• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.407-416
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• 2008

Studies were conducted to determine the effects of temperature, solute potential and carbon source on the mycelial growth, sclerotia development, and apothecium production of an isolate of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Mycelial growth rate was greatest at $25^{\circ}C$ on potato dextrose agar (PDA) medium amended with up to 2% NaCl (${\psi}s{\leq}1.91\;MPa$) and thereafter, growth rate declined. The least number of sclerotia were produced at $20^{\circ}C$on both PDA and malt extract agar (MEA) amended with 8% NaCl (${\psi}s=6.62\;MPa$). With increasing temperature and decreasing solute potential the number and size of sclerotia were significantly reduced. The combined effect of temperature, solute potential and carbon source on sclerotia production were highly significant and had an impact on the development of the rind layer cells of sclerotia. These cells lacked a transparent cell wall which was surrounded by a compact melanized layer, and some of these cells appeared to be devoid of cell contents or were totally vacuolated. The survival of the sclerotia with increase in salinity and temperature appeared to affect melanization and the nature of the rind cells. The observations of this study re-enforces the need for an integrated disease management to control S. sclerotiorum.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.243-247
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• 2013

최근 농가에서 재배하고 있는 상황버섯 종에 비하여 균사생장이 빠르고 자실체 발생과 생육이 빠른 P. linteus HN1009K (HK1009)가 개발되었다. 본 연구는 HK1009의 균사체와 자실체 에탄올 추출물의 항산화 및 항염증효과를 기존에 재배되고 있는 P. linteus (PL, Korea Sangwhang)과 P. baumii (PB, Jangsu Sanghwang)를 대조구로 하여 비교분석 하였다. HK1009는 균사체와 자실체 추출물 모두 PL과 PB에 비하여 항산화 활성이 높았으며 xanthine oxidase분석에서는 PL, HK1009, PB순으로 항산화 활성이 높게 나타났다. RAW264.7세포를 이용한 상황버섯 균사체 추출물 PB(EX), PL(EX), HK1009(EX)시료의 NO assay 결과는 PB, PL, HK1009 모두 농도 의존적으로 원액 $200{\mu}g/ml$ 에서는 $7{\sim}8{\mu}M$ 정도로 염증 억제 효과가 뛰어났다. RAW 264.7 세포에 대한 MTT assay 결과에서 PB(EX), PL(EX), HK1009(EX) 추출물의 원액처리구 에서도 세포의 생존능이 70% 이상을 유지하여 세포 독성이 없는 것으로 판단되었다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.123-135
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• 2023

Previously, Pseudomonas plecoglossicida YJR13 and Pseudomonas putida YJR92 from a sequential screening procedure were proven to effectively control Phytophthora blight caused by Phytophthora capsici. In this study, we further investigated the anti-oomycete activities of these strains against mycelial growth, zoospore germination, and germ tube elongation of P. capsici. We also investigated root colonization ability of the bacterial strains in square dishes, including cell motility (swimming and swarming motilities) and biofilm formation. Both strains significantly inhibited mycelial growth in liquid and solid V8 juice media and M9 minimal media, zoospore germination, and germ tube elongation compared with Bacillus vallismortis EXTN-1 (positive biocontrol strain), Sphingomonas aquatilis KU408 (negative biocontrol strain), and MgSO₄ solution (untreated control). In diluted (nutrient-deficient) V₈ juice broth, the tested strain populations were maintained at >10⁸ cells/ml, simultaneously providing mycelial inhibitory activity. Additionally, these strains colonized pepper roots at a 10⁶ cells/ml concentration for 7 days. The root colonization of the strains was supported by strong swimming and swarming activities, biofilm formation, and chemotactic activity towards exudate components (amino acids, organic acids, and sugars) of pepper roots. Collectively, these results suggest that strains YJR13 and YJR92 can effectively suppress Phytophthora blight of pepper through direct anti-oomycete activities against mycelial growth, zoospore germination and germ tube elongation. Bacterial colonization of pepper roots may be mediated by cell motility and biofilm formation together with chemotaxis to root exudates.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.140-145
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• 2016

Ophiocordyceps sinensis is a natural fungus that has been valued as a health food and used in traditional Chinese medicine for centuries. The fungus is parasitic and colonizes insect larva. Naturally occurring O. sinensis thrives at high altitude in cold and grassy alpine meadows on the Himalayan mountain ranges. Wild Ophiocordyceps is becoming increasingly rare in its natural habitat, and its price limits its use in clinical practice. Therefore, the development of a standardized alternative is a great focus of research to allow the use of Ophiocordyceps as a medicine. To develop an alternative for wild Ophiocordyceps, a refined standardized extract, CBG-CS-2, was produced by artificial fermentation and extraction of the mycelial strain Paecilomyces hepiali CBG-CS-1, which originated from wild O. sinensis. In this study, we analyzed the in vitro immune-modulating effect of CBG-CS-2 on natural killer cells and B and T lymphocytes. CBG-CS-2 stimulated splenocyte proliferation and enhanced Th1-type cytokine expression in the mouse splenocytes. Importantly, in vitro CBG-CS-2 treatment enhanced the killing activity of the NK-92MI natural killer cell line. These results indicate that the mycelial culture extract prepared from Ophiocordyceps exhibits immune-modulating activity, as was observed in vivo and this suggests its possible use in the treatment of diseases caused by abnormal immune function.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.193-199
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• 1991

