• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권7호
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• pp.1278-1285
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• 2008

The intestinal epithelial cell (IEC) layer of the intestinal tract makes direct contact with a number of microbiota communities, including bacteria known to have deleterious health effects. IECs possess innate protective strategies against pathogenic challenge, which primarily involve the formation of a physicochemical barrier. Intestinal tract mucins are principal components of the mucus layer on epithelial surfaces, and perform a protective function against microbial damage. However, little is currently known regarding the interactions between probiotics/pathogens and epithelial cell mucins. The principal objective of this study was to determine the effects of Lactobacillus on the upregulation of MUC2 mucin and the subsequent inhibition of E. coli O157:H7 attachment to epithelial cells. In the current study, the attachment of E. coli O157:H7 to HT-29 intestinal epithelial cells was inhibited significantly by L. acidophilus A4 and its cell extracts. It is also important to note that the expression of MUC2 mucin was increased as the result of the addition of L. acidophilus A4 cell extracts (10.0 mg/ml), which also induced a significant reduction in the degree to which E. coli O157:H7 attached to epithelial cells. In addition, the mRNA levels of IL-8, IL-1$\beta$, and TNF-$\alpha$ in HT-29 cells were significantly induced by treatment with L. acidophilus A4 extracts. These results indicate that MUC2 mucin and cytokines are important regulatory factors in the immune systems of the gut, and that selected lactobacilli may be able to induce the upregulation of MUC2 mucin and specific cytokines, thereby inhibiting the attachment of E. coli O157:H7.

• 한국유기농업학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.631-642
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• 2017

작물의 재배 과정 중에 발생하는 해충을 효과적으로 방제하기 위하여 친환경 유기농자재, 미생물 살충제, 화학 살충제와 같은 다양한 방제제가 사용되고 있다. 이들은 다양한 해충과 병을 방제하기 위해 동일한 포장에서 동시에 또는 순차적으로 이용된다. 이 방제제들은 서로 영향을 미쳐 방제 효과도 달라질 수 있다. 따라서 미생물 살충제와 동시에 또는 동일 포장에 처리될 수 있는 다른 농자재의 혼용가능 여부를 조사할 필요가 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 시설하우스에서 가루이류 방제를 위해 등록된 친환경 유기농자재의 전처리가 담배가루이 방제를 위해 개발된 Isaria javanica 균주의 포자 발아, 균사 성장 그리고 방제효율에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 그 결과, 담배가루이 방제용으로 국내에서 개발된 I. javanica 균주는 4종(A, 파라핀오일+계피오일; B, 대두유; C, 님추출물+참깨오일; D, 채종유)의 가루이류 방제용 친환경 살충제 중 A 살충제에 의해 포자 발아($8.9{\pm}1.3%{\sim}24.5{\pm}0.9%$) 및 균사 성장($0.81{\pm}0.01cm{\sim}0cm$)이 감소되었다. 담배가루이 방제에서 친환경 유기농자재와 I. javanica 사이의 처리 간격이 미치는 효과 조사를 위해, 친환경 유기농자재 4종을 I. javanica 균주 처리 0, 1, 4, 7일 전 처리하고 방제 효과를 조사하였다. 친환경 유기농자재 전처리는 4종 모두 I. javanica의 담배가루이 방제효과를 감소시켰다. 따라서 국내에 등록된 가루이류 방제용 친환경 유기농자재 4종과 개발된 곰팡이 살충제 I. javanica를 동시에 또는 순차적으로 이용할 경우, 상호영향을 고려하여 7일 이상의 간격을 두고 살포하는 것이 효과적으로 담배가루이를 방제 할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.170-179
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• 2011

