• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.229-236
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• 2005

Molecular profIles of PCR-RFLP and sequence analysis of internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions of rDNA were compared between morphologically distinguishable species of Trichoderma isolated from substrates of oyster mushroom in Korea, T. atroviride, T. citrinoviride, T. harzianum, T. longibrachiatum, T. virens, and two unidentified species, Trichoderma sp. 1 and 2. PCR­RFLP analysis divided the Trichoderma spp. into six RFLP groups, A, B, C, D, E, and F. The RFLP groups were generally agreed with described morphological species, except that the RFLP group A containing the two unidentified species. A neighbor-joining tree based on ITS sequences well supported RFLP groups observed by RFLP analysis of ITS regions of rDNA. Additionally, the two unidentified species, Trichoderma sp. 1 and 2, which could not be distinguished by PCR­RFLP analysis, were separated in sequence analysis of ITS regions of rDNA.

• Mycobiology
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.11-16
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• 2000

The nucleotide sequences of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions of the ribosomal DNA including the 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene (rDNA) have been determined for 11 species in order to analyze their intrageneric relationships. The total length of these sequences ranged from 530 nucleotides for Trichoderma reesei KCTC 1286 to 553 nucleotide for Trichoderma koningii IAM 12534. Generally speaking, the length of ITS1 region was about 30 nucleotides longer than that of the ITS2 region. Also, the sequences of 5.8S rDNA were more conserved in length and variation than those of ITS regions. Although the variable ITS sequences were often ambiguously aligned, the conserved sites were also found. Thus, a neighbor-joining tree was constructed using the full sequence data of the ITS regions and the 5.8S rDNA. The Trichoderma genus used to be grouped on the basis of the morphological features and especially the shape of phialides needs to be reexamined. The phylogenetic tree displayed the presence of monophylogeny in the species of Trichoderma. Therefore, it was difficult to distinguish the intrageneric relationships in the Trichoderma genus.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.220-227
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• 2007

The development of suitable genetic markers would be useful for defining species and delineating the species boundaries of morphologically indistinguishable sponges. In this study, genetic variation in the sequences of nuclear rDNA and the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 and 3 (CO1 and CO3) regions were compared in morphologically indistinguishable Korean Halichondriidae sponges in order to determine the most suitable species-specific molecular marker region. The maximal congeneric nucleotide divergences of Halichondriidae sponges in CO1 and CO3 are similar to those found among anthozoan cnidarians, but they are 2- to 8-fold lower than those found among genera of other triploblastic metazoans. Ribosomal internal transcribed spacer regions (ITS: ITS1 + ITS2) showed higher congeneric variation (17.28% in ITS1 and 10.29% in ITS2) than those of CO1 and CO3. Use of the guidelines for species thresholds suggested in the recent literature indicates that the mtDNA regions are not appropriate for use as species-specific DNA markers for the Halichondriidae sponges, whereas the rDNA ITS regions are suitable because ITS exhibits a low level of intraspecific variation and a relatively high level of interspecific variation. In addition, to test the reliability of the ITS regions for identifying Halichondriidae sponges by PCR, a species-specific multiplex PCR primer set was developed.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제96권4호
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• pp.425-431
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• 2007

