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Biotope Type Classification based on the Vegetation Community in Built-up Area (시가화지역 식물군집 특성에 기초한 비오톱 유형분류)

  • Kim, Ji-Suk;Jung, Tae-Jun;Hong, Suk-Hwan
    • Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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    • v.29 no.3
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    • pp.454-461
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    • 2015
  • This study aims to classify the biotope types based on the vegetation community in built-up areas by different land use and to map the plant communities. By classifying biotopes according to a taxonomic system, the characteristics of a biological community can be well-represented. The biotope classification indexes for the target area include human behavioral factors such as land use intensity, land-use patterns and land-cover types. The type classification was divided into four hierarchic ranks starting with Biotope Class, next by Biotope Group and Biotope Type and lastly by Biotope Sub-Type. The Biotope Class was first divided into two areas: the areas improved by humans and the areas unimproved by humans. The improved areas were again divided into permeable and non-permeable regions on the Biotope Group level. In the Biotope Type level, permeable paving areas were divided into areas with wide gap pavers and those with narrow gap pavers. The differential species of each biotope type are Lindera glauca, Conyza canadensis, Mazus pumilus, Vicia tetrasperma, Crepidiastrum sonchifolium, Zoysis japonica, Potentilla supina and Festuca arundinacea. The results of this study suggest that the biotope classification methodology, using a subjective phytosociological approach, is a useful and valuable tool and the results also suggest the possibility of applying more objective and scientific methods in mapping and classifying various environments.

Cultural Characteristics of Psychrotrophic Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from Kimchi (김치에서 분리한 저온성 젖산균의 배양특성)

  • So, Myung-Hwan;Kim, Young-Bae
    • Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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    • v.27 no.4
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    • pp.506-515
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    • 1995
  • The cultural characteristics of 60 strains of psychrotrophic lactic acid bacteria which were isolated from kimchi, a Korean traditional fermented vegetable food, and identified as Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides, Leu. mesenteroides subsp. dextranicum, Leu. paramesenteroides, Leu. lactis, Lactobacillus bavaricus and Lac. homohiochii were tested. All strains grew at $5^{\circ}C,\;10^{\circ}C\;and\;37^{\circ}C$ in tomato glucose broth, but not at $45^{\circ}C$. The optimum growth temperature of Leu. mesenteroides and Lactobacillus sp. were $33{\sim}34^{\circ}C\;and\;34{\sim}36^{\circ}C$, respectively. All strains of Leu. mesenteroides and Lactobacillus sp. grew at 4.8 and 4.2 of initial pH, but not at 4.0. The final pH of Leu. mesenteroides and Lactobacillus sp. in glucose broth were $3.84{\sim}4.10\;and\;3.82{\sim}3.99$, respectively. None of the 60 strains clotted milk nor reduced litmus in litmus milk. All strains of Leu. mesenteroides and Lactobacillus sp. grew in tomato glucose broth containing 7% ethanol or 6.5% NaCl, but not in the broth containing 15% ethanol or 10% NaCl. All strains grew in tomato glucose broth containing 40% bile juice and survived in the artificial gastric juice of pH 3.5. Furthermore, all strains of Leu. mesenteroides survived in the artificial gastric juice of pH 3.0. Since many strains of lactic acid bacteria tested in this study showed differences in several physiological characteristics from those described in Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, it was considered that further tests would be necessary to clarify their positions in taxonomic system.

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Identification of Psychrotrophic Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from Kimchi (김치에서 분리한 저온성 젖산균의 동정)

  • So, Myung-Hwan;Kim, Young-Bae
    • Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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    • v.27 no.4
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    • pp.495-505
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    • 1995
  • The purpose of this study was to identify the psychrotrophic lactic acid bacteria isolated from kimchi, a Korean traditional fermented vegetable food. Thirty isolates of psychrotrophic lactic acid bacteria were isolated randomly from kimchi-A and kimchi-B which were fermented at $5{\sim}7^{\circ}C$ for 20 days and 50 days, respectively. Among 30 isolates of lactic acid bacteria isolated from kimchi-A, 14 isolates were identified as Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides, 12 as Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. dextranicum and 4 as Lactobacillus bavaricus. Among 30 isolates isolated from kimchi-B, 20 isolates were identified as Lactobacillus bavaricus, 3 as Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides, 3 as Leuconostoc lactis, 2 as Leuconostoc paramesenteroides and 2 as Lactobacillus homohiochii. Though these strains were identified as above, there were many strains whose sugar fermenting patterns and $NH_3$ producing ability from arginine were inconsistent with those described in Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, and some strains identified as Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides and Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. dextranicum even disclosed such contradictions as the comparisons of sugar fermenting patterns between the strains of different subspecies were much more coincident than those between the same subspecies. As there were difficulties in classifying these psychrotrophic lactic acid bacteria according to the current taxonomic system, further studies were needed to solve these problems.

