• Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.169-188
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• 2020

Salmonella spp. is the most common cause of gastrointestinal food poisoning worldwide, and human salmonellosis is mostly caused by the consumption of contaminated food. Therefore, the development of rapid detection methods for Salmoenlla spp. and rapid identification of the source of infection by subtyping are important for the surveillance and monitoring of food-borne salmonellosis. Therefore, this review introduces (1) History and nomenclature of Salmoenlla spp., (2) Epidemiology of Salmoenlla spp., (3) Detection methods for Salmoenlla spp. - conventional culture method, genetic detection method, molecular detection methods, and aptamer, and (4) Subtyping methods for Salmoenlla spp. - pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and repetitive sequence-based polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

• 식물병연구
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.24-29
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• 2007

풋마름병징을 나타내는 고추와 토마토 식물체로부터 35개의 풋마름병균 계통들을 분리하여 생리.생화학 실험, 병원성 실험, 유전학적 실험을 통해 유전적 다양성을 연구하였다. 생리 생화학 실험과 종특이적 polymerase chain reaction(PCR)을 실시한 결과 풋마름병균 계통들은 모두 Ralstonia solanacerum biovar 4로 동정되었다. 분리균은 고추와 토마토 유묘를 이용해 병원성이 확인되었다. Repetitive sequence-based PCR(rep-PCR) 결과를 토대로 계통도 분석을 한 결과 고추와 토마토 분리균은 6개의 group으로 나뉘었으며, 유전적 다양성은 높게 나타났다. 풋마름병균 계통들의 그룹간에는 지역별, 기주별 특이성은 관찰되지 않았다.

• Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.171-177
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• 2013

The dairy industry has consistently grown via the expansion of dairy-based food categories. Dairy product consumption is stable since the nutrient composition in dairy products is ideal for human health. However, dairy products are highly susceptible to food-borne pathogens. Controlling the safety of dairy products is thus important when considering the nutrient-rich matrix of this food category. Currently, immunoassays or molecular biology techniques have been used to evaluate the safety of dairy products in Korea. These methods are based on the detection of proteins and thus have low reproducibility and sensitivity. Recent techniques to detect food-borne pathogens have focused on genetic analyses. Rapid detection methods for food-borne pathogens in milk and dairy products using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques, such as conventional PCR, real-time PCR, repetitive sequence-based (rep)-PCR, PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE), and digital PCR, are reviewed in this article. The aim of this review was to contribute knowledge of the relationship between microflora and the quality of dairy products. This study will also assist in the immediate monitoring of food-borne pathogens in milk and dairy products when an outbreak related to this food category occurs.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.243-257
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• 2021

Bacillus pumilus is the causal agent of trunk bulges disease affecting rubber and rubberwood quality and yield production. In this study, B. pumilus and other closely related species were included in B. pumilus group, as they shared over 99.5% similarity from 16S rRNA analysis. Multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA) of five housekeeping genes and repetitive elements-based polymerase chain reaction (rep-PCR) using REP, ERIC, and BOX primers conducted to analyze the diversity and systematic relationships of 20 isolates of B. pumilus group from four rubber tree plantations in Peninsular Malaysia (Serdang, Tanah Merah, Baling, and Rawang). Multi rep-PCR results revealed the genetic profiling among the B. pumilus group isolates, while MLSA results showed 98-100% similarity across the 20 isolates of B. pumilus group species. These 20 isolates, formerly established as B. pumilus, were found not to be grouped with B. pumilus. However, being distributed within distinctive groups of the B. pumilus group comprising of two clusters, A and B. Cluster A contained of 17 isolates close to B. altitudinis, whereas Cluster B consisted of three isolates attributed to B. safensis. This is the first MLSA and rep-PCR study on B. pumilus group, which provides an in-depth understanding of the diversity of these rubber-pathogenic isolates in Malaysia.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제59권1호
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• pp.63-68
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• 2016

