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A New Record of Penicillium cainii from Soil in Korea

  • Deng, Jian Xin;Ji, Seung Hyun;Paul, Narayan Chandra;Lee, Ji Hye;Yu, Seung Hun
    • Mycobiology
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    • v.41 no.2
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    • pp.112-115
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    • 2013
  • Twenty Penicillium isolates were recovered during the investigation of fungal community in the soil samples collected from Wando (Jeonnam Province, Korea). Among them, one species was identified and described as P. cainii based on phylogentic analysis of internal transcribed spacer and ${\beta}$-tubulin (BT2) genes and morphological characteristics. This is a first report of P. cainii in Korea.

Bioprospecting Potential of the Soil Metagenome: Novel Enzymes and Bioactivities

  • Lee, Myung Hwan;Lee, Seon-Woo
    • Genomics & Informatics
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    • v.11 no.3
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    • pp.114-120
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    • 2013
  • The microbial diversity in soil ecosystems is higher than in any other microbial ecosystem. The majority of soil microorganisms has not been characterized, because the dominant members have not been readily culturable on standard cultivation media; therefore, the soil ecosystem is a great reservoir for the discovery of novel microbial enzymes and bioactivities. The soil metagenome, the collective microbial genome, could be cloned and sequenced directly from soils to search for novel microbial resources. This review summarizes the microbial diversity in soils and the efforts to search for microbial resources from the soil metagenome, with more emphasis on the potential of bioprospecting metagenomics and recent discoveries.

Estimation of Plant Seed Dispersal through Artificial Soil Movement in Incheon Urban Area

  • Kim, Kee-Dae
    • Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.181-188
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    • 2003
  • In this study, soil seed and bud bank analysis were performed to abbess the mass of potential vegetation in soils less than 1 year old after covered and estimate the amount of seed bank transport through construction in urban area. The ratio of exotic species number to total species number in study sites and the landfill control site was 0.29 and 0.39, respectively. All plots pooled, mean species number and total mean seedling density per $\m^2$ in the top 10 cm of soil was 11$\pm$0 (average$\pm$S.E.) and 8037$\pm$221.Total plant seeds by artificial soil trasnsfer were estimated to be 53 thousand million $m^{-2}yr^{-1}$ in 10 cm soil depth. It reveals that soil transfer accelerates seeds and vegetation movement and makes urban vegetation mixed and common.

Effect of Soil Ameliorators on Ectomycorrhizal Fungal Communities that Colonize Seedlings of Pinus densiflora in Abandoned Coal Mine Spoils

  • Lee, Eun-Hwa;Eo, Ju-Kyeong;Lee, Chang-Seok;Eom, Ahn-Heum
    • Mycobiology
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    • v.40 no.3
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    • pp.168-172
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    • 2012
  • In this study, the effect of soil ameliorators on ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungal communities in coal mine spoils was investigated. Organic fertilizers and slaked lime were applied as soil ameliorators in 3 abandoned coal mine spoils. One year after the initial treatment, roots of Pinus densiflora seedlings were collected and the number of ECM species, colonization rate, and species diversity were assessed. The results showed that the soil ameliorators significantly increased ECM colonization on the roots of P. densiflora. The results suggest that soil ameliorators can have a positive effect on ECM fungi in terms of growth of host plants and show the potential use of soil ameliorator treatment for revegetation with ECM-colonized pine seedlings in the coal mine spoils.

Detection of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae in Soil on the Basis of PCR Amplification (PCR을 통한 토양에서 Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae의 검출)

  • Han, Hyo-Shim;Koh, Young-Jin;Jung, Jae-Sung
    • Research in Plant Disease
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.310-312
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    • 2004
  • Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae is the causative agent of bacterial canker in kiwifruit. A nested PCR detection method that uses primers designed from the cfl gene, involved in production of the phytotoxin coronatine, was applied on soil samples. These primers yielded 665 and 310-bp fragments in consecutive PCR amplification step with DNA from soil inoculated with Korean strain of P. syringae pv. actinidiae. This system was applied to survey soil samples from a kiwifruit orchard destroyed by bacterial canker. A specific 310-bp PCR product was obtained from all six samples of soil tested.

THE CHANGES OF CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF FOREST SOILS IN DRY AND WET SEASONS (건우기에 산림토양의 화학성분의 변화)

  • CHA, Jong Whan
    • Journal of Plant Biology
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 1964
  • Cha, Jong Whan (Dept. of Biology, Graduate School, Dong Kuk Univ.) The changes of chemical properties of forest soils in dry and wet seasons. Kor. Jour. Bot. VII(2): 1-8, 1964. Soil selected for the present investigation was collected from a mountain of the Forestry Experiment Station of the vicinity of Seoul. The forest communities studied were three forest and a unplanted soils. The soil samples were obtained from each forest type during dry and wet seasons. And these samples were collected from four horizons of all communities respectively. It was showed that exchangeable hydrogen was increased by rainfall, and total exchangeable base decreased in the same way. The content of nitrogen is washed away by rainfall, especially ammonium nitrogen was highly significant between dry and wet season. On the contrary, organic matter and available phosphorus were of no significant difference between dry and wet seasons. The values of pH appeared a different response in dry and wet seasons according to the plant communities. The needle-leaved forest soils showed more acidity than the broad-leaved forest soils, and the least acidity in open places. All nutrients in soil studied gradually decreased down the profiles. According to statistical analyses of the soil components among all soil horizons, total exchangeable bases in wet season indicated only significant at 1%. Exchangeable hydrogen and organic matter of the soil in dry season was particularly very low with increased depth in the profile. The fertility level of most forested soils selected for the present investigation is low according to chemical tests for available nutrient elements.

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