Weissella viridescens와 Leuconostoc carnosum은 육가공 제품 변패 미생물 중에서 중요한 미생물 로 인식되어 왔다. 용아초(Agrimonia pilosa)는 아시아에 널리 분포해 있으며, agrimonolide, agrimophol, agrimoniin, agrimol, agrimonic acid A, agrimonic acid B와 같은 다양한 플라보노이드를 함유하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 용아초의 추출방법에 따른 W. viridescens와 Leu. carnosum에 대한 생육저해효과를 탐색하였다. pH 11로 조정된 물 추출물과 50%(v/v) 에탄올 추출물은 W. viridescens 와 Leu. carnosum에 대하여 각각 43%와 24%에 해당하는 생육저해효과를 나타내었다. 그러나 사용된 추출용매와 상관 없이, 추가적인 초음파 추출은 용아초 추출물의 항균활성 증진에 큰 영향을 미치지 않았다.

Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) performance degrades when hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is present in the fuel hydrogen gas; this is referred to as H2S poisoning. This paper reveals H2S poisoning on PEMFC by measuring electrical performance of single cell FC under various operating conditions. The severity of H2S poisoning depended on H2S concentration under best operating conditions(65℃ of cell temperature and 100% of anode humidification). H2S adsorption occured on the surface of catalyst layer on MEA, but not on the gas diffusion layer(GDL) by analyzing SEM/EDX data. In addition, MEA poisoning by H2S was cumulative but reversible. After poisoning for less than 150 min, performance of PEMFC was recovered up to 80% by just inert nitrogen gas purging.

시민 건강을 위협하는 질병 및 식중독 오염의 감염 매개체가 되는 손에 대한 위생실태를 점검하고자 유아원, 초등, 중등, 고등학생 및 일반인 등을 대상으로 오염의 지표인 일반세균 및 대장균군과 식중독 원인균인 세균성이질, 살모넬라, 황색포도상구균, 장병원성대장균, V. parahemolyticus, Y. enterocolitica, B. cereus, C. perfringens, L. monocytogenes, C. jejuni에 대해 조사하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 일반세균과 대장균군 등의 위생세균에서 대장균군은 유치원생 2명, 초등학생 6명, 성인에서 2명이 검출되었으며, 일반세균은 유치원생의 경우 평균 3.3 log CFU/hand, 초등학생은 3.4 log CFU/hand, 중학생은 3.2 log CFU/hand, 고등학생은 3.4 log CFU/hand, 성인은 3.3 log CFU/hand로 나타났다. 2. 식중독 원인균으로 총 62주(12.4%)가 분리되었는데 그 중에서 황색포도상구균 47주(75.8%), B. cereus 8주(12.9%), C. perfringens 7주(11.3%)로 나타났다. 3. 독소 발현 확인시험은 황색포도상구균의 경우 47주 중 25주(53.2%)에서 독소를 확인하였는데 A형이 22주(88.0%), A와 B형 복합주가 2주(8.0%), A와 C형 복합주가 1주(4.0%)로 나타났으며, B. cereus는 8주 중 7주(87.5%)에서 독소 생산주를 확인하였으나, C. perfringens는 7주 모두 독소를 생산하지 않은 것으로 나타났다. 4. 항생제감수성 시험에서 분리된 황색포도상구균 47주는 ciprofloxacin, clindamycin, imipenem, rimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, rifampin, vancomycin에 대해서는 100% 감수성을 나타냈으며, cefepime, chloramphenicol, cefotetan, gentamycin은 각각 91.5% 및 oxacillin(89.4%), tetracycline(87.2%)에 대해서도 높은 감수성을 관찰할 수 있었다. 항생제 내성은 ampicillin(91.5%), erythromycin(42.6%) 및 penicillin(95.7%)에서 매우 높게 나타났다. 2개 이상의 항생제 다제내성을 보인 균주는 총 44주였는데, 2제 다제내성 18주(40.9%), 3제 다제내성 15주(34.1%), 4제 다제내성 7주(15.9%), 5제와 6제 다제내성 각각 1주(4.5%)로 나타났다.

