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A report on 20 unrecorded bacterial species of Korea isolated from soil in 2021

  • Ji Yeon, Han;Oung Bin, Lim;So-Yi, Chea;Hyosun, Lee;Ki-Eun, Lee;In-Tae, Cha;Won-Jae, Chi;Dong-Uk, Kim
    • Journal of Species Research
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.310-320
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    • 2022
  • As a subset study to discover indigenous prokaryotic species in Korea, we isolated 20 bacterial strains and assigned them to the phyla Actinobacteria, Bacteroidota, Firmicutes, and Proteobacteria. From the high 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity (≥98.7%) and formation of a robust phylogenetic clades, we determined that each strain belonged to independent, predefined bacterial species. There are no official reports of these 20 species in Korea; therefore, 7 strains of the Actinobacteria, 2 strain of the Bacteroidota, 3 strains of the Firmicutes, and 8 strains of the Firmicutes are described in Korea for the first time. Gram reaction, colony and cell morphology, basic biochemical characteristics, and isolation sources are also described in the species description section.

Development of the Evaluation Criteria for the Usefulness of Biological Resources (생물자원의 유용성 평가 기준 개발)

  • Lee, Hyun-Woo;Kim, Dong-Wook;Won, Hyo-Sig
    • Journal of Environmental Policy
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.3-21
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    • 2013
  • This research aims to analyze the usefulness of biological resources from the perspective of the users from various angles and after taking these factors into consideration, provide policy implication and scientific criteria for judging and choosing useful biological resources. Among biological resources defined in CBD, the subject of the research was confined to the biological resource as a unit which can be actually used in benefit sharing and trade. Also, among diverse values of biological resources, the usefulness was assessed focusing on the utility value and scarcity. Usefulness was rated on a scale of 1 to 5 (5 grades). The rating was adjusted for the biological resources that need to be managed as a part of the management policy. It is expected that the criteria of this study will be useful for the following: (1) the procurement of biological resources in the need for primary protection and management (2) the utilization of secured biological resources by analyzing their utility value and using them in biological resources industry (3) securement of sovereignty over biological resources, such as prior access permit under the Nagoya protocol, through management and protection of biological resources in Korea.

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First complete mitogenome sequence of Korean Gloydius ussuriensis (Viperidae: Crotalinae)

  • Hye Sook Jeon;Min Seock Do;Jung A Kim;Yoonjee Hong;Chae Eun Lim;Jae-Hwa Suh;Junghwa An
    • Journal of Species Research
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.127-130
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    • 2024
  • The first complete mitogenome sequence of the Red-tongue Pit Viper (Gloydius ussuriensis) from Korea was characterized using next-generation sequencing. The mitogenome is a circular molecule (17,209 bp) with a typical vertebrate mitogenome arrangement, which consists of 2 ribosomal RNA genes (rRNA), 22 transfer RNA genes (tRNA), two non-coding regions (D-loop), and 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs). The base composition of the mitogenome is 32.7% of A, 27.5% of C, 13.9% of G, and 25.9% of T, with a slight AT bias(58.6%). This phylogenetic analysis infers that G. ussuriensis is in the same group as the Chinese G. ussuriensis (Accession No. KP262412) and is closely related to G. blomhoffi and other species of the genus Gloydius. In our study, the complete mitogenome sequence of Korean G. ussuriensis was characterized and we provided basic genetic information on this species.

Correction of the holotype citations of three vascular plants at the herbarium of the National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea

  • Jang, Hyun-Do;Oh, Hyun-Kyung;Hyun, Chang-Woo;Nam, Gi-Heum
    • Journal of Species Research
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    • v.9 no.3
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    • pp.218-220
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    • 2020
  • A holotype is an element to which the name of a taxon is permanently attached and is key material that facilitates taxonomic research. However, type citation or designation errors due to typographical errors or inadvertent mistakes often exist. When reviewing recently published literature for the type specimens of vascular plants in the herbarium of the National Institute of Biological Resources, we observed that three species, Isoetes laosiensis, Isoetes coreana, and Huperzia jejuensis, had errors, and the actual holotype information and the type descriptions of the protologues did not match. The name Isoetes laosiensis had a collecting number error, while Isoetes coreana and Huperzia jejuensis had collector errors. According to Article 9.2 of the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Shenzhen code), if a holotype designation in the protologue of the name of a taxon is found to contain errors such as collector, collecting number, and illustration errors, the errors are to be corrected. We, therefore, corrected the errors in holotypes of three species, with no alterations made to the intents of the original authors.

Ganghwal is a new species, Angelica reflexa

  • Lee, Byoung Yoon;Kwak, Myounghai;Han, Jeong Eun;Jung, Eun-Hee;Nam, Gi-Heum
    • Journal of Species Research
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    • v.2 no.2
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    • pp.245-248
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    • 2013
  • A new species of Apiaceae, Angelica reflexa from Daeamsan, Gangwon-do province, Korea is described and illustrated. This new species is closely related to A. genuflexa Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray, having such characters as leaf rachis and petiolules refracted strongly, but distinguished from the latter by its regularly serrated leaf margins, glabrous on abaxial leaf veins, and two vittae on the commissural face of the mericarp.

A New Record of Nannizziopsis mirabilis from Field Soil in Korea

  • Adhikari, Mahesh;Gurung, Sun Kumar;Kim, Sang Woo;Lee, Hyun Goo;Ju, Han Jun;Gwon, Byeong Heon;Kosol, San;Bazie, Setu;Lee, Hyang Burm;Lee, Youn Su
    • The Korean Journal of Mycology
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    • v.46 no.3
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    • pp.249-254
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    • 2018
  • Nannizziopsis mirabilis (KNU17-67) was isolated from a field soil sample collected from Jejudo in 2017. This fungal isolate was identified and described by its morphological characters and the internal transcribed spacer rDNA gene sequencing. Potato dextrose agar medium was used to study its macro and micromorphology. In addition, a molecular phylogenetic tree was constructed for its precise confirmation as N. mirabilis. This fungal isolate has not officially been reported previously in Korea.