Rhizina undulata의 PCR 검정 및 유전적 특성 분석을 목적으로, rDNA ITS 영역의 염기배열 해석 및 PCR 방법에 의한 토양으로부터 R. undulata의 진단법을 개발하였다. 18S rDNA 부분의 염기서열 분석 결과, 공시한 4종의 균주 모두 1,375 nt의 크기로 동일하였으며, 염기배열도 100% 일치하였다. 한편, rDNA ITS 영역의 염기배열은 585 nt이었고, PDK-1, PTT-1 및 PDJ-9 균주는 염기배열이 100% 동일하였으나, PDS-5균주에서는 두 곳에서 염기의 치환이 발견되었다. 이와 같은 염기배열을 분석하여 제작한 R. undulata rDNA ITS 영역 특이적 primer를 이용한 PCR 검정 결과, R. undulata 균주들에서만 약 525 bp 크기의 ITS 영역 특이적인 증폭산물이 검출되었다. PCR 방법에 의하여 검출할 수 있는 토양 중의 R. undulata 최소 균사량의 한계를 확인하기 위해서, 순수 배양한 R. undulata 균사현탁액을 순차 희석하여 100g의 사양토에 혼합한 다음, 농도별로 균사 혼합한 각각의 토양 시료로부터 추출한 total DNA의 PCR 증폭산물을 분석한 결과, PCR 방법에 의하여 100g의 토양 중에 1 ng의 R. undulata 균사가 함유되어 있는 경우까지 검출이 가능하였다.

• 식물분류학회지
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.209-214
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• 2011

The taxonomy of the umbelliferous species Angelica amurensis and its allies was reviewed on the basis of molecular phylogenies derived from sequences of nuclear ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions. Strict consensus of six minimal length 119-step trees derived from equally weighted maximum parsimony analysis of combined nuclear rDNA ITS1 and ITS2 sequences from 29 accessions of Angelica and outgroups indicated that Angelica purpuraefolia, known to be endemic to Korea, is the same species as A. amurensis. Comparisons of sequence pairs across both spacer regions revealed identity or 1-2 bp differences between A. purpuraefolia and A. amurensis. These results indicated that the two taxa are not distinguished taxonomically. Also, nuclear rDNA ITS regions are discussed as potential barcoding loci for identifying Korean Angelica.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.651-655
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• 2000

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to specifically detect Phytophthora infestans by analyzing the sequences of the ribosomal internal transcribed spacer regions (ITS) in the rDNA of the Phytophthora species. Based on the sequence data, PISP-1 together with the ITS3 primer were used to detect p. infestans. A single ca. 450 bp segment was observed in P. infestans, but not in the other fungal or bacterial isolates. Two factors, the annealing temperature and template DNA quantity, were investigated to determine the optimal conditions. Using these species-specific primers, a unique band was obtained within annealing temperatures of $55^{\circ}C$-$61^{\circ}C$ and template DNA levels of 10 pg-100 ng.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.83-89
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• 2010

Taxonomic position of 46 Korean isolates of Rhizoctonia solani which were classified into nine intraspecific groups by anastomosis and cultural characteristics was analyzed by randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and sequence analyses of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions of ribosomal DNA. All the isolates within each group showed highly similar band patterns in RAPD. The ITS regions of the isolates within the same groups showed a high level of sequence similarity above 96.0% whereas similarities among different groups were below 94.4%. When compared with several reference strains of R. solani from foreign countries, all the Korean isolates were clustered with the foreign isolates belonging to the same groups in the phylogenetic tree. All six Korean strains of AG-4 were identified as HG-1 out of 3 subgroup of AG-4. We discussed taxonomic position of Korean isolates of R. solani and showed that sequence analysis with ITS regions could be a rapid and useful method for identification of intraspecific group of R. solani.

• Journal of Life Science
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.74-80
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• 2001

The nucleotide sequences of the internal transcribed spacer regions (ITS1 and ITS2) of ribosomal DNA (rDNA), and the 5.85 rRNA gene, have been determined for 13 strains of dinoflagellates in order to analyze the phylo-genetic relationship. The DNA sequences contained considerable variation in the ITS regions, but little in the 5.85 rDNA. In addition, the ITS1 was more variable than the ITS2 in all species examined. The nucleotide length of this region varied from 519 bp to 596 bp depending on the taxa. The investigated taxa were divided into three large groups based on the ITS length, i. e., a group with short ITS region (A. fraterculus and Alexandrium sp.), a with ITS region group (P. micans, P. minimum and P. triestinum) and a with ITS region group (G. impudicum, C. polykrikoides, G. sanguineum, G. catenatum and H. triquetra). The relationship between nucleotide length of ITS1 and that of ITS2 was negative, whereas G+C content and nucleotide length showed positive correlation. In phylogenetic analyses producing NJ trees, the topology was similar cluster and clearly divided the taxa into three groups based on 5.8S rDNA that were similar to those based on morphological characteristics. In particular, G. impudicum was more closely related to G. catenatum than to C. polykrikoides using phylogenetic analysis. From this study, we chew that the length of ITS region contributes to discriminate Korean harmful algal species and ITS analysis is a useful method for resolving the systematic relationships of dinoflagellates.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제27권2호통권89호
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• pp.124-131
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• 1999

