• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.377-381
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• 2006

A study was carried out to determine a suitable light intensity and inoculum size for the growth of Rhodopseudomonas palustris strain B1. The pollution reduction of sago effluent using free and immobilised R. palustris cells was also evaluated. The growth rate in glutamatemalate medium was highest at 4 klux compared to 2.5 and 3 klux. The optimal inoculum size was 10% (v/v). Both the COD and BOD of the sago effluent were reduced by 67% after three days of treatment. The difference in biomass production or BOD and COD removal with higher inoculum sizes of 15 and 20% was minimal. This could be attributed to limited nutrient availability in the substrate. The use of immobilised cells of R. palustris reduced the pollution load 10% less compared to pollution reduction by free cells. Hence, there was no significant difference in using free or immobilised cells for the treatment of sago effluent.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2000년도 추계학술발표대회 및 bio-venture fair
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• pp.250-253
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• 2000

We researched effects of growth on initial inoculum size, liquid volume, and medium feeding rate etc. Cell suspension inoculated at low cell concentrations showed a typical growth reduction, whereas root cultures showed an improvement in growth. In this paper, Hairy roots showed high growth rate at 0.4 % inoculum size and 100 mL liquid volume in 250 mL flask cultures.

• 한국폐기물자원순환학회지
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.474-481
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• 2017

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of inoculum and carbon sources on anaerobic digestion characteristics. The treatments were combinations of inoculum (digestate of cattle manure and rumen fluid) with carbon sources (starch, cellulose, and xylan). Anaerobic digestion was performed in triplicate at $37^{\circ}C$ for 18 days at 100 rpm. Sampling was performed at 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12, 15, and 18 days to measure pH, ammonia-N, volatile solids reduction, the cumulative methane content, and the cumulative methane production. There was a significant difference in methane content depending on the carbon source and there was a significant difference in pH, ammonia-N, methane production, and methane content depending on the inoculum (P < 0.05). The results of methane production were higher in the digestate of cattle manure treatment than in the rumen fluid treatment (P < 0.05). In this study, different digestive patterns depending on the type of carbon source could be used as basic research data to set the hydraulic residence time of anaerobic digestion facilities. In addition, the use of ruminal fluid as an inoculum may help accelerate the hydrolysis and acid production steps.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.615-621
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• 2010

The viability of low-temperature sulfate reduction with hydrogen as electron donor was studied with a bench-scale gas-lift bioreactor (GLB) operated at $9^{\circ}C$. Prior to the GLB experiment, the temperature range of sulfate reduction of the inoculum was assayed. The results of the temperature gradient assay indicated that the inoculum was a psychrotolerant mesophilic enrichment culture that had an optimal temperature for sulfate reduction of $31^{\circ}C$, and minimum and maximum temperatures of $7^{\circ}C$ and $41^{\circ}C$, respectively. In the GLB experiment at $9^{\circ}C$, a sulfate reduction rate of 500-600 mg $l^{-1}d^{-1}$, corresponding to a specific activity of 173 mg ${SO_4}^{2-}g\;VSS^{-1}d^{-1}$, was obtained. The electron flow from the consumed $H_2$-gas to sulfate reduction varied between 27% and 52%, whereas the electron flow to acetate production decreased steadily from 15% to 5%. No methane was produced. Acetate was produced from $CO_2$ and $H_2$ by homoacetogenic bacteria. Acetate supported the growth of some heterotrophic sulfate-reducing bacteria. The sulfate reduction rate in the GLB was limited by the slow biomass growth rate at $9^{\circ}C$ and low biomass retention in the reactor. Nevertheless, this study demonstrated the potential sulfate reduction rate of psychrotolerant sulfate-reducing mesophiles at suboptimal temperature.

