• Journal of Life Science
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.273-278
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• 2011

Plants which had been classified to the Scrophulariaceae of the Lamiales were recently reclassified. Many of them were moved to the other families of Lamiales according to the DNA sequences of the plastid DNA. Among those, Melampyrum roseum, Phtheirospermum japonicum, Pseudolysimachion undulata, Lindernia crustacea and Mazus pumilus were chosen for phylogenetic analyses. DNA sequences of 18S rRNA gene and ITS1 of those plants were determined and deposited into GenBank (accession numbers GU359046, GU359047, GU359048, GU359049, GU359050, respectively). Analyses of those DNA sequences confirmed the current classification done on the basis of the plastid DNA sequences of Melampyrum roseum, Phtheirospermum japonicum and Pseudolysimachion undulata. However, it was not possible to classify Mazus pumilus and Lindernia crustacea due to discrepancies of analyses data.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.18 no.6
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• pp.1005-1010
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• 2008

The genus Burkholderia consists of extremely versatile bacteria that occupy diverse niches and are commonly encountered in the rhizosphere of crop plants. In this study, we characterized three plant growth promoting strains assigned as Burkholderia sp. using biochemical and molecular characterization. The Burkholderia spp. strains CBMB40, CBPB-HIM, and CBPB-HOD were characterized using biochemical tests, BIOLOG carbon substrate utilization, fatty acid methyl ester analysis, analysis of recA gene sequences, and DNA-DNA hybridization. The results from these studies indicated that the strains CBMB40, CBPB-HIM, and CBPB-HOD can be assigned under Burkholderia vietnamiensis, Burkholderia ubonensis, and Burkholderia pyrrocinia, respectively.

• Journal of Species Research
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.287-295
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• 2022

Three oxytrichid ciliates, Oxytricha lithofera Foissner, 2016, Pleurotricha curdsi (Shi et al., 2002) Gupta et al., 2003 and Sterkiella tetracirrata Kumar et al., 2015, were isolated from soils and confirmed as new to South Korea. Oxytricha lithofera was identified based on lithosomes, cortical granules, 21-33 adoral zone membranelles, one left (14-21 cirri) and one right (15-18) marginal rows and 5 transverse cirri. Pleurotricha curdsi was identified based on the possession of 2 macronuclear nodules, 2-3 micronuclei, 46-53 adoral zone membranelles, 3 frontal cirri, 5 frontoventral cirri, 5-7 postoral ventral cirri, 2-3 right marginal rows and 5 transverse cirri. Sterkiella tetracirrata was identified with respect 4 macronuclear nodules, 3-6 micronuclei, 25-40 adoral zone membranelles, 3 frontal cirri, 3 postoral ventral cirri, 2 pretransverse cirri, one left (21-30 cirri) and one right (24-30) marginal row and 4 transverse cirri. On the basis of 18S rDNA sequence analyses, we describe the phylogenetic positions of the three species.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.32-39
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• 1998

The length and G/C concent of regions of an aphid rDNA unit that spans 13,061bo with 59% G/C content. flolowing belowing below are the those results, 5’ETS is 843bp in length with 69% G/C content, 18S is 2,469bp in length with 59% G/C content, ITS I is 229bp in length with 70% G/C content, 5.8S is 160bp in length with 63% G/C content, ITS II is 325bp in length with 70% G/C content, 28S is 4, 147bp in length with 60% G/C content, IGS is 4,888bp in length with 55% G/C content.

• Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
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• v.13 no.5
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• pp.889-900
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• 2013

Objectives : Molecular biology techniques were employed to assess diversity of bacterial in children's dental caries. Methods : DNA of germs was extracted and the diversity of the 16S rRNA clones was analyzed by amplified rDNA restriction analysis and sequencing. The experimental samples were pit and fissure caries (PC), deep dentinal caries (DC), smooth surface caries (SC), and supragingival plaque (PQ) from 50 children of age less than 12 years old. The control group was healthy teeth supragingival plaque (HT). Thirty clones from each 16S rRNA clone library of 5 samples were randomly selected, thus a total of 150 clones were analyzed. Results : Amplified rDNA restriction analysis uncovered 18, 20, 11, 17, and 22 phylotypes from healthy teeth, pit and fissure caries, deep dentinal caries, smooth surface caries, and supragingival plaque, respectively. Sequencing analysis found the dominance of Actinomycs naeslundii and Fusobacterium nucleatum in the healthy teeth; Leptotrichia sp. in the pit and fissure caries; Actinomyces sp., Streptococcus mutans, and Rahnella aquatilis in the deep dentinal caries; Streptococcus mutans and Actinomyces sp. in the smooth surface caries; Enterobacter hormaechei and Streptococcus sanguinis in the supragingival plaque. Conclusions : Clonal analysis identified 6 phyla, 20 genera, and 51 species.

