• Journal of Species Research
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.217-226
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• 2021

During a project aiming to comprehensively investigate indigenous prokaryotic species in Korea, a total of 20 bacterial strains phylogenetically belonging to the the class Bacilli of the phylum Firmicutes were isolated from various environmental sources such as soil, air, tidal flat, sea water, grain, wetland, breast milk and healthy human urine. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that 20 bacterial strains showed the high sequence similarities (≥98.7%) to the closest type strains and formed robust phylogenetic clades with closely related species of validly published names in the class Bacilli of the phylum Firmicutes. In the present study, we report 20 species of 13 genera of seven families of two orders of one class in the phylum Firmicutes, which have not been previously reported in Korea. Morphological, biochemical, and physiological characteristics, isolation sources, and NIBR deposit numbers of these unrecorded bacterial species are described in the species descriptions.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.738-747
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• 2018

Objective: In a previous study, analysis of Illumina sequenced metagenomic DNA data of bacteria in Vietnamese goats' rumen showed a high diversity of putative lignocellulolytic genes. In this study, taxonomy speculation of microbial community and lignocellulolytic bacteria population in the rumen was conducted to elucidate a role of bacterial structure for effective degradation of plant materials. Methods: The metagenomic data had been subjected into Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLASTX) algorithm and the National Center for Biotechnology Information non-redundant sequence database. Here the BLASTX hits were further processed by the Metagenome Analyzer program to statistically analyze the abundance of taxa. Results: Microbial community in the rumen is defined by dominance of Bacteroidetes compared to Firmicutes. The ratio of Firmicutes versus Bacteroidetes was 0.36:1. An abundance of Synergistetes was uniquely identified in the goat microbiome may be formed by host genotype. With regard to bacterial lignocellulose degraders, the ratio of lignocellulolytic genes affiliated with Firmicutes compared to the genes linked to Bacteroidetes was 0.11:1, in which the genes encoding putative hemicellulases, carbohydrate esterases, polysaccharide lyases originated from Bacteroidetes were 14 to 20 times higher than from Firmicutes. Firmicutes seem to possess more cellulose hydrolysis capacity showing a Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio of 0.35:1. Analysis of lignocellulolytic potential degraders shows that four species belonged to Bacteroidetes phylum, while two species belonged to Firmicutes phylum harbouring at least 12 different catalytic domains for all lignocellulose pretreatment, cellulose, as well as hemicellulose saccharification. Conclusion: Based on these findings, we speculate that increasing the members of Bacteroidetes to keep a low ratio of Firmicutes versus Bacteroidetes in goat rumen has resulted most likely in an increased lignocellulose digestion.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.522-531
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• 2014

광양만 해수의 세균 군집의 계절적 변화를 배양법과 비배양법을 사용하여 분석하였다. 200개의 분리 균주에 대해 Amplified rDNA restriction 방법을 적용한 경우 분리 균은 Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes의 4개의 문에 속함을 확인하였다. 비 배양방법으로는 해수로부터 직접 추출한 DNA를 사용하여 pyrosequencing과 변성 농도구배 전기영동(DGGE)을 실시하였다. Pyrosequencing에 의한 16S rRNA 유전자의 염기서열 분석 결과 세균 군집은 춘계와 하계에 각각 24개, 추계에 39개 그리고 동계에 32개의 문으로 구성되었다. 다양도 지수는 추계에 높았으며 춘계에는 우점도 지수가 높았다. Firmicutes 문의 세균이 춘계에 예외적으로 많은 비율을 차지하였으며 나머지 계절에는 Proteobacteria 문의 세균이 우점하였다. 차 우점 분류군은 춘계에는 Proteobacteria 문의 세균인 반면 하계에는 Firmicutes 문, 추계와 동계에는 Bacteroidetes 문의 세균이 차지하였다. 과 수준에서의 우점 분류군은 Bacilliaceae가 춘계에, Rhodobacteraceae와 Bacilliaceae가 하계에, Rhodobacteraceae가 동계에 나타났으나 추계에는 우점 분류군이 없었다. DGGE 에서 확인된 27개의 DNA 절편을 추출하여 계통분석을 실시한 결과 춘계에는 Firmicutes 문에 이어 Proteobacteria 문이 우점하였으며 다른 계절에는 Proteobacteria 문이 우점하였다. 두 가지의 비배양법에 의한 군집 분석 결과 문 수준에서의 세균 군집의 계절적 변화는 유사한 경향이 나타났다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.275-280
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• 2011

