You-Mi Lee

The complete plastid genome sequence of Abies koreana (Pinaceae: Abietoideae)

Abstract The nucleotide sequence of the chloroplast genome from Abies koreana is the first to have complete genome sequence from genus Abies of family Pinaceae. The circular double-stranded DNA, which consists of 121,373 base pairs (bp), contains a pair of very short inverted repeat regions (IRa and IRb) of 264 bp each, which are separated by a small and large single-copy regions (SSC and LSC) of 54,197 and 66,648 bp, respectively. The genome contents of 114 genes (68 peptide-encoding genes, 35 tRNA genes, four rRNA genes, six open reading frames and one pseudogene) are similar to the chloroplast DNA of other species of Abietoideae. Loss of ndh genes was also identified in the genome of A. koreana like other genomes in the family Pinaceae. Thirteen genes contain one (11 genes) or two (rps12 and ycf3 genes) introns. In phylogenetic analysis, the tree confirms that Abies, Keteleeria and Cedrus are strongly supported as monophyletic. Other inverted repeat sequences located in 42-kb inversion points (1186 bp) include trnS-psaM-ycf12- ψtrnG genes.

A Review of Host Plants of Cerambycidae (Coleoptera: Chrysomeloidea) with new Host Records for Fourteen Cerambycids, Including the Asian Longhorn Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis Motschulsky), in Korea

A revised checklist of host plants for 181 species belonging to 103 genera in six subfamilies of Cerambycidae (Coleoptera: Chrysomeloidea) in Korea is provided on the basis of the results of field surveys and literature review. A total of 14 new cerambycid-host associations are confirmed and the Manchurian striped maple, Acer tegmentosum Maxim. (Aceraceae), is listed as a new host of the Asian longhorn beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky). The names of more than 170 host plants species belonging to 107 genera in 44 families are compiled. Among them, four families (Ulmaceae, Pinaceae, Fagaceae and Betulaceae) are confirmed as the main host families (more than 23%) of most of the cerambycid species. All invalid scientific names and Korean names of plants and cerambycids in the previous literature are corrected in the present paper.

The complete plastid genome sequence of Picea jezoensis (Pinaceae: Piceoideae).

Abstract The nucleotide sequence of the complete chloroplast genome of P. jezoensis was completed. The total genome size was 124 146 bp, containing a pair of very short inverted repeats (IRa and IRb) of 422 bp, which were separated by large single copy (LSC) and small single copy (SSC) with 66 956 bp and 56 346 bp, respectively. The overall GC contents of the plastid genome were determined as 38.8%. One hundred fifteen genes including 68 peptide-encoding genes, 35 tRNA genes, four rRNA genes, six open-reading frames, and two pseudogenes were annotated. In these genes, 15 genes contained only one or two introns. Phylogenetic analyses using maximum likelihood (ML) methods were performed from fully sequenced Gymnosperms and other species of dataset composed of 69 protein-coding genes.