• 한국건강관리협회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.68-74
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• 2006

For identification of four sibling species of the Anopheles hyrcanus complex found in Korea, the 5.8 rDNA-ITS2-28S rDNA region of each species was sequenced and the species-specific primers wee designed The amplified PCR products obtained from each species were analyzed by agarose gel electrophoresis. The result showed a single species- specific band, I.e. 559bp, 432bp, 322bp and 192bp for An. sinensis, An. sp., An. lesteri and An. pullus, respectively. In conclusion, the species-specific PCR primers designed from ITS2 variable regions functioned successfully and specifically, and can be applied as a useful tool for identifying species of the Anopheles hyrcanus complex found in Korea.

• Mycobiology
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.248-251
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• 2013

Ganoderma is a cosmopolitan wood-rot basidiomycete that has been extensively studied for its pathogencity and medicinal properties. Identification of Ganoderma based on macro-microscopic features led to large number of synonyms which resulted in 250 taxonomic names. A Ganoderma species collected from Courtallam, Tamil Nadu was identified as G. cupreum. Phylogenetic analysis inferred from internal transcribed spacer rDNA region resolved the Indian isolate MYC1 as Ganoderma cupreum which clustered with Australian and Asian "cupreum" clade with 85% bootstrap support BS and shared 99% and 98% nucleotide similarity with Malaysian and Australian 'cupreum' respectively. This study represents the first molecular evidence of G. cupreum from Asian origin.

• 한국육종학회지
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.252-259
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• 2011

Conventional staining and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) karyotypes of the non-genetically modified (GM) parental rice line, 'Nakdong' (Oryza sativa L. japonica), and its four GM rice lines, LS28 (event LS30-32-20-1), Cry1Ac1 (event C7-1-9-1), and LS28 ${\times}$ Cry1Ac1 (events L/C1-1-3-1 and L/C1-3-1-1) were analyzed using 5S and 45S rDNAs as probes. Both parental and transgenic lines were diploids (2n=24) with one satellite chromosome pair. The lengths of the prometaphase chromosomes ranged from 1.50 to $6.30{\mu}m$. Four submetacentric and eight metacentric pairs comprised the karyotype of 'Nakdong' and its four GM lines. One pair of 5S rDNA signals was detected near the centromeric region of chromosome g in both the parental and transgenic lines. The 45S rDNA signals were detected on the secondary constrictions of the satellite chromosome pair in both the parental and transgenic lines. There was no significant difference in chromosome size, length, and composition between 'Nakdong' and its four GM lines. This research was conducted as a preliminary study for chromosomal detection of transgenes in GM rice lines and would be useful for their breeding programs.

• ALGAE
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.307-330
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• 2013

The genus Cryptomonas is easily recognized by having two flagella, green brownish color, and a swaying behavior. They have relatively simple morphology, and limited diagnostic characters, which present a major difficulty in differentiating between species of the genus. To understand species delineation and phylogenetic relationships among Cryptomonas species, the nuclear-encoded internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2), partial large subunit (LSU) and small subunit ribosomal DNA (rDNA), and chloroplast-encoded psbA and LSU rDNA sequences were determined and used for phylogenetic analyses, using Bayesian and maximum likelihood methods. In addition, nuclear-encoded ITS2 sequences were predicted to secondary structures, and were used to determine nine species and four unidentified species from 47 strains. Sequences of helix I, II, and IIIb in ITS2 secondary structure were very useful for the identification of Cryptomonas species. However, the helix IV was the most variable region across species in alignment. The phylogenetic tree showed that fourteen species were monophyletic. However, some strains of C. obovata had chloroplasts with pyrenoid while others were without pyrenoid, which used as a key character in few species. Therefore, classification systems depending solely on morphological characters are inadequate, and require the use of molecular data.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제55권3호
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• pp.279-285
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• 2017

The present study was performed to analyze molecularly the phylogenetic positions of human-infecting Trichostrongylus species in Mazandaran Province, Iran, which is an endemic area for trichostrongyliasis. DNA from 7 Trichostrongylus infected stool samples were extracted by using in-house (IH) method. PCR amplification of ITS2-rDNA region was performed, and products were sequenced. Phylogenetic analysis of the nucleotide sequence data was performed using MEGA 5.0 software. Six out of 7 isolates had high similarity with Trichostrongylus colubriformis, while the other one showed high homology with Trichostrongylus axei registered in GenBank reference sequences. Intra-specific variations within isolates of T. colubriformis and T. axei amounted to 0-1.8% and 0-0.6%, respectively. Trichostrongylus species obtained in the present study were in a cluster with the relevant reference sequences from previous studies. BLAST analysis indicated that there was 100% homology among all 6 ITS2 sequences of T. colubriformis in the present study and most previously registered sequences of T. colubriformis from human, sheep, and goat isolates from Iran and also human isolates from Laos, Thailand, and France. The ITS2 sequence of T. axei exhibited 99.4% homology with the human isolate of T. axei from Thailand, sheep isolates from New Zealand and Iran, and cattle isolate from USA.