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Evaluation of leaf morphology for distinguishing Prunus (Rosaceae) from Jeju, Korea (제주도산 벚나무속 잎 형질의 분류학적 검토)

  • Kim, Chan-Soo;Moon, Myung-Ok;Cheong, Eun Ju;Byun, Gwang Ok
    • Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy
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    • v.35 no.2
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    • pp.81-98
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    • 2005
  • Leaf morphology was examined for Prunus species from Jeju Island. Analyzed were the leaf blade length, petiole length, width of blade, number of veins and angle of the base to the mid-vein as quantitative characters and the distribution of trichome, position of glandsand leaf features qualitative characters. A total of 25 OTU were phenetically analyzed by UPGMA. The resuling phenograms slightly differ from the currently recognized taxonomic system in two points. Prunus mume was clustered with P. padus and P. buergeriana. Prunu spendula and P. yedoensis were separated from the cluster of P. jaamasakura, P. speciosa, P. sargentii and P. jamasakura var. quelpaertensis. Except for the members of subgenus Cerasus, subgenera Padus (P. buergeriana and P. padus), Microcerasus (P. japonica) and Amygdalus were well defined. Some morphological characters of leaves such as the ratio of blade length to width, the length of blade to petiole, number of veins, the distance between the gland and base, the angle of base to mid-vein, and the distribution of trichome were useful as diagnostic features for Prunus from Jeju Island.

Molecular Characterization of Small-Spored Alternaria Species (소형의 포자를 형성하는 Alternaria 균류의 분자생물학적 특징)

  • Kim, Byung-Ryun;Park, Myung-Soo;Cho, Hye-Sun;Yu, Seung-Hun
    • Research in Plant Disease
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.56-65
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    • 2005
  • To establish taxonomic system of morphologically similar species of small-spored Alternaria, phylogenetic analysis of internal transcribed spacer (ITS 1, ITS 2 and 5.8S rDNA) and mitochondrial small subunit (mt SSU) rDNA sequences and URP-PCR fingerprinting analysis from 11 species ofAlternaria were performed. Phylogenetic analysis of ITS and mt SSU rDNA sequences revealed that 10 out of 11 species of the smallspored Alternaria were phylogenetically identical with a bootstrap value of 100%. A. infectoria only was phylogenetically differentiated from the other species. The results suggest that the 10 small-spored Alternaria species are very closely related evolutionally and the markers can not be used for differentiation of the smallspored Alternaria species. URP-PCR fingerprinting analysis from eleven species of smallspored Alternaria using 10 URP primers showed that it was possible to differentiate the species, although genetic similarities were found among the species. The Alternaria sp. from common pokeweed could be distinguished from other species by URP-PCR analysis, and it was considered as a new species. A. infectoria could be easily distinguished from the other 10 species by phylogenetic analysis of ITS and mt SSU rDNA sequences and the URPPCR fingerprinting analysis.

Phylogenetic Relationship of Araliaceae in Korea by Seed Morphological Characteristics (종자 외부형태학적 특성에 의한 한국산 두릅나무과(Araliaceae) 식물의 종간 유연관계)

  • Kim, Geon-Rae;Kim, Hae-Ran;Choi, Hyung-Soon;Han, Jin-Gyu;Kim, Soo-Young;Kim, Chan-Soo
    • Journal of Wetlands Research
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.139-145
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    • 2015
  • The purpose of this study is to describe and compare the morphological characteristics of seeds of 12 taxa of Araliaceae, and to evaluate their possible use for taxonomic considerations. For light microscope observations and measurements, the seeds were observed using Image Analyzing System. The observations were made on twenty randomly selected seeds of each species. Obtained data were statistically processed using analysis of variance. Principal Components Analysis indicated four groups of characters, the genera Aralia, Eleutherococcus, Panax and the others, which explained 65.47% of the total variation. As a results of Cluster Analysis using the eleven variables, 12 species of Araliaceae were also discriminated into four groups. Eleutherococcus senticosus and E. gracilistylus were closely related, which is well supported by the results from recent molecular studies. Also, the genera Dendropanax and Eleutherococcus were closely related in terms of seed characters.

