• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.489-499
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• 2015

Background : Plants belonging to 5 species of the genus Eleutherococcus are currently distributed in the Korean peninsula. The traditional medicine 'Ogapi', derived from Eleutherococcus sessiliflorus and other related species, and 'Gasiogapi', derived from Eleutherococcus senticosus, are frequently mixed up and marketed. Therefore, accurated identification of their origins in urgently required. Methods and Results : Candidate genes from nuclear ribosomal DNA (nrDNA) and chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) of Eleutherococcus plants were analyzed. Whereas the nrDNA-internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions were useful in elucidating the phylogenetic relationships among the plants, the cpDNA regions were not as effective. Therefore, a combined analysis with nrDNA-ITS was performed. Various combinations of nrDNA and matK were effective for discriminating among the plants. However, the matK and rpoC1 combination was ineffective for discriminating among some species. Based on these results, it was found that OG1, OG4, OG5, OG7, GS1, GS2, and GS3 were derived from E. sessiliflorus. In particular, it was confirmed that GS1, GS2, and GS3 were not derived from E. senticosus. However, more samples need to be analyzed because identification of the origins of OG2, OG3, OG6 and GS4 was not possible. Conclusion : The ITS2, ITS5a, and matK combination was the most effective in identifying the phylogenetic relationship among Eleutherococcus plants and traditional medicines based on Eleutherococcus.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.235-242
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• 2017

Cudrania tricuspidata Bureau is a widely-used, medicinal, perennial and woody plant. Obtaining information about the genetic diversity of plant populations is highly important with regard toconservation and germplasm utilization. Although C. tricuspidata is an important medicinal plant species registered in South Korea, no molecular markers are currently available to distinguish Korean-specific ecotypes from other ecotypes from different countries. In this study, we developed single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers derived from the chloroplast and nuclear genomic sequences, which serve to to identify distinct Korean-specific ecotypes of C. tricuspidata via amplification refractory mutation system (ARMS)-PCR and high resolution melting (HRM) curve analyses. We performed molecular authentication of twelve C. tricuspidata ecotypes from different regions using DNA sequences in the maturaseK (MatK) chloroplast intergenic region and nuclear ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions. The SNP markers developed in this study are useful for rapidly identifying specific C. tricuspidata ecotypes from different regions.

• 한국식물병리학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.157-163
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• 1998

Genetic diversity among 27 isolates of Rhizoctonia solani, which were obtained from diseased crops in Korea and classified into 9 intraspecific groups by anastomosis test and cultural characteristics, was studied by PCR-RFLP. Gene regions of nuclear 17S ribosomal DNA and internal transcribed spacers including 5.8S rDNA of the isolates were amplified with polymerase chain reaction and digested with 12 restriction enzymes. Differences of restriction patterns were not shown among isolates within each intraspecific groups, however, each anastomosis group and culturala type sowed unique restriction fragment length polymorphisms by restriction patterns using HaeIII, Cfr13I and MspI. The results suggest that PCR-FRLP of rDNA using three restriction enzymes could be used to differentiate intraspecific groups of Rhizoctonia solani in Korea.

• 한국버섯학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.43-47
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• 2006

국내에서 재배하여 생산되고 있는 상황버섯의 일종인 PMO-P4균주에 대한 ITS 영역의 염기서열 분석을 실시하였으며 목질 진흙버섯으로 잘 알려져 있는 P. linteus와 함께 RFLP분석을 통하여 상호 비교한 결과 PMO-P4균주는 P. baumii로 판명되었다. 이 결과를 토대로 이미 보고되어 있는 Phellinus속 균주들과의 종간 ITS 영역의 상동성을 비교한 결과 48.6%-72.2%였으며 본 연구에서 비교한 종들 가운데서는 P. linteus와 상동성이 가장 높았으며 P. gilvus와 상동성이 가장 낮았다.

• 식물분류학회지
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.130-137
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• 2011

제주도 한라산에 자라는 한라송이풀은 고유종 Pedicularis hallaisanensis Hurusawa로 인식되고 있다. 한편 이 식물은 근연종인 P. amoena, 구름송이풀 또는 이삭송이풀과 형태적으로 유사하여 분류학적 처리가 혼동되어왔다. 본 연구는 이 식물의 분류학적 위치를 파악하기 위하여 한라송이풀과 근연종을 대상으로 외부형태 및 핵 리보소옴 DNA 염기서열을 조사하였다. 한라산의 이 식물은 꽃받침 열편, 화판 상순과 하순의 길이 비, 식물체의 선모 밀도, 개화기 근생엽의 유무 및 염기서열 자료에서 P. amoena 및 구름송이풀과는 뚜렷한 차이를 보였다. 하지만 한라송이풀은 외부형태 및 ITS 염기서열에서 동북아에 분포하는 이삭송이풀과 뚜렷이 구별되지 않았다. 본 연구의 형태 및 분자생물학적 자료는 한라송이풀이 이삭송이풀로 통합되는 것을 지지하였다.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.301-307
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• 2011

The medicinal herb Oldenlandia diffusa is known as a folk medicine for the treatment of hepatitis, sore throat, appendicitis, malignant tumors and urethral infection in Southern China and Korea. Another species O. corymbosa, is also used for the therapy of the similar conditions, however, only O. diffusa is referred to the medicinal herb by Chinese Pharmacopoeia. Due to their similar morphology, O. diffusa and O. corymbosa are often misidentified. To easily identify O. diffusa from O. corymbosa, the phylogenetic utility of nuclear ribosomal DNA (nrDNA) internal transcribed spacers (ITS) were investigated among different O. diffusa and O. corymbosa populations in Korea. The nrDNA ITS sequence of O. diffusa contained 791 bp, with GenBank accession number of JF837601-JF837602. The nrDNA ITS sequence of O. corymbosa was 785-786 bp, with GenBank accession number of JF837603-JF837611. The results showed that there are some certain divergences in the ITS region sequence between both species, even among different populations of the same species. Particularly, O. corymbosa ST-4 population showed the highest dissimilarity of the ITS region sequence with other nine populations of O. corymbosa and two populations of O. diffusa. This consequence makes us further understand the molecular diversification between O. corymbosa and O. diffusa, and help to promote the correct use and safety.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제55권3호
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• pp.333-336
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• 2017

Avian trichomoniasis caused by Trichomonas gallinae is a serious protozoan disease worldwide. The domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica) is the main host for T. gallinae and plays an important role in the spread of the disease. Based on the internal transcribed spacers of nuclear ribosomal DNA of this parasite, a pair of primers (TgF2/TgR2) was designed and used to develop a PCR assay for the diagnosis of T. gallinae infection in domestic pigeons. This approach allowed the identification of T. gallinae, and no amplicons were produced when using DNA from other common avian pathogens. The minimum amount of DNA detectable by the specific PCR assay developed in this study was 15 pg. Clinical samples from Guangzhou, China, were examined using this PCR assay and a standard microscopy method, and their molecular characteristics were determined by phylogenetic analysis. All of the T. gallinae-positive samples detected by microscopic examination were also detected as positive by the PCR assay. Most of the samples identified as negative by microscopic examination were detected as T. gallinae positive by the PCR assay and were confirmed by sequencing. The positive samples of T. gallinae collected from Guangzhou, China, were identified as T. gallinae genotype B by sequencing and phylogenetic analyses, providing relevant data for studying the ecology and population genetic structures of trichomonads and for the prevention and control of the diseases they cause.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.280-290
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• 2021

Population genetic studies of Hemileia vastatrix have been conducted in order to describe the evolutionary dynamics of the pathogen and the disease epidemiology as consequence of changes in disease management and host distribution occurred in Peru after the 2013 epidemic. These analyses were performed by sequencing the internal transcribed spacers of the nuclear ribosomal DNA (rDNA-ITS) of H. vastatrix collected from two coffee growing areas in 2014 and 2018. H. vastatrix population showed high haplotype diversity (Hd = 0.9373 ± 0.0115) with a low nucleotide diversity (π = 0.00322 ± 0.00018). Likewise, AMOVA indicated that fungus population has behaved as a large population without structuring by geographical origin and sampling years (F_ST = 0.00180, P = 0.20053 and F_ST = 0.00241, P = 0.19693, respectively). Additionally, the haplotype network based on intraspecific phylogenetic analysis of H. vastatrix using Peruvian and NCBI sequences revealed that Peruvian ancestral haplotypes, which were maintained in time and space, would correspond to the reported sequences of the races II and XXII. This result suggests that no substantial changes have occurred through time in Peruvian Hemileia vastatrix population.

