• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.264-270
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• 1997

The structure of plasmid mlp1, a linear 10.2kb mitochondrial plasmid of Pleurotus ostreatus NFF A2 was determined by restriction enzyme mapping and partial sequencing. The plasmid encodes at least two proteins; a putative RNA polymerase showing homology to yeast mitochondrial RNA polymerase and to viral-encoded RNA polymerases, and a putative DNA polymerase showing significant homology to the family B thpe DNA polymerases. It also contains terminal inverted repeat sequences at both ends which are longer than 274 bp. A 1.6 kb EcoRI restriction fragment of m1p1 containing the putative RNA polymerase gene did not hybridize to the nuclear or motochondrial genomes from P. ostreatus, suggesting that it may encode plasmidspecific RNA polymerase. The gene fragment also did not hybridize with the RNA polymerase gene (RPO41) from Saccaromyces cerevisiae. The relationship between genes in m1p1 and those in another linear plasmid pC1K1 of Claviceps purpurea was examined by DNA hybridization. The result indicates that the genes for DNA and RNA polymerases are not closely related with those in C. purpurea.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.372-382
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• 2014

In this study, the chloroplast (cp) genome sequences from three early diverged leptosporangiate ferns were completed and analyzed in order to understand the evolution of the genome of the fern lineages. The complete cp genome sequence of Osmunda cinnamomea (Osmundales) was 142,812 base pairs (bp). The cp genome structure was similar to that of eusporangiate ferns. The gene/intron losses that frequently occurred in the cp genome of leptosporangiate ferns were not found in the cp genome of O. cinnamomea. In addition, putative RNA editing sites in the cp genome were rare in O. cinnamomea, even though the sites were frequently predicted to be present in leptosporangiate ferns. The complete cp genome sequence of Diplopterygium glaucum (Gleicheniales) was 151,007 bp and has a 9.7 kb inversion between the trnL-CAA and trnV-GCA genes when compared to O. cinnamomea. Several repeated sequences were detected around the inversion break points. The complete cp genome sequence of Lygodium japonicum (Schizaeales) was 157,142 bp and a deletion of the rpoC1 intron was detected. This intron loss was shared by all of the studied species of the genus Lygodium. The GC contents and the effective numbers of codons (ENCs) in ferns varied significantly when compared to seed plants. The ENC values of the early diverged leptosporangiate ferns showed intermediate levels between eusporangiate and core leptosporangiate ferns. However, our phylogenetic tree based on all of the cp gene sequences clearly indicated that the cp genome similarity between O. cinnamomea (Osmundales) and eusporangiate ferns are symplesiomorphies, rather than synapomorphies. Therefore, our data is in agreement with the view that Osmundales is a distinct early diverged lineage in the leptosporangiate ferns.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.828-836
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• 2008

The biocontrol rhizobacterium Pseudomonas sp. M18 can produce two kinds of antibiotics, namely pyoluteorin (Plt) and phenazine-1-carboxylic acid (PCA), and is antagonistic against a number of soilborne phytopathogens. In this study, a luxR-type quorum-sensing regulatory gene, vqsR, was identified and characterized immediately downstream of the Plt gene cluster in strain MI8. A vqsR-inactivated mutant led to a significant decrease in the production of Plt and its biosynthetic gene expression. However, this was restored when introducing the vqsR gene by cloning into the plasmid pME6032 in trans. The vqsR mutation did not exert any obvious influence on the production of PCA and its biosynthetic gene expression and the production of N-acylhomoserine lactones (C4 and C8-HSLs) and their biosynthetic gene rhlI expression. Accordingly, these results introduce VqsR as a regulator of Plt production in Pseudomonas spp., and suggest that the regulatory mechanism of vqsR in strain M18 is distinct from that in P. aeruginosa. In addition, it was demonstrated that vqsR mutation did not have any obvious impact on the expression of Plt-specific ABC transporters and other secondary metabolic global regulators, including GacA, RpoS, and RsmA.

• ALGAE
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.93-110
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• 2023

