The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of a herd specific vaccine against Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) by different inoculation route, IMI (intramammary injection), Koso, and supramammary lymphnode area. Based on strains of S. aureus from a case of acute clinical mastitis in Daekwanryeong farm, two experimental vaccines were made, inactivated vaccine and sonicated one. To determine the antigen concentration of the vaccine, 220 ICR-mice were immunized by the intraperitoneal route with inactivated or sonicated experimental vaccines according to different schedules with 10 ICR mice as a control group. The sonicated vaccine was selected for further experiments in vaccination and the highest antibody titer in ELISA was observed at 3㎎/㎖ of the vaccine. The vaccine was administrated to 22 healthy cows at drying up. The quarter milk samples and bloods were collected before vaccination, right after parturition and 3 months postpartum. There were no significant differences among vaccination routes based on the antibody titers in serum and intramammary bacterial infections during drying up period. The antibody titer in serum of vaccinated cows was higher at parturition than 3 months postpartum but it had no statistical meaning, though decreased clinical signs and morbidity were observed. Results of this study suggest that the concept of the vaccine against S. aureus is to decreasing clinical mastitis rather than preventing the disease.

The incidence of multidrug-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus continues to increase in hospitals and the community all over the world. As the importance of miner surgery in dentistry gets greater recently, the frequency in use of antibiotics has been increasing. Although several cases of acquired infection in oral cavity in dental hospital has been reported, the research on isolation of S. aureus and evaluation of its antibiotic resistance from outpatients in the dental clinic has not been found yet. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial resistance of S. aureus isolates. The isolation rate of S. aureus were 41.7% in dental hospital personnel, 60.4% in outpatients and 62% in dental hygiene students. S. aureus which showed resistance to penicillin were 88.6%, ampicillin 88.6%, erythromycin 8.6%, tetracycline 4.3%, oxacillin 4.3%, cefoteten 4.3%. Six strains of S. aureus showed the susceptible to all antibiotics tested. Sixty-four(91.4%) strains were multiple antibiotic resistance. Fifty-two strains(72.8%) resisted to AM-P. and Seven strains(10.0%) resisted to AM-P-E, AM-P-GM, AM-P-TE.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the most prevalent pathogens in hospitals. To investigate cross contamination by this bacterium in both dental and medical settings, the pathogens that cause acute pyogenic infection and one of the major microbes responsible for nosocomial infection were isolated from health care providers, nurses and patients. We used VITEK II to measure drug sensitivity, and we further performed biochemical testing, coagulase serotype testing and pulse-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) for isolated MRSA colonies. The isolation rate of Staphylococcus aureus from nasal swabs was 75.0% from dental health care providers and 18.8% from the medical health care providers. A total of 10 MRSA strains were isolated from 40 health care providers and 2 patients and the prevalent coagulase serotype from patients and health care providers was VII. The antimicrobial drug resistance and partial PFGE types of the isolated MRSA strains showed a similar pattern. These results suggest that MRSA may be one of the principal causes of nosocomial infection in dental and medical hospitals.

The aims of this study were to investigate the nosocomial infection route of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and explore preventative methods for this pathogen that involve blocking its dispersion. We cultured MRSA from nasal cavity swabs collected between June and July 2008 that we obtained from eight dental healthcare providers, 32 nurses and the sputum specimens of two patients from our hospital. In addition, we used VITEK 2 equipment to measure drug sensitivity, and we further performed biochemical testing and pulse-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) to isolate MRSA colonies. The incidence of these bacteria on the nasal swabs was 25.0% from dental clinic healthcare providers, 13.6% from the internal medicine ward nurses and 30.0% from intensive care unit nurses. Moreover, MRSA was detectable in sputum specimens of ward patients. The antimicrobial agents resistance and partial PFGE types of MRSA showed a similar pattern. We suggest from these analyses that nasal cavity infection by MRSA could occur by cross contamination between healthcare providers and patients which underscores the importance of stringent MRSA management practices.

