본 연구는 차나무식재지 토양에서 LB-CMC 한천배지를 이용하여 목질계 바이오매스 분해능이 우수한 미생물을 분리하고자 실시하였다. 그 결과 목질계 바이오매스분해에 우수한 활성을 보이는 3종의 박테리아를 분리하였다. 16S rRNA 유전자를 이용하여 3종의 박테리아를 동정한 결과 모두 Bacillus속에 속하였다. CMC zymogram 분석결과 Bacullus 3종 모두 약 44kDa의 셀룰레이즈가 존재하였다. Bacillus sp. CS1의 최적생장 온도는 37℃였으며, CMCase의 최대활성은 배양 36시간 후였고, xylanase는 배양 후 12시간에 최대활성을 보였다. CMCase와 xylanase의 최적 pH는 각각 5.0이었다. CMCase의 열안정성은 높았지만, xylanse는 열에 불안정한 것을 보였다. Bacillus sp. CS2의 최적 생장온도는 37℃였으 며, CMCase와 xylanaase의 활성은 배양 후 36시간이 가장 높았다. CMCase의 최적 온도와 pH는 각각 37℃와 pH 4.0이었지만, xylanaase의 최적 온도와 pH는 50℃와 pH 5.0이었다. CMCase와 xylanase는 비교적 열에 안정적이었다. Bacillus sp. CS3 최적 생장 온도는 37℃였으며, CMCase와 xylanase의 활성은 배양 후 36시간이 가장 높았다. CMCase 및 xylanase에 대한 최적의 온도와 pH는 37℃와 4.0이었다. CMCase의 열안정성을 보였지만, xylanase는 열에 불안정한 것을 보였다.

Hymenobacter 속(genus)은 Bacteroidota 문(phylum), Hymenobacteraceae 과(family)의 대 표 속(type genus)이다. 이 속에 속하는 세균들은 붉은색 색소를 함유하는 그람 음성 간균으로서, 자연 계의 다양한 환경에서 분리되고 있다. 본 연구에서 붉은색 색소를 함유하는 그람 음성 간균이 경남 창 원시 소재 창원대학교 교내의 연못에서 분리되었고, 이 세균은 균주 B2로 명명되었다. 균주 B2를 계통 분석 및 생화학적으로 분석한 결과, Hymenobacter 속에 속하는 것으로 밝혀졌다. 이 세균의 16S rRNA 유전자 염기서열을 genbank의 BLAST로 분석해 본 결과, 다른 어떠한 세균과도 16S rRNA 유전 자 염기서열의 상동성이 새로운 미생물로 인정되는 기준인 98.7%보다 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 균주 B2 의 지방산을 분석해 본 결과, 주된 지방산은 summed feature 3(C16:1 ω7c and/or C16:1 ω6c, 22.8%), iso-C15:0(16.2%), anteiso-C15:0(12.9%), C16:1ω5c(12.4%) 및 summed feature 4 (iso-C17:1 I/anteiso-C17:1)(9.5%)인 것으로 밝혀졌는데, 결과적으로 균주 B2의 지방산 함량은 다른 Hymenobacter 종들의 지방산 함량과 뚜렷한 차이가 있는 것을 알 수 있었다. 이 세균의 16S rRNA 유전자 염기서열 은 genbank에 accession number OQ318247로 등록되었다.

We investigated the spatial distribution of heterotrophic bacteria associated with different water masses in the northern East China Sea (ECS) in summer. The surface water masses were divided into the Changjiang Diluted Water (CDW) and high salinity water (HSW). In the CDW region, the concentrations of dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) and chlorophyll-a (Chl-a), and micro Chl-a contribution were high; and bacterial abundance (BA) and ciliate abundance (CA) were also high. In the HSW region with relatively low DIN concentrations, Chl-a concentration and micro Chl-a contribution were low, but pico Chl-a contribution was increased compared to those in the CDW region. BA did not show any significant difference from the CDW region, but CA was decreased. BA showed a positive correlation with Chl-a concentration in the CDW region; however, it did not show a significant correlation with Chl-a concentration in the HSW region. The ratio of bacterial carbon biomass/phytoplankton carbon biomass was exponentially increased with a decrease in the Chl-a concentration. Compared to the past (1990-2000s), the surface phosphate concentrations and the size of dominant phytoplankton have recently decreased in the ECS. Considering this trend of nutrient decrease and miniaturization of the phytoplankton, our results indicate that changes in the strength of the oligotrophic water mass could alter the function of the microbial food web.

