Measurement of Viable Cell Number in Mixed Culture Based on Microbial Respiration Rate

미생물 호흡속도에 기초한 혼합배양중의 생균수 측정

  • Veljkoic, V.B ;
  • ;
  • C.R.Engler
  • ;
  • 권윤중 (경기대학교 식품가공학과) ;
  • Published : 1992.12.01

Abstract

A simple method to determine viable cell numbers of each species in mixed culture was developed. The oxygen uptake rate (OUR) equals to the product of the specific OUR and the size of the microbial population. In a mixed culture, the OUR is a result of the respiration activities of each sub-population. The OUR was determined from the slope of the linear relationship between time and the decrease of dissolved oxygen concentration when aeration was stopped. The specific OUR was calculated from the slope of the viable cell number versus OUR curve. These values for C. lusitaniae at 20 and $30^{\circ}C$ were $1.36{\times}10^{-9}$ and $3.90{\times}10^{-9}$ and those for P tannoPhilus at 20 and $30^{\circ}C$ were $0.59{\times}10^{-9}$ and $1.86{\times}10^{-9}$ [(%/s)/(cells/ml)J. respectively. Using these values, viable cell numbers were calculated after the OURs of mixed culture at two temperatures were measured. A good agreement between the viable cell numbers determined by this method and by plate count was obtained.

혼합배양중의 각 미생물의 생균수 측정은 순수배양보다 훨씬 복잡하다. 특히 두 균주의 크기가 비슷한 경우에는 사용할 수 있는 방법이 더 제한된다. 본 연구에서는 두 균의 크기가 비슷한 경우에도 적용될 수 있는 간단한 생균수 측정방법을 개발하였다. 미생물 배양액의 산소흡수속도(OUR)는 세포수에 비례하며 이때의 비례상수인 최대 비산소흡수속도( maximum specific OUR)를 알고 있으면 배양액의 OUR을 측정함으로써 간접적으로 생균수를 구할 수 있게된다. 혼합배양의 경우 산소흡수속도는 각 미생물의 호흡속도의 합이 되며, 각 미생물의 호흡속도가 서로 다르고 또한 온도의존성이 다르다면 호흡속도의 측정을 이용하여 각 생균수를 간접적으로 측정할 수 있다.

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