• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.740-747
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• 2014

Bacterial leaf blight (BLB) caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo) is a very serious disease in rice-growing regions of the world. In spite of their economic importance, there are no effective ways of protecting rice plants from this disease. Bacteriophages infecting Xoo affect the population dynamics of the pathogen and consequently the occurrence of the disease. In this study, we investigated the diversity, host range, and infectivity of Xoo phages, and their use as a bicontrol agent on BLB was tested. Among the 34 phages that were isolated from floodwater in paddy fields, 29 belonged to the Myoviridae family, which suggests that the dominant phage in the ecosystem was Myoviridae. The isolated phages were classified into two groups based on plaque size produced on the lawn of Xoo. In general, there was a negative relationship between plaque size and host range, and interestingly the phages having a narrow host range had low efficiency of infectivity. The deduced protein sequence analysis of htf genes indicated that the gene was not a determinant of host specificity. Although the difference in host range and infectivity depending on morphotype needs to be addressed, the results revealed deeper understanding of the interaction between the phages and Xoo strains in floodwater and damp soil environments. The phage mixtures reduced the occurrence of BLB when they were treated with skim milk. The results indicate that the Xoo phages could be used as an alternative control method to increase the control efficacy and reduce the use of agrochemicals.

• 방사선산업학회지
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.209-213
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• 2010

Bacterial blight is one of the most serious diseases of rice (Oryza sativa L.), and it has been known that Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo) causes this disease symptom. To develop resistance rice cultivars against Xoo, 3,000 lines of $M_3$ mutants, which were irradiated with gamma ray, were tested by 'scissor-dip method' primarily, and 191 putative resistant lines were selected. In $M_4$ generation, these lines were screened again with various ways such as measuring of symptom of bacterial blight in leaf, number of tiller, fresh weight, and phenotypic segregation ratio in next generation. Finally, six resistance lines were selected. RT-PCR analysis revealed that these lines displayed high level of R-genes such as Xa21, Pi36, and Pi-ta. These results indicate that mutations by gamma ray cause disruptions of regulatory signal transduction systems of these R-genes. Furthermore, these selected mutants could be useful for the development of rice cultivar resistant to Xoo.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제55권1호
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• pp.80-82
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• 2019

Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae WSPS007 균주는 대한민국 경상북도 영주시 사과 과원에서 나타난 가지마름병 병징으로부터 2013년 분리되었다. 본 논문에서는 6,238,498 bp(59.04% G+C 함량)인 WSPS007 균주의 전체 염기서열을 보고한다. 전체 지놈은 5,379개의 코딩서열, 65개의 tRNA, 16개의 rRNA 유전자를 가지고 있다. 특히 WSPS007 균주의 전체 염기서열 분석은 냉해와 관련된 빙핵 활성 유전자 클러스터를 중심으로 분석을 수행하였으며, P. syringae pv. syringae 국외 대표 균주인 PssB728a와 유사한 빙핵활성 유전자 구성을 가지고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 본 논문에서의 염기서열 분석 결과를 바탕으로 경상북도 일원 사과 과원에서 동해로 추정되는 병원균의 원인을 규명하기 위한 기본 자료를 제공하는데 있어서 의의가 있다고 사료된다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.160-170
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• 2024

Erwinia amylovora is a plant pathogen that causes fire blight on apples and pears. Bacteriophages, which are viruses that selectively infect specific species of bacteria and are harmless to animal cells, have been considered as biological control agents for the prevention of bacterial pathogens. In this study, we aimed to use bacteriophages that infect E. amylovora as biocontrol agents against fire blight. We isolated bacteriophages Fifi044 and Fifi318 infecting E. amylovora, and characterized their morphology, plaque form, and genetic diversity to use as cocktails for disease control. The stabilities of the two phages were investigated at various temperatures and pH values and under sunlight, and long-term storage experiment was conducted for a year. To evaluate whether the two phages were suitable for use in cocktail form, growth curves of E. amylovora were prepared after treating the bacterial cells with single phages and a phage cocktail. In addition, a disease control test was conducted using immature apples and in vitro cultured apple plantlets to determine the biocontrol effects of the phage cocktail. The two phages were morphologically and genetically different, and highly stable up to 50℃ and pH value from 4 to 10. The phages showed synergistic effect when used as a cocktail in the inhibition of host bacterial growth and the disease control. This study demonstrated that the potential of the phage cocktail as a biocontrol agent for commercial use.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.138-141
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• 2002

A promising biocontrol agent, A2l-4, against Phytophthora blight of pepper was selected from 351 bacterial isolates collected from rhizosphere soils and roots of onion (Allium fistulosum L.). The isolate A21-4 was identified as Serratia plymuthica based on its 16S rRNA sequence and key characteristics as compared with that of an authentic culture of S. plymuthica (ATCC No. 6109D01). The isolate readily colonized on roots of various crops including pepper when inoculated on seed and not. Strain A2l-4 showed narrow spectrum of antibiotic activity, as revealed in its strong inhibitory activity to the genera Pythium and Phytophthora, but not to Fuasrium and Rhizoctonia. In pot experiments, none of the pepper seedlings treated with A2l-4 were infected by Phytophthora capsici, while 86% of the control plants were killed by the pathogen.

