• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.656-664
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• 2022

Pectobacterium odoriferum is the primary causative agent in Kimchi cabbage soft-rot diseases. The pathogenic bacteria Pectobacterium genera are responsible for significant yield losses in crops. However, P. odoriferum shares a vast range of hosts with P. carotovorum, P. versatile, and P. brasiliense, and has similar biochemical, phenotypic, and genetic characteristics to these species. Therefore, it is essential to develop a P. odoriferumspecific diagnostic method for soft-rot disease because of the complicated diagnostic process and management as described above. Therefore, in this study, to select P. odoriferum-specific genes, species-specific genes were selected using the data of the P. odoriferum JK2.1 whole genome and similar bacterial species registered with NCBI. Thereafter, the specificity of the selected gene was tested through blast analysis. We identified novel species-specific genes to detect and quantify targeted P. odoriferum and designed specific primer sets targeting HAD family hydrolases. It was confirmed that the selected primer set formed a specific amplicon of 360 bp only in the DNA of P. odoriferum using 29 Pectobacterium species and related species. Furthermore, the population density of P. odoriferum can be estimated without genomic DNA extraction through SYBR Green-based real-time quantitative PCR using a primer set in plants. As a result, the newly developed diagnostic method enables rapid and accurate diagnosis and continuous monitoring of soft-rot disease in Kimchi cabbage without additional procedures from the plant tissue.

• Journal of Genetic Medicine
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.72-78
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• 2015

Recently, noninvasive prenatal test (NIPT) has been adopted as a primary screening tool for fetal chromosomal aneuploidy. The principle of NIPT lies in isolating the fetal fraction of cell-free DNA in maternal plasma and analyzing it with bioinformatic tools to measure the amount of gene from the target chromosome, such as chromosomes 21, 18, and 13. NIPT will contribute to decreasing the need for unnecessary invasive procedures, including amniocentesis and chorionic villi sampling, for confirming fetal aneuploidy because of its higher positive predictive value than that of the conventional prenatal screening method. However, its greater cost than that of the current antenatal screening protocol may be an obstacle to the adoption of this innovative technique in clinical practice. Digital polymerase chain reaction (dPCR) is a novel approach for detecting and quantifying nucleic acid. dPCR provides real-time diagnostic advantages with higher sensitivity, accuracy, and absolute quantification than conventional quantitative PCR. Since the groundbreaking discovery that fetal cell-free nucleic acid exists in maternal plasma was reported, dPCR has been used for the quantification of fetal DNA and for screening for fetal aneuploidy. It has been suggested that dPCR will decrease the cost by targeting specific sequences in the target chromosome, and dPCR-based noninvasive testing will facilitate progress toward the implementation of a noninvasive approach for screening for trisomy 21, 18, and 13. In this review, we highlight the principle of dPCR and discuss its future implications in clinical practice.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제49권7호
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• pp.745-750
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• 2006

목 적 : 장바이러스는 모든 연령층에서 무균성 뇌막염의 가장 흔한 원인으로 확진은 뇌척수액에서 직접 바이러스를 검출하는 것이나 시일이 많이 걸리고 민감도가 낮아 뇌척수액, 대변 등 환자의 검체에서 바이러스 RNA를 탐지하는 PCR법이 대두되었다. 무균성 뇌막염 환자에서 뇌척수액과 대변의 채취 시기에 따라 검체별 PCR 양성률이 달라서 이에 관한 평가가 필요하다. 이에 저자들은 소아 환자에서 무균성 뇌막염을 진단함에 있어 증상 발현 후 뇌척수액과 대변 검체의 채취 시기에 따른 검체별 PCR의 유용성을 알고자하였다. 방 법 : 2005년 6월 11일부터 8월 30일까지 부산 일신기독병원에 입원하여 무균성 뇌막염으로 진단 받은 42례를 대상으로 임상 증상의 발현 시점에서 뇌척수액과 대변 채취 시기에 따른 검체별 PCR 결과를 조사하였다. 결 과 : 뇌척수액의 경우 증상 발현 시점부터 검체 채취 시기까지의 기간이 2일 이내였던 18례 중 PCR 양성은 9례(50.0%)로 2일이 지나 채취된 검체 24례 중 PCR 양성 1례(4.2%)에 비해 유의하게 높았다(P=0.001). 반면 대변의 경우는 일주일까지 채취 시점에 관계없이 PCR 양성률이 평균 90.5%로 지속적으로 높았다. 뇌척수액 10례(23.8%)에서 장바이러스 PCR이 양성이었고, 바이러스가 밝혀진 9례(21.4%)에서 coxsackievirus B5 6례, coxsackievirus B3 3례였다. 대변의 경우 42례 중 38례(90.5%)에서 장바이러스 PCR이 양성으로 echovirus 18 7례, echovirus 9 3례, coxsackievirus B5 8례, coxsackievirus B3 3례였다. 뇌척수액과 대변에서 동시에 배양된 경우는 6례로 모두 coxsackievirus B5였다. 결 론 : 대변을 이용한 PCR은 장바이러스 뇌막염 동안 장바이러스를 검출하는 임상적으로 민감한 검사법으로 질병 경과 동안 진단을 예측하게 한다. 결정적인 진단은 뇌척수액 PCR에 의해 얻어지나 발병 2일 후 얻어진 검체에서는 그 유용성이 매우 낮아서 임상 증상이 2일 이상 경과하였을 때는 뇌척수액 PCR 이외에 대변을 이용한 PCR을 같이 검사하는 것이 도움이 된다.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.88-93
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• 2016

