• Mycobiology
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.59-65
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• 2012

Antagonistic microorganisms against $Rhizoctonia$ $solani$ were isolated and their antifungal activities were investigated. Two hundred sixteen bacterial isolates were isolated from various soil samples and 19 isolates were found to antagonize the selected plant pathogenic fungi with varying degrees. Among them, isolate C9 was selected as an antagonistic microorganism with potential for use in further studies. Treatment with the selected isolate C9 resulted in significantly reduced incidence of stem-segment colonization by $R.$ $solani$ AG2-2(IV) in Zoysia grass and enhanced growth of grass. Through its biochemical, physiological, and 16S rDNA characteristics, the selected bacterium was identified as $Bacillus$ $subtilis$ subsp. $subtilis$. Mannitol (1%) and soytone (1%) were found to be the best carbon and nitrogen sources, respectively, for use in antibiotic production. An antibiotic compound, designated as DG4, was separated and purified from ethyl acetate extract of the culture broth of isolate C9. On the basis of spectral data, including proton nuclear magneric resonance ($^1H$ NMR), carbon nuclear magneric resonance ($^{13}C$ NMR), and mass analyses, its chemical structure was established as a stereoisomer of acetylbutanediol. Application of the ethyl acetate extract of isolate C9 to several plant pathogens resulted in dose-dependent inhibition. Treatment with the purified compound (an isomer of acetylbuanediol) resulted in significantly inhibited growth of tested pathogens. The cell free culture supernatant of isolate C9 showed a chitinase effect on chitin medium. Results from the present study demonstrated the significant potential of the purified compound from isolate C9 for use as a biocontrol agent as well as a plant growth promoter with the ability to trigger induced systemic resistance of plants.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.731-738
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• 2017

A novel approach to synthesize silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using leaf extract of Canna edulis Ker-Gawl. (CELE) under ambient conditions is reported here. The as-prepared AgNPs were analyzed by UV-visible spectroscopy, transmission emission microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy, energy-dispersive analysis of X-ray spectroscopy, zeta potential, and dynamic light scattering. The AgNPs showed excellent antimicrobial activity against various pathogens, including bacteria and various fungi. The biocompatibility of the AgNPs was analyzed in the L929 cell line using NRU and MTT assays. Acridine orange/ethidium bromide staining was used to determine whether the AgNPs had necrotic or apoptotic effects on L929 cells. The concentration of AgNPs required for 50% inhibition of growth of mammalian cells is far more than that required for inhibition of pathogenic microorganisms. Thus, CELE is a candidate for the eco-friendly, clean, cost-effective, and nontoxic synthesis of AgNPs.

• Mycobiology
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.194-199
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• 2011

Pepper anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum species is one of the most important limiting factors for pepper production in Korea, its management being strongly dependent on chemicals. The aim of this work was to evaluate the possibilities of using silver nanoparticles instead of commercial fungicides. In this study, we evaluated the effect of silver nanoparticles against pepper anthracnose under different culture conditions. Silver nanoparticles (WA-PR-WB13R) were applied at various concentrations to determine antifungal activities in vitro and in the field. The application of 100 ppm concentration of silver nanoparticles produced maximum inhibition of the growth of fungal hyphae as well as conidial germination in comparison to the control in vitro. In field trials, the inhibition of fungi was significantly high when silver nanoparticles were applied before disease outbreak on the plants. Scanning electron microscopy results indicated that the silver nanoparticles caused a detrimental effect on mycelial growth of Colletotrichum species.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.219-225
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• 2008

본 연구는 국외토양으로부터 분리한 400여개의 군주에서 agar plug assay를 이용하여 식물병원균에 대한 항진균성물질을 생산하는 방선균 (I-8)을 분리하였다. 항진균 물질 생산의 최적 조건을 검토한 결과 공시균 I-8은 pH 8로 조정된 ISP No. 2 배지에서 항진균물질 생산성이 가장 우수한 것으로 입증되었다. 공시균 I-8의 식물병원균의 생육저해 기구를 규명하기 위한 기초 연구로서 공시균 I-8이 세포벽 구성성분인 cellulase, chitinase와 같은 가수분해효소를 생산하는 것을 확인하였다. I-8의 배양액은 ethyl acetate추출물에서 식물병원균 14개 균주에 항진균 활성을 나타내었고 ethyl ether추출액에서는 식물병원균 10개 균주에 항진균 활성을 나타내었다. I-8의 ethyl acetate추출물은 공시균인 13-16의 추출물과 혼합사용시 식물병원균인 Monosporascus cannonballus KACC 40940에 대한 항진균력의 상승효과를 확인할 수 있었다. I-8균주 배양체는 고체배지상에서 16개의 식물병원균에 대해 강한 생육저해 효과를 보여, 광범위한 항진균 활성을 나타내는 것을 확인하였다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.262-267
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• 2006

