• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.108-111
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• 2003

전라북도 동충하초 재배농가 오염균은 Paecilomyces farinosus(Holm ex S. F. Gray) Brown ＆ Smith로 동정되었으며 특성은 다음과 같다. 분리$.$균은 감자한천배지 상에서 24$\pm$1$^{\circ}C$, 14일간 배양한 결과 배지 앞면은 흰색, 뒷면은 노란색을 띠고 직경 19mm로 생장하였다. 균사 직경은 1.2-1.9$\mu\textrm{m}$이며 분생자병은 투명하며 직경 1.3-1.5$\mu\textrm{m}$이다. phialides는 윤생형으로 분생자병으로부터 2-4개가 형성되며 기부는 부풀어 있고 상단부로 갈수록 폭이 좁아지는 호리병형으로 3.8-5.8${\times}$1.5-1.8$\mu\textrm{m}$이다. phialides의 neck은 직경 0.6-0.8$\mu\textrm{m}$이며, 분생 포자는 분생자형성세포로부터 연쇄상으로 발생하며 타원형 혹은 방추형이며 크기 1.8-2.4${\times}$l.1-1.4$\mu\textrm{m}$이다. 균 농도 1${\times}$$10^{8}$ conidia/$m\ell$로 경피 접종된 누에의 감염률은 41.3%이었으며, 분생자병속 형성률은 23.7%이었다. 균 접종 5-9일 후 누에피부 상에 검은 반점이 형성되었으며, 보호기간 3-4일 후 감염누에 표피는 흰색의 균사에서 점차 노란색 균사로 덮이며, 분생자병속이 발생되었다 분생자병속은 노란색, 선단부로 갈수록 흰색을 나타내었으며 4-6mm 길이로 표피에 한 개에서 다수가 형성되었다. 또한 성숙된 분생자병속의 끝부분에는 분지 후 흰색의 분생포자가 다량 발생하였다.

• Mycobiology
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.143-150
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• 2011

The basidiomycete fungus Cryptococcus neoformans is an important pathogen of immunocompromised people. The ability of the fungus to sense its environment is critical for proliferation and the generation of infectious propagules, as well as for adaptation to the mammalian host during infection. The conserved cAMP/protein kinase A pathway makes an important contribution to sensing, as demonstrated by the phenotypes of mutants with pathway defects. These phenotypes include loss of the ability to mate and to elaborate the key virulence factors capsule and melanin. This review summarizes recent work that reveals new targets of the pathway, new phenotypic consequences of signaling defects, and a more detailed understanding of connections with other aspects of cryptococcal biology including iron regulation, pH sensing, and stress.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.152-158
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• 2003

Stromata of the white root rot fungus, Rosellinia necatrix, were produced on diseased roots although they were reported to develop rarely in nature. Forty-two (42) out of 47 samples produced synnemata while 23 developed stromata. Forty-seven (47) isolates obtained from diseased root samples were divided into 24 mycelium compatibility groups (MCGs). Sixteen (16) out of 24 MCGs produced stromata. Single ascospore isolates from 10 stroma samples produced dsRNA-containing isolates from diseased tissue beneath stromata. The frequency of synnema production on axenic culture varied among isolates with different origin. The dsRNA was not transmitted vertically to the ascospore offspring despite the infection of various dsRNA in the parental isolates. The dsRNA was absent in 35 ascospore isolates in two stroma samples that originated from the isolates, in which dsRNA was not eliminated by hyphal tip isolation. Consequently, sexual reproduction in the white root rot fungus was suggested to produce propagules as a new infection source and to have the function to eliminate infectious factors such as mycoviruses.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.80-85
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• 2008

This study was carried out to assess the antidermatophytic potential of the ethyl acetate(EtOAc) extract of the marine isolate of Aspergillus sp.. The fungus was isolated by serial dilution, and was identified Aspergillus sp.. The EtOAc extract of the fungus was examined to evaluate the antidermatophytic efficacy against the fungal pathogens infecting human skin using the disc diffusion and MIC(minimum inhibitory concentration) determination methods. The EtOAc extract($5{\mu}l\;disc^{-1}$) was considered to have the antidermatophytic activity based on the inhibition percentage of the mycelial growth of the fungi tested such as Trichophyton mentagrophytes KCTC 6085, Microsporum canis KCTC 6591, Microsporum canis KCTC 6348, Trichophyton rubrum KCTC 6352, Microsporum canis KCTC 6349 and Trichophyton mentagrophytes KCTC 6316. The percentage of the inhibition ranged from 54% to 81, and the MIC obtained was 62.5, 62.5, 250, 125, 125, and $125{\mu}g\;ml^{-1}$, respectively. The extract had a strong detrimental effect on the spore germination of the tested skin infectious pathogens. These findings strongly support the role of the ethyl acetate extract as a potential antidermatophytic agent.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.918-927
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• 2016

Cryptococcus neoformans is a life-threatening pathogenic yeast that causes devastating meningoencephalitis. The mechanism of cryptococcal brain invasion is largely unknown, and recent studies suggest that its extracellular microvesicles may be involved in the invasion process. The 14-3-3 protein is abundant in the extracellular microvesicles of C. neoformans, and the 14-3-3-GFP fusion has been used as the microvesicle's marker. However, the physiological role of 14-3-3 has not been explored. In this report, we have found that C. neoformans contains a single 14-3-3 gene that apparently is an essential gene. To explore the functions of 14-3-3, we substituted the promoter region of the 14-3-3 with the copper-controllable promoter CTR4. The CTR4 regulatory strain showed an enlarged cell size, drastic changes in morphology, and a decrease in the thickness of the capsule under copper-enriched conditions. Furthermore, the mutant cells produced a lower amount of total proteins in their extracellular microvesicles and reduced adhesion to human brain microvascular endothelial cells in vitro. Proteomic analyses of the protein components under 14-3-3-overexpressed and -suppressed conditions revealed that the 14-3-3 function(s) might be associated with the microvesicle biogenesis. Our results support that 14-3-3 has diverse pertinent roles in both physiology and pathogenesis in C. neoformans. Its gene functions are closely relevant to the pathogenesis of this fungus.

