• ALGAE
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.157-166
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• 2018

Cryptic species complexes are increasingly recognized in phycological research, obscuring taxonomy and raising questions about factors influencing speciation. A recent exploration of kelp genetic diversity on Haida Gwaii, British Columbia revealed the existence of a new species, Saccharina druehlii, which is cryptic with Saccharina sessilis. This suggests that molecular investigations further north may be required to elucidate the taxonomy and evolutionary history of this lineage. Although, for several decades, S. sessilis was considered a single highly variable species, its taxonomy has been far from straightforward. In particular, Hedophyllum subsessile (Areschoug) Setchell is now recognized as a synonym of S. sessilis in North America, but as a growth form of Saccharina bongardiana in Far East Russia. To resolve this taxonomic confusion, we sequenced mitochondrial (CO1-5P) and nuclear (internal transcribed spacer) markers of S. sessilis populations from the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, USA. Interestingly, none of our sequences matched S. sessilis sensu stricto. Instead, CO1-5P sequences from populations in the central and eastern Aleutians matched exactly S. druehlii with increasing sequence divergence occurring westward. Samples from Attu, the western-most island, composed a genetic group that clearly represents Kjellman's concept of Hafgygia bongardiana f. subsessilis and is distinct enough from S. druehlii and S. sessilis to potentially constitute a distinct species. Therefore, Saccharina subsessilis comb. nov. is proposed for this entity. Our results suggest the existence of a species complex at the crown node of S. sessilis and thus further investigation of Saccharina in Alaskan waters should be conducted to reconstruct the evolutionary history of this fascinating lineage.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.319-324
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• 2012

본 연구는 남조세균 흔들말목(Cyanobacteria, Oscillatoriales)의 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) 및 RNA polymerase beta subunit(rpoB) 유전자를 대상으로 염기서열 변이 및 분자계통학적 특성을 분석한 것이다. 흔들말목 rpoB 유전자는 16S rRNA보다 유전자 변이(유전거리: rpoB=0.270, 16S=0.109)가 큰 것으로 조사되었으며, 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다(Student t-test, p<0.001). 흔들말목 16S rRNA와 rpoB의 계통분석에서 유사한 계통 분지형태를 보였으며, rpoB 유전자가 높은 해상도를 갖고 있어 흔들말목 분류군을 더 명확하게 구분하였다. 또한, parsimony 분석을 통해 rpoB 유전자가 16S rRNA 보다 2.40배 빠르게 진화하는 것으로 파악되었다. 본 연구결과는 rpoB 유전자가 흔들말목의 분자계통 및 종 분류 연구에 매우 유용하다는 것을 제시해 준다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.369-375
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• 2009

Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense was first described by Yamane in 1986 but the taxonomical features have been obscure due to lack of critical morphologic criteria in its larval and adult stages. In Korea, this tapeworm had long been known as Diphyllobothrium latum. In this study, we observed 62 specimens collected from Korean residents and analyzed them by morphological features and nucleotide sequences of mitochondrial cox1 gene as well as the ITS1 region. Adult tapeworms were examined after carmine or trichrome stain. Longitudinal sections of the gravid proglottids showed an obtuse angle of about 150 degree between the cirrus sac and seminal vesicle. This angle is known as a major differential point compared with that of D. latum. Nucleotide sequence differences between D. latum and the specimens from Koreans represented 17.3% in mitochondrial DNA cox1 gene. Sequence divergence of ITS1 among 4 Korean isolates was 0.3% and similarity was 99.7% with D. nihonkaiense and D. klebanovskii. All of the Korean specimens analyzed in this study were identified as being D. nihonkaiense (n = 62). We propose its Korean name as "Dong-hae-gin-chon-chung" which means 'long tapeworm of the East Sea' for this newly analyzed diphyllobothriid tapeworm in Korea.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제53권3호
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• pp.345-348
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• 2015

