• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.649-653
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• 2012

A temperate phage was isolated from emetic Bacillus cereus NCTC 11143 by mitomycin C and characterized by transmission electron microscopy and DNA and protein analyses. Whole genome sequencing of Bacillus phage 11143 was performed by GS-FLX. The phage has a dsDNA genome of 39,077 bp and a 35% G+C content. Bioinformatic analysis of the phage genome revealed 49 putative ORFs involved in replication, morphogenesis, DNA packaging, lysogeny, and host lysis. Bacillus phage 11143 could be classified as a member of the Siphoviridae family by morphology and genome structure. Genomic comparisons at the DNA and protein levels revealed homologous genetic modules with patterns and morphogenesis proteins similar to those of other Bacillus phages. Thus, Bacillus phages might have a mosaic genetic relationship.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.166-172
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• 1979

두과목초(荳科牧草)의 증산(增産)과 질산비료(窒酸肥料)의 소비절약(消費節約)을 위(爲)하여 근류균(根瘤菌)의 실용화(實用化)를 위(爲)한 일련(一連)의 연구(硏究)를 시도(試圖)하고 그 기초연구(基礎硏究)로서 알팔과군(群)을 대상(對象)으로 근류균(根瘤菌)을 분리(分離)하고 우수균주(優秀菌株)를 선발(選拔)하였다. 1. 대관령(大關嶺), 제주도(濟州道) 및 기타지역(其他地域)에서 수집(蒐集)한 근류(根瘤)로부터 47주(株)의 근류균(根瘤菌)을 분리(分離)하였다. 2. 분리균주(分離菌株)에 대(對)하여 형태적(形態的) 및 배양적(培養的) 성질(性質)을 검토(檢討)하는 동시(同時)에 항원(抗原)의 특성(特性)을 비교(比較)하고 lysogeny 여부(與否)를 확인(確認)한 결과(結果) : (1) yeast mannitol broth 및 agar 상(上)에서의 생육형태(生育形態) 및 증식속도(增殖速度)를 달리하였으며 congo red에 의한 착색정도(着色程度)에도 차이(差異)가 있었고 (2) 항원성(抗原性)의 상호(相互) 근연성(近緣性)이 인정(認定)적는 균주(菌株)는 M-11/SU47, M-13/M-15 및 M-3/M-5 이었으며 (3) latent phage의 감염균주(感染菌株)가 발견(發見)되지 않았다. 3. 항온조명실내(恒溫照明室內)에서 행(行)한 시험관법(詩驗管法)에 의한 식물접종시험(植物接種試驗)을 통(通)하여 분리균주(分離菌株)의 근류형성(根瘤形成) 및 질소고정능력(窒素固定能力)을 비교한 결과(結果), 공시숙주식물(供試宿主植物)에 대(對)하여 근류(根瘤)를 형성(形成)하지 못하는 즉(卽) 친화력(親和力)이 없는 균주(菌株), 근류(根瘤)는 형성(形成)하나 숙주식물(宿主植物)의 생육(生育)에는 영향(影響)을 주지 못하는 무효균주 그리고 숙주식물(宿主植物)의 생육(生育)을 크게 촉진(促進)하는 유효균주등으로 구분(區分)할 수 있었으며 특(特)히 유효균주중에서 M-8, 9, 14, 20, 21, 25 및 34균주등(菌株等)은 질소시용구(窒素施用區) 수준(水準) 또는 그 이상(以上)으로 숙주식물(宿主植物)의 생육(生育)에 유효한 결과(結果)를 나타내었다.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제10권10호
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• pp.75-80
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• 2019

학교에서 의료용 초음파 실습 시 초음파 장치의 Freeze 및 Print Button, 프로브의 Lens, 손잡이, Line 부분 그리고 복부 Phantom에서 가장 접촉이 많은 부위를 임의로 선정하여 프로브에 상제하고 있는 세균을 검출하여 병원균의 수를 알아보고자 한다. 실험 방법으로는 실험 대상 위치에 균채집용 멸균된 면봉으로 검사 대상 부위를 20번 문지른 후 Lysogeny broth(LB) agar에 도말을 실시한 후 배양기에 넣어 48시간 동안 배양하고 colony forming unit (CFU) 수를 평가하여 프로브 손잡이, 복부 Phantom의 세균 분포정도를 알아보았다. 그 결과 CFU 값은 Lens는 $3.0{\pm}0.87$, Print button는 $5.5{\pm}1.06$, Freeze button은 $8.0{\pm}4.95$, Phantom은 $20.0{\pm}2.78$, Line은 $23.5{\pm}2.50$, 그리고 Probe handle의 값은 $35.3{\pm}10.75$로 측정되었다. 본 연구에서는 의료용 초음파 실습 시 실습 시 장비의 감염관리에 대한 주의를 부각시키고, 나아가서 초음파 장치의 세균 감염률 감소에 확실하게 기여 할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.357-363
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• 2013