Distribution of the Korean Barbatula Species Reviewed by the Morphological Traits of Nostrils (비공의 형태적 특징으로 재검토한 한국산 종개속 어류의 분포 특성)

  • An, JungHyun;Kim, Byung-Jik;Bae, Yang-Seop
    • Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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    • v.33 no.2
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    • pp.117-125
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    • 2021
  • According to the character states of nostrils in the Barbatula species comprising 1,366 specimens collected from the major river system in Korea, distribution pattern of the two Korean Barbatula species was reviewed. The taxonomic character related to nostrils in Barbatula was very stable and two character states (widely separated and closely set) were observed in the present materials. B. toni (Dybowski, 1869) with widely separated nostrils distributes in the streams flowing into the East Sea north of Sokcho, Gangwon-do Province; Eogokcheon Stream, a tributary of Namhangang River; and Anseongcheon Stream, Gyeonggi-do Province, whereas B. nuda (Bleeker, 1864) with closely set occurs in most rivers flowing into the Yellow Sea including Nakdonggang River as well as in the Yangyangnamdaecheon Stream, Gangwon-do Province south to Bangyulcheon Stream, Gyeongbukdo Province, flowing into the East Sea as previously reported with some exception. Especially, both Barbatula species were co-occurred in the Yeongokcheon Stream, Gangwon-do Province and Eogokcheon Stream. The present results will provide a useful guide to study the regional fish fauna or fish community analysis as well as to clarify the taxonomical status of the Korean Barbatula species.

An Ethnography on Stigma of Families Having Old People Admitted to Nursing Home in Korea (요양원 입소노인 가족의 오명에 대한 문화기술지)

  • Lee, Yun Jung;Kim, Jeong Hee;Kim, Kwuy Bun
    • 한국노년학
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    • v.30 no.3
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    • pp.1005-1020
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    • 2010
  • This study was conducted to explore and understand the meaning of stigma of families having old people admitted to nursing home within the Korean culture. Data collection was performed through in-depth interviews and participant observations which were recorded and transcribed verbatim with the consent of the participants. The key informants were 12 people having the aged family member in nursing home. The data was collected from October 2008 to February 2009 until completed. Data were analyzed utilizing the taxonomic analysis method developed by Spradley. As a result, 24 themes, 8 categories and 4 cultural domains are founded from the cases. The cultural domains resulted from the analysis are: 『Incompetence of Oneself: 'Adaptation to Inevitable Realities', 'Difficulty of Economic Independence', 'Difficulty of the Subjective Self-assertion'』, 『Contradictoriness of Decision Making: 'Decision Making Different from Own Mind', 'Conflicts between Neighboring'』, 『Self-rationalization of Decision Making: 'Self-comfort of Decision Making'』, 『Shifting Responsibility: 'Services Different from that of Family', 'Laking in Sincerity of Responsible Institution'』. Theoretical model about stigma of the family having old people admitted to nursing home by the research result in the above was able to be confirmed that it was expressed with the original form of thought of recursive system which continuously showing the inconsistency of decision making, rationalizing decision making, and shifting one's own responsibility in the process of accomplishing the duty of supporting old people. Based on the results, I discussed the meaning of stigma of families having old people admitted to nursing home and provided recommendations for future research.