Toxoplasma gondii is a eukaryotic parasite of the phylum Apicomplexa, which infects all warm-blood animals, including humans. In the present study, we examined sequence variation in dense granule 20 (GRA20) genes among T. gondii isolates collected from different hosts and geographical regions worldwide. The complete GRA20 genes were amplified from 16 T. gondii isolates using PCR, sequence were analyzed, and phylogenetic reconstruction was analyzed by maximum parsimony (MP) and maximum likelihood (ML) methods. The results showed that the complete GRA20 gene sequence was 1,586 bp in length among all the isolates used in this study, and the sequence variations in nucleotides were 0-7.9% among all strains. However, removing the type III strains (CTG, VEG), the sequence variations became very low, only 0-0.7%. These results indicated that the GRA20 sequence in type III was more divergence. Phylogenetic analysis of GRA20 sequences using MP and ML methods can differentiate 2 major clonal lineage types (type I and type III) into their respective clusters, indicating the GRA20 gene may represent a novel genetic marker for intraspecific phylogenetic analyses of T. gondii.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.296-302
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• 2010

남조세균 Microcystis (Cyanobacteria, Chroococcales)는 담수 녹조원인 생물의 하나로써 일부 종은 microcystin이라는 간 독소를 분비한다. 따라서 담수 수질관리 및 보건위생 측면에서 이들에 대한 관리가 필요하다. 본 연구는 Microcystis 분자 검출을 위한 신규 마커로 RNA polymerase beta subunit (rpoB) 유전자 염기서열을 분석하여 이들의 분자적 특성을 규명하였다. Microcystis rpoB 유전자는 16S rRNA보다 염기 유사도와 유전거리에서 큰 변이가 있는 것으로 조사되었으며, 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다(Student t-test, p<0.05). Parsimony 분석을 통해 rpoB 유전자가 16S rRNA 유전자보다 2배 이상 빠르게 진화하는 것으로 파악되었다. 또한 rpoB 유전자 phylogeny 분석에서 16S rRNA tree 보다 M. aeruginosa 균주를 명확하게 구분해 주었다. Microcystis가 속하는 Chroococcales 목은 염색체 안에 2개 정도의 rRNA 오페론이 있고 rpoB 유전자는 1개 있는 것으로 조사되었다. 본 연구결과는 rpoB 유전자가 Microcystis의 분자계통분류 및 분자검출 마커로 유용하다는 것을 제시해 준다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제53권2호
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• pp.177-187
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• 2015

Merozoite surface proteins (MSPs) of malaria parasites play critical roles during the erythrocyte invasion and so are potential candidates for malaria vaccine development. However, because MSPs are often under strong immune selection, they can exhibit extensive genetic diversity. The gene encoding the merozoite surface protein-3 (MSP-3) of Plasmodium falciparum displays 2 allelic types, K1 and 3D7. In Thailand, the allelic frequency of the P. falciparum msp-3 gene was evaluated in a single P. falciparum population in Tak at the Thailand and Myanmar border. However, no study has yet looked at the extent of genetic diversity of the msp-3 gene in P. falciparum populations in other localities. Here, we genotyped the msp-3 alleles of 63 P. falciparum samples collected from 5 geographical populations along the borders of Thailand with 3 neighboring countries (Myanmar, Laos, and Cambodia). Our study indicated that the K1 and 3D7 alleles co-existed, but at different proportions in different Thai P. falciparum populations. K1 was more prevalent in populations at the Thailand-Myanmar and Thailand-Cambodia borders, whilst 3D7 was more prevalent at the Thailand-Laos border. Global analysis of the msp-3 allele frequencies revealed that proportions of K1 and 3D7 alleles of msp-3 also varied in different continents, suggesting the divergence of malaria parasite populations. In conclusion, the variation in the msp-3 allelic patterns of P. falciparum in Thailand provides fundamental knowledge for inferring the P. falciparum population structure and for the best design of msp-3 based malaria vaccines.

