• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.250-254
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• 1998

Harmful micro algae isolated from Korean coastal waters, were tested with FITC-conjugated lectins and observed by epifluorescent microscopy to distinguish each other. Strain-specific sugar composition at the cell surface was suggested by the affinity of lectins to different microalgae. The micro algae Cochlodinium polykrikoides (CP-1) and Gymnodinium $A_3\;(GA_{3-1}\;1)$, are morphologically similar, but exhibited different binding activity with the lectins ECA, HPA and WGA. In Peridiniales, the micro alga Alexandrium tamarense (AT) bound HPA and WGA, but Scrippsiella trochoidea (ST-1) did not bind those lectins. Three species of Prorocentrum also exhibited different binding specificity with HPA, PHA and SBA. A non­toxic Korean isolate of Heterosigma akashiwo (HA-2) bound ConA, PEA and UEA. These results suggest that lectins are useful in discriminating morphologically similar species, as well as different species or strains within the same genus.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.172-175
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• 1999

Relative DNA contents in some harmful algae were measured using DAPI staining and image analysis system. This method was useful to identify some morphologically similar species and isolates from harmful algal blooms (HABs). In exponential phase, Prorocentrum micans had higher relative DNA content (RD) of $1.83\pm0.52$ than any other isolates, followed by Cochlodinium polykrikoides $(1.10\pm0.46)$ Alexandrium tamarense $(0.93\pm0.32)$ Gyrodinium impudicum $(0.56\pm0.17)$, Scrippsiella trochoidea $(0.41\pm0.26)$ and P. minimum$(0.05\pm0.01)$. When they were fixed with Lugol's solution, it was difficult to d,iscern C. polykrikoides from G. impudicum under the light microscope, but the DNA contents were quite different in two species. C. polykrikoides contained about twice as much RD as G. impudicum under the same culture conditions and exponential phase. DAPI­stained DNA feature in C. polykrikodes showed concentrated in the peripheral part of the cell, but in G. impudicum showed a compact structure in the central part. Although A. tamarense and S. trochoidea were morphologically similar under the light microscope, nuclear DNA content of A. tamarense was twice as much as that of S. trochoidea.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.58-65
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• 1999

Fibrocapsa japonica (Raphidophyceae) is regarded as a harmful algal bloom organism in Japanese waters, where it has been linked to fish kills. Fibrocapsa is a common species in New Zealand coastal waters, particularly in the Hauraki Gulf, where it has regularly bloomed in the spring under E1 Nino climate conditions for the past six years. The New Zealand isolate had 1.4 times more total polyunsaturated acids than the Japanese isolate under the same growth conditions, suggesting that eicosapentaenoic acid in particular coold be used as a discriminating chemotaxonomic marker. The molecular probes tested showed no differential binding of the raphidophytes to lectins, but oligonucleotide probes targeted F. japonica ribosomal RNA bound specifically to both isolates. Neither strain was toxic in mouse or neuroblastoma bioassays. There is no evidence that the New Zealand F. japonica isolates investigated to date produce ichthyotoxins.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.17-24
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• 1999

The blooms caused by Fibrocapsa japonica have occurred regularly in New Zea1andean coastal waters, and no fish kills and economic impacts have been reported. However, Fibrocapsa japonica in Japan killed caged juvenile fish and has been regarded as a harmful micro algae. In this comparative study a New Zealand isolate was found to be morphologically similar to a Japanese isolate, although slightly larger on average than. Optimal temperatures for growth differed, with fastest growth rates occurring at $22-24^{\circ}C$ for the New Zealand strain and $16-22^{\circ}C$ for the Japanese strain, with a decrease in growth rate exhibited by the latter at $25^{\circ}C$. Both isolates had low salinity optima of 20-25 PSU, although they grew between 15 and 30 PSU. Growth declined significantly for both strains above 30 PSU.

• 환경생물
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.101-105
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• 2001

The biodeterioration with blue-green algae has been studied since 1997 up to 2000 in the tomb of King Mooryong in Kongiu, Korea. Biodeterioration in the tomb initially started from the formation of micro-organismic biofilm that had been suggested to make minor changes on the stone surface. This study revealed that the biofilm formed by microorganisms could result in permanent damages on stone cultural properties. The application of a chemical, 'K2Ol', developed by the author successfully removed fouling of biofilm on the surfaces of stone cultural properties. When small pieces of granite stone were embedded in the solution to study the side effects of the chemicals for a period of three months, the mechanical stability was 0.97 compared to control and there was no change in color. Biodeterioration is one of the most harmful factors that decrease the value of stone cultural properties but it may be treated with a development of proper chemicals.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.320-328
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• 2014

국내 자동차용 경유에 혼합하여 유통 중인 바이오디젤은 물리적인 관점에서 기존 석유계 경유와 동점도, 밀도 등의 물성값이 유사하고 세탄가가 높은 장점이 있다. 또한 환경적인 측면에서는 기존의 석유유통 인프라 개조 및 변경없이 사용가능하다는 점과 함산소 연료로서 디젤기관에서의 연소성이 좋고 유해 배출가스 저감효과가 있으며 생분해성도 높아 환경오염이 적어 자동차용 경유 대체연료로 각광받고 있다. 그러나, 기존 식용계 작물을 원료로 하고 있다는 점에서 단점으로 지적되는 바이오디젤 대신 단위면적당 $CO_2$ 흡수율이 높고 빠른 성장 속도가 장점으로 거론되는 미세조류의 활용에 대한 연구가 대두되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 미세조류 중 Dunaliella tertiolecta 종을 이용하여 생산한 바이오디젤의 전환율을 연구하기위해 기존에 사용되고 있는 GC-FID분석방법의 문제점에 대해 조사하고 TOF-MS 장비를 통한 개별 지방산 메틸에스테르의 성분을 검토하였다.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.625-631
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• 2003

