• 한국군사과학기술학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.507-515
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• 2024

Microbial forensics is a scientific discipline for analyzing evidence related to biological crimes by identifying the origin of microorganisms. Multiple locus variable number tandem repeat analysis(MLVA) is one of the microbiological analysis methods used to specify subtypes within a species based on the number of tandem repeat in the genome, and advances in next generation sequencing(NGS) technology have enabled in silico anlysis of full-length whole genome sequences. In this paper, we analyzed unknown samples provided by Robert Koch Institute(RKI) through The United Nations Secretary-General's Mechanism(UNSGM)'s external quality assessment exercise(EQAE) project, which we officially participated in 2023. We confirmed that the 3 unknown samples were B. anthracis through nucleic acid isolation and genetic sequence analysis studies. MLVA results on 32 loci of B. anthracis were analysed by using genome sequences obtained from NGS(NextSeq and MinION) and Sanger sequencing. The MLVA typing using short-reads based NGS platform(NextSeq) showed a high probability of causing assembly error when a size of the tandem repeats was grater than 200 bp, while long-reads based NGS platform(MinION) showed higher accuracy than NextSeq, although insertion and deletion was observed. We also showed hybrid assembly can correct most indel error caused by MinION. Based on the MLVA results, genetic identification was performed compared to the 2,975 published MLVA databases of B. anthracis, and MLVA results of 10 strains were identical with 3 unkonwn samples. As a result of whole genome alignment of the 10 strains and 3 unknown samples, all samples were identified as B. anthracis strain A4564 which is associated with injectional anthrax isolates in heroin users.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.5.1-5.5
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• 2020

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses have caused severe respiratory disease and death in poultry and human beings. Although most of the avian influenza viruses (AIVs) are of low pathogenicity and cause mild infections in birds, some subtypes including hemagglutinin H5 and H7 subtype cause HPAI. Therefore, sensitive and accurate subtyping of AIV is important to prepare and prevent for the spread of HPAI. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) can analyze the full-length sequence information of entire AIV genome at once, so this technology is becoming a more common in detecting AIVs and predicting subtypes. However, an analysis pipeline of NGS-based AIV sequencing data, including AIV subtyping, has not yet been established. Here, in order to support the pre-processing of NGS data and its interpretation, we developed a user-friendly tool, named prediction of avian influenza virus subtype (PAIVS). PAIVS has multiple functions that support the pre-processing of NGS data, reference-guided AIV subtyping, de novo assembly, variant calling and identifying the closest full-length sequences by BLAST, and provide the graphical summary to the end users.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.297-300
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• 2019

In countries with FMD vaccination, as in Korea, typical clinical signs do not appear, and even in FMD positive cases, it is difficult to isolate the FMDV or obtain whole genome sequence. To overcome this problem, more rapid and simple NGS system is required to control FMD in Korea. FMDV (O/Boeun/ SKR/2017) RNA was extracted and sequenced using Ion Torrent's bench-top sequencer with amplicon panel with optimized bioinformatics pipelines. The whole genome sequencing of raw data generated data of 1,839,864 (mean read length 283 bp) reads comprising a total of 521,641,058 (≥Q20 475,327,721). Compared with FMDV (GenBank accession No. MG983730), the FMDV sequences in this study showed 99.83% nucleotide identity. Further study is needed to identify these differences. In this study, fast and robust methods for benchtop next generation sequencing (NGS) system was developed for analysis of Foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) whole genome sequences.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.289-292
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• 2014

Next-generation sequencing (NGS) is widely used to identify the causative mutations underlying diverse human diseases, including cancers, which can be useful for discovering the diagnostic and therapeutic targets. Currently, a number of single-nucleotide variant (SNV)-calling algorithms are available; however, there is no tool for visualizing the recurrent and phenotype-specific mutations for general researchers. In this study, in order to support defining the recurrent mutations or phenotype-specific mutations from NGS data of a group of cancers with diverse phenotypes, we aimed to develop a user-friendly tool, named mutation arranger for defining phenotype-related SNV (MAP). MAP is a user-friendly program with multiple functions that supports the determination of recurrent or phenotype-specific mutations and provides graphic illustration images to the users. Its operation environment, the Microsoft Windows environment, enables more researchers who cannot operate Linux to define clinically meaningful mutations with NGS data from cancer cohorts.

