Seasonal Distribution of Bacterial Populations and Escherichia coli O157 at Hanwoo Cattle Feedlots in Gyeongsangbuk-do

경상북도 한우축사에서의 계절별 세균 및 Escherichia coli O157 분포 변화

  • 강용호 (영남대학교 생명공학부) ;
  • 강문숙 (영남대학교 생명공학부)
  • Received : 2008.12.15
  • Accepted : 2009.04.01
  • Published : 2009.06.30

Abstract

The seasonal variation of bacterial populations in the Korean cattle (Hanwoo) feedlots dispersed in the 20 cities of Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea, was monitored for two years (2006 and 2007) to provide quantitative criteria for good agricultural management. Outside the feedlots, the average falling bacterial populations of the air were $3{\pm}1$ CFU/$cm^2\cdot15$ min (n=63) in a year. Inside the feedlots, the average falling bacterial populations of the air were $8{\pm}1$ CFU/$cm^2\cdot15$ min (n=63) in the spring, $16{\pm}2$ CFU/$cm^2\cdot15$ min (n=69) in the summer, $7{\pm}2$ CFU/$cm^2\cdot15$ min (n=69) in the autumn, and $6{\pm}1$ CFU/$cm^2\cdot15$ min (n=70) in the winter. Without using the summer data, the average falling bacterial population of the air was $7{\pm}1$ CFU/$cm^2\cdot15$ min, which was not statistically significant (P=0.37). The average bacterial populations in the cattle drinking water of the cattle feedlots were $4,710{\pm}780$ CFU/ml (n=65) in the spring, $10,430{\pm}1170$ CFU/ml (n=65) in the summer, $4,820{\pm}700$ CFU/ml (n=64) in the autumn, and $2,510{\pm}530$ CFU/ml (n=64) in the winter. Without using the summer data, the average bacterial population of the drinking water was $4,000{\pm}400$ CFU/ml, which was statistically significant (P=0.027). The average frequency of Escherichia coli O157 inside the feedlots was 5% (n=65) in the spring, 72% (n=65) in the summer, 67% (n=66) in the autumn, and 29% (n=66) in the winter on the basis of soil samples of the year 2007. The results indicate that most of the Escherichia coli O157 strains distributed in the summer and autumn was disappeared in the spring through the cold weather of the winter.

한우농장의 효율적인 청정관리를 위하여 경상북도 20개 시 군에 있는 한우축사에서 환경세균의 계절별 분포를 2년(2006년과 2007년)에 걸쳐서 정량적으로 조사하였다. 축사 바깥에 있는 공기 중의 연평균 낙하세균 밀도는 $3{\pm}1$ CFU/$cm^2\cdot15$ min (n=63)이었으나, 축사 안에 있는 공기중의 평균 낙하세균 밀도는 봄에는 $8{\pm}1$ CFU/$cm^2\cdot15$ min (n=63), 여름에는 $16{\pm}2$ CFU/$cm^2\cdot15$ min (n=69), 가을에는 $7{\pm}2$ CFU/$cm^2\cdot15$ min (n=69), 겨울에는 $6{\pm}1$ CFU/$cm^2\cdot15$ min (n=70)이었다. 가장 높은 수치인 여름철 자료를 제외하면 다른 계절에는 축사 안 공기의 평균 낙하세균 밀도가 $7{\pm}1$ CFU/$cm^2\cdot15$ min이었으며 분산분석 결과 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 없었다(P=0.37). 한우음용수에서의 평균 세균 밀도는 봄에는 $4,710{\pm}780$ CFU/ml (n=65), 여름에는 $10,430{\pm}1170$ CFU/ml (n=65), 가을에는 $4,820{\pm}700$ CFU/ml (n=64), 겨울에는 $2,510{\pm}530$ CFU/ml (n=64)이었다. 가장 높은 수치인 여름철 자료를 제외하면 다른 계절에는 축사 한우음용수의 평균 세균 밀도는 $4,000{\pm}400$ CFU/ml이었으며 분산분석 결과 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 있었다 (p-value=0.027). 축사 토양에서 나타나는 E. coli O157 빈도는 2007년도 시료채취 수를 기준으로 할 때 봄에는 5% (n=65), 여름에는 72% (n=65), 가을에는 67% (n=66), 겨울에는 29% (n=66)이었다. 따라서 여름철과 가을철에 많이 분포한 E. coli O157이 추운 겨울철을 지나면서 봄철에는 대부분 소멸하는 것으로 나타났다.

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