• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.480-489
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• 2018

Bitter rot caused by Colletotrichum species is a common fruit rotting disease of apple and one of the economically important disease in worldwide. In 2015 and 2016, distinct symptoms of bitter rot disease were observed in apple orchards in five regions of South Korea. In the present study, infected apples from these regions were utilized to obtain eighteen isolates of Colletotrichum spp. These isolates were identified and characterized according to their morphological characteristics and nucleotide sequence data of internal transcribed spacer regions and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate-dehydrogenase. Molecular analyses suggested that the isolates of Colletotrichum causing the bitter rot disease in South Korea belong to 4 species: C. siamense; C. fructicola; C. fioriniae and C. nymphaeae. C. siamense and C. fructicola belonged to Musae Clade of C. gloeosporioides complex species while C. fioriniae and C. nymphaeae belonged to the Clade 3 and Clade 2 of C. acutatum complex species, respectively. Additionally, we also found that the isolates of C. gloeosporioides species-complex were more aggressive than those in the C. acutatum species complex via pathogenicity tests. Taken together, our results suggest that accurate identification of Colletotrichum spp. within each species complex is required for management of bitter rot disease on apple fruit in South Korea.

• 식물병연구
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.339-341
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• 2018

Amaranth has the potential for good materials related to nutrients and health benefits. There are several diseases of amaranth such as leaf blight, damping-off, and root rot. As a causal agent of soft rot disease, Pectobacterium spp. could infect various plant species. In this study, we isolated the bacterial pathogen causing soft rot of amaranth in South Korea. In Gangneung, Gangwon province during 2017, amaranth plants showed typical soft rot symptoms such as wilting, defoliation and odd smell. To isolate pathogen, the macerated tissues of contaminated amaranth were spread onto LB agar plates and purified by a single colony subculture. One ml bacterial suspension of a representative isolate was injected to the stem of five seedlings of 2-week-old amaranth with a needle. Ten mM magnesium sulfate solution was used as a negative control. 16S rDNA gene and recA gene were sequenced and compared with the reference sequences using the BLAST. In the phylogenetic tree based on 16S rDNA gene and recA gene, GSA1 strain was grouped in Pcb.

• 식물병연구
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.24-31
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• 2021

Since the past few years, dimple rot has become one of the most serious diseases affecting Actinidia chinensis var. chinensis 'Zesy002' kiwifruit in Korea, leading to a low quality and subsequent losses of income. In the current study, the causal pathogen of side rot on 'Zesy002' kiwifruit was identified to be Botryosphaeria dothidea, a widespread pathogen that could penetrate the fruit directly without wounding. Diaporthe sp., another pathogen causing dimple rot, was isolated from infected kiwifruit. It was not able to infect fruits without wounding. Dimple-rot symptoms are known to be associated with other pathogens from the Pseudocercospora genus. In this study, B. dothidea was ratified as the causal disease agent in Jeju Island. To illustrate the pathogenicity of this fungus on 'Zesy002', further studies such as observation of infection structures of fungus may be needed.

• 식물병연구
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.310-315
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• 2023

In May 2021, characteristic soft rot symptoms, including soft, watery, slimy, black rot, wilting, and leaf collapse, were observed on melon plants (Cucumis melo) in Gokseong, Jeollanam-do, Korea. A bacterial strain, designated KNUB-06-21, was isolated from infected plant samples, taxonomically classified, and phylogenetically analyzed using 16S rRNA and housekeeping gene sequencing. Strain KNUB-06-21 was also examined for compound utilization using the API ID 32 GN system and strain KNUB-06-21 was identified as Pectobacterium brasiliense. Subsequent melon stem inoculation studies using strain KNUB-06-21 showed soft rot symptoms similar to field plants. Re-isolated strains shared phenotypic and molecular characteristics with the original P. brasiliense KNUB-06-21 strain. To our knowledge, ours is the first report of P. brasiliense causing melon soft rot disease in Korea.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.1-15
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• 2024

