• Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy
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• v.37 no.4
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• pp.419-430
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• 2007

This study was conducted to know the taxonomic features of nuclear ribosomal ITS DNA sequences, ITS1, ITS3 and 5.8S regions, as to nine individuals belonging to four Oxalis species in Korea and an induced species. Sequences of the same regions of sixteen taxa deposited in GenBank were also aligned with those of Korean species as outgroups. The length of ITS sequences aligned in this study is 679 by in total. Evidences, from not only the sequence similarities and divergences but also the phylogenetic and statistical treatments with ITS sequences aligned, were useful for the taxonomy of the genus. The similarity of sequences, among both cauline and acauline taxa, is high as 89% and 95% respectively, but between cauline and acauline taxa, relatively low in the range of 64~69%. The sequence divergences, among both cauline and acauline taxa, is also high as much as 0.36~0.42, but between both cauline and both acauline taxa, low as 0.04~0.06. Two groups between cauline and acauline taxa are paraphyletic, and each group makes a single Glade with a high bootstrap value. The analysis of variance, using ITS sequence aligned, revealed that taxa are significantly different in the level of 0.5%, and O. corymbosa, an induced speices, is also separated from the Korean taxa in the Duncan analysis.

• Journal of Sericultural and Entomological Science
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• v.51 no.2
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• pp.137-141
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• 2013

In this study, nucleotide sequence structures of intergenic transcribed spacer (ITS) 1, complete 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene and ITS 2 region were analyzed to identify three Peruvian entomopathogenic fungal isolates. The isolates had highly conserved sequence region in 5.8S rRNA gene and unique sequences in ITS 1 and 2 region among them. 5.8S rRNA gene regions were highly conserved and showed high homoloies among tested isolates. In contrast, ITS region showed species-specific sequence region, resulting in inter-genus differencies. Scanning electron microscopic images of these isolates supported the result of ITS-based identification. From these result, Peruvian entomopathogenic fungal isolate J270, J278, were identified as Beauveria bassiana and J271 was identified as Lecanicillium attenuatum.

• Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy
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• v.43 no.1
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• pp.63-68
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• 2013

ITS DNA sequences of two variants of Pinus spp. having single fasciculate leaf or two to three fasciculate leaves within an individual were analysed in order to determine their origin. Also, the same DNA locus of P. densiflora, P. rigida and P. koraiensis, distributed at the same region together with the OTUs having leaf variations, were analysed to compare with each other. Aligned sequences including ITS1, 5.8S and ITS2 were 580~584 bp in length. The 5.8S region was well conserved among all the OTUs we tested except for P. koraiensis, which has two nucleotide substitutions. The partial ITS1 region upstream of the 5.8S region showed relatively high sequence diversity compare to the ITS2 and has 181~185 bp in length. In this region, the sequences of the two variants were identical to that of P. densiflora. The ITS2 has identical for all OTUs in length and the two variants also have same sequences compare to that of P. densiflora. These two variants and samples of P. densiflora were grouped together in the UPGMA tree with 100% similarity level. The result strongly suggest that these two variants were originated from P. densiflora.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.578-583
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• 2010

It has been reported that extracts of globe thistle (Echinops spp.) and thistle (Circium spp., Carduus spp. and Onopordum spp.) have anti-bacterial and anti-fungal activities. Methanol extracts of Echinops setifer and Carduus spp. were used to test and see if the extracts of these plants could suppress growth of Mycobacterium smegmatis and Mycobacterium fortuitum. Although extract of Echinops setifer showed no anti-mycobacterial activities, extract of Carduus spp. showed inhibition zones when tested with filter discs. Genomic DNA was isolated from Carduus spp. and PCR was performed to clone a DNA fragment containing ITS1, 5.8S rRNA gene and ITS2. A 733-bp PCR product was obtained and its DNA sequence was reported to the GenBank (accession number GU188570). BLAST search of the obtained DNA sequence did not show a match with any DNA sequences in the Genbank. Carduus crispus and Carduus defloratus had the closest phylogenetic relationships to this plant.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.26 no.11
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• pp.1341-1344
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• 2016

Dendropanax morbifera is an endemic tree species of Korea, it is restricted to the southern parts of Korea. The internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of nuclear ribosomal DNA (nrDNA) for Dendropanax morbifera grown at Bogil-do, Korea was determined. We investigated the sequence-based phylogenetic relationships of plants related and clarified its taxonomical position. The determined sequences consisted of 689 residues. ITS1 was 222 bp long while ITS2 was 233 bp long. The 5.8S rDNA was 160 bp long. The ITS region sequences of the Dendropanax species included in this study were obtained from GenBank. Oreopanax polycephalus was used as the outgroup. A pairwise alignment was calculated using the Clustal X program. A phylogenetic tree was constructed by the neighbor-joining method using the Tree view program. Sequence similarities among species including D. morbifera Bogil-do isolate showed the range 92.6 to 99.7% in sequence-based phylogenetic analysis using total 615 base pairs of ITS1, 5.8S rDNA and ITS2. D. morbifera Bogil-do isolate exhibited the highest degree of relatedness to D. chevalieri, sharing 99.7% ITS region similarity. D. morbifera Bogil-do isolate also showed to D. trifidus, sharing 99.4% ITS region similarity.

• Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.358-369
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• 2011

The internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions of nuclear ribosomal DNA from genus Chrysosplenium were sequenced to address phylogenetic relationship. ITS including 5.8S sequence varied in length from 647 bp to 653 bp. Among them, 219 sites were variable sites with parsimony-informative. The aligned sequences were analyzed by maximum parsimony (MP) and neighbor-joining (NJ) methods. In the strict consensus trees of parsimony analysis, the monophyly of Chrysosplenium was supported by 100% bootstrap value. The first clade, C. pseudofauriei was at the basal position of the genus, and others formed two clades with high bootstrap support. The second clade included Ser. Pilosa and Ser. Oppositifolia and third clade included Ser. Alternifolia and Ser. Flagellifera. The NJ trees showed essentially the same topology. Finally, DNA sequences of ITS regions were useful phylogenetic marker in this genus. Based on the ITS and ridge seed morphological results, C. sphaerospermum Maxim. and C. valdepilosum (Ohwi) S.H. Kang & J.W. Han were discussed their scientific names and taxonomic positions.

• Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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• v.35 no.1
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• pp.12-26
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• 2002

The phylogenetic relationships for 33 strains belonging to the genera Azorhizobium, Bradyrhizobium, Mesorhizobium, Rhizobium and Sinorhizobium were conducted by the sequence analyses of the ITS regions. The sequence homologies of these strains showed the high variations(28.0 - 94.9%). According to the phylogenetic analysis of ITS regions. 37 ITS clones from 33 strains of 32 species were classified into four groups. Group I included all strains of the genus Sinorhizobium as core members and R. giardinii as a peripheral member. The genus Rhizobium strains were clustered into group II which was very heterogeneous and the tree toplogy of this group were very unstable. Among the members of group II. the taxonomic position of R. radiobacter and R. rubi was not clearly identified on the basis of ITS I regions. R. undicola and R. vitis were remotely related with other Rhizobium strains including R. leguminosarum, R. galegae, R. gallicum, R. mongolense, R. tropici, R. hainanense, R. rhizogense and R. huautlense of group II were supposed to be loosely related to R. leguminosarum. While the stains of the genera Bradyrhizobium constituted group III with Azorhizobium caulindans, the strains of the genus Mesorhizobium formed group IV on the relatively high sequence homology level.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.35 no.3
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• pp.180-184
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• 1999

Molecular spslemaucs of Agaricus species was investigated on the base of the sequences of the internal transcribed spaceriITS) regions in ribosomal DNA (rDNA). The sequences of the ITS region in 5 species and two group of Agaricus genus were resolved. In the phylogenetic trees. the species generally divided inlo two subclusters, refered to here as the group I and group 11. The group I consisted of Agaricus blazei ATCC 76739, Agarictrs blazei species cultivated in Korean hmings. Ago/-icus anmensis IMSNU 32049 and Agaricus can~pestris VPI-OKM 25665. Between Agaricus blazei NCC 76739 and the Agaricus blazei species cultivated in Korean farmings had the variation in lhe 5 nucleotide on the ITS regions. These varieties were presumed the variation by the geographic and cultivated conditions. In addition the subgroup of group I was formed by Agaricus arvensis LMSNU 32049 and Agaricus carnpests VPI-OKM 25665. The group IT included Agnrictrs bispoms CH 3004 and Agaricus pocillotor DUKE-J 173.

• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.42 no.1
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• pp.65-70
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• 2003

For the purpose of the protection of beneficial insects from pathogens and the development of control agent against pests, a strain of Metarhizium sp. was isolated from the infected Protaetia brevitarsis seulensis larvae in Korea. Under the scanning electron microscope, the isolate, Metarhizium sp. KMA-1, showed distinct formation of conidia on the palisade-like masse which were comprised of elongate chains and this shape is a typical feature of Metarhizium species. PCR techniques were used to identify the isolate and the primers used were designed on the basis of two kinds of rRNAs sequences, 28S rRNA and internal transcribed spacer(ITS). The specific PCR products from each primer set were amplified and the DNA sequences were determined for the similarity comparison. Sequence alignment of these fragments using GenBank database resulted in the highest homology similarity between the isolate Metarhizium sp. KMA-1 and M. anisopliae. From these results, the isolate Metarhizium sp. KMA-1 in this study was identified as M. anisopliae.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.400-411
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• 2003

This study was carried out to identify the phylogenetic relationship and to know the distribution of the entomopathogenic fungi by comparing the DNA sequences of internal transcribed spacer regions (ITS1 and ITS2) and 5.8S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) repeat unit. The entomopathogenic fungi had their specific sequences in ITS1 and 2 regions depending on species. The comparison of the ITS sequences of standard strains indicated that the sequences ITS1 were more variable than those of ITS2. It seems that Paecilomyces tenuipes, Isaria japonicus and P. japonicus are the same species but called as different names because of very similar sequences, and unidentified Paecilomyces sp. KACC 40220 and KACC 40656 showed identical sequences to P. tenuipes. Thirty six strains of the commercial products of entomopathogenic fungi used in this study were divided into four groups by the phylogenetic analysis based on 5.85 rDNA and ITS regions. We found twenty-three strains were P. tenuipes / japonica, eleven strains were C. militaris, and other two strains were Beauveria bassiana and C. multiaxialis, respectively.