• ALGAE
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.249-258
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• 2012

Nongeniculate coralline red algae are a common element of the Brazilian coastal zone, especially associated to coral reefs. During the course of ecological studies at Parque Municipal Marinho do Recife de Fora, two species of non-geniculate Corallinales were the major organisms covering the reef. Analyses of the vegetative and reproductive features of the species were analyzed; indicating that one new species of the genus Lithothamnion is proposed here based on the combination of several features associated with anatomy of the tetrasporangial conceptacles in relation to other species of the genus for which modern accounts are available. This new proposal along with other new species, new combinations and range extension of some species of the genus based in similar features clearly suggest that stability in species delimitation is possible. The second species found Pneophyllum conicum represents a range extension of more than 6,000 km from the Pacific in to the Atlantic Ocean suggesting that some nongeniculate species are widely distributed. The occurrence and abundance of these species supports and emphasizes the need for an extensive taxonomic reassessment of coralline red algae in the context of Brazilian coral reef biodiversity.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.23 no.6
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• pp.641-646
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• 1995

During the screening of inhibitors of melanin biosynthesis from microbial secondary metabolites, a fungal strain MR304 which was capable of producing high level of an inhibitor was selected. Based on taxonomic studies, this fungus could be classified as Trichoderma harzianum. The active compound (MR304-1) was purified from culture broth by Diaion HP-20 column chromatography, ethylacetate extraction, Sephadex LH-20 column chromatographv and HPLC. The inhibitor was identified as 3-(1,5-dihvdroxy-3-isocyanocyclopent-(E)-3-envl)prop-2-enoate by spectroscopic methods of UV, ESIMS, $^{1}$H-NMR, $^{13}$C-NMR, NOE, HMQC and HMBC. MR304-1 showed strong mushroom tyrosinase inhibitory activity with IC$_{50}$ value of 0.25 $\mu $g/ml. It inhibited melanin biosynthesis with 15 mm inhibition zone at 30 $\mu $g/paper disc in Streptomyces bikiniensis, a bacterium used as an indicator organism in this work. It also inhibited melanin biosynthesis in B16 melanoma cells with a niinimum inhibitory concentration of 0.05 $\mu $g/ml.

• Asian Journal of Turfgrass Science
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.11-22
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• 1991

This experiment was executed to investigate the possibility of the application of taxonomic method through the isoelectric focusing with polyacrylamide gel and sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis with seeds in the identification of turfgrasses. The sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis was used to investigate the pattern of seed proteins which were extracted from 18 cultivars of cool season turfgrass and 4 cultivars of warm season turfgrass. The isoelectric focusing with polyacrylarnide gel was used to investigate the activity of the three isozymes of esterase, peroxidase and phosphoglucose isomerase which were extracted from 18 cultivars of cool season turfgrass and 4 cultivars of warm season turfgrass. The results were summarized as follows. 1. The difference of the patterns of seed proteins was observed with sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The identification of intra-genus was easily detected. 2. The three isozymes of esterase, peroxidase and phosphoglucose isomerase were investigated through isoelectric focusing with polyacrylamide gel. As a result, esterase was most effective among three isozymes in the identification of turfgrass cultivars 3. In the past cultivar identification was primarily based on visual morphological characters, but there was a lot of difficulty. If we should use electrophoresis, we will be able to identifvturfgrass cultivars more effectively.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.346-353
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• 1997

During the screening of cellulase producing microorganisms, a fungal strain C-4 was selected from etiolated leaves. Based on taxonomic studies, the fungus could be classified as a strain of Trichoderma sp. When the strain C-4 was cultured in Mandels' media at 28$circ$C for 6 days, the enzyme activities detected in broth were as follows: 8.2 U/ml (28.1 U/mg) of CMCase activity, 0.75 U/ml (2.58 U/mg) of Avicelase activity, 1.67 U/ ml (5.68 U/mg) of $eta$-glucosidase activity. The optimum pH for enzyme induction was 6.2. The crude enzyme retained 100% of its original CMCase activity at 50$circ$C for 1 hr (pH 5.0), and at 4$circ$C for 24 hrs (pH 5.0). There was no effect on the CMCase activity in the presence of 1 mM of CsCl, LiCl, MgCl$_{2}$, and FeCl$_{2}$, respectively. When the crude enzyme was treated with trypsin and chymotrypsin (2% W/w) for 10 minutes, the remaining CMCase activity was 70%, but there was no further loss of activity for 60 minutes treatment at 30$circ$C. The crude enzyme showed the synergism with rumen fluid for the hydrolysis of Avicel and CMC by 118% and 130%, respectively.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.46 no.4
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• pp.467-487
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• 2013

