• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.265-270
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• 2006

Cultivated hot pepper crops showing severe mosaic symptom were found in Korea in 2004 and their causal agent was identified as Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV). These pepper crops was resistant to the virus in the filled, and they belonged to pathotype 0 (P0) resistant pepper. Resistance screening of selected pepper plants showed that a pepper isolate of CMV was the P0 resistance-breaking virus. This P0 resistance-breaking isolate of CMV, named as Ca-P1, was isolated from leaves of the virus-infected Capsicum annuum cv. Manidda that showed systemic severe mosaic symptom. Ca-P1-CMV could induce systemic mosaic symptoms on P0-susceptible (P0-S) and P0-resistant (P0-R) cultivars whereas an ordinary strain (Fny-CMV) could not infect P0-R. This result suggests that Ca-P1-CMV can overcome P0 resistant pepper cultivars. To analyze its genome sequence, the complete nucleotide sequence of RNA3 of Ca-P1-CMV was determined from the infectious full-length cDNA clone of the virus. RNA3 of Ca-P1-CMV consisted of 2,219 nucleotides. Overall sequence homology of RNA3-encoded two viral proteins (movement protein and coat protein) revealed high similarity (75.2-97.2%) with the known CMV strains. By sequence analysis with known representative strains of CMV, Ca-P1-CMV belongs to a typical member of CMV subgroup IB. The resistance and resistance-breaking mechanisms of pepper and counterpart CMV, respectively, remain to be investigated, which will enrich the genetic resources and accelerate CMV-resistant pepper breeding programs.

• 한국미생물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국미생물학회 2002년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.68-72
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• 2002

While the biosynthetic gene cluster encoding the pigmented antibiotic actinorhodin is present in the two closely related bacterial species, Streptomyces lividans and Streptomyces coelicolor, it normally is expressed only in S. coelicolor---generating the deep blue colonies responsible for the S. coelicolor name. However, multiple copies of the afsR2 gene, which activates actinorhodin synthesis, result in the ability of S. lividansto also synthesize large amounts of actinorhodin. Here we report that the phenotypic property that historicially distinguishes these two Streptomycesspecies is determined conditionally by the carbon source used for culture. Whereas growth on glucose repressed actinorhodin production in S. lividans, culture on solid media containing glycerol as the sole carbon source dramatically increased the expression of afsR2 mRNA---leading to extensive actinorhodin synthesis by S. lividansand obliterating its phenotypic distinction from S. coelicolor. afsR2 transcription under these conditions was developmentally regulated, rising sharply at the time of aerial mycelium formation and coinciding temporally with the onset of actinorhodin production. Our results, which identify media-dependent parallel pathways that regulate actinorhodin synthesis in S. lividans, demonstrate carbon source control of actinorhodin production through the regulation of afsR2 mRNA synthesis. The nucleotide sequences of afsR2 revealed two putative important domains; the domain containing direct repeats in the middle and the domain homologous to sigma factor sequence in the C-terminal end. In this work, we constructed various sized afsR2-derivatives and compared the actinorhodin stimulating effects in S. lividans TK21. The experimental data indicate that the domain homologous to sigma factor sequence in the C-terminal end of afsR2 plays a critical role as an antibiotic stimulating function. In addition, we also observed that the single copy integration of afsR2 regulatory gene into S. lividans TK21 chromosome significantly activates antibiotic overproduction.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권9호
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• pp.1584-1589
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• 2008

