Weissella cibaria strain CMU is used as a commercial oral care probiotic in South Korea. Here, we present the complete genome sequences of four W. cibaria strains (CMU, CMS1, CMS2, and CMS3) isolated from the saliva of an infant living in Gwangju, South Korea.

Young-Bae Ko1∗,†, Jong-Mu Choi2 and Nitin H. Vaidya3 1Division of Information & Computer Engineering, College of Information Technology, Ajou University, Suwon, South Korea 2UMTS S/W Lab., Division of Mobile Communication, Samsung Electronics Co. LTD, Suwon, South Korea 3Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Coordinated Science Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champ...

Since 1992, porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) has been one of the most common porcine diarrhea-associated viruses in South Korea. We conducted a large-scale investigation of the incidence of PEDV in pigs with diarrhea in South Korea and consequently identified and characterized a novel PEDV variant with a large genomic deletion.

This study illustrates the status of thelotremoid Graphidaceae in South Korea. The taxonomy and systematics of thelotremoid lichens in the country have recently advanced greatