• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.333-340
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• 2011

Herbicide-tolerant Zoysia grass has been previously developed through Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. We investigated the effects of genetically modified (GM) Zoysia grass and the associated herbicide application on bacterial community structure by using culture-independent approaches. To assess the possible horizontal gene transfer (HGT) of transgenic DNA to soil microorganisms, total soil DNAs were amplified by PCR with two primer sets for the bar and hpt genes, which were introduced into the GM Zoysia grass by a callus-type transformation. The transgenic genes were not detected from the total genomic DNAs extracted from 1.5 g of each rhizosphere soils of GM and non-GM Zoysia grasses. The structures and diversities of the bacterial communities in rhizosphere soils of GM and non-GM Zoysia grasses were investigated by constructing 16S rDNA clone libraries. Classifier, provided in the RDP II, assigned 100 clones in the 16S rRNA gene sequences library into 11 bacterial phyla. The most abundant phyla in both clone libraries were Acidobacteria and Proteobacteria. The bacterial diversity of the GM clone library was lower than that of the non- GM library. The former contained four phyla, whereas the latter had seven phyla. Phylogenetic trees were constructed to confirm these results. Phylogenetic analyses of the two clone libraries revealed considerable difference from each other. The significance of difference between clone libraries was examined with LIBSHUFF statistics. LIBSHUFF analysis revealed that the two clone libraries differed significantly (P<0.025), suggesting alterations in the composition of the microbial community associated with GM Zoysia grass.

• 식물조직배양학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.207-217
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• 1998

한국에서 자생한 자연산 tumor 조직과 근권토양으로부터 형질전환율이 높은 hypervirulent Agrobacterium spp를 분리하기 위해서 Salix, Diospyros, Populus 및 Malus에서 형성된 tumor 조직과 근권토양을 채취하괴 Schroth 선택배지와 New and Kerr 배지를 이용하여 78 균주의 colony를 특성에 따라 분리하였다. 이중에서 48 균주가 당근 disc에서 tumor를 형성하였으며 tumor를 형성한 균주중 형성시기가 빠르며 크기가 커 hypervirulent 균주로 생각되는 A. tumefaciens SP101을 biotype 1, 그리고 A. tumefaciens SM042를 biotype 2로 동정하였다. 토양중에서 선발한 A. tumefaciens SM042와 disarmed A. tumefaciens PC2760에 kanamycin 저항성 유전자를 함유하고 있는 binary vector pGA643을 도입하여 conjugant인 A. tumefaciens SM643과 A. tumefaciens PC643을 kanamycin과 tetracycline이 함유된 최소배지에서 획득하였다. 연초의 형질전환을 위해서 conjugant Agrobacterium과 연초조직을 동시배양 후 2,4-D와 kanamycin이 함유된 선발배지에 치상하여 형질전환을 유도한 결과 A. tumefaciens SM643이 A. tumefaciens PC643보다 더 많은 캘러스가 형성되었다. 그러나 A. tumefaciens PC643을 사용한 형질전환 캘러스는 대부분 friable한 캘러스로 유도되었으며 정상적으로 식물체로 생장하였으나 A. tumefaciens SM643을 사용한 캘러스는 매우 딱딱하며 둥그런 형태의 캘러스와 friable한 캘러스가 혼재한 상태로 생장하였으며, 이중에서 friable한 캘러스는 정상적인 shoot가 형성되었으나 딱딱한 캘러스로 유도된 형질전환체는 식물체로 형성되지 않고 반구형 미색의 전형적인 tumor 캘러스로 생장하였다. 한편 형질전환시 캘러스를 유도하지 않고 직접 shoot를 형성시킨 결과 disarmed Ti-plasmid를 사용하지 않고 wild-type Ti-plasmid를 사용해도 정상적인 형질전환체를 획득할 수 있었다.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.559-566
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• 2007

Distraction osteogenesis(DO) is a surgical method of bone formation that involves an osteotomy and sequential stretching of the healing callus by gradual movement and subsequent remodeling. DO is used to correct facial asymmetry, such as in patients with hemifacial microsomia, maxillary or mandibular retrusion, cleft lip and palate, alveolar defects, and craniofacial deficiency. It is accomplished with the aid of a distraction device, which is secured with screws placed directly into bone, for a predetermined length of time. Hemifacial microsomia is characterized by unilateral facial hypoplasia, often with unilateral shortening of the mandible and subsequent malocclusion. Patients with hemifacial microsomia and facial asymmetry have a vertically short maxilla, tilted occlusal plane, and short mandible. Early treatment is necessary to avoid subsequent impaired midfacial growth. The standard treatment of these malformations consists of the application of bone grafts, which can lead to unpredictable growth. The new bone-lengthening procedure represents a limited surgical intervention and opens up a new perspective for treatment, especially in younger children with severe deformities. This report describes a case of hemifacial microsomia(Type-II left-sided hemifacial microsomia). The patient, a 10-year-old child, visited our clinic for facial asymmetry correction. He had a hypoplastic mandible, displaced ear lobe, 10 mm canting on the right side, and malocclusion. We planned DO to lengthen the left mandible in conjunction with a Le Fort I osteotomy for decanting and then perform a right intraoral vertical ramus osteotomy(IVRO). Progressive distraction at a rate of 0.5 mm/12 hours was initiated 7 days postoperatively. The duration of DO was 17 days. The consolidation period was 3 months. Satisfactory results were obtained in our case, indicating that DO can be used successfully for functional, aesthetic reconstruction of the mandible. We report a case involving DO in conjunction with orthognathic surgery for correcting mandibular hypoplasia with a review of the literature.