• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.354-358
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• 2014

A screening test showed that lycorine exhibited significant antifungal activity against 24 pathogenic crop fungi at concentrations of 500 ${\mu}g/ml$ and 100 ${\mu}g/ml$, respectively. Fusarium graminearum was selected for antifungal mechanism studies by observing its mycelial morphology and investigating the variations in its conductivity. In addition, the substance absorption and metabolism of F. graminearum were explored. The mechanism was revealed as being one by which lycorine destroyed the cellular membrane and further influenced substance absorption and cell metabolism.

• 식물병연구
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.213-219
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• 2019

2017년, 2018년에 단양과 영월에서 재배된 수수에서 1,159점의 Fusarium 균주를 분리하여 유전적, 독성학적, 병리학적 특성을 규명하였다. TEF-1α와 RPB2 유전자를 이용한 계통수 분석결과 수수는 17종의 Fusarium 종들로 오염되었으며, 이 중 F. graminearum, F. proliferatum, F. thapsinum, F. incarnatum, F. asiaticum 등이 주요 우점종이었다. F. graminearum과 F. asiaticum 중에는 F. graminearum-15-acetyl deoxynivalenol 화학형과 F. asiaticum-nivalenol 화학형 균들이 우점하였다. F. thapsinum과 FTSC 11을 제외한 6개의 Fusarium 종이 하나 이상의 독소를 생성하였다. F. proliferatum과 F. fujikuroi 균주 들 중 각각 76.0%와 81.6%가 FUM1 유전자를 가지고 있으며, 일부 균주는 고농도(1,000 ㎍ 이상)의 푸모니신을 생성하였다. F. proliferatum과 F. thapsinum이 다른 종에 비해 높은 수수 병원성을 나타내었다. 이러한 결과는 수수의 Fusarium종들이 여러 종의 독소를 생성할 수 있다는 것을 시사한다.

• 식물병연구
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.118-129
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• 2023

Fusarium sambucinum 종 복합체는 식물에 심각한 질병을 일으키는 분류군이다. 국내에서는 F. sambucinum 종 복합체가 일으키는 식물병에 대한 많은 연구가 보고되었으나, 한국식물 병명목록에는 2종(F. graminearum, F. sambucinum)이 14개의 기주에 식물병을 일으키는 정보만이 등록되어 있다. F. sambucinum 종복합체의 다양성 및 병원성을 확인하기 위해 농업미생물은행(Korean Agricultural Culture Collection)에 보존된 57 균주의 F. sambucinum 종 복합체를 다중 유전자 염기서열 분석(multi-locus sequence typing)을 바탕으로 7종(F. asiaticum, F. graminearum, F. vorosii, F. meridionale, F. bootii, F. kyushuense, F. armeniacum)으로 재동정하였다. 이전의 보고와 이번 연구의 결과에 따라, F. sambucinum 종 복합체 중 5종(F. asiatum, F. graminearum, F. vorosii, F. armeniacum, F. sambucinum)이 24개의 기주에 병원성을 보였으며, 3종(F. meridionale, F. bootii, F. kyushuense)의 병원성은 명확하지 않았다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.33-42
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• 2014

Nivalenol (NIV) and deoxynivalenol (DON) are predominant Fusarium-producing mycotoxins found in grains, which are mainly produced by Fusarium asiaticum and F. graminearum. NIV is found in most of cereals grown in Korea, but the genetic basis for NIV production by F. asiaticum has not been extensively explored. In this study, 12 genes belonging to the trichothecene biosynthetic gene cluster were compared at the transcriptional level between two NIV-producing F. asiaticum and four DON-producing F. graminearum strains. Chemical analysis revealed that time-course toxin production patterns over 14 days did not differ between NIV and DON strains, excluding F. asiaticum R308, which was a low NIV producer. Both quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and Northern analysis revealed that the majority of TRI gene transcripts peaked at day 2 in both NIV and DON producers, which is 2 days earlier than trichothecene accumulation in liquid medium. Comparison of the gene expression profiles identified an NIV-specific pattern in two transcription factor-encoding TRI genes (TRI6 and TRI10) and TRI101, which showed two gene expression peaks during both the early and late incubation periods. In addition, the amount of trichothecenes produced by both DON and NIV producers were correlated with the expression levels of TRI genes, regardless of the trichothecene chemotypes. Therefore, the reduced production of NIV by R308 compared to NIV or DON by the other strains may be attributable to the significantly lower expression levels of the TRI genes, which showed early expression patterns.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.25-32
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• 2014