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

우리나라에서 1991년 2002년 사이의 복어독 중독 발생상황에 대하여 신문에 보도된 내용을 검색하여 정리하고 특성을 분석하였다. 조사기간 중 우리나라에서는 총 32건의 복어독 중독사고가 발생하여, 111명이 중독되었고 그 중 30명이 사망하여 27.0%의 치사율을 나타내었으며, 연도에 따라 중독건수, 환자수 및 사망자수의 변동이 심하였다. 사망자는 29세 이상의 남성이 대부분을 차지하였다. 식중독 발생건별 환자수를 보면 4인 이하의 소규모 중독사건이 전체 발생건수의 75.0%인 24건을 차지하였고, 식중독 통계 집계기준인 5인 이상의 집단 식중독은 8건에 지나지 않았다. 우리나라에서 복어독 중독 발생건수의 59.4%(19/32)가 11월부터 익년 1월사이에 발생하였고, 이시기의 환자수 및 사망자수 또한 각각 65.8%(73/111), 66.7%(20/30)로 나타나 복어중독은 겨울철에 집중되었다. 지역적으로는 발생 건수의 75.0%(24/32)가 부산, 경남, 전남, 제주 등 남해안 지역에서 집중적으로 발생하였다. 섭취장소별로는 총 32건 중 18건(56.3%)이 선박에서 발생하였고, 가정에서 8건(25.0%)의 발생하였으며, 음식점에서 발생한 것은 5건(15.6%)이었다. 복어독 중독의 가장 중요한 원인 음식물은 국(탕 포함)으로 발생건수의 68.8%(22/32), 환자수의 64.0%(71/111), 사망자의 66.7%(20/30)를 차지하였고, 그 외 찜, 회, 내장탕, 알 등도 원인이 된 경우가 있었다.

Despite to the reality that the outbreaks from food poisoning in Korea have been continuously increasing in the last two decades, it was very much neglected even in the public health field in Korea. Food poisoning outbreaks resulted in many cases not only in the damage of health but also in the death of many lives. However, this problem can be effectively solved by efforts through health education activities, but not solely by the legal measures. This study was carried out to provide information that can be used in planning health education programs and proposing new rules to prevent any possible outbreaks from food poisoning. The main problems contributing to food poisoning outbreaks in an institutional setting or school catering and at home were reviewed and analyzed through the epidemiological investigations and articles related to food poisoning in the last a decade (1991-2000). Accordingly, the data presented in this study are sufficient to show and prove the significant trends in food poisoning accidents in Korea. The major findings investigated in this study are as follows. The frequency of food poisoning accidents as well as the number of victims have continuously increased in Korea. The number of victims per food poisoning accident is also increased from 20 persons in 1990 to 69.8 persons in 2000. Therefore, we should realize that the group poisoning outbreaks occur more frequently and the size of group poisoning accidents is getting larger. Among four seasons, the food poisoning accidents occurred more frequently in the summer (May-September) until 1997. However, after 1997, the food poisoning accidents occurred evenly in three seasons except the winter. The most important bacteria that cause food poisoning in Korea were Salmonella spp., Vibrio spp. and Staphylococcus aureus. They occupied 85-90% of the rates of accidents and the number of victims. And, the major category of food causing outbreaks in Korea are meats, raw and undercooked sea foods and compound food as Kimbab and lunch box. Among meats, the most food poisoning accidents were caused by pork. The frequency of food poisoning accidents at individual households tends to decrease continuously. Whereas, the rates of accidents at the public restaurants and food service establishments are comparatively increasing. Therefore, we must improve the quality of the sanitation management in food service establishments through HACCP and post- administration of HACCP.

In order to investigate the distribution of paralytic shellfish poison, we examined the toxicity during from February to October in 2000. Of 591 shellfish samples, 17(2.88%) samples were detected. Scapgarca broughtonii was highest collected 14.29%(2/14). In the monthly detection rate of PSP, April was highest 13.3%(8/60), in the regional collecting rate, Cheon-nam coastal area was highest 3.82%(10/262), and in cases of imported area, China was 8.3%(1/12). Imported area as well as domestic area samples should be strengthen to examine enduringly.

The contamination levels of food poisoning bacteria was investigated from 350 samples of beef, 338 samples of pork, and 350 samples of chicken during the period from March 1996 to October 1998. The contamination levels of pathogenic organisms were higher in refrigerated meat than packed frozen meat and were relatively higher in chicken and packed meat than in beef. The highest level detected for each of the various pathogens was : less than 10,000 cfu/g for Staphylococcus aureus : less than 0.9 MPN/g for Salmonella and Literia monocytogenes: 7MPN/g for Campylobacter jejuni /coli. In the comparisions of cross- contamination ratio of tested meat for four species food poisoning bacteria 14.3% of beef, 23.5% of pork and 55.0% of chicken were contained only one species of pathogen, whereas 2.7 of beef, 5.6% of pork and 14.7% of chicken contained two species and 2.3% of pork contained a total of three species. Generally, pathogens was encounted higher isolation freguency in packed frozen chicken meat than in chilled chickens.

