• Advances in environmental research
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.283-292
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• 2014

Iron precipitating organisms play a significant role in the formation of ferric hydroxide precipitate, which acts as strong adsorbent for toxic metal. In this respect four different iron precipitating cultures were isolated from Hutti gold mine surface winze water sample on citrate agar medium. The best isolate was screened out for metal removal study on the basis of fast visual iron precipitation. The selected isolate was identified as Enterobacter sp. based on routine biochemical tests and Biolog GN microplate results and as Enterobacter cloacae subsp. dissolvens by 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis (GenBank accession number EU429448). Influence of medium composition, medium initial pH, the influence of inoculum size, effect of various media and ferric ammonium citrate concentration were studied on metal removal in shake flask experiments. Under the optimized conditions studied, E. cloacae showed $94{\pm}2$, $95{\pm}2$ and $70{\pm}2%$ of cadmium, copper and mercury removal from a simulated waste in shake flask studies. In lab scale column reactor more than 85% of copper and mercury removal was achieved.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.77-84
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• 1984

This examined some conditions for the induction of ${\beta}$-D-galactosidase synthesis in Candida kefyr CBS 834. The optimal pH, temperature, and inoculum size either for growth or${\beta}$-D-galactosidase synthesis were 5.5, $30^{\circ}C$ and above 0.2 at A610nm, respectively. Enzyme activity began to increase at 2h after the addition of inducer, and continued to increase linearly up to $2{\sim}3h$ before reaching stationary phase, and thereafter its activity was decreased. ${\beta}$-D-galactosidase was induced either by lactose or galactose but not either by glucose or ethanol. The greater activity of ${\beta}$-D-galactosidase on galactose than on lactose indicated that the former might be natural inducer for ${\beta}$-D-galactosidase synthesis. The rate of its induction as a function of lactose concentration showed that enzyme activity increased linearly above 4mM, while it was very low below that. Glucose represed the induction of ${\beta}$-D-galactosidase, and the period of adaptation to inducer from other carbon sources was relatively short.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.341-350
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• 2019

Streptomyces padanus PMS-702 strain produces a polyene macrolide antibiotic fungichromin and displays antagonistic activities against many phytopathogenic fungi. In the present study, experimental formulations were assessed to improve the production of fungichromin, the efficacy of PMS-702 on the suppression of sporangial germination, and the reduction of cucumber downy mildew caused by Pseudoperonospora cubensis. PMS-702 strain cultured in a soybean meal-glucose (SMG) medium led to low levels of fungichromin accumulation and sporangial germination suppression. Increasing medium compositions and adding plant oils (noticeably coconut oil) in SMG significantly increased fungichromin production from 68 to $1,999.6{\mu}g/ml$. Microscopic examination reveals that the resultant suspensions significantly reduced sporangial germination and caused cytoplasmic aggregation. Greenhouse trials reveal that the application of PMS-702 cultural suspensions reduced downy mildew severity considerably. The addition of Tween 80 into the synthetic medium while culturing PMS-702 further increased the suppressive efficacy of downy mildew severity, particularly when applied at 24 h before inoculation or co-applied with inoculum. Fungichromin at $50{\mu}g/ml$ induced phytotoxicity showing minor necrosis surrounded with light yellowish halos on cucumber leaves. The concentration that leads to 90% inhibition (IC90) of sporangial germination was estimated to be around $10{\mu}g/ml$. The results provide a strong possibility of using the S. padanus PMS-702 strain as a biocontrol agent to control other plant pathogens.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.233-244
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• 2012

Purpose: The kinetic evaluation was performed for swine manure (SM) degradation and biogas generation. Methods: The SM was anaerobically digested using batch digesters at feed to inoculum ratio (F/I) of 1.0 under mesophilic conditions ($36.5^{\circ}C$). The specific gas yield was expressed in terms of gram total chemical oxygen demand (mL/g TCOD added) and gram volatile solids added (mL/g VS added) and their effectiveness was discussed. The biogas and methane production were predicted using first order kinetic model and the modified Gompertz model. The critical hydraulic retention time for biomass washout was determined using Chen and Hashimoto model. Results: The biogas and methane yield from SM was 346 and 274 mL/ TCOD added, respectively after 100 days of digestion. The average methane content in the biogas produced from SM was 79% and $H_2S$ concentration was in the range of 3000-4108 ppm. It took around 32-47 days for 80-90% of biogas recovery and the TCOD removal from SM was calculated to be 85%. When the specific biogas and methane yield from SM (with very high TVFA concentration) was expressed in terms of oven dried volatile solids (VS) basis, the gas yield was found to be over estimated. The difference in the measured and predicted gas yield was in the range of 1.2-1.5% when using first order kinetic model and 0.1% when using modified Gompertz model. The effective time for biogas production ($T_{Ef}$) from SM was calculated to be in the range of 30-45 days and the critical hydraulic retention time ($HRT_{Critical}$) for biomass wash out was found to be 9.5 days. Conclusions: The modified Gompertz model could be better in predicting biogas and methane production from SM. The HRT greater than 10 days is recommended for continuous digesters using SM as feedstock.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.264-269
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• 2002

