PAPERS
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(2024)
116. Cho ES§, Kim HJ§, Lee JH, Hwang CY, Siziya IN, Kwon HW*, and Seo MJ* (2024) Intestinal microbial diversity in domestic honey bees and evaluation of their probiotic properties. J. Apic. Res. In press.
115. Lim HJ, Siziya IN, and Seo MJ* (2024) Verification and application of 1-deoxynmojirimycin biosynthesis: Recent advances and future prospects. Process Biochem. 141: 118-131.
114. Seo MJ* (2024) Editorial for the special issue: Environment microorganisms and their enzymes with biotechnological application. Microorganisms 12(1): 204.
113. Hwang CY§, Cho ES§, Kim S, Kim K, and Seo MJ* (2024) Optimization of bacterioruberin production from Halorubrum ruber and assessment of its antioxidant potential. Microb. Cell Fact. 23(1): 2.
(2023)
112. Hwang CY§, Seo SM§, Cho ES, Nam YD, Park SL, Lim SI*, and Seo MJ* (2023) A novel carotenoid-producing bacterium, Paenibacillus aurantius sp. nov., isolated from Korean marine environment. Microorganisms 11(11): 2719.
111. Hwang CY, Cho ES, Jung DH, Lee KE, Cha IT, Chi WJ, and Seo MJ* (2023) A report of sixteen unrecorded haloarchaea species in Korea, isolated from a solar saltern. J. Species Res. 12(Special Edition 2): 45-53.
110. Hwang CY, Cho ES, Jung DH, Lee KE, Cha IT, Chi WJ, and Seo MJ* (2023) A report of seven unrecorded bacterial species in Korea, isolated from marine sediment. J. Species Res. 12(2): 158-164.
109. Siziya IN, Jung JH, Seo MJ, Lim MC, and Seo DH* (2023) Whole-cell bioconversion using non-Leloir transglycosylation reactions: a review. Food Sci. Biotechnol. 32(6): 749-768.
108. Siziya IN and Seo MJ* (2023) Current status of C30 carotenoid materials from lactic acid bacteria and potential for postbiotics development. Food Sci. Ind. 56(1): 13-22.
107. Hwang CY§, Cho ES§, Yoon DJ, and Seo MJ* (2023) Probiotic and antioxidant properties of C30 carotenoid-producing Lactiplantibacillus plantarum isolated from kimchi. Food Sci. Biotechnol. 32(4): 543-552.
106. Kim M, Jung DH, Hwang CY, Siziya IN, Park YS, and Seo MJ* (2023) 4,4'-Diaponeurosporene production as C30 carotenoid with antioxidant activity in recombinant Escherichia coli. Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol. 195(1): 135-151.
(2022)
105. Kim D§, Lee J§, Park S, Park J, Seo MJ, Rhee WJ, and Kim E* (2022) Target-responsive template structure switching-mediated exponential rolling circle amplification for the direct and sensitive detection of microRNA. Biochip J. 16(4): 422-432.
104. Kang SJ§, Kim SE§, Seo MJ, Kim E, and Rhee WJ* (2022) Suppression of inflammatory responses in macrophages by onion-derived extracellular vesicles. J. Ind. Eng. Chem. 115: 287-297.
103. Siziya IN, Hwang CY, and Seo MJ* (2022) Antioxidant potential and capacity of microorganisms-sourced C30 carotenoids - a review. Antioxidants 11(10): 1963.
102. Hwang CY§, Cho ES§, Rhee WJ, Kim E, and Seo MJ* (2022) Genomic and physiological analysis of C50 carotenoid-producing novel Halorubrum ruber sp. nov.. J. Microbiol. 60(10): 1007-1020.
101. Cho ES§, Hwang CY§, Kwon HW, and Seo MJ* (2022) Paenibacillus mellifer sp. nov., isolated from gut of the honey bee Apis mellifera. Arch. Microbiol. 204(9): 558.
100. Siziya IN§, Yoon DJ§, Kim M, and Seo MJ* (2022) Enhanced production of C30 carotenoid 4,4'-diaponeurosporene by optimizing culture conditions of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum subsp. plantarum KCCP11226T. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 32(7): 892-901.