Grapefruit extract rich in functional substances adjusting pH 5.0 and adding sucrose (final concentration, 2%) was fermented by Leuconostoc mesenteroides CJNU 0147 strain, consequently prepared a fermented grapefruit extract containing dextran. As a result of analyzing the growth inhibitory effect on gut harmful bacterium Clostridium difficile strain using the prepared fermented grapefruit extract, the viable cell count was significantly reduced (p<0.05 vs. control for 0.5 brix as a final concentration; p<0.001 vs. control for 1.0 brix). On the other hand, the proliferative ability of the extract for Bifidobacterium breve strain, which is one of the species of the genus Bifidobacterium well known as human gut beneficial bacteria, was confirmed (p<0.001 vs. control for both 0.5 and 1.0 brix). These results indicate fermented grapefruit extract with Leu. mesenteroides CJNU 0147 strain inhibits the growth of gut harmful bacterium C. difficile and promotes the proliferation of beneficial bacterium B. breve and is expected to be used as a functional food material for gut health.

This study was carried out to examine the physical characteristics of bacterial cellulose (BC) and its optimal culture condition using coffee by-products. Recently, recycling resources and employing eco-friendly materials have been raised as significant issues in the food industry. As the coffee industry develops, interests and efforts for recycling coffee wastes are also growing. This study attempted to confirm the production of BC by utilizing spent coffee grounds filtrate as a medium. In order to confirm the optimal culture conditions for BC production, different culture methods, initial pH, culture temperature, and culture period were examined. The optimal pH and temperature were 6.0 and 30oC, and the optimal culture period was 14 days. The cultivated BC was dried by hot air drying, freezedrying, and mold drying, respectively. Then, the properties of the BC films, such as tensile strength, elongation, water-solubility, thickness, and chromaticity were compared. The drying method affected the shape and structure of the final BC films. The production of BC film is expected to expand opportunities for recycling coffee by-products and contribute to solving environmental problems caused by food waste.

Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC) occurring in underground buried pipes of API 5L X65 steel was investigated. MIC is a corrosion phenomenon caused by microorganisms in soil; it affects steel materials in wet atmosphere. The microstructure and mechanical properties resulting from MIC were analyzed by OM, SEM/EDS, and mapping. Corrosion of pipe cross section was composed of ① surface film, ② iron oxide, and ③ surface/internal microbial corrosive by-product similar to surface corrosion pattern. The surface film is an area where concentrations of C/O components are on average 65 %/ 16 %; the main components of Fe Oxide were measured and found to be 48Fe-42O. The MIC area is divided into surface and inner areas, where high concentrations of N of 6 %/5 % are detected, respectively, in addition to the C/O component. The high concentration of C/O components observed on pipe surfaces and cross sections is considered to be MIC due to the various bacteria present. It is assumed that this is related to the heat-shrinkable sheet, which is a corrosion-resistant coating layer that becomes the MIC by-product component. The MIC generated on the pipe surface and cross section is inferred to have a high concentration of N components. High concentrations of N components occur frequently on surface and inner regions; these regions were investigated and Na/Mg/Ca basic substances were found to have accumulated as well. Therefore, it is presumed that the corrosion of buried pipes is due to the MIC of the NRB (nitrate reducing bacteria) reaction in the soil.

This in vitro study investigated the enhancement of rumen bacterial adhesion on a substrate to increase the digestibility of rice straw in Hanwoo cattle. The rice straw was pretreated with enzymes, probiotics, or ammonia, and the effects on the enhancement of bacterial adhesion and fiber degradation were analyzed using in vitro rumen fermentation. Enzyme treatment included spraying of cellulase and xylanase at 40 and 120 U per g of rice straw, respectively; Saccharomyces cerevisiae culture of 1.0×107 CFU was sprayed as a probiotic treatment per gram of rice straw; ammonia was sprayed at 0.3% per gram of rice straw. Following enzyme treatment, Fibrobacter succinogenes formed a higher adhesion colony than the control group (7.26±0.03 and 8.43±0.20) after 6h and 12h of in vitro culture (p<0.05), respectively. Attachment of Ruminococcus flavefaciens also increased following enzyme treatment (p<0.05) after 6 and 12 h compared to that of the control (5.18±0.06 and 6.60±0.15); and R. albus attachment showed a significant increase compared to that of the control (5.94±0.15) after 6 h of incubation (p<0.05). Probiotic treatment increased attachment of F. succinogenes in comparison with untreated rice straw after 6 h and 12 h of fermentation (p<0.05); R. flavefaciens attachment showed an increase only after 6 h of culture (p<0.05); R. albus was not affected. Attachment of F. succinogenes, R. flavefaciens, and R. albus increased with ammonia treatment after 6 h and 12 h (p<0.05). Dry matter digestibility was higher after the enzyme treatment (3.45±0.21 and 7.04±0.09) than in the control group(1.85±0.08 and 3.94±0.04) after 6 and 12 h of in vitro culture (p<0.05), respectively. It was also higher than that of untreated rice straw after probiotic and ammonia treatments (p<0.05). There was an increase in the enhancement levels of bacterial adhesion depending on the type of fibrolytic bacteria following enzyme, probiotic, and ammonia treatment. These treatments improved digestibility. This enhancement is considered to be greater following enzyme and ammonia treatments than with probiotics.