Although resistance of Helicobacter pylori to clarithromycin is a major cause of failure of eradication therapies, little information is available regarding gene mutations of clarithromycin-resistant primary and secondary H. pylori isolates in Korea. In the present study, we examined gene mutations of H. pylori 238 rRNA responsible for resistance to clarithromycin. DNA sequences of the 238 rRNA gene in 21 primary clarithromycin-resistant and 64 secondary clarithromycin-resistant strains were determined by PCR amplification and nucleotide sequence analyses. Two mutations of the 238 rRNA gene, A2143G and T2182C, were observed in primary clarithromycin-resistant isolates. In secondary isolates, dual mutation of A2143G+T2182C was frequently observed. In addition, A2143G+T2182C+ T2190C, A2143G+T2182C+C2195T, and A2143G+T2182C+A2223G were observed in secondary isolates. Furthermore, macrolide binding was tested on purified ribosomes isolated from T2182C or A2143C mutant strains with $[^{14}C]$erythromycin. Erythromycin binding increased in a dose-dependent manner for the susceptible strain but not for the mutant strains. These results indicate that secondary isolates show a greater variety of 238 rRNA gene mutation types than primary isolates, and triple mutations of secondary isolates are associated with A2143G+T2182C in H. pylori isolated from Korean patients.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.788-795
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• 2011

병원균에 대한 정확한 동정은 임상 연구실에서 필수적인 요소의 하나이다. Chyseobacterium indologenes에 대한 동정을 포함한 분자생물학적 분석과 리보솜의 16S rRNA 유전자로 한국에서 추출한 17검체와 GenBank에서 Chyseobacterium속 검색을 통해 이들과 계통관계를 평가하였다. C. indologenes의 배당 서열은 1,176 nucleotides였다. C. indologenes 내의 서열 변이는 주로 염기 치환이었다. 한국의 C. indologenes 검체는 다른 나라의 동 종과 크게 다르지 않았다. 그런데 한국의 C. indologenes의 치환율은 GenBank에 있는 동종보다 높았다. C. indologenes는 C. isbiliense, C. hominis, C. hispanicum, C. molle, C. hungaricum, and C. pallidum과 자매종을 형성하였다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.158-163
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• 2002

남조류 Microcystis aeruginosa를 무균적으로 분리하기 위해 낙동강 물금지역의 수화를 멸균 증류수로 vortex 전처리를 하였으며, 세균제거 및 무균상태를 계속 유지하기 위하여 항생물질(ampicillin 150 $\mu$g/$m\ell$, neomycin 25 $\mu$g/$m\ell$)을 배지에 첨가하고, 독립 집락으로 형성시켜 오염 기회를 줄이기 위하여 0.7% agarose로 고형화시킨 CB고체배지에서 3$0^{\circ}C$, 40 $\mu$mol m$^{-2}$ s$^{-1}$ 광 조건으로 배양하였다. 그 결과 분리되어진 26개의 Microcystis aeruginosa colony 중 3개의 무균 균주만이 확보되었다. 3개의 무균균주를 16S rRNA primer를 이용하여 PCR 증폭한 결과 M. aeruginosa AF 139292와 99.5에서 100%의 상동성을 가지는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.268-273
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• 2012

인도네시아 지열지대의 미생물 다양성을 16S rRNA 염기서열 분석을 통해 조사하였다. 전체적으로 어떠한 phylum 계통군에도 포함되지 않는 unclassified bacteria가 20.0-26.5% 존재하였으며 sampling 지역에 상관없이 Proteobacteria가 우점 phylum 계통군으로 나타났다. Cisolok 주변의 지열 지역을 조사한 결과 ${\beta}$-Proteobacteria (27.1%)와 Cyanobacteria (11.0%)가 높은 비율을 차지한 반면 Kamojang의 화산 주변 지역의 경우에는 ${\gamma}$-Proteobacteria (51.5%) 그리고 Aquificales (12.9%)가 우점 계통군으로 나타났다. 또한 Likupang 열수구의 경우에는 ${\gamma}$-Proteobacteria (33.3%)와 Bacteroidetes (27.6%)가 높은 비율로 나타났다. 본 연구를 통해 인도네시아 각 지열지대에 분포하는 미생물 군집은 각 지역의 환경적인 특징 (극한 지열 및 해양 서식지)과 밀접한 연관성이 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.911-916
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• 2003

