• 한국조류학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.133-135
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• 2018

우는뻐꾸기 (Plantive Cuckoo; Cacomantis merulinus, 가칭)는 두견이목의 소형 뻐꾸기류로, 인도에서 인도차이나반도와 남중국을 따라 필리핀과 인도네시아, 말레이 반도까지 분포하는 종이다. 2016년 5월 1일 1년생 어린새가 소매물도에서 관찰되었으며, 첫째 날개깃 돌출, 셋째날개깃의 줄무늬 형태, 밝은 색의 눈썹, 몸 크기 등을 근거로 우는뻐꾸기로 동정하였다. 이 기록은 한반도에서 우는뻐꾸기의 첫 기록이며, 일본과 중국 북부, 극동러시아를 포함한 동북아시아에서 Cacomantis 속 및 본 종의 첫 기록이다. 번식기 수컷의 울음소리가 마치 사람이 통곡하는 듯한 울음소리를 가져, 이를 반영한 영문명, 말레이어 등의 지역명을 따라 본 종의 국명을 "우는뻐꾸기"로 제안한다.

• 한국어류학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.178-182
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• 2019

납서대과에 속하는 Brachirus annularis 1개체 (표준 체장 161.0 mm)가 제주도와 거문도 사이의 해역에서 2019년 3월에 처음으로 채집되었다. 이 종은 유안측에 불규칙한 형태의 반점과 얼룩무늬를 가지고 있으며, 꼬리지느러미는 등지느러미와 뒷지느러미와 연결되었고, 머리와 눈 그리고 가슴지느러미가 작은 형태를 띠는 특징을 갖는다. 따라서 유안측에 불규칙한 형태의 반점과 얼룩무늬를 가지는 특징에 기초하여 이 종의 속명과 국명은 각각 "얼룩서대속"과 "얼룩서대"라고 명명하였다.

• Mycobiology
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.151-160
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• 2021

Despite recent studies, relatively few are known about the diversity of fungal communities in the deep Atlantic Ocean. In this study, we investigated the diversity of fungal communities in 15 different deep-sea sediments from the South Atlantic Ocean with a culture-dependent approach followed by phylogenetic analysis of ITS sequences. A total of 29 fungal strains were isolated from the 15 deep-sea sediments. These strains belong to four fungal genera, including Aspergillus, Cladosporium, Penicillium, and Alternaria. Penicillium, accounting for 44.8% of the total fungal isolates, was a dominant genus. The antiaflatoxigenic activity of these deep-sea fungal isolates was studied. Surprisingly, most of the strains showed moderate to strong antiaflatoxigenic activity. Four isolates, belonging to species of Penicillium polonicum, Penicillium chrysogenum, Aspergillus versicolor, and Cladosporium cladosporioides, could completely inhibit not only the mycelial growth of Aspergillus parasiticus mutant strain NFRI-95, but also the aflatoxin production. To our knowledge, this is the first report to investigate the antiaflatoxigenic activity of culturable deep-sea fungi. Our results provide new insights into the community composition of fungi in the deep South Atlantic Ocean. The high proportion of strains that displayed antiaflatoxigenic activity demonstrates that deep-sea fungi from the Atlantic Ocean are valuable resources for mining bioactive compounds.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.559-564
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• 2019

반들산쇠고비(Cyrtomium yamamotoi Tagawa)는 관중과 쇠고비속(Cyrtomium Presl)에 속하는 미기록 양치식물이다. 지금까지 타이완, 중국, 일본에 자생하는 것으로 알려져 왔으나, 2018년 제주도 제주시와 전라남도 해남군에서도 자생하고 있음이 확인되었다. 본 종은 근연분류군인 쇠고비(C. fortunei J.Sm.)와 1회 우상복엽이고, 구형의 포막을 가지는 특징 등으로 매우 유사하지만, 반들산쇠고비는 피침평 또는 피침상 난형의 우편이 12쌍 이하이고, 포막의 중앙부는 암갈색 또는 흑색을 띠며, 가장자리에 얕은 톱니가 있는 특징으로 구분된다. 본 연구에서는 반들산쇠고비의 상세한 형태학적 기재와 한국산 쇠고비속의 명확한 동정을 위한 주요 형태 형질 사진 및 검색표를 제시하였다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.539-546
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• 2020

