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Complete Genome Sequence of Weissella koreensis DMW12 Isolated from Kimchi, Traditional Korean Fermented Vegetables

  • Do-Won Jeong
    • Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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    • v.52 no.1
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    • pp.91-93
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    • 2024
  • Weissella koreensis DMW12 was isolated from kimchi added Myeongtae (Theragra chalcogramma), and its complete genome sequence was determined. The complete genome of strain DMW12 includes a single circular 1,518,288-bp chromosome without plasmids. The G+C content of the genome is 35.6 mol%. Although strain DMW12 did not showed protease and lipase activities, the genome includes 33 protease- and 3 lipase-encoding genes. The genome of strain DMW12 does not include acquired antibiotic resistance genes against ampicillin, chloramphenicol, clindamycin, erythromycin, gentamicin, kanamycin, tetracycline, and streptomycin.

Advances in Accurate Microbial Genome-Editing CRISPR Technologies

  • Lee, Ho Joung;Lee, Sang Jun
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.31 no.7
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    • pp.903-911
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    • 2021
  • Previous studies have modified microbial genomes by introducing gene cassettes containing selectable markers and homologous DNA fragments. However, this requires several steps including homologous recombination and excision of unnecessary DNA regions, such as selectable markers from the modified genome. Further, genomic manipulation often leaves scars and traces that interfere with downstream iterative genome engineering. A decade ago, the CRISPR/Cas system (also known as the bacterial adaptive immune system) revolutionized genome editing technology. Among the various CRISPR nucleases of numerous bacteria and archaea, the Cas9 and Cas12a (Cpf1) systems have been largely adopted for genome editing in all living organisms due to their simplicity, as they consist of a single polypeptide nuclease with a target-recognizing RNA. However, accurate and fine-tuned genome editing remains challenging due to mismatch tolerance and protospacer adjacent motif (PAM)-dependent target recognition. Therefore, this review describes how to overcome the aforementioned hurdles, which especially affect genome editing in higher organisms. Additionally, the biological significance of CRISPR-mediated microbial genome editing is discussed, and future research and development directions are also proposed.

Draft genome of Semisulcospira libertina, a species of freshwater snail

  • Gim, Jeong-An;Baek, Kyung-Wan;Hah, Young-Sool;Choo, Ho Jin;Kim, Ji-Seok;Yoo, Jun-Il
    • Genomics & Informatics
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.32.1-32.10
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    • 2021
  • Semisulcospira libertina, a species of freshwater snail, is widespread in East Asia. It is important as a food source. Additionally, it is a vector of clonorchiasis, paragonimiasis, metagonimiasis, and other parasites. Although S. libertina has ecological, commercial, and clinical importance, its whole-genome has not been reported yet. Here, we revealed the genome of S. libertina through de novo assembly. We assembled the whole-genome of S. libertina and determined its transcriptome for the first time using Illumina NovaSeq 6000 platform. According to the k-mer analysis, the genome size of S. libertina was estimated to be 3.04 Gb. Using RepeatMasker, a total of 53.68% of repeats were identified in the genome assembly. Genome data of S. libertina reported in this study will be useful for identification and conservation of S. libertina in East Asia.

Chromosomal Information of 1,144 Korean BAC Clones

  • Park, Mi-Hyun;Lee, Hee-Jung;Kim, Kwang-Joong;Jeon, Jae-Pil;Lee, Hye-Ja;Kim, Jun-Woo;Kim, Hung-Tae;Cha, Hyo-Soung;Kim, Cheol-Hwan;Choi, Kang-Yell;Park, Chan;Oh, Berm-Seok;Kim, Ku-Chan
    • Genomics & Informatics
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    • v.4 no.4
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    • pp.141-146
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    • 2006
  • We sequenced 1,841 BAC clones by terminal sequencing, and 1,830 of these clones were characterized with regard to their human chromosomal location and gene content using Korean BAC library constructed at the Korean Science (KCGS). Sequence analyses of the 1,830 BAC clones was performed for chromosomal assignment: 1,144 clones were assigned to a single chromosome, 190 clones apparently assigned to more than one chromosome, and 496 clones to no chromosome. Evaluating gene content of the 1,144 BAC clones, we found that 706 clones represented 1,069 genes of which 415 genes existed in the BAC clones covering the full sequence of the gene, 180 genes covering a $50%{\sim}99%$, and 474 genes covering less than 50% of the gene coverage. The estimated covering size of the KBAC clones was 73,379 kilobases (kb), in total corresponding to 2.3% of haploid human genome sequence. The identified BAC clones will be a public genomic resource for mapped clones for diagnostic and functional studies by Korean scientists and investigators worldwide.