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A rare case of bovine tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis in a domestic rabbit

  • Roh, Su Gwon;Jang, Yun-Ho;Kim, Jongho;Lee, Kyunghyun;So, Byungjae;Choi, Eun-Jin
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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    • v.60 no.2
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    • pp.85-88
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    • 2020
  • A 12-month-old domestic rabbit died suddenly without specific clinical signs. Gross examination revealed irregular yellowish hepatic nodules with pus in the submandibular muscles, lungs, uterus, and small intestines. Histopathological examination of the liver showed granulomatous inflammation with acid-fast-positive bacteria. Mycobacterium bovis SB1040 was identified by polymerase chain reaction and spoligotyping, and Pasteurella multocida was isolated from the multiple lesions. This report demonstrates the pathological features of rare bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in a domestic rabbit, the first case in the Republic of Korea. To ensure public safety, we recommend routine monitoring of rabbits to control the incidence of bTB.

Evaluation and countermeasure for Environmental Noise during Plant Commissioning Process in Thermal Power Plant (화력발전소 시운전시 인근에 미치는 소음영향 및 대책)

  • Kim, Yeon-Whan;Koo, Jae-Raeyang;Kim, Hee-Soo;Bae, Yong-Chae;Lee, Hyun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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    • 2001.11b
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    • pp.897-902
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    • 2001
  • This paper describes the evaluation of noise influence for residental and boundary areas in 75MW thermal power plant. It includes the measurements of noise level around the boundary area of the plant, identification of noise propagating path, and discussion on the measures. Noise assessments are carried out based on the ISO 3744, ISO 9613-1 and ISO 9613-2 to predict the noise distribution of specific locations from the noise sources such as power transformers, flash vent-pipe, I.D.fan, and stack. It is identified the vent-pipe of flash tank in thermal power plant as the root cause of the environmental noise during the plant commissioning process.

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Variability in the coat protein genes of two orchid viruses from Phlaenopsis orchids in Korea

  • Park, S.H.;H.R. Lim;G.D. Ye;K.H. Ryu
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Plant Pathology Conference
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    • 2003.10a
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    • pp.145.1-145
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    • 2003
  • This study was conducted to designing conserved regions of molecules for virus-derived resistance to transgenic Phlaenopsis orchids to protect against two major orchid viruses, Cymbidum mosaic virus (CymMV) and Odontoglossum ringspot virus (ORSV). Infected leaf samples of Phalaenopsis were randomly screened by the RT-PCR with specific primers to both of viruses. RT-PCR products of the viruses were cloned and their nucleotide sequences were determined. Multiple alignments of coat protein (CP) genes of the viruses revealed that over the 88 % and 94 % identities with CymMV and ORSV, respectively, were observed. These data can be useful for selection of highly conserved regions of CP gene of the viruses for transgenic orchid experiments.

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Development of Species-Specific Primers for Plasmodiophora brassicae, Clubroot Pathogen of Kimchi Cabbage (배추 뿌리혹병균 Plasmodiophora brassicae의 종 특이적 프라이머 개발)

  • Choi, Jin Su;Yang, Seul Gi;Song, Jeong Young;Kim, Hong Gi
    • Research in Plant Disease
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.21-24
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    • 2014
  • Clubroot caused by the obligate biotrophic protist Plasmodiophora brassicae Woronin is one of the most damaging diseases of Brassicaceae family. In this study, we developed species-specific primer sets for rapid and accurate detection of P. brassicae. The primer sets developed amplified a specific fragment only from P. brassicae DNA while they did not amplify a band from 10 other soilborne pathogens or from Kimchi cabbage. In sensitivity test, the species-specific primer set ITS1-1/ITS1-2 could work for approximately 10 spores/ml of genomic DNA showing more sensitivity and accuracy than previous methods. With quantitative real-time PCR test, the primer set detected less spores of P. brassicae than before, confirming that the species-specific primer set could be useful for rapid and accurate detection of P. brassicae.

Development of New Molecular Markers for the Identification of Male Sterile Cytoplasm in Peppers (Capsicum annuum L.)

  • Min, Woong-Ki;Kim, Byung-Dong;Kim, Sung-Gil;Lee, Sang-Hyeob
    • Horticultural Science & Technology
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    • v.29 no.1
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    • pp.53-60
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    • 2011
  • Cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) induced by mutant mitochondria genome, has been used for commercial seed production of $F_1$ hybrid cultivars in diverse crops. In pepper (Capsicum annuum L.), two sterile cytoplasm specific gene organization, atp6-2 and coxII were identified. An open reading frame, orf456 nearby coxII gene has been speculated to induce male sterility (MS) by mutagenic analysis. Moreover, molecular markers for atp6-2 and coxII of mitochondrial genotype (mitotype) were developed. However, the Cytoplasmic MS specific markers, atp6SCAR and coxIISCAR markers appeared in both N and S cytoplasms when polymerase chain reaction (PCR) cycles prolonged more than 40 cycles. Since the reported molecular markers were dominant markers, the presence of the faint sterile-specific band in normal cytoplasm may lead to the mis-classification of pepper breeding lines. To solve this problem, one common forward primer and two different reverse primers specific to normal coxII and sterile orf456 genes were designed after analyzing their gene organizations. By using these three primers, N and S coxII specific bands were co-amplified in male-sterile lines, but only normal coxII specific band was amplified in maintainer lines. Since the reverse primer for sterile coxII was specifically designed 275 bp downstream of orf456, relatively stable PCR amplification patterns were observed regardless of the number of PCR cycles. These primer sets easily identified different mitotypes among the divergent breeding lines, commercial cultivars and diverse germplasms.