99. Cho ES§, Hwang CY§, Jung DH, Cha IT, and Seo MJ* (2022) Fictibacillus marinisediminis sp. nov., a nitrate-reducing bacterium isolated from marine sediment in Hupo Basin, Republic of Korea. Arch. Microbiol. 204(8): 474.
98. Hwang CY, Cho ES, Yoon DJ, Cha IT, Jung DH, Nam YD, Park SL, Lim SI, and Seo MJ* (2022) Genomic and physiological characterization of Metabacillus flavus sp. nov., a novel carotenoid-producing Bacilli isolated from Korean marine mud. Microorganisms 10(5): 979.
97. Lim HJ§, Jung DH§, Cho ES, and Seo MJ* (2022) Expression, purification, and characterization of glutamate decarboxylase from human gut-originated Lactococcus garvieae MJF010. World J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 38(4): 69.
(2021)
96. Cho ES, Cha IT, Roh SW, and Seo MJ* (2021) Haloferax litoreum sp. nov., Haloferax marinisediminis sp. nov., and Haloferax marinum sp. nov., low salt-tolerant haloarchaea isolated from seawater and sediment. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 114(12): 2065-2082.
95. Lee H, Kim W, Jang S, and Seo MJ* (2021) Anti-obesity and anti-inflammatory effects of the desalted Salicornia europaea L. fermented by Bacillus velezensis K26. Food. Eng. Prog. 25(3): 169-177.
94. Hwang CY§, Cho ES§, Yoon DJ, and Seo MJ* (2021) Halobellus ruber sp. nov., a deep red-pigmented extremely halophilic archaeon isolated from a Korean solar saltern. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 114(7): 997-1011.
93. Yoon DJ§, Cho ES§, Hwang CY, Nam YD, Park SL, Lim SI*, and Seo MJ* (2021) Nocardioides luti sp. nov., belonging to the family Nocardioidaceae isolated from kaolinite, exhibiting the biosynthesis potential of alkylresorcinol. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 114(7): 983-995.
92. Kim YJ, Siziya IN, Hong S, Lee GY, Seo MJ, Kim YR, Yoo SH, Park CS, and Seo DH* (2021) Biosynthesis of glyceride glycoside (nonionic surfactant) by amylosucrase, a powerful glycosyltransferase. Food Sci. Biotechnol. 30(2): 267-276.
91. Kim M§, Jung DH§, Seo DH, Park YS, and Seo MJ* (2021) 4,4'-Diaponeurosporene from Lactobacillus plantarum subsp. plantarum KCCP11226: Low temperature stress-induced production enhancement and in vitro antioxidant activity. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 31(1): 63-69.
90. Lee H§, Jung DH§, Seo DH, Chung WH*, and Seo MJ* (2021) Genome analysis of 1-deoxynojirimycin (1-DNJ)-producing Bacillus velezensis K26 and distribution of Bacillus sp. harboring a 1-DNJ biosynthetic gene cluster. Genomics 113: 647-653.
(2020)
89. Hong S, Siziya IN, Seo MJ, Park CS, and Seo DH* (2020) Molecular docking and kinetic studies of the A226N mutant of Deinococcus geothermalis amylosucrase with enhanced transglucosylation activity. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 30(9): 1436-1442.
88. Jung MY, Lee C, Seo MJ, Roh SW, and Lee SH* (2020) Characterization of a potential probiotic bacterium Lactococcus raffinolactis WiKim0068 isolated from fermented vegetable using genomic and in vitro analyses. BMC Microbiol. 20(1): 136.
87. Cho ES, Park SL, Nam YD, Lim SI, Kim DY, Jung DH, Kim JH*, and Seo MJ* (2020) Hymenobacter lutimineralis sp. nov., belonging to the family Hymenobacteraceae isolated from zeolite. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 113(7): 947-957.
86. Cho ES, Chun J, Park J, Kim M, Hwang CY, Yoon DJ, Siziya IN, Seo DH*, and Seo MJ* (2020) In vitro assessment of probiotic properties for lactic acid bacteria isolated from Korean traditional fermented food, Kimchi. Curr. Top. Lact. Acid Bact. Probiotics 6(1): 17-24.