본 실험은 진흙버섯류 7종 15균주에 대한 5.85 rDNA와 ITS 부위의 염기서열을 비교 분석함으로서 종간 및 종내의 유연관계를 조사하였다. 5.8S rDNA와 ITS 부위를 증폭하고자 18S rDNA의 3'말단 부위와 28S rDNA의 5'말단 부위에 두 개의 primer를 이용하여 PCR증폭을 행하였다. 5.8S rDNA와 ITS 부위를 증폭하여 염기서열을 비교 분석한 결과 본 실험에 공시된 Phellinus속의 제균종은 크게 4개의 cluster를 형성하였다. 첫 번째 cluster는 Phellinus hartigii IMSNU 32041, Phellinus robustus IMSNU 32068로 이루어졌고, 두 번째 cluster는 Phellinus linteus KCTC 6190, IMSNU 31014, DGUM 25003, DGUM 25004, Phellinus sp. DGUM 25007, Namsan No. 1과 Phellinus weirianus IMSNU 32021, 세 번째 cluster는 Phellinus laevigatus KCTC 6229, KCTC 6230과 Phellinus igniarius KCTC 6227, KCTC 6228로 이루어졌으며, Phellinus chrysoloma KCTC 6225와 KCTC 6226이 마지막 cluster를 형성하였다. 결과적으로 ITS 염기서열의 결과만으로 볼 때 Phellinus linteus와 Phellinus weirianus는 명확하게 종 단위의 개념을 정립할 수 없었다. 따라서 정확한 분류를 위해 생리학적, 분자생물학적 인 분류방법이 첨가되어야 하며, type strain에 대한 ITS 염기서얼도 결정되어야 한다. Phellinus속의 균들에서는 ITS2부위에 비해 ITS1부위의 변이율이 높았다. ITS 염기서열은 종 구분에 유용한 도구이며, 다른 균종들과 비교해 보았을 때 Phellinus linteus와 Phellinus weirianus에서만 ITS1 부위에서 특이적인 염기서열을 가지고 있었다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.400-411
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• 2003

5.8S rDNA를 포함한 ITS부위에 대한 염기서열 분석결과, 종에 따라 다양한 염기서열을 가지고 있어 분류에 이용될 수 있었으며, 특히 ITS2부위보다 ITS1부위에서 종에 대한 변이율이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 아울러 균종에 따라 정도의 차이는 있으나 사용된 모든 종들이 서로 계통분류학적 거리가 멀어서 종간의 구분이 명확하게 나타났다. P. tenuipes, I. japonica, P. japonicus는 multiple alignment분석에서 매우 유사한 염기서열을 가지고 있어, 이들 세종은 같은 종이지만 다른 이름으로 불리고 있는 것으로 나타났으며, 아울러 Paecilomyces sp. KACC 40220과 KACC 40656도 동일한 염기서열을 가지고 있어 p. tenuipes로 판단된다. 국내에서 유통되는 동충하초제품 35건과 중국산 1건에 대해 실험한 결과 23건은 P. tenuipes / japonica로, 11건은 C. militaris로, 1건은 B. bassiana로 분류되었으며, 중국산 제품 1건은 C. multiaxialis로 분류되었다.