• 식물분류학회지
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• 제53권2호
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• pp.157-165
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• 2023

Paraphlomis koreana (Lamiaceae) was newly named and added to Korean flora in 2014. Paraphlomis belongs to the tribe Paraphlomideae, along with Ajugoides and Matsumurella. However, a recent study has suggested that P. koreana is morphologically similar to Matsumurella chinensis, making them difficult to distinguish from each other. Therefore, we aimed to examine the phylogenetic placement of P. koreana within the tribe and compare its genetic relationship with M. chinensis. We sequenced an additional complete plastid genome for an individual of P. koreana and generated sequences of nuclear ribosomal (nr) DNA regions of internal and external transcribed spacers (ITS and ETS) for two individuals of P. koreana. Maximum likelihood analyses based on two nrDNA regions (ITS and ETS) and four plastid DNA markers (rpl16 intron, rpl32-trnL, rps16 intron, and trnL-F) covering 13 Paraphlomis species and M. chinensis were conducted. Phylogenetic analyses concordantly supported that P. koreana forms a monophyletic group with M. chinensis. Moreover, our study revealed that P. koreana includes nrDNA sequences of M. chinensis as minor intra-individual variants, suggesting that the genetic divergence between the two taxa is incomplete and may represent intraspecific variation rather than distinct species. In conclusion, our findings suggest that the independent species status of P. koreana within Paraphlomis should be reconsidered.

• 식물분류학회지
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.22-32
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• 2014

꿀풀과에 속하는 긴병꽃풀속(Glechoma)내 5종에 대한 화판과 악편의 미세 구조를 관찰하여 기재하고 그 분류학적 유용성을 판단하였으며, 분자계통학적 유연관계를 확인하기 위하여 핵 리보솜 DNA의 ITS 염기서열에 기초한 연구를 수행하였다. 기공복합체는 조사된 모든 분류군의 악편에서 분포하였으며, 공변세포의 길이는 분류군마다 다소 차이를 보였다. 긴병꽃풀속 분류군들의 화판과 악에 분포하는 모용은 5 종류(단세포 비선모, 다세포 비선모, 짧은 자루 두상 선모, 긴 자루 두상 선모, 방패형 선모)로 나타났으며, 모용의 종류, 분포, 밀도가 분류군마다 다르게 나타났다. 핵 리보솜 DNA의 ITS 염기서열에 의한 분자계통학적 연구 결과 긴병꽃풀속은 분포지역에 따라 3개의 분계조(유럽-미국, 중국-한국, 일본)로 분리되었다. 한국과 중국에 분포하는 G. longituba는 단계통군을 이루었고, 이탈리아의 특산종인 G. sardoa와 미국 및 유럽에 분포하는 G. hederacea는 단계통군을 형성하였다. G. hirsuta는 유럽의 분계조와 자매군 관계를 이루었으나, 일본에 분포하는 G. grandis는 나머지 분류군들의 상호 유연관계에서 통계적 지지를 얻지 못하였다. 본 연구 결과에서 긴병꽃풀속내의 종간 한계 설정에 있어 화판 및 악의 미세형태형질의 연구보다 핵 리보솜 DNA의 ITS 염기서열에 기초한 분자 계통학적인 연구가 유용한 방법임이 판명되었다. 그러나 구체적인 본 속내 계통 분류학적인 논의를 위해서는 외부 형태학적 형질에 대한 분석을 동시에 수행할 필요가 있으며, 계통학적 유용성이 보다 높은 DNA 구간을 추가로 분석할 필요가 있다.