85. Kim M§, Jung DH§, Seo DH, Chung WH*, and Seo MJ* (2020) Genome analysis of Lactobacillus plantarum subsp. plantarum KCCP11226 reveals a well-conserved C30 carotenoid biosynthetic pathway. 3 Biotech 10(4): 150.
84. Lee S§, Cho ES§, Nam YD, Park SL, Lim SI, Seo DH, Kim JH*, and Seo MJ* (2020) Isolation and characterization of microbial strains with hydrolytic enzyme profile from clay minerals. Microbiol. Biotechnol. Lett. 48(1): 64-71.
83. Lee ES§, Song EJ§, Nam YD, Nam TG, Kim HJ, Lee BH, Seo MJ, and Seo DH* (2020) Effects of enzymatically modified chestnut starch on the gut microbiome, microbial metabolome, and transcriptome of diet-induced obese mice. Int. J. Biol. Macromol. 145: 235-243.
(2019)
82. Kim M§, Seo DH§, Park YS, Cha IT, and Seo MJ* (2019) Isolation of Lactobacillus plantarum subsp. plantarum producing C30 carotenoid 4,4'-diaponeurosporene and the assessment of its antioxidant activity. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 29(12): 1925-1930.
81. Cho ES, Cha IT, Seo DH, Nam YD, Roh SW, Kim JH*, and Seo MJ* (2019) Paenibacillus lutimineralis sp. nov., isolated from bentonite. Curr. Microbiol. 76(9): 995-1002.
80. Cha IT§, Cho ES§, Lee YK, Roh SW*, and Seo MJ* (2019) Paenibacillus psychroresistens sp. nov., isolated from the soil of an Arctic glacial retreat. J. Microbiol. 57(7): 569-574.
79. Yoo Y§, Seo DH§, Lee H, Cho ES, Song NE, Nam TG, Nam YD, and Seo MJ* (2019) Inhibitory effect of Bacillus velezensis on biofilm formation by Streptococcus mutans. J. Biotechnol. 298:57-63.
78. Cha IT§, Cho ES§, Choi HJ, Roh SW*, and Seo MJ* (2019) Roseovarius faecimaris sp. nov., isolated from a tidal flat. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 69(5): 1465-1471.
77. Bang SJ§, Lee ES§, Song EJ, Nam YD, Seo MJ, Kim HJ, Park CS, Lim MY*, and Seo DH* (2019) Effect of raw potato starch on the gut microbiome and metabolome in mice. Int. J. Biol. Macromol. 133:37-43.
76. Seo DH§, Cho ES§, Hwang CY, Yoon DJ, Chun J, Jang Y, Nam YD, Park SL, Lim SI, Kim JH*, and Seo MJ* (2019) Cultivable microbial diversity in domestic bentonites and their hydrolytic enzyme production. Microbiol. Biotechnol. Lett. 47(1):125-131.
75. Park YS§, Kang J§, Chung WH, Lim MY, Seo MJ, Nam YD, Yoon JH*, and Seo DH* (2019) Complete genome sequence of acetate-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae L5-2 isolated from infant feces. 3 Biotech 9(3): 84.
(2018)
74. Cho ES§, Cha IT§, Choi HJ, Roh SW, Nam YD, Seo SM*, and Seo MJ* (2018) Zunongwangia flava sp. nov., belonging to the family Flavobacteriaceae, isolated from Salicornia europaea. J. Microbiol. 56(12): 868-873.
73. Lee H, Sin HH, Kim HR, Nam YD, Seo DH*, and Seo MJ* (2018) Culture optimization strategy for 1-deoxynojirimycin-producing Bacillus methylotrophicus K26 isolated from Korean fermented soybean paste, Doenjang. Biotechnol. Bioprocess Eng. 23(4): 424-431.
72. Cho ES§, Cha IT§, Roh SW, Nam YD, and Seo MJ* (2018) Haloplanus rallus sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon isolated from crude solar salt. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 68(10): 3226-3231.
71. Lim HS§, Seo DH§, Cha IT, Lee H, Nam YD, and Seo MJ* (2018) Expression and characterization of glutamate decarboxylase from Lactobacillus brevis HYE1 isolated from kimchi. World J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 34(3): 44.