돼지 Duroc 품종의 mitochondria DNA D-loop전체 유전자를 증폭하기 위하여 많은 동물에서 고도로 상동성이 높은 tRNA-Pro와 tRNA-Phe 염기서열 일부를 이용하여 oligonucleotide primer를 제작하였다. 그 결과 Duroc 품종의 D-loop 전체 유전자는 1,145 base pairs 였으며, 그 중간위치에 10bp의 Sus Scrofa-specific sequence (TACACGTGCG)가 10개 존재하고 있었다. 돌연변이 검출을 위하여 가장 변이가 심한 지역을 primer 제작하여 345 bp의 DNA 단편을 증폭하였으며, Single Stranded Conformation Polymorphism(SSCP) 분석은 8% polyacrylamide gel에서 200 V, 16시간 전기영동하여 ethidium bromide (EtBr)로 10분간 염색하여 UV image analyzer로 관찰하였다. 그 결과 두 개의 서로 다른 밴드유형을 관찰하였으며, 21개 부위에서 염기서열 변이가 관찰되었다. 이러한 결과는 유전적 다양성 변이를 검출하는데 SSCP 분석이 유용한 도구라고 사료된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.535-541
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• 2017

Two Gram-staining-negative, red-pinkish, coccus-shaped, non-motile, and aerobic bacterial strains, designated $Ant21^T$ and Ant22, were isolated from the Antarctic coastal sea water. Strains $Ant21^T$ and Ant22 showed UVC and gamma radiation resistance. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences determined that these strains belong to the genus Deinococcus. Through the analyses of the 16S rRNA gene sequences, strains $Ant21^T$ and Ant22 were found to have 97.7% and 97.8% similarity to Deinococcus marmoris DSM $12784^T$ and 97.0% and 97.2% similarity to Deinococcus saxicola AA-$1444^T$, respectively. The sequence similarity with the type strains of other Deinococcus species was less than 96.9% for both strains. Strains $Ant21^T$ and Ant22 shared relatively high 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity (99.3%) and had a closely related DNA reassociation value of $84{\pm}0.5%$. Meanwhile, they showed a low level of DNA-DNA hybridization (<30%) with other closely related species of the genus Deinococcus. The two strains also showed typical chemotaxonomic features for the genus Deinococcus, in terms of the major polar lipid (phosphoglycolipid) and the major fatty acids ($C_{16:0}$, $C_{16:1}$ ${\omega}6c/{\omega}7c$, $iso-C_{17:0}$, and $iso-C_{15:0}$). They grew at temperatures between $4^{\circ}C$ and $30^{\circ}C$ and at pH values of 6.0-8.0. Based on the physiological characteristics, the 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis results, and the low DNA-DNA reassociation level with Deionococcus marmoris, strains $Ant21^T$ ($=KEMB\;9004-167^T$ $=JCM\;31436^T$) and Ant22 (KEMB 9004-168 =JCM 31437) represent novel species belonging to the genus Deinococcus, for which the name Deinococcus rubrus is proposed.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.278-281
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• 2012

Comparative sequence analyses were conducted on complete mtDNA sequences from four small mammal species in Korea and revealed the presence of 30 well conserved sequences in various regions of the complete mtDNA sequences. The conserved sequences were found in 9 regions in protein coding genes, 10 regions in tRNA genes, 10 in rRNA genes, one region in replication origin and 2 regions in D loop. They could be used to design primers for amplifying complete mtDNA sequences of small mammals.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제63권6호
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• pp.1468-1472
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• 2021

Clostridium perfringens B20 was isolated from chicken feces collected from a local farm associated with Chung-Ang University (Anseong, Korea). The whole genome of C. perfringens B20 was sequenced using the PacBio RS II platform and assembled de novo. The genome is 2,982,563 bp long and assembled in two contigs. Annotation analyses revealed 2,668 protein-coding sequences, 30 rRNA genes, and 94 tRNA genes, with 28.2% G + C (guanine + cytosine) content. In silico genomic analysis revealed the presence of genes encoding a class IId bacteriocin, lactococcin A, and associated ABC transporter and immunity proteins, as well as a putative bacteriocin gene.