• Journal of the korean society of oceanography
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.158-160
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• 2000

The relativity of four isolates of C. polykrikoides was determined by comparative sequence analysis based on direct sequencing of PCR amplified ribosomal DNA (the internal transcribed spacer region and the 5.8S rDNA). Sequence comparisons indicated that four isolates had the same nucleotide sites in the ITS regions, as well as a total of 585 nucleotide length and 100% homology. The molecular data revealed that C. polykrikoides in Korean coastal waters show no genetical difference.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제17권3호통권83호
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• pp.318-327
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• 2007

본 연구는 여수연안해역에서 채 집 한 보름달 둥근 물해파리를 대상으로 ITS 부위와 미토콘드리아 유전자 염기서열을 이용하여 계통유연관계를 보왔다. ITS 부위를 증폭시키 기 위하여 F5와 R5 primer, 미토콘드리아 COI 유전자 증폭을 위하여 LCO1490과 HCO2198 primer를 사용했다. 증폭은 ITS에서 267 bp, COI에서 643 bp로 나타났다. 한국산 물해파리와 미국 캘리포니아에서 채집한 Aurelia sp.가 유전적 거리가 가장 짧은 0.023을 보인 반면에, 한국산과 미국산, 스웨덴산 물해파리는 동일한 종이지만 유전적 거리가 0.393에서 0.395로 매우 먼 것으로 나타났다. COI유전자의 경우 한국산과 영국산, 터어키산, 스웨덴산, 미국산 물해파리의 유전적 거리 범위는 0.201에서 0.205로 나타났다. 그러나 한국산과 미국산의 bootstrap은 100% 자매군으로 보였다. COI 유전자에 대한 한국산과 미국산 2차 RNA folding 구조를 볼 때 동일한 에너지 하에서도 상이한 2차 folding을 보였다. 따라서 ITS1과 COI 유전자는 보름달 둥근 물해파리 개체군의 생물지리학적 분포 조사를 위하여 유용한 도구로 활용될 것으로 추측된다.

• Animal cells and systems
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.315-324
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• 2011

The actiniarian sea anemone, Entacmaea quadricolor, and the scleractinian coral, Alveopora japonica, host symbiotic dinoflagellates belonging to the genus Symbiodinium (Freudenthal). We studied the host-symbiont specificity of these two anthozoan hosts in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Symbionts within the two hosts were identified using partial large subunit (LSU) ribosomal DNA (rDNA) and complete internal transcribed spacers (ITS) 1 rDNA regions. The host, E. quadricolor, was identified using the partial LSU rDNA molecular marker. Genetic analysis showed that E. quadricolor only harbors dinoflagellates belonging to subclade C1/3 of the genus Symbiodinium. Moreover, no genetic variation was detected among the symbionts of E. quadricolor within the study region (Korea and Japan), even though the two distant sites were separated by more than 1000 km, at collection depths of 1 m in shallow and 13-16 m in deep water. Whilst scleractinian corals host multiple Symbiodinium clades in tropical waters, A. japonica, sampled over a wide geographical range (800 km) within the study region, only hosts Symbiodinium sp. clade F3. The high specificity of endosymbionts in E. quadricolor and A. japonica within the northwestern Pacific Ocean could be accounted for because symbiotic dinoflagellates within the host anemones appear to be acquired maternally, and the Kuroshio Current might affect the marine biota of the northwestern Pacific. However, the consistency of the symbiotic relationships between these two anthozoan hosts and their endosymbionts could change after climate change, so this symbiotic specificity should be monitored.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.186-191
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• 1994

Staphylococcus aureus로부터 분리한 R-plasmid pSBK203의 복제개시 단백질인 Rep의 작용부위인 ori 및 dsDNA로의 전환을 위해 요구되는 minus origin부위를 밝히고자 시도하였다. Escherichia coli vecotr를 이용하여 pSBK203의 복제관련 부위를 최소한도로 포함하는 재조합 E.coli-Bacillus subtilis shuttle vector를 구성, 분리하고 여기에 포함된 pSBK203부위의 염기 서열을 분석함으로써 ori를 확인하였다. pSBK203의 복제개시 부위 ori는 rep의 구조 유전자 ORF내에서 약 50bp의 크기로 발견되었으며 지금까지 알려진 staphylococcal plasmid들중에서 pT181족 plasmid들의 ori와 높은 상동성을 갖는 것으로 분석되었다. 복제 과정에서 ssDNA로 먼저 만들어진 (+)쇄가 dsDNA로 전환되기 위해 필요한 신호로 작용하는 것으로 알려저 있는 minus origin (M-O)인 긴 palindrome 구조, 즉 pal 부위가 rep 우전자의 상류에서 2개 연이어 존재하는 것이 발견되었다. 이중에서 pOX6, pC194, 및 pE194 등과 같은 다른 staphylococcal plasmid들의 pal 부위와 비교적 높은 상동성을 갖는 paLA 는 plasmid 유지에 별 영향을 미치지 못하는 반면 다른 plasmid에서 유사 서열이 보고되지 않은 palA는 plasmid 유지에 필수적이라는 사실이 밝혀졌다.

• Mycobiology
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.89-96
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• 2010

This study evaluated the optimal vegetative growth conditions and molecular phylogenetic relationships of eleven strains of Agrocybe cylindracea collected from different ecological regions of Korea, China and Taiwan. The optimal temperature and pH for mycelial growth were observed at $25^{\circ}C$ and 6. Potato dextrose agar and Hennerberg were the favorable media for vegetative growth, whereas glucose tryptone was unfavorable. Dextrin, maltose, and fructose were the most effective carbon sources. The most suitable nitrogen sources were arginine and glycine, whereas methionine, alanine, histidine, and urea were least effective for the mycelial propagation of A. cylindracea. The internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions of rDNA were amplified using PCR. The sequence of ITS2 was more variable than that of ITS1, while the 5.8S sequences were identical. The reciprocal homologies of the ITS sequences ranged from 98 to 100%. The strains were also analyzed by random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD) using 20 arbitrary primers. Fifteen primers efficiently amplified the genomic DNA. The average number of polymorphic bands observed per primer was 3.8. The numbers of amplified bands varied based on the primers and strains, with polymorphic fragments ranging from 0.1 to 2.9 kb. The results of RAPD analysis were similar to the ITS region sequences. The results revealed that RAPD and ITS techniques were well suited for detecting the genetic diversity of all A. cylindracea strains tested.