• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.315-322
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• 2011

We investigated the effect of Pb uptake by Pinus densiflora and the Pb fraction in forest soil. We also investigated the change in soil physicochemical characteristics, microbial activity, and root exudates of Pinus densiflora in Pb-contaminated soils. Three-year-old pine seedlings were exposed to 500 mg/kg Pb for 12 months. The metal fractions were measured using sequential extraction procedures. Additionally, factors that affect solubility (three soil enzyme activities and amino acids of root exudate compounds) were also determined. The results showed that Pb contamination significantly decreased enzyme activities due to soil characteristics. In addition, organic matter, nitrate content, and Pb concentration were time dependent. The results indicate that changes in the Pb fraction affected Pb uptake by pine trees due to an increase in the exchangeable Pb fraction. The concentrations of organic acids were higher in Pb-spiked soil than those in control soil. Higher rhizosphere concentrations of oxalic acid resulted in increased Pb uptake from the soil. These results suggest that pine trees can change soil properties using root exudates due to differences in the metal fraction.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.341-346
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• 2011

To study the effects of salinity-sodicity on bacterial population and enzyme activities, soil samples were collected from the Bay of Yellow Sea, Incheon, South Korea. In the soils nearest to the coastline, pH, electrical conductivity ($EC_e$), sodium adsorption ratio (SAR), and exchangeable sodium percentage (ESP) were greater than the criteria of saline-sodic soil, and soils collected from sites 1.5-2 km away from the coastline were not substantially affected by the intrusion and spray of seawater. Halotolerant bacteria showed similar trends, whereas non-tolerant bacteria and enzymatic activities had opposite trends. Significant positive correlations were found between EC, exchangeable $Na^+$, and pH with SAR and ESP. In contrast, $EC_e$, SAR, ESP, and exchangeable $Na^+$ exhibited significant negative correlations with bacterial populations and enzyme activities. The results of this study indicate that the soil chemical variables related with salinity-sodicity are significantly related with the sampling distance from the coastline and are the key stress factors, which greatly affect microbial and biochemical properties.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.157-161
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• 2010

Forest soils are often nitrogen-limited, and nitrogen input to forest soils can cause substantial changes in the structure and functions of a soil ecosystem. To determine the effects of nitrogen input on methane oxidation and the microbial enzyme activities, manipulation experiments were conducted using nitrogen addition to soil samples from Mt. Jumbong. Our findings suggested that the addition of nitrogen to the soil system of Mt. Jumbong did not affect the microbial enzyme activities. Conversely, the addition of nitrogen affected the rate of methane oxidation. Inorganic nitrogen in soils can inhibit methane oxidation via several mechanisms, such as substrate competition, toxic effects, and competition with other microbes, but the inhibitory effects are not always the same. In this research, seasonal changes were found to produce different inhibitory factors, and these different responses may be caused from differences in the methantrophic bacteria community structure.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.267-277
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• 2004

Effects of elevated $CO_2$ on soil microorganisms are known to be mediated by various interactions with plants, for which such effects are relatively poorly documented. In this review, we summarize and syn­thesize results from studies assessing impacts of elevated $CO_2$ on soil ecosystems, focusing primarily on plants and a variety the of microbial processes. The processes considered include changes in microbial biomass of C and N, microbial number, respiration rates, organic matter decomposition, soil enzyme activities, microbial community composition, and functional groups of bacteria mediating trace gas emission such as methane and nitrous oxide. Elevated $CO_2$ in atmosphere may enhance certain micro­bial processes such as $CH_4$ emission from wetlands due to enhanced carbon supply from plants. How­ever, responses of extracellular enzyme activities and microbial community structure are still controversy, because interferences with other factors such as the types of plants, nutrient availabilitial in soil, soil types, analysis methods, and types of $CO_2$ fumigation systems are not fully understood.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.99-107
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• 1993