A cellulolytic bacterial strain, S2-3, was isolated from sea water collected in Jeju island, Republic of Korea. The strain was aerobic and gram negative, and formed yellow colored colonies on marine agar medium. S2-3 cells were long rod-shaped, 0.5 × 0.25 ㎛ (width x length) in size, and did not have flagella. The optimal growth conditions for S2-3 were 30-35℃ and pH 6.5-7.0. Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence of S2-3 revealed that it had the highest identity with those of Seonamhaeicola algicola Gy8 (97.08%), Hyunsoonleella udonensis JG48 (95.01%), and Aestuariibaculum scopimerae I-15 (94.86%). In phylogenetic analysis, S2-3 formed the same clade as S. algicola Gy8, implying that S2-3 belongs to the genus Seonamhaeicola. The major fatty acids (>10%) comprised C15:1 iso G (22.29%), C15:0 iso (17.71%), C17:0 iso 3OH (16.06%), and C15:0 iso 3OH (10.7%), resulting in quite different ratio of the component from those of S. algicola Gy8. Moreover, its biochemical characteristics, including acid production and enzyme activities, were different from those of S. algicola Gy8. Therefore, putting all these results together, we concluded S2-3 is distinct species from S. algicola Gy8, and thus named it Seonamhaeicola sp. S2-3. In liquid culture, S2-3 produced extracellular cellulases that can hydrolyze cellulose or cellooligosaccharides into cellobiose, which is a good enzyme resource that deserves further research.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.163-170
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• 2020

Background: Gut microflora contributes to the nutritional metabolism of the host and to strengthen its immune system. However, if the intestinal barrier function of the living body is destroyed by radiation exposure, the intestinal bacteria harm the health of the host and cause sepsis. Therefore, this study aims to trace short-term radiation-induced changes in the mouse gut microflora-dominant bacterial genus, and analyze the degree of intestinal epithelial damage. Materials and Methods: Mice were irradiated with 0, 2, 4, 8 Gy X-rays, and the gut microflora and intestinal epithelial changes were analyzed 72 hours later. Five representative genera of Actinobacteria, Firmicutes, and Bacteroidetes were analyzed in fecal samples, and the intestine was pathologically analyzed by Hematoxylin-Eosin and Alcian blue staining. In addition, DNA fragmentation was evaluated by the TdT-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling (TUNEL) assay. Results and Discussion: The small intestine showed shortened villi and reduced number of goblet cells upon 8 Gy irradiation. The large intestine epithelium showed no significant morphological changes, but the number of goblet cells were reduced in a radiation dose-dependent manner. Moreover, the small intestinal epithelium of 8 Gy-irradiated mice showed significant DNA damaged, whereas the large intestine epithelium was damaged in a dose-dependent manner. Overall, the large intestine epithelium showed less recovery potential upon radiation exposure than the small intestinal epithelium. Analysis of the intestinal flora revealed fluctuations in lactic acid bacteria excretion after irradiation regardless of the morphological changes of intestinal epithelium. Altogether, it became clear that radiation exposure could cause an immediate change of their excretion. Conclusion: This study revealed changes in the intestinal epithelium and intestinal microbiota that may pave the way for the identification of novel biomarkers of radiation-induced gastrointestinal disorders and develop new therapeutic strategies to treat patients with acute radiation syndrome.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.100-108
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• 2022

한반도 미기록 외래식물인 서양쐐기풀(쐐기풀과)를 한강 수계에서 발견하였다. 서양쐐기풀은 유럽, 온대 아시아, 서북아프리카 원산으로 알려져 있으며, 세계의 여러 지역에 도입되어 있는데 특히, 동아시아(일본), 오세아니아, 남아메리카에서 외래종으로 보고되었다. 본 분류군은 단성화이며, 자웅이주를 가지는 특징에 의해 근연분류군과 구분된다. Neighbor-Joining 계통수에서 국내 난지한강공원과 양재천에서 채집된 서양쐐기풀은 U. dioica s.s.군으로 유집되었다. 주요 형질에 대한 기재문과 화상자료 및 검색표를 제시하였다.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.226-237
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• 2022

