• Mycobiology
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.146-154
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• 2016

The wood decay fungi are a diverse taxonomic group that plays a pivotal role in forest carbon cycling. Wood decay fungi use various enzymatic pathways to digest dead or living wood in order to obtain carbon and other nutrients and these enzymatic systems have been exploited for both industrial and medical applications. Over 600 wood decay fungi species have been described in Korea; however, the recent application of molecular markers has dramatically altered the taxonomy of many of these wood decay fungi at both the genus and species levels. By combining molecular methods, specifically sequences of the internal transcribed spacer region, with traditional morphological characters, this study identified five new species records for Korea in five genera: Aurantiporus, Favolus, Neofavolus, Loweomyces, and Hymenochaetopsis. Three of these genera (Aurantiporus, Favolus, and Loweomyces) were previously unknown in Korea. The relatively simple morphology of the wood decay fungi often leads to ambiguous taxonomic assignment. Therefore, molecular markers are a necessary component of any taxonomic or evolutionary study of wood decay fungi. Our study highlights the need for a more robust and multifaceted approach in investigating new wood decay fungi in Korea.

• ALGAE
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.317-340
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• 2016

The Abrolhos Continental Shelf (ACS) encompasses the largest and richest coral reefs in the southern Atlantic Ocean. A taxonomic study of non-geniculate coralline algae (NGCA) from the region was undertaken using both morpho-anatomical and molecular data. Specimens of NGCA were collected in 2012 and 2014 from shallow reefs of the ACS. Phylogenetic analysis was performed using dataset of psbA DNA sequences from 16 specimens collected in the ACS and additional GenBank sequences of related NGCA species. Nine common tropical reef-building NGCA species were identified and described: Hydrolithon boergesenii, Lithophyllum kaiseri, Lithophyllum sp., Lithothamnion crispatum, Melyvonnea erubescens, Pneophyllum conicum, Porolithon onkodes, Sporolithon ptychoides, and Titanoderma prototypum. A key for species identification is also provided in this study. Our molecular phylogenetic analyses suggest that Lithophyllum sp. corresponds to a new species. Our study also confirms that Lithophyllum kaiseri is a new record in Brazil. The psbA sequences of Lithophyllum kaiseri and Melyvonnea erubescens matched with type specimens indirectly. The taxonomic identification of the remaining species was supported by morpho-anatomical evidences as DNA sequences of their types or topotypes remain unavailable.

• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.37.1-37.14
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• 2021

Background: Ticks are one of the most common external parasites in dogs, and are associated with the transmission of a number of major zoonoses, which result in serious harm to human health and even death. Also, the increasing number of pet dogs and pet owners in China has caused concern regarding human tick-borne illnesses. Accordingly, studies are needed to gain a complete understanding of the bacterial composition and diversity of the ticks that parasitize dogs. Objectives: To date, there have been relatively few reports on the analysis of the bacterial community structure and diversity in ticks that parasitize dogs. The objective of this study was to investigate the microbial composition and diversity of parasitic ticks of dogs, and assessed the effect of tick sex and geographical region on the bacterial composition in two tick genera collected from dogs in China. Methods: A total of 178 whole ticks were subjected to a 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) next generation sequencing analysis. The Illumina MiSeq platform targeting the V3-V4 region of the 16S rRNA gene was used to characterize the bacterial communities of the collected ticks. Sequence analysis and taxonomic assignment were performed using QIIME 2 and the GreenGene database, respectively. After clustering the sequences into taxonomic units, the sequences were quality-filtered and rarefied. Results: After pooling 24 tick samples, we identified a total of 2,081 operational taxonomic units, which were assigned to 23 phyla and 328 genera, revealing a diverse bacterial community profile. The high, moderate and low prevalent taxa include 46, 101, and 182 genera, respectively. Among them, dominant taxa include environmental bacterial genera, such as Psychrobacter and Burkholderia. Additionally, some known tick-associated endosymbionts were also detected, including Coxiella, Rickettsia, and Ricketssiella. Also, the potentially pathogenic genera Staphylococcus and Pseudomonas were detected in the tick pools. Moreover, our preliminary study found that the differences in microbial communities are more dependent on the sampling location than tick sex in the tick specimens collected from dogs. Conclusions: The findings of this study support the need for future research on the microbial population present in ticks collected from dogs in China.

• 식물분류학회지
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.275-308
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• 2007

한국산 부추속 16종 5변종의 총 21분류군에 대하여 성적특성, 지하부의 구조 및 형태, 지상부의 생자양상, 엽신과 화경의 모양 및 내부구조, 화피, 화사 및 암술의 형태 등의 외부형태형질을 재검토하였다. 그 결과를 토대로 각 분류형질의 특수화 및 진화경향성을 고찰하였고, 분류군들간의 유연관계와 계통을 추론하였다. 진화경향성이 있는 형질은 근경과 인경을 포함한 지하부, 잎, 화경, 화서, 화사 및 자방의 모양 등이었다. 근경의 형태는 비후형에서 미세형으로 발달하였고, 인경의 외피는 얇은 막질에서 그물상 섬유질로 진화한 것으로 여겨졌다. 막질의 초상엽은 달래에서만 관찰된 파생형질이였으며, 엽신은 단면이 둥글고 유관속이 환상으로 배열하는 것에서 각진 형태를 거쳐 단면이 납작하고 넓어지면서 유관속이 1열로 배열하는 것으로 분화한 것으로 추정되었다. 화경의 개화 전 생장은 직립하는 것이, 그리고 화사는 치편이 발달하지 않은 것이 원시적이며 자방은 실 당 2개의 배주를 가지는 것에서 1개씩 가지는 것으로 진화한 것으로 여겨졌다. 한편 성적특성, 지하부의 구조, 막질의 초상엽의 존재유무 및 잎의 내부구조는 아속 수준에서, 지하경 및 인경의 형태, 잎의 모양, 화경 및 소화경의 모양은 아속 내 절 수준에서 분류체계를 결정해 주는 좋은 식별형질이었다. 화피와 화사의 모양 및 배열은 자방 및 주두의 모양과 함께 종을 구분해 주는 좋은 식별형질이었다.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.50-61
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• 1999

한국산 개미취속(Aster) 및 근연의 17분류군을 대상으로 잎의 외부형태학적 형질 및 광학현미경과 주사전자현미경을 이용하여 해부학적 형질을 조사하여 이들의 분류학적 가치를 파악하였다. 잎의 외부형태학적 형질에서 엽형은 타원형, 주걱형, 피침형, 선형, 난상삼각형의 5유형으로 동일분류군내에서는 일정하였으며, 분류군간에는 몇가지 유형으로 뚜렷히 구분되었으므로 분류군의 식별형질로 유용하였다. 엽연의 거치는 전연, 예거치, 치아상거치, 결각상거치의 4유형으로 구분되었으나 일부 분류군들에서 개체간에 변이가 나타나므로 이들 식별형질로는 선별적으로 적용되어야 할 것으로 사료되었다. 해부학적형질에서 표피세포의 크기와 형태, 기공의 크기와 단위면적당 분포수, 표면의 cuticle 침적양상은 분류군 간에 뚜렷한 차이점을 보이지 않으나, 기공의 표면존재여부, 기공의 크기, 단위면적당 기공의 분포수, 표피세포의 크기에 의해 일부 분류군들이 구분되었다. 모용은 형태와 모용표면의 무늬양상 및 구성세포의 배열 등에 의해 단열성 과립상 원추형, 단열성 평활상 원추형, 단열성 평활상 사상형, 구형, 2열성 낭상 두상형의 5유형으로 구분되었으며, 동일분류군내에서 다양한 생육환경에도 불구하고 기본적인 형태가 동일함으로 좋은 식별 형질로 판단되었다.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.69-80
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• 2015