Antioxidant Systems of Plant Pathogenic Fungi: Functions in Oxidative Stress Response and Their Regulatory Mechanisms

  • Jiyeun Park;Hokyoung Son
    • The Plant Pathology Journal
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    • v.40 no.3
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    • pp.235-250
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    • 2024
  • During the infection process, plant pathogenic fungi encounter plant-derived oxidative stress, and an appropriate response to this stress is crucial to their survival and establishment of the disease. Plant pathogenic fungi have evolved several mechanisms to eliminate oxidants from the external environment and maintain cellular redox homeostasis. When oxidative stress is perceived, various signaling transduction pathways are triggered and activate the downstream genes responsible for the oxidative stress response. Despite extensive research on antioxidant systems and their regulatory mechanisms in plant pathogenic fungi, the specific functions of individual antioxidants and their impacts on pathogenicity have not recently been systematically summarized. Therefore, our objective is to consolidate previous research on the antioxidant systems of plant pathogenic fungi. In this review, we explore the plant immune responses during fungal infection, with a focus on the generation and function of reactive oxygen species. Furthermore, we delve into the three antioxidant systems, summarizing their functions and regulatory mechanisms involved in oxidative stress response. This comprehensive review provides an integrated overview of the antioxidant mechanisms within plant pathogenic fungi, revealing how the oxidative stress response contributes to their pathogenicity.

Effect of Angelica plant powder on the Quality Characteristics of Batter Cakes and Cookies (백련초 분말을 첨가해 제조한 반죽형 케이크와 쿠키의 품질 특성)

  • Jeon Eun-Raye;Park In-Duck
    • Korean journal of food and cookery science
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    • v.22 no.1 s.91
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    • pp.62-68
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    • 2006
  • This study evaluated the effect of the substitution of flour with Angelica plant(Bakluncho) powder on the characteristics of batter cake and cookies. The specific volume of batter cake was increased significantly with increasing content of Angelica plant powder, but hardness was decreased slightly. The specific volume of cookies didn't show significant difference, and the width detennined by the water content in the dough was decreased with increasing content of Angelica plant powder. The L value in the crust and crumbs of the cake was significantly the largest value in the control group. The a and b values were the highest in the 5% substituted sample group. The L, a and b values of the cookies also showed the same pattern. According to the sensory evaluation of cakes and cookies, the scores of flavor, color, and texture were raised by the addition of Angelica plant powder. The acceptance tests of cakes and cookies showed a higher overall acceptability than those of the 1% and 3% substituted samples.

Enhanced Production of hGM-CSF by Immobilized Transgenic Plant Cell Cultures (형질전환된 식물세포에서 고정화 방법을 통한 hCM-CSF의 생산성 증대 연구)

  • Noha, Yun-Sook;Nama, Hyung-Jin;Choi, Hong-Yeol;Tak, Sa-Ra;Kim, Dong-Il
    • KSBB Journal
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    • v.30 no.2
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    • pp.82-90
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    • 2015
  • Plant cell immobilization can protect plant cells from shear forces and increase the stability of gene. An additional advantage of immobilization is the easiness for performing continuous culture with cell recycling. Therefore plant cell immobilization can overcome the limitations of plant cell applications. In addition, target protein should be selected from pharmaceutical proteins to get rid of low expression level problem. The enhanced production of human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (hGM-CSF) was investigated in immobilized Nicotiana tabacum suspension cell cultures. When the cells were immobilized in polyurethane foam, specific production of hGM-CSF was higher than that in alginate bead immobilization. Optimum continuous culture condition was the addition of 60 g/L sucrose in growth media with exchanging media every 6 day. Under the same condition, specific hGM-CSF production was 7 times higher in a 500-mL spinner flask than that in 100-mL Erlenmeyer flasks. Therefore, development of an effective immobilization process would be possible when the advantage of easy cell recycling was used. Consequently, enhanced production of target proteins could be possible in immobilized continuous cultures when the advantages of immobilization were applied.

Identification of Subspecies-specific STS Markers and Their Association with Segregation Distortion in Rice(Oryza sativa L.)

  • Chin, Joong-Hyoun;Kim, Jung-Hee;Jiang, Wenzhu;Chu, Sang-Ho;Woo, Mi-Ok;Han, Longzhi;Brar, Darshan;Koh, Hee-Jong
    • Journal of Crop Science and Biotechnology
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    • v.10 no.3
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    • pp.175-184
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    • 2007
  • Two subspecies, japonica and indica, have been reported in rice, which differ in several ecotypic traits. However, reproductive barriers in hybrid progenies between subspecies have been major obstacles in breeding programs using inter-subspecific hybridization. As the first step to elucidate the reproductive barriers, we developed subspecies-specific(SS) STS markers in this study. A total of 765 STS primers were designed through comparing DNA sequences at every $2{\sim}3$cM interval between japonica and indica rices, which are available at Web DBs such as IRGSP, NCBI, TIGR, and GRAMENE, and tested for subspecies-specificity using 15 indica and 15 japonica varieties of diverse origin. Of them, 67 STS markers were identified as SS STS markers and their subspecies-specificity scores were estimated. The SS markers were dispersed throughout the genome along chromosomes. Of them, 64 SS markers were mapped on an RIL population derived from a Dasanbyeo(indica)/TR22183(japonica) cross. Genomic inclination of RILs was evaluated based on the genotyping with different types of markers. Association test between markers and segregation distortion revealed that segregation distortion might not be the cause of generating SS markers. The SS markers will be applicable to estimate the genomic inclination of varieties or lines and to study the differentiation of indica and japonica, and ultimately to breed true hybrid rice varieties in which desirable characters from both subspecies are recombined.

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