Long-term and systematic monitoring of phytoplankton is important, as phytoplankton serve as indicators of water quality status in aquatic environments. In the present study, the plankton community structure of the Nakdong River estuary over the past 30 years was investigated by literature survey to provide references for the occurrence of planktonic species. A total of 876 species from 18 taxonomic lineages were reported and, among them, 569 species were identified to occur seasonally at the Mulgeum, Seonam and Eulsukdo sites. Diatoms and chlorophytes were dominant in the microscopic studies. The 54 species at the Mulgeum and the 96 species at the Eulsukdo sites have not been reported since the river barrage construction in 1987. The majority of reports speculate that there has been a change in the aquatic environment, particularly the plankton community structure, due to operation of a river barrage since 1987.

• Mycobiology
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.57-67
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• 2004

For investigation of the species diversity of the Genus Crepidotus in Korea and constructing a key to Korean Crepidotus species, a total of 65 specimens, collected from 18 locations from 1982 to 2002, were observed for morphological characters of carpophores and other features. All the specimens have been preserved in the herbarium of the National Institute of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, R.D.A., Suwon, Korea. The specimens were identified according to the classification systems given by Hesler and Smith(1965), Nordstein(1990), Orton(1960), Pilat(1948), Senn-Irlet(1991, 1992, 1993) and Singer(1951, 1973, 1986). In this study, a total of 10 Crepidotus species were confirmed. Among them, Korean common names were designated to six unrecorded species as follows: C. uber, "끈적귀버섯"; C. hygrophanus, "곤약귀버섯"; C. latifolius, "꼬마무리귀버섯"; C. obscurus, "먼지귀버섯"; C. subverrucisporus, "분홍주름귀버섯"; and C. circinatus, "노란고리귀버섯". A key to 10 Crepidotus species has been constructed.

• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.26 no.1 s.70
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• pp.1-7
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• 1987

Studies were carried out with specimens collected throughout the country during $1984{\sim}1986$, and preserved specimens kept in the Insect Museum within the Dept. of Agricultural Biology, College of Agriculture, Seoul Nat'l Univ., and the Dept. of Entomol., Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Suweon, Korea. As the result of this study, 10 species and 1 subspecies are presented here with a key and descriptions. Among them, 7 species and 1 subspecies are already reported by others, while the rest 3 species (Agrypnus setigera, A. miyamotoi, A. hyponicola) are reported here for the first time in Korea.

• Korean Journal of Agricultural Science
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.463-468
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• 1975

1) 224 strains were isolated from the accumulated soil and sewage samples flowing the waste of alcohol distillation, and among of them 2 strains of yeast were selected on the basis of their superior growth in the medium containing alcohol waste by shaking culture. 2) Morphological and physiological characteristics of the selected strains were investigated, and strain-73, strain-124 were identified Candida ciferrii, Candida brumptii by the manual of LODDER, respectively.

• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.39 no.4
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• pp.227-237
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• 2000

Fourteen species of the genus Gonocephalum and one species of the genus Opatrum (Tenebrionidae, Opatrini) from Korea have been previously recorded. They are taxonomically reviewed based on many faunistic reports and research papers. We also examined many specimens including voucher materials of the previous studies. Among the recorded species, G. sabulosum is excluded because it was misidentified for the individual variation of Opatrum subaratum. We couldn’t find any Korean materials of four species (G. japanum, G. bilinearum, G. outreyi, G. malayanum), and used the materials determined from other countries. Key to 13 species of the genus Gonocephalum, illustrations of adults and male aedeagus are provided.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• v.54 no.6
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• pp.743-750
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• 2016

Mus musculus (Rodentia: Muridae) has generally been infected with a rodent hookworm Nippostrongylus brasiliensis. In this report, we present morphological and molecular identification of N. brasiliensis by light and scanning electron microscopy and PCR amplification of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (cox1) gene and the protein sequences encoded by cox1 gene, respectively. Despite the use of N. brasiliensis in many biochemistry studies from India, their taxonomic identification was not fully understood, especially at the species level, and no molecular data is available in GenBank from India. Sequence analysis of cox1 gene in this study revealed that the present specimen showed close identity with the same species available in GenBank, confirming that the species is N. brasiliensis. This study represents the first record of molecular identification of N. brasiliensis from India and the protein structure to better understand the comparative phylogenetic characteristics.