Studies on Trapa of Korean, Japanese, and Chinese origins have been generally limited to currently living Trapa, thereby demonstrating the lack of phylogenetic approaches. In the present study, we conducted a numerical taxonomic study on 34 Korean origin Trapa species newly discovered in peat deposits. By using the numerical taxonomy as well as geological data, we created an appearance map based on the periods and taxonomic groups of the Korean Trapa. Further, by using this appearance map, we reviewed the limitations that exist in the taxa and simultaneously discussed the adaptational environment of Trapa in each period. Although other studies have discussed new variants of Trapa worldwide, including T. litwinowii V. vassil. var. chihuensis S.F.Guan & Q.Lang of China (Guan and Lang, 1987), the present study is significant because it provides data on the origin of Korean Trapa species. The availability of such data is essential in determining the adaptational environment of the presently living Trapa. To our knowledge, this is the first report of approximately 10 newly discovered and other presently living species of Trapa. Further, the appearance map in the present study allows the use of the 10 newly discovered species and variants of 34 Trapa species indigenous to South Korea for over 1000 years, for a comparison with the currently living Trapa species. Thus, the present study results could serve as important basic data to understand the adaptational environment of the genus Trapa. from the past to the present in Korea.

• Journal of Plant Biology
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.1-24
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• 1990

This study was attempted to clarify the taxonomic problems that have been raised up to now in the study o section Telephium, genus, Sedum: the delimitation of taxa belong to Telephium group, their relationship, and nomenclatural confusion and the rank of Telephium group. Specimens were collected at 19 sites in Korea. The habitat, distribution, external morphological characters of habit, leaf shape, phyllotaxy, inflorescence, color of floral organs, floral formula, carpel, capsule, and micro-characters of pollen, seed coat, stigma and anther with SEM were examined. Through this study, the following results were obtained. The delimitation of taxa that belong to section Telephium in Korea and their relationship Nomenclatural errors were corrected. In S. rotundifolium Lee, species epithet“rotundifolium”is later homonym of s. rothundifolium Lamarck, so corrected to S. duckbongii Chung and Kim by article 64 of ICBN. Phyllotaxy was elucidated to meaningless, character in sect. Telephium. S. taquetii was a separate species from S. viridescens and not of its synonym. S. alboroseum Baker in Korea was S. erythrostictum sensu Master not of S. erythrostictum Miquel. By this study , taxa of sect. Telephium in Korea were arranged to 7 species. Considering interspecific relationship of sect. Telephium, S. duckbongii and S. alboroseum are considered to be more advanced forms and S. viridescens, S. taquetii, and S. viviparum to be more primitive forms among 7 species.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.72-77
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• 2016

The genus Scutellathous Kishii, 1955 is a small group known from Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. We carried out a taxonomic study on the Korean species of Scutellathous for the first time. As the result, S. porrecticollis (Lewis, 1894) is revealed to be commonly distributing in Korea and Japan. Additionally, we found that the previous record of Athous jactatus (Lewis, 1894) from North Korea is misidentification of S. porrecticollis. We herein provide redescription of S. porrecticollis and the result of DNA barcoding of congeners belonging to Scutellathous.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.257-268
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• 1989

hada(1936)가 처음으로 한국산 윤형동물 14종의 목록을 발표한 이후에 이루어진 한국산 윤형동물에 대한 연구는 내.외국인에 의한 것 모두가 육수학적 연구 과정 중에 생물상을 조사하거나 동물상 조사 결과 얻어진 종의 목록 수준의 것들이어서 분류학적 연구는 지금까지 전무했다고 할 수 있다. 이에 저자는 앞으로의 분류학적 연구에 기초자료로 이용하고자 1988년 이전까지 보고된 한국산 윤형동물 총 145종의 분류목록을 문헌과 함께 작성하였다.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.77-82
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• 2002

Ten Listeria monocytogenes were isolated from clinical specimens and mussels, and their physio-biochemical characters were compared with the type strains. Ribotyping was used as a taxonomic tool to determine molecular epidemiological marker. Chromosomal DNA was cleaved with restriction enzymes HindIII and EcoRI. The fragment were subjected to Southern blot hybridization with 165 rDNA from B. subtilis by PCR. EcoRI patterns of Listeria strains showed 6 to 8 bands ranging from 0.75 kb to 11 kb band and they were classified into 6 groups. In comparison, HindIII patterns revealed that 5 to 7 bands ranging from 2.75 kb to 7.75 kb band and they classified into 5 groups. The various patterns of Listeria strains were observed within genus, species and isolated sources. 165 rRNA gene restriction patterns (ribotyping) are useful in epidemiological and taxonomic study.