(2017)
70. Cha IT§, Cho ES§, Park JM, Yeh JY, and Seo MJ* (2017) Nioella aestuarii sp. nov., of the family Rhodobacteraceae, isolated from tidal flat. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 67(12): 5205-5210.
69. Oh YJ§, Jang JY§, Lim SK, Kwon MS, Lee J, Kim NH, Shin MY, Park HK, Seo MJ, and Choi HJ* (2017) Virgibacillus kimchii sp. nov., a halophilic bacterium isolated from kimchi. J. Microbiol. 55(12): 933-938.
68. Cha IT§, Cho ES§, Yoo Y, Seok YJ, Park I, Lim HS, Park JM, Roh SW, Nam YD, Choi HJ, Lee YK, and Seo MJ* (2017) Paenibacillus arcticus sp. nov., isolated from Arctic soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 67(11): 4385-4389.
67. Cho ES§, Cha IT§, Park JM, Choi HJ, Lee JH, Roh SW, Cho EA, Kweon MH, Nam YD*, and Seo MJ* (2017) Flavimarina flava sp. nov., isolated from Salicornia herbacea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 67(10):4240-4245.
66. Hwang JM, Seo MJ, and Yeh JY* (2017) Lawsonia intracellularis in the feces of wild rodents and stray cats captured around equine farms. BMC Vet. Res. 13(1): 233.
65. Lim HS, Cha IT, Roh SW, Shin HH, and Seo MJ* (2017) Enhanced production of gamma-aminobutyric acid by optimizing culture conditions of Lactobacillus brevis HYE1 isolated from kimchi, a Korean fermented food. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 27(3): 450-459.
64. Lim SK§, Kwon MS§, Lee J, Oh YJ, Jang JY, Lee JH, Park HW, Nam YD, Seo MJ, Roh SW, and Choi HJ* (2017) Weissella cibaria WIKIM28 ameliorates atopic dermatitis-like skin lesions by inducing tolerogenic dendritic cells and regulatory T cells in BALB/c mice. Sci. Rep. 7: 40040.
(2016)
63. Seo MJ, Lee YS*, Lee JW, An HJ, Ryu HK, Kim HK, and Hong SH (2016) Comparative analysis of the physicochemical characteristics of bear, pig, and cow biles. Food Eng. Prog. 20(4): 349-356.
62. Kim B, Lee JH, Seo MJ, Eom SH, and Kim W* (2016) Linarin down-regulated phagocytosis, pro-inflammatory cytokine production, and activation marker expression in RAW264.7 macrophages. Food Sci. Biotechnol. 25(5): 1437-1442.
61. Cha IT§, Park I§, Lee HW, Lee H, Park JM, Roh SW, Choi HJ, Nam YD, Lee YK, and Seo MJ* (2016) Pseudoruegeria aestuarii sp. nov., of the family Rhodobacteraceae, isolated from tidal flat. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 66(8): 3125-3131.
60. Oh YJ§, Lee HW§, Lim SK, Kwon MS, Lee J, Jang JY, Park HW, Nam YD, Seo MJ, and Choi HJ* (2016) Gracilibacillus kimchii sp. nov., a halophilic bacterium isolated from kimchi. J. Microbiol. 54(9): 588-593.
59. Lim SK§, Kim JY§, Song HS, Kwon MS, Lee J, Oh YJ, Nam YD, Seo MJ, Lee DG, Choi JS, Yoon C, Sohn E, Rahman MA, Roh SW*, and Choi HJ* (2016) Genomic analysis of the extremely halophilic archaeon Halobacterium noricense CBA1132 isolated from solar salt that is an essential material for fermented foods. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 26(8): 1375-1382.
58. Song HS§, Cha IT§, Rhee JK§, Yim KJ, Kim AY, Choi JS, Baek SJ, Seo MJ, Park SJ, Nam YD*, and Roh SW* (2016) Halostella salina gen. nov., sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon isolated from solar salt. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 66(7): 2740-2746.
57. Seok YJ§, Song EJ§, Cha IT, Lee H, Roh SW, Jung JY, Lee YK, Nam YD*, and Seo MJ* (2016) Microbial community of the arctic soil from the glacier foreland of Midtre Lovénbreen in Svalbard by metagenome analysis. Microbiol. Biotechnol. Lett. 44(2): 171-179.
