• Mycobiology
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• 제50권5호
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• pp.389-398
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• 2022

Endophytic fungi are promising sources for the production of podophyllotoxin-an important anticancer compound, replacing depleted medical plants. In this study, the endophytes associated with Dysosma difformis-an ethnomedicinal plant species were isolated to explore novel sources of podophyllotoxin. Fifty-three endophytic fungi were isolated and identified by morphological observation and ITS-based rDNA sequencing, assigning them to 27 genera in 3 divisions. Fusarium was found the most prevalent genus with a colonization frequency of 11.11%, followed by Trametes (9.26%) and Penicillium (7.41%). Phylogenetic trees were constructed for the endophytic fungi community in two collection sites, Ha Giang and Lai Chau, revealing the adaptation of the species to the specific tissues and habitats. Cytotoxic activity of endophytic fungal extracts was investigated on cancer cell lines such as SK-LU-1, HL-60, and HepG2, demonstrating strong anti-cancer activity of six isolates belonging to Penicillium, Trametes, Purpureocillium, Aspergillus, and Ganoderma with IC₅₀ value of lower than 10 ㎍/mL. The presence of podophyllotoxin was indicated in Penicillium, Trametes, Aspergillus and for the first time in Purpureocillium and Ganoderma via high-performance liquid chromatography, which implied them as a potential source of this anticancer compound.

• Mycobiology
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• 제51권6호
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• pp.401-409
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• 2023

Nigrospora (Xylariales, Apiosporaceae) consists of species of terrestrial plant endophytes and pathogens. Nigrospora has also been reported in marine environments such as mangroves, sea fans, and macroalgae. However, limited research has been conducted on Nigrospora associated with macroalgae. Here, we isolated Nigrospora species from three types of algae (brown, green, and red algae) from Korean islands (Chuja, Jeju, and Ulleung) based on phylogenetic analyses of multigenetic markers: the internal transcribed spacers (ITS), beta-tubulin (BenA), and translation elongation factor 1 (TEF1-α). A total of 17 Nigrospora strains were isolated from macroalgae and identified as nine distinct species. The majority of Nigrospora species (seven) were found on brown algae, followed by red algae (three), and then green algae (two). To our understanding, this study represents the first account of N. cooperae, N. covidalis, N. guilinensis, N. lacticolonia, N. osmanthi, N. pyriformis, and N. rubi occurring in marine environments. Additionally, this study provides the first report of the occurrence of N. cooperae, N. covidalis, N. guilinensis, N. lacticolonia, and N. osmanthi in South Korea. This study will provide valuable insights for future research exploring the functions of fungi in macroalgal communities.

• Mycobiology
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.230-238
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• 2023

Glabridin is a well-known active isoflavone found in the root of licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra L.) that possess a wide range of biological activity. Plant cells, hairy roots, and fungal endophytes cultures are the most important alternative methods for plant resources conservation and sustainable production of natural compounds, which has received much attention in recent decades. In the present study, an efficient culture condition was optimized for the biomass accumulation and glabridin production from fungal endophyte Aspergillus eucalypticola SBU-11AE isolated from licorice root. Type of culture medium, range of pH, and licorice root extract (as an elicitor) were tested. The results showed that the highest and lowest biomass production was observed on PCB medium (6.43 ± 0.32 g/l) and peptone malt (5.85 + 0.11 g/l), respectively. The medium culture PCB was produced the highest level of glabridin (7.26 ± 0.44 mg/l), while the lowest level (4.47 ± 0.02 mg/l) was obtained from the medium peptone malt. The highest biomass (8.51 ± 0.43 g/l) and glabridin (8.30 ± 0.51 mg/l) production were observed from the PCB medium adjusted with pH = 6, while the lowest value of both traits was obtained from the same medium with pH = 7. The highest production of total glabridin (10.85 ± 0.84 mg/l) was also obtained from the culture medium treated with 100 mg/l of the plant root extract. This information can be interestingly used for the commercialization of glabridin production for further industrial applications.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.1100-1107
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• 2012

