The objectives of the current study were to evaluate the therapeutic effect of dioctahedral smectite (smectite) against calf diarrhea caused by pathogenic E. coli and/or Salmonella typhimurium. In this study, 20 calves (aged 2~3 months) with diarrhea were used for evaluation of the efficacy of smectite on calf diarrhea with 20% smectite suspension in PBS. Calves received 10 ml smectite suspension three times per day after feeding, and fecal samples were collected at the gate of treatment and on the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth day after administration. On the fifth day after treatment with smectite suspension, the diarrhea index showed a significant decrease in the treated group, compared to the control group (P<0.001). The number of pathogenic E. coli in feces of the treated group was significantly decreased, compared to each control group from the second day after treatment (P<0.001), and that of Salmonella typhimurium was significantly decreased from the first day after treatment (P<0.05). According to the results of the current study, 20% smectite suspension had a therapeutic effect on diarrhea caused by E. coli and/or Salmonella in calves.

The present study was undertaken to estimate the antibacterial effect of a combination of C. rhizoma,L. Flos, and P. japonica (1:1:1) extracts (CLP1000) and a combination of the herbal extract mixture and dioctahedral smectite (CLPS1000) against murine salmonellosis. At the concentration of CLP1000 and CLPS10000.5 mg/ml, the antibacterial effect was not showed on Salmonella typhimurium (S. typhimurium). On the other hand,the antibacterial effect against S. typhimurium was observed at the concentration of CLP1000 and CLPS1000 1.0 mg/ml. Oral administration of Smectite, CLP1000, and CLPS1000 at the dose of 10 mg/ml showed a therapeutic effect for S. typhimurium infected BALB/c mice. The mortality of Smectite, CLP1000 and CLPS1000-treated mice was 90%,90%, and 70% at 12 days, respectively, while that of untreated mice was 100% at 9 days after a lethal dose of S. typhimurium infection. The results of our study strongly indicate that CLPS1000 has potential as an effective of salmonellosis.

울릉분지 남부 대륙붕 석유탐사 시추공에서 회수된 사암 내에서 산출되는 녹니석-스멕타이트 혼합층 점토광물에 대하여 광물학적 및 화학적 연구를 수행하였다. X-선 회절분석과 화학분석 결과에 의하면 이 점토광물은 녹니석과 스멕타이트가 1:1 비율로 구성된 이팔면체형의 녹니석-스멕타이트 혼합층광물, 즉 토수다이트이다. 이 토수다이트는 Li가 풍부한 토수다이트로서 열수변질대에서 보고되는 토수다이트와 거의 동일하다. 이것은 토수다이트가 산출되는 지역은 열수변질과 관련된 열적 영향을 받았음을 지시한다. 실제로 이 시추공이 있는 지역은 단층과 습곡이 많이 발달되어 있고 구조적으로 변형되어 있다. 이와 같은 점을 고려할 때 하부로부터 열수가 올라와서 사암 내의 토수다이트의 생성에 기여했을 것으로 생각된다.