The viability of Staphylococcus aureus, a significant cause of food poisoning in Korea, on TSA plates was determined after sublethal heating treatments and NaCl treatments. In addition, recovery levels of sublethally injured cells on TSA plates containing different concentrations of NaCl (TSAS) were investigated. The viability decreased significantly with increasing degree of sublethal heating treatments, but increases in NaCl treatment concentrations from 0 to 6% had little effect on the viability. After being sublethally treated at 55oC for 30 min, bacterial populations were reduced by 7.91, 7.97 and 7.99 log CFU/mL on 2, 4 and 6% TSAS, respectively. After being sublethally treated at 60oC for 30 min, bacterial populations were reduced by 6.46, 6.47 and 6.48 log CFU/mL on 2, 4 and 6% TSAS, respectively. Decimal reduction times (D-value) decreased with increasing NaCl treatment concentrations after sublethal heating at 55 and 60oC. These data imply that the S. aureus cells sublethally injured by insufficient heating processes had a lower recovery rate with increasing NaCl concentrations in the recovery media.

Since the ancient times the therapeutic application of honeybee venom (BV) is practised and persisted until the present days. Resistant bacteria are in emergence and some drugs no longer have an antimicrobial action. To purify the melittin known as antibacterial peptide, five major peptidergic subfractions were separated, purified and identified from the whole BV. We investigated the antibacterial activity of whole BV and purified melittin against Staphylococcus aureus by the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) and the postantibiotic effect (PAE). The MIC of whole BV for S. aureus was 0.06 ㎍/㎖, respectively. The MIC of melittin was 0.06 ㎍/㎖ on S. aureus. The in vitro PAE of whole BV and isolated melittin were determined using E. coli and S. aureus. The PAE of whole BV against S. aureus were 3.45 h (1×MIC). The PAE of melittin against S. aureus was 4.35 h (1 × MIC). Also both whole BV and melittin killed S. aureus at 5 × MIC. The regrowth wasn't observed after 18 h. These results suggest that whole BV and melittin will be developed a novel antibacterial drug.

본 연구는 Lightcycler (Roche)를 이용한 Real-Time PCR(LC-PCR)기법을 통하여 원유시료에서 신속, 정확하게 황색포도상구균을 검출하는 기법을 개발하고자 하였다. coagulase 전구체를 coding하는 113 bp의 coa 유전자의 증폭, melting curve 분석 및 DNA염기서열을 분석하여 황색포도상구균 특유의 유전자 검출하는 기법을 개발하였다. 또한 분리된 균주중 메치실린에 내성을 나타내는 균주를 검출하고자 penicillin-binding protein, PBP2a (mecA)를 coding 하는 209 bp의 mecA 유전자의 증폭, melting curve 분석 및 DNA염기서열을 분석하여 메치실린내성 황색 포도상구균을 real-time PCR 기법으로 검출하는 기술을 개발하였다. 본 실험에 따르면 647개의 원유시료중 6개의 시료에서 황색포도상구균이 검출되었으며 이중 2개의 시료에서 분리된 황생포도상구균이 메치실린내성 황색포도상구균임을 확인하였다. 또한 DNA 검출한계는 10 fg으로 기존 PCR에 비해 매우 감도가 우수한 것을 확인하였다. 또한 3개의 원유시료에서 돼지나 소의 삼출성 피부염의 원인균인 Staphylococcus chromogenes가 분리되었다.

One hundred isola tes of Staphylococcus aureus were obtained from feces samples of patients with food poisoning. The a ntibiotic susceptibility against vari ous antibiotics was examined by disc diffusion test . The S. aureus isolates had 92% resista nce to peni cillin. They also had 30% resistance to ampicillin and erythromycin. respect ively. The percentage of re sistance to oxacillin was 14%. Three vancomycin resistant isolates were also found. The minimal inhibitory co ncen tra ti on(MIC)s of antibiotics were examll1ed Antibiotics-intermediate S a ureus isolates were not det ected by disc dif fu sion t est

