• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.293-299
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• 2006

2005년 5월부터 6월까지 국내 주요 국화재배 포장에서 총 50개 토양시료를 채집하여 식물기생선충상을 조사하였다. 조사 결과, 뿌리썩이선충(Pratylenchus)의 포장발생률이 86%로 대부분의 포장에서 광범위하게 분포하였고, 밀도는 토양 200 cc와 뿌리 1g에서 평균 1,095마리가 검출되었다. 분자생물학적 동정을 위하여, '무안', '구미', '태안', '정읍', '마산' 등 5지역을 선정하고, 그 지역의 뿌리썩이선충을 대상으로 ITS와 D3-28S rDNA의 유전자 분석을 하였다. PCR 결과 증폭된 ITS는 '무안'의 경우 1 kb 크기로 나타났고, 그 외의 다른 지역의 뿌리썩이선충에서는 0.8 kb로서 약 200 bp가량의 차이가 있었다. D3-28S rDNA의 PCR 결과에서는 모든 지역에서 약 320 bp로 일정한 크기의 gene이 증폭되었으며, 증폭된 DNA는 sequencer를 이용하여 염기서열정보를 얻었다. 얻어진 각 isolate의 D3 염기서열 정보는 DNASTAR 분석 소프트웨어의 MegAlign 프로그램을 이용하여 분석 및 phylogenetic tree를 형성하였다. 분석 결과 '구미'와 '태안' isolate의 D3 염기서열은 100% 일치하였고, '정읍' isolate는 이들 isolate와 99.7%의 유사성을 나타내었다. 또한 이들 세 isolate는 Pratylenchus vulnus와 근연종임이 확인되었는데, '구미', '태안'은 96.7%, '정읍'은 96.3%의 유사성을 각 나타내었다. 한편, '마산' isolate는 P. penetrans와 100% 일치됨을 나타내었고, '무안' isolate는 P. brachyurus와 99.7%의 유사성을 나타냄으로써 높은 상관성을 나타내었다. 이와 같은 결과는 phylogenetic tree에서도 동일한 결과를 나타내고 있다.

• 식물병연구
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.169-176
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• 2011

우리나라에서 분리한 P. katsurae의 유전적 특성을 구명하기 위하여 국내에서 분리한 P. katsurae를 대상으로 nuclear DNA(nDNA)의 ${\beta}$-tubulin (BTU)과 Elongation facter 1 alpha (EF1A) 그리고 rDNA ITS 부위의 PCR-SSCP 분석을 실시하여, P. katsurae와 Phytophthora 속에 속하는 다양한 종들의 각 부위를 대상으로 유전적 유연관계를 비교분석 하고 동정에 이용하고자 하였다. 각각의 Phytophthora 속에서 변이가 가장 많이 발생하는 부위를 포함하여 증폭 시킬 수 있도록 각 부위의 공통 염기배열로부터 제작된 primer는 Phytophthora 종에 특이적인 반응을 나타냄으로서 동정 및 진단에도 유용하게 활용될 수 있을 것으로 판단되었다. SSCP 분석 결과는 국내 P. katsurae 균주와 공시한 다른 Phytophthora 속 균주들과의 구분이 가능하였으며, Phytophthora 종 간의 구분도 가능하였다. 그러나 한 가지 부위만을 이용한 PCR-SSCP 분석은 Phytophthora 종 간의 구분이 어려운 경우도 있었다. 따라서 보다 정확하고 명확한 Phytophthora 종의 유전적 다양성 분석 및 동정을 위하여서는 단일 부위에 의한 PCR-SSCP보다는 복수 부위에 의한 PCR-SSCP를 실시하는 것이 바람직한 것으로 확인되었다.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.18-27
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• 2009

