• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.65-74
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• 2011

The Scarites aterrimus (Coleoptera: Carabidae), is one of the carabid beetles dwelling exclusively on coastal sandy dunes. Habitat deterioration and equivalent activity have greatly concerned population declines in several species dwelling on the coastal sandy dunes. As a first step to establish long-term conservation strategy, we investigated the nation-wide magnitude and nature of genetic diversity of the species. As a first step, we sequenced a portion of mitochondrial COI gene, corresponding to "DNA Barcode" region (658 bp) from a total of 24 S. aterrimus individuals collected over nine sandy dunes belonging to four Korean provinces. The sequence analysis evidenced moderate to low magnitude of sequence diversity compared with other insect species distributed in Korean peninsula (0.152% to 0.912%). The presence of closely related haplotypes and relatively high gene flow estimate collectively suggest that there had been no historical barriers that bolster genetic subdivision. Population decline was postulated on the basis of several missing haplotypes that are well found in the species with a large population size. This interpretation is consistent with field observation of small population size in the coastal sandy dune habitats. The highest genetic diversity estimates were found in the coastal sand dune population of Seogwipo, Jeju Island, justifying a prior attention to the population, in order to sustain overall genetic diversity of the species. Further scrutinized study might be required for further robust conclusion.

• 식물병연구
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.219-228
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• 2024

Colletotrichum spp.에 의해 감염되는 고추 탄저병은 고추 생산량에 경제적인 감소를 초래한다. 분자 진단은 병원균의 신속한 동정과 살균제 저항성을 결정하는 데 중요한 역할을 하는데, 이를 위한 병원균의 분리, 게놈 DNA 추출 및 유전자 염기서열 분석은 시간이 소요된다. 이 연구에서는 게놈 DNA 추출이나 특별한 처리 과정 없이 Colletotrichum 종의 포자를 사용하는 방법을 적용하였다. 방법의 명확성을 위해 ITS 기반의 primer 쌍을 이용하여 PCR 및 qPCR 검정으로 민감도를 분석하였다. PCR과 qPCR 실험 모두 탄저병균 1개의 포자에서도 검출되었다. 이 결과 1,000개 포자가 1 pg의 게놈 DNA와 동일하였다. QoI 계열 살균제 감수성 검정을 위한 cytb 유전자 증폭은 단일포자에서도 검출이 가능하지만, cycle 수를 35 cycle로 늘릴 경우 염기서열 정보를 안정적으로 확보할 수 있을 만큼의 PCR 산물이 확보되었다. 또한, V8-Juice 한천 배지에 10% 간 고추를 첨가할경우 일반적으로 사용되는 감자 한천 배지에 비해 3.2-6.0배 더 많은 포자가 형성되어 포자 기반 연구를 위해 적용 가능할 것이다. 본 연구를 종합하면, 이 연구는 PCR 및 qPCR 분석을 통해 고추 탄저병의 분자 동정을 위한 최소 포자량 및 바코드 유전자를 포함한 표적 유전자 증폭에 포자를 활용할 수 있는 유용한 기술을 제공한다.

• 한국어류학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.274-285
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• 2007

자리돔과(Teleostei: Pomacentridae) 어류는 열대 및 아열대 해역에 널리 분포하고 있으며 특히 산호해역의 해양생물 군락을 이루는 주요구성 어류이다. 현재 우리나라에는 본과에 5종이 분포하는 것으로 알려져 있는데 본 논문에서는 genus Chromis와 Dascyllus 2속을 대상으로 분자계통학적 위치를 규명하는데 그 목적이 있다. 분자계통분석에서 일본산 D. aruanus는 계통도상에서 폴리네시아산 D. aruanus와 함께 유집되었고, 우리나라의 Chromis fumea는 호주의 C. nitida와 함께 유집되었으며, 두 종간의 유전적 거리를 표시하는 P 값은 0.047로 상대적으로 매우 낮았다. 우리나라의 C. notatus는 뉴칼레도니아산 C. flavomaculata와 함께 유집되었는데, 특히 제주의 D. melanurus와 인도-태평양의 D. melanurus 사이에는 유전자 염기서열의 차이가 전혀 관찰되지 않았다. 그러나 이 두 지역의 D. melanurs와 인도네시아의 D. melanurus간에는 한개의 염기서열 차이가 있었다. 일본산 Dascyllus aruanus의 염기서열은 폴리네시아산 Dascyllus aruanus와 2개의 염기서열 차이가 있었고, 한국산 Chromis fumea와 C. notatus 사이에는 다소 많은 수의 염기서열 차이가 있었다. 본 논문에서 도입한 미토콘드리아 cytochrome DNA의 염기서열 정보 및 분석은 이 유전자가 종 수준에서 뿐만 아니라 지역집단의 구분 및 확인을 위한 DNA 바코드로서 이용될 수 있음을 보여준다.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제20권10호
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• pp.26.1-26.9
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• 2017