• 대한수학교육학회지:수학교육학연구
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.179-199
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• 2007

본 연구는 초등학교 5학년 수학영재와 일반아의 확률판단 능력과 근거를 비교하는 것을 목표로 하였다. 적절한 비교 준거를 개발하기 위해 선행연구에서 제시하는 확률판단 검사문항을 수정하고 보완하였다. 개발된 검사문항을 이용하여 확률교육을 받지 않은 수학영재 170명, 일반아 228명을 대상으로 검사를 실시한 후, 확률판단의 차이와 확률판단에 영향을 미치는 요인에 대하여 분석하였다. 분석 결과 수학영재가 일반아에 비해 정답률이 높았으나 일부 문항에 대해서는 일반아의 정답률이 더 높게 나타났다. 정답에 대한 확신의 정도는 대체로 수학영재가 더 높았다. 확률 판단에 영향을 미치는 요인으로 수학영재는 논리적 추론과 수학적 지식의 활용을 들 수 있으며, 일반아는 직관적 판단 등이 활용되는 것으로 나타났다.

• 정보과학회 컴퓨팅의 실제 논문지
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• 제20권9호
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• pp.513-518
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• 2014

NGS 기술의 발달로 시퀀싱 비용이 급격히 하락됨에 따라 대규모 크기의 유전체 염기 서열해독을 소규모의 실험실에서 수행할 수 있게 되었다. 디노버 어셈블리는 표준 유전체가 없는 새로운 종을 시퀀싱하는 경우 리드들의 염기 서열 정보를 이용하여 재구성함으로써 원래의 전체 시퀀스를 복원하는 것이다. 최근 이와 관련된 많은 연구 결과가 보고되고 있으나, 충분한 분석 노하우와 명확한 가이드라인 등이 공개되어 있지 않기 때문에 이들 연구에서 제시하는 동일한 어셈블리 수행 과정 및 분석 툴들을 사용하더라도 만족할만한 수준의 어셈블리 결과를 얻지 못하는 경우가 발생한다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 문제점을 해결하기 위하여 NGS 기술과 디노버 어셈블리 기술을 이용하여 아직 밝혀지지 않은 생물체의 전체 DNA의 염기 서열을 밝히기 위한 일련의 과정들을 단계별로 소개하고, 각 단계에서 필요로 하는 공개용 분석 툴의 장단점을 분석하여 제시한다. 이러한 과정별 단계를 구체적으로 설명하기 위하여 본 연구에서는 350Mbp 크기의 개 회충 게놈을 응용 사례로 사용한다. 또한 디노버 어셈블리 과정을 통해 새롭게 어셈블리된 시퀀스와 다른 유사 종과의 상동성 분석을 수행하여 어셈블리된 시퀀스에서의 유전자 영역 추출과 추출된 유전자의 기능을 예측한다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.521-532
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• 2021

Knowledge and better understanding of functions of the microbial community are pivotal for crop management. This study was conducted to study bacterial structures including Acidovorax species community structures and diversity from the watermelon cultivated soils in different regions of South Korea. In this study, soil samples were collected from watermelon cultivation areas from various places of South Korea and microbiome analysis was performed to analyze bacterial communities including Acidovorax species community. Next generation sequencing (NGS) was performed by extracting genomic DNA from 92 soil samples from 8 different provinces using a fast genomic DNA extraction kit. NGS data analysis results revealed that, total, 39,367 operational taxonomic unit (OTU), were obtained. NGS data results revealed that, most dominant phylum in all the soil samples was Proteobacteria (37.3%). In addition, most abundant genus was Acidobacterium (1.8%) in all the samples. In order to analyze species diversity among the collected soil samples, OTUs, community diversity, and Shannon index were measured. Shannon (9.297) and inverse Simpson (0.996) were found to have the highest diversity scores in the greenhouse soil sample of Gyeonggi-do province (GG4). Results from NGS sequencing suggest that, most of the soil samples consists of similar trend of bacterial community and diversity. Environmental factors play a key role in shaping the bacterial community and diversity. In order to address this statement, further correlation analysis between soil physical and chemical parameters with dominant bacterial community will be carried out to observe their interactions.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.336-346
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• 2020