B. thuringiensis strain LY-99 belonging to subsp. alesti (H3a3c), was isolated from Chinese tobacco warehouse and showed significantly high toxicity to Plutella xylostella. For the identification of the cry1-type genes from B. thuringiensis LY-99, an extended multiplex PCRrestriction fragment length polymorphism (PCRRFLP) method was established by using two pairs of universal primers based on the conserved regions of the cry1-type genes to amplify around 2.4 kb cry1-type gene fragments. Then the DNA fragment was cloned into pGEM-T Easy vector and digested with EcoRI and EcoRV enzymes. Through this method, a known cry1-type gene was successfully identified from the reference strain, B. thuringiensis subsp. alesti. In addition, the RFLP patterns revealed that B. thuringiensis LY-99 included a novel cry1A-type gene in addition to cry1Aa, cry1Ac, cry1Be and cry1Ea genes. The novel cry1A-type gene was designated cry1Ah2 (Genbank accession No DQ269474). An inverse PCR method was used to amplify the flank regions of cry1Ah2 gene. Finally, 3143 bp HindIII fragment from B. thuringiensis LY-99 plasmid DNA including 5' region and partial ORF was amplified, and sequence analysis revealed that cry1Ah2 gene from LY-99 showed 89.31% of maximum sequence similarity with cry1Ac1 crystal protein gene. In addition, the deduced amino acid sequence of Cry1Ah2 protein shared 87.80% of maximum identity with that of Cry1Ac2. This protein therefore belongs to a new class of B. thuringiensis crystal proteins.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.171-175
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• 2000

Determined sequences of 384 randomly selected clones in a PCR-based cDNA library of Antheraea yamamai could identify expressed sequence tags (ESTs) of highly expressed gene. One EST (fibroin) appeared 15 times, one EST (40S ribosomal protein S18) twelve times, one EST (ribosomal protein S24a) eleven times, ten times (ribosomal protein S8), nine times (60S ribosomal protein L10A), seven times (60S ribosomal protein S15A, S17, S17 and seroin), six times (ribosomal protein S8), five times (ribosomal protein S24, mariner transposase and P8 protein), four times (serpin 2), three times (heat shock protein 70 and poly A binding protein), and the remaining 6 ESTs twice (amylase, KIAA1006, elongation factor-1, transposon mag, translation initiation factor 4C, QM protein, transposase). Therefore, the 94 EST make it possible to identify 24 redundant clones that are candidates for highly expressed genes in posterior silk gland of this insect. The 24 redundant EST clones were identified in GenBank, but none of them was related to A. yamamai, suggesting that there are many unidentified genes which are highly expressed in the A. yamamai genome.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.376-384
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• 2016

쉬땅나무족 15분류군의 화판의 미세형태학적 형질을 주사 전자현미경으로 관찰하여 화판 향축면, 배축면의 세포 외형, 배열, 수층벽, 큐티클의 미세형태를 자세히 기재하였으며, 분류학적, 계통학적 유용성을 검토하였다. 쉬땅나무족의 화판은 유두상 또는 원추형 유두상(PCS), 직사각형의 주름판상(TRS)로 확인되었으며, 향축면, 배축면의 화판 구조에 따라 크게 세 유형으로 구분하였다. Type I. PCS-TRS, Type II. PCS-PCS, Type III. TRS-TRS (향축면-배축면). 구분된 이들 유형과 수층벽, 큐티클 표면의 형태는 족 내 속간/종간 진단 형질로 유용하였을 뿐 아니라, 계통학적으로도 그 유용성이 확인되었다. 또한, 화판 표면의 세포의 미세형태와 수분매개자(곤충을 통한 충매)와의 연관성을 나타내는 추가적인 사례로 제시하였다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.108-114
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• 2007

The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling cascade is critical for regulating plant defense systems against various kinds of pathogen and environmental stresses. One component of this cascade, the MAP kinase kinases (MAPKK), has not yet been shown to be induced in plants following biotic attacks, such as those by insects and fungi. We describe here a gene coding for a blast (Magnaporthe grisea)- and insect (Nilaparvata lugens)-responsive putative MAPK kinase, OmMKK1 (Oryza minuta MAPKK 1), which was identified in a library of O. minuta expressed sequence tags (ESTs). Two copies of OmMKK1 are present in the O. minuta genome. They encode a predicted protein with molecular mass 39 kDa and pI of 6.2. Transcript patterns following imbibition of plant hormones such as methyl jasmonic acid (MeJA), ethephone, salicylic acid (SA) and abscisic acid (ABA), as well as exposure to methyl viologen (MV), revealed that the expression of OmMKK1 is related to defense response signaling pathways. A comparative analysis of OmMKK1 and its O. sativa ortholog OsMKK1 showed that both were induced by stress-related hormones and biotic stresses, but that the kinetics of their responses differed despite their high amino acid sequence identity (96%).