Progress in phylogenomic analysis has led to a considerable re-evaluation of former cyanobacterial system, with many new taxa being established at different nomenclatural levels. The family Geminocystaceae is among cyanobacterial taxa recently described on the basis of polyphasic approach. Within this family, there are six genera: Geminocystis, Cyanobacterium, Geminobacterium, Annamia, Picocyanobacterium, and Microcrocis. The genus Geminocystis previously encompassed two species: G. herdmanii and G. papuanica. Herein, a new species G. urbisnovae was proposed under the provision of the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (ICN). Polyphasic analysis was performed for five strains from the CALU culture collection (St. Petersburg State University, Russian Federation), and they were assigned to the genus Geminocystis in accordance with high 16S rRNA gene similarity to existing species, as well as because of proximity to these species on the phylogenetic trees reconstructed with RaxML and Bayes methods. Plausibility of their assignment to a separate species of the genus Geminocystis was substantiated with smaller cell size; stenohaline freshwater ecotype; capability to complementary chromatic adaptation of second type (CA2); distinct 16S rRNA gene clustering; sequences and folding of D1-D1' and B box domains of the 16S-23S internal transcribed spacer region. The second objective pursued by this communication was to provide a survey of the family Geminocystaceae. The overall assessment was that, despite attention of many researchers, this cyanobacterial family has been understudied and, especially in the case of the crucially important genus Cyanobacterium, taxonomically problematic.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.466-472
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• 2012

식품 중 P. mirifica 원료 함유여부에 대한 판별법 마련을 위하여 식물의 종 동정에 일반적으로 사용되는 ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase (rbcL), RNA polymerase C (rpoC1), intergenic spacer (psbA-trnH) 및 second internal transcribed spacer (ITS2) 유전자부위를 선정하였다. 선정된 유전자부위를 증폭하기 위하여 일반 프라이머를 이용하였으며 각각 719 bp, 520 bp, 348 bp 및 507 bp의 PCR 산물을 확인하였다. 그리고 염기서열을 결정하고 유전자은행에 등록되어있는 염기서열과 유사성에 대한 분석한 결과 rbcL, rpoC1 및 psbA-trnH 부위는 상동성이 매우 높아 프라이머를 설계하기는 어려웠다. 그러나 ITS2의 경우 염기서열의 차이점이 있어 4종류의 프라이머를 설계하였다. 설계된 프라이머를 이용하여 P. mirifica, P. lobata, B. superba에 대한 PCR을 실시한 결과 SFI12-miri-6F/SFI12-miri-7R 및 SFI12-miri-6F/SFI12-miri-8R의 경우 P. lobata 와 B. superba에서 비 특이적 밴드가 없으며 P. mirifica에서 예상크기인 137 bp 및 216 bp를 확인할 수 있었다. 따라서 본 연구에서 개발된 P. mirifica을 판별할 수 있는 종 특이 프라이머는 식품가능원료 및 가공식품에 대한 적용할 수 있어 인터넷 쇼핑몰 등 시중에 불법적으로 유통되는 제품에 대한 안전관리에 활용도가 매우 클 것으로 기대된다.

• 식물분류학회지
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.109-114
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• 2021

Veronica nakaiana Ohwi (Plantaginaceae) is an endemic taxon on Ulleungdo Island, Korea. We report the second complete chloroplast genome sequence of V. nakaiana. Its genome size is 152,319 bp in length, comprising a large single-copy of 83,195 bp, a small single-copy of 17,702 bp, and a pair of inverted repeat regions of 25,711 bp. The complete genome contains 115 genes, including 51 protein-coding genes, four rRNA genes, and 31 tRNA genes. When comparing the two chloroplast genomes of V. nakaiana, 11 variable sites are recognized: seven SNPs and four indels. Two substitutions in the coding regions are recognized: rpoC2 (synonymous substitution) and rpl22 (nonsynonymous substitution). In nine noncoding regions, one is in the tRNA gene (trnK-UUU), one is in the intron of atpF, and seven are in the intergenic spacers (trnH-GUG~psbA, trnK-UUU, rps16~trnQ-UUG, trnC-GCA~petN, psbZ~trnG-GCC, ycf3~trnS-GGA, ycf4~cemA, and psbB~psbT). The data provide the level of genetic variation in V. nakaiana. This result will be a useful resource to formulate conservation strategies for V. nakaiana, which is a rare endemic species in Korea.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.317-324
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• 2012

