Surface swab samples from beef (188), pork (240) and chicken (95) carcasses were collected from slaughterhouse in Kangwon and Kyunggi areas from March through July 1996. The samples were examined on the level of E. coli biotype I relevant to fecal contamination due to unsanitary processing control and the existence of verocytotoxin-producing E. coli (VTEC). E. coli biotype I were confirmed from 38.8% of beef, 40.0% of pork, and 69.5% of chicken carcasses. Little variation was noted among three sampling points; rump, flank and neck of beef, ham, belly and jowls of pork. E. coli O157:H7 was only confirmed from 2 of 188 beef carcasses. E. coli O157 were isolated from 6.4% of beef, 2.5% of pork, and 1.1% of chicken carcasses among E. coli biotype I. All the isolated E. coli O157 showed positive for vero cell cytotoxicity test. Isolation rate of E. coli O157 in summer was higher than in spring. In case of pork and chicken carcasses, E. coli O157 was isolated in summer only.

Bifidobacteria have been known as beneficial inhabitant of human intestine. Therefore, bifidobacteria began to be noticed as a starter inthe manufacture of fermented dairy products. Perhaps the key for effective use of bifidobacteria in commercial dairy products is the maintenance of viability of bifidobacteria during large scale preparation of starter culture and distribution of products. So we tried to obtain the bifidobacteria having suitable characteristics for using as a starter in the manufacture of fermented dairy products. Among bifidobacteria isolated from Korean, E-4 strain showed the highest resistance to oxygen. To know whether the selected strain will be fit for manufacture of fermented dairy products, we also investigated resistance of the selected strain to HCl. The selected strain, E-4, was more resistant to environmental stresses such as oxygen, H_2O_2 and HCL than Bifidobacterium longum known as resistant strain to environmental stresses. According to carbohydrate fermentation patterns and morphological characteristics, E-4 strain was identified as B. bifidum. In conclusion, the selected strain, E-4, was thought to be fit for manufacture of fermented dairy products.

Sprague-dawley 흰쥐를 고지방식이로 6주간 식이하면서 영지열수추출액을 경구투여하여 혈장, 간장 및 부고환조직에서 지방성분, 지단백질의 분포, 변 중의 담즙산과 중성스테롤들의 배출량을 측정하여 다음과 같은 결과을 얻었다. 고지방식이와 영지(GL군)열수추출액을 투여한 흰쥐의 혈청 중 총콜레스테롤, 중성지질 및 유리지방산의 농도는 고지방식이로만 사육한 대조군(CON군)에 비해 낮았다. 한편 인지질과 HDL-cholesterol의 농도는 다소 높았다. 또한 간장과 부고환의 지방성분들을 조사한 경우에도 위와 같은 결과를 얻었다. Low density lipoprotein(LDL)과 very low density lipoprotein(VLDL)은 고지방식이가 급여되는 동안 정상군 보다 대조군에서 증가하였고 영지투여군은 대조군에 비하여 LDL과 VLDL은 감소하였으나 HDL은 증가하였다. 그리고 분변을 통한 답즙산과 중성스테롤의 배설량이 증가하였다. 이상의 결과를 종합해 보면 영지 투여군이 지방축적 및 고지혈증의 완만한 개선경향을 나타내고 있음을 알 수 있다.

Sprague-Dawley 흰쥐에 고지방식이로 6주간 식이하면서 천궁 열추출액을 경구투여하여 혈장, 간장 및 부고환조직에서 지방성분, 지단백질의 분포, 변중의 담즙산과 중성스테롤들의 배출량을 측정하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 고지방식이와 천궁(CR군)열수추출액을 각각 투여한 흰쥐의 혈청중 총콜레스테롤, 중성지질 및 유리지방산의 농도는 고지방식이로만 사육한 군(CON군)에 비해 낮았다. 한편 인지질과 HDL-cholesterol의 농도는 다소 높았다. 또한 간장과 부고환의 지방성분들을 조사한 경우에도 위와 같은 결과를 얻었다. 고지방식이가 급여되는 동안 정상군보다 대조군에서 low density lipoprotein(LDL)과 very low density lipoprotein(VLDL)이 다같이 증가하고 high density lipoprotein(HDL)의 농도는 감소하였다. 천궁투여군에서는 대조군에 비하여 LDL, VLDL이 감소하였고 HDL은 증가하였다. 그리고 천궁투여군은 대조군에 비하여 분변을 통한 담즙산과 중성스테롤의 배설량이 증가하였다. 이상의 결과를 종합해 보면 천궁투여군이 지방축적 및 고지혈증의 완만한 개선경향을 나타내었다.

This study aimed to investigate the effects of dietary Ptecticus tenebrifer on the fecal microbiomes of bichon frise. A total of 16 bichon frise dogs (average weight, 2 kg) were randomly allotted to 4 dietary treatments (4 dogs/group): general pet food, two types of domestic pet food containing Ptecticus tenebrifer, and one imported pet food containing Ptecticus tenebrifer. In the controls, Firmicutes accounted for the highest proportion (82%) at the phylum level in the fecal microbiomes. The Tax4Fun2's functional prediction program indicated that the control groups showed a relatively high amount of obesity-related microorganisms; the pathways included three types of carbohydrate metabolism. Among the treatments, Firmicutes abundances was the least in the treatments with the two types of domestic pet food containing Ptecticus tenebrifer; this did not affect the functional prediction of Tax4Fun2. In conclusion, the two types of domestic feed with Ptecticus tenebrifer were healthy and suitable for bichon frise; they could be beneficial in terms of obesity.