Methic illin - resistant StaphyJococcus aureus(MRSA) is not only a common cause of nosocomial infections worldwide but also leading to seri ous illnesses with high rates of mortali ty , This study was performed to determine resistance patterns and molecul ar biological ca racteri slics on MRSA isolated from clinical specimen, The purpose is to provide valua ble in formation related to t he purs uit 0 (' in('ec tion trace and infe<:tion control The test of susceptibility to 17 kinds antibiotics showed that these bacterias were susceptible to glycope ptides s uch as vancomycin, teicoplanin by 100%, rifarnpin by 65, 8%, They we re a lso 100% resistance to peni cillin , cefotaxim, gentamycin and aminoglycoside drugs , and showed 68, 56% multidrug res is ta nce to a bove 13 a ntibi oti cs incl uding peni cillin, 1n the analysis of MRSA using PCR, mecA was detected in every MRSA at 35 s t ra i ns a nd l'emA in 94 1%, ln a test , to de tect toxic genes, six genes, such as sea, seb(8, 6% res pectively)‘ sec(51, 4%) ‘ seg, se i(65 , 7% res pectively) and seh(2 , 9%) were found Finally , in resisrance chract eristics, toxic genes we re isola ted c1 ifferently acco rcling to specimen but there was no c1ifference res istance pattern ancl toxic genes The c1ata from t his s t ucly contribule to a more prec ise knowledge about the resistance pa ttern of MRSA in a clinical sett ing in k orea ancl regarcl exa mi na ti on of resis ta nce pattern accorcling to molecular biological methocl are expectecl to provide bas ic informa ti on on MRSA di ssemination and infection contro

전국 4개 대도시(서울, 부산, 대전, 광주)를 중심으로 시중에서 유통되는 김밥 중 황색포도상구균의 오염도 자료와 환경조건별 미생물 변화를 예측하는 Food MicroModel^R을 활용하여 김밥 중 황색포도상구균으로 인해 식중독이 발생하지 않을 유효기간을 산정하였다. 분식점(n=79), 백화점(n=10), 편의점(n=20)으로 구분하여 분석한 여름철 평균 황색포도상구균 모니터링자료(검출률 각각 39.2%, 30%, 15%)를 시중에서 유통되는 김밥 중 황색포도상구균의 최대 섭취유효시간 산정에 활용하였으며, 모델 운영 시 김밥 중 황색포도상구균으로부터 enterotoxin이 생성되는 균수인 2×^7에 도달하는데 ℃~ 요되는 시간을 최대섭취유효시간으로 추정하였다. 하절기의 환경조건을 고려하기 위하여 ℃ 온도 조건하에서, pH, NaCl %, aw 0.99의 조건을 적용하였다. 추정된 최대섭취유효시간은 일반적인 성인이 김밥 1인분(171 g)을 섭취하는 것을 기준으로 하였을 때 구입 이후 28~30℃에서 방치할 경우 분식점은 3.9~4.6시간, 백화점 6.7~7.9시간, 편의점은 7.4~8.7시간이었다. 또한 구매한 김밥이 황색포도상구균에 기인한 식중독으로부터 안전할 최대섭취 유효시간은 99% 안전 확률에서 여름철 분식점 자료를 근거하여 30℃에서 1.9시간이었으며 15℃인 경우는 17.7시간이었다.

대부분의 식중독은 단체 급식으로부터 발생하는 경우가 많으며, 특히 위생상태와 연관되어 식중독을 야기 시키는 병인 물질 중 포도상 구균은 많은 부분을 차지 하고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 서부경남지역의 5개 초등학교 급식시설에서 총 98개의 샘플 중 A급식소의 식수, D급식소의 손, E급식소의 냉장고와 앞치마에서 4개의 포도상 구균을 분리하였다. 분리된 균주들은 1개의 메티실린 저항성 혈장응고 효소 음성 황색포도상구균(Methicilline Resistant Coagulase Negative Staphylococcus aureus: MRCNS땃 깨의 메치실린 민감성 혈장응고효소 양성 황색포도상구균 (Methicilline sensitive Coagulase positive Staphylococcus aureus· MSCPS)으로 구분되었다. 한편 포도상 구균은 내열성 내독소로서, 이 중 가장 문제가 되는 내독소 B(enterotoxin B)를 검색하기 위한 PCR을 실시한 결과, A장소의 식수, D장소의 손, E 장소의 냉장고와 앞치마에서 분리된 균주로부터 477b의 생성물을 갖는 sob gene을 확인할 수 있었다. 이들 분리된 황색포도상구균에 대한 항생제 민감성 실험에서는 ampicillin과 penicillin에 대하여 전체적으로 저항성을 가졌으며, 특히 A 식수에서 분리된 균주는 옥사실린 저항성(oxacilline resistant)균주로 나타나 MRSA(methicilline resistant staphylococcus aureus)균주로 확인되었다.