• BMB Reports
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.412-417
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• 2006

We examined the intracellular localization of NS5 protein of Dendrolimus punctatus cytoplasmic polyhedrosis virus (DpCPV) by expressing NS5-GFP fusion protein and proteins from deletion mutants of NS5 in baculovirus recombinant infected insect Spodoptera frugiperda (Sf-9) cells. It was found that the NS5 protein was present at the plasma membrane of the cells, and that the N-terminal portion of the protein played a key role in the localization. A transmembrane region was identified to be present in the N-terminal portion of the protein, and the detailed transmembrane domain (SQIHMVWVKSGLVFF, 57-71aa) of N-terminal portion of NS5 was further determined, which was accorded with the predicted results, these findings suggested that NS5 might have an important function in viral life cycle.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.909-917
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• 2016

The shiitake mushroom industry has suffered from Camptomyia (gall midges) pest, which feeds on the mycelium of shiitake mushroom during its cultivation. It has been postulated that fungal damage of shiitake bed-logs is associated with infestation by the insect pest, but this is not well understood. To understand the fungal damage associated with Camptomyia pest, various Trichoderma species were isolated, identified, and characterized. In addition to two previously known Trichoderma species, T. citrinoviride and T. deliquescens, two other Trichoderma species, T. harzianum and T. atroviride, were newly identified from the pestinfested bed-log samples obtained at three mushroom farms in Cheonan, Korea. Among these four species, T. harzianum was the most evident. The results of a chromogenic media-based assay for extracellular enzymes showed that these four species have the ability to produce amylase, carboxyl-methyl cellulase, avicelase, pectinase, and ß-glucosidase, thus indicating that they can degrade wood components. A dual culture assay on PDA indicated that T. harzianum, T. atroviride, and T. citrinoviride were antagonistic against the mycelial growth of a shiitake strain (Lentinula edodes). Inoculation tests on shiitake bed-logs revealed that all four species were able to damage the wood of bed-logs. Our results provide evidence that the four green mold species are the causal agents involved in fungal damage of shiitake bed-logs infested by Camptomyia pest.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.356-366
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• 2018

The red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum, is one of the most common and economically important pests of stored cereal products worldwide. Furthermore, these beetles can act as vectors for several fungal post-harvest diseases. In this study, we collected T. castaneum from 49 rice processing complexes (RPCs) nationwide during 2016-2017 and identified contaminating fungal species on the surface of the beetles. Five beetles from each region were placed on potato dextrose agar media or Fusarium selection media after wet processing with 100% relative humidity at $27^{\circ}C$ for one week. A total of 142 fungal isolates were thus collected. By sequence analysis of the internal transcribed spacer region, 23 fungal genera including one unidentified taxon were found to be associated with T. castaneum. The genus Aspergillus spp. (28.9%) was the most frequently present, followed by Cladosporium spp. (12.0%), Hyphopichia burtonii (9.2%), Penicillium spp. (8.5%), Mucor spp. (6.3%), Rhizopus spp. (5.6%), Cephaliophora spp. (3.5%), Alternaria alternata (2.8%) and Monascus sp. (2.8%). Less commonly identified were genera Fusarium, Nigrospora, Beauveria, Chaetomium, Coprinellus, Irpex, Lichtheimia, Trichoderma, Byssochlamys, Cochliobolus, Cunninghamella, Mortierella, Polyporales, Rhizomucor and Talaromyces. Among the isolates, two known mycotoxin-producing fungi, Aspergillus flavus and Fusarium spp. were also identified. This result is consistent with previous studies that surveyed fungal and mycotoxin contamination in rice from RPCs. Our study indicates that the storage pest, T. castaneum, would play an important role in spreading fungal contaminants and consequently increasing mycotoxin contamination in stored rice.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.171-179
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• 1999

Non-biting midges are known to contain potent inhalant allergens. IgE antibody responses to the crude extract of Chironomus kiiensis adults, a dominant chironomid species in Korea, were examined. With the IgE-ELISA or passive cutaneous anaphylaxis reactions, increased levels of chironomid-specific IgE were detected in the skin test positived human sera, or immunized BALB/c mouse sera with the crude extract adsorbed to alum. IgE-immunoblot analysis showed mafor IgE-reacting protein band patterns, which reacted with more than 50% of the skin test positive human sera, at 110, 80, 46, 40, 37, 34 and 31 kDa. The reactive band patterns were larely similar between skin test positive humans and immune BALB/c mice. However, the bands of 55, 31, 27, 26, 24 and 23 kDa were found only in sensitized humans, but not in immunized mice.