Fusarium head blight (FHB; scab) caused mainly by Fusarium graminearum is a devastating disease of wheat and barley around the world. FHB causes yield reductions and contamination of grain with trichothecene mycotoxins such as deoxynivalenol (DON) which are a major health concern for humans and animals. The objective of this research was to develop an easy seed or seedling inoculation assay, and to compare these assays with whole plant resistance of twenty-nine Korean winter wheat cultivars to FHB. The clip-dipping assay consists of cutting off the coleoptiles apex, dipping the coleoptiles apex in conidial suspension, covering in plastic bag for 3 days, and measuring the lengths of lesions 7 days after inoculation. There were significant cultivar differences after inoculation with F. graminearum in seedling relative to the controls. Correlation coefficients between the lesion lengths of clip-dipping inoculation and FHB Type II resistance from adult plants were significant (r=0.45; P<0.05). Results from two other seedling inoculation methods, spraying and pin-point inoculation, were not correlated with adult FHB resistance. Single linear correlation was not significant between seed germination assays (soaking and soak-dry) and FHB resistance (Type I and Type II), respectively. These results showed that clip-dipping inoculation method using F. graminearum may offer a real possibility of simple, rapid, and reliable for the early screening of FHB resistance in wheat.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.236-244
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• 2014

The plant pathogen Fusarium graminearum causes Fusarium head blight in cereal crops and produces mycotoxins that are harmful to animals and humans. For the initiation and spread of disease, asexual and sexual reproduction is required. Therefore, studies on fungal reproduction contribute to the development of new methods to control and maintain the fungal population. Screening a previously generated transcription factor mutant collection, we identified one putative $C_2H_2$ zincfinger transcription factor, pcs1, which is required for both sexual and asexual reproduction. Deleting pcs1 in F. graminearum resulted in a dramatic reduction in conidial production and a complete loss of sexual reproduction. The pathways and gene ontology of pcs1-dependent genes from microarray experiments showed that several G-protein related pathways, oxidase activity, ribosome biogenesis, and RNA binding and processing were highly enriched, suggesting that pcs1 is involved in several different biological processes. Further, overexpression of pcs1 increased conidial production and resulted in earlier maturation of ascospores compared to the wild-type strain. Additionally, the vegetative growth of the overexpression mutants was decreased in nutrient-rich conditions but was not different from the wild-type strain in nutrient-poor conditions. Overall, we discovered that the pcs1 transcription factor positively regulates both conidiation and sexual reproduction and confers nutrient condition-dependent vegetative growth.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.301-313
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• 2017

Purpose: This study was conducted to discriminate between normal hulled barley and Fusarium (Fusarium asiaticum and Fusarium graminearum) infected hulled barley by using the near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) technique. Methods: Fusarium asiaticum and Fusarium graminearum were artificially inoculated in hulled barley and the reflectance spectrum of the barley spike was obtained by using a near-infrared spectral sensor with wavelength band in the range 1,175-2,170 nm. After obtaining the spectrum of the specimen, the hulled barley was cultivated in a greenhouse and visually inspected for infections. Results: From a partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) prediction model developed from the raw spectrum data of the hulled barley, the discrimination accuracy for the normal and infected hulled barley was 99.82% (563/564) and 100% (672/672), respectively. Conclusions: NIRS is effective as a quick and nondestructive method to detect whether hulled barley has been infected with Fusarium. Further, it expected that NIRS will be able to detect Fusarium infections in other grains as well.

• 한국균학회소식:학술대회논문집
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• 한국균학회 2016년도 춘계학술대회 및 임시총회
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• pp.27-27
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• 2016