Mitochondrial genome is an important molecule for systematic and evolutionary studies in metazoans. The development of next-generation sequencing (NGS) technique has rapidly increased the number of mitogenome sequences. The process of generating mitochondrial genome based on NGS includes different steps, from DNA preparation, sequencing, assembly, and annotation. Despite the effort to improve sequencing, assembly, and annotation methods of mitogenome, the low quality and/or quantity sequence in the final map can still be generated through the work. Therefore, it is necessary to check and curate mitochondrial genome sequence after annotation for proofreading and feedback. In this study, we introduce the pipeline for sequencing and curation for mitogenome based on NGS. For this purpose, two mitogenome sequences of Dermatobranchus otome were sequenced by Illumina Miseq system with different amount of raw read data. Generated reads were targeted for assembly and annotation with commonly used programs. As abnormal repeat regions present in the mitogenomes after annotation, primers covering these regions were designed and conventional PCR followed by Sanger sequencing were performed to curate the mitogenome sequences. The obtained sequences were used to replace the abnormal region. Following the replacement, each mitochondrial genome was compared with the other as well as the sequences of close species available on the Genbank for confirmation. After curation, two mitogenomes of D. otome showed a typically circular molecule with 14,559 bp in size and contained 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, two rRNA genes. The phylogenetic tree revealed a close relationship between D. otome and Tritonia diomea. The finding of this study indicated the importance of caution and curation for the generation of mitogenome from NGS.

• 한국패류학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.185-188
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• 2016

본 연구를 통하여 업데이트된 PANM 데이터베이스 버전 II는 버전 I 에 비해 많은 양의 정보가 추가되었다. 하지만 여전히 NCBI nr 데이터베이스에 비해 적은 양으로서, NGS 분석에 있어 많은 시간을 절약하게 해줄 수 있다. 또한 웹 인터페이스의 개선으로 인하여 직관성 및 신뢰성을 더욱 더 확보할 수 있었다. 개별적인 서버를 운용하여 NGS 데이터를 분석하는 연구자들을 위해 PANM 데이터베이스의 다운로드가 가능하도록 하였고 이로 인해 NGS 데이터 분석 시간이 줄어들 수 있을 것이다. 앞으로 꾸준한 PANM 데이터베이스 업데이트를 통하여 연체동물을 연구하는 연구자들은 물론 절지동물, 선형동물을 연구하는 연구자들에게도 많은 도움이 될 것으로 생각되며, 추가적으로 구축된 두족류 전용 데이터베이스 역시 두족류를 연구하는 연구자들에게 매우 유용하리라 사료되어진다.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.165-170
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• 2014

Genome-wide association (GWA) studies have found many important genetic variants that affect various traits. Since these studies are useful to investigate untyped but causal variants using linkage disequilibrium (LD), it would be useful to explore the haplotypes of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the same LD block of significant associations based on high-density variants from population references. Here, we tried to make a haplotype catalog affecting body mass index (BMI) through an integrative analysis of previously published whole-genome next-generation sequencing (NGS) data of 7 representative Korean individuals and previously known Korean GWA signals. We selected 435 SNPs that were significantly associated with BMI from the GWA analysis and searched 53 LD ranges nearby those SNPs. With the NGS data, the haplotypes were phased within the LDs. A total of 44 possible haplotype blocks for Korean BMI were cataloged. Although the current result constitutes little data, this study provides new insights that may help to identify important haplotypes for traits and low variants nearby significant SNPs. Furthermore, we can build a more comprehensive catalog as a larger dataset becomes available.