이 연구의 목적은 고라니(Hydropotes inermis argyropus)의 위내용물을 대상으로 PCR-DGGE 방법을 이용하여 그 식이습성을 조사하는데 있다. 이 연구를 위해, 강원도 철원과 전라남도 동부지역 등에서 자연사 혹은 로드킬에 의해 죽은 고라니 사체의 위에서 식이물 샘플을 채취하였다. 총 44개체의 위내용물에서 각각 DNA를 추출하였고, 두 가지의 프라이머(rbcLZ1과 rbcL19bR)를 이용하여 ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase large subunit(rbcL) gene을 PCR 증폭하였다. 44개의 샘플 중 29 샘플에서 성공적으로 PCR을 수행하였다. 이 29개 partial rbcL gene의 PCR product는 PCR-DGGE에 이용되었다. 식이물에 대한 분석결과 총 6과의 식물이 확인되었다. 강원도 철원의 경우, 5과가 나타난 반면, 전라남도 동부의 경우, 3과만이 확인되었다. 이 연구에서는 종수준의 먹이식물의 구별에는 실패하였 지만, 차후 이 PCR-DGGE 기법은 고라니를 포함한 초식동물의 식이습성을 분석하는데 하나의 가능성 있는 방법이 될 것으로 생각된다.

Sperm chromatin integrity is essential for successful fertilization and development of an embryo. Reported here is a quantification of DNA fragments which is intimately associated with reproductive potential to provide one of criteria for sperm chromatin integrity. Three sperm populations were considered: CONTROL (no treatment), UV irradiation (48mW/, 1h) and (oxidative stress induced by hydrogen peroxide, 10 mM, 50 mM and 100 mM). DNA fragments in boar sperm were evaluated by using ligation-mediated quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (LM-qPCR) assay, which relies on real-time qPCR to provide a measure of blunt 5' phosphorylated double strand breaks in genomic DNA. The results in agarose gel electrophoresis showed no significant DNA fragmentation and no dose-dependent response to . However, the remarkable difference in shape and position was observed in melting curve of LM-qPCR. This result supported that the melting curve analysis of LM-qPCR presented here, could be more sensitive and accurate than previous DNA fragmentation assay method.

The diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella, is one of the most important pests of cole crops in the world and is the first insect to evolve resistance to Bt toxins in open-field populations. To search for useful molecular markers for Bt reistance monitoring, the PCR-based restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) profiles of three aminopeptidase N (PxAPN1, PxAPN2 and PxAPN4) were determined for 15 representative regional field populations of P. xylostella. Most regional samples had similar RFLP patterns, whereas PxAPN1 from four regions and PxAPN4 from two regions showed different banding patterns after restriction enzyme treatment, but no differences were found in PxAPN2 among populations. The DNA sequence analysis revealed that a point mutation at the restriction site was responsible for the polymorphism of PxAPN1 but no mutations were observed in PxAPN4. Comparing amino acid sequences of PxAPNs from regional populations with reference PxAPNs (GenBank accession no. AAB70755) revealed that four regional populations possessed a point mutation in the Cry1A binding site of PxAPN1 and five regional populations possessed a deletion of eight amino acids in PxAPN4. These RFLP patterns were consistently observed in Southern regions of Korea, including Kyungsangnam-Do and Jeju-Do. The functional association of these RFLP with Bt resistance is currently under investigation

This study was undertaken to develop species-specific forward and universal reverse PCR primers for the detection of Streptococcus sobrinus. These primers target the variable regions of the 16S ribosomal RNA coding gene (rDNA) and their specificity was tested against 10 strains of S. sobrinus strains and 20 different species of oral bacteria using serial dilutions of the purified genomic DNA of S. sobrinus ATCC 33478T. Our data show that species-specific amplicons were obtained from all the S. sobrinus strains tested but not from other species. Both direct and nested PCR could detect as little as 400 pg and 4 fg of genomic DNA from S. sobrinus ATCC 33478T, respectively. This result suggests that these PCR primers are highly specific and sensitive and applicable to the detection of S. sobrinus.

