• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.216-220
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• 2005

Periconicin A and B, two new fusicoccane diterpenes originally isolated from the cultures of endophytic fungus Periconia sp. OBW-15, were tested by several biological assays. Periconicin A was consistently more active than periconicin B. In an antifungal activity assay, periconicin A showed potent inhibitory activity against the agents of human mycoses, including Candida albicans, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, and T. rubrum, with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) in the range of 3.12- 6.25 $\mug$ /ml. In a plant growth regulatory activity assay, periconicins inhibited hypocotyl elongation and root growth of Brassica campestris L. and Raphanus sativus L. At concentrations below 1 μg/ml, however, both compounds accelerated root growth by 110- 135%. From these results, it is apparent that a methyl group positioned in a cyclopentane ring may play an important role in plant and fungal growth inhibitory activity.

• 현장농수산연구지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.61-83
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• 2012

곤포사일리지에 발생하는 곰팡이를 분류 동정하기 위하여 2009년부터 2011년까지 253개의 오염된 곤포사일리지를 채집하였다. 이탈리안라이그라스 수단 그라스, 호밀, 옥수수, 보리와 귀리에서 분리한 총 253 목초 샘플을 분석했다. 채집된 곤포사일리지에서 총 270균주를 순수 분리하였고, 분리된 곰팡이의 형태와 rDNA sequence를 분석하여 분류 동정하였다. 분리한 곰팡이를 형태를 기준으로 분류 동정 한 결과 Rhizopus sp., Fusarium spp., Coprinus sp., Blastomyces sp., Aureobasidium sp., Polypaecilum sp., Botryoderma sp., Mucor sp., Scytalidium sp., Sphaeropsis sp., Aspergillus spp., Trichocladium sp., Humicola sp., Staphylotrichum sp., Periconia sp., Verticillium sp., Diplococcium sp., Penicillium spp., Trichoderma spp. 등 19종의 곰팡이가 분리 동정되었다. 한편, 사일리지에서 분리한 곰팡이의 염기서열을 분석한 결과 Acremonium strictum, Asperillus tubingensis, Bionectria ochroleuca Dipodascaceae sp., Fusarium proliferatum, Fusarium oxysporum, Fusrium solani, Gelasinospora reticulata, Gibberella monliliformis, Gibberella zeae, Nectria mauritiicola, Penicillium paneum, Pseudallecheria boydii, Schizaphyllum commune, Scoplariopsis brevicaulis, SimpliciIlium lamellicola로 분류 동정되었다. PenicIlliwn sp.와 Trichoderma sp.는 각각 74와 64균주가 분리되어 가장 많이 분리 동정되었고, Humicola sp., Aspergillus sp., Coprinus sp., Fusarium spp.도 10~30 균주가 분리 동정되었다. 곤포 사일리지에서의 대부분의 곰팡이는 한 종 이상의 곰팡이가 복합적으로 오염되었다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제48권5호
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• pp.282-289
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• 2022

Background: Airborne fungi are ubiquitous in the air and exposure to an airborne fungus can be a significant risk factor. The composition of fungi has been potentially important for human health, especially for respiratory diseases like asthma and atopic dermatitis. Therefore, we attempted to ascertain what kind of airborne fungi affect human health at a nationwide level. Objectives: This study was carried out to provide information on indoor fungi distribution at multi-use facilities throughout South Korea. Methods: We classified our data by region and public facility after collection, cultivation, and identification via the sequencing of the ITS (internal transcribed spacer) region. We investigated whether or not the proliferation of HaCaT cells was affected by the identified airborne fungi. Results: In our data, the most isolated airborne fungi by region were Penicillium spp (Seoul, Daegu), Periconia sp (Gyeonggi-do), Iprex sp (Gangwon-do), Phanerochaete sp (Busan), Bjerkandera sp (Gwangju), and Aspergillus sp (Jeju-do). In the public facilities, the most detected fungi were Cladosporium sp (public transport), Penicillium sp (apartment house, retail market, financial institution, karaoke room), Bjerokandera sp (underground parking lot, public toilet, medical institution), Periconia sp (retail store), and Fusarium sp (general restaurant). Next, we selected twenty airborne fungi to examine their cytotoxicity and proliferation of human skin cells. In this experiment, the proliferation of the cells was influenced by most of the identified fungi. In case of the cytotoxicity test, most genera except for Rhodotorula sp and Moesziomyces sp showed cytotoxicity in HaCaT cells. Conclusions: The distribution of mold in the indoor air in multi-use facilities in South Korea differs from region to region, and this is an indicator that should be considered in future health impact studies. In addition, as a result of culturing about 20 types of bacteria dominant in indoor air, it was found that most (90%) inhibit the growth of skin cells, which can be harmful to health. An in-depth study of the health effects of floating fungi is needed.