전통 방식으로 된장을 만드는 과정 동안 세균군집의 다양성과 변화를 관찰하기 위하여 16S rRNA 유전자 서열을 기반으로 하는 pyrosequencing을 수행하였다. 전통 된장 제조에 가장 중요한 접종원으로서 볏짚에 존재하는 세균 군집을 문수준에서 확인했을 때, 상대적 군집 비율로 1% 이상의 분포를 보였던 4종류는 Proteobacteria (71%), Actinobacteria (20.6%), Bacteroidetes (4.2%), Firmicutes (1.3%) 문이었다. 그러나 볏짚 세균 군집구조 결과와 달리 메주의 군집구조에서는 99.1%가 Firmicutes 문이었다. 문 수준에서 숙성 전 된장의 군집분포를 보면 Firmicutes 문 비율이 99.85%로 메주와 비슷한 수준이었다. 그러나 종 수준의 군집구조에서는 메주에서 32.54%의 가장 높은 군집빈도를 보였던 Bacillus siamensis는 0.1%로 거의 사라진 반면 B. amyloliquefaciens가 63.64%로 가장 높은 우점종이 되었다. 숙성 후 된장의 세균군집구조를 보면 숙성 전에 비해 Bacillus 비율이 증가되었으며 이들 중 군집의 상대밀도가 가장 높았던 우점종은 B. amyloliquefaciens (67.3%)였고, 5위까지 모두 Bacillus 종들(전체 군집분포의 92.2%)이 차지했다. 또한 메주 내 상위 11 위까지 우점을 이루던 세균 종들 중 10종이 숙성 후 된장에서도 우점종을 형성하여, 메주 미생물들이 숙성 후 된장 발효까지 영향을 준다는 것을 보였다. 이 결과들로부터 전통 장류에서 발효 주 세균은 Bacillus 종이며 이들은 기본적으로 볏짚으로부터 기원되어 메주에서 우점종을 형성한 것으로 추정되었다. 따라서 풍미와 위생성이 동시에 요구되는 전통 장류의 제조를 위해서는 볏짚 표면에 이 기능을 가진 Bacillus 종들의 군집 분포가 필요할 것으로 예상되었다.

• Journal of Species Research
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.166-178
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• 2016

An outcome of the study to discover indigenous prokaryotic species in Korea, a total of 26 bacterial species assigned to the classes Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes were isolated from diverse environmental samples collected from soil, tidal flat, freshwater, seawater, wetland, plant roots, and fermented foods. From the high 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity (>99.0%) and formation of a robust phylogenetic clade with the closest species, it was determined that each strain belonged to each independent and predefined bacterial species. There is no official report that these 26 species have been described in Korea; therefore 14 strains for the order Flavobacteriales and two strains for the order Cytophagales were assigned to the class Bacteroidetes, and 8 strains for the order Bacillales and 4 strains for the order Lactobacillales were assigned to the class Firmicutes are reported for new bacterial species found in Korea. Gram reaction, colony and cell morphology, basic biochemical characteristics, isolation source, and strain IDs are also described in the species description section.

• Journal of Species Research
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.50-59
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• 2018

During the course of investigation of indigenous prokaryotic species in Korea, a total of 30 bacterial strains belonging to the phylum Firmicutes were isolated from diverse environmental sites such as soil, avian feces, wastewater treatment plants, fermented vegetables, seawater, algae, sea cucumber, octopus and tidal flat sediment. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that each strain showed high sequence similarity (${\geq}98.7%$) to the closest type strain and formed a robust phylogenetic clade with the most closely related species in the phylum Firmicutes. To date, there is no official record of these 30 species in Korea. Therefore, we report 26 species of 12 genera in the order Bacillales and 4 species of 4 genera in the order Lactobacillales which have not been reported in Korea. Morphological and biochemical characteristics, isolation sources and NIBR deposit numbers are described in the species descriptions.

