• Journal of Species Research
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.227-236
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• 2021

To obtain unrecorded freshwater bacterial species in Korea, water and sediment samples were collected from streams, lakes, and wetland of the Han River watershed in 2020. Approximately 800 bacterial strains were isolated on R2A agar after aerobic or anaerobic incubation, and identified using 16S rRNA gene sequences. A total of 28 strains, with ≥98.7% 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity with validly published bacterial species but not reported in Korea, were determined to be unrecorded bacterial species in Korea. The unrecorded bacterial strains were phylogenetically diverse and belonged to four phyla, eight classes, 13 orders, 19 families, and 25 genera. The unreported species were assigned to Acetobacter, Alsobacter, Mesorhizobium, Prosthecomicrobium, and Microvirga of the class Alphaproteobacteria; Vogesella, Formosimonas, Aquincola, Massilia, Acidovorax, and Brachymonas of the class Betaproteobacteria; Pseudoxanthomonas, Thermomonas, Lysobacter, Enterobacter, Kosakonia, and Acinetobacter of the class Gammaproteobacteria; Sulfuricurvum of the class Epsilonproteobacteria; Mycolicibacterium, Agromyces, Phycicoccus, and Microbacterium of the class Actinobacteria; Paenibacillus of the class Bacilli; Clostridium of the class Clostridia; and Flavobacterium of the class Flavobacteriia. The details of the unreported species, including Gram reaction, colony and cell morphology, biochemical characteristics, and phylogenetic position are also provided in the description of the strains.

• Journal of Species Research
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.60-72
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• 2018

Our study aimed to discover indigenous prokaryotic species in Korea. A total of 29 bacterial species in the phylum Proteobacteria were isolated from freshwater and sediment of rivers and brackish zones in Korea. From the high 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity (${\geq}98.8%$) and formation of a robust phylogenetic clade with the closest species, it was determined that each strain belonged to an independent and predefined bacterial species. To our knowledge, there is no official report or publication that has previously described these 29 species in Korea. Specifically, we identified 10, 12, and seven species of eight, 12, and seven genera that belong to classes Alphaproteobacteria, Betaproteobacteria, and Gammaproteobacteria, respectively; all are reported as previously unrecorded bacterial species in Korea. The Gram reaction, colony and cell morphology, basic biochemical characteristics, isolation source, and strain IDs for each are also described.

• Mycobiology
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• 제50권5호
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• pp.326-344
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• 2022

The fungal-like family Saprolegniaceae (Oomycota), also called "water mold," includes mostly aquatic saprophytes as well as notorious aquatic animal pathogens. Most studies on Saprolegniaceae have been biased toward pathogenic species that are important to aquaculture rather than saprotrophic species, despite the latter's crucial roles in carbon cycling of freshwater ecosystems. Few attempts have been made to study the diversity and ecology of Saprolegniaceae; thus, their ecological role is not well-known. During a survey of oomycetes between 2016 and 2021, we investigated the diversity and distribution of culturable Saprolegniaceae species in freshwater ecosystems of Korea. In the present study, members of Saprolegniaceae were isolated and identified at species level based on their cultural, morphological, and molecular phylogenetic analyses. Furthermore, substrate preference and seasonal dynamics for each were examined. Most of the species were previously reported as animal pathogens; however, in the present study, they were often isolated from other freshwater substrates, such as plant debris, algae, water, and soil sediment. The relative abundance of Saprolegniaceae was higher in the cold to cool season than that in the warm to hot season of Korea. This study enhances our understanding of the diversity and ecological attributes of Saprolegniaceae in freshwater ecosystems.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.779-786
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• 1996