현재 우리 산업의 가속화된 발전으로 인해 다양하고 많은 양의 오염이 만들어지기 시작하고 있다. 특히 폐수의 경우 석유, 금속 및 유기물로 오염되는 강과 바다가 늘고 있으며, 빠른 조치가 필요해 보인다. 이러한 오염에 대응하기 위해 폐수에서 분리막을 이용한 깨끗한 물의 여과가 비용적으로 유리하고 친환경적인 기술로 떠오르고 있다. 재생 자원으로 만들 어진 막여과 기법들이 환경오염의 원인 중 하나인 합성고분자 분리막들을 대체하기 위해 많이 사용되고 있다. 박테리아 셀룰 로오스(Bacterial Cellulose / BC)는 순수하고 뚜렷한 형태의 셀룰로오스 나노섬유(Cellulose nanofibrils / CNF)이다. CNF에서 제조된 나노페이퍼는 각기 다른 용도로 한외여과막과 나노여과막으로 사용된다. BC의 높은 결정성으로 인해 폐수 처리 막의 필수 기준인 우수한 기계적 성질을 가질 수 있다. 본 리뷰 논문에서는 염료, 오일 및 중금속 등 폐수의 오염물질들을 걸러내기 위해 사용될 수 있는 BC 기반 분리막들에 대해 논의한다.

발아 커피 생두의 기능성을 향상할 수 있는지 알기 위하여 인체에 유익한 비피도박테리움 3종(B. animalis, B. bifidum, B. breve)을 이용하여 발효 연구를 한 결과 다음과 같은 내용을 알 수 있었다. 발효는 MRS배지에 설탕과 효모추출물을 첨가하여 37oC에서 4일간 실시하였다. 발효 후에도 발아커피 생두중의 카페인의 함량에 변화가 없었다 . 발효과정은 발아 커피의 클로로겐산 함량을 약간 더 높은 상태로 유지하였으며 이 과정에서 균주별 차이는 없었다. 진한 로스팅(230oC, 30분) 조건으로 생산한 원두의 경우 카페인의 함량이 3 0%(w/ w) 감소하였으나 클로로겐산 함량은 95%이상 감소하였다. B. animalis와 B. breve에 의한 발효과정은 발아커피 원두의 항산화 활성의 감소를 저해(70%) 하였다. 종합하면, 비피도박테리아를 이용한 발효 발아커피 생두와 원두가 커피의 우수한 기능성을 여전히 갖고 있음을 알 수 있었다.

This study was conducted to observe the effect of fiber digestion enhancement and inhibition factors on fibrolytic bacterial colony growth and fiber digestion in the rumen fermentation environment. In order to promote the fiber digestion, 0.2% NaOH of rice straw was used as a substrate in rumen in vitro fermentation. A 0.1% methylcellulose (MC) was added rumen in vitro culture with untreated rice straw to inhibit fiber digestion. When in vitro culture was performed using untreated rice straw as a substrate, all substrate adherent colonies and rumen suspended colonies of Fibrobacter succinogenes, Ruminococcus flavefaciens and Ruminococcus albus showed an increasing growth as incubation time progressed; however there were significantly more substrate-adherent colonies than rumen fluid floating colonies at all incubation times (p<0.05). Fiber substrate digestibility in in vitro rumen fermentation was significantly higher 0.2% NaOH treated rice straw than untreated substrate (p<0.05). In addition, substrate-adherent colonies of fibrolytic bacteria were significantly more in the NaOH-treated group than in the untreated group for F. succinogenes, R. flavefaciens, and R. albus (p<0.05). When untreated rice straw was added to an in vitro culture, with or without 0.1% MC, to create a rumen environment for inhibiting fiber digestion, substrate digestibility was significantly suppressed compared to that in the untreated group (p<0.05). Additionally, substrate-adherent colonies were significantly fewer in the addition of MC than in the untreated control group for F. succinogenes, R. flavefaciens and R. albus (p<0.05). The results indicate that surface-adherent colonies of bacteria decomposing fiber substrate are far more than rumen fluid floating colonies in the rumen fermentation environment, and the environmental factors of rumen fermentation give same associative effect on the fibrinolytic function of fiber bacteria and its ecological communities.

