• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.312-317
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• 2002

Indigenous lactobacilli were isolated from vaginas of Korean women for possible use in ecological treatment of bacterial vaginosis. Vaginal swab samples were obtained from a gynecological clinic and streaked on Rogosa SL agar plates to select the most predominant lactobacilli in each sample. The preliminary identification of the isolates as lactobacilli was based on microscopic observation of Gram-positive rod-shaped cell morphology. The initial characterization was performed on 108 isolates in terms of their cell surface hydrophobicity (CSH), antimicrobial activity, and hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) production capability, and 10 isolates were then selected for further molecular identification. For a rapid procedure to identify lactobacilli, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analyses of the l6S rRNA genes were applied. The 10 selected lactobacilli and 9 different reference strains of Lactobacillus spp. were characterized by PCR-RFLP where the amplified l6S rDNA was digested with 7 different restriction endonucleases prior to analysis. DNA sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene of one particular isolate, KLB 46, that had been identified as L. crispatus by the PCR-RFLP analysis, further confirmed its identity as L. crispatus.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.287-292
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• 2005

대청호에서 수화 발생이 빈번한 추소리 수역에서 2005년 3월 15일에 채취한 시료를 대상으로 유전자 분식에 의한 cyanobacteria의 다양성을 조사하였다. rpcBA-Intergenic Spacer (IGS)는 cyanobacteria에 특징적 색소인 phycocyanin을 합성하는 유전자와 유전자 사이의 부분으로, 환경시료에서 cyanobacteria의 다양성을 조사하기에 매우 유용한 기능 유전자이다. cpcBA-IGS를 이용하여 restriction fragment length polymorphism (RELP)으로 cyanobacteria의 다양성을 분석한 결과 Phomidium 속은 58 clones, Anabaena 속은 14 clones, Microcyxtis 속은 4 clones, Spirulina 속은 1 clone 그리고 uncultured cyanobacteria 2 clones가 존재하였다. 전반적으로 Phormidium 속이 우점하였으며, 여름철에 수화를 일으키는 Anabaena 속과 Microcystis 속도 많이 분포하였다. 따라서 cyanobacteria는 cpcBA-IGS와 같은 기능 유전자에 의한 종 동정 및 군집분석이 가능함을 보였다.

• Animal cells and systems
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.145-149
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• 2003

Adult periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease whose etiology is not well defined. Recent studies have shown that vitamin D receptor gene has been a candidate for the susceptibility of adult periodontitis. The purpose of this study is to investigate the frequency of Taq I restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) in the vitamin D receptor gene in nan periodontically healthy controls and 28 adult periodontitis patients. Taq I RFLP in the vitamin D receptor gene was detected by PCR amplification, followed by restriction enzyme digestion and 2％ agarose gel electrophoresis. There was no significant difference in the distribution of Taq I RFLP between healthy controls and adult periodontitis group (P > 0.05). Thus, Taq I RFLP in the vitamin D receptor gene may not confer the susceptibility to adult periodontitis in Korean population. However, t allele distributions of this RFLP showed various frequencies among ethnic groups studied. Further studies in other ethnic groups will be required.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.295-299
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• 1996

To infer phylogenetic relationships between species of Trichaptum (Polyporaceae), RFLP analyses of PCR-amplified DNAs were accomplished. Regions coding for ITSs of nuclear SSU rRNA genes and for mitochondrial SSU rRNA genes from thirteen strains of four Trichaptum species (T. abietinum, T. biforme, T. fusco-violaceum, and T. laricinum) were amplified and digested with eight restriction enzymes. All the fragmentation patterns were characterized and coded as 0/1 for the absence/presence of fragments. A phylogenetic tree based on the combined data sets was constructed using the Dollo parsimony method. While every two strains of T. abietinum, T. biforme, T. fusco-violaceum, and T. laricinum formed an independent group, the other strains of T. abietimum and T. fusco-violaceum made mixed groupings among compared strains. It is inferred that T. abietinum and T. fusco-violaceum have more variations, possibly geographic or physiological ones, than other species in the genus.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.563-566
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• 2012

To investigate the possibility of horizontal gene transfer between agricultural microorganisms and soil microorganisms in the environment, Bacillus subtilis KB producing iturin and the PGPR recombinant strain Pseudomonas fluorescens MX1 were used as model microorganisms. The soil samples of cucumber or tomato plants cultivated in pots and the greenhouse for a six month period were investigated by PCR, real-time PCR, Southern hybridization, and terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) fingerprinting. Our data from Southern blotting and T-RFLP patterns suggest that the model bacteria do not give significant impacts on the other bacteria in the pots and greenhouse during cultivation.

• 생약학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 1997

Bangpoong (防風) is a popular crude drug used to expel wind from the body surface (祛風解表) to remove dampness (勝濕). And to relieve pain (正痛) and spasm (正痙). In China and Japan, roots of Saposhnikovia divaricata (Turcz.) Schischk. Is used as Bangpoong. However, the roots of Peucedanum japonicum Thunb. Or Glehnia littoralis (A. Gray) Fr. Schmidt ex Miquel, being called Sikbangpoong (植防風) and Wonbangpoong (元防風) respectively are used instead of Bangpoong in Korea. The ITS regions of nuclear ribosomal DNA were analyzed to determine original plants and to design a molecular identification method for the crude drugs used as Bangpoong in Korea and China. It is demonstrated that RFLP analysis via PCR has the great potential as a novel tool to test crude drugs for the quality control and standardization.

