일본의 Sagami bay와 Suruga bay의 810-4,000m되는 심해에서 채취한 시료에서 Flavvobacterium sp., Pseudomonas sp., Vibrio sp. 균종을 분리하였다. 이들 중 barophilic과 psychrophilic bacteria인 sp.-86과 sp.-87를 분리동정하고 압력단계별 성장속도를 조사한 결과 400기압에서도 잘 성장하였고 특히 100기압에서 가장 성장속도가 좋았다. 균의 형태는 1기압의 균 형태에 비하여 400기압에서 성장한 간균이 30-50배 이상 긴 간균 형태였으나(Fig. 3), 다시 1기압에 방치하면 단간균으로 균괴(flock)를 형성한다(Fig. 4) 이들 균의 발육온도 범위는 $5-37^{circ}C$까지 발육하며, NaCl 농도의 범위는 sp.-86은 $0.5-9\%$이고 최적성장 농도가 $3\%$, sp.-87 균주의 지방산 조성은 $C_{20-22};C_{16:1},;C_{16:0}$ 순으로 높은 함량이었고 400기압에서는 $C_{18:1};C_{18:0},;C_{20-22:0}$ 의 함량순을 보였다. sp.-87균주는 $C_{16:1};C_{14:0},;C_{20-22:0}$의 순이었고 400기압에서는 $C_{14:1};C_{12:0},;C_{16:1}$의의 순으로 함량조성이 변하였다. 아미노산 조성은 sp.-86의 깅우 aspartic acid, methionine, glutamic acid 함량순이었고 400기압에서는methionine, glutamic acid, aspartic acid 함량순이었다. sp.-87의 균주는 methionine, glutamic acid, aspratic acid 순이었고 400기압에서는 methionine이 가장 높은 함량이고 glutamic acid, isoleucine 순으로 높은 함량이었다.
Flavobacterium spp., Pseudomonas spp., and Vibrio spp. were isolated from samples(sediments) of Sagami Bay and Suruga Bay(in Japan) at 810-4,000m in depth. Among isolated strains, Vibvio sp.-86 and sp.-87 strains were identified as barophilic and psychrophilic ones. They grew in 400 atm and showed best growth at 100 atm. Marine bacteria grown at 400 atm were long rod shape and 30 to 50times longer than those grown at 1 atm. which were short rod shape and formed flocks (aggregates). Vibrio sp,-86 strain grew at $5-37^{circ}C;and;0,5-9.0\%;NaCl;(3.0\%;of;optimum;concentration),$ while Vibrio sp.-87 strain grew at $1-7\%;NaCl;(2,0\%;of;optimum;concentration).$ The fatty acid compositions of Vibrio sp.-86 strain grown at 1 atm were $C_{20}-C_{22:0},;C_{l6:1},;and;C_{16:0}$ in the order of their abundance and at 400 atm the order were $C_{18:1},;C_{18:0},;and;C_{20}-C_{22}$, whereas those of Vibrio sp.-87 strain at 1 atm were $C_{6:1},;C_{14:1},;and;C_{20}-C_{22}$ and at 400 atm the order were $C_{14:1},;C_{12:0},;and;C_{16:1}$ The amino acids compositon of Vibrio sp.-86 strain grown at 1 atm were abundant in the order of aspartic acid, methionine, and glutamic acid and those at 400 atm were abundant in the order of methionine, glutamic acid, and aspartic acid. The amino acids composition of Vibrio sp.-87 strain grwon at 1 atm were abundant in the order of methionine, glutamic acid, and aspartic acid and those at 400 atm were abundant in the order of methionine, glutamic acid, and isoleucine.