• Journal of Species Research
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.117-133
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• 2021

In 2019, 43 bacterial strains were isolated from food, soil, marine environments, human, and animals related sources from the Republic of Korea. Based on the analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequence, these isolates were allocated to the phyla Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes as unrecorded species in Korea. The 10 Bacteroidetes strains were classified into the families Bacteroidaceae, Chitinophagaceae, Cytophagaceae, Flavobacteriaceae, and Prolixibacteraceae (of the orders Bacteroidales, Chitinophagales, Cytophagales, Flavobacteriales, and Marinilabiliales, respectively). The 33 Firmicutes strains belonged to the families Bacillaceae, Paenibacillaceae, Planococcaceae, Staphylococcaceae, Clostridiaceae, Lachnospiraceae, Peptostreptococcaceae, Enterococcaceae, Lactobacillaceae, Leuconostocaceae, and Streptococcaceae (of the orders Bacillales, Clostridiales, and Lactobacillales). These unrecorded bacteria were determined based on taxonomic criterion (>98.7%; 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity). In addition, their phylogenetic affiliation, as well as cell and colony morphologies, staining reactions, and physiological and biochemical properties were investigated. Therefore, we report 43 isolates as unrecorded species, and described basic features, isolation source, and locations of these strains.

• Journal of Species Research
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.235-240
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• 2016

To investigate the indigenous prokaryotic species diversity in Korea, various environmental samples from diverse ecosystems were examined taxonomically. The isolated bacterial strains were identified based on 16S rRNA gene sequences, and those exhibiting at least 98.7% sequence similarity with known bacterial species but never reported in Korea were selected as unrecorded species. As an outcome of this study, 10 unrecorded bacterial species belonging to the phylum Firmicutes were discovered from various sources such as soil, tidal flat, fresh water, sea water, kimchi and gut of Fulvia mutica. The unrecorded species were assigned to 7 different genera of 5 families, namely Bacillus and Ornithinibacillus of Bacillaceae, Exiguobacterium of Exiguobacteriaceae, Brevibacillus and Paenibacillus of Paenibacillaceae, Staphylococcus of Staphylococcaceae, and Lactococcus of Streptococcaceae. The selected isolates were subjected to further taxonomic characterization including the analysis of Gram reaction, cellular and colonial morphology, biochemical activities, and phylogenetic trees. The descriptive information on the 10 unrecorded species are provided.

• Journal of Species Research
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.337-350
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• 2019

In an investigation of indigenous prokaryotic species in Korea, a total of 35 bacterial strains assigned to the phylum Firmicutes were isolated from diverse habitats including natural and artificial environments. Based on their high 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity (>98.7%) and formation of robust phylogenetic clades with species of validly published names, the isolates were identified as 35 species belonging to the orders Bacillales (the family Bacillaceae, Paenibacillaceae, Planococcaceae, and Staphylococcaceae) and Lactobacillales (Aerococcaceae, Enterococcaceae, Lactobacillaceae, Leuconostocaceae, and Streptococcaceae). Since these 35 species in Korean environments has not been reported in any official report, we identified them as unrecorded bacterial species and investigated them taxonomically. The newly found unrecorded species belong to 20 species in the order Bacillales and 15 species in the order Lactobacillales. The morphological, cultural, physiological, and biochemical properties of the isolates were examined and the descriptive information of the 35 previously unrecorded species is provided here.

• Journal of Species Research
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.310-320
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• 2022

As a subset study to discover indigenous prokaryotic species in Korea, we isolated 20 bacterial strains and assigned them to the phyla Actinobacteria, Bacteroidota, Firmicutes, and Proteobacteria. From the high 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity (≥98.7%) and formation of a robust phylogenetic clades, we determined that each strain belonged to independent, predefined bacterial species. There are no official reports of these 20 species in Korea; therefore, 7 strains of the Actinobacteria, 2 strain of the Bacteroidota, 3 strains of the Firmicutes, and 8 strains of the Firmicutes are described in Korea for the first time. Gram reaction, colony and cell morphology, basic biochemical characteristics, and isolation sources are also described in the species description section.