본 실험은 벌꿀이 항균활성에 미치는 영향을 규명하기 위해 국내산 벌꿀인 밤꿀, 잡화, 아카시아, 재래종 벌꿀과 외국산 벌꿀인 마누카, 클로버, 캐놀라 벌꿀 그리고 인공벌꿀을 각각 12.5%, 25.0%, 50% 의 희석액으로 조제하여 catalase 무첨가 또는 첨가한 경우에 있어서 벌꿀의 Staphylococcus aureus에 대한 항균활성을 agar well diffusion assay로 비교한 바 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. Catalase 무첨가의 경우 12.5% 희석한 벌꿀은 마누카꿀> 밤꿀이, 25.0%로 희석한 벌꿀은 마누카 꿀> 밤꿀 > 잡화꿀 > 재래종꿀 > 클로버 꿀 > 아카시아꿀이 , 50.0%로 희석한 벌꿀은 마누카꿀 > 밤꿀 > 캐롤라꿀 > 재래종 꿀 > 잡화꿀 > 클로버꿀 > 아카시아 꿀 순으로 항균활성이 인정되었다 (p >0.01). Catalase 무첨가의 경우 12.5%, 25.0%, 50.0%로 희석한 벌꿀의 생육억제환은 각각 5.85 ~ 6.60 mm, 4.26 ~ 8.27 mm, 5.24 ~ 11.49 mm 범위였다. Catalase 첨가의 경우 12.5%로 희석한 벌꿀은 마누카꿀에서만 항균활성을 나타냈다. 25.0% 로 희석한 벌꿀은 마누카꿀이 밤꿀보다 항균활성이 더 높게 나타냈다 (p > 0.01). 50.0% 로 희석한 벌꿀은 마누카꿀 > 밤꿀 > 클로버꿀 > 캐로라꿀 > 재래종꿀 순으로 항균활성이 높았으며 마누카꿀, 밤꿀, 클로버꿀, 캐롤라꿀, 재래종 꿀 사이에서 유의성이 인정되었다 (p > 0.01). Catalase 첨가의 경우 12.5 %, 25.0 %, 50.0 %로 희석한 벌꿀의 생육억제환은 각각 5.89 mm, 5.01 ~ 6.84 mm, 3.10 ~ 8.28 mm 범위였다.

2000년 국내 식중독발생 통계에 따르면, 원인식품별 식중독발생건수는 육류 등이 27.9%, 어패류 및 가공품이 26.0%, 복합조리식품(김밥, 도시락)이 24.0%의 비율을 차지하고 있으며, 원인균별 식중독발생건수는 Salmonella spp가 28.8%로 1위, Vibrio parahaemolyticus가 13.5%로 2위, Staphylococcus aureus가 8.7%로 3위를 차지하고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 김밥 중 황색포도상구균에 대한 분포도조사 및 오염정도를 분석하여 위해도평가의 기초자료로 활용하고자 하였다. 서울, 부산, 대전, 광주의 백화점, 편의점, 분식점 등에서 구입한 김밥 총 214건에 대한 황색포도상구균의 정량 및 정성실험 결과, 균검출율은 34.1%였고, 평균균량은 623 cfu/g이었다. 분리균에 대한 enterotoxin 실험결과 A type 42.5%(31주/73주), B type 4.1%(3주/73주), D type 2.7%(2주/73주)의 분포를 보였다. 또한 유통·판매형태별로는 분식점의 검출율이 42.8%로 백화점(25.8%) 및 편의점(12.3%)보다 높게 나타났으며, 계절별 평균균검출율은 비슷하였으나, 정량검사결과 여름철(793 cfu/g)에 겨울철(446 cfu/g)보다 균량이 1.8배 높게 나타났다.