• 식물분류학회지
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• 제53권2호
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• pp.157-165
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• 2023

Paraphlomis koreana (Lamiaceae) was newly named and added to Korean flora in 2014. Paraphlomis belongs to the tribe Paraphlomideae, along with Ajugoides and Matsumurella. However, a recent study has suggested that P. koreana is morphologically similar to Matsumurella chinensis, making them difficult to distinguish from each other. Therefore, we aimed to examine the phylogenetic placement of P. koreana within the tribe and compare its genetic relationship with M. chinensis. We sequenced an additional complete plastid genome for an individual of P. koreana and generated sequences of nuclear ribosomal (nr) DNA regions of internal and external transcribed spacers (ITS and ETS) for two individuals of P. koreana. Maximum likelihood analyses based on two nrDNA regions (ITS and ETS) and four plastid DNA markers (rpl16 intron, rpl32-trnL, rps16 intron, and trnL-F) covering 13 Paraphlomis species and M. chinensis were conducted. Phylogenetic analyses concordantly supported that P. koreana forms a monophyletic group with M. chinensis. Moreover, our study revealed that P. koreana includes nrDNA sequences of M. chinensis as minor intra-individual variants, suggesting that the genetic divergence between the two taxa is incomplete and may represent intraspecific variation rather than distinct species. In conclusion, our findings suggest that the independent species status of P. koreana within Paraphlomis should be reconsidered.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.87-99
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• 2024

Global climate change, followed by an increase in anthropogenic activities in aquatic ecosystems, and species invasions, has resulted in a decline in aquatic organism biodiversity. The Batanghari River, Sumatra's longest river, is polluted by mercury-containing illegal gold mining waste (PETI), industrial pollution, and domestic waste. Several studies have provided evidence suggesting a decline in fish biodiversity within the Batanghari River. However, a comprehensive evaluation of the present status of biodiversity in this river is currently lacking. The species under investigation were identified through various molecular-based identification methods, as well as morphological identification, which involved the use of neighbor-joining (NJ) trees. All collected specimens were initially identified using morphological techniques and subsequently confirmed with molecular barcoding analysis. Morphological and DNA barcoding identification categorized all specimens (1,692) into 36 species, 30 genera and 16 families, representing five orders. A total of 36 DNA barcodes were generated from 30 genera using a 650-bp-long fragment of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene. Based on the Kimura two-parameter model (K2P), The minimum and maximum genetic divergences based on K2P distance were 0.003 and 0.331, respectively, and the average genetic divergence within genera, families, and orders was 0.05, 0.12, 0.16 respectively. In addition, the average interspecific distance was approximately 2.17 times higher than the mean intraspecific distance. Our results showed that the COI barcode enabled accurate fish species identification in the Batanghari River. Furthermore, the present work will establish a comprehensive DNA barcode library for freshwater fishes along Batanghari River and be significantly useful in future efforts to monitor, conserve, and manage fisheries in Indonesia.

• 환경생물
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.325-334
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• 2023