We prepare ZnO nanoparticles by environmentally friendly synthesis using Cyathea nilgiriensis leaf extract. Various phytochemical constituents are identified through the assessment of ethanolic extract of plant Cyathea nilgiriensis holttum by GC-MS analysis. The formation of ZnO nanoparticles is confirmed by FT-IR, XRD, SEM-EDX, TEM, SAED and PSA analysis. TEM observation reveals that the biosynthesized ZnO nanopowder has a hexagonal structure. The calculated average crystallite size from the high intense plane of (1 0 1) is 29.11 nm. The particle size, determined by TEM analysis, is in good agreement with that obtained by XRD analysis. We confirm the formation of biomolecules in plant extract by FT-IR analysis and propose a possible formation mechanism of ZnO nanoparticles. Disc diffusion method is used for the analyses of antimicrobial activity of ZnO nanoparticles. The synthesized ZnO nanoparticles exhibit antimicrobial effect in disc diffusion experiments. The biosynthesized ZnO nanoparticles display good antibacterial performance against B. subtilis (Gram-positive bacteria) and K. pneumonia (Gram-negative bacteria). Bio-synthesized nanoparticles using green method are found to possess good antimicrobial performance.

해양 종속영양 박테리아는 수생태계에서 미소생물환의 주요 구성원으로 유기물의 분해 등 생지 화학적 순환에서 중요한 역할을 한다. 해양 생태계의 물질 순환과 에너지 흐름을 이해하기 위 해서는 박테리아의 변동에 대한 연구 조사가 중요하다. 본 연구는 방조제 건설로 변형된 영산 강 하구 해수역을 대상으로 박테리아와 환경인자들의 월 변동 양상을 조사하였고, 박테리아 변 동의 주요인자인 식물플랑크톤(chlorophyll-a)과의 상관성을 크기별로 구분하여 파악하고자 하 였다. 연구 결과, 영산강 하구의 박테리아는 저층보다 표층에서 높은 개체수를 보였으며, 겨울 철보다 여름철에 개체수가 높았다. 그리고 방조제에 가까울수록 개체수가 증가하였으며, 방조 제와 가장 인접한 정점에서 2018년 8월, 9월 그리고 2019년 6월에 최대치로 증가하였다. 박테 리아의 개체수가 높았던 정점과 시기에 식물플랑크톤의 생체량도 증가하면서 통계분석결과에 서도 양의 상관성을 보였고 크기별로도 모두 유사한 상관성을 보였다. 이러한 결과는 식물플랑 크톤 기원의 유기물이 박테리아 변동에 영향을 미치고 있고 크기별로 그 영향의 차이가 없음 을 제시하고 있다. 또한 수온에 비례하여 증가하는 박테리아의 계절 분포는 박테리아의 성장 에 대한 수온의 영향을 보여주는 결과라 볼 수 있다. 그 외에 간헐적인 담수 유입을 통한 영양 염 공급과 박테리아의 개체수 변동의 연관성은 관찰되지 않았다. 본 연구에서는 또한 특정시 기에 성층이 거의 없는 조건에서 용존산소가 고갈되는 빈산소층이 관찰되었는데 이는 식물플 랑크톤 기원 유기물 공급과 박테리아의 분해로 인한 산소 소모의 결과로 추정된다.

