• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.31 no.4
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• pp.601-609
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• 2021

Erythrobacter species are extensively studied marine bacteria that produce various carotenoids. Due to their photoheterotrophic ability, it has been suggested that they play a crucial role in marine ecosystems. It is essential to identify the genome sequence and the genes of the species to predict their role in the marine ecosystem. In this study, we report the complete genome sequence of the marine bacterium Erythrobacter sp. 3-20A1M. The genome size was 3.1 Mbp and its GC content was 64.8%. In total, 2998 genetic features were annotated, of which 2882 were annotated as functional coding genes. Using the genetic information of Erythrobacter sp. 3-20A1M, we performed pan-genome analysis with other Erythrobacter species. This revealed highly conserved secondary metabolite biosynthesis-related COG functions across Erythrobacter species. Through subsequent secondary metabolite biosynthetic gene cluster prediction and KEGG analysis, the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway was proven conserved in all Erythrobacter species, except for the spheroidene and spirilloxanthin pathways, which are only found in photosynthetic Erythrobacter species. The presence of virulence genes, especially the plant-algae cell wall degrading genes, revealed that Erythrobacter sp. 3-20A1M is a potential marine plant-algae scavenger.

• Mycobiology
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• v.46 no.4
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• pp.382-387
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• 2018

The entomopathogenic fungus Cordyceps militaris is a valuable medicinal ascomycete, which degenerates frequently during subsequent culture. To avoid economic losses during industrialized production, scratching stimuli of mycelia was introduced to improve the fruiting body production. The present results indicated that higher yields and biological efficiency were obtained from two degenerate strains (YN1-14 and YN2-7) but not from g38 (an insertional mutant in Rhf1 gene with higher yields and shorter growth periods). Furthermore, the growth periods of the fruiting bodies were at least 5 days earlier when the mycelia were scratched before stromata differentiation. Three ROS-scavenging genes including Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (CmSod1), Glutathione peroxidase (CmGpx), and Catalase A (CmCat A) were isolated and their expression profiles against scratching were determined in degenerate strain YN1-14 and mutant strain g38. At day 5 after scratching, the expression level of CmGpx significantly decreased for strain g38, but that of CmSod1 significantly increased for YN1-14. These results indicated that scratching is an effective way to promote fruiting body production of degenerate strain, which may be related at least with Rhf1 and active oxygen scavenging genes.

• 한국약용작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2010.10a
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• pp.445-446
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• 2010

• Environmental and Resource Economics Review
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.285-309
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• 2000

One of the main issues in natural resource economics is estimating the amount of stock and the biological growth functions of renewable natural resources. Since the stock level is not directly observed the usual econometric approaches cannot be employed for this purpose. The maximum entropy approach has been suggested as a useful alternative to estimate the dynamic model of natural resource use. This study estimates the stock and the growth function of Korean anchovy using the data for yield and yield efforts. The results show that the current level of anchovy yield exceeds its maximum sustainable yield, which implies that the stock will decrease substantially over time.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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• v.37 no.4
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• pp.503-507
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• 2019

Asteroid specimens were collected using fishing nets from the East Sea, Korea. The specimens were identified as Solaster paxillatus Sladen, 1889, belonging to the family Solasteridae of the order Valvatida. This species can be distinguished from three other Korean Solaster species by having 10 arms; subambulacral spines comprising four or five near base of arm, six or seven in middle part, and five or six in distal part of arm; furrow spines comprising four or five near basal part and three or four in distal part of arm; and suboral spines comprising more than ten spinules. The morphological characteristics of this species were described with illustrations. Solaster paxillatus is first reported in marine fauna of Korea.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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• v.38 no.3
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• pp.388-391
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• 2020

Sea stars were collected from the adjacent waters of Jukbyeon and Jumunjin, Korea, using fishing nets at depths of 70-100 m. The specimens were identified as Henricia perforata (O.F. Müller, 1776) in the family Echinasteridae and order Spinulosida, with worldwide species distribution. H. perforata can be distinguished from some morphologically related Henricia species by its long, slender, and pointed adambulacral spines. The abactinal skeleton of H. perforata has wide papular areas resembling those of H. pachyderma, but the former has more papulae (two to seven). Previously, two genera of Echinasteridae, Aleutihenricia and Henricia, with a total of 12 echinasterid species, have been reported in Korea. The morphological characteristics of H. perforata are described and photographs are provided.