• 한국식물병리학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.219-255
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• 1996

사과 겹무늬썩음병의 주 전염원은 가지 병반에서 형성되는 자낭포자 및 병포자이므로, 가지에서의 포자형성 또는 포자의 분산을 화학적 또는 물리적 방법으로 저해할 수만 있다면 효과적으로 병을 방제할 수 있을 것으로 생각했다. 전염원을 줄이기 위한 첫 번째 시도로 1992년 이른봄 가지에 형성된 사마귀를 호미로 제거한 결과, 병포자의 분산과 과실발병 억제효과에 있어서 무처리와 유의적인 차이가 인정되지 않았다. 두 번째 시도로 포자의 분산을 막기 위해 1993년 이른봄에 겹무늬썩음병에 걸린 가지를 비닐필름으로 감고 5월부터 9월까지 20일 간격으로 살균제를 살포한 결과, 통계적으로 유의성이 인정되는 병 방제효과가 있었고, 나무의 생육에 있어서도 콜크층이 이상 비대하는 것 이외에 별다른 이상이 없었다. 이 개념을 더욱 발전시켜 1994년 이른봄에는 병든 가지를 수용성 고분자 물질인 polyvinyl alcohol로 도포하고 수배 분산 포자의 수를 조사한 결과, 포자의 분산량이 크게 줄어져 실용화의 가능성이 시사되었다.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.485-496
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• 2019

Sealing of leakage in waterfront or water-retaining structures is one of the major issues in geotechnical engineering practices. With demands for biological methods as sustainable ground improvement techniques, bioclogging, defined as the reduction in hydraulic conductivity of soils caused by microbial activities, has been considered as an alternative to the chemical grout techniques for its economic advantages and eco-friendliness of microbial by-products. This study investigated the feasibility of bioaugmentation and biostimulation methods to induce fermentation-based bioclogging effect in coarse sands. In the bioaugmentation experiments, effects of various parameters and conditions, including grain size, pH, and biogenic gas generation, on hydraulic conductivity reduction were examined through a series of column experiments while Leuconostoc mesenteroides, which produce an insoluble biopolymer called dextran, was used as the model bacteria. The column test results demonstrate that the accumulation of bacterial biopolymer can readily reduce the hydraulic conductivity by three-to-four orders of magnitudes or by 99.9-99.99% in well-controlled environments. In the biostimulation experiments, two inoculums of indigenous soil bacteria sampled from waterfront embankments were prepared and their bioclogging efficiency was examined. With one inoculum containing species capable of fermentation and biopolymer production, the hydraulic conductivity reduction by two orders of magnitude was achieved, however, no clogging was found with the other inoculum. This implies that presence of indigenous species capable of biopolymer production and their population, if any, play a key role in causing bioclogging, because of competition with other indigenous bacteria. The presented results provide fundamental insights into the bacterial biopolymer formation mechanism, its effect on soil permeability, and potential of engineering bacterial clogging in subsurface.

• 한국축산시설환경학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.137-147
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• 1998

This study was carried out to find deodorization effect of swine-slurry by addition of phototrophic bacteria(PTB). The pilot-scale reactors operation conditions was designed by the inoculum amounts of PTB and light-conditions. Treatment conditions was divided into 3 types; 106 MPN/ml$.$Dark(T-1), 108 MPN/ml$.$Dark(T-2), 108 MPN/ml$.$Natural light(T-3). The changes of the concentration of volatile fatty acids(VFAs), hydrogen sulfide(H2S), ammonia (NH3) and odor intensity were analyzed during the treatment period(35 days). From results of this study, the maximum intensity of odor in the headspace of the reactor T-1 was 4.82 and T-2, T-3 was 2.63, respectively. In swine-slurry of reactors used, it almost took 10 days until to be stabilized with solid and liquid phase. Intensity of odor in headspace was mainly derived from the liquid phase. The PTB inoculum method to swine-slurry was very effective in reduction of VFAs, H2S and Sulfate-reducing bacteria(SRB) concentration. Expecially, It was interested in reverse growth behaviour of SRB and PTB in these conditions.