• Mycobiology
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.1-4
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• 2002

Genetic relatedness of medically important Exophiala species such as E. dermatitidis, E. mansonii, and three E. jeanselmei varieties: jeanselmei, lecanii-corni, and heteromorpha was examined using PCR-RFLP(restriction fragment length polymorphism) of ribosomal DNA, M-13, $(GTG)_5$ and nucleotide sequences of ribosomal ITS(internal transcribed space) II regions. Three E. jeanselmei varieties showing distinct band patterns for each DNA markers as well as different nucleotide sequences of ribosomal ITS II regions could be considered as a separate species. E. dermatitidis and E. mansonii demonstrated the identical band patterns of RFLP of ribosomal DNA, M-13, and $(GTG)_5$ markers. However, nucleotides sequences of ribosomal ITS II region were different between these two species.

• 식물병연구
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.241-248
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• 2017

강원도 고랭지배추 포장에서 검출된 사탕무씨스트선충(H. schachtii)과 콩씨스트선충(H. glycines)을 구별할 수 있는 신속진단법을 개발하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 mtDNA COI 유전자 영역의 계통분석으로 동정된 사탕무씨스트선충 GC147, GC408, PM001 개체군과 콩씨스트선충 YS224, DA142, BC115 개체군을 대상으로 PCR-RFLP와 본 연구에서 개발한 특이 프라이머 세트를 이용한 PCR을 수행하였다. 사탕무씨스트선충과 콩씨스트선충 각각 3개 개체군의 mtDNA COI 영역 PCR 증폭산물에 8종류의 제한효소를 처리하여 DNA 절편길이다형성을 확인하였으며, 2종류의 제한효소 RsaI과 HinfI을 처리하면 DNA 밴드 양상의 차이로 사탕무씨스트선충과 콩씨스트선충 두 종을 구별할 수 있었다. 또한, 본 연구에서 개발한 프라이머 세트(JBS1, JBG1과 JB3R)는 사탕무씨스트선충 mtDNA COI 영역의 277과 339 bp, 콩씨스트선충의 339 bp의 특정 DNA 단편을 증폭시켰으며, 뿌리혹선충 3종과 뿌리썩이선충 2종의 식물기생선충은 증폭시키지 않았다. 따라서, 본 연구에서 개발한 프라이머 세트를 이용하여 PCR을 수행하면 사탕무씨스트선충과 콩씨스트선충을 구별할 수 있었다.

• 식물병연구
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.211-215
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• 2011

모자이크증상을 나타내는 열무로부터 Cucumber mosaic virus의 한 계통을 분리하고 특성을 조사하였다. Vigna unguiculata, Chenopodium amaranticolor and Gomphrena globosa에서 분리 바이러스의 기주반응과 dsRNA 분석, RT-PCR 검정, PCR-RFLP, 혈청학적 분석을 통하여 CMV의 한 계통임을 확인하였다. 이 CMV 계통을 다양한 지표식물에 접종하였을 때, Nicotiana benthamiana와 N. glutinosa, N. tabacum, 고추, 오이 그리고 멜론에서는 전형적인 강한 모자이크 병징이 나타났으나, 열무, 배추, 적갓은 매우 약한 병징을 나타내는 특징을 보였다. 새롭게 분리된 CMV 계통은 가지과, 박과 및 배추과 등 광범위한 작물에 감염성을 나타내었으며, 배추과에서의 감염성 차이를 근거로 Gn-CMV로 명명하였다. Double-stranded (ds) RNA를 분리한 분석에서 Gn-CMV는 기 보고된 CMV 계통과 마찬가지로 3.3, 3.0, 그리고 2.2 kb의 독립된 게놈으로 구성되어 있었으며, SDS-PAGE와 Western blotting 분석으로 통하여 28 kDa의 외피단백질을 확인할 수 있었다. RT-PCR로 얻어진 증폭산물을 Cac8I, ClaI and MspI을 이용한 PCR-RFLP를 통하여 CMV subgroup I 임을 확인할 수 있었다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.12-17
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• 2002

For the molecular detection of Sweet potaio feathery mottle virus (SPFMV) from diseased sweet potato plants, reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was performed with the use of a set of virus-specific primers to amplify an 816 bp product. The viral coat protein gene was selected for the design of the primers. No PCR product was amplified when Turnip mosaic virus, Potato vims Y or Cucumber mosaic virus were used as template in RT-PCR with the SPFMV-specific primers. The lowest concentration of template viral RNA required for detection was 10 fg. The vim was rapidly detected from total nucleic acids of leaves and roots from the virus-infected sweet potato plants as well as from the purified viral RNA by the RT-PCR. Twenty-four sweet potato samples were selected and analyzed by RT-PCR and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP). RFLP analysis of the PCR products showed three restriction patterns, which resulted in some point mutations suggesting the existence of quasi-species for the vims in the infected sweet potato plants.