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Genetic Variation and Phylogenetic Relationships of Indian Buffaloes of Uttar Pradesh

  • Joshi, Jyoti;Salar, R.K.;Banerjee, Priyanka;Upasna, S.;Tantia, M.S.;Vijh, R.K.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.26 no.9
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    • pp.1229-1236
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    • 2013
  • India possesses a total buffalo population of 105 million out of which 26.1% inhabit Uttar Pradesh. The buffalo of Uttar Pradesh are described as nondescript or local buffaloes. Currently, there is no report about the genetic diversity, phylogenetic relationship and matrilineal genetic structure of these buffaloes. To determine the origin and genetic diversity of UP buffaloes, we sequenced and analysed the mitochondrial DNA D-loop sequences in 259 samples from entire Uttar Pradesh. One hundred nine haplotypes were identified in UP buffaloes that were defined by 96 polymorphic sites. We implemented neutrality tests to assess signatures of recent historical demographic events like Tajima's D test and Fu's Fs test. The phylogenetic studies revealed that there was no geographic differentiation and UP buffaloes had a single maternal lineage while buffaloes of Eastern UP were distinctive from rest of the UP buffaloes.

Report of 29 unrecorded bacterial species from the phylum Proteobacteria

  • Nam, Yoon-Jong;Beak, Kiwoon;Han, Ji-Hye;Park, Sanghwa;Lee, Mi-Hwa
    • Journal of Species Research
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.60-72
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    • 2018
  • Our study aimed to discover indigenous prokaryotic species in Korea. A total of 29 bacterial species in the phylum Proteobacteria were isolated from freshwater and sediment of rivers and brackish zones in Korea. From the high 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity (${\geq}98.8%$) and formation of a robust phylogenetic clade with the closest species, it was determined that each strain belonged to an independent and predefined bacterial species. To our knowledge, there is no official report or publication that has previously described these 29 species in Korea. Specifically, we identified 10, 12, and seven species of eight, 12, and seven genera that belong to classes Alphaproteobacteria, Betaproteobacteria, and Gammaproteobacteria, respectively; all are reported as previously unrecorded bacterial species in Korea. The Gram reaction, colony and cell morphology, basic biochemical characteristics, isolation source, and strain IDs for each are also described.

Evaluation of Genetic Variability in Kenkatha Cattle by Microsatellite Markers

  • Pandey, A.K.;Sharma, Rekha;Singh, Yatender;Prakash, B.;Ahlawat, S.P.S.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.19 no.12
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    • pp.1685-1690
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    • 2006
  • Kenkatha cattle, a draft purpose breed, which can survive in a harsh environment on low quality forage, was explored genetically exploiting FAO-suggested microsatellite markers. The microsatellite genotypes were derived by means of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) followed by electrophoretic separation in agarose gels. The PCR amplicons were visualized by silver staining. The allelic as well as genotypic frequencies, heterozygosities and gene diversity were estimated using standard techniques. A total of 125 alleles was distinguished by the 21 microsatellite markers investigated. All the microsatellites were highly polymorphic with mean allelic number of 5.95${\pm}$1.9 (ranging from 3-10 per locus). The observed heterozygosity in the population ranged between 0.250 and 0.826 with a mean of 0.540${\pm}$0.171, signifying considerable genetic variation. Bottleneck was examined assuming all three mutation models which showed that the population has not experienced bottleneck in recent past. The population displayed a heterozygote deficit of 21.4%. The study suggests that the breed needs to be conserved by providing purebred animals in the breeding tract.

A report of nine unrecorded bacterial species in the phylum Bacteroidetes collected from freshwater environments in Korea

  • Park, Sanghwa;Beak, Kiwoon;Han, Ji-Hye;Nam, Yoon-Jong;Lee, Mi-Hwa
    • Journal of Species Research
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    • v.7 no.3
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    • pp.187-192
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    • 2018
  • During a comprehensive study of indigenous prokaryotic species in South Korea, nine bacterial species in the phylum Bacteroidetes were isolated from freshwater environmental samples that were collected from three major rivers in the Republic of Korea. High 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity (${\geq}98.7%$) and robust phylogenetic clades with the closely related species suggest that each strain was correctly assigned to an independent and predefined bacterial species. There were no previous reports of these nine species in Korea. Within the phylum Bacteroidetes, four species were assigned to the genus Flavobacterium, order Flavobacteriales, and five species to three genera of two families in the order Cytophagales. Gram reaction, colony and cell morphology, basic biochemical characteristics, isolation source, and strain IDs are described in the species description section.

Unrecorded Soil Fungi Isolated from the Dokdo, Korea

  • Eo, Ju-Kyeong;Park, Eunsu;Choi, Jae-Wook;Shin, Hyun-Chul;Choi, Seung-Se;Park, So-Yeon
    • Proceedings of the National Institute of Ecology of the Republic of Korea
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    • v.3 no.3
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    • pp.172-177
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    • 2022
  • Two unrecorded fungi, Diaporthe perseae and Fusarium falciforme, were isolated from soil sampled from Dokdo in Korea. There have been many reports of Diaporthe sp. and Fusarium sp. in mainland Korea but none of them have reported in Dokdo so far. We used the morphological features and two molecular markers including the internal transcribed spacer and translation elongation factor 1-α region to compare and analyze these species with the closely related taxa. As a result, we confirmed that these fungi were unrecorded soil fungi in Korea. Then, the cultural and morphological characteristics such as the conidia of these two fungal species could be clarified. These results are expected to help us to understand the distribution of fungi in Dokdo and manage the Dokdo Island Natural Reserve.

Settlement behaviours and control measures of twin-tube curved buildings-crossing shield tunnel

  • Jianwei, Jia;Ruiqi, Gao;Defeng, Wang;Jianjun, Li;Ziwen, Song;Jinghui, Tan
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.84 no.5
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    • pp.699-706
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    • 2022
  • Settlement control techniques are critical for the safety of shield tunnel constructions, especially for facing complex situations. In this study, the shield tunnel structure from Huaita east road station to Heping Road station in Xuzhou metro No.3 line (China) is taken as engineering background, which has various complex problems of the upper-soft and lower-hard composite stratum conditions, twin curve shield tunnels, and underpass the foundation of the piled raft. The deformation characteristics of shield tunnelling passing through buildings are explored. Subsequently, comprehensive research methods of numerical simulation and field measurement are adopted to analyzing the effectiveness of settlement control by using the top grouting technique. The results show that the settlement of the buildings has obvious spatial characteristics, and the hysteresis effect can be obviously observed in soil deformation caused by shield construction. Meanwhile, the two shield constructions can cause repeated disturbances, reducing the soil deformation's hysteresis effect. Moreover, the shield tunnel's differential settlement is too large when a single line passes through, and the shield construction of the outer curve can cause more significant disturbance in the tunnel than the inside curve. Notably, the proposed process control parameters and secondary topgrouting method can effectively control the deformation of the shield tunnel, especially for the long-term deformation.

A Study on the Railway Bureau Library Classification in the Japanese Occupation of Korea (일제강점기 철도도서관 분류표에 관한 연구)

  • 여지숙;오동근
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.35 no.2
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    • pp.95-114
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    • 2004
  • This study investigates general characteristics and major changes in the Railway Bureau Library(RBL: Choldo Doseogwan) Classification, along with a comparative analysis with other related classifications used at that time. This study can make clear some differences and characteristics of the classification used during the Japanese occupation of Korea and its relation to the major classifications used after the independence of the Korea.

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