• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.83-86
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• 2003

A reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) protocol was developed using two specific 22-mer primers located in coat protein gene of SPFMV. A 411 bp PCR-product was detected in virus infected plants as well as tissue culture raised sweet potato but not in healthy plants. For optimization of RT-PCR protocol, the optimum crude nucleic acid concentration, annealing temperature, primer concentration and numbers of PCR-cycle for maximum sensitivity and specificity were determined. The optimum condition for RT-PCR was as follows: RT-PCR reaction mixture was one-step mixture, containing 50 pmol of primer, 30 units of reverse transcriptase, 5 units of RNasin, and the crude nucleic acid extracts (200 ng). In RT-PCR, cDNA was synthesized at $42^{\circ}C$ for 45 min before a quick incubation on ice after pre-denaturation at $95^{\circ}C$ for 5 min. The PCR reaction was carried out for 40 cycles at $96^{\circ}C$ for 30 see, $63^{\circ}C$ for 30 sec, $72^{\circ}C$ for 1 min, and finally at $72^{\circ}C$ for 10 min. The viral origin of the amplified product was confirmed by sequencing, with the sequence obtained having $95-98\%$ homology with published sequence data for SPFMV. The benefits of this RT-PCR based detection of SPFMV would be simple, rapid and specific.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.29-39
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• 2018

In this study, we developed a sensitive and specific reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) assay for rapid visual detection of foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) circulated in Korea. The RT-LAMP was completed in 40 min at $62^{\circ}C$ and the results of the assay were directly detected by naked eye without any detection process. The assay specifically amplified all 7 serotypes of FMDV RNAs but not amplified other viral and cellular nucleic acids. The sensitivity of the RT-LAMP was $10^2$, $10^3$ and $10^3TCID_{50}/mL$ for serotype O, A and Asia 1 FMDV, respectively, which was comparable to conventional reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and relatively lower than that of real time quantitative RT-PCR (qRT-PCR). Clinical evaluation of the RT-LAMP using different serotypes of Korean and foreign FMDV strains showed a 100% (35/35) agreement with the results of the RT-PCR and qRT-PCR. These results indicated that RT-LAMP assay developed in this study could be a valuable diagnostic method for FMDV monitoring and surveillance.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.93-102
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• 2017

본 연구에서 NDV의 L유전자와 F유전자를 표적 부위로 각각 제작한 primer 세트를 사용함으로써 하나의 PCR 튜브에서 NDV 검출(386 bp의 증폭 크기)과 함께 병원성 NDV(229 bp의 증폭 크기)를 동시에 감별 증폭할 수 있는 dRT-PCR 검사법을 개발하였다. 개발된 dRT-PCR검사법은 NDV를 특이적으로 검출하고, 병원성을 감별하였다. 특히 국내 병성감정 실시기관에서 적용 중인 기존의 RT-PCR 상용키트에서는 검출하지 못하는 class I NDV과 PPMV(class II 유전형 VI형)을 NDV를 검출함과 동시에 병원성 NDV도 감별가능하였다. 개발된 dRT-PCR 검사법의 검출 민감도는 약 $10^{3.0}EID_{50}/0.1mL$로 평가되었다. 또한 ND발생국의 야외 시료에 적용했을 때, NDV 공통항원 검출율은 94.4%였으며, 병원성 NDV 검출율은 100%이었다. 그러므로 본 연구에서 개발한 dRT-PCR 검사법은 의심축 사례에서 ND를 신속 정확하게 진단하는 데 유용할 진단 방법을 제공할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.198-204
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• 2002

폴리오 바이러스는 전형적인 장관계 바이러스로 마비, 무균성 수막염, 뇌염 등을 유발한다. 폴리오 바이러스는 분변-구강 경로를 통해 전파되며, 오염된 물을 음용수로 사용할 시 공중 보건에 문제가 될 수 있으므로 먹는 물에서 폴리오 바이러스를 검출하는 것은 중요하다. 감염성이 있는 바이 러스와 불활성화(열처리와 자외선 처리)시킨 바이러스를 세포배양법, 역전사 중합효소 연쇄반응법(reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction: RT-PCR)그리고 세포배양-중합효소 연쇄반응 통합법(integrated cell culture-PCR: ICC-PCR)으로 검출 실험을 했다. 감염성이 있는 폴리오 바이러스는 세 가지 방법으로 모두 검출이 되었으며, 이 중에서 바이러스를 검출하는데 ICC-PCR 방법이 가장 민감했다. 세포배양법은 적은 수의 바이러스를 검출하는데 약 2주의 긴 시간이 걸렸다. 열처리나 자외선 처리로 불활성화된 바이 러스는 세포배양과 ICC-PCR방법으로는 검출이 되지 않았다. 자외선 처리한 바이러스는 RT-PCR 방법으로 검출되지 않았으나 열처리한 바이러스는 검출되었다. RT-PCR 방법은 감염성 바이러스뿐 아니라 불활성화된 바이러스도 검출할 수 있으므로 감염성이 있는지 없는지를 구분할 수 없는 단점이 있다. 이와 같은 결과는 감염성 있는 바이러스를 가장 민감하고 효과적으로 검출하는 방법이 ICC-PCR 방법이라는 것을 제시하여 준다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.367-376
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• 2011

논 토양의 미생물 생태 다양성을 조사하기 위한 효과적인 방법으로 qRT-PCR을 적용하고자 본 연구를 수행하였다. 논 토양 미생물의 gDNA를 분리하기 위하여 Mo Bio kit를 사용한 효과적이고 안정적인 gDNA 분리 방법을 확립하였다. 논 토양 미생물 다양성을 qRT-PCR로 검출하기 위하여 bacteria를 세분한 ${\alpha}$-Proteobacteria, ${\beta}$-Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes 다섯 가지 문과 전체 bacteria, 전체 fungi를 구분할 수 있는 특이 primer set을 선정하여 다양한 조건의 시험을 통하여 최종 조건을 확립하였으며 재현성 실험을 통하여 방법의 유의성을 검증하였다.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.227-232
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• 2015

