• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.297-303
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• 2012

New Korean lumbricids are described: Eisenia gaga Blakemore sp. nov. from remote Gageodo Island and E. sindo Blakemore, sp. nov. from an island at Incheon. Both are comparable to Eisenia koreana (Zicsi, 1972) from near Pyongyang, North Korea. A remarkable yet previously unrecognized similarity to American earthworm Eisenoides carolinensis (Michaelsen, 1910) is discussed, but synonymy is rejected on tenuous morphological grounds (form of nephridial vesicle bladders) with taxonomy supported by objective molecular data (mtDNA cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 barcodes).

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.135-138
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• 2015

An asteroid specimen was collected in adjacent water of Gisamun, Gangwon-do in the East Sea, Korea at a depth of 170 m by fishing net at May 2013. It was identified as Nearchaster (Nearchaster) pedicellaris (Fisher, 1910) belonging to family Benthopectinidae of order Notomyotida, which was new to the Korean fauna. The genus, family, and order of this species were also new to Korean waters. The partial sequence of mitochodrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (CO1) was determined for the first time and registered at GenBank.

• Journal of Species Research
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.225-232
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• 2019

Two feather mites, Bychovskiata hypoleuci Mironov and Ddabert, 1997 and Phyllochaeta interifolia (Mégnin and Trouessart, 1884) are reported for the first time in South Korea. Specimens of these two species were collected from the common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos. The genera Bychovskiata Dubinin, 1951 and Phyllochaeta Dubinin, 1951 are also new reports for South Korea. Here, we provide morphological descriptions and illustrations of these two species. Additionally, we provide partial sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I(COI) as DNA barcodes.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.506-514
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• 2020

Objective: We tested the hypothesis that increasing dietary copper (Cu) to gravid ewes would enhance brown adipose tissue (BAT) thermogenesis in their offspring. Methods: Twin-bearing ewes were assigned on d 70 of gestation to diets containing 3, 10, or 20 ppm dietary Cu (n = 8 per group). Twin lambs were assigned at birth to a cold (6℃) or warm (28℃) environmental chamber for 48 h. Blood was collected from ewes and from lambs and perirenal BAT was collected after 48 h in the environmental chambers. Results: Prenatal Cu exposure increased ewe plasma triiodothyronine (T₃) and thyroxine concentration (T₄) (p<0.01) but prenatal Cu exposure had no effect on lamb plasma concentrations of T₃, T₄, glucose, or nonesterified fatty acid concentration (p≥0.08). The high level of prenatal Cu exposure depressed 48-h rectal temperature (p = 0.03). Cold exposure decreased BAT norepinephrine (NE) and increased BAT dopamine (p≤0.01), but prenatal Cu exposure had no effect on BAT cytochrome C oxidase activity or BAT NE or dopamine (p≥0.07). However, BAT of lambs from high-Cu ewes maintained higher uncoupling protein-1 (UCP1) gene expression than BAT of lambs from low- and medium-Cu ewes following warm or cold exposure in environmental chambers (p = 0.02). Cold exposure caused near depletion of BAT lipid by 48 h (p<0.001), increased BAT cytochrome c oxidase activity (p<0.01), and depressed plasma fatty acid concentrations (p<0.001). Conclusion: Although prenatal Cu exposure increased BAT UCP1 expression during warm and cold exposure, prenatal cold Cu exposure depressed 48-h rectal temperature. Cold exposure decreased BAT lipid content by over 80% and decreased lamb plasma fatty acid concentration by over 40%, indicating that fuel reserves for thermogenesis were nearly depleted by 48 h of cold exposure.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제48권5호
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• pp.731-738
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• 2015

Nematode infection in the epithelial tissue of cultured rockfish Sebastes schlegeli was first reported in 2012. Since then, nematode infections have caused serious economic losses in rockfish aquaculture on the west coast of Korea. Taxonomic and life cycle information for this parasite are currently unknown. In this study, 18S rRNA and cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) genes were used for molecular identification and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to detect the invisible stages of this parasite. Nucleotide sequences of the 18S rRNA of the rockfish nematode showed 98% identity with that of Philometra morii. Therefore, this rockfish nematode was classified to the Philometridae family. However, we could not identify it to genus level using 18S rRNA. Its COI nucleotide sequences shared 85% and 82% identities with those of Bursaphelenchus sinensis and Philometra overstreeti, respectively. In addition, two gene-specific primer sets were designed based on the 18S rRNA gene to detect the intermediate host and nematode larvae. These primers were specific to this rockfish nematode without cross-reacting to other pathogens. The detection limit of the PCR assay using these primers was 1,000 copies of nematoda plasmid DNA. Therefore, the PCR assay described here is suitable for the detection of nematode DNA within rockfish. In addition, this PCR assay could be used to detect nematode larvae and the intermediate host.

• 한국어류학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.244-251
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• 2017

본 연구는 2016년에 한국 남해에서 채집된 둥글넙치과 자어를 분자방법으로 동정하였으며, 자어의 크기별 외부 형태를 상세히 기술하였다. 채집된 자어 15개체 (3.53~19.49 mm 체장)의 mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene (COI) 434 bp의 염기서열을 비교한 결과, 모두 사량넙치로 확인되었다. 사량넙치의 자어는 2개의 길게 연장된 등지느러미 기조를 가지며, 등지느러미와 뒷지느러미 기저에 흑색소포가 일렬로 나 있는 반면 체측에는 흑색소포가 없었다. 성장하면서 체장에 대한 두장 및 두고의 비율이 증가 추세에서 감소 추세로 바뀌는 변곡점이 체장 9.93 mm~10.73mm에서 확인되었다. 사량넙치 자어는 형태적으로 가장 유사한 동백가자미(Psettina iijimae)와 달리 등지느러미와 뒷지느러미의 기저 근처에 흑색소포군을 가지지 않는 점에서 잘 구분된다.

