• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제101권4호
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• pp.635-639
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• 2012

뽕나무 오갈병 파이토플라스마 매개곤충을 알아보기 위하여 뽕나무 재배지에서 채집된 곤충 중 흡즙성 곤충 3 종(Hishimonas sellatus, Bothrogonia japonica and Balclutha punctata)를 선발하였다. 이들 흡즙성 곤충을 뽕나무 이병주에서 흡즙시킨 다음 건전 뽕나무와 일일초로 전반시킨 결과, 마름무늬매미충(H. sellatus)과 B. punctata이 파이토플라스마를 전반하였다. 뽕나무에서는 전형적인 오갈 증상을 보였지만 일일초에서는 가지가 가늘게 늘어지며, 잎은 총생하고 작아지는 빗자루증상이 나타났다. 매개충과 매개전염시킨 뽕나무와 일일초에 대하여 R16F2n/R2 프라이머로 PCR 검정 결과 끝검은말매미충을 제외한 모든 시료에서 파이토플라스마가 검출되었다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.554-560
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• 2017

After 20 years of steady increase, kiwifruit industry faced a severe arrest due to the pandemic spread of the bacterial canker, caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa). The bacterium penetrates the host plant primarily via natural openings or wounds, and its spread is mainly mediated by atmospheric events and cultural activities. Since the role of sucking insects as vectors of bacterial pathogens is widely documented, we investigated the ability of Metcalfa pruinosa Say (1830), one of the most common kiwifruit pests, to transmit Psa to healthy plants in laboratory conditions. Psa could be isolated both from insects feeding over experimentally inoculated plants, and from insects captured in Psa-infected orchards. Furthermore, insects were able to transmit Psa from experimentally inoculated plants to healthy ones. In conclusion, the control of M. pruinosa is recommended in the framework of protection strategies against Psa.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.194-203
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• 2009

$HpaG_{Xooc}$, from rice pathogenic bacterium Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola, is a member of the harpin group of proteins, eliciting hypersensitive cell death in non-host plants, inducing disease and insect resistance in plants, and enhancing plant growth. To express and secret the $HpaG_{Xooc}$ protein in Bacillus subtilis, we constructed a recombinant expression vector pM43HF with stronger promoter P43 and signal peptide element nprB. The SDS-PAGE and Western blot analysis demonstrated the expression of the protein $HpaG_{Xooc}$ in B. subtilis. The ELISA analysis determined the optimum condition for $HpaG_{Xooc}$ expression in B. subtilis WBHF. The biological function analysis indicated that the protein $HpaG_{Xooc}$ from B. subtilis WBHF elicits hypersensitive response(HR) and enhances the growth of tobacco. The results of RT-PCR analysis revealed that $HpaG_{Xooc}$ induces expression of the pathogenesis-related genes PR-1a and PR-1b in plant defense response.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.457-464
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• 1998

누에, 멧누에, 천잠 및 작잠에서의 형질전환용 vector 개발을 위한 첫단계로 이미 인간을 포함한 여러 곤충에서 그 존재가 확인된 mariner transposable element가 이들 견사 곤충에 존재하는지의 여부를 탐색하기 위해서 이미 보고된Drosophila mauritiana와 Hyalophora ceropia의 mariner transposase 유전자의 고도로 보존성이 높은 부위에 대한 degenerctive primer pair를 제작하여 이들의 존재 여부를 탐색하였다. 결과적으로 예상되는 약 500bp의 PCR product가 관찰됨에 따라서 모든 견사곤충의 genome에는 maminer-like element(MLE)가 존재한다는 것을 간접적으로 확인할 수 있었다. 이미 cloning된 pBmoMAR를 probe DNA로하여 southern hybridization을 수행한 결과에서도 확인 할 수 있었으며, 각 견사층의 genome내에 high copy로 존재한다는 것을 추정할 수 있었다. 따라서 이와 같은 결과는 견사곤충에서 MLE가 vector system으로써 개발될 수 있는 기초자료로 제공될 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.14-19
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• 1990

부산, 경남, 경북, 전남, 전북 22개 지역 19수종 238본의 고사목에서 1989년 4월부터 9월까지 선충류와 곤충류를 조사한 결과, 소나무 재선충은 부산지역에서만 검출되었으며, 어리소나무 재선충은 진주와 진해에서 분포가 확인되었다. 고사목에서 분리.동정된 선충류는 9속 13종이었으며 6속은 미동정되었다. 동정된 선충 중 Diplogasteroides dimidius, Rhabdontolaimus adephagus, R.janae, Mikoletzkya diluta, M. ruminis, m. langcauda, Parasitorhabditis hylurgi, Panagrolaimus concolor, Panagrodontus dentatus, Prothallonema intermedium, Macrolaimus canadensis는 우리나라 미기록종이다. 한편, 고산목에서 채집된 곤충은 5목 9과 25속 27종이었는데 딱정벌레목이 3과 19속 22종으로 가장 많았다. 그중 나무종이 10속 12종으로 빈번히 채집되었으며, Hypothenemus eruditus가 꽃싸리, 싸리, 조록싸리, 만리화, 닥나무에서 채집되어 새 기주로 추가되었다. 소나무 재선충의 매개충인 솔수염하늘소는 복부에서의 선충 검출수가 가장 많았으며, 성충 한마리당 선충 보유수는 최대 127,535마리, 최소 2,616마리, 정균 42,817마리였다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.596-601
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• 2011