56. Oh YJ§, Lee HW§, Lim SK, Kwon MS, Lee J, Jang JY, Lee JH, Park HW, Nam YD, Seo MJ, Roh SW, and Choi HJ* (2016) Lentibacillus kimchii sp. nov., an extremely halophilic bacterium isolated from kimchi, a Korean fermented vegetable. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 109(6): 869-876.
55. Park I§, Cha IT§, Seo MJ* (2016) Thalassobius litorarius sp. nov., isolated from a tidal flat. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 66(4): 1666-1672.
54. Lee MH§, Lee J§, Nam YD, Lee JS, Seo MJ*, and Yi SH* (2016) Characterization of antimicrobial lipopeptides produced by Bacillus sp. LM7 isolated from Chungkookjang, a Korean traditional fermented soybean food. Int. J. Food Microbiol. 221: 12-18.
53. Lim HS, Cha IT, Lee H, and Seo MJ* (2016) Optimization of γ-aminobutyric acid production by Enterococcus faecium JK29 isolated from a traditional fermented foods. Microbiol. Biotechnol. Lett. 44(1): 26-33.
(2015)
52. Lee HW§, Kim DW§, Lee MH, Kim BY, Cho YJ, Yim KJ, Song HS, Rhee JK, Seo MJ, Choi HJ, Choi JS, Lee DG, Yoon C, Nam YD*, and Roh SW* (2015) Draft genome sequence of the extremely halophilic archaeon Haladaptatus cibarius type strain D43T isolated from fermented seafood. Stand. Genomic Sci. 10: 53.
51. Cha IT§, Lee MH§, Kim BY, Cho YJ, Kim DW, Yim KJ, Song HS, Seo MJ, Rhee JK, Choi JS, Choi HJ, Yoon C, Roh SW*, and Nam YD* (2015) Genome sequence of the haloarchaeon Haloterrigena jeotgali type strain A29T isolated from salt-fermented food. Stand. Genomic Sci. 10: 49.
50. Cha IT, Nam YD, and Seo MJ* (2015) Isolation, expression and characterization of S-adenosyl-L-methionine synthetase from Lactobacillus paraplantarum 72815. Food Sci. Biotechnol. 24(4): 1447-1451.
49. Cha IT§, Song EJ§, Seok YJ, Lee H, Park I, Lee YK, Roh SW, Choi HJ, Nam YD*, and Seo MJ* (2015) Draft genome sequence of a denitrifying bacterium Paracoccus marcusii PAMC 22219 isolated from Arctic marine sediment. Mar. Genomics 21: 27-29.
48. Lee MH§, Rhee JK§, Cha IT, Song EJ, Song HS, Yim KJ, Seo MJ, CHoi JS, Choi HJ, Yoon C, Nam YD*, and Roh SW* (2015) Draft genome sequence of the agarolytic haloarchaeon Halobellus rufus type strain CBA1103. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 362(1): 1-3.
47. Yim KJ§, Cha IT§, Rhee JK§, Song HS, Hyun DW, Lee HW, Kim D, Kim KN, Nam YD, Seo MJ, Bae JW*, and Roh SW* (2015) Vulcanisaeta thermophila sp. nov., a hyperthermophilic and acidophilic crenarchaeon isolated from solfataric acid. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 65(1): 201-205.
46. Lee MH, Song EJ, Seo MJ, Hyun DW, Bae JW, Lee SY, Roh SW*, and Nam YD* (2015) Phaeobacter marinintestinus sp. nov., isolated from the intestine of a sea cucumber (Apostichopus japonicus). Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 107: 209-216.
(2014)
45. Yim KJ§, Kim BY§, Lee HW, Song HS, Nam YD, Choi JS, Choi HJ, Seo MJ, Yoon C, Kim KN, Kim D, Rhee JK*, and Roh SW* (2014) Draft genome sequence of the extremely halophilic archaeon Halococcus sediminicola CBA1101T isolated from a marine sediment sample. Mar. Genomics 18: 145-146.
44. Song HS, Lee HW, Yim KJ, Nam YD, Choi JS, Choi HJ, Seo MJ, Kim KN, Kim D, Rhee JK*, and Roh SW* (2014) Draft genome sequence of Halapricum salinum CBA1105T, an extremely halophilic archaeon isolated from solar salt. Mar. Genomics 18: 133-134.