Fishes in genus Sardinella are small pelagic species, which plays an important role in marine ecosystem as the first consumer. Those species are also commercially important, whose total catch reaches 278,600 tons in 2011 in Indonesia, but their identification has been difficult for their morphological similarity. In this study, we reported Sardinella jussieu for the first time in Indonesian coastal area (Banten Bay, Indonesia, $6^{\circ}\;0^{\prime}\;50.00^{{\prime}{\prime}}\;S-106^{\circ}\;10^{\prime}\;21.00^{{\prime}{\prime}}\;E$). We were able to confirm the species by both its morphological characteristics including the black spot at dorsal fin origin, the dusky pigmentation at caudal fin, 31 total scute numbers, and DNA sequence identity in the GenBank database by the molecular analysis. Its total mitochondrial genome was determined by the combination of next-generation sequencing and typical PCR strategy. The total mitochondrial genome of Sardinella jussieu (16,695 bp) encoded 13 proteins, 2 ribosomal RNAs, 22 transfer RNAs, and the putative control region. All protein-coding genes started with ATG and typical stop codon and ended with TAA or TAG except for ND4 in which AGA is used. Phylogenetic analyses of both COI region and full mitochondrial genome showed that S. jussieu is most closely related to Sardinella albella and Sardinella gibbosa

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.304-312
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• 2022

Boxwood is a representative ornamental shrub that is widely used in landscaping horticulture. After pruning, damaged leaves or stems of boxwoods are unavoidably vulnerable to infection by various plant pathogens. Several boxwood diseases caused by fungi, such as Volutella blight and Macrophoma leaf spot, have been reported worldwide including Republic of Korea. In this study, we isolated and identified fungal pathogens of boxwood diseases that occurred in Korea and characterized their morphological and taxonomic characteristics. Boxwood samples showing blight symptoms were collected in Seoul, Republic of Korea, and the putative fungal pathogens Pseudonectria buxi, P. foliicola, and Neofusicoccum buxi were successfully identified. Investigation of the morphological features of the field isolates, including mycelial growth and conidial morphology, and phylogenetic analysis of multiple DNA barcode loci revealed that there were some morphological and genetic variations among isolates, but all of the analyzed isolates were closely related to the corresponding reference strains. We also found that P. foliicola strains were more virulent than P. buxi, and the N. buxi strains isolated in this study were weak pathogens or saprophytes. The results of our study will contribute to the development of control strategies for boxwood diseases caused by fungi and accelerate research on the complex ecology of boxwood diseases.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제51권5호
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• pp.511-517
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• 2013

Species identification using DNA sequences is the basis for DNA taxonomy. In this study, we sequenced the ribosomal large-subunit RNA gene sequences (3,037-3,061 bp) in length of 13 Chinese Theileria stocks that were infective to cattle and sheep. The complete 28S rRNA gene is relatively difficult to amplify and its conserved region is not important for phylogenetic study. Therefore, we selected the D2-D3 region from the complete 28S rRNA sequences for phylogenetic analysis. Our analyses of 28S rRNA gene sequences showed that the 28S rRNA was useful as a phylogenetic marker for analyzing the relationships among Theileria spp. in ruminants. In addition, the D2-D3 region was a short segment that could be used instead of the whole 28S rRNA sequence during the phylogenetic analysis of Theileria, and it may be an ideal DNA barcode.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.39.1-39.15
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• 2023

DNA barcoding without assessing reliability and validity causes taxonomic errors of species identification, which is responsible for disruptions of their conservation and aquaculture industry. Although DNA barcoding facilitates molecular identification and phylogenetic analysis of species, its availability in clariid catfish lineage remains uncertain. In this study, DNA barcoding was developed and validated for clariid catfish. 2,970 barcode sequences from mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) and cytochrome b (Cytb) genes and D-loop sequences were analyzed for 37 clariid catfish species. The highest intraspecific nearest neighbor distances were 85.47%, 98.03%, and 89.10% for COI, Cytb, and D-loop sequences, respectively. This suggests that the Cytb gene is the most appropriate for identifying clariid catfish and can serve as a standard region for DNA barcoding. A positive barcoding gap between interspecific and intraspecific sequence divergence was observed in the Cytb dataset but not in the COI and D-loop datasets. Intraspecific variation was typically less than 4.4%, whereas interspecific variation was generally more than 66.9%. However, a species complex was detected in walking catfish and significant intraspecific sequence divergence was observed in North African catfish. These findings suggest the need to focus on developing a DNA barcoding system for classifying clariid catfish properly and to validate its efficacy for a wider range of clariid catfish. With an enriched database of multiple sequences from a target species and its genus, species identification can be more accurate and biodiversity assessment of the species can be facilitated.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.1100-1107
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• 2012

화학비료의 장기 시용이 벼 내생 세균 군집에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위해서 국립농업과학원의 장기 비료 연용 포장에서 재배한 벼 뿌리의 내생균의 군집을 파이로시퀀싱 기법으로 분석하였다. 3요소구 (APK)와 무비구 (NF) 시료에서 직접 DNA를 추출하여 세균에 특이적인 barcode PCR을 수행한 후 454 파이로시퀀싱을 하였다. 두 시료 (3요소구, 무비구)에서 1,900개의 염기서열을 얻었으며, 각각 177개와 72개의 OTU로 분류하였다. 두 시료는 22개의 OTU를 공유하였으며, 이들 OTU는 두 시료에서 모두 우점하였다. 특히 Pseudomonas속에 속하는 OTU의 비율이 매우 높았다. 문 (phylum) 수준에서 우점하는 내생균은 두 시료 모두 Gammaproteobacteria, Alphaproteobacteria, Betaproteobacteria, Actinobacteria 등 이었다. 처리구별로 계산한 다양성 지수는 3요소구 시료에서 더 높았다. 본 연구를 통해 장기간 비료 시용은 식물체내 존재하는 내생균 군집 구조에 영향을 주며, 벼 뿌리의 내생 세균의 군집 다양성을 증가시키는 것을 알 수 있었다.