Zoogloea ramigera l15SLR로부터 zooglan다당류의 생산을 위한 최적조건에 관한 연구를 수행하였다 탄소원으로 2.5%의 glucose와 lactose를 이용하였을 때 각각 10.7, 10.5 g/L의 다당류를 생산하였으며 , galactose, white sugar, brown sugar의 경우는 각각 6.4, 6.7, 8.7 g/L의 다당류 생산 을 보였다. 2.5% glucose가 첨가된 제한배지에서 종균 배양액(TSB 배지)을 7ml 이상 접종함으로서 종균 1 ml를 접종 하석 생산된 다당류(2.37 gt) 보다 약 4배의 높은 다당류 생산(10.28 g/L)을 보였다. 종균 배양액을 5 ml이상 접종시에 배양 36시간 이후부터 다당류를 생산하였으며 48시간 배양시에 10g/L이상의 다당류 생산이 가능하였다. 탄소원으로서 또한, 종균 배양액의 흡광도가 1.0~l.7일 경우에 10g/L 이상의 다당류를 생산하였으며, 이 범위를 벗어나는 경우에는 다당류 생산이 저해되었다. 배양액에 rifampicin첨가는 12 g/L이상의 다당류 생산을 보였으며, 다당류 분자량은 1.367$\times$106(g/mol)로서 rifampicin을 가하지 경우 1.711$\times$106(g/mol)와 약간의 차이를 보였다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.871-877
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• 2008

이 연구는 양파즙을 이용한 알코올 음료의 개발을 위해 수행되었다. 양파는 당, 아미노산과 다양한 영양분을 기인하여 알코올 음료 개발을 위해 적절한 원료로 고려된다. 양파에서 알코올 발효를 위한 효모를 선별하기 위해 시판중인 효모를 양파배지에서 순화시켰다. 양파배지에서 성장하는 19 균주를 사용하여 알코올 생성능을 확인해 본 결과 OJ-8이 가장 높은 것으로 나타났다. 양파의 특이 냄새를 제거하기 위해 여러 가지 방법으로 냄새를 제거한 결과 열을 가하거나 활성탄을 처리하면 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 그래서 액량에 대해 20% 활성탄을 30 분간 처리하고 $100^{\circ}C$ 40분간 열처리를 하면 효과적으로 냄새를 제거하는 것으로 나타났다. 양파즙을 이용하여 효과적으로 발효를 수행할 수 있는 조건의 검사 결과는 5% 접종량으로 $25^{\circ}C$ 5일 동안 정치배양하면 최대의 수율을 얻을 수 있었다.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.174-183
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• 2016

In the present study, a serum-based minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) testing to caspofungin was optimized and evaluated to solve the limitations of the conventional Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) guideline-based antifungal agent MIC test and the usefulness of this testing for clinical application was determined. A total of 105 Candida albicans clinical isolates were used for measuring MIC to caspofungin. Results showed that growth characteristics were different according to types of serum and the mouse serum was the most suitable for this assay. In order to measure the optimal concentration of mouse serum, 0 to 100% mouse serum were added to the media during fungal culture. The optimal concentration of serum was 50% when consideration of antifungal agent administration and inoculum size, serum components and ease of hyphae separated, and the consideration of the degree of growth. In comparison of the usefulness between the conventional Alamar-modified broth microdilution MIC assay and 50% mouse serum-based MIC testing, the range of $MIC_{80}$ of the Alamar-modified broth microdilution MIC assay was $0.13{\sim}2.0{\mu}g/mL$ (SD ${\pm}0.42{\mu}g/mL$) and that of the 50% mouse serum-based MIC assay was $2.0{\sim}32.0{\mu}g/mL$ (SD ${\pm}9.01{\mu}g/mL$). The range of $MIC_{50}$ of the Alamar-modified broth microdilution MIC assay was $0.13{\sim}2.0{\mu}g/mL$ (SD ${\pm}0.40{\mu}g/mL$) and that of the 50% mouse serum-based MIC assay was $1.0{\sim}16.0{\mu}g/mL$ (SD ${\pm}2.36{\mu}g/mL$). The MICs of 50% mouse serum-based MIC testing was increased by up to 4 to 64 times than Alamar-modified broth microdilution MIC assay. In conclusion, a 50% mouse serum-based MIC assay was more useful for measuring MIC in Candida albicans clinical isolates than conventional colorimetric broth microdilution MIC testing.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.881-891
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• 2003

