6개(個) 품종(品種)의 대두(大豆)로 부터 분리(分離)된 대두(大豆) 근류균(根瘤菌)의 생리적(生理的) 특성(特性) 및 plasmid DNA의 분리(分離)를 조사(調査)한 결과(結果)는 다음과 같다. YEM 배지(培地)에서 S117, S118, 011, DY-1균주(菌株)는 생육속도(生育速度)가 느리고 alkaline 반응(反應)을 나타내었으며, S110, S111, S114, S115, S116, S120, 010균주(菌株)들은 생육속도(生育速度)가 빠르고 산반응(酸反應)을 나타내었다. fast-growing형(型)과 slow-growing형(型) R. japonicum은 모두 극모성 또는 주모성 편모(鞭毛)를 가진 그람 음성(陰性) 간균(桿菌)이며, 한천 평판에서 점액성(粘液性)이 있는 유백색(乳白色) colony를 형성(形成) 하였다. 접종(接種) 7일후(後), fast-growing형(型)의 colony는 직경(直徑)이 2.0-4.0mm였고, slow-growing 형(型)의 colony는 대체로 0.5-1.5였다. fast-growing형(型)은 pH4.5에서 한결같이 감수성(感受性)이 있고, pH9.5에 내성(耐性)이 있는 반면 slow-growing형(型)은 정반대로 나타났다. 조사(調査)된 균주(菌株)들은 모두 생육(生育)을 위한 탄소원(炭素源)으로써 glucose를 이용(利用)하였으며, 010과 321을 제외하고 모든 균주는 starch는 전혀 이용(利用)하지 못하였으며 fast-growing형(型) 만이 sucrose를 이용(利用)하였다. 조사(調査)된 slow-growing R. japonicum은 일반적으로 15-250kb 정도(程度)의 1-3개(個)의 plasmid DNA를 함유하는 반면, fast-growing R. japonicum은 20-250kb정도(程度)의 1-3개(個)의 plamid DNA를 함유(含有)하고 있었다.

This study was conducted to investigate the physiological characteristics and to isolate plasmid DNA of R. japonicum strains. The results obtained were as follows; Strains S117, S118, 005, 011 and DY-1 were slow-growers and showed alkaline reaction, whereas strains S110, S111, S114, S116, S120 and 010 were fast-growers and produced acid reaction in YEM broth. All the fast- and slow-growing R. japonicum showed gram negative and formed mucous white colony on agar plate. After 7 days, the colonies of the fast-growers were between 2.0 and 4.0mm in diameter, whereas those of slow-growers were approximately between 0.5 and 1.5mm. The fast-growers were uniformly sensitive to the pH of 4.5 and tolerant of the pH of 9.5, whereas the reverse was found for the slow-growers. All the fast-growers were able to grow in the presence of 2% NaCl however the slow-growers were not grown. All the microorganisms grew rapidly in simple mineral salt medium containing as the sole source of carbon. Starch was rarely utilized. All the fast-growers utilized sucrose. The slow-growing R. japonicum strains examined usually contained 1 to 3 plasmid DNA ranging between 15Kb and 250 Kb, whereas the fast-growing R. japonicum strains contained 1 to 3 plasmid DNA ranging from 20 Kb to 250Kb.

• 오세헌(Dept. of Agricultural chemistry, Kyungpook National University) | Oh, Seh Heun
• 강상재(Dept. of Agricultural chemistry, Kyungpook National University) | Kang, Sang Jai
• 박우철(Dept. of Agricultural chemistry, Kyungpook National University) | Park, Woo Churl