• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.55-60
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• 1996

Tripitaka Koreana were made during Coryo Dynasty from 1236 to 1251 A.D. Buddhist scriptures were engraved on 81.340 wooden plates. Some plates were varnished with Rhus lacquer, but most of them were uncoated. Macroscopically, most of the plates appeared intact due to the storage in a well-ventilated wooden house. Because, they were irregularly used for printings with ink, it can be assumed that they were repeatedly exposed to ink-water and drying processes. The present were made to examine the changes of wood cell structures occurred during long-term aging deterioration processes in these dry archaeological wooden plates. Light, scanning and transmission electron microscopes were employed for this study. Wedge-shaped cracks and delamilations were found from the lumen side toward the compound middle lamellae and they progressed toward primary or secondary walls. A large amount of hypae in vessels and the degradation of vessel-ray pit walls by the fungal hyphae were observed. When compared to the recent wood, the birefringence of wood fibers was considerably lower or completly disappeared, suggesting the degradation of crystalline cellulose in these wood samples. The degradation of the cell wall could be also revealed the calculation of crystallinity with X-ray diffraction and the size of crystalline region was estimated.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.407-411
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• 1998

Aspergillosis, caused by infection with Aspergillus fumigatus and less commonly by other Aspergillus species, is a prevalent and costly respiratory disease of poultry, In a flock of chicks, the number of birds, 4∼5 months old, had become gradually emaciated and subsequently died. Gross necropsy revealed multiple granulomatous masses on the abdominal serosa. The masses, 4∼15 mm in size, were attached on mainly intestinal wall. Also, the smaller masses in size were on mesentery and pancreas. However, only a few small white nodules were scattered throughout liver and lung in few samples. Microscopically, the mass were granulomatous with a central area of necrosis containing numerous septate, branched fungal hypae consistent with Aspergillus sp. These were surrounded by macrophages, giant cells, lymphocytes and fibrous tissues. Nodular lesions of liver and lung were seemed to spread hemotogenously from intestine and the possible route of infection was speculated by oral. This report is a Aspergillus-induced granuloma limited to the serosa of abdominal cavity, especially of intestinal wall.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.413-415
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• 2004

A male Blue-fronted amazon parrot suddenly died after having a history of depression, anorexia and emaciation. At necropsy, numerous well-demarcated yellow to white firm nodules were scattered throughout the left caudal lung lobes and adjacent air sac. Histologically, the wall of air sac was significantly thickened due to necrosis and infiltration of large numbers of fungi and degenerated heterophils. Multifocal necrotizing granulomatous lesions with numerous fungal hypae as well as vasculitis and thrombosis were found in tl1e lung. The fungi had conidiophore, vesicle, phialides and conidia which were characteristic of Aspergillus sp. This is tl1e first report of mycotic air sacculitis and pneumonitis caused by Aspergillus in a parrot in Korea.

• 박물관보존과학
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• 제4권
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• pp.71-78
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• 2003

성덕대왕신종 당목의 수종과 오랜 세월동안 외부적인 요인(태양빛, 수분, 온도, 공기)에 의한 열화를 조사하였다. 당목의 수종은 느티나무(느릅나무과, Zelkova serrata)로 밝혀졌다. 열화로 인한 변화를 육안으로 관찰하였을 때 표면변색, 할렬, 목재면의 거칠어짐이 나타났다. 미세형태학적인 변화는 열화형태에 따라 세 부분(I, II, III-spot)으로 나누어 관찰하였다. I-spot에는 재색으로 변색됨과 동시에 조직의 관찰이 불가능할 정도로 먼지층이 완전히 조직을 뒤덮고 있었다. 그와 달리 변색이 되었지만 조직의 관찰이 가능한 II-spot는 무수한 균사와 세포내강에 유입된 먼지 등의 오염물이 관찰되었다. 세포벽은 열화로 인해 물리적인 강도를 소실하여 약화되어 있으며 그로 인해 세포벽의 미세한 할렬과 찢김 등을 관찰할 수 있었다. 균사가 세포를 뒤덮고 있지만 그로 인한 목재 부후는 관찰되지 않았다. 표면에서 불과 0.5 mm 아래의 III-spot는 목재의 고유한 적갈색을 유지하고 있으며 세포벽은 건전재와 유사하였다. 이상의 변화들은 목재부후와는 구별되었으며 표면에서 불과 0.5 mm 이하의 지극히 표면적인 현상이라고 할 수 있다.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.64-68
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• 2014

최근 몇몇 버섯의 바이러스가 보고되었으며, Lentinula edodes Spherical Virus (LeSV) 역시 보고되었다. 곰팡이 바이러스는 종균에 의해 전파되기 때문에 농장에서 버섯 바이러스병을 근절하기 위해서는 건전 종균을 사용하는 것이 중요하다. 이에 표고버섯 바이러스인 LeSV의 RdRp 유전자에 특이적인 primer 및 RT-PCR 조건을 이용하여 해외에서 도입한 표고종균을 대상으로 LeSV 감염도를 조사하였다. 분석결과 해외도입 종균의 99%가 LeSV에 감염된 것으로 나타났다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.383-387
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• 2002

A four-year-old male elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) was diagnosed as pulmonary aspergillosis and renal oxalosis. Clinical signs were coughing, sneezing, respiratory distress, salivation, moderate anorexia, and progressive emaciation. Main gross lesions were fibrinopurulent tonsillitis, diffusely fibrinous pleuritis, and distinct lobar pneumonia with purple red in color. Most of the pulmonary lobes had numerous well demarcated 0.5 to 2 cm yellowish white discrete or confluent nodules that were surrounded by pale red zones. Histopathologically, the affected lungs were disseminated necrotizing pyogranulomas including fungal hypae, vasculitis, and diffusely fibronecrotic pleuritis. The renal lesions were composed of extensive tubular necrosis with large numbers of rosette-formation by birefringent oxalate crystals. Aspergillus fumigatus was isolated from lesions of the lungs. It seems to be a first report for pulmonary aspergillalis and renal oxalosis of a farmed elk in Korea.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.784-788
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• 1999

The effects of pH, moisture content, and the relative amount of a polymer sample on the biodegradation of degradable polymers in soil were studied using various polymer materials such as cellulose, poly-(butylene succinate-co-adipate) (SG) polycaprolactone (PCL), a blend of PCL and starch (PCL-starch), and a poly-lactic acid (PLA). As with other materials, the polymers degraded faster at a neutral pH than at either acidic or basic conditions. Moisture contents of 60 and 100% water holding capacity exhibited a similar biodegradability for various polymers, although the effects differed depending on the polymer. For synthetic polymers, biodegradation was faster at 60%, while the natural polymer (cellulose) degraded faster at 100%. Fungal hypae was observed at a 60% water holding capacity which may have affected the biodegradation of the polymers. A polymer amount of 0.25% to soil revealed the highest biodegradability among the ratios of 0.25, 0.5, and 1%. With a higher sample amount, the residual polymer could be recovered after the biodegradation test. It was confirmed that a test for general biodegradation condition can be applied to plastic biodegradation in soil.