석탄회는 독특한 화학조성과 광물학적 특징을 가지고 있다. 본 연구는 해안가에 위치한 영동화력발전소의 매립 호수에서 배출되는 석탄회와 주변 해수와의 반응에서 토착 미생물이 중금속 용출에 어떤 영향을 미치는지를 알아보았다. 매립 호수의 pH는 6.3-8.5로 나타났다. 본 연구를 위해 매립 호수의 세 지점을 선정하여 각 지점에서 석탄회(0.4 L)와 해수(1.6 L)가 혼합된 세 개의 시료를 채취하였다. 채취한 시료는 각각 $120^{\circ}C$, 2.5기압 환경하에서 멸균 처리하고, 미생물의 활동을 촉진하기 위해 글루코스를 첨가하여 배양하였으며, 나머지 하나는 자연 상태로 60일 동안 보관하면서 박테리아의 활동에 따른 지화학적 변화과정을 살펴보았다. 다른 시료와 비교하여 글루코스를 첨가한 시료에서 15일 후에 알카리도가 크게 증가하였으며, Mg, Ca, K와 같은 양이온은 글루코스를 넣은 시료에서 초기에 증가하다가 15일 이후 감소하였다. $SO_4^{2-}$는 글루코스를 첨가한 시료에서 크게 감소하였다. 이러한 지화학적 결과는 매립 호수에 서식하는 박테리아의 활동성과 관련이 있다. 이러한 결과는 석탄회 내에 서식하는 박테리아의 특성을 이해하기 위한 기초자료로서 활용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제42권Spc호
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• pp.20-28
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• 2009

생물비료는 아직도 한국에서는 생소한 용어다. 한국에서 생물비료라 함은 식물추출액, 퇴비류-다양한 형태의 미생물 혼합제 등으로 인식되고 있다. 그러나 최근에는 식물영양요소의 흡수나 이용도를 증진시키는 토양미생물 사용으로 언급하기도 한다. 본 개관은 식물성장을 증진시키는 것으로 알려진 PGPR 서로 다른 기작과 실질적 역할에 대하여 검토하였다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.358-365
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• 2013

A series of in vitro studies were carried out to determine i) the effects of enzyme and formaldehyde treatment on the degradation characteristics of carbohydrate and protein sources and on the synchronicity of these processes, and ii) the effects of synchronizing carbohydrate and protein supply on rumen fermentation and microbial protein synthesis (MPS) in in vitro experiments. Untreated corn (C) and enzyme-treated corn (EC) were combined with soy bean meal with (ES) and without (S) enzyme treatment or formaldehyde treatment (FS). Six experimental feeds (CS, CES, CFS, ECS, ECES and ECFS) with different synchrony indices were prepared. Highly synchronous diets had the greatest dry matter (DM) digestibility when untreated corn was used. However, the degree of synchronicity did not influence DM digestibility when EC was mixed with various soybean meals. At time points of 12 h and 24 h of incubation, EC-containing diets showed lower ammonia-N concentrations than those of C-containing diets, irrespective of the degree of synchronicity, indicating that more efficient utilization of ammonia-N for MPS was achieved by ruminal microorganisms when EC was offered as a carbohydrate source. Within C-containing treatments, the purine base concentration increased as the diets were more synchronized. This effect was not observed when EC was offered. There were significant effects on VFA concentration of both C and S treatments and their interactions. Similar to purine concentrations, total VFA production and individual VFA concentration in the groups containing EC as an energy source was higher than those of other groups (CS, CES and CFS). The results of the present study suggested that the availability of energy or the protein source are the most limiting factors for rumen fermentation and MPS, rather than the degree of synchronicity.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제62권2호
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• pp.159-173
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• 2020