Two strains (No. 26 and 143) of bacteria which secrete both pectinase and raw-starch-digesting amylase simultaneously, were isolated from various domestic soil samples. The two bacteria were identified as Pasteurella ureae judging by their morphological and physiological characteristics. The optimal culture conditions for the production of raw-starch-digesting enzyme by the Pasteurella ureae 26 were using $NH_4NO_3$ as the nitrogen source at $37^{\circ}C$ with the pH of 7.5, and 15 of C/N ratio. Since the enzyme was produced only when raw or soluble starch was used as a carbon source, but not when glucose or other sugars was used, the enzyme was considered to be an inducible enzyme by starch. Thin layer chromatography of the hydrolyzed product of starch by the raw-starch-digesting enzyme of the strain No. 26 showed that glucose, maltose and other oligosaccharides were present in the hydrolyzates, and therefore the enzyme seemed to be ${\alpha}-amylase$. The enzyme had adsorbability onto raw com starch in the pH range of 3 to 9.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.79-85
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• 1988

제초제(除草劑)가 토양환경내(土壤環境內)의 생화학적(生化學的) 전환과정(轉換過程)에 미치는 영향(影響)을 규명(糾明)하기 위해서 화학구조(化學構造)가 다른 여러 종류의 제초제(除草劑)를 질소질비료(室素質肥料)인 요소(尿素)와 함께 토양(土壤)에 처리(處理)하였을때 토양효소(土壞酵素)의 활성(活性)에 미치는 영향(影響)과 농약(農藥)의 잔류량(殘留量)의 변화(變化)를 조사(調査)한 결과(結果)는 다음과 같았다. 제초제(除草劑)의 처리(處理)로 Urease의 활성(活性)에는 Urea계(系), dinoseb, propanil, diphenylether계(系), 산amide계(系)의 순(順)으로 저해율(沮害率)이 높았다. L-Glutaminase 및 protease의 활성(活性)에는 dinoseb, urea계(系), diphenylether계(系), 산amide계(系)의 순(順)으로 저해율(沮害率)이 높았으며 phosphatase는 dinoseb, diphenylether계(系), urea계(系), 산amide계(系)의 순(順)으로 저해율(沮書率)이 높았다. 대체적으로 제초제(除草劑)의 처리(處理)로 처리초기(處理初期)에는 저해(沮害)를 보이다가 28일(日) 이후(以後)에는 거의 영향(影響)이 없거나 활성(活性)을 약간 증가(增加)시켰다. 요소(尿素)의 시용(施用)으로 인(因)해 제초제(除草劑)의 분해(分解)는 무시용구(無施用區)에 비해서 약간 촉진(促進)되었다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.262-270
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• 2014

본 연구는 바닥재의 농업적 활용성을 증대시키기 위해 바닥재의 안정화 제재로써 축분퇴비를 선발하였고 알타리무의 재배토양에서 바닥재와 축분퇴비의 혼합 시용량에 따른 토양의 화학적 특성, 토양 내 중금속의 함량, 효소활성의 변화 및 알타리무의 수량을 조사하기 위해 실시되었다. 바닥재를 단독으로 시용하였을 때 보다 바닥재와 축분퇴비를 혼합 시용하였을 때 토양의 화학적 특성이 더욱 우수하게 개량되어지는 결과를 나타내었다. 바닥재의 시용량을 증가시킴에 따라 토양 내 수용성 망간과 아연의 함량이 유의적으로 감소하였으며 이러한 효과는 바닥재와 축분퇴비를 혼합 시용하였을 때 더욱 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 바닥재의 시용량 증가는 알타리무 수확 후 토양 내 urease의 활성을 유의적으로 증가시켰다. 바닥재의 단독시용에 비해 바닥재와 축분퇴비의 혼합시용은 urease, dehydrogenase, acidic phosphotase 및 alkaline phosphotase의 활성을 더욱 증가시키는 것으로 나타났다. 바닥재와 축분퇴비의 혼합시용은 알타리무의 수량 감소를 초래하지 않았으며 통계적으로 유의한 차이는 없었지만 수량의 증수를 보였다. 결론적으로 바닥재는 축분퇴비와 혼합하여 사용된다면 밭토양 내 중금속 함량의 증대와 작물수량의 감소 없이 토양의 화학적 특성과 효소활성을 개량할 수 있는 것으로 조사되었다.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.5-11
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• 2016