The aim of this study was to isolate biocontrol bacteria that could antagonize brown rot of Dendrocalamus latiflorus, optimize the culture conditions, and develop an effective biocontrol preparation for brown rot of D. latiflorus. This study isolated a bacterium with an antagonistic effect on bamboo brown rot from healthy D. latiflorus rhizosphere soil. Morphology, molecular biology, and physiological biochemistry methods identified it as Bacillus siamensis. The following culturing media and conditions improved the inhibition effect of B. siamensis: the best culturing media were 2% sucrose, 1.5% yeast extract, and 0.7% potassium chloride; the optimal culturing time, temperature, pH, and inoculation amount were 48 h, 30℃, 6, and 20%. The optimum formula of the applying bacterial suspension was 14% sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate emulsifier, 4% Na₂HPO₄·2H₂O, 0.3% hydroxypropyl methylcellulose thickener, and 20% B. siamensis. The pot experiment results showed the control effect of applying bacterial suspension, diluted 1,000 times is still better than that of 24% fenbuconazole suspension. The applying bacterial suspension enables reliable control of brown rot in D. latiflorus.

• 식물병연구
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.399-404
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• 2023

Agricultural activities and the number of farms in the subarctic regions have been increasing annually after the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic to achieve food self-sufficiency. Potatoes are vulnerable to soft rot bacteria at all stages of production, storage, and transportation. A novel bacterium, Pseudomonas sp. N3-W, isolated from Alaska tundra soil, grows at 5-25℃ and produces extracellular protease(s). N3-W caused necrotic spots (hypersensitivity) in hot pepper leaves and soft rot disease (pathogenicity) in potato tubers. The psychrotolerant N3-W caused significant soft rot symptoms on potatoes at a broad temperature range (5℃, 15℃, and 25℃). In contrast, mesophilic Pectobacterium carotovorum KACC 16999 induced severe rotting symptoms in potatoes at their optimal growth temperature of 15℃ and 25℃. However, it barely produced symptoms at 5℃, which is the appropriate storage and transportation temperature for potatoes. The results of pathogenicity testing imply that psychrotolerant soft rot pathogens from polar regions may cause severe soft rot not only during the crop growing season but also during storage and transportation. Our study indicates the possibility of new plant pathogen emergence and transmission due to the expansion of crop cultivation areas caused by permafrost thawing in response to recent polar warming.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.285-292
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• 2011

식물 잎의 발달과정에서 heteroblasty는 외부 환경에 대한 식물의 형태적 적응 방법을 매우 잘 반영하며 이에 따른 변화는 기관의 최종 형태와 크기에 영향을 미친다. Heteroblasty를 나타내는 인자 중에서 leaf index는 단엽식물의 잎의 최종 모양과 크기를 나타내는 대표적인 인자이다. Leaf index는 결국 잎몸에서의 세포 증식과 세포 신장의 두 요인에 의해 결정된다. 비록 세포의 증식과 신장을 조절하는 유전자와 조절 기작들이 연구되고 있으나 큰 청사진을 제시하기에는 아직 미흡하다. 본 연구에서는 발달과정 중 잎의 leaf index 조절에 관여하는 유전자를 밝히고 그 조절 기작을 알아내기 위하여 애기장대 돌연변이체를 이용한 분자유전학적, 생리학적인 실험을 수행하였다. 잎과 잎 세포가 커지는 돌연변이체인 macrophylla (mac)를 선발하여 잎의 확장과정과 leaf index의 이상으로 인해 잎 기관의 모양뿐 만 아니라 heteroblasty에 변화가 발생했다는 사실을 밝혀냈다. 또한 이 돌연변이체는 기존에 알려진 ROTUNDIFOLIA3 (ROT3) 유전자의 점 돌연변이에 의해 일어났다고 판명되었고 mac/rot3-5로 명명되었다. 브라시노스테로이드 처리로 인해 ROT3 유전자의 발현이 음성 되먹임 저해를 받는 것으로 보아 ROT3 유전자가 브라시노스테로이드 생합성에 관여함을 제시하였다. 또한 암상태에서 ROT3 유전자의 발현이 증가하며, mac/rot3-5 돌연변이체가 야생형보다 암반응이 약하게 나타났다. 이러한 분석 결과를 토대로 본 논문은 ROT3 유전자가 잎의 확장과정에서 잎의 leaf index 조절과 고유한 heteroblasty의 정립에 중요한 역할을 수행하며, 브라시노스테로이드 호르몬의 조절을 통하여 음지회피성과 같은 환경조절반응을 수행하고 있다는 새로운 사실을 제시하였다.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제57권4호
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• pp.389-396
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• 2012