• 식물병연구
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.53-56
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• 2020

2019년 5월, 잎 표면에서 적색 반점이 관찰되는 참소리쟁이를 충북 괴산군 인근 야산에서 채집하였다. 관찰된 병반의 앞면은 적색 및 황색의 병반이 관찰되었고, 뒷면에는 백색의 돌기가 관찰되었다. 다양한 현미경으로 자세하게 관찰한 결과, 돌기는 녹포자기로 확인되었으며, 많은 녹포자가 확인되었다. 녹포자는 구형 또는 난형이었고 19.0-24.4×19.0-24.5 ㎛의 크기를 가지면서 표면은 무사마귀형으로 관찰되었다. 계통학적 유연관계 분석을 위하여, large subunit rDNA 영역 및 cytochrome c oxidase subunit 3 (CO3) 유전자 영역을 이용하여 계통학적 유연관계를 분석한 결과, 참소리쟁이에서 관찰된 녹병균은 Puccinia pritzliana와 매우 근연한 관계를 가지고 있었다. 관찰된 기주, 포자세대, 형태 및 계통학적 유연관계 결과를 종합해 볼 때, 분석된 녹병균은 국내 미보고 녹병균인 P. phragmitis로 확인하였으며, 위 병원균에 의해 발생한 녹병을 참소리쟁이 잎녹병으로 제안하고자 한다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제53권4호
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• pp.421-430
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• 2015

The parasite Plasmodium falciparum causes severe malaria and is the most dangerous to humans. However, it exhibits resistance to their drugs. Farnesyltransferase has been identified in pathogenic protozoa of the genera Plasmodium and the target of farnesyltransferase includes Ras family. Therefore, the inhibition of farnesyltransferase has been suggested as a new strategy for the treatment of malaria. However, the exact functional mechanism of this agent is still unknown. In addition, the effect of farnesyltransferase inhibitor (FTIs) on mitochondrial level of malaria parasites is not fully understood. In this study, therefore, the effect of a FTI R115777 on the function of mitochondria of P. falciparum was investigated experimentally. As a result, FTI R115777 was found to suppress the infection rate of malaria parasites under in vitro condition. It also reduces the copy number of mtDNA-encoded cytochrome c oxidase III. In addition, the mitochondrial membrane potential (${\Delta}{\Psi}m$) and the green fluorescence intensity of MitoTracker were decreased by FTI R115777. Chloroquine and atovaquone were measured by the mtDNA copy number as mitochondrial non-specific or specific inhibitor, respectively. Chloroquine did not affect the copy number of mtDNA-encoded cytochrome c oxidase III, while atovaquone induced to change the mtDNA copy number. These results suggest that FTI R115777 has strong influence on the mitochondrial function of P. falciparum. It may have therapeutic potential for malaria by targeting the mitochondria of parasites.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.45-50
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• 2020

본 연구는 원주시 내 대형 초밥 뷔페에서 제공되는 초밥, 회 등 26개 수산물 가공품을 대상으로 DNA 바코드를 분석하여 원재료의 종을 동정하였다. DNA 바코드 증폭을 위하여 미토콘드리아의 16S ribosomal RNA 및 cytochrome c oxidase subunit I 유전자 부위를 증폭하는 프라이머 세트를 이용하여 증폭된 PCR 산물의 염기서열을 분석하였다. 확보한 염기서열은 BLAST Search를 이용하여 미국국립보건원 GenBank에 등록되어있는 생물 종의 염기서열과 비교하여 염기서열 유사도와 매칭 점수를 고려하여 최종 종을 동정하였다. 모니터링 결과 분석 제품의 58%는 제품명과 사용된 원재료가 일치하였지만, 27%에서는 불일치가 관찰되었다. 초메기초밥에는 가이양(Pangasianodon hypophthalmus)이 꽃돔회에는 붉평치(Lampris guttatus)가 사용되었으며, 날치알군함 및 청어알무침에는 열빙어(Mallotus villosus) 알이 사용되었음을 확인하였다. 타코와사비군함 및 오징어간장소스에 사용된 원재료는 주꾸미(Amphioctopus fangsiao) 및 남방주꾸미(Amphioctopus membranaceus)로 각각 동정되었다.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.206-211
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• 2012

DNA barcoding has been widely used in species identification and biodiversity research. A short fragment of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) sequence serves as a DNA bio-barcode. We collected DNA barcodes, based on COI sequences from 156 species (529 sequences) of fish, insects, and shellfish. We present results on phylogenetic relationships to assess biodiversity the in the Korean peninsula. Average GC% contents of the 68 fish species (46.9%), the 59 shellfish species (38.0%), and the 29 insect species (33.2%) are reported. Using the Kimura 2 parameter in all possible pairwise comparisons, the average interspecific distances were compared with the average intraspecific distances in fish (3.22 vs. 0.41), insects (2.06 vs. 0.25), and shellfish (3.58 vs. 0.14). Our results confirm that distance-based DNA barcoding provides sufficient information to identify and delineate fish, insect, and shellfish species by means of all possible pairwise comparisons. These results also confirm that the development of an effective molecular barcode identification system is possible. All DNA barcode sequences collected from our study will be useful for the interpretation of species-level identification and community-level patterns in fish, insects, and shellfish in Korea, although at the species level, the rate of correct identification in a diversified environment might be low.