• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권11호
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• pp.1782-1786
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• 2015

A new improved PCR method has been developed for the rapid, reliable, and sensitive detection of Venturia nashicola, a destructive pathogen of scab disease in Japanese pear. The translation elongation factor-1 alpha gene-derived PCR primers specifically amplified a 257-bp-sized DNA band of the target gene from the genomic DNA of V. nashicola. No amplicon was produced from the genomic DNA of other Venturia spp. and reference fungal species tested. With the high detection limit of 10 fg DNA content, our real-time method could be used for the quarantine inspection and field monitoring of V. nashicola.

• ALGAE
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.105-110
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• 2009

The rDNAs of figh-killing dinoflagellates Cochlodinium polykrikoides and Karlodinium veneficum were detected from the East China Sea by species-specific real-time PCR probes. Sequence analysesusing the partial ITS sequences from the real-time PCR products showed identical sequences with C. Polykrikoides and K. veneficum, respectively and low expectation values (E-value) of less than 1e-5 suggesting the presence of these organisms in the East Ching Sea shelf water that flows into the Tsushima Strait and the Yellow Sea.

• 식물병연구
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.348-352
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• 2018

A multiplex reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (mRT-PCR) assay was developed for the detection of Clover yellow vein virus (ClYVV), Peanut mottle virus (PeMoV), and Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV), which were recently reported to infect soybean and azuki bean in Korea. Species-specific primer sets were designed for the detection of each virus, and their specificity and sensitivity were tested using mixed primer sets. From among the designed primer sets, two combinations were selected and further evaluated to estimate the detection limits of uniplex, duplex, and multiplex RT-PCR. The multiplex RT-PCR assay could be a useful tool for the field survey of plant viruses and the rapid detection of ClYVV, PeMoV, and TSWV in leguminous plants.

• 한국패류학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.257-262
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• 2015

The seven selected primers BION-13, BION-29, BION-61, BION-64, BION-68, BION-72 and BION-80 generated the total number of loci, average number of loci per lane and specific loci in Meretrix lusoria (ML), Saxidomus purpuratus (SP) and Cyclina sinensis (CS) species. Here, the complexity of the banding patterns varied dramatically between the primers from the three venerid clam species. The higher fragment sizes (> 1,000 bp) are much more observed in the SP species. The primer BION-68 generated 21 unique loci to each species, which were ascertaining each species, approximately 150 bp, 300 bp and 450 bp, in the ML species. Remarkably, the primer BION-80 detected 7 shared loci by the three clam species, major and/or minor fragments of sizes 500 bp, which were matching in all samples. As regards average bandsharing value (BS) results, individuals from CS clam species (0.754) exhibited higher bandsharing values than did individuals from SP clam species (0.607) (P < 0.05). In this study, the dendrogram obtained by the seven oligonucleotides primers indicates three genetic clusters: cluster 1 (LUSORIA01-LUSORIA07), cluster 2 (PURPURATUS08-PURPURATUS14), cluster 3 (SINENSIS15-SINENSIS21). Among the twenty one venerid clams, the shortest genetic distance that displayed significant molecular differences was between individuals 18 and 20 from the CS species (genetic distance = 0.071), while the longest genetic distance among the twenty-one individuals that displayed significant molecular differences was between individuals LUSORIA no. 02 and PURPURATUS no. 09 (genetic distance = 0.778). Relatively, individuals of SP venerid species were appropriately closely related to that of CS species, as shown in the hierarchical dendrogram of genetic distances. Eventually, PCR fragments exposed in the present study may be worthwhile as a DNA marker the three venerid clam species to discriminate.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.228-236
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• 2019

CD4 T cells differentiate into $ROR{\gamma}t/IL$-17A-expressing cells in the small intestine following colonization by segmented filamentous bacteria (SFB). However, it remains unclear whether SFB-specific CD4 T cells can differentiate directly from naïve precursors, and whether their effector differentiation is solely directed towards the Th17 lineage. In this study, we used adoptive T cell transfer experiments and showed that naïve CD4 T cells can migrate to the small intestinal lamina propria (sLP) and differentiate into effector T cells that synthesize IL-17A in response to SFB colonization. Using single cell RT-PCR analysis, we showed that the progenies of SFB responding T cells are not uniform but composed of transcriptionally divergent populations including Th1, Th17 and follicular helper T cells. We further confirmed this finding using in vitro culture of SFB specific intestinal CD4 T cells in the presence of cognate antigens, which also generated heterogeneous population with similar features. Collectively, these findings indicate that a single species of intestinal bacteria can generate a divergent population of antigen-specific effector CD4 T cells, rather than it provides a cytokine milieu for the development of a particular effector T cell subset.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2004

한약재로 사용되는 방풍류는 절단되어 유통되므로 외부 형태적인 특징만으로 구분하기가 어려워 방풍류로 사용되는 방풍, 식방풍, 석방풍, 갯방풍 등 4종에 대해 PCR에 기초한 RAPD 마커를 이용하여 SCAR 마커를 개발하고자 하였다. RAPD 분석결과 밴드의 패턴은 다양하게 나타났으며 다형성의 밴드 수는 총 215개로 전체 밴드수의 98%였다. RAPD 분석에서 각 방풍류를 구별 할 수 있는 특이적인 밴드를 나타내는 primer는 방풍에서 4개의 primer, 식방풍은 6개의 primer, 석방풍은 4개의 primer, 갯방풍은 6개의 primer를 선발하였고, 그 중 특히 primer 425는 4종의 방풍류의 감별에 유용하였고, 이를 이용하여 SCAR마커로 전환하는데 이용하였다. 특이적인 단편을 클로닝하여 염기서열 분석으로 특이 primer를 제작하고 제작된 primer로 방풍류 시료 16개에 적용하였을 때, 국내의 야생에서 주로 자생하는 석방풍은 215 bp, 그리고 국내에서 가장 많이 재배 또는 생산되는 갯방풍은 177 bp와 300 bp에서 뚜렷하게 나타났다. 따라서 갯방풍과 석방풍의 감별 가능성을 제시할 수 있으며 개발된 SCAR 마커를 이용하여 시중에 유통되고 있는 방풍류 건조약재의 감별에 유용한 마커로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.365-370
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• 2012