The identification of bacteriophage proteins on the surface of Lactobacillus rhamnosus Pen was performed by LC-MS/MS analysis. Among the identified proteins, we found a phage-derived major tail protein, two major head proteins, a portal protein, and a host specificity protein. Electron microscopy of a cell surface extract revealed the presence of phage particles in the analyzed samples. The partial sequence of genes encoding the major tail protein for all tested L. rhamnosus strains was determined with specific primers designed in this study. Next, RT-PCR analysis allowed detection of the expression of the major tail protein gene in L. rhamnosus strain Pen at all stages of bacterial growth. The transcription of genes encoding the major tail protein was also proved for other L. rhamnosus strains used in this study. The present work demonstrates the spontanous release of prophage-encoded particles by a commercial probiotic L. rhamnosus strain, which did not significantly affect the bacterial growth of the analyzed strain.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제33권8호
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• pp.1050-1056
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• 2023

Weizmannia coagulans (formerly Bacillus coagulans) is Gram-positive, and spore-forming bacteria causing food spoilage, especially in acidic canned food products. To control W. coagulans, we isolated a bacteriophage Youna2 from a sewage sludge sample. Morphological analysis revealed that phage Youna2 belongs to the Siphoviridae family with a non-contractile and flexible tail. Youna2 has 52,903 bp double-stranded DNA containing 61 open reading frames. There are no lysogeny-related genes, suggesting that Youna2 is a virulent phage. plyYouna2, a putative endolysin gene was identified in the genome of Youna2 and predicted to be composed of a N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine amidase domain (PF01520) at the N-terminus and unknown function DUF5776 domain (PF19087) at the C-terminus. While phage Youna2 has a narrow host range, infecting only certain strains of W. coagulans, PlyYouna2 exhibited a broad antimicrobial spectrum beyond the Bacillus genus. Interestingly, PlyYouna2 can lyse Gram-negative bacteria such as Escherichia coli, Yersinia enterocolitica, Pseudomonas putida and Cronobacter sakazakii without other additives to destabilize bacterial outer membrane. To the best of our knowledge, Youna2 is the first W. coagulans-infecting phage and we speculate its endolysin PlyYouna2 can provide the basis for the development of a novel biocontrol agent against various foodborne pathogens.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.168-174
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• 1999

Escherichia coli O157 is an important pathogenic organism which causes diarrhea, haemorrhagic colitis, and haemolytic ureamic syndrome (HUS) in human. E. coli O157 KNIH317 was isolated form patients suffering with HUS in Korea. We designed a primer set for cloning shiga-like toxin (slt) gene. The amplified PCR product was used to Southern and colony hybridization as a probe. As a result, we cloned 4.5-kb KpnI fragment containing the slt gene encoding shiga-like toxin from chromosomal DNA of E. coli O157 KNIH317. This recombinant plasmid was named pOVT45. E. coli XL1-Blue harboring pOVT45 showed cytotoxicity in Vero cells. We sequenced the slt gene of this strain. The A-subunit gene of the slt was composed of 960 base pairs with ATG initiation codon and TAA terminationcodon. The B-subunit was composed of 270 base paris with ATG initiation codon and TGA termination codon. Nucleotide sequence comparison of the slt gene exhibited 100%, 98.4%, 93.7%, and 93.7% identity with that of shiga-like toxin type II (sltII) of E. coli bacteriophage 933W, variant slt of E. coli, slt of E. coli, and variant sltII of E. coli, respectively. From these results, it was concluded that the cloned slt gene belongs to SltII family and that the strain used in this study may be a lysogeny of E. coli bcteriphage 933W.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.194-200
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• 2018