본 시험은 국내외에서 수집한 꽃송이버섯균 22균주에 대하여 분자생물학적 유연관계를 분석하고자 하였다. 수집균주의 ribosomal DNA의 ITS 영역에 대한 cleaved amplified polymorphic sequence (CAPS) 분석 결과, KACC50866은 다른 균주들과 20%이하의 유연관계를 나타내었으며 나머지 균주들은 90% 이상의 유연관계를 보이면서 4그룹으로 구분되었다. 따라서 이들의 세분화된 분자생물학적 구분을 위하여 rDNA ITS 영역의 염기서열분석을 하여 구분하여 본 결과 KACC50866 균주는 다른 꽃송이버섯균과 유연관계가 매우 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 나머지 21개 균주는 같은 그룹으로 구분되어 있어 같은 종으로 생각할 수 있으나, 이들을 좀더 세분하기 위해서는 미토콘드리아의 유전자 서열 분석 등이 병행되어야 할 것으로 판단된다.

최근들어 수입량이 급증되고 있는 차가버섯의 분류체계를 확립하고, 이들 종 및 계통간의 유연관계 확립과 품종 구분을 위해 계통학적 정보를 지닌 ITS 영역의 염기서열, PCRRFLP 및 STS 프라이머를 사용하여 종 특이적인 마커를 개발하였다. 시베리아 캄차카 반도에서 수집된 74008 균주의 염기서열을 이용하여 Inonotus spp.의 유연관계를 분석한 결과 2개의 그룹으로 나뉘어 졌고, I. obliquus DSM 856P균주와 약 98%의 가장 높은 유사성을 나타내어 차가버섯임이 확인되었다. 또한 ITS 증폭산물을 제한효소로 처리하여 밴드패턴을 비교하였을 때 종 및 계통에 따라 밴드가 다르게 나타났으며, STS primer를 이용하여 증폭산물을 비교하였을 때 종간에는 밴드패턴이 다르나 계통내에서는 동일한 밴드패턴을 보였다. 따라서 차가버섯의 품종 구분을 위해서는 STS 마커와 PCR-RFLP를 동시에 사용함으로서 품종 구분이 좀 더 명확하리라 사료된다.

The infectious pathogens against honeybee (Apis mellifera) comprise a heterogeneous group of bacterial, viral, and fungal organisms including Paenibacillus larvae, Deformed Wing Virus (DWV) and Nosema apis. Many species like Paenibacillus larvae, Deformed Wing Virus (DWV) and Nosema apis have been isolated from a number of different continents, e.g. America, Asia and Europe, indicating its wide spread in whole nature. Little is known about the occurrence and distribution in the environment of these pathogens. For a more rapid, systematic and efficient monitoring of each pathogenic species against honeybee in the environment, PCR-based detection systems were developed that allows species-specific identifications of various pathogenic species with one reaction. These could be achieved by selecting specific primers from conserved regions of each species with speciesspecific DNA sequence variations. For the detection of any already known pathogen, well-developed PCR-detection system allows the specific detection of expected pathogenic species based on its specific nucleic acid sequence. Since each pathogenic species delivers a specific PCR-product of different size, bands can be distinguished very easily by simple gel electrophoresis. After the development of real-time PCR system, PCR-based specific detections of honeybee pathogens were dramatically improved their applications, from just detection to quantification of pathogens. These systems, quantitative PCR (qPCR) for the detection of honeybee pathogens, could be distinguished from previous PCR detection on the points of “real-time”, “easy” and “quantitative”. Moreover, very rapid PCR, so-called “Ultra-Rapid Real-Time PCR” were developed recently in field of pathogen-detection. Typical Honeybee pathogens such as Paenibacillus larvae, Israelli acute paralysis virus (IAPV) were successfully detected inner 7 minutes using 30 cycled Ultrarapid PCR. According to development of more rapid apparatus, even 30 cycled, 1 minute PCR seems to be possible. Ultla-Rapid PCR was currently attempted to apply for the direct detection system of all viral pathogens against honeybee from bee-samples and different environmental probes.