• Mycobiology
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• v.31 no.3
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• pp.133-138
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• 2003

Analysis of phylogenetic relationship was performed among Phellinus species based on 18S ribosomal subunit sequence data. Twenty-five strains of 19 Phellinus species including P. linteus were examined in this study. Regions of 18S ribosomal subunit were very conserved, but some variable regions between Phellinus species were observed. The species-specific detection primers, modified by 2 or 3 nucleotides in sense primer were designed based on 18S ribosomal DNA(rDNA) sequence data. The 210 by PCR bands were detected with annealing temperature $48^{\circ}C$. The 18S 2F-18S 4R detection primer set distinguished P. linteus from various Phellinus species but some species like P. baumii, P. weirianius, P. rhabarberinus and P. pomaceus also had weak reactivity on this primer set. The 18S 3F-18S 4R primer set distinguished only P. linteus from various Phellinus species, although sensitivity with this primer set was lower than that of 18S 2F-18 4R primer set. These primer sets would be useful for the detection of only P. linteus among unknown Phellinus species rapidly.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.205-213
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• 2000

Laboratory studies have revealed that naturally transformable bacteria develop competence under in situ conditions. Thus, the occurrence of competent bacteria in the environment can be considered as a certainty The persistence of free DNA in natural habitats is influenced by nucleolytic degradation and protection from degradation by adsorption to minerals. Although DNA seeded into natural environment was hydrolysed at substantial rates, but was still detectable at low levels after even several weeks. Compared to the number of laboratory based studies, only a few data have been published dealing with transformation of bacteria in the field. Recently, the potential transfer of recombinant DNA (rDNA) from deliberately or accidentally released bacteria to indigenous microbes has raised biosafety issues, since the persistence of rDNA becomes independent of the survival of its original host and leads to unpredictable, long-term ecological effects. The aim of the present review is to summarise recent literature on horizontal gene transfer (HGT) by transformation among bacteria in both soil and aquatic habitat and special emphasis is placed on recent reports which have addressed HGT among bacteria in the field. [Transformation, Horizontal gene transfer (HGT), recombinant DNA (rDNA), Genetically modified microorganisms (GMMs), Biosafety]

• KSBB Journal
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.39-44
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• 2003

A Gene content phylogenetic tree and a 16s rRNA based phylogenetic tree were compared for 33 whole-genome sequenced procaryotes, neighbor joining and bootstrap methods (n=1,000). Ratio of conserved COG (clusters of orthologous groups of proteins) to orthologs revealed that they were within the range of 4.60% (Mezorhizobium loti) or 56.57% (Mycopiasma genitalium). This meant that the ratio was diverse among analyzed procaryotes and indicated the possibility of searching for useful genes. Over 20% of orthologs were independent among the same species. The gene content tree and the 16s rDNA tree showed coincidence and discordance in Archaeabacteria, Proteobacteria and Firmicutes. This might have resulted from non-conservative genes in the gene content phylogenetic tree and horizontal gene transfer. The COG based gene content tree could be regarded as a midway phylogeny based on biochemical tests and nucleotide sequences.

• Journal of Embryo Transfer
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.227-235
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• 2003

한우의 mt DNA cytochrome oxidase subunit I, II, 및 III complex지역의 유전적 다형현상을 제한효소를 이용하여 검출하였다. PCR primer 6종에 대하여 20가지 제한효소를 처리하였으며, Pst I, Pvu II, Rsa I, Eco RI, Bgl II, and Msp I 제한효소를 사용하여 유전적 변이를 검출하였다. 검출된 변이체와 한우의 성장과의 관련성을 조사한 결과 cytochrome oxidase subunit III complex 지역의 유전염기서열을 근거로 제작한 primer Mt9 좌위에서 제한효소 PvuII를 이용한 절단형과 체중형질 인 WT15(P<0.05) 및 WT18(P<0.01)에서 고도의 유의성이 관찰되었다. 아울러 , Mt9-Pvu II(P=0.07), Mt6-Bgl II(P=0.05), and Mt8-Rsa I(P=0.05) 좌위 또한 WT9, WTl5, and WT15에서 각각 통계적 유의성이 관찰되었다. 따라서 본 결과는 cytochrome oxidase subunit III complex segments가 candidate gene으로서 기초적 유전정 보 제공은 물론 유전적 개량을 위해 사용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.579-591
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• 2001

The cell growth inhibitor effect of cervical cancer cells was investigated by liposome mediated transfection (pRcCMVp53/lipofectin) and by transfection using adenovirus (AdCMVp57). The papilloma virus cancer cell lines we used in this study were HPV16 positive, having inhibiter gene, wild p53 gene, CaSki, SiHa, HPV18 positive HeLa, HeLaS3 and HPV negative C33A, HT3. LacZ gene of E.coli was used as the marker gene for the transfection efficiency. The effect on the inhibition of tumor cell growth was measured by cell count and cell viability though ELISA analysis and MTT assay. The inhibition of tumor cell growth was confirmed by measuring each assay for six days, comparing with the normal control cell growth. The cell growth of cervical cancer calls by transfection was significantly reduced and showed tittle differences among the cell lines. To eliminate the potential problem of Ad(adenovirus) contamination during rAAV production, rAAV can be produced by a triple transfection of vector plasmic, packaging plasmid, and adenovirus helper plasmid. To examine the helper functions of Ad plasmids on the production of rAAV vector, we carried out cotransfection of three plasmids, AAV vector, packaging construct, and Ad helper plasmids. The optimized transfection condition for calcium phosphate method is 25ug of total DNA per 10-cm-diameter plate of 293 cell. We found that rAAV yields peaked at 48hr after Ad infection. The titer of rAAV was measured by the dot blot analysis to measure the number of particles/ml based on the quantification of viral DNA. Recent1y, Kombucha(fungi) was identified as a very potent antileukefic agent. In the present study, effect of natural toxin(plankton) and Kombucha is PSP(GTXI-3, neoSTX), on various MTT assay cervical cancer cell line. Toxin(GTX 1-3, neoSTX) also inhibited the proliferation in primary cervical cancer calls in a dose-dependent toxin concentration. These results showed that toxin was very potent in inhibiting the proliferation of cervical cancer calls in vitro. Toxins and Kombuoha exhibited a dose dependent inhibition of cellular proliferation in cancer cell line.