어린잎 채소의 생산 및 가공 공정에서 원료농산물과 토양 및 용수 등 환경 시료를 채취하여 미생물학적 품질을 평가하고 식중독을 유발시킬 수 있는 주요 병원성 미생물을 분석하였다. 생산단계 어린잎 채소와 환경 시료의 일반 세균수는 모두 6.8 log CFU/g 이상 분석되었으며 대장균군은 어린잎 채소와 토양에서 각각 3.2 log CFU/g 및 3.5 log CFU/g 수준으로 오염되어 있었다. 가공공정 단계에서는 일반세균수와 대장균군 모두 세척공정이 진행됨에 따라 최종제품 단계에서는 오염수준이 감소되었다. B. cereus의 경우 생산단계에서는 어린잎 채소와 토양 또는 지지토에서 오염도가 높았으며, 가공공정에서는 원료 대비 최종 제품에서 약 1.4 log CFU/g 정도 감소되었다. 병원성 미생물의 정성분석 결과 생산단계에서는 S. aureus를 제외한 모든 병원성 미생물이 음성이었다. 본 연구에서 분리된 B. cereus를 이용하여 rep-PCR에 의한 유전적 상동성을 분석한 결과 생산단계의 경우 지지토와 시료에서 분리된 균주의 유전적 상동성이 높아 반복적으로 이용되는 지지토에 오염된 균주가 어린잎 채소로 이행되었을 가능성을 보여준 반면 가공공정에서 분리된 균주의 경우 유전적 상동성이 낮아 공정 중 재 오염될 가능성이 낮음을 시사하였다.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.219-226
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• 2007

Insertion sequence IS1112 is a repetitive element with a relatively high number of copies in Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo), the causal agent of bacterial blight of rice (Oryza sativa L.). Three new loci of IS1112 were identified in seven Chinese strains of Xoo using a single oligonucleotide primer J3; 5'-GCTCA GGTCAGGTGGCCTGG-3' by insertion-sequence-based polymerase chain reaction (IS-PCR). Among the three new loci of IS1112, two were located in the open-reading frame region of genes fhuA and cirA, which encode TonB-dependent receptors, and the third in ISXo2, another type of insertion sequence in Xoo genome. Three variants of IS1112 were identified in those three loci based on their sequence similarities: two were identical to IS1112a and IS1112b, reported in strain PXO86 from the Philippines, while the third was a new member of IS1112, defined as IS1112d. Inserting IS1112 in gene fhuA caused three bases, GGT, to be duplicated at the target site, but inserting it in gene cirA did not cause any duplication in the target site. The diversity of IS1112 sequence and insertion loci in Xoo genome and their potential effects are discussed.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.352-358
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• 2011

The presence of ISKNV-like viruses in various freshwater ornamental fish species imported from Asia was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction(PCR) amplification of the ATPase(adenosine triphosphatase) gene. Interestingly, molecular analyses of the Open Reading Frame 25(ORF25) region of these isolates based on the ISKNV(Infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus) genome revealed the presence of various repetitive sequences. ORF25 repeat sequence length had no effect on cumulative mortality of rock bream Oplegnathus fasciatus challenged with tissue homogenates of infected pearl gourami, Trichogaster leeri; silver gourami, Trichogaster microlepis; blue gourami, or Trichogaster trichopterus. All isolates induce cumulative mortalities after 12 days of infection, confirming that ORF25 polymorphism did not affect the pathogenicity of ornamental fish megalocytiviruses that cross infect rock bream, a seawater fish. Also, no statistically significant differences in spleen index or viral copy number in infected tissues was detected between isolates with varying ORF25 repeat sequence lengths. However, further studies are necessary to fully characterize the functional characteristics of these polymorphisms in megalocytivirus disease in ornamental fishes.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.88-107
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• 2023