A 4×2 factorial feeding trial was designed to investigate the effect of replacing soybean meal (SBM) with cottonseed meal (CSM) in wheat/sorghum/SBM-based diets fed with or without microbial enzymes in diets on the performance, visceral organ development and digestibility of nutrients of broiler chickens. Four graded levels of CSM - none (0%), low (4%, 8%, and 12%), medium (5%, 10%, and 15%), and high (6%, 12%, and 18%) of complete diets in starter, grower and finisher, respectively were fed with or without 100 mg/kg of xylanase and β-glucanase blend. Eight isocaloric and isonitrogenous diets were formulated using least-cost method to meet the nutrient specifications of Ross 308 male broilers. Each treatment was randomly assigned to 6 replicates (10 birds per replicate). There were CSM-enzyme interactions (p < 0.05) on feed intake (FI) and weight gain (WG) in the starter phase. Enzyme supplementation improved (p < 0.05) feed conversion ratio (FCR) in the grower and finisher phases, and increased WG in growing and finishing birds. CSM inclusion reduced (p < 0.05) the weight of gizzard and proventriculus in starter chicks, while these organs were bigger (p < 0.05) in the grower phase. The test ingredient decreased (p < 0.05) small intestinal weight in starter and grower birds. The CSM increased the absolute weight of thighs (p < 0.05) while breast meat was increased (p < 0.01) by enzyme addition. Starch digestibility was improved (p < 0.01) by enzyme inclusion and decreased (p < 0.01) by CSM. Enzyme supplementation improved (p < 0.05) the ileal digestibility of gross energy and protein. The results demonstrate that CSM can substitute up to 90% SBM in broiler chicken diets without compromising performance, and the nutritive value of CSM-containing diets can effectively be improved by enzyme supplementation.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제31권12호
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• pp.1930-1938
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• 2018

Objective: The present study attempted to determine safe and sufficient growth promoters in poultry feeding. Methods: A total of 520 seven-day-old quail chicks were randomly allotted to eight treatment groups in a $4{\times}2$ factorial design experiment to evaluate the effect of different levels of humic acid (HA) and black cumin (BC) seed and their interactions on growth, carcass traits, gut microbes, and blood chemistry of growing quails. Quails were randomly distributed into 8 groups in a $4{\times}2$ factorial design, included 4 HA levels (0, 0.75, 1.5, and 2.25 g/kg diet) and 2 BC levels (0 or 5 g/ kg diet). Results: Increasing HA level associated with a gradual increase in final weight, feed intake and body weight gain along with an improvement in feed conversion ratio. Dietary addition of 5 g BC powder/kg diet gave similar results. The highest level of HA (2.25 g/kg diet) recorded the best values of carcass weight, breast yield, intestinal length, and intestinal weight comparing with the control and other HA levels. Total viable microbial counts decreased (p<0.05) with increasing levels of HA except the intermediate level (1.5 g/kg diet). The concentration of serum cholesterol and low density lipoprotein (excluding that 0.75 g HA) decreased (p<0.05) and high density lipoprotein increased (p = 0.034) along with increasing HA level. The interaction between the $2.25g\;HA{\times}5g$ gave the best results regarding most studied parameters. Conclusion: These findings indicated that HA combined with BC could be used as effective growth promoters, with the recommended level being 2.25 g HA+5 g BC/kg of quail diet.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제30권12호
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• pp.1819-1826
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• 2020

Increasing evidence suggests a potential role of microbial colonization in the inception of chronic airway diseases. However, it is not clear whether the lung and gut microbiome dysbiosis is coincidental or a result of mutual interaction. In this study, we investigated the airway microbiome in interleukin 13 (IL-13)-rich lung environment and related alterations of the gut microbiome. IL-13-overexpressing transgenic (TG) mice presented enhanced eosinophilic inflammatory responses and mucus production, together with airway hyperresponsiveness and subepithelial fibrosis. While bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and cecum samples obtained from 10-week-old IL-13 TG mice and their C57BL/6 wild-type (WT) littermates showed no significant differences in alpha diversity of lung and gut microbiome, they presented altered beta diversity in both lung and gut microbiota in the IL-13 TG mice compared to the WT mice. Lung-specific IL-13 overexpression also altered the composition of the gut as well as the lung microbiome. In particular, IL-13 TG mice showed an increased proportion of Proteobacteria and Cyanobacteria and a decreased amount of Bacteroidetes in the lungs, and depletion of Firmicutes and Proteobacteria in the gut. The patterns of polymicrobial interaction within the lung microbiota were different between WT and IL-13 TG mice. For instance, in IL-13 TG mice, lung Mesorhizobium significantly affected the alpha diversity of both lung and gut microbiomes. In summary, chronic asthma-like pathologic changes can alter the lung microbiota and affect the gut microbiome. These findings suggest that the lung-gut microbial axis might actually work in asthma.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.25.1-25.16
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• 2021