화학비료의 장기 시용이 벼 내생 세균 군집에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위해서 국립농업과학원의 장기 비료 연용 포장에서 재배한 벼 뿌리의 내생균의 군집을 파이로시퀀싱 기법으로 분석하였다. 3요소구 (APK)와 무비구 (NF) 시료에서 직접 DNA를 추출하여 세균에 특이적인 barcode PCR을 수행한 후 454 파이로시퀀싱을 하였다. 두 시료 (3요소구, 무비구)에서 1,900개의 염기서열을 얻었으며, 각각 177개와 72개의 OTU로 분류하였다. 두 시료는 22개의 OTU를 공유하였으며, 이들 OTU는 두 시료에서 모두 우점하였다. 특히 Pseudomonas속에 속하는 OTU의 비율이 매우 높았다. 문 (phylum) 수준에서 우점하는 내생균은 두 시료 모두 Gammaproteobacteria, Alphaproteobacteria, Betaproteobacteria, Actinobacteria 등 이었다. 처리구별로 계산한 다양성 지수는 3요소구 시료에서 더 높았다. 본 연구를 통해 장기간 비료 시용은 식물체내 존재하는 내생균 군집 구조에 영향을 주며, 벼 뿌리의 내생 세균의 군집 다양성을 증가시키는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2005

적변삼은 인삼에서 흔히 볼 수 있으며, 농가에 커다란 경제적 손실을 주지만, 아직까지 주원인에 대해서는 밝혀지지 않았다. 본 연구는 적변삼의 발생원인을 밝히기 위하여 적변삼과 내생 세균과의 연관성을 검토하였다. 인삼의 내생 세균 밀도는 정상 인삼의 경우 $0.96{\sim}1.5{\times}10^2cfu/g\;fw$에 불과하였으나 적변이 심한 경우는 $0.37{\sim}5.1{\times}10^7\;cfu/g\;fw$로 정상 인삼에 비하여 밀도가 매우 높았다. 적변삼에서 분리한 31개 균주는 적변정도의 차이는 있지만 적변을 유발하였다. 적변과 관련이 있는 세균은 대부분이 그람 음성균이었다. 적변을 유발하는 세균을 세균학적 특성과 16S rDNA의 염기서열 분석에 의해 동정한 결과 Agrobacterium tumefaciens, A. rhizogenes, Burkholderia phenazinium, Ensifer adharens, Lysobacter gummosus, Microbacterium Iuteolum, M. oxydans, Pseudomonas marginalis, P. veronii, Pseudomonas sp., Rhizobium leguminosarum, R. tropica, Rhodococcus erythropolis, Rh. globerulus, Variovorax paradoxus의 세균으로 동정되었다. 따라서 인삼적변의 발생은 내생세균의 침입 및 증식에 기인한 것으로 추정된다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.152-164
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• 2015

Biological control of major rice diseases has been attempted in several rice-growing countries in Asia during the last few decades and its application using antagonistic bacteria has proved to be somewhat successful for controlling various fungal diseases in field trials. Two novel endophytic Bacillus species, designated strains YC7007 and $YC7010^T$, with antimicrobial, plant growth-promoting, and systemic resistance-inducing activities were isolated from the roots of rice in paddy fields at Jinju, Korea, and their multifunctional activities were analyzed. Strain YC7007 inhibited mycelial growth of major rice fungal pathogens strongly in vitro. Bacterial blight and panicle blight caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (KACC 10208) and Burkholderia glumae (KACC 44022), respectively, were also suppressed effectively by drenching a bacterial suspension ($10^7cfu/ml$) of strain YC7007 on the rhizosphere of rice. Additionally, strain YC7007 promoted the growth of rice seedlings with higher germination rates and more tillers than the untreated control. The taxonomic position of the strains was also investigated. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that both strains belong to the genus Bacillus, with high similarity to the closely related strains, Bacillus siamensis KACC $15859^T$ (99.67%), Bacillus methylotrophicus KACC $13105^T$ (99.65%), Bacillus amyloliquefaciens subsp. plantarum KACC $17177^T$ (99.60%), and Bacillus tequilensis KACC $15944^T$ (99.45%). The DNA-DNA relatedness value between strain $YC7010^T$ and the most closely related strain, B. siamensis KACC $15859^T$ was $50.4{\pm}3.5%$, but it was $91.5{\pm}11.0%$ between two strains YC7007 and $YC7010^T$, indicating the same species. The major fatty acids of two strains were anteiso-$C_{15:0}$ and iso $C_{15:0}$. Both strains contained MK-7 as a major respiratory quinone system. The G+C contents of the genomic DNA of two strains were 50.5 mol% and 51.2 mol%, respectively. Based on these polyphasic studies, the two strains YC7007 and $YC7010^T$ represent novel species of the genus Bacillus, for which the name Bacillus oryzicola sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is $YC7010^T$ (= KACC $18228^T$). Taken together, our findings suggest that novel endophytic Bacillus strains can be used for the biological control of rice diseases.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제21권9호
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• pp.893-902
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• 2011