The main purpose of this study was to estimate the role of dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) released from sediment and denitrification process in sediment on the nitrogen budget of Hiroshima Bay by means of collecting data on distributions and budgets of nitrogen and phosphorus in the bay, DIN fluxes across sediment-water interface and denitrification rates in the sediments of the same area. The TN : TP and DIN:DIP atomic ratios of the discharged freshwater were about 26 and 21, respectively. The standing stocks in the seawater of the TN : TP atomic ratio varied from 8 to 14 with an annual mean value of 11, while the DIN : DIP atomic ratio varied from 10 to 15 with an annual mean value of 12 in the bay. The residence time of nitrogen and phosphorus were estimated to be about 109 days and 200 days in the bay, respectively. The proportion of DIN released from sediment and denitrification rate to the loading of total nitrogen into Hiroshima Bay were $45\%\;(37\~82\%)\;and\;13\%(0.0\~37\%)$, respectively, and the amount of nitrogen through denitrification process was 6.5 times larger than the outflow of nitrogen from the bay. The results show that DIN released from sediment and denitrification process in sediment play important roles on the nitrogen budget in Hiroshima Bay.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.60-70
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• 2022

We evaluated the performance of in-situ capping to prevent the release of phenol, one of hazardous chemicals of concern for their impact on sediment. Sediment near the estuary of Hyeongsan River, Korea, and commercially-available sand were collected to evaluate their physical properties and phenol sorption characteristics. Biodegradation kinetics of phenol spiked into the sediment was evaluated under freshwater and estuarine salinity conditions. These experimental measurements were parameterized and used as input parameters for executing CapSim, a software predicting the performance of in-situ capping. The CapSim simulation demonstrated that capping with 50-cm sand reduced the phenol release by several orders of magnitude over 0.25- and 1-year duration for almost all simulation scenarios. The variables tested, i.e., cap thickness, pore-water movement, and biodegradation rate, showed high correlation to each other to influence the extent of phenol release from sediment to the water column. The findings and the framework employed to evaluate the performance of in-situ capping in this study can be adopted to determine whether in-situ capping is appropriate remedial approach at sediment sites impacted by hazardous chemicals due to accidental spills.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.263-270
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• 2016

Freshwater is a diverse and complex environment for fungi and provides several types of habitat including plant litter, sediment, and carcasses. We collected plant litter from the main stream and branch streams of Nakdong River, Sohancheon in Samcheok, and Geumoreum in Jeju. From several samples of plant litter, we isolated 8 fungal strains belonging to 4 Montagnulaceae species unrecorded in Korea: Paraconiothyrium archidendri, Paraphaeosphaeria sporulosa, Paraphaeosphaeria michotii, and Paraphaeosphaeria viridescens. These fungi were identified by phylogenetic analysis using the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region and examination of morphological characteristics. Montagnulaceae is known as one of the families in Pleosporales and includes coniothyrium-like fungi. In this study, we described phylogenetic analysis and mycological characteristics of these species, and this is the first report of these taxa in Korea.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.180-190
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• 2014

연안에서 관측된 Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler(ADCP) 유속자료의 10-20%는 음향반사 측면효과로 인하여 일반적으로 사용하지 않는다. 본 연구는 ADCP의 사용되지 않았던 자료를 복구하여 영산강 하구에서 저조시 방류되는 담수의 경계면 이류속도를 구하고 이를 통해 담수 유량과 수층의 역학적 안정도를 보다 정확하게 계산하여 하구 내 혼합 환경을 잘 이해하고자 한다. 현장관측은 2011년 8월 영산강의 하구언 전면과 고하도 부근 두 정점에서 한달 동안 실시하였으며, 방류수의 이류속도는 유효 유속 판정에 상관도, 퍼센트굿, 그리고 유속 히스토그램의 엄격한 기준을 적용한 ADCP 후처리방법을 적용하여 복원하였다. 또한, 같은 수로에 위치한 두 정점에서 이류하는 퇴적물의 농도피크시간을 토대로 퇴적물의 이류속도(Sediment Advection Speed)를 계산하여 방류수 이류속도를 비교 검증하였다. 퇴적물의 이류속도를 방류시 ADCP의 표층유속과 비교하였을 때, 방류량이 $2.0{\times}10^7$톤 보다 크면 두 속도값이 유사하고, 그보다 적을 경우에는 퇴적물의 이류속도가 약간 크게 산정되는 것을 볼 수 있었다. 방류가 발생할때 담수이류속도(Freshwater Advection Speed)는 바닥으로부터 $0.8{\times}$수심의 유속보다 평균 0.8 m/s 정도 크기 때문에, 방류가 증가하는 시기에 새롭게 계산된 방류수의 속도를 포함한 순유출량(=수심 및 조석주기로 적분된 흐름)을 계산하면, 그 방향이 하구언으로 들어오는 방향에서 빠져나가는 방향으로 바뀌는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한, 표층 담수의 속도가 더해짐으로써 표층 속도쉬어와 리차드슨 수의 분포가 바뀜을 관찰할 수 있었기 때문에 표층 해수의 안정도를 해석함에 있어 실제 방류수 유속의 중요성을 알 수 있었다. 향후 유속과 함께 수온과 염분의 장기적인 관측이 수행된다면 담수 방류에 따른 성층의 생성과 소멸, 그리고 관련 부유퇴적물의 변동에 대해서도 보다 정확하게 파악할 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• 환경생물
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.328-336
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• 2003