본 연구는 식품원료의 진위여부를 판별하기 위한 시험법으로 일반 프라이머를 이용한 DNA barcode 기법을 도입하였다. 동물성식품원료의 경우 미토콘드리아 DNA 중 cytochrome oxidase subunit I(COI) 부위 검출을 위하여 디자인된 프라이머(LCO1490/HCO2198 및 VF2/FISH R2)와 cytochrome b(cyt b) 부위 검출을 위하여 디자인된 프라이머(L14724/H15915)를 사용하였다. 상기 3 종류의 프라이머를 사용하여 가축류 6종(소, 돼지, 염소, 양, 말 및 사슴), 가금류 4종(닭, 오리, 칠면조 및 타조), 어류 7종(명태, 대구, 청대구, 청어, 송어, 다랑어 및 우럭)을 대상으로 PCR 후 전기영동하여 예상되는 PCR 산물의 생성 유무를 확인하였다. 가축류 6종에 대하여는 LCO1490/HCO2198, VF2/FISH R2 및 L14724/H15915 프라이머를 사용한 경우 COI 및 cyt b가 모두 검출되었으며, 가금류 4종은 LCO1490/HCO2198 및 VF2/FISH R2 프라이머를 사용한 경우만 COI이 검출되었다. 또한 어류 7종은 VF2/FISH R2 프라이머를 사용한 경우에만 COI 부위가 검출됨을 확인하였다. 식물의 경우 엽록체 DNA 부위를 이용하여 디자인된 3 종류의 프라이머(trnH/psbA, rpoB 1F/4R 및 rbcL 1F/724R)를 사용하였다. 각각의 프라이머를 이용하여 식물 5종(마늘, 양파, 무, 녹차 및 시금치)에 대하여 실험한 결과 3종류의 프라이머에서 PCR의 산물을 모두 확인하였으며 trnH/psbA 프라이머의 경우 식물 종마다 PCR 산물의 크기는 다르게 검출되었다. 본 연구에서는 17종의 식품원료별 일반 프라이머 및 PCR 조건을 확립하였으며, 생산된 PCR 산물을 대상으로 염기서열을 결정하고 유전자은행에 있는 염기서열과 DB 비교 분석을 통하여 식품에 사용된 원료의 진위여부 판별에 적용이 가능할 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.189-194
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• 2013

In a study of hydrogen-producing bacteria, strain T4384 was isolated from rice field samples in the Republic of Korea. The isolate was identified as Enterobacter sp. T4384 by phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA and rpoB gene sequences. Enterobacter sp. T4384 grew at a temperature range of $10-45^{\circ}C$ and at an initial pH range of 4.5-9.5. Strain T4384 produced hydrogen at 0-6% NaCl by using glucose, fructose, and mannose. In serum bottle cultures using a complete medium, Enterobacter sp. T4384 produced 1,098 ml/l $H_2$, 4.0 g/l ethanol, and 1.0 g/l acetic acid. In a pH-regulated jar fermenter culture with the biogas removed, 2,202 ml/l $H_2$, 6.2 g/l ethanol, and 1.0 g/l acetic acid were produced, and the lag-phase time was 4.8 h. Strain T4384 metabolized the hydrolysate of organic waste for the production of hydrogen and volatile fatty acid. The strain T4384 produced 947 ml/l $H_2$, 3.2 g/l ethanol, and 0.2 g/l acetic acid from 6% (w/v) food waste hydrolysate; 738 ml/l $H_2$, 4.2 g/l ethanol, and 0.8 g/l acetic acid from Miscanthus sinensis hydrolysate; and 805 ml/l $H_2$, 5.0 g/l ethanol, and 0.7 g/l acetic acid from Sorghum bicolor hydrolysate.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.277-286
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• 2023

Korean rockfish, Sebastes schlegelii, is a representative bony fish that belongs to the family Scorpaenidae and the order Scorpaeniformes. It has high ecological and economic value and is widely cultivated in many East Asian countries, including South Korea, Japan and China. One of streptococci, Streptococcus iniae, is Gram-positive cocci with a negative reaction for catalase and oxidase. The Korean rockfish shows clinical signs when infected with S. iniae, such as body darkening, bleeding, enlarged kidneys, blurred eyes, abdominal distension, etc., ultimately leading to death. The Korean rockfish causes significant economic losses every year in South Korea due to streptococcosis. In this study, we identified bacteria from the fish using polymerase chain reaction and conducted analyses of hemolytic activity and biochemical tests using API 20 STREP and API ZYM systems. Results of confirming the hemolytic activity (n=4) observed in alpha-type hemolysis (25%), beta-type hemol- ysis (50%), and gamma-type hemolysis (25%) of isolates. The biochemical test results exhibited sig- nificant variation among S. iniae. Additionally, we performed intraperitoneal injection with S. iniae in the fish and analyzed the phylogenetic tree using housekeeping genes of S. iniae, including cpsD, arcC, glnA, groEL, gyrB, mutS, pheT, prkC, rpoB, and tkt, via multilocus sequence typing (MLST). The lethal dose (LD₅₀) showed strong pathogenicity, such as 3.34 × 10 colony-forming unit (CFU)/ml for 23FBStr0601 strain and 7.16 × 10 CFU/ml for 23FBStr0602 strain. 23FBStr0603 strain showed relatively low pathogenicity at 1.73 × 10⁵ CFU/ml. The strains 23FBStr0601 and 23FBStr0602, which showed strong pathogenicity, clustered into one monophyletic group. The 23FBStr0603 strain showed weak pathogenicity and formed a monophyletic group with KCTC 3657.