선형 사상충의 일종인 심장사상충은 개의 심폐 사상충증을 유발한다. 이에 본 연구의 목적은 심장사상충을 효과적으로 검출할 수 있는 실시간 중합효소연쇄반응 기법을 개발함에 있다. 연구에 있어서 사용된 프라이머 및 프로브는 선행연구에서 제작된 심장사상충 특이 프라이머 및 새롭게 제작된 TaqMan 프로브를 이용하였다. 선행연구에서 제작된 프라이머 및 농도별로 희석된 게놈유전자와 플라스미드유전자가 SYBR Green 실시간 중합효소연쇄반응 수행에 이용되었으며, 중합효소연쇄반응 과정 중 증폭 이후의 녹는 곡선의 결과를 분석하였다. 분석결과 사용된 프라이머는 각각 게놈유전자 및 플라스미드 유전자에서 특이 녹는 곡선을 나타냄에 따라 심장사상충 특이 사이토크롬 C 산화효소 유전자만을 증폭하고 있음을 확인 할 수 있었다. 새롭게 제작된 TaqMan 프로브는 SYBR Green 실시간 중합효소연쇄반응과의 결과를 농도별로 희석된 플라스미드 유전자를 이용하여 비교 분석하였고, 분석결과 TaqMan 프로브를 이용한 실시간 중합효소연쇄반응이 검출효율 및 특이도에 있어서 우수함을 확인할 수 있었다. 본 연구를 통하여 개발한 실시간 중합효소연쇄반응은 기존의 전통적인 진단기법의 한계를 극복할 수 있는 신속하고 정확한 향상된 진단기법을 제시한다.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.251-257
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• 2001

Listeria monocytogenes와 L. ivanovii는 인간과 동물에 대한 식품 유래성 병원성 세균이다. Listeria 속에는 이들 병원균 외에 비병원성세균인 L. innocua, L, welshimeri, L. seeligeri, L.grayi 등 이 포함되어 있기에, 식품검사에서 배양법을 사용하는 종래의 Listeria의 검출방법은 시간과 많은 실험을 필요로 한다. 이런 이유 등으로 Literia의 종동정과 검출을 위한 신속한 검출법으로 Lis-mix multiplex PCR검출법 (Bubert et al., 1999)이 개발되었다. 본 연구에서는 식품검사에 활용하기 위한 실용적인 Lis-mix multiplex PCR 방법을 개발하고, 아울러 새로운 Siw-mixIII PCR 검출법을 개발하였다. 이 방법을 사용하여 식품에서 분리된 총 69개의 Listeria 균주를 성공적으로 종동정할 수 있었으며, Siw-mixIII multiplex PCR방법을 사용하여 L. ivanovii, L.welshimeri, L.seeligeri를 한번의 PCR로 검출 및 종동정을 할 수 있었다.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.99-103
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• 2015