The effects of pH on the cell growth, the elaboration of pullulan, and the morphology of Aureobasidium pullulans IFO 4464 were examined. A. pulluans grew in yeast-like form at constant pH7.5 and in mycelial form at constant pH2.5. At the both pH conditions, the elaboration of pullulan was very low, about 6.0~6.5g/l. The mixture of yeast-like form and mycelial form of cells was found at the constant pH4.5, at which condition, the elaboration of pullulan was high, about 24.5g/l. The pH shift experimemts showed that the specific production rates of pullulan were 0.048($hr^{-1}$)for the mycelial form and 0.058($hr^{-1}$)for the yeast like form, which indicated that the yeast-like form has the similar, only slightly higher, biosynthetic activity of pullulan to the mycelial form at pH4.5 and the pH of culture broth is more important factor for the elaboration of pullulan than the morphology of A. pullulans.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.512-519
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• 2008

Three different polysaccharide-peptide complexes (PPC, named as Fr-I, Fr-II, and Fr-III) were produced by submerged mycelial culture of an entomopathogenic fungus Cordyceps sphecocephala, and their anticancer activities were investigated in human hepatocarcinoma (HepG2) and neuroblastoma (SK-N-SH) cells. The highest inhibitory effects of PPC on both HepG2 and SK-N-SH cells were achieved with Fr-I, whereas Fr-III with low molecular mass showed lower inhibition effects. Interestingly, the inhibitory effects of the three fractions were increased after protease digestion, suggesting that the inhibitory effects resulted mainly from the carbohydrate moiety, at least in the case of Fr-II and Fr-III, of PPC. The results of DNA fragmentation in PPC-induced apoptotic cells were confirmed by both DNA ladder assay and comet assay. Our investigation also showed that PPC-induced apoptosis of both cancer cells was associated with intracellular events including DNA fragmentation, activation of caspase-3, and modulation of Bcl-2 and Bax. We conclude that PPC has potential as a novel therapeutic agent for the treatment of both HepG2 and SK-N-SH cancer cells without any cytotoxicity against normal cells.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.365-371
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• 2017

본 연구는 옻나무 추출물의 첨가가 영지버섯 미백활성 물질인 가나도마난디올의 생합성에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 수행하였다. 옻나무 열수 추출물을 1, 5, 10, 15%의 비율로 영지버섯 균사발효 시 첨가하고 발효 균사 추출물의 HPLC분석을 수행한 결과, 가나도마난디올 생합성이 첨가하지 않은 대조군에 비해 유의적으로 증가함을 확인하였다. 또한, 옻나무 열수 추출물이 첨가되어 발효된 영지 균사 추출물의 B16F10 세포주에 대한 멜라닌 생합성 저해능을 평가한 결과 첨가하지 않은 대조군에 비해 유의적으로 저해능이 증가함을 확인하였고, MTT분석을 통해 B16F10 세포주에 대한 세포생존율에도 영향을 미치지 않은 것을 확인하였다. 결과적으로 옻나무 추출물이 영지버섯균사의 미백활성 물질인 가나도마난디올 생합성을 촉진하여 향후 옻나무 추출물 첨가 영지버섯균사 발효 추출물이 효과적인 화장품 성분으로 사용 가능할 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.149-159
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• 2013

국내 산림에서 수집한 외생균근균(13속 42균주)을 질소원이 서로 다른 4종류의 시험배지에 접종하고 56일간 순수 배양하여 질소원 요구성과 선호도를 조사하였다. 그 결과, 일본연지그물버섯(KFRI 1224), 비단그물버섯(KFRI 1232), 끈적쓴맛그물버섯(KFRI 1383), 젖비단그물버섯(KFRI 1997), 알버섯류(KFRI 1434) 등이 질소원 요구성이 높은 것으로 조사되었다. 검은머리그물버섯(KFRI 1362)을 비롯하여 총 시험균주의 45%는 질산염보다 암모늄 형태의 무기질소원을 더 선호하였다. 반면 큰비단그물버섯(KFRI 1125)을 비롯한 총 시험균주의 36%는 질산염 형태의 무기질소원을 더 선호하였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제21권12호
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• pp.1287-1293
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• 2011

The extracellular polysaccharide (EPS) was isolated from mycelial cultures of Laetiporus sulphureus var. miniatus and purified by DEAE cellulose and Sephadex G-50 column chromatography. The purified EPS (EPS-2-1) was composed of only glucose units and its molecular mass was 6.95 kDa. The chemical structure of EPS-2-1 consisted of a main chain containing ($1{\rightarrow}4$)-Glcp units with branches at the C-6 position of the chain carrying-Glcp-($1{\rightarrow}4$)-linked residues. The effect of purified EPS on immunomodulatory genes and proteins of the Bcl-2 family was observed using cultured U937 human leukemia cells. Of note, the levels of Bax and Bad proteins treated with the EPS (4 mg/ml) were approximately 23- and 18-times higher than those in non-treated cells, respectively. These results may suggest that the EPS purified from the mushroom L. sulphureus is associated with the activation of immunomodulatory mediators, Bax and Bad proteins.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.308-310
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• 1999

A fungus associated with gray blight on tea plant (Camellia sinensis) was identifed as Pestalotiopsis theae based on the mycological characteristics. Mycelial growth on potato dextrose agar and size and shape of conidia of P. theae were similar to those of P. longiseta, but P. theae was different from P. longiseta in the color of three median cells and the number of apical appendages. Artificial inoculation of conidial suspension or mycelial mats on the wounded leaves and shoots of healthy plants induced the same disease, respectively. The Korean native variety was relatively. The Korean native variety was relatively more resistat to P. theae than a Japanese variety‘Yabukita’which has bee recently introduced and planted in large areas of southern parts of Korea. Here, we report the report the first record of gary blight caused by P. theae on tea plant in Korea.