Glycogen plays important roles in bacteria. Its structure and storage capability have received more attention recently because of the potential correlations with environmental durability and pathogenicity. However, the low level of intracellular glycogen makes extraction and structure characterization difficult, inhibiting functional studies. Bacteria grown in regular media such as lysogeny broth and tryptic soy broth do no accumulate large amounts of glycogen. Comparative analyses of bacterial media reported in literature for glycogen-related studies revealed that there was no consistency in the recipes reported. Escherichia coli $DH5{\alpha}$ is a convenient model organism for gene manipulation studies with respect to glycogen. Additionally, M9 minimal salts medium is widely used to improve glycogen accumulation, although its composition varies. In this study, we optimized the M9 medium by adjusting the concentrations of itrogen source, tryptone, carbon source, and glucose, in order to achieve a balance between the growth rate and glycogen accumulation. Our result showed that $1{\times}M9$ minimal salts medium containing 0.4% tryptone and 0.8% glucose was a well-balanced nutrient source for enhancing the growth and glycogen storage in bacteria. This result will help future investigations related to bacterial physiology in terms of glycogen function.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.87-94
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• 2003

The lytic activity of the set of swine and chicken phages which were derived from lysogenic Staphylococcus hyicus strains of swine and chicken origin was compared by means of S. hyicus isolated from swine, chicken and cattle. Of the 80 strains each from swine and chicken, 71 (88.8%) of strains from swine and all the strains of chicken origin were found to be lysogenic. Swine phages showed wider range of lytic activity to the examined strains than that of chicken phages. Using chicken phages at $100{\times}routine$ test dilution (RTD), 25.0%, 85.6% and 50.0% of swine, chicken and bovine strains were lysed, respectively. However, when the set of swine phages was used at $100{\times}RTD$, higher frequency of the typable strains was found in strains of swine and chicken origin (73.8% and 90.2%). Phage F12 and L16 from chicken set were found to be highly active with chicken and bovine strains. On the contrary, all the swine strains were completely resistant to lysis by the two phages at $100{\times}RTD$. Thirteen (12.5%) of 104 S. aureus strains, 1 (1.8%) of 55 S. simudance strains, 31 (58.5%) of 53 S. chromo genes strains, and none of 31 strains of other coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species isolated from bovine mastitis were typable with the set of swine phages.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.137-141
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• 1998

TSB 해수배지와 숙주로서 L. garvieae No. 44를 배양조건으로 사용한 경우, L. garvieae 111균주중 용원화되었다고 추정되어진 96균주의 cells에서 temperate Phage가 효과적으로 분리되었다. 하지만 동일한 배양조건에서 보통의 TSB 배지를 사용한 경우에서는 temperate phage는 전혀 나타나지 않았다. 이 temperate phages는 TSB 해수배지와 ultraviolet irradiation를 병용한 경우 역시 효과적으로 분리되었다. 분리된 모든 temperate Phages는 기존의 phage(PLgY, PLgW, PLgS) 의 lytic nature와는 달리 오직 L.garvieae No. 44만을 lysis하였다. 배양후 약 1시간후 phage가 나타났으며 12시간 후 virulent phage의 최고농도($10^{10}$ PFU/ml) 보다 훨씬 낮은 농도인 $10^6$ PFU/ml까지 증가하였다.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.746-757
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• 2020

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is the major pathogenic E. coli that causes diarrhea and edema in post-weaning piglets. In this study, we describe the morphology and characteristics of ØCJ19, a bacteriophage that infects ETEC, and performed genetic analysis. Phage ØCJ19 belongs to the family Myoviridae. One-step growth curve showed a latent phase of 5 min and burst size of approximately 20 phage particles/infected cell. Phage infectivity was stable for 2 h between 4℃ and 55℃, and the phage was stable between pH 3 and 11. Genetic analysis revealed that phage ØCJ19 has a total of 49,567 bases and 79 open reading frames (ORFs). The full genomic sequence of phage ØCJ19 showed the most similarity to an Escherichia phage, vB_EcoS_ESCO41. There were no genes encoding lysogeny, toxins, virulence factors, or antibiotic resistance in this phage, suggesting that this phage can be used safely as a biological agent to control ETEC. Comparative genomic analysis in terms of the tail fiber proteins could provide genetic insight into host recognition and the relationship with other coliphages. These results showed the possibility to improve food safety by applying phage ØCJ19 to foods of animal origin contaminated with ETEC and suggests that it could be the basis for establishing a safety management system in the animal husbandry.