본 논문은 새로운 항암소재를 검색하기 위하여 식품으로부터 곰팡이를 분리하고 그 대사산물을 이용하여 수종의 암세포주의 생육을 대한 억제 물질을 탐색하고자 하며, 이를 바탕으로 새로운 항생물질 연구의 기초자료를 확보하고 결과물의 응용도를 모색하고자 실험을 수행하였다. 식품으로부터 총 72종의 곰팡이를 분리 하였고, 전면 및 후면의 색, 모양. 성장속도에 따라 4가지 group로 나누어 실험에 사용하였다. 그리고 그 대사산물(배양무, 균체)을 ethly acetate로 추출하여, 총 6종의 암세포주에 대하여 MTT assay을 실험하였다. 그 ruf과 A, B, C, D group 중 D group에서 가장 높은 증식 억제를 확인 하였으며, D4의 증식억제 효과가 가장 높음을 확인하였다. 위암 세포주인 KATO III, AGS, SUN-668에 대한 증식억제 효과는 30-98%로 나타났으며, 간암 세포주인 Hepa1c1c7, HepG2에는 10-98%, 유방암 세포주인 MDA-MB-231에 대해서는 25-90%의 증식억제 효과를 확인하였다. 배양물과 균체의 항암성은 개체에 따라 약간의 차이는 있으나, 배양물이 대부분 우수한 것으로 확인되었다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.579-591
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• 2001

The cell growth inhibitor effect of cervical cancer cells was investigated by liposome mediated transfection (pRcCMVp53/lipofectin) and by transfection using adenovirus (AdCMVp57). The papilloma virus cancer cell lines we used in this study were HPV16 positive, having inhibiter gene, wild p53 gene, CaSki, SiHa, HPV18 positive HeLa, HeLaS3 and HPV negative C33A, HT3. LacZ gene of E.coli was used as the marker gene for the transfection efficiency. The effect on the inhibition of tumor cell growth was measured by cell count and cell viability though ELISA analysis and MTT assay. The inhibition of tumor cell growth was confirmed by measuring each assay for six days, comparing with the normal control cell growth. The cell growth of cervical cancer calls by transfection was significantly reduced and showed tittle differences among the cell lines. To eliminate the potential problem of Ad(adenovirus) contamination during rAAV production, rAAV can be produced by a triple transfection of vector plasmic, packaging plasmid, and adenovirus helper plasmid. To examine the helper functions of Ad plasmids on the production of rAAV vector, we carried out cotransfection of three plasmids, AAV vector, packaging construct, and Ad helper plasmids. The optimized transfection condition for calcium phosphate method is 25ug of total DNA per 10-cm-diameter plate of 293 cell. We found that rAAV yields peaked at 48hr after Ad infection. The titer of rAAV was measured by the dot blot analysis to measure the number of particles/ml based on the quantification of viral DNA. Recent1y, Kombucha(fungi) was identified as a very potent antileukefic agent. In the present study, effect of natural toxin(plankton) and Kombucha is PSP(GTXI-3, neoSTX), on various MTT assay cervical cancer cell line. Toxin(GTX 1-3, neoSTX) also inhibited the proliferation in primary cervical cancer calls in a dose-dependent toxin concentration. These results showed that toxin was very potent in inhibiting the proliferation of cervical cancer calls in vitro. Toxins and Kombuoha exhibited a dose dependent inhibition of cellular proliferation in cancer cell line.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제30권7호
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• pp.1018-1026
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• 2020

Rosemary essential oil was evaluated for antifungal potentiality against six major ginseng pathogens: Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, Sclerotinia nivalis, Cylindrocarpon destructans, Alternaria panax, Botrytis cinerea, and Fusarium oxysporum. The in vitro fungicidal effects of two commonly used fungicides, namely mancozeb and fenhexamid, and the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) of Trichoderma koningiopsis T-403 on the mycelial growth were investigated. The results showed that rosemary essential oil is active against all of the pathogenic strains of ginseng root rot, whereas rosemary oil displayed high ability to inhibit the Sclerotinia spp. growth. The highest sensitivity was S. nivalis, with complete inhibition of growth at 0.1% v/v of rosemary oil, followed by Alternaria panax, which exhibited 100% inhibition at 0.3% v/v of the oil. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of rosemary oil ranged from 0.1 % to 0.5 % (v/v). Chemical analysis using GC-MS showed the presence of thirty-two constituents within rosemary oil from R. officinals L. Camphore type is the most frequent sesquiterpene in rosemary oil composition. Mancozeb and fenhexamid showed their highest inhibition effect (45% and 30%, respectively) against A. panax. T. koningiopsis T-403 showed its highest inhibition effect (84%) against C. destructans isolate. This study may expedite the application of antifungal natural substances from rosemary and Trichoderma in the prevention and control of phytopathogenic strains in ginseng root infections.

• 한국유기농업학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.133-149
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• 1997

Recently, the importance of management and cultivation of grasses has been increased in Korea. Among these cultural practices, the appropriate control of diseases is considered more important than other cultivation techniques such as fertilization and irrigation. The damages of brown patch and large patch caused by Rhizoctonia spp. and Pythium blight caused by Pythium spp. are serious in the major cultivation area of turfgrass in Korea. Since these diseases are difficult to control by agrochemicals, the damages are very serious if these are occured. The periodic spray of agrochemicals, to protect and control these diseases could make some problems of toxicity and environmental pollution as well as rising of non-target diseases. Therefore, the biological methods to control diseases have been required to decrease problems resulted from overuse of agrochemicals, to conserve natural ecosystem, and to control effectively diseases of grasses in the long period. The number of studies about biological control using antagonistic microorganisms have been increased for last half century. However, the application of biological control method has been very limited. In this study, thirteen isolates of R. cerealis, 8 isolates of R. solani and 3 isolates of Phthyn spp. have been isolated from diseased turfgrass in golf course and grass-culture area that have patch and wilting symptoms of zoysia grass and creeping bentgrass. Isolation frequency of R. cerealis and R. solani was high in especially zoysiagrass, while Pythym spp. was isolated from bent grass at low frequency but showed high pathogenicity. Totally, 205 isolates of soil microorganisms were isolated in this study as primary antagonistic microorganism by Herr's triple agar layer plate and dual culture method using rhizosphere of grasses, soil of crop field as the source of antagonistic microorganisms. Among the 205 isolates, 23 isolates were actinomycetes and 182 isolates were bacteria. All of the actinomycetes were isolated by Herr's method. Antagonistic effect of primary isolated microorganisms was tested for in vitro mycelial growth inhibition against pathogenic fungi isolated from grasses and for inhibition of disease occurrence in 24 well tissue culture plate and pot experiment. Then, four isolated of bacteria which are BG23, BG74, BG136 and BG171 were selected as antagonistic microorganisms against soil-born pathogenic fungi of bentgrass.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제24권1호통권76호
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• pp.49-55
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• 1996

살충성진균 Metarhizium anisopliae가 시들음병을 일으키는 Fusarium oxysporum, 잿빛곰팡이 병을 일으키는 Botrytis cinerea, 겹둥근무늬병을 일으키는 Alternaria solani 등에 대하여 항진균활성을 갖는지 알아보았다. 그 결과 Plate상에서 균사생장저해 실험과 inhibition rate실험을 했을 때 항진균활성이 검정되었으며 또한 YPD배지에서 배양된 M. anisopliae로부터 얻은 배양여액을 식물병원균에 30%농도로 첨가했을 때 이들의 포자발아율은 B. cinerea, F. oxysporum에서 각각 21.5%(control: 88.2%), 53.0%(control: 78.6%)로 감소하였으며 발아개시 시간도 8시간 정도 지연되었다. 또한 현미경을 통한 미세구조관찰에서는 10% 배양여액을 첨가했을 때 F. oxysporum의 균사로부터 후막포자가 생성되고 생장저해가 일어나는 것이 확인되었다. 이상의 결과로부터 M. anisopliae의 항진균활성은 fungistatic effect를 나타냄을 알 수 있었다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.176-180
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• 2015

Postharvest diseases cause losses in a wide variety of crops around the world. Irradiation, a useful nonchemical approach, has been used as an alternative treatment for fungicide to control plant fungal pathogens. For a preliminary study, ionizing radiations (gamma, X-ray, or e-beam irradiation) were evaluated for their antifungal activity against Botrytis cinerea, Penicillium expansum, and Rhizopus stolonifer through mycelial growth, spore germination, and morphological analysis under various conditions. Different fungi exhibited different radiosensitivity. The inhibition of fungal growth showed in a dose-dependent manner. Three fungal pathogens have greater sensitivity to the e-beam treatment compared to gamma or X-ray irradiations. The inactivation of individual fungal-viability to different irradiations can be considered between 3-4 kGy for B. cinerea and 1-2 kGy for P. expansum and R. stolonifer based on the radiosensitive and radio-resistant species, respectively. These preliminary data will provide critical information to control postharvest diseases through radiation.