콩과(Fabaceae) 작물 해충인 팥나방(Matsumuraeses phaseoli)과 어리팥나방(M. falcana) (나비목: 잎말이나방과)은 형태적으로 매우 유사하여 종 구별이 힘든 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 PCR-SSP(PCR with Sequence Specific Primers) 방법으로 두 종을 빠르고 정확하게 구별할 수 있는 판별법을 찾고자 두 종의 미토콘드리아 시토크롬 옥시다제 I(mtCOI) DNA 부분영역(439 bp)의 염기서열을 해독하였다. 그리고 다른 나방 종의 mtCOI 염기서열과 함께 나열하여 비교한 후 팥나방과 어리팥나방에서 종 특이적으로 차이가 나는 단일 뉴클레오티드를 프라이머의 3' 말단으로 하는 염기서열 특이 프라이머 조합을 만들었다. PCR 산물들을 전기영동 한 결과, 어리팥나방은 245 bp, 팥나방은 409 bp와 245 bp의 특이적 밴드 패턴을 보여 두 종을 구별할 수 있었다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.231-237
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• 2003

Listeria (L.) monocytogenes in samples could not be detected occasioally by faster growth of other Listeria spp. especially L. innocua. The aim of this study was to develop the differential media and multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays for the rapid detection of L. monocytogenes. L. monocytogenes colonies were characterized by their ${\beta}$-hemolysis with fluorescence under 366 nm UV light on the Listeria hemolysis agar (LHA). L. innocua, a species commonly present in foods, did not produce ${\beta}$-hemolysis on LHA. Therefore, one or more colonies of L. monocytogenes were easily distinguished from large populations of L. innocua. The multiplex PCR assays were developed to distinguish from L. monocytogenes and other Listeria spp. with two pairs of primers. The primers were designed in 16S rRNA and listeriolysin O gene for specific amplification of all members of the genus Listeria and L. monocytogenes, respectively. The multiplex PCR assays produced 560 and 938 bp products in L. monocytogenes; only 938 bp products in the genus Listeria. The multiplex PCR assays could detect as little as 50 pg of L monocytogenes DNA. These results indicated that the differential media and multiplex PCR assays might be useful diagnostic tools for the rapid detection of L. monocytogenes.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제52권1호
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• pp.40-45
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• 2020

1996년 이후부터 현재까지 개발된 GM 작물은 520여종에 이르며, 미국, 브라질, 아르헨티나, 캐나다, 인도 등을 포함해 26개국에서 GM 작물을 재배하고 있다. 특히, 제1세대 GM 작물로 구분되는 제초제 내성 GM 작물은 전체 GM 작물의 67%를 차지하며, 그 중 제초제 glufosinate에 내성을 나타내는 pat 또는 bar 유전자를 지닌 작물은 44%를 차지한다. 하지만 GM 작물이 같은 형질을 지녔더라도 유전자의 기원, 식물의 종 및 개발자에 따라 그 유전자의 서열은 매우 가변적이기 때문에 이를 식별하기란 쉽지 않다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 전체 GM 작물의 44%, 국내 승인 GM 작물의 약 53%를 차지하는 제초제 glufosinate 내성 유전자에 특이적이면서도 보편적인 마커를 개발하고자, 여러 GM 작물의 pat 또는 bar 유전자의 DNA 염기서열을 비교하여 PCR 프라이머를 개발하였으며, 이를 GM 작물 표준물질을 사용하여 검증하였다. 정성 및 정량적 PCR 실험을 통해 pat 유전자에 특이적인 PCR 프라이머를 개발하였다. 또한 pat과 bar 유전자를 동시에 검출 할 수 있는 PCR 프라이머도 개발하였으며, 정량적 PCR 분석을 통해 0.1% 함량의 수준까지도 검출 가능함을 확인하였다. 따라서 본 연구의 수행 결과로 확인된 PCR 마커 및 분석법이 향후 GM 작물의 안전한 유통관리 및 GM 식품의 식품 안전관리를 위한 저비용 고효율적 검출방법으로 이용될 수 있을 것이라 생각된다.

• Mycobiology
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.146-153
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• 2002

Two types of mycorrhizae, orchid(OM) and arbuscular mycorrhizae(AM), were observed in the cortical cells of Botrychium ternatum roots. The vesicles or arbuscules of AM fungi were examined and the fresh or digestive pelotons by other species of basidiomycetes were also observed in the roots under light microscope. These symbioses were, as the genomic DNAs extracted from roots of B. ternatum reacted with the specific primers, confirmed with PCR technique, being added to more strong evidences. These discoveries were rarely happened in the roots, especially a fern in nature. OM was observed in the roots of B. ternatum collected from the nationwide areas, whereas AM was only in the roots of B. ternatum collected from Chung-Buk areas. It is speculated that OM are associated with the nitrogen cycle in Islands and the growth of B. ternatum in the inland of Central Korea is related to both the phosphate and nitrogen cycle in the nature. The results suggest that B. ternatum is a typical species with two types of mycorrhizae under various growing conditions.