미국과 멕시코 지역이 원산지로 알려진 미국가재는 세계적인 침입종으로서, 최근 국내에서도 자연개체군의 출현과 개체수의 증가가 보고 되어왔다. 본 연구에서는 미토콘드리아 COI 유전자 및 초위성체 마커를 이용하여, 다양한 체색을 포함한 침입 자연개체군, 유입경로로 추정되는 수족관 개체군, 원산지 개체군인 미국 개체군의 유전자 다양성 및 집단유전학 분석을 수행하였다. 미토콘드리아 COI 유전자 다양성 분석 결과, 국내에서 채집된 침입 자연개체군(33개체)과 수족관 개체군(226개체)에서 5개의 단상형만이 발견되었으며, 초위성체 마커를 이용한 집단유전학 분석 결과에서도 침입 자연개체군과 수족관 개체군은 낮은 유전자 다양성을 나타냈다. 미국 개체군의 유전자 다양성은 두 마커에서 모두 높게 나타났는데, 이는 일반적으로 원산지(source population) 개체군이 높은 유전자 다양성을 가지는 특성을 보여준다고 할 수 있다. 본 연구에서 미국 개체군에서 수족관 개체군으로 그리고 침입 자연개체군으로 유입된 경로를 직접적으로 보여주지는 않으나, 모든 개체군에서 공유되는 COI 단상형(haplotype)과 낮은 유전적 분화도(FST)로 볼 때, 원산지인 미국으로부터 수입된 개체들이 각기 다른 수족관을 통해 침입 자연개체군으로 유입되었을 가능성을 보여준다. 특히 수족관 개체군은 많은 개체수임에도 불구하고, 매우 낮은 유전적 다양성을 보임으로써 창시자 효과 후 inbreeding에 의한 개체군일 가능성을 보여주며, 이는 소수의 개체로부터 대량 증식되었을 가능성을 보여준다. 또한 서로 다른 체색을 띠는 수족관 개체들은 체색에 따른 유전적 차이는 없었다. 다만 주홍색 가재와 흰색 가재에서 더 높은 inbreeding이 나타났을 가능성을 보여준다. 따라서 자연개체군의 체색의 경우 수족관 개체의 특정 체색으로부터 유입되었다기보다는 자연환경에서 적응에 의해 나타난 변화의 가능성이 높다고 할 수 있다. 또한 침입 자연개체군의 낮은 유전적 다양성으로 볼 때 초기 국내 자연개체군의 유효집단(effective population)의 크기는 크지 않을 것으로 보이며, 근거리에 위치한 두 침입 자연개체군의 비교적 큰 유전적 분화도 결과로 볼 때 두 침입 자연개체군의 유전적 흐름보다는, 원산지인 미국의 다양한 유전자형이 다양한 국내 지역 수족관으로 유입되고, 이후 각각 다른 경로를 통해 각각의 자연개체군을 형성했을 것으로 보인다. 이는 본 연구에 포함되지 않은 다른 유입경로가 있음을 보여주며, 대량 사육되어 판매되는 미국가재가 자연개체군으로 유입되었을 가능성을 나타낸다. 본 연구 결과에서 얻은 미국 개체군, 국내 수족관 개체군, 국내 침입 자연개체군의 유전자 다양성 및 집단유전학 연구는 개체군 증가와 확산이 우려되는 국내 침입 자연개체군의 크기 및 유입경로를 추론하는 데 중요한 정보가 될 것이며, 이후 국내 자연개체군 대량 발생의 분석과 모니터링에 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.575-587
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• 2015

The development in data collection techniques results in high dimensional data sets, where discrimination is an important and commonly encountered problem that are crucial to resolve when high dimensional data is heterogeneous (non-common variance covariance structure for classes). An example of this is to classify microbial habitat preferences based on codon/bi-codon usage. Habitat preference is important to study for evolutionary genetic relationships and may help industry produce specific enzymes. Most classification procedures assume homogeneity (common variance covariance structure for all classes), which is not guaranteed in most high dimensional data sets. We have introduced regularized elimination in partial least square coupled with QDA (rePLS-QDA) for the parsimonious variable selection and classification of high dimensional heterogeneous data sets based on recently introduced regularized elimination for variable selection in partial least square (rePLS) and heterogeneous classification procedure quadratic discriminant analysis (QDA). A comparison of proposed and existing methods is conducted over the simulated data set; in addition, the proposed procedure is implemented to classify microbial habitat preferences by their codon/bi-codon usage. Five bacterial habitats (Aquatic, Host Associated, Multiple, Specialized and Terrestrial) are modeled. The classification accuracy of each habitat is satisfactory and ranges from 89.1% to 100% on test data. Interesting codon/bi-codons usage, their mutual interactions influential for respective habitat preference are identified. The proposed method also produced results that concurred with known biological characteristics that will help researchers better understand divergence of species.