Endophytic fungi are little known for their role in gibberellins (GAs) synthesis and abiotic stress resistance in crop plants. We isolated 10 endophytes from the roots of field-grown soybean and screened their culture filtrates (CF) on the GAs biosynthesis mutant rice line - Waito-C. CF bioassay showed that endophyte GMH-1B significantly promoted the growth of Waito-C compared with controls. GMH-1B was identified as Penicillium minioluteum LHL09 on the basis of ITS regions rDNA sequence homology and phylogenetic analyses. GC/MS-SIM analysis of CF of P. minioluteum revealed the presence of bioactive $GA_4$ and $GA_7$. In endophyte-soybean plant interaction, P. minioluteum association significantly promoted growth characteristics (shoot length, shoot fresh and dry biomasses, chlorophyll content, and leaf area) and nitrogen assimilation, with and without sodium chloride (NaCl)-induced salinity (70 and 140 mM) stress, as compared with control. Field-emission scanning electron microcopy showed active colonization of endophyte with host plants before and after stress treatments. In response to salinity stress, low endogenous abscisic acid and high salicylic acid accumulation in endophyte-associated plants elucidated the stress mitigation by P. minioluteum. The endophytic fungal symbiosis of P. minioluteum also increased the daidzein and genistein contents in the soybean as compared with control plants, under salt stress. Thus, P. minioluteum ameliorated the adverse effects of abiotic salinity stress and rescued soybean plant growth by influencing biosynthesis of the plant's hormones and flavonoids.

• 한국균학회소식:학술대회논문집
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• 한국균학회 2016년도 춘계학술대회 및 임시총회
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• pp.13-13
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• 2016

Insects constitute the largest and most diverse group of animals in the world. They also serve as the hosts or nutrient sources for an immense assemblage of pathogens, parasites, and predators. More than 700 fungal species from 100 genera have adopted an entomopathogenic lifestyle. Although entomopathogenic fungi were studied as only biocontrol agents against a variety of pests in various countries, it has been recently focused their additional roles in nature. They are antagonists to/against plant pathogens, endophytes, and possibly even plant growth promoting agents. The potential antimicrobial effect against fungal plant pathogens by an isolate of entomopathogenic fungi including Beauveria bassiana, Lecanicillium spp., and Isaria fumosorosea have been reported since late 1990s, but wasn't reported pathogenicity of the isolate against pests. Later, a Canadian Lecanicillium sp. isolate and L. longisporium isolated from Vertalec$^{(R)}$ showed simultaneous control effect against both aphid and cucumber powder mildew. Therefore, the antimicrobial activities of 342 fungi isolates collected from various regions and conditions in Korea were evaluated against plant pathogenic fungus Botrytis cinerea using dual culture technique on agar plate. As a result, 186 isolates (54.4%) shown the antifungal activity against B. cinerea. The culture filtrates of selected fungi completely suppressed the growth of the microorganisms, indicating that suppression was due to the presence of antimicrobial substances in the culture filtrate. Mode of action of these fungi against insect involves the attachment of conidia to the insect cuticle, followed by germination, cuticle penetration, and internal dissemination throughout the insect. During infection process, secreted enzymes, proteinous toxins, and/or secondary metabolites secreted by entomopathogenic fungi can be used to overcome the host immune system, modify host behavior, and defend host resources. Recently, secondary metabolites isolated from entomopathogenic fungi have been reported as potential bioactive substances. Generally, most of bioactive substances produced by entomopathogenic fungi have reported low molecular weight (lower than 1,000 g/mol) as peptide and, in contrast the high molecular weight fungal bioactive substances are rare. Most substances based on entomopathogenic fungi were shown antimicrobial activity with narrow control ranges. In our study we analyzed the antimicrobial substances having antagonistic effects to B. cinerea. Antimicrobial substances in our fungal culture filtrates showed high thermostability, high stability to proteolytic enzymes, and hydrophilicity and their molecular weights were differed from substance. In conclusion, entomopathogenic fungi showed pathogenicity against insect pests and culture filtrate of the fungi also shown to antimicrobial activity. In the future, we can use the entomopathogenic fungi and its secondary metabolites to control both insect pest control and plant pathogenic fungi simultaneously.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.1005-1012
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• 2005