Melon (Cucumis melo) is an annual herbaceous plant of the family Cucurbitaceae. Phytophthora rot, caused by Phytophthora capsici is a serious threat to cucurbits crops production as it directly infects the host plant, and it is difficult to control because of variable pathogenicity. This study investigated the resistance of 450 accessions of melon germplasm against Phytophthora rot by inoculating the seedlings with sporangial suspension ($10^{5\;or\;6}$ zoosporangia/ml) of P. capsici. Disease incidence of Phytophthora rot was observed on the melon germplasm at 7-day intervals for 35 days after inoculation. Susceptible melon germplasm showed either severe symptoms of stem and root rot or death of the whole plant. Twenty out of 450 tested accessions showed less than 20% disease incidence, of which five accessions showed a high level of resistance against Phytopthtora rot. Five resistant accessions, namely IT119813, IT138016, IT174911, IT174927, and IT906998, scored 0% disease incidence under high inoculum density of P. capsici ($10^6$ zoosporangia/mL). We recommend that these candidate melon germplasm may be used as genetic resources in the breeding of melon varieties resistant to Phytophthora rot.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.72-74
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• 2001

2000년 9월 상순경 경상남도 의령군 가례면 밭 미나리 재배포장에서 미나리 흰비단병(Sclerotium rolfsii)이 대발생하였다. 이 병의 병징은 미나리 줄기 절단부가 갈색으로 변하고 물러져 썩으며 그 위에 흰색의 곰팡이가 솜털처럼 밀생하고, 병발부위에 작은 갈색의 둥근 균핵을 형성하며 지제부 부근의 토양 표면에도 형성되었다. 균사의 폭은 $4.1{\sim}10.3{\mu}m$이고, 균사 생육적온은 $30^{\circ}C$에서 90.0 mm로 가장 잘 자랐으며 $5^{\circ}C$와 $45^{\circ}C$에서는 자라지 않았다. PDA 배지상에는 $20^{\circ}C$에서 균핵을 많이 형성하였다. 균총의 색깔은 흰색이며 clamp connection이 있는 것이 특징이다. 균핵의 모양은 구형이며 크기는 $1.0{\sim}6.3{\times}10{\sim}5.2mm$ (평균 $2.4{\sim}2.2mm$)이었다. 이 병원균을 Sclerotium rolfsii로 동정하였고, 미나리 흰비단병으로 명명할 것을 제안한다.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.427-435
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• 2019

최근 경남 산청, 함양의 딸기 재배지역의 육묘하우스에서 딸기 묘목의 뿌리와 관부를 썩게 하고 지상부의 생육을 저해하며 최종적으로 식물체를 시들게 하는 뿌리썩음병(가칭)증상이 발생하였다. 이러한 병반을 나타내는 딸기 식물체 뿌리와 관부로부터 병원균을 분리하고 균학적 특성을 조사하였으며, 유전자 염기서열 분석과 계통학적 분석을 수행하였다. 그 결과, 딸기 육묘과정에서 발생한 뿌리썩음병(가칭)의 병원균은 Neopestalotiopsis clavispora로 확인되었으며, 건전한 딸기 식물체를 대상으로 접종실험을 수행한 결과 딸기에 대한 병원성을 확인하였다. 지금까지 국내에서 N. clavispora에 의한 딸기 뿌리썩음병이 보고되지 않았으므로 본 연구결과를 바탕으로 이병을 딸기뿌리썩음병으로 국내 최초로 보고한다.