• 한국양봉학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.125-129
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• 2019

Honey bees are important pollinators in agriculture, but are threatened by the pathogen Ascosphaera apis, which causes chalkbrood. Despite attempts to control this fungus using synthetic fungicides, none of them have been proven to be completely effective. Among 640 natural compounds that we tested, 4-hydroxyderricin (MIC=3.125, 6.25 mg/L after 24 h and 48 h growth, respectively) exhibited the strongest anti- Ascosphaera apis activity, followed by acetylshikonin (MIC=12.5 mg/L for 24 h and 48 h growth). 4-Hydroxyderricin showed selective growth inhibition of Ascosphaera apis and Rhizopus oryzae among tested fungus strains. Treatment 4-hydroxyderricin with miconazole revealed a synergistic effect (FICI=0.65±0.13 at 48 h incubation). These findings suggest that 4-hydroxyderricin, which has antifungal activity against Ascosphaera apis but few other fungal species, can effectively control infectious fungal diseases. Combined treatment of bees with 4-hydroxyderricin and miconazole could reduce cytotoxicity and improve the cost effectiveness of treatment.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.153-158
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• 1975

Actinomycosis is a chronic suppurative granulomatous disease due to Actinomyces israelii characterized by multiple abscess and sinus tract formation with dense fibrous scarring. This disease, especially thoracic infection, is very rare in Korea so we are not famiIliar with to make diagnosis and treatment. Otherwise the unspecificity of the clinical symptoms and the lack of adequate examination recedure (as anaerobic fungus culture) are the causes of misdiagnosis. Thoracic actinomycosis is very similar to chronic infectious disease of the lung and chest or thoracic neoplasm. Recently we experienced a case of thoracic actinomycosis (bronchopulmonary) which had been confused with chronic lung abscess and pathologically confirmed as broncho-pulmonary actinomycosis. The purpose of this report is to review our experience more thorouly to enhance consideration of Artinomycosis.

• 농약과학회지
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.77-80
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• 2000

건강식품으로 각광 받고 있는 누에 동충하초균의 누에에 대한 병원성을 알아보기 위하여 동충하초균을 4령기잠에 접종 후 감염잠 발생율을 조사한 결과 $10^{7}/mm^{3}$ 시험구에서는 100%, $10^{6}/mm^{3}$ 시험구에서는 96%, $10^{5}/mm^{3}$ 시험구에서는 76%, $10^{4}/mm^{3}$ 시험구에서는 44%, $10^{3}/mm^{3}$ 시험구에서는 28% $10^{2}/mm^{3}$ 시험구에서는 8%의 감염율을 나타내었다. Probit법에 의한 생물검정 결과 감염효과는 $LD_{50}$ 값이 $3.78{\times}10^{3}\;spores/mm^{3}$ 로서 생물 살충제로 개발 가능성이 높았다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제28권11호
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• pp.1771-1781
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• 2018

The emergence of multidrug-resistant microorganisms, as well as fungal infectious diseases that further threaten health, especially in immunodeficient populations, is a major global problem. The development of new antifungal agents in clinical trials is inferior to the incidence of drug resistance, and the available antifungal agents are restricted. Their mechanisms aim at certain characteristics of the fungus in order to avoid biological similarities with the host. Synthesis of the cell wall and ergosterol are mainly targeted in clinical use. The need for new approaches to antifungal therapeutic agents or development alternatives has increased. This review explores new perspectives on mechanisms to effectively combat fungal infections and effective antifungal activity. The clinical drug have a common feature that ultimately causes caspase-dependent cell death. The drugs-induced cell death pathway is associated with mitochondrial dysfunction, including mitochondrial membrane depolarization and cytochrome c release. This mechanism of action also reveals antimicrobial peptides, the primary effector molecules of innate systems, to highlight new alternatives. Furthermore, drug combination therapy is suggested as another strategy to combat fungal infection. The proposal for a new approach to antifungal agents is not only important from a basic scientific point of view, but will also assist in the selection of molecules for combination therapy.

• 농약과학회지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.177-184
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• 2009

동충하초 포자 현탁액을 누에에 경피 접종하고 발병경과를 관찰하여 누에의 형태적 변화와 균사체 형성 번데기의 형태 및 성분변화를 조사하였다. 누에 유충 때 발병 치사된 누에는 불완전세대를 거쳐 분생포자를 형성하고 번데기 때 병사한 번데기는 균사체를 형성하고 자낭포자를 생산하는 완전 세대의 동충하초가 되었다. 발병하지 않은 건강한 번데기와 균사체 형성 번데기의 성분변화는 유리아미노산, 구성아미노산, 지방산, 핵산물질, 모두 차이가 있었다.