제주 연안에서 분리한 해양유래미생물 14종을 이용하여 어류질병세균 4종에 대해 항균활성을 탐색하였다. 그 결과, MK-11이 그람양성균인 Streptococcus iniae, Streptococcus parauberis에 대하여 항균활성을 나타내었다. 특히 S. iniae에 대해 뛰어난 활성을 보였으며 최소 억제 농도는 $250{mu}g/ml$로 나타났다. 최적 생장 조건은 $25^{circ}C$, pH 6.0, 1% NaCl로 나타났으며, 최적 배지 조건은 탄소원 sorbitol, 질소원 yeast extract, 무기염 dipotassium phosphate ($K_2HPO_4$)으로 나타났다. API 50CHB kit 결과, D-sorbitol 과 D-mannitol을 추가적으로 분해하여 산을 생성하였다. 16S rDNA 염기서열 분석결과, MK-11은 Paenibacillus polymyxa, P. jamilae, P. rasilensis 와 각각 99.78%, 99.43%, 99.39%의 유사도를 나타내었다. 이처럼 다양한 특성을 지닌 Paenibacillus sp. MK-11은 그람양성균에 대한 새로운 항생물질로서의 이용가능성을 보였으며, 추가 연구를 통해 in vivo에 적용 가능할 것으로 사료된다.
In this study, we isolate and identify bacteria from seawater collected from Jeju coast, to evaluate the antimicrobial activity against the fish pathogenic bacteria. 14 bacterial strains were isolated and identified using physiological, biochemical and molecular tools. Antibacterial activity of all the 14 isolates were screened against four major fish pathogens namely, two Gram-positive: Streptococcus iniae, Streptococcus parauberis and two Gram-negative: Vibrio anguillarum, Edwardsiella tarda. Results revealed that among the 14 isolates, MK-11 was found to have antibacterial activity against S. iniae, S. parauberis, V. anguillarum Particularly, S. iniae was susceptibility with the MIC value of $250{mu}g/ml$. The biochemical and physio-chemical results reveal that MK-11 had the sugar-alcohol disassemble ability of the D-sorbitol and D-mannitol. Also the utilization of the yeast extract, sorbitol and di-potassium phosphate were noted to be high. The optimum culture condition such as pH and temperature was recorded as pH 6.0, $25^{circ}C$ and along with 1% NaCl which differs from the previous reports particularly in nutrient resolutions. As results of the analysis of 16S rDNA sequences, MK-11 show the high similarity with Paenibacillus polymyxa, P. jamilae, P. brasilensis 99.78%, 99.43%, 99.39%, repectively. Hence, in the present study, the isolated Paemibacillus sp. MK-11 from Jeju seawater possesses the antibacterial activity against fish pathogens and it could be used as a new antibiotic agents against the gram positive fish pathogens.