Sex-sorting of sperm is an assisted reproductive technology (ART) used by the livestock industry for the mass production of animals of a desired sex. The standard method for sorting sperm is the detection of DNA content differences between X and Y chromosome-bearing sperm by flow cytometry. However, this method has variable efficiency and therefore requires verification by a second method. We have developed a sex determination method based on quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) of the porcine amelogenin (AMEL) gene. The AMEL gene is present on both the X and the Y chromosome, but the length and sequence of its noncoding regions differ between the X and Y chromosomes. By measuring the threshold cycle (Ct) of qPCR, we were able to calculate the relative frequency of X chromosome. Two sets of AMEL primers were used in these studies. One set (AME) targeted AMEL gene sequences present in both X and Y chromosome, but produced PCR products of different lengths for each chromosome. The other set (AXR) bound to AMEL gene sequences present on the X chromosome but absent esholthe Y-chromosome. Relative product levels were calculated by normalizing the AXR fluorescence to the AME fluorescence. The AMEL method accurately predicted the sex ratios of boar sperm, demonstrating that it has potential value as a sex determination method.

국립원예특작과학원 버섯과에서 수집한 총 36종의 만가 닥버섯을 이용하여 새로운 품종개발을 위한 육종모본을 선 발하고자 각각의 균주에 대하여 DNA를 추출한 후 RAPD연 구를 수행하여 종간 유연관계를 분석하였다. RAPD-PCR 을 수행하기 위하여 OPC8, OPC14, OPA10, OPA11총4 개의 oligoprimers를 이용하였다. 유연관계분석은 계통 상 호간의 유사도 계수(Similarity coefficient)를 Sokal and Sneath(1963)의 방법에 따라 구하였고, XLStat 프로그램 을 이용하여 도출된 자료행렬에 따라 UPGMA(Unweighted Pair-Group Method with Arithmetic average) 방법에 의 한 dendrogram을 작성 후 분석하였다. 공시된 만가닥 버섯 균주의 RAPD-RCR을 수행한 결과 Lyophyllum ulmarium 이35균주이며, 나머지 1균주만 Lyophyllum decates 로총 3그룹으로 나뉘었으며, 이 중 ASI8012, ASI8006등9개 균 주가 group 1로 분리되었고, 유사도는 0.2 ~ 0.9, ASI8040, ASI8020 등21개 균주가 group 2로 분리되었고, 유사도 는 0.3~1.0, 마지막으로 ASI8046, ASI8037등 6개 균주 가 group 3로 분리되었고, 유사도는 0.4~0.8이었다. 그 리고ASI8022와 ASI8018의 유사도는 93%, ASI8045와 ASI8036의 유사도는 94%, ASI8016과 ASI8002의 유사도 는 99%로 가장 높은 유사도를 나타냈다.. 또한 Lyophyllum decates ASI8009는 국내수집균주인 ASI8035와 78%의 유 사도를 나타냈다. 대부분의 ASI8040등 국내균주는 그룹 2 에 속하였으나 국내균주 ASI8040은 그룹 1에 속하였다. 그 리고 ASI8004, ASI8040, ASI8035는 외국균주와 뚜렷한 차 이를 보여 육종모본으로서 활용가치가 높다고 판단된다. 본 실험은 만가닥버섯 수집균주의 육종재료로 활용 하기 위함이며, 만가닥 버섯 신품종 개발에 기초자료로 활용하고 자 한다.

dsRNA 진균 바이러스들은 효모와 버섯을 포함하여 거의 모든 종류의 곰팡이 속에서 보고되어 왔다. 자연계에 존재하 는 대부분의 진균바이러스들은 기주에 어떤 이상적인 징후 를 야기하지 않는 잠복 감염의 상태로 존재하는 반면 일부 곰 팡이 바이러스들은 기주의 기형적인 생장의 원인이 될 수 있 다고 하는데 이에 대한 연구는 특히 버섯에서 많이 이루어지 고 있다. 바이러스 병징으로 의심되는 느타리버섯 시료를 진 단용 프라이머 PVP를 이용한 RT-PCR법과 염기서열분석 으로 버섯바이러스를 검정한 결과, 비슷한 병징을 보이는 6 가지의 느타리버섯 중 3개의 시료에서 RT-PCR 특이밴드가 나타났다. 이 중 병징을 보인 느타리버섯 시료와 같은 품종을 재배하여 비교한 결과 기형 자실체와 건전 자실체 모두에서 RT-pCR 밴드를 확인할 수 있었다. 확인된 밴드를 염기서열 분석 결과 OMSV(oyster mushroom spherical virus)로 확 인되었다. 자실체의 기형과 바이러스 감염 사이에 명확한 관 련성은 없는 것으로 나타났다. 다만 PVP 바이러스이외의 다 른 바이러스에 의한 감염 가능성도 있으므로 추가적인 검정 이 필요한 것으로 사료된다.

A multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was developed for the simultaneous detection and differentiation among Nosema apis and Nosema ceranae in honeybee. Three sets of primers were selected from different genomic sequences to specifically amplify a 831 bp amplicon within the SSU rRNA gene, specific for both N. apis and N. ceranae (MSSR primer); a 375 bp amplicon within the SSU rRNA gene, specific for N. apis (NA primer); and a 1,131 bp amplicon within SSU rRNA gene, specific for N. ceranae (NC primer). Using the primers in conjunction (multiplex PCR) we were able to N. apis and N. ceranae and to differentiate between them. The sensitivity of this PCR assay was approximately 102 spores per milliliter. We proposed that the multiplex PCR was sensitive, specific and rapid tool that can serve as a useful differential diagnostic tool for detecting N. apis and N. ceranae in honeybee.

In recent years, there has been a rapid global decline in amphibian populations, and infectious diseases have been associated with this decline. Diseased Gold-spotted pond frogs (Rana plancyi chosenica) were collected from a frog farm in Korea and identif

This research aimed to compare the detection methods of Anisakis simplex in Sea fish by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) and macroscopic inspection. We examined 18 Trichiurus lepturus, 11 Scomber japonicus, and 65 Todarodes pacificus collected from the retail markets in the areas of Uljin, Kyuonggi province and Seoul. As the result of examinations, we found that detection rate of Anisakis simplex by macroscopic observation was 89% in Trichiurus lepturus, 90.9% in Scomber japonicus, 32.3% in Todarodes pacificus. The detection rate of Anisakis simplex by PCR-RFLP was 77.7% in Trichiurus lepturus, 81.8% in Scomber japonicus, 26.1% in Todarodes pacificus. We could conclude that PCR-RFLP method of Anisakis simplex was more specific rather than macroscopic observation.

A multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was developed for the simultaneous detection and differentiation among Nosema apis and Nosema ceranae in honeybee. Three sets of primers were selected from different genomic sequences to specifically amplify a 831 bp amplicon within the SSU rRNA gene, specific for both N. apis and N. ceranae (MSSR primer); a 375 bp amplicon within the SSU rRNA gene, specific for N. apis (NA primer); and a 1,131 bp amplicon with in SSU rRNA gene, specific for N. ceranae (NC primer). Using the primers in conjunction (multiplex PCR) we were able to N. apis and N. ceranae and to differentiate between them. The sensitivity of this PCR assay was approximately 102spores per milliliter. We proposed that the multiplex PCR was sensitive, specific and rapid tool that can serve as a useful differential diagnostic tool for detecting N. apis and N. ceranae in honeybee.

Viruses of the honeybee, Apis mellifera L. are known to reside at low levels in colonies, typically showing no apparent signs of infection. Chronic paralysis virus(CBPV) is known to induce significant losses in honey bee colonies. The pathology is characterized by clusters of trembling, flightless, crawling bees and by individual bees, sometimes hairless, standing at the hive entrance. A minusstrand-specific RT-PCR was used to assess viral replication. This is the first report on the infection of CBPV in Korea. Using (-)RT-PCR, 27 apiaries in korea were screened for the honeybee viruses, with positive colonies being analysed for viral genetic diversity. We got 550-nt PCR product from CBPV genomic RNA. Nucleotide sequences were aligned to the complete CBPV genomic RNA sequence deposited in the GenBank database and was revealed 96%(AM-CBPV) identity, respectively. Sequence comparison with other CBPV and honeybee virus.