• 한국약용작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.321-322
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• 2009

• Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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• v.39 no.3
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• pp.289-292
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• 2021

Henricia specimen was collected from the East Sea of Korea using fishing nets. The specimen was identified as Henricia hayashii (Djakonov 1961), belonging to the family Echinasteridae of the order Spinulosida. This species can be distinguished from other Henricia species by slender arms (R/r=7.4), constricted arm base, six to thirty-five slender spinelets, open-meshed, reticulated abactinal skeleton comprising semi-triangular, rod-like form, and small ossicles present inside the papular areas. This species superficially resembles H. reniossa in terms of its body size but differs in the shape and arrangement of the abactinal and actinal plates. To date, two genera of Echinasteridae, Aleutihenricia and Henricia, including a total of 14 species, have been reported in Korea. Herein, the morphological characteristics of H. hayashii are described, and photographs are provided.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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• v.38 no.4
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• pp.563-566
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• 2020

Henricia specimens were collected using fishing nets from the East Sea of Korea. The specimens were identified as Henricia oculata Pennant, 1777, belonging to the family Echinasteridae of the order Spinulosida. This species can be distinguished from other Henricia species by broad arms (R/r=4-4.1), rough skin, a thick arm base, three to nine minute delicate abactinal spines, and inferomarginal plates reniform in shape. This species superficially resembles H. pachyderma in its body size and wide papular areas but differs mainly in the number of papulae and abactinal spines, and the shape and arrangement of the inferomarginal plates. To date, two genera of Echinasteridae, Aleutihenricia and Henricia, with a total of 13 species, have been reported in Korea. The morphological characteristics of H. oculata are described, and photographs are provided.

• Proceedings of the Plant Resources Society of Korea Conference
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• 2018.10a
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• pp.55-55
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• 2018

한라산 동부지역에 위치한 삼다수 숲길은 삼나무, 편백나무, 곰솔림과 낙엽활엽수림으로 이루어진 숲이다. 현재 삼다수 숲길이 조성되어 관리되고 있으나 식물에 대한 정보가 거의 없는 실정으로 식물상을 조사하여 관리의 기초자료로 삼고자 수행하였다. 조사는 2018년 03월부터 2018년 08월까지 총 10회에 걸쳐 실시하였다. 조사 결과 삼다수 숲길에 생육하는 관속식물은 86과 183속 255종 11변종 4품종의 총 270분류군으로 조사되었다. 양치식물 12과 18속 30종 1변종 31분류군, 나자식물 2과 3속 3종 3분류군, 피자식물 72과 162속 222종 10변종 4품종으로 쌍자엽식물 64과 129속 176종 9변종 3품종 188분류군, 단자엽식물 8과 33속 46종 1변종 1품종 48분류군으로 구성되었다 이 중 한국특산식물은 5종, 제주특산식물 3종 외래식물이 13종 채집되었다. 식물구계학적특정식물은 5등급 3종, 4등급 11종, 3등급 23종, 2등급 12종, 1등급 26종 총 75종이 발견되었다. 국가 적색목록 식물은 위기(EN) 1분류군, 준위협(NT) 3분류군, 관심대상(LC) 4분류군, 미평가(NE) 2분류군이 조사되었다. 조사된 식물들의 휴면형은 H형이 62분류군으로 가장 많이 나타났고, MM형 40분류군, M형 31분류군, N형 29분류군, E형 3분류군, Ch형 22분류군, G형 51분류군, HH형 4분류군, Th형 28분류군으로 나타났다. 지하기관형은 R1 2분류군, R2 23분류군, R3 71분류군, R4 18분류군, R5 156분류군으로 R5가 57.85로 가장 높은 비율로 분포하였다. 산포기관형은 D4가 47.4%로 가장 높은 비율이였으며, 생육형(Growth form)은 직립형(e)이 53%로 가장 높은 비율로 분포 하였다.