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has a pathogenic role in several lymphomas including diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). In this study, we detected EBV from formalin-fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissues of DLBCL patients by RT-PCR and compared the sensitivity of the RT-PCR method to in situ hybridization (ISH) method. The RNA was extracted from 91 FFPE samples with DLBCL and amplified with primers targeting EBV-encoded small RNA (EBER) by RT-PCR. When using the RT-PCR method, 13 of 91 patients (14.3%) were positive and among these 13 cases, 7 cases (7.7%) were from > 50-year-old patients that is classified as EBV positive DLBCL of the elderly. In previous results using ISH method, 3 of 91 patients (3.3%) were positive and 2 case (2.4%) were older than 50-year-old. These results indicate that RT-PCR method used in this study shows a higher sensitivity than ISH method. The ratio of male versus female among the EBV positive samples was 1.2:1 with the ratio of male higher. If RT-PCR method having high sensitivity is used simultaneously as well as the ISH method providing the information of the EBV positive cellular location, it is expected that EBV will be more accurately detected.

• 식물병연구
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.82-87
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• 2007

박과 작물에 발생하는 종자전염성 막대형 바이러스인 CGMMV, KGMMV, ZGMMV 3종의 단독 및 동시 VC/RT-PCR 유전자 진단법을 개발하였다. CGMMV 등 3종의 바이러스에 대한 동시진단용 조합선발을 위하여 12조합 중에서 동시 진단용 프라이머 조합 CGMMV-C724, KGMMV-K513, ZGMMV-Z407A를 선발하였다. CGMMV등 3종에 대한 triplex VC/RT-PCR 유전자 진단법은 박, 수박, 오이, 멜론, 쥬키니 호박, 애호박, 담배(N. benthamiana) 작물의 식물체 즙액과 프라이머 간에 간섭현상 없이 특이적으로 진단되었다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.44-52
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• 2011

Field surveys were conducted in 45 stone fruit orchards in seven districts of Isparta Province located in western Mediterranean region of Turkey important for stone fruit production. Leaf samples were collected from 175 trees showing virus-like symptoms. These samples were first tested by ELISA for five different RNA viruses including Apple mosaic ilarvirus (ApMV), Prunus necrotic ringspot ilarvirus (PNRSV), Prune dwarf ilarvirus (PDV), Plum pox potyvirus (PPV), Apple chlorotic leafspot trichovirus (ACLSV). While no ApMV and PPV infection was found, 46, 24 and 16 samples were tested positive for PDV, ACLSV and PNRSV, respectively, in ELISA showing about 45% of symptomatic trees in the region were infected with at least one of these viruses. In addition, it was found that nine sweet cherry trees were mixed infected with two or three of these viruses and PDV with an infection rate of 26.3% was the most widespread virus in symptomatic trees in western Mediterranean region. Thirty samples were selected and tested by a multiplex RT-PCR (mRT-PCR) for simultaneous detection of these viruses. While PPV was not detected, more than half of the tested 20 samples were individually or mixed infected with ApMV, ACLSV, PNRSV and PDV. The mRT-PCR results were confirmed by detection of these viruses individually in some of the field samples using RT-PCR with primes specific to each virus. Comparison of ELSA and mRT-PCR results of 30 samples showed that numbers of infected and mixed infected samples as well as infection and mixed infection rates were significantly higher in RT-PCR (20 and 66.7%) than in ELISA (14 and 46.7%). The results confirm that mRT-PCR is more sensitive than ELISA.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.193-206
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• 2022

Astringent persimmon (Diospyros kaki Thunb.) is an important fruit crop in Korea; it possesses significant medicinal potential. However, knowledge regarding the pathogens affecting this crop, particularly, viruses and viroids, is limited. In the present study, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and high-throughput transcriptome sequencing (HTS) were used to investigate the viruses and viroids infecting astringent persimmons cultivated in Korea. A one-step multiplex RT-PCR (mRT-PCR) method for the simultaneous detection of the pathogens was developed by designing species-specific primers and selecting the primer pairs via combination and detection limit testing. Seven of the sixteen cultivars tested were found to be infection-free. The RT-PCR and HTS analyses identified two viruses and one viroid in the infected samples (n = 51/100 samples collected from 16 cultivars). The incidence of single infections (n = 39/51) was higher than that of mixed infections (n = 12/51); the infection rate of the Persimmon cryptic virus was the highest (n = 31/39). Comparison of the monoplex and mRT-PCR results using randomly selected samples confirmed the efficiency of mRT-PCR for the identification of pathogens. Collectively, the present study provides useful resources for developing disease-free seedlings; further, the developed mRT-PCR method can be extended to investigate pathogens in other woody plants.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.260-264
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• 2000

Reverse transcription (RT)-PCR and nested PCR methods (2-step PCR) were tested for their ability to detect marine birnavirus (MBV) in cultured rockfish, Sebastes schlegeli. One set of primers for RT-PCR was designed, based on a gene of infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV), and another set of primers for nested PCR was designed based on the VP2/NS junction region of MBV. This 2-step PCR method was specific for MBV and sensitivity was heightened when nested PCR was combined to RT-PCR. This 2-step PCR method was useful for detecting MBV not only in diseased fish, but also in asymptomatic fish. These results indicate that this 2-step PCR method is useful for detecting MBV in rockfish.