The ascomycete fungus Fusarium graminearum is the most common pathogen of Fusarium head blight (FHB), a devastating disease for major cereal crops worldwide. FHB causes significant crop losses by reducing grain yield and quality as well as contaminating cereals with trichothecenes and zearalenone (ZEA) that pose a serious threat to animal health and food safety. ZEA is a causative agent of hyperestrogenic syndrome in mammals and can result in reproductive disorders in farm animals. In F. graminearum, the ZEA biosynthetic cluster is composed of four genes, PKS4, PKS13, ZEB1, and ZEB2, which encode a reducing polyketide synthase, a nonreducing polyketide synthase, an isoamyl alcohol oxidase, and a transcription factor, respectively. Although it is known that ZEB2 primarily acts as a regulator of ZEA biosynthetic cluster genes, the mechanism underlying this regulation remains undetermined. In this study, two isoforms (ZEB2L and ZEB2S) from the ZEB2 gene in F. graminearum were characterized. It was revealed that ZEB2L contains a basic leucine zipper (bZIP) DNA-binding domain at the N-terminus, whereas ZEB2S is an N-terminally truncated form of ZEB2L that lacks the bZIP domain. Interestingly, ZEA triggered the induction of both ZEB2L and ZEB2S transcription. In ZEA producing condition, the expression of ZEB2S transcripts via alternative promoter usage was directly or indirectly initiated by ZEA. Physical interaction between ZEB2L and ZEB2L as well as between ZEB2L and ZEB2S was observed in the nucleus. The ZEB2S-ZEB2S interaction was detected in both the cytosol and the nucleus. ZEB2L-ZEB2L oligomers activated ZEA biosynthetic cluster genes, including ZEB2L. ZEB2S inhibited ZEB2L transcription by forming ZEB2L-ZEB2S heterodimers, which reduced the DNA-binding activity of ZEB2L. This study provides insight into the autoregulation of ZEB2 expression by alternative promoter usage and a feedback loop during ZEA production.

• 식물병연구
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.145-151
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• 2016

이삭마름병은 지금까지 화학살균제에 의해 방제되어 왔지만 잔류농약 문제로 인하여 합성농약의 사용은 곡류 수확 30일 전까지로 그 처리기간이 제한되어 있다. 따라서 수확 직전까지 처리가 가능한 새로운 생물농약의 개발이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 이삭마름병 방제를 위하여 F. graminearum에 대하여 항균활성을 보이는 식물추출물을 선발하기 위하여 총 85과에속하는 225 한약재시료의 ethanol 추출물을 대상으로 F. graminearum 포자발아 억제효과를 조사하였다. 그 결과 높은 억제활성을 가진 대계근을 선발한 후, 용매 분획, 컬럼 크로마토그래피와 생물검정을 거쳐 F. graminearum 포자발아 억제활성을 가진 두 개의 화합물을 분리하였다. 두 물질은 질량분석과 핵자기공명분석을 통하여 ciryneol C와 1-heptadecene-11,13-diyne-8,9,10-triol의 polyacetylene계 화합물로 동정되었다. F. graminearum의 포자발아 저해활성을 나타내는 $IC_{50}$은 1-heptadecene-11,13-diyne-8,9,10-triol이 $3.17{\mu}g/ml$, ciryneol C는 $28.14{\mu}g/ml$로 1-heptadecene-11,13-diyne-8,9,10-triol의 저해활성이 ciryneol C보다 더 높았다. 또한 온실에서의 대계근 EtoAc 추출물 분말수화제의 밀 이삭마름 병방제효과는 250배와 500배희석액처리시각각 78.92%와 31.56%로 유효성분의 농도가 높을수록 방제효과도 높아졌다. 본 연구결과는 polyacetylene계 화합물을 함유하는 대계근의 조추출물이 이삭마름병 방제를 위한 식물유래 천연물 살균제로 사용이 가능하다는 것을 제시하고 있다.

• 한국식물병리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국식물병리학회 2003년도 정기총회 및 추계학술발표회
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• pp.123.2-124
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• 2003

Fusarium graminearum (telomorph：Gibberella zeae), an important fungal pathogen of cereal crops with ubiquitous geographic distribution, produces mycotoxins on diseased crops that has threaten human and animal health. Recently severe epidemics of scab diseases of barley and rice by this fungus occurred in Korea, causing serious economic losses. To determine genetic diversity of F. graminearum from rice in Korea, a total of 269 isolates were obtained from Southern part of Korea during 2001-2002. A phylogenetic tree of the isolates was constructed by using amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP). Population structure of the rice isolates consists of a single lineage (lineage 6). Frequency of female fertility among these Isolates was relatively low (37％) compared to that among lineage 7 isolates from Korean corn. PCR amplification using chemotype specific primers derived from Tri7 and Tri13 genes at the trichothecene biosynthesis gene cluster revealed that most isolates (260) were NIV chemotype；9 isolates were identified as DON chemotype by Tri13 but as either NIV chemotype or unknown by Tri7. The result of chemical analysis also supported the chemotype determination；all of the NIV chemotype isolates produced NIV, whereas the 9 isolates produce either DON or no toxin.