Biological and ecological characteristics of Diporeia spp. are described including size, growth, life cycle, energy storage, temperature effect, bioturbation, feeding depth and sediment ingestion of Diporeia. Bioaccumulation and toxicity of organic contaminants and trace metals were reviewed in addition to an examination of the relationships among various condition indexes (i.e. wet weight, dry weight and body length) of Diporeia.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제23권8호
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• pp.697-706
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• 2002

한국 서해 남양만 조간대의 초기현세 (ca. 8,600yr BP) 니질 퇴적물에서 특징적으로 조립사 (100-250${\mu}$m) 크기의 자생 능철석 입자들이 풍부하게 발견된다. 이들 갈색의 능철석 입자들은 표면에 잘 발달된 육면체 결정을 가진 구형의 집합체 형태를 보이며, 주성분 원소는 철과 망간으로 각각의 평균 함량이 각각 65%와 22%에 이른다. 높은 망간함량과 낮은 마그네슘 함량 그리고 성분삼각도표 (compositional ternary discrimination diagram) 결과들은 이들 능철석 입자들이 담수환경에서 형성되었음을 보여준다. 결과적으로 능철석 입자들을 함유한 초기현세 퇴적물 (unit Tl)은 해침의 초기 단계에서 해수면과 일정 거리를 가진 해안선 근처의 육지에 발달한 소규모 담수 습지 (freshwater swamp or bog) 퇴적층으로 해석된다. 한편, 능철석 입자 내에서 뚜렷한 화학적 성분 변화가 나타나는 바, 입자의 중심에서 바깥쪽으로 갈수록 철과 마그네슘의 함량은 증가하는 반면 망간과 칼슘의 함량은 감소하는 경향을 보인다. 이러한 결과는 자생 능철석 입자들이 퇴적층의 공극내에서 일련의 초기속성작용 (early diagenetic process) 동안 순차적으로 형성되었음을 반영한다.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.423-443
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• 2020

Freshwater fungi are a poly-phylogenetic group of taxonomically diverse organisms. In this study, we isolated diverse fungal strains from various environmental samples obtained from freshwaters in Korea. These strains were identified by performing molecular phylogenetic analyses of rDNA and/or other sequences (beta-tubulin, RNA polymerase II, and translation elongation factor 1). In addition, we examined their morphological characteristics microscopically and cultural characteristics using different media. We identified eleven unrecorded Pezizomycotina species: Cladosporium angulosum, Pseudorobillarda phragmitis, Paraconiothyrium estuarinum, Pseudopithomyces palmicola, Pyrenochaetopsis paucisetosa, Thelebolus globosus, Plagiostoma mejianum, Trichoderma cremeum, Fusarium tanahbumbuense, Coniochaeta endophytica, and Chaetomium tenue. Environmental samples obtained from different freshwater ecosystems in Korea could thus be a good source for isolating and investigating novel fungal species.