Potato virus T (PVT) is a plant pathogen in the family Betaflexiviridae, group IV single-stranded positive sense RNA viruses. The major host of PVT is potato, and it has been reported in Ullucus tuberosus, Oxalis tuberosa and Tropaeolum tuberosum. This study aimed at developing reverse transcription (RT)-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and nested PCR techniques for specific detection of PVT. Finally, Two RT-PCR primer sets were developed and verified. The RT-PCR products were amplified to 734 (PVT RT-PCR primer set 6) and 828 bp (PVT RT-PCR primer set 29) long to detect PVT. The nested PCR primer sets [PVT-N70/C20 ($734{\rightarrow}315bp$) and PVT-N75/C30 ($828{\rightarrow}529bp$)] were developed which are high sensitivity and verification for detection of PVT. Furthermore, a modified-positive control plasmid is use to verify contamination of laboratory in PVT detection. This study supported the diagnose PVT in potato or PVT related hosts.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.168-173
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• 2006

To develop the diagnostic method for the viral infection in apple, the partial genes corresponding to the N-terminal region of RNA polymerase of Apple stem grooving virus (ASGV) and coat protein of Apple chlorotic leaf spot virus (ACLSV) were characterized from the infected apple cultivars in Korea. Based on the nucleotide sequences of the characterized partial genes, the virus gene-specific primers were designed for the detection of ASGV and ACLSV infected in species of Malus. The RT-PCR using the primers for the genes of ASGV and ACLSV successfully gave rise to 404 and 566 bp DNA fragments, respectively. Using those viral gene-specific primers, the multiplex RT-PCR assays were also established to diagnose the mixed infection by ASGV and ACLSV simultaneously. Furthermore, the control primers, which have to be included for the RT-PCR as an internal control, were designed using the nucleotide sequence of the gene encoding elongation factor $1{\alpha}(EF1{\alpha})$. This multiplex RT-PCR including the control primers provides more reliable, rapid and sensitive assay for the detection of ASGV and ACLSV infected in Korean apple cultivars.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.289-292
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• 1999

BALB/c mice infected with a high virulent strain of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense IL3707 were treated intraperitoneally (ip) with either Melarsoprol （Mel-B) or PSG(+) buffer as controls. The mice were subsequently monitored regularly for parasites by direct microscopic examination of their tail blood or buffy coat and by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Mel-B was found to be an effective drug for treatment against T.b. gambiense because at the end of the first treatment schedule, all treated mice were negative for parasites even by PCR, while all the control animals were positive. Three of the five Mel-B treated mice, while parasitologically negative, were PCR positive between 53 and 80 days post infection (DPI), indicating that they still harbored an infection. All treated mice were subsequently negative for parasites even by PCR at 88 DPI. A combination of conventional microscopic examination and PCR offers a good prediction of cure following treatment of trypanosomosis.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2006

Porcine circovirus (PCV) is a small, nonenveloped virus that contains a single-stranded circular DNA genome of about 1.76 kb and belongs to the family circoviridae. The PCV-2 has been incriminated as the cause of post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) , an emerging disease in pigs. In the present study, a PCR assay was applied to detect PCV-2 in tissue samples. The presence of PCV-2 antigen in the porcine tissues was confirmed by indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) with PCV-2 specific monoclonal antibodies. And then DNA extracted from PCV-2 positive tissues was used as a template. One oligonucleotide primer suitable for PCR was selected from a published PCV-2 sequence (Genbank). Amplified PCR product was detected the same fragment lengths of 416 bp as a control. Based on these results, it was suggested that the PCR is a simple and sensitive method for support diagnostic purposes.

• 한국식물병리학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.164-170
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• 1998

This study was carried out to develop DNA probe for specific detection of Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora. Universal rice primer (URP, 20 mer) developed from repetitive sequence of rice was applied for producing PCR DNA fingerprints of Erwinis spp. In E. carotovora subsp. carotovora strains, primer URP2F amplyfied polymorphic bands which are distinguisable from other Erwinia spp. A PCR band of 0.6 kb selected from PCr polymorphic bands of E. carotovora subsp. carotovora strains was cloned and evaluated as a diagnostic DNA probe. Among 28 bacterial strains including 22 Erwinia spp, the probe (pECC2F) only hybridized to total DNAs from e. carotovora subsp. carotovora strains and E. carotovora subsp. wasabiae, but sizes of hybridized bands were different between these subspecies, 10.0 kb and 3.5 kb respectively. In dot blot assays using probe pECC2F, as few as 103 colony forming units (CFU) of E. carotovora subsp. carotovora could be detected in a suspension containing about 1$\times$103 CFU of soil bacteria.