• 식물병연구
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.119-125
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• 2014

연작 재배로 인하여 뿌리혹선충(Meloidogyne incognita)과 같은 식물 기생 선충에 의한 피해는 오이 재배 면적이 늘어나면서 크게 늘어나고 있다. 이러한 생산량의 감소 피해를 해결하기 위한 친환경적인 방제 방법으로 경종적 방제의 저항성 품종을 이용한 재배가 점차 증가되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 새로운 저항성 육종 소재를 찾기 위한 효율적인 저항성 검정 방법을 확립하기 위하여, 뿌리혹선충 M. incognita를 이용한 오이의 선충병 발생 정도를 접종원 농도, 오이 생육 시기 및 이식 시기 등의 다양한 발병 조건에 따라 오이 4개 품종('드레곤삼척', 아시아스트라이크', '네박자', '하늘백다다기')을 대상으로 조사하였다. 접종원의 접종 농도가 증가 할수록 오이의 뿌리혹선충병 발생은 농도 의존적으로 증가되었지만, 오이의 생육 시기 및 이식 시기에 따른 오이의 뿌리혹선충병 발생은 유의한 차이가 없었다. 따라서, 오이 품종의 뿌리혹선충병 저항성 검정 조건으로 온실($25{\pm}5^{\circ}C$)에서 파종 후 21일간 재배하고, 이식한지 7일 후에 5,000개의 뿌리혹선충 알 접종으로 45일 이후에 병 조사를 하는 것이 적합함을 알 수 있었다. 적정한 발병 조건에 따라 시판 중인 오이 45개 품종의 뿌리혹선충에 대한 저항성 정도를 조사한 결과, 대목 6개 품종에서 난낭수 100개 이하의 뿌리혹선충병 발생 정도를 보였고, 특히 '유니온' 대목 품종은 중간 저항성으로 조사되었다. 그 외 실험한 모든 품종들은 유사한 정도의 높은 감수성을 나타냈다. 이들 결과들을 바탕으로 M. incognita에 대한 오이 품종의 저항성 정도를 검정하기 위한 효율적인 방법을 제안하고자 한다.

• 식물병연구
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.107-111
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• 2001

조숙성 콩품종을 이용하는 풋콩 재배에서는 콩 미이라병과 자주무늬병에 의한 꼬투리 품질 저하와 종자콩의 확보문제가 큰 장애가 되고 있다. 콩 미이라병은 병든 식물의 잔사물이 중요한 제1차 전염원이며, 식물체에 감염하여도 살아 있는 조직에서는 균사의 생육이 극히 제한적이고, 잠재감염 상태로 포자형성이 거의 없으므로 이러한 병원균의 특성을 이용하는 재배적 방제의 가능성을 검토하였다. 점적관수는 분무관수에 비하여 무피복 재배에서는 종자감염율을 현저히 감소시켰으나 피복재배에서는 큰차이가 없었다. 피복재배는 콩 미이라병 28.0%, 자주무늬병 29.3%의 방제가를 보였으나 베노밀 방제가에는 미치지 못하였다. 식물체 잔사물 줄기의 78%는 7월초에 병포자가 성숙되어 제1차 전염원으로 작용하며, 당년의 식물체에서 탈락한 노화 떡잎과 염병에서도 7월 중순부터 9월에 걸쳐 충분한 제2차 전염원이 형성되었다 결론적으로, 비닐피복과 점적관수는 콩 수량성에 영향을 미치지 않고 어느 정도의 콩 미이라병과 자주무늬병 방제효과가 있으며, 제2차 전염원을 제거하는 포장위생관리의 병행은 방제효과를 더욱 제고시킬 것으로 보였다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제52권6호
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• pp.617-624
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• 2019

Dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma is one of the promising next generation non-thermal technologies for food sterilization. The present study investigated the effects of DBD plasma on the reduction of most common food-borne pathogenic bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Salmonella enterica) and sanitary indicative bacteria (Escherichia coli) in the suspension (initial inoculum of approx. 9 log CFU/mL). The bacterial counts were significantly (P<0.05) reduced with the increase in the treatment time (1-30 min) of DBD plasma in the suspension. The D-values (time for 90% reduction) of DBD plasma by first-order kinetics for S. aureus, B. cereus, V. parahaemolyticus, S. enterica, and E. coli were 17.76, 19.96, 32.89, 21.55, and 15.24 min, respectively (R²>0.90). These results specifically showed that 30 min of DBD plasma treatment in > 90% reduction of seafood-borne pathogenic and sanitary indicative bacteria. This suspension study may provide the basic data for use in seafood processing and distribution.