Asthma is a heterogeneous disease whose development is shaped by a variety of environmental and genetic factors. While several recent studies suggest that microbial dysbiosis in the gut may promote asthma, little is known about the relationship between the recently discovered lung microbiome and asthma. Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) have also been shown recently to participate in asthma. To investigate the relationship between the lung microbiome, ILCs, and asthma, we recruited 23 healthy controls (HC), 42 patients with non-severe asthma, and 32 patients with severe asthma. Flow cytometry analysis showed severe asthma associated with fewer natural cytotoxicity receptor (NCR)⁺ILC3s in the lung. Similar changes in other ILC subsets, macrophages, and monocytes were not observed. The asthma patients did not differ from the HC in terms of the alpha and beta-diversity of the lung and gut microbiomes. However, lung function correlated positively with both NCR⁺ILC3 frequencies and microbial diversity in the lung. Sputum NCR⁺ILC3 frequencies correlated positively with lung microbiome diversity in the HC, but this relationship was inversed in severe asthma. Together, these data suggest that airway NCR⁺ILC3s may contribute to a healthy commensal diversity and normal lung function.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.431-439
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• 2014

이 연구의 목적은 KURT(KAERI underground research tunnel) 지하수 내에 금속이온을 환원시키는 미생물의 존재 여부를 확인하고 배양하여, 이들의 활동에 따른 철과 망간 환원의 관찰과 환원물의 광물학적 특성을 연구함으로써, 금속환원미생물에 의한 산화상태로 존재하는 철과 망간의 환원과 광물 상전이 가능성을 확인하는 것이다. KURT 지하수 내 금속을 환원하는 미생물은 전자공여체로 포도당, 초산, 젖산, 개미산, 피루브산을, 전자수용체로 Fe(III)-citrate를 사용하여 농화배양 하였으며, 16S rRNA 분석을 통해 종 다양성을 확인하였다. 농화배양된 금속환원미생물에 의한 철과 망간의 환원과 생광물화작용을 알아보기 위해 전자공여체로 포도당, 초산, 젖산, 개미산, 피루브산을, 전자수용체로 철수산화물인 아카가나이트(akaganeite, ${\beta}$-FeOOH)와 망간산화물(manganese oxide, ${\lambda}-MnO_2$)을 이용하여 금속환원 실험을 실시하였다. 미생물 활동에 의해 형성된 환원물의 광물학적 특성은 SEM, EDX, XRD 분석을 통해 확인되었다. 연구 결과 KURT 지하수에서 금속을 환원하는 혐기성 미생물로는 Fusibacter, Desulfuromonas, Actinobacteria, Pseudomonas sp. 등이 확인되었고, 이 미생물들은 체외에서 철과 망간을 환원하여 이들 광물의 상전이를 확인하였다. 철(Fe)은 $Fe^{3+}$을 포함한 아카가나이트(${\beta}$-FeOOH)에서 $Fe^{2+}/Fe^{3+}$를 포함한 자철석($Fe_3O_4$)으로 환원되었고, 망간(Mn)은 $Mn^{4+}$를 포함한 망간산화물(${\lambda}-MnO_2$)에서 $Mn^{2+}$을 포함한 능망간석($MnCO_3$)으로 환원되었다. 이러한 지하 140 m의 KURT 지하수에서 서식하는 미생물들에 의해 철과 망간이 환원됨은 다른 중금속과 핵종원소의 환원 가능한 환경이 조성되었을 뿐 만 아니라, 미생물에 의하여 환원된 철의 재산화에 의해서도 주변 핵종원소가 환원될 수 있음을 의미한다. 따라서 이러한 직 간접적인 산화-환원 반응에 의해 KURT 지하수 내에서는 금속환원미생물들이 유해금속물질을 침전시켜 이동성을 줄일 수 있을 뿐만 아니라 고준위 폐기물에서 유해물질의 유출시 핵물질의 확산을 막는데 중요한 역할을 할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.