• 한국식물병리학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.13-17
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• 1994

A semiselective agar medium (XCO) was developed for the isolation of bacterial blight pathogen, Xanthomonas campestris pv. oryzae, from rice seed. The medium contained yeast extract 1.0 g, peptone 2.0 g, sucrose 5.0 g, sodium glutamate 1.0 g, FeSO4.7H2O 0.05 g, Fe.EDTA 1 mg, cephalexin 20 mg, Evan blue (0.1%) 1.5 ml, bromcresol purple (0.1%) 2.5ml, cycloheximide 100 mg and agar 15.0 g per liter. Colonies of X. c. pv. oryzae were 4~5 mm in diameter, smooth, round, blue (darker center) and convex after 6 days incubation at 28$^{\circ}C$. The recovery of 6 isolates of X. c. pv. oryzae on the XOC medium ranged from 81% to 120% (mean 98.2%) in comparison to Wakimoto's medium. The number of saprophytic bacteria from 10 rice seed lots on XCO medium was reduced to 70.4% of that on Wakimoto's medium. The recovery of X. c. pv. oryzae added to rice seed on XOC medium ranged from 67% to 87% (mean 75.6%) of that on Wakimoto's medium.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.7-12
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• 1975

벼 흰빛잎마름병의 병원균(Xanthomonas oryzae)을 이용하여 항생제의 일종인 Agrepto에 대한 약제저항성형성을 조사하기 위하여 세대 경과에 따른 약제처리효과를 Optical Density로 간접 측정하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. Agrepto는 액체배양기에 첨가되었을 때 처리 제1세대 30ppm까지의 낮은 농도 처리에서도 세균증식에 현저한 저지 효과를 나타내었다. 2. 동일농도의 4세대간 처리에서 세대의 경과에 따라 세균 증식량이 현저히 증가하였고 증식율은 10ppm 처리구에서 보다 30ppm 처리구에서 더욱 뚜렷하였다. 3. 전세대 20ppm 처리구의 선발집단의 경우 세대가 경과할수록 더욱 내성의 증가 현상을 나타내었다. 4. 고농도 처리구에서 선발된 세균이 저농도처리구에서 선발된 세균의 경우보다 저항성 형성이 현저히 증가되는 경향을 보였다.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.235-239
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• 1977

선발에 의하여 얻은 벼 흰빛잎마름병균 Xanthomonas oryzae의 Streptomycin 내성균에 대하여 병원성, 배지내에서의 생장량 및 자외선 감수성에 대한 변이성을 조사하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. (1) SM 내성균은 Wase-Aikoku-3, Rant Emas-2 황옥 및 Kimmase의 4개 판별품종에 대한 병원성 비교에서 75-6의 내성균주가 황옥에 대하여 감수성 반응이 모균과 달리 중정도의 저항성을 나타내었다. 2) SM-내성균은 정상배지에서 모균보다 약간 높은 생장량을 보였고 100ug/ml Agrepto 첨가 배지에서는 접종후 60시간까지 생장이 조지되었으나 70시간 이후에는 모균의 생장량을 능가하였다. (3) SM-내성균은 254mu 파장의 자외선 조사에서 모균과 동일한 감수성을 나타내어 내성인자는 안정된 것으로 생각되었다.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.97-101
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• 1971

벼 흰빛잎마름병의 병원균의 생리적 성질을 구명하고자 시험한 곁과는 다음과 같았다. 1, 공시균주로는 본 병리 연구 담당관실 보존균주 및 일본, 비율빈에서 분양받은 균주와 최근 IR 계통품종과 이병성 품종에서 채집 분리된 10균주를 공시하였다. 2. 탄소원의 분해 및 산도변화에서는 Glucose, Galactose는 모든 균주가 이용하였고 Esculin, Mannitol, Raffinose Salicin, Saccharose는 몇몇균주가 이용했으며 lactose, Starch, Dextrin은 이용하지 못하였다. 3. 시험에 사용된 공시균주는 유화수소 및 암모니아를 생성하였으며 methylene blue 환원시험에서는 환인이 일어났으며 인돌생성은 하지 않았고 젤라틴은 서서히 액화시켰지만 균중간에는 액화정토가 서로 차이가 났으며 우유의 소화 및 응결은 없었으며 리트머스 우유를 청변시켰다.

• 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.