Background: As the decomposition of lignocellulosic compounds is a rate-limiting stage in the nutrient mineralization from organic matters, elucidation of the changes in soil enzyme activity can provide insight into the nutrient dynamics and ecosystem functioning. The current study aimed to assess the effect of thinning intensities on soil conditions. Un-thinned control, 20 % thinning, and 30 % thinning treatments were applied to a Larix kaempferi forest, and total carbon and nitrogen, total carbon to total nitrogen ratio, extractable nutrients (inorganic nitrogen, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, potassium), and enzyme activities (acid phosphatase, ${\beta}$-glucosidase, ${\beta}$-xylosidase, ${\beta}$-glucosaminidase) were investigated. Results: Total carbon and nitrogen concentrations were significantly increased in the 30 % thinning treatment, whereas both the 20 and 30 % thinning treatments did not change total carbon to total nitrogen ratio. Inorganic nitrogen and extractable calcium and magnesium concentrations were significantly increased in the 20 % thinning treatment; however, no significant changes were found for extractable phosphorus and potassium concentrations either in the 20 or the 30 % thinning treatment. However, the applied thinning intensities had no significant influences on acid phosphatase, ${\beta}$-glucosidase, ${\beta}$-xylosidase, and ${\beta}$-glucosaminidase activities. Conclusions: These results indicated that thinning can elevate soil organic matter quantity and nutrient availability, and different thinning intensities may affect extractable soil nutrients inconsistently. The results also demonstrated that such inconsistent patterns in extractable nutrient concentrations after thinning might not be fully explained by the shifts in the enzyme-mediated nutrient mineralization.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제26권7호
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• pp.1085-1092
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• 2002

Changes in laundering habits and the efficacy claims made for oxygen bleach added to detergents necessitate a deeper investigation into the testing of the washing efficacy of detergents and washing process. The effect of the addition of a sodium percarbonate and bleach activator TAED to an enzyme containing detergent on the soil removal and antimicrobial properties were investigated with the measuring of residual H$_2$O$_2$. The addition of sodium percarbonates to enzyme containing detergent lowered the soil removal of EMPA 116 cloth. But sodium percarbonates had greater effects on that of colored stained cloths such as EMPA 115 and artificially soiled with wine and red pepper while they were presoaked at 20$^{\circ}C$ or higher for So minutes or longer. Most of hydrogen peroxide was remained after washing. Over 99.9% of Staphylococcus aureus on the cotton cloth was removed in every washing solutions, but the cloth washed with enzyme containing detergent or detergent with oxygen bleach didn't show the antimicrobial property.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.104-114
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• 2021

Petroleum-contaminated soil is considered among the most important potential anthropogenic atmospheric methane sources. Additionally, various rhizoremediation factors can affect methane emissions by altering soil ecosystem carbon cycles. Nonetheless, greenhouse gas emissions from soil have not been given due importance as a potentially relevant parameter in rhizoremediation techniques. Therefore, in this study we sought to investigate the effects of different plant and soil amendments on both remediation efficiencies and methane emission characteristics in diesel-contaminated soil. An indoor pot experiment consisting of three plant treatments (control, maize, tall fescue) and two soil amendments (chemical nutrient, compost) was performed for 95 days. Total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) removal efficiency, dehydrogenase activity, and alkB (i.e., an alkane compound-degrading enzyme) gene abundance were the highest in the tall fescue and maize soil system amended with compost. Compost addition enhanced both the overall remediation efficiencies, as well as pmoA (i.e., a methane-oxidizing enzyme) gene abundance in soils. Moreover, the potential methane emission of diesel-contaminated soil was relatively low when maize was introduced to the soil system. After microbial community analysis, various TPH-degrading microorganisms (Nocardioides, Marinobacter, Immitisolibacter, Acinetobacter, Kocuria, Mycobacterium, Pseudomonas, Alcanivorax) and methane-oxidizing microorganisms (Methylocapsa, Methylosarcina) were observed in the rhizosphere soil. The effects of major rhizoremediation factors on soil remediation efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions discussed herein are expected to contribute to the development of sustainable biological remediation technologies in response to global climate change.