The prevalence and serotype of food-borne pathogens was investigated from 888 samples of chilled meat, 222 samples of packed frozen meat and 117 samples of imported frozen meat during the period from March 1996 to October 1998. Isolation rates of pathogens associated with food poisoning were revealed in order of Staphyloccus aureus, Campylobacter jejuni/coli, Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella spp, but Escherichia coli O157:H7 was not isolated in all of the meat samples. Amusingly, Cczmpylobacter jejuni/coli were isolated highly in refrigerated meat, but was not isolated in packed frozen meat. L. monocytogenes was encounted higher isolation frequency in packed frozen chicken meat than in refrigerated chicken meat. In the distribution of serotypes of isolates, most isolates of Sta. aureus classified as enterotoxin type C and D. All of the Salmonella spp. isolated from pork were diagnosed group A and most of isolates from chicken meat were grouped B and D. Most of L. monocytogenes isolated from chicken meat were grouped type 1 and a few number of isolates classified as type 4.

The main problems contributing to food poisoning outbreaks in institutional settings and a home were reviewed and analyzed through the epidemiological investigations of food poisoning. The major documented factors included improper holding temperatures, inadequate cooking, poor personal hygiene, cross-contamination and contaminated equipment, food from unsafe sources, failure to follow food hygiene policies, and lack of education, training, monitoring and supervision. Usually more than one factor contributed to the development of an outbreak. (1) Use of improper holding temperatures was the single most important factor contributing to food poisoning. They included improper cooling, allowing a laps of time (12 hours or more) between preparing food and eating it, improper hot holding, and inadequate or improper thawing. Food thermometers were not used in most of the instances. (2) In inadequate cooking, the core temperature of food during and after cooking had not been measured, and routine monitoring was limited to recording the temperature of plated meals. Compared with conventional methods of cooking, microwave ovens did not protect against food poisoning as effectively. Centralized food preparation potentially increased the risk of food poisoning outbreaks. (3) Poor personal hygiene both at the individual level (improper handwashing and lack of proper hygienic practices) and at the institutional level (poor general sanitization) increased the risk of transmission. Person to person transmission of enteric pathogens through direct contact and via fomites has been noted in several instances. (4) Obtaining food from unsafe sources was a risk factor in outbreaks of food poisoning. Food risks were high when food was grown or harvested from contaminated areas. Possibilities included contamination in the field, in transport, at the retail site, or at the time it was prepared for serving. (5) Cross-contamination and inadequate cleaning/handling of equipment became potential vehicles of food poisoning. Failure to separate cooked food from raw food was also a risk factor. (6) Failure to follow food hygiene policies also provided opportunities for outbreaks of food poisoning. It included improper hygienic practices during food preparation, neglect of personnel policies (involvement of symptomatic workers in food preparation), poor results on routine inspections, and disregarding the results and recommendations of an inspection. (7) Lack of formal and in-service education, training, monitoring, and supervision of food handlers or supervisors were critical and perhaps neglected elements in occurrences of food poisoning.

Retrospective study on the comparison of outbreaks of food poisoning for food hygiene in Korea and Japan. The average value of morbidity rate by year in Korea during the period of 1971 to 1992 was 2.9 per 100,000 population, and that of Japan was 29.1. The mean value of mortality rates in case of food poisoning by year in Korea was 2.33%, and that of Japan was 0.07%. When compared the rates of morbidity and mortality between Korea and Japan during the same period, the morbidity rates of Japan were much higher than those of Korea (p$lt;0.0l). However, mortality rate of patients in Korea were much higher then those of Japan (p$lt;0.01). Resulting from comparative observation of food poisoning by preparing facilities between Korea and Japan. The highest list the places where the outbreaks occurred was home-made foods accounted for 48.8% of the total cases in Korea and that of Japan was restaurants accounted for 33.0%. Causative foods in Korea, the most common incrimination vehicles were seafood, meat and animal products and grain and vegetables, including mushroom. However, in the case of the common incrimination vehicles Japan were unknown and other foods, seafood, vegetables and meat and animal products etc.. Food poisoning of pathogenic substance in Korea were 60.9% of bacterial food poisoning of the total cases showing that Vibrio species, Salmonella spp., Staphylococcus app., pathogenic E. coli, Clostridium app. and other app. were 33.3%, 26.2%, 16.3%, 5.3%, 0.4% and 18.5%, respectively. On the other hand, in Japan, major causes were Vibrio app. (45.7%), Staphylococcus app. (23.7%), Salmonella app. (16.8%), pathogenic E. coli (3.8%), Clostridium app. (0.2%) and other app. (9.6%).

