlighted their potential as biomarkers of underlying oil deposits. This work contributes to a broader perspective on the bacterial community structures shaped by long-term light-hydrocarbon microseepage and proposes relatively universal indicators, providing an additional resource for the improvement of microbial prospecting of oil and gas.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.561-571
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• 2017

Prospecting of local grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) germplasm revealed that Tunisia possesses a rich patrimony which presents diversified organoleptic characteristics. However, viral diseases seriously affect all local grapevine cultivars which risk a complete extinction. Sanitation programs need to be established to preserve and exploit, as a gene pool, the Tunisian vineyards areas. The presence of the Grapevine leafroll associated virus-3 (GLRaV-3), Grapevine stem pitting associated virus (GRSPaV) and Grapevine virus A (GVA), were confirmed in a Tunisian grapevine cultivar using serological and molecular analyses. The association between GRSPaV and GVA viruses induces more rugose wood symptoms and damages. For this reason the cleansing of the infected cultivar is highly advisable. Direct and recurrent somatic embryos of cv. 'Hencha' were successfully induced from filament, when cultured on $Ch{\acute{e}}e$and Pool (1987). based-medium, enriched with $2mg1^{-1}$ of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and $2.5mg1^{-1}$ of Thidiazuron, after 36 weeks of culture. After six months of acclimatization, RT-PCR carried on 50 somaplants confirmed the absence of GVA, GRSPaV as well as GLRaV-3 viruses in all somaplants. Ampelographic analysis, based on eight OIV descriptors, was carried out on two years acclimated somaplants, compared to the mother plant. Results demonstrated that the shape and contours of 46 somaclones leaves are identical to mother plant leaves and four phenotypically off-type plants were observed. The healthy state of 100% 'Hencha' somaclones and the high percentage of phenotypically true-to-type plants demonstrate that somatic embryogenesis is a promising technique to adopt for grapevine viruses elimination.