From June 2007 to May 2008, seasonal variations of bacterial abundance and heterotrophic nanoflagellate (HNF), together with environmental factors, were investigated at weekly and monthly intervals in Kyeonggi Bay. During the study period, the water temperature and salinity varied from 1.9℃~29.0℃ and 31~35.1 psu, respectively. The concentration of ammonia, nitrate+nitrite, phosphate, and silicate ranged from 0.01 to 3.22 μM, 2.03 to 15.34 μM, 0.06 to 1.82 μM, and 0.03 to 18.3 μM, respectively. The annual average concentration of Chl. a varied from 0.86 μg L-1 to 37.70 μg L-1; the concentration was twice as much at the surface than at the deeper layers. The abundance of bacteria and HNF ranged from 0.29×106 to 7.62×106 cells mL-1 and 1.00×102 to 1.26×103 cells mL-1, respectively. In particular, there were significant correlations between bacteria and HNF abundance (p<0.05), and then the high abundance of HNF was frequently observed with an increase of bacterial abundance in summer (p<0.001). Our results therefore indicate that bacterial abundance in the bay was mainly controlled by resources supplied as organic and inorganic substances from Lake Shihwa due to the daily water exchange after dike construction. Also, the bacterial abundance was significantly controlled by HNF grazing pressure (top-down) in the warm seasons, i.e. excluding winter, in the Kyeonggi Bay.

바이오파울링은 정삼투 공정(FO)에서 비가역성 오염을 야기한다. 바이오파울링 성장과정에서 미생물은 신호전달물질(AHL)의 분비를 통해 의사소통하며, 이를 쿼럼 센싱(QS)이라 한다. 본 연구에서는 Rhodococcus sp. BH4의 용해액에 있는 AHL 분해효소(quorum quencher; QQ)를 이용하여 FO에서의 바이오파울링을 저감하고자 한다. QQ 물질 유무에 따라 P.aeruginosa 종의 막 표면의 바이오필름 성장 및 부착량을 비교한 회분식 실험에서 10mg/L의 QQ 물질이 AHL을 70% 이상 분해함을 확인했다. FO 장치를 이용한 실험실 규모의 연속 실험에서는 10mg/L의 QQ 물질 존재 시 체외 고분자물질(EPS)이 대조군에 비해 80% 이상 감소했다. 위 연구를 통해 QQ가 FO에서 바이오파울링을 저감하는 새로운 방법이 될 수 있음을 확인하였다.

This study was to research the relationships between rice straw degradation and changes of fibrolytic bacteria population during the in vitro rumen fermentation. Dry matter(DM) digestion of rice straw and population of fibrolytic bacteria were measured at the 0. 4, 8, 12 and 48 hours during the incubation. The populations of F. succinogenes. R. albus and R. flavefaciens were defined as log copy number of 16S rDNA by technical method of Quantitative real-time PCR. Total population of F. succinogenes, R. flavefaciens and R. albus was sum of bactera attached on rice straw and suspended in medium. It's population was increased with incubation, reached top level of 29.0 Log copy No at the 24 hour and then decreased. In the meantime, DM digestion of rice straw showed the higher increasement from the 8 hour to the 24 hour than from the 0 hour to the 8 hour, and then a slowdown in increasing trend of digestibility. Attachments of F. succinogenes, R. flavefaciens and R. albus were detected immediately after start of in vitro rumen incubation. At the same time, the colonized bacterial share were respectively 34.5%, 84.4% and 67.9% in total population. All of them was reached the highest colonized bacterial share above 94.7% at the 4 hour incubation. However population of attached bacteria was shown the highest level at the 12 hour or the 24 hour incubation. Kinetics of colonization were formed area of top speed from the 12 hour to the 24 hour and respectively reached 10.33, 9.28 및 8.30 Log copy No/h/g DM at the 24 hour by F. succinogenes, R. flavefaciens and R. albus. The kinetics of rice straw degradation was formed top level of 0.95% DM/h at the 24 hour. The present results gave clear evidence that degradation of rice straw was increased with the development of total fibrolytic bacteria in process of rumen fermentation. Also, their attachment was largely occurred immediately after insertion of rice straw, the colonized bacteria was actively proliferated, and then degradation of rice straw was maximized.

본 실험에서는 고분자의 농도, 첨가제의 종류 및 함량에 따라 도프 용액을 이용하여 분리막제조하였다. 분리막의 모폴로지는 전자주사현미경(SEM)을 통해 관찰 하였으며, 막의 모폴로지와 순수투과도의 관계를 확인 할 수 있었다. 필터화 모듈을 제조하여 수투과도 및 바이러스, 박테리아 등과 같은 미생물 제거성능을 측정하였다. 제조된 중공사막의 단면은 sponge 형태로 표명으로 갈수록 치밀한 형태를 띄는 것을 확인하였으며, 수투과도는 50-70 ml/min 으로 높은 값을 나타내었으며, 필터화모듈의 경우 수투과도는 1.6 LPM의 높은 투수량을 나타내며, 박테리아와 바이러스의 제거성능은 log 6 의 값의 높은 수치를 보였다.