This study aimed to find out the effect of freeze-drying leek against cholesterol feeding rats on the cholesterol and lipid in serum, hemolysis in erythrocyte and blood pressure in rats tall. In this experiment, male rats of Wistar strain were used. The rats were divided into 3 groups in 8 weeks : basal diet, 1% cholesterol and 1% cholesterol and 1% leek. The followings are the results of this experiment. 1. In vitro, leek-ext, reduced the hemolysis. 2. Leek reduced VLDL, LDL/HDL-cholesterol in serum. 3. Leek reduced the blood pressure in rat's tail. 4. Leek reduced the fatty change in liver caused by cholesterol treatment. This experiment showed that leek-addition group had portective effect against cholesterol fed and decresed VLDL, LDL/HDL-cholesterol in serum, Leek alleviated hemolysis in erythrocyte, blood pressure in rat's tail and fatty change in liver. Therefore, this experiment concluded that leek has defensive power against cholesterol.

Korea represents high suicide rate by poisoning. Especially, since a lot of people died by high concentrated paraquat which has extremely high fatality rate, paraquat sales were prohibited in 2012. We investigated to find out how the prohibition of sales affected occurrence of pesticide poisoned patients and what kinds of influences did it have for severity and death rate. By targeting patients who visited emergency room by pesticide poisoning from 2010 to 2014, we researched insecticides poisoned patients and herbicidal poisoned patients grouped into 9 categories. Before and after 2012, We compared A term (2010, 2011) and B term (2013, 2014)’s pesticide occurrence, especially distribution of herbicide occurrence and compared hospitalization rate, hospitalization period, length of stay in ICU (Intensive Care Unit), severity, and death rate. The number of insecticide patients was 219 (37.4%) and the number of herbicide patients was 367 (62.6%) who visited emergency room in five years and the rate was similar every year. In case of paraquat, there was 70.5% decrease by 105 people for A term and 31 people for B term and increase of double for glyphosate, glufosinate, and other herbicides. The death rate was decreased but hospitalization was increased. There weren’t any difference of rate in ICU admission, intubation and ventilator therapy. By prohibition of using paraquat, the death rate by pesticide poisoning was decreased. However, patients who poisoned by other herbicides were increased, so hospitalization rate increased and there weren’t any difference at patient’s severity rates.

Background : Schisandrae Fructus (Omija) has been widely used for medicinal herbs because it is known for its various medical functions and antimicrobial activities. This study was conducted to investigate the antimicrobial activities of extracts from Schisandrae Fructus against six foodborne pathogens (Bacillus cereus, E. coli, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella enteritidis, Staphylococcus aureus, Vibrio parahaemolyticus) and figured out the efficient extraction methods. Methods and Results : Traditionally, Schisandrae Fructus is soaked or boiled in water when people drink it like tea. In this study, we extracted Schisandrae Fructus by soaking in water and ethyl alcohol for 24 hours, ultrasonicating in methyl alcohol and water for 60 minutes, and boiling in water for 30, 60, 90, 120 minutes. Each extract used for paper disc test that estimates antimicrobial activities by measuring the inhibition zone. The blank discs that absorbed with extracts were placed on the agar plates that smeared with each foodborne pathogen, then incubated overnight at 37℃ incubator. Then, antibacterial extracts formed clear zones around the disc. In this study, Vibrio parahaemolyticus was the most sensitive to the all kinds of extracts and methyl alcohol extracts that were obtained by ultrasonicating showed the most strong antimicrobial activities against six foodborne pathogens (23, 12, 29, 18, 23, 28 ㎜). Hot water extracts and soaking extracts in water showed the similar results, and the extracts that was boiled for 60 minutes was the best results (13, 8, 21, 10, 13, 17 ㎜) against all the pathogens. Conclusion : The extracts from Schisandrae Fructus inhibited the growth of six foodborne pathogens. Soaking and boiling in water are good methods for drinking Schisandrae Fructus like tea because they showed antimicrobial activities in the paper disc test. According to this study, the best boiling time for effective antimicrobial activity is 60 minutes.

This study was conducted to investigate the antimicrobial activities and antioxidant activities of the Korean mistletoe extract and its solvent fractions (e.g. n-hexane, ethyl ether, ethyl acetate, butanol). Ethyl ether fraction against Bacillus cereus showed stronger activities than benzoic acid (2.5 mg/mL). The MIC of korean mistletoe extract and slovent fractions were in the range of 6.25-25 mg/mL. The MIC (6.25 mg/mL) of ethyl acetate fraction onto Staphylocossus aureus was the lowest among them. Ethyl ether fraction which showed the strongest antioxidant activities by DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl) and FRAP (ferric ion reducing antioxidant power) methods had the highest total phenolic contents. It is suggested that Korean mistletoe could be utilized as natural preservative material through the study of the active compounds from ethyl ether fraction.