Genetic Diversity and Molecular Phylogenetic Relationships of the Genus Sarcocheilichthys Fish in Korea (한국산 중고기속(Sarcocheilichthys) 어류의 유전적 다양성과 분자계통학적 유연관계)

  • Ji-Wang Jang;Jae-Goo Kim;Jae-Geun Ko;Bong-Han Yun;Yang-Seop Bae
    • Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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    • v.36 no.2
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    • pp.139-155
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    • 2024
  • Using the cytb gene region of the mitochondrial DNA of eight populations of Sarcocheilichthys nigripinnis morii and five populations of S. variegatus wakiyae, which belong to the genus Sarcocheilichthys from Korea, the genetic diversity and molecular phylogenetic relationships of each population were examined. As a result of the analysis, it was confirmed that the S. variegatus wakiyae population had higher genetic diversity than the S. nigripinnis morii population. In the phylogenetic tree of genus Sarcocheilichthys fish in Korea based on the cytb gene, the Yeongsan River (YSR) population of S. variegatus wakiyae forms a clade with the Tamjin River (TJR), Yeongsan River (YSR), and Seomjin River (SJR) population of S. nigripinnis morii, and genetic relationships that do not align with the current classification system were observed. Meanwhile, on the nuclear DNA phylogenetic tree, S. variegatus wakiyae and S. nigripinnis morii could be clearly distinguished, showing mitonuclear inconsistency where mitochondrial and nuclear DNA conflicted on the phylogenetic tree. The Seomjin River (SJR) population of S. nigripinnis morii was translocated to the Dongjin River (DJR) population, haplotype from which crossbreeding was presumed to have occurred was confirmed. Among the rivers flowing into the East Sea, the S. nigripinnis morii population is known to have been introduced and inhabit only the Hyeongsan River (HSR), and it is presumed to be a population formed by translocation from the Han River (HR) population, with a haplotype representing a unique genetic group also confirmed. The Han River (HR), Geum River (GR), and Mangyeong River (MGR) populations of S. nigripinnis morii formed a genetically identical population with S. czerskii and S. soldatovi distributed north of the Yalu River, and accordingly, a taxonomic reexamination was required through morphological and molecular phylogenetic studies by securing various specimens.

Discrimination of African Yams Containing High Functional Compounds Using FT-IR Fingerprinting Combined by Multivariate Analysis and Quantitative Prediction of Functional Compounds by PLS Regression Modeling (FT-IR 스펙트럼 데이터의 다변량 통계분석을 이용한 고기능성 아프리칸 얌 식별 및 기능성 성분 함량 예측 모델링)

  • Song, Seung Yeob;Jie, Eun Yee;Ahn, Myung Suk;Kim, Dong Jin;Kim, In Jung;Kim, Suk Weon
    • Horticultural Science & Technology
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    • v.32 no.1
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    • pp.105-114
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    • 2014
  • We established a high throughput screening system of African yam tuber lines which contain high contents of total carotenoids, flavonoids, and phenolic compounds using ultraviolet-visible (UV-VIS) spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy in combination with multivariate analysis. The total carotenoids contents from 62 African yam tubers varied from 0.01 to $0.91{\mu}g{\cdot}g^{-1}$ dry weight (wt). The total flavonoids and phenolic compounds also varied from 12.9 to $229{\mu}g{\cdot}g^{-1}$ and from 0.29 to $5.2mg{\cdot}g^{-1}$dry wt. FT-IR spectra confirmed typical spectral differences between the frequency regions of 1,700-1,500, 1,500-1,300 and $1,100-950cm^{-1}$, respectively. These spectral regions were reflecting the quantitative and qualitative variations of amide I, II from amino acids and proteins ($1,700-1,500cm^{-1}$), phosphodiester groups from nucleic acid and phospholipid ($1,500-1,300cm^{-1}$) and carbohydrate compounds ($1,100-950cm^{-1}$). Principal component analysis (PCA) and subsequent partial least square-discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) were able to discriminate the 62 African yam tuber lines into three separate clusters corresponding to their taxonomic relationship. The quantitative prediction modeling of total carotenoids, flavonoids, and phenolic compounds from African yam tuber lines were established using partial least square regression algorithm from FT-IR spectra. The regression coefficients ($R^2$) between predicted values and estimated values of total carotenoids, flavonoids and phenolic compounds were 0.83, 0.86, and 0.72, respectively. These results showed that quantitative predictions of total carotenoids, flavonoids, and phenolic compounds were possible from FT-IR spectra of African yam tuber lines with higher accuracy. Therefore we suggested that quantitative prediction system established in this study could be applied as a rapid selection tool for high yielding African yam lines.