Paenibacillus polymyxa is a plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium (PGPR) which can be used for biological control of plant diseases. Several bacterial strains were isolated from rotten roots of Korean ginseng (Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer) that were in storage. These strains were identified as P. polymyxa, based on a RAPD analysis using a P. polymyxa-specific primer, cultural and physiological characteristics, an analysis utilizing the Biolog system, gas chromatography of fatty acid methyl esters (GC-FAME), and the 16S rDNA sequence analysis. These strains were found to cause the rot in stored ginseng roots. Twenty-six P. polymyxa strains, including twenty GBR strains, were phylogenetically classified into two groups according to the ERIC and BOX-PCR analyses and 16S rDNA sequencing, and the resulting groupings systematized to the degrees of virulence of each strain in causing root rot. In particular, highly virulent GBR strains clustered together, and this group may be considered as subspecies or biovar. The virulence of the strains seemed to be related to their starch hydrolysis enzyme activity, but not their cellulase or hemicellulase activity, since strains with reduced or no starch-hydrolytic activity showed little or no virulence. Artificial inoculation of the highly virulent strain GBR-1 onto the root surfaces of Korean ginseng resulted in small brown lesions which were sunken and confined to the outer portion of the root. Ginseng root discs inoculated in vitro or two-year-old roots grown in soil drenched with the inoculum developed significant rot only when the inoculum density was $10^{6}-10^{7}$ or more colony-forming units (CFU) per ml. These results suggest that P. polymyxa might induce ginseng root rot if their population levels are high. Based on these results, it is recommended that the concentration of P. polymyxa should be monitored, when it is used as a biocontrol agent of ginseng, especially in the treatment of stored roots.

• 식물조직배양학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.91-97
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• 1994

고구마 현탁배양세포로부터 POD 고생산세포주로 선발한 SP-47세포주를 사용하여 POD생산성을 향상시키기 위하여 식물생장조절제 및 탄소원의 종류와 농도, 세포접종량 등의 배양조건을 적정화하였다. 30 g/L Surcrose, 1 mg/L 2,4-D가 첨가된 LS배지 50mL을 함유한 30 mL Erlenmeyer flask에 세포생중량 1 g을 접종하여 $25^{\circ}C$ 암소에서 100 rpm으로 진탕배양하였을 때 세포생장은 배양 후 15일에 절정에 달하였으나 단위세포당 POD 활성(unit/g dry cell wt)은 배양 25일에 약 6,800으로 이는 실생 서양겨자무뿌리의 것보다 약 30배 높았다. 배양시기별 단위세포당 단백질 함량은 계대배양후 약간 높았다가 감소한 후, 배양 25일까지는 거의 일정한 값을 유지하다가 계속 배양함에 따라 감소하였으나 POD 비활성(unit/mg protein)은 배양후 12일부터 배양말기 (40일)까지 계속하여 증가하였다. 배양시기별 POD 동위효소의 패턴은 배양시기에 관계없이 거의 일정하였으나 배양 25일이후 산성의 주요 동위효소들의 활성이 약간 증가하였다. 이러한 결과로부터 고구마 세포배양의 POD는 세포생장 및 계대배양과 배지고갈로 인한 배양스트레스와 밀접한 관련 이 있을 것으로 간주된다. 본 연구에서 확립한 SP-47세포주는 하나의 동위효소가 강하게 발현되어 높은 활성을 보임으로써 새로운 POD 대량생산 시스템에 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 식물병연구
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.148-152
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• 2010

무 시들음병에 대한 저항성 검정법을 확립하기 위하여 접종 방법, 침지 시간, 접종원 농도 등의 발병 조건에 따른 '송백무'(감수성)와 '토광무'(중도저항성)의 무 시들음병 발생을 조사하였다. 이병토 접종법, 관주 접종법과 뿌리 침지법 등의 접종 방법에 따른 무 시들음병 발생을 실험한 결과, 이병토 접종법과 관주 접종법에 의해서는 무시들음병이 발생하지 않았다. 뿌리 침지법의 경우, 뿌리 상처 처리구는 무상처 처리구보다 무 시들음병이 더 많이 발생하였으며, 무상처 처리구에서 두 품종의 무 시들음병 발생은 차이를 나타냈다. 뿌리를 포자현탁액에 침지하는 시간(1시간~24시간)에 따른 무 시들음병 발생은 모든 처리구에서 높은 병 발생을 보였으며, 접종 시간이 증가하여도 무 시들음병 발생은 증가하지 않았다. 그러나 포자현탁액의 포자 농도가 증가함에 따라 무 시들음병 발생은 증가하였다. 위의 결과를 이용하여 시판 무 41종 품종의 시들음병 저항성 정도를 검정하였다. 온실에서 14일 재배한 무의 뿌리를 $1.0{\times}10^7$ conidia/ml의 포자현탁액에 2시간 동안 침지하여 실험한 결과, 6종 품종(15%)은 저항성, 22종 품종(53%)은 중도저항성 그리고 13종 품종(32%)은 감수성을 보였다.