Autonomous navigating algorithms for mobile robots have been proved to be a difficult task. Based on the excellent homing performance shown by many insects, bio-inspired navigation algorithms for robotic experiments have been widely researched and applied to the design of navigational strategies for mobile robots. In this paper, among them, we analyze two simple landmark navigation methods their strengths and limits. We investigate the effect of the occlusion problem mainly, which is an important yet tough problem in many landmark navigation algorithms. In the point of view of the error of homing vector and the performance of the homing paths in the environment with artificial occlusions, we investigate the effect of occlusion problem in both methods in order to further study on solutions.

• Current Research on Agriculture and Life Sciences
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.124-130
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• 2012

Sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, is a vector of more than 100 plant-diseased viruses, as well as a serious pest of various horticultural plants. This species harbors a primary endosymbiont Portiera along with several secondary endosymbionts such as Cardinium and Hamiltonella. We investigated whether or not TYLCV acquisition alters the densities of endosymbionts in the body of B. tabaci using quantitative real-time PCR. Our results showed that the densities of both Cardinium and Hamiltonella, but not Portiera, increased upon acquisition of TYLCV. In addition, expression of GroEL, a molecular chaperone produced by Hamiltonella, was significantly upregulated in TYLCV-infected whiteflies. Our results suggest that endosymbionts may play an important role in TYLCV transmission mechanism within the body of B. tabaci.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.471-488
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• 2019

Random genes were screened in two transforming ways to investigate the new genes of a ladybug using the Harmonia axyridis cDNA library stock cell cloned in the LITMUS 28i vector in a previous study. Phenotypic variation was observed after injection of the synthesized double-stranded RNA through the in vitro transcription process. The cDNA library of H. axyridis was transformed into E. coli $DH5{\alpha}$ and 10B competent cells by heat shock. Analysis of the nucleotide sequences of the 42 clones with the insert DNAs revealed that 21 clones were homologous with the genes of insects, and only one clone had a gene from H. axyridis. Thirteen of the 21 insect genes were homologous with genes from coleopteran insects. Fourteen genes were selected, which were identified by the gene screening results, and were synthesized as double-stranded RNA through in vitro transcription. One microgram of the synthesized double-stranded RNA between segments T1 and T2 were injected using a syringe into each anesthetized fourth larvae which were under 2 days old. As a result, a phenotypic variation appeared in the larva injected with the two genes. While the eggs of H. axyridis injected with distilled water hatched out three days after oviposition, the eggs of H. axyridis injected with dsHma 06 did not hatch but become shrivel a week after oviposition. Most of the H. axyridis injected with dsHma 08 died and were unable to complete the pupation or eclosion during ecdysis.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제99권3호
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• pp.439-445
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• 2010

소나무와 잣나무 이목이 설치된 장소에서 채집된 천공성곤충은 모두 4과 45종이었으며, 하늘소과 21종, 바구미과 9종, 왕바구미과 2종, 나무좀과 13종이었다. 기생 및 포식천적의 종류는 총 6목 15과 36종이었다. 소나무재선충을 매개하는 북방수염하늘소에 기생, 포식하는 주요천적으로는 Dolichomitus nakamurai와 Echthrus reluctator, 큰쌀도적, 개미붙이 4종이었으며, 기생포식천적(parasitoids)인 Dolichomitus nakamurai 와 Echthrus reluctator는 4월 상순부터 5월 상순까지 발생하며, 주로 충방을 형성하고 그 안에 서식하는 북방수염하늘소의 유충이나 용에 기생하였다. 포식성 천적(predator)인 큰쌀도적, 개미붙이는 4월-10월에 발생되어 천공성 곤충의 유충과 성충을 포식하였다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.57-61
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• 2007

Whitefly-transmitted geminiviruses (WTGs) are economically important pathogens causing serious damage on tomato and chilli pepper in Indonesia. Geminiviruses are readily transmitted by its insect vector, sweetpotato whitefly (Bemisia tabaci). However, greenhouse whitefly (Trialeurodes vaporariorum), another species of whitefly, is commonly found together with B. tabaci in the field. Incidence of yellow leaf curl disease in tomato and chilli pepper is probably correlated with the population of whitefly complex. It is becoming important to find the role of T. vaporariorum in the spread of the disease. Therefore, research is conducted to study the characteristic relationship between tomato leaf curl begomovirus (ToLCV) and two species of whitefly. The two species of whitefly, B. tabaci and T. vaporariorum, was capable to transmit ToLCV although it was evidenced that B. tabaci is more effective as insect vector of ToLCV in tomato and chilli pepper. A single B. tabaci was able to transmit ToLCV to tomato with a minimum acquisition and inoculation access period of 10 h. Transmission of ToLCV by T. vaporariorum required at least 10 insects per plant with a minimum acquisition and inoculation access period of 24 h. The transmission efficiency will increase with longer acquisition and inoculation access period of the insect and the higher number of insect per plant.