Isolation and Characterization of Sulfate- and Sulfur-reducing Bacteria from Woopo Wetland, Sunchun Bay, and Tidal Flat of Yellow Sea

황화합물은 혐기성환경에서 혐기성호흡을 위한 매우 중요한 전자수용체이다. 본 연구를 통하여 한국의 다양한 습지에서 배양을 통한 황산염/황-환원세균의 특성연구를 실시하였다. 이를 분리하기 위하여 혐기성 roll tube법을 통해 총 11개의 순수 배양체를 확보하였다. 16S rDNA를 이용한 계통분석 및 상동성 분석을 실시하여 Desulfovibrio 속의 세균 8종, Sulfurospirillum 속의 세균 2종, Desulfitobacterium 속의 세균 1종을 얻을 수 있었다. 이들 황산염/황-환원세균은 모두 lactate와 pyruvate를 전자공여체로 이용하였으며, sulfite and thiosulfate를 전자수용체로 이용할 수 있었다. 앞으로, 다양한 전자공여체와 배양조건을 통하여 유용한 절대혐기성 황산염/황-환원세균의 생물자원 확보에 기여할 것으로 기대된다. Sulfur compound includes major electron acceptors for anaerobic respiration. In this study, cultivation-based study on sulfate- and sulfur-reducing bacteria of various wetlands of Korea was attempted. To isolate sulfate- and sulfur-reducing bacteria, anaerobic roll tube method was used to obtain typical black colonies of sulfate- and sulfur-reducing bacteria. Total 11 strains obtained were tentatively identified based on comparative 16S rDNA similarity and physiological property analysis. All sulfate-reducing bacteria (8 strains) belonged to genus Desulfovibrio with >99% 16S rDNA similarities. Three sulfur reducing bacteria were also isolated: two and one isolates were affiliated with Sulfurospirillum and Desulfitobacterium, respectively. These sulfate- and sulfur-reducing bacteria were able to utilize lactate and pyruvate and sulfite and thiosulfate as common electron donors and electron acceptors, respectively. This case study will provide fundamental information for obtaining useful indigenous sulfate- and sulfur-reducing bacteria from Korean wetlands employing various combinations of cultivation conditions.