Arcuospathidium is a haptorian ciliate genus composed of 18 species, and only one species has been reported in Korea. Here, we identify two unrecorded Arcuospathidium subspecies by morphological observation of both living and protargol-impregnated specimens with the small subunit ribosomal RNA (18S rRNA) gene sequence. These subspecies, Arcuospathidium cultriforme cultriforme (Penard, 1922) Foissner, 1984 and A. cultriforme scalpriforme (Kahl, 1930) Foissner, 2003, were isolated from various terrestrial habitats in July and August 2013, respectivley. Arcuospathidium cultriforme cultriforme is similar to A. cultriforme scalpriforme by a knife-shaped body, a twisted-shaped macronucleus, number of dorsal brushes, position of dorsal brushes, and shape of macronucleus but former mainly differs from the body length to oral bulge length ratio (27-38% vs. 41-53%), extrusome (one types vs. three types), cyst shape (roughly faceted wall vs. smooth surface and thin wall) and number of somatic kinety rows(18-30 vs. 30-44). Additionally, we analyzed the 18S rRNA gene sequences of two A. cultriforme subspecies and compared them with the sequences from GenBank to confirm their identification at the molecular level. As the results of genetic analysis, the 18S rRNA gene sequence of the Korean A. cultriforme cultriforme population is most similar to that of Austrian population. Also, the sequence of the Korean A. cultriforme scalpriforme population is most similar to that of another population with some nucleotide differences.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제64권6호
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• pp.1092-1104
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• 2022

Using antibiotics as growth promoter has been banned in poultry feed industry, thus various researchers try to seek an alternative to replace the growth-promoting antibiotics. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the growth performance via intestinal nutrient utilization and cecal microbial composition of broiler after dietary supplementation with most commonly using antibiotics, zinc bacitracin, and sophorolipid. A total of 180 1-day-old chicks were randomly assigned, and dietary treatment was as follow: CON, basal diet; ZB, 100 ppm of zinc bacitracin supplemented diet; and SPL, 250 ppm of sophorolipid supplemented diet. Their growth performance was evaluated and the samples of blood, small intestine, and ileal and cecal digesta were collected for biochemical, histological, and genomic analyses. The body weight and average daily gain of 7-day-old chicks were higher in ZB and those in overall experimental period were improved by ZB and SPL supplementation (p < 0.05). Their intestinal characteristics were not affected by dietary treatments in duodenum and ileum. Nonetheless, villus height was increased by SPL supplementation in jejunum (p < 0.05). Moreover, dietary SPL supplementation could down-regulate the expression level of pro-inflammatory cytokine, IL-1β (p < 0.05). mRNA levels of lipid and protein transporters did not differ among the treatments, however, relative expression levels of carbohydrate transporters, GLUT2 and SGLT1 were increased in broiler chicken's jejumum fed zinc bacitracin and sophorolipid supplemented diets (p < 0.05). Dietary zinc bacitracin supplementation could increase the population of Firmicutes in phylum level, and the portion of Turiciacter in genus level. On the other hands, the portion of Faecalibacterium was increased by dietary SPL supplementation compared to the other treatments. Our findings suggest that SPL supplementation improves growth performance through enhanced carbohydrate utilization capacity via improvement of gut morphological status and modulation of the cecal microbial population of broilers.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.50-58
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• 2023

The phytochemical investigation of the crude methanolic extracts roots and stem bark of Anthonotha cladantha (Harms) J.Léonard led to the isolation and identification of twelve secondary metabolites: 2,3-dihydroxypropyl hexacosanoate (1), hederagenine (2), cycloeucalenol (3), 2α-hydroxylupeol (4), betulinic acid (5), lupeol (6), heptacosan-2-one (7), triacontanoic acid (8), stigmast-4-en-3-one (9), β-sitosterol (10), stigmasterol (11), and stigmasterol-3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (12). Their structures were elucidated with the help of their spectroscopic and physical data and by comparison with those reported in the literature. To the best of our knowledge, from all those compounds, 2,3-dihydroxypropyl hexacosanoate (1), hederagenine (2), cycloeucalenol (3), 2α-hydroxylupeol (4), and betulinic acid (5) are being reported for the first time from this genus. In addition, the acetylation of compound 1 afforded a new derivative 3-(hexacosanoyloxy)propane-1,2-diyl diacetate (1a). Compound 1 possessed a moderate α-glucosidase inhibitory activity with an IC₅₀ value of 39.2 ± 0.22 μM; it neither showed antioxidant activity nor inhibition against the enzyme urease. Compound 1a exhibited weak antioxidant activity in the DPPH assay with an IC₅₀ value of 80.3 ± 0.83 μM but was inactive against α-glucosidase and urease. Furthermore, both compounds 1 and 1a were inactive against seven pathogenic bacterial strains.