While phytoplankton diversity and productivity in the Southern Ocean has been widely studied in recent years, most attention has been given to elucidating environmental factors that affect the dynamics of micro-plankton (mainly diatoms) and nano-plankton (mainly Phaeocystis antarctica). Only limited effects have been given to studying the occurrence and the potential risks associated with the blooming of dinoflagellates in the relevant waters. This study focused on the appearance and toxicological characteristics of a toxic dinoflagellate, Alexandrium tamarense, identified and isolated from the Drake Passage in a research cruise from November to December 2001 The appearance of A. tamarense in the Southern Ocean indicates the risk of a paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) outbreak there and is therefore of scientific concern. Results showed that while the overall quantity of A. tamarense in water samples from 30meters below the sea surface often comprised less than 0.1% of the total population of phytoplankton, the highest concentration of A. tamarense (20 cells $L^{-1}$) was recorded in the portion of the Southern Ocean between the southern end of South America and the Falkland Islands. Waters near the Polar Front contained the second highest concentrations of 10-15 cells $L^{-1}$. A. tamarense was however rarely found in waters near the southern side of the Polar Front, indicating that cold sea temperatures near the Antarctic ice does not favor the growth of this dinoflagellate. One strain of A. tamarense from this cruise was isolated and cultured for further study in the laboratory. Experiments showed that this strain of A. tamarense has a high tolerance to temperature variations and could survive at temperatures ranging from $5-26^{\circ}C$. This shows the cosmopolitan nature off. tamarense. With regard to the algal toxins produced, this strain of A. tamarense produced mainly C-2 toxins but very little saxitoxin and gonyailtoxin. The toxicological property of this A. tamarense strain coincided with a massive death of penguins in the Falkland Islands in December 2002 to January 2003.

• 생태와환경
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.228-235
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• 2016

화학물질의 유입은 수생생태계에 유해한 영향을 미치는 주요 인자 중의 하나로, 수생태계에 미치는 화학물질의 영향을 보다 정확하게 평가하기 위해서는 서로 다른 영양단계의 생물군집들의 생물학적 상호작용을 고려한 군집 수준의 독성시험이 요구된다. 하지만 현재 제시되고 있는 마이크로코즘 및 메소코즘을 이용한 군집 수준의 독성평가 시험 방법은 너무 복잡하고, 기존의 종 수준에서 얻어진 정보와의 직접적 비교가 어렵다. 본 연구에서는 독성시험 표준 생물인 녹조류 Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata와 물벼룩 Daphnia magna를 이용하여 화학물질의 독성을 생산자와 소비자의 상호작용을 고려한 군집 수준에서 평가할 수 있는 간단한 bi-trophic 마이크로코즘 시험 방법과 이에 대한 생물군집의 적정 조건을 제시하고자 하였다. 마이크로코즘 시험계 및 물벼룩 배양의 경우, $5{\times}10^5cells\;mL^{-1}$ 이상의 P. subcapitata (생산자) 농도를 설정하는 것이 적절할 것으로 분석되었다. 장기 독성시험을 고려할 경우, 물벼룩 (소비자)은 태어난 지 24시간이 되지 않은 미성숙 개체로 구성하여 마이크로코즘 시험을 시작하면 성체 및 혼합 개체군이 보다 안정적으로 유지되는 것으로 나타났다. 이와 같은 bi-trophic 마이크로코즘 시험계는 오염원에 의한 생산자-소비자의 생물학적 상호작용의 교란 정도를 평가하고, 수생태계에 대한 위험요소평가를 종 수준의 평가에서 군집수준의 평가로 확대할 수 있는 적절한 시험 방법으로 판단된다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.767-773
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• 1998

1996년 6월부터 10월까지 적조다발해역 마산만에서 C. polykrikoides 살조세균의 분포와 분리된 110 균주 중 살조능이 우수한 Micrococcus sp. LG-1의 살조특성을 요약하면 다음과 같다. 현장해수에서 C. polykrikoides 살조세균은 $10^2\~10^3$cells/ml의 범위로, C. polykrikoides 적조가 발생한 9월에 $4.8\times10^3$cells/ml로 가장 높았으며, 적조가 소멸하는 10월에 $2.0\times10^2$cells/ml로 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다. C. polykrikoides에 대한 Micrococcus sp. LG-1의 살조특성을 혼합배양을 통하여 조사하였다. 잠복기와 대수증식기의 C. polykrikoides의 배양액에 Micrococcus sp. LG-1을 접종한 결과 각각 6일과 5일 만에 사멸되어, 대수증식기의 C. polykrikoides가 빠르게 사멸되었다. 또한, Micro-coccus sp. LG-1의 개체수와 배양여과액의 농도에 비례하여 C. polyklikoides의 사멸효과가 높게 나타났으며, 배양여과액은 최종농도가 2.5\%$일 경우는 접종 후 5.5시, $5\%$에서는 3.5시간, 10과 $20\%$에서는 1.5시간 그리고 $30\%$에서는 1시간만에 모두 사멸하였다. Alexandrium tamarense, Prorocentrum micans, Scrippsiella trochoidea. ana Gymnodinium sanguineum, Cochlodinium polykrikoides의 5종의 적조원인 편모조류에 대한 Micrococcus sp. LG-1의 살조특이성은 C. polykrikoides에만 살조효과를 나타내었다.