In the present investigation, bacterial isolates from infected apple trees causing apple canker during winter were studied in the northern Gyeongbuk Province, Korea. The pathogen was identified as Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae (Pss) through various physiological and biochemical characterization assays such as BIOLOG, gas chromatography of fatty acid methyl esters, and 16S rRNA. Bioassays for the production of phytotoxins were positive for syringopeptin and syringomycin against Bacillus megaterium and Geotrichum candidum, respectively. The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method enabled the detection of toxin-producing genes, syrB1, and sypB in Pss. The differentiation of strains was performed using LOPAT and GATTa tests. Pss further exhibited ice nucleation activity (INA) at a temperature of -0.7℃, indicating an INA⁺ bacterium. The ice-nucleating temperature was -4.7℃ for a non-treated control (sterilized distilled water), whereas it was -9.6℃ for an INA^- bacterium Escherichia coli TOP10. These methods detected pathogenic strains from apple orchards. Pss might exist in an apple tree during ice injury, and it secretes a toxin that makes leaves yellow and cause canker symptoms. Until now, Korea has not developed antibiotics targeting Pss. Therefore, it is necessary to develop effective disease control to combat Pss in apple orchards. Pathogenicity test on apple leaves and stems showed canker symptoms. The pathogenic bacterium was re-isolated from symptomatic plant tissue and confirmed as original isolates by 16S rRNA. Repetitive element sequence-based PCR and enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus PCR primers revealed different genetic profiles within P. syringae pathovars. High antibiotic susceptibility results showed the misreading of mRNA caused by streptomycin and oxytetracycline.

• 식물병연구
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.265-272
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• 2013

전국 7개도 14개 시 군의 주요 고추 재배지에서 시들음 증상을 나타내는 식물체의 땅가 줄기에서 분리 선별된 63개 풋마름병균들의 특성을 조사하였다. 고추에서 분리된 풋마름병균들은 고추(cv. 대왕)와 토마토(cv. 서광)에 강한 병원성을 나타냈다. 모든 병원균들은 배양적, 생리 생화학적 특성 및 특이 PCR 검출에 의하여 Ralstonia solanacearum으로 동정되었다. 고추에서 분리된 63개 풋마름병균들은 race 1 계통으로 2가지 biovar로 구분되었는데, biovar 3은 17개 균주로 27%였고 biovar 4는 46개의 균주로 73%였으며, biovar 4의 생리형이 우점계통이었다. Rep-PCR에 의한 국내 고추 풋마름병균들의 유전적 다양성을 확인한 결과, 70%의 유사성을 기준으로 12개의 group으로 구분되었다. 이러한 결과들은 국내 고추 풋마름병에 대한 방제와 저항성 품종 육성에 중요한 기초 자료를 제공할 것이다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.101-116
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• 2006

Vaginal trichomoniasis, caused by Trichomonas vaginalis, is the most common sexually transmitted disease. More than 170 million people worldwide are annually infected by this protozoan. In the Republic of Korea, 10.4% of women complaining of vaginal symptoms and signs were found to be infected with T. vagina/is. However, despite its high prevalence, the pathogenesis of T. vaginalis infection has not been clearly characterized although neutrophil infiltration is considered to be primarily responsible for the cytologic changes associated with this infection. We hypothesized that trichomonads in the vagina sometime after an acute infection secrete proteins like excretory-secretory product that have a chemotactic effect on neutrophils, and that these neutrophils are further stimulated by T. vaginalis to produce chemokines like IL-8 and $GRO-\alpha$, which further promote neutrophil recruitment and chemotaxis. Thus, neutrophil accumulation is believed to maintain or aggravate inflammation. However, enhanced neutrophil apoptosis induced by live T. vaginalis could contribute to resolution of inflammation. Macrophages may constitute an important component of host defense against T. vaginalis infection. For example, mouse macrophages alone and those activated by lymphokines or nitric oxide are known to be involved in the extracellular killing of T. vaginalis. In the host, T. vaginalis uses a capping phenomenon to cleave host immunoglobulins with proteinases and thus escape from host immune responses. Recently, we developed a highly sensitive and specific diagnostic polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique using primers based on a repetitive sequence cloned from T. vaginalis (TV-E650), and found that the method enables the detection of T. vaginalis at concentrations as low as 1 cell per PCR mixture.