식물 내생균 Bacillus sp. CY22는 식물병원균 Rhizoctonia solani, Fusarium oxysporum 및 Phythium ultimum에 대해 강한 항균력을 나타내었다. 일반적으로 많은 Bacillus속 균주들은 iturin, fengycin, mycosubtulin과 같은 항균 물질을 분비한다. 본 연구에서는 식물내생균 Bacillus sp. CY22의 배양액으로부터 항균물질을 분리, 정제하였으며 MALDI-TOF mass로 분자량을 확인하였다. MALDI-TOF mass spectrum분석 결과 분리된 항균물질은 Bacillus 속 균주가 생성하는 항균물질로서 잘 알려져 있는 iturin의 분자량과 거의 일치하였으며, m/z 1043.4, 1057.4, 1071.4에서 molecular ion peak를 나타내었다. 이들은 각각 m/z 14차이를 가진 iturin의 isoform으로 추정되며 이 것은 iturin을 구성하고 있는 지방산의 탄소수 차이로 생각되며 m/z 1065.4, 1079.4 peak는 sodium adduct로서 추정된다. 또한 항균물질 iturin을 생성하는데 관여하는 transacylase 유전자를 크로닝하여 ita22 유전자로 명명하고, 그 특성으로 ita22 유전자는 400 개의 아미노산을 인지하는 1,200 bp의 open reading frame (ORF)을 가지며, 아미노산의 상동성을 조사한 결과 Bacillus subtilis 168의 FenF (BAB69697)와 가장 유사하였다.

• 식물병연구
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.19-25
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• 2022

인삼은 수천 년 동안 동아시아에서 재배된 중요한 약용 식물이다. 일반적으로 같은 포장에서 4-6년 동안 재배되기 때문에 다양한 병원균에 노출된다. 그 중 인삼뿌리썩음병이 가장 큰 피해를 주는 주요 원인이다. 본 연구에서는 건강한 인삼에서 내생균을 분리하고, 인삼뿌리썩음병원균에 대해 길항작용을 갖는 내생균을 선발하였다. 분리된 17개 균주 중, 3개 균주가 인삼뿌리썩음병원균에 길항작용을 나타냈으며 인삼뿌리썩음병균이 생산하는 곰팡이독소인 라디시콜에 내성을 보였다. 우수한 길항효과와 라디시콜 저항성을 갖는 Bacillus velezensis CH-15를 선발하여 추가 실험을 수행하였다. 인삼 뿌리에 CH-15를 접종하면 병원균의 균사 생장을 억제할 뿐만 아니라 질병의 진행도 억제하였다. CH-15는 또한 바실로마이신 D, 이투린 A, 바실리신, 서팩틴 생합성 유전자를 갖고 있었다. 또한 CH-15 배양여액은 병원균 생장과 분생포자 발아를 억제하였다. 본 연구는 내생균 CH-15가 인삼뿌리썩음병 병원체에 대해 길항작용을 하고 인삼뿌리썩음병의 진행을 억제함을 보여주었으며 이 균주가 인삼뿌리썩음병을 억제하는 미생물 제제가 될 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.