43. Lee MH§, Lee HW§, Song EJ, Song HS, Yim KJ, Cha IT, Seo MJ, Rhee JK, Choi HJ, KIm D, Kim KN, Roh SW*, and Nam YD* (2014) Draft genome sequence of Halolamina rubra CBA1107T, an agarolytic haloarchaeon isolated from solar salt. Mar. Genomics 18: 127-128.
42. Lee HW, Yim KJ, Song HS, Nam YD, Choi HJ, Seo MJ, Kim KN, Kim D, Roh SW*, and Rhee JK* (2014) Draft genome sequence of Halorubrum halophilum B8T, an extremely halophilic archaeon isolated from salt-fermented seafood. Mar. Genomics 18: 117-118.
41. Jung HJ§, Cha IT§, Yim KJ, Song HS, Cho K, Kim D, Lee HW, Lee JK, Seo MJ, Roh SW*, and Lee SJ* (2014) Citrimicrobium luteum gen. nov., sp. nov., aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic bacterium isolated from the gut of a sea cucumber Stichopus japonicus. J. Microbiol. 52: 819-824.
40. Song EJ§, Lee MH§, Seo MJ, Yim KJ, Hyun DW, Bae JW, Park SL, Roh SW*, and Nam YD* (2014) Bizionia psychrotolerans sp. nov., a psychrophilic bacterium isolated from the intestine of a sea cucumber (Apostichopus japonicus). Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 106: 837-844.
39. Cha IT§, Lee HW§, Rhee JK§, Yun JH, Yim KJ, Song HS, Nam YD, Roh SW*, and Seo MJ* (2014) Diversity of cultivable lactic acid bacteria in insect guts. Curr. Top. Lact. Acid Bact. Probiotics 2(2): 79-83.
38. Song HS§, Cha IT§, Yim KJ, Lee HW, Hyun DW, Lee SJ, Rhee SK, Kim KN, Kim D, Choi JS, Seo MJ, Choi HJ, Bae JW, Rhee JK, Nam YD*, and Roh SW* (2014) Halopricum salinum gen. nov., sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon isolated from non-purified solar salt. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 105: 979-986.
37. Cha IT, Yim KJ, Song HS, Lee HW, Hyun DW, Kim KN, Seo MJ, Kim D, Choi JS, Lee SJ, Bae JW, Rhee SK, Choi HJ, Rhee JK, Nam YD*, and Roh SW* (2014) Halobellus rufus sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon isolated from non-purified solar salt. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 105: 925-932.
36. Cha IT, Yim KJ, Song HS, Lee HW, Hyun DW, Kim KN, Choi JS, Kim D, Lee SJ, Seo MJ, Choi HJ, Bae JW, Rhee SK, Roh SW*, and Nam YD* (2014) Halolamina rubra sp. nov., a haloarchaeon isolated from non-purified solar salt. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 105: 907-914.
35. Yim KJ§, Cha IT§, Lee HW, Song HS, Kim KN, Lee SJ, Nam YD, Hyun DW, Bae JW, Rhee SK, Seo MJ, Choi JS, CHoi HJ, Roh SW*, and Kim D* (2014) Halorubrum halophilum sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon isolated from a salt-fermented seafood. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 105: 603-612.
34. Park SL, Lee SY, Nam YD, Yi SH, Seo MJ, and Lim SI* (2014) Hepatoprotective effect of fermented rice bran against carbon tetrachloride-induced toxicity in mice. Food Sci. Biotechnol. 23: 165-171.
33. Yim KJ§, Cha IT§, Whon TW, Lee HW, Song HS, Kim KN, Nam YD, Lee SJ, Bae JW, Rhee SK, Choi JS, Seo MJ, Roh SW*, and Kim D* (2014) Halococcus sediminicola sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon isolated from a amarine sediment. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 105: 73-79.
32. Lee H, Choi HJ, and Seo MJ* (2014) Characteristics of bacteriocins by lactic acid bacteria isolated from Kimchi. Curr. Top. Lact. Acid Bact. Probiotics 2(1): 1-6.
(2013)
31. Seo MJ, Lee JY, Nam YD, Lee SY, Park SL, Yi SH, Lee MH, Roh SW, Choi HJ, and Lim SI* (2013) Production of γ-aminobutyric acid by Lactobacillus brevis 340G isolated from Kimchi and its application to skim milk. Food Eng. Prog. 17: 418-423.
30. Park SY, Jin HM, Lim HJ, Lee J, Jang JY, Lee JH, Park HW, Park SH, Kang M, Kim HJ, Kim TW, Seo MJ, and Choi HJ* (2013) Immunomodulatory effects of lactic acid bacteria isolated from Kimchi on the functions of mouse T cells. Curr. Top. Lact. Acid Bact. Probiotics 1(2): 133-137.
29. Seo MJ, Nam YD, Park SL, Lee SY, Yi SH, and Lim SI* (2013) γ-Aminobutyric acid production in skim milk co-fermented with Lactobacillus brevis 877G and Lactobacillus sakei 795. Food Sci. Biotechnol. 22: 751-755.
28. Seo MJ, Nam YD, Lee SY, Park SL, Yi SH, and Lim SI* (2013) Expression and characterization of a glutamate decarboxylase from Lactobacillus brevis 877G producing γ-aminobutyric acid. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 77: 853-856.
27. Seo MJ, Nam YD, Lee SY, Park SL, Yi SH, and Lim SI* (2013) Isolation of the putative biosynthetic gene cluster of 1-deoxynojirimycin by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens 140N, its production and application to the fermentation of soybean paste. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 77: 398-401.
26. Seo MJ* (2013) Characterization of an L-Arabinose Isomerase from Bacillus thermoglucosidasius for D-Tagatose Production. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 77: 385-388.
(2012)
25. Seo MJ§*, Choi HJ§, Chung KH, and Pyun YR (2012) Production of salmosin, a snake venom-derived disintegrin, in recombinant Pichia pastoris using high cell density fed-batch fermentation. Biotechnol. Bioprocess Eng. 17: 1068-1075.
24. Nam YD, Seo MJ, Lim SI, and Park SL* (2012) Genome sequence of Kocuria atrinae C3-8, isolated from Jeotgal, a traditional Korean fermented seafood. J. Bacteriol. 194: 5996.
23. Nam YD, Seo MJ, Lim SI, and Lee SY* (2012) Genome sequence of Lysinibacillus boronitolerans F1182, isolated from a traditional Korean fermented soybean product. J. Bacteriol. 194: 5988.
22. Nam YD, Chung WH, Seo MJ, Lim SI, and Yi SH* (2012) Genome sequence of Staphylococcus lentus F1142, a strain isolated from Korean soybean paste. J. Bacteriol. 194: 5987.
21. Nam YD, Chung WH, Seo MJ, and Lim SI* (2012) Draft genome sequence of Staphylococcus vitulinus F1208, a strain isolated from a block of fermented soybean. J. Bacteriol. 194: 5961-5962.
20. Seo MJ*, Kim JN, and Pyun YR (2012) 16S rRNA gene sequence-based microbial diversity analyses of the geothermal areas of Cisolok, Kamojang, and Likupang in Indonesia. Korean J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 40: 268-273.
19. Seo MJ*, Kim WD, and Kim SO (2012) Extracellular trehalose production by Micrococcus lylae and its enhancement by heat shock. Afr. J. Microbiol. Res. 6: 4734-4738.
18. Seo MJ§*, Choi HJ§, Lee JC, Pyun YR, and Park H (2012) Expression of human β-defensin-1 in recombinant Escherichia coli and analysis of its antimicrobial spectrum. Afr. J. Biotechnol. 11: 9479-9484.
17. Seo MJ*, Kook MC, and Kim SO (2012) Association of colony morphology with coenzyme Q10 production and its enhancement from Rhizobium radiobacter T6102W by addition of isopentenyl alcohol as a precursor. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 22: 230-233.
(2011)
16. Seo MJ, Choi HJ, Chung KH, and Pyun YR* (2011) Production of a platelet aggregation inhibitor, salmosin, by high cell density fermentation of recombinant Escherichia coli. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 21: 1053-1056.
15. Seo MJ§, Lee BS§, Pyun YR, and Park H* (2011) Isolation and characterization of N-acylhomoserine lactonase from the thermophilic bacterium, Geobacillus caldoxylosilyticus YS-8. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 75: 1789-1795.
14. Seo MJ§, Zhu D§, Endo S, Ikeda H*, and Cane DE* (2011) Genome mining in Streptomyces. Elucidation of the role of Baeyer-Villiger monooxygenase and non-heme iron-dependent dehydrogenase/oxygenase in the final steps of the biosynthesis of pentalenolactone and neopentalenolactone. Biochemistry 50: 1739-1754.
13. Zhu D§, Seo MJ§, Ikeda H, and Cane DE* (2011) Genome mining in Streptomyces. Discovery of an unprecedented P450-catalyzed oxidative rearrangement that is the final step in the biosynthesis of pentalenolactone. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 133: 2128-2131.
(2010)
12. Kook MC§, Seo MJ§, Cheigh CI, Lee SJ, Pyun YR, and Park H* (2010) Enhancement of γ-aminobutyric acid production by Lactobacillus sakei B2-16 expressing glutamate decarboxylase from Lactobacillus plantarum ATCC 14917. J. Korean Soc. Appl. Biol. Chem. 53: 816-820.
11. Kook MC§, Seo MJ§, Cheigh CI, Pyun YR, Cho SC, and Park H* (2010) Enhanced production of γ-aminobutyric acid using rice bran extracts by Lactobacillus sakei B2-16. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 20: 763-766.
10. Seo MJ and Kim SO* (2010) Effect of limited oxygen supply on coenzyme Q10 production and its relation to limited electron transfer and oxidative stress in Rhizobium radiobacter T6102. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 20: 346-349.
(2007)
9. Seo MJ, Im EM, Nam JY, and Kim SO* (2007) Increase of CoQ10 production level by the co-expression of decaprenyl diphosphate synthase and 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate synthase isolated from Rhizobium radiobacter ATCC 4718 in recombinant Escherichia coil. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 17: 1045-1048.
(2006)
8. Seo MJ, Im EM, Singh D, Rajkarnikar A, Kwon HJ*, Hyun CG, Suh JW, Pyun YR, and Kim SO* (2006) Characterization of D-glucose α-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase (VldB) and glucokinase (VldC) involved in validamycin biosynthesis of Streptomyces hygroscopicus var. limoneus KCCM 11405. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 16: 1311-1315.
7. Singh D§, Seo MJ§, Kwon HJ§, Rajkarnikar A, Kim KR, Kim SO, and Suh JW* (2006) Genetic localization and heterologous expression of validamycin biosynthetic gene cluster isolated from Streptomyces hygroscopicus var. limoneus KCCM 11405 (IFO 12704). Gene 376: 13-23.
6. Seo MJ, Im EM, Hur JH, Nam JY, Hyun CG, Pyun YR, and Kim SO* (2006) Production of coenzyme Q10 by recombinant E. coli harboring the decarprenyl diphosphate synthase gene from Sinorhizobium meliloti. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 16: 933-938.
(2005)
5. Hyun CG, Kim SY, Hur JH, Seo MJ, Suh JW, and Kim SO* (2005) Molecular detection of α-glucosidase inhibitor-producing actinomycetes. J. Microbiol. 43: 313-318.
4. Kim JN, Seo MJ, Cho EA, Lee SJ, Kim SB, Cheigh CI, and Pyun YR* (2005) Screening and characterization of an esterase from a metagenomic library. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 15: 1067-1072.
3. Seo MJ, Kim JN, Cho EA, Park H, Choi HJ, and Pyun YR* (2005) Purification and characterization of a novel extracellular alkaline phytase from Aeromonas sp. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 15: 745-748.
2. Choi HJ, Seo MJ, Lee JC, Cheigh CI, Park H, Ahn C, and Pyun YR* (2005) Heterologous expression of human β-defensin-1 in bactericin-producing Lactococcus lactis. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 15: 330-336.
(2001)
1. Kim P*, Yoon SH, Seo MJ, Oh DK, and Choi JH (2001) Improvement of tagatose conversion rate by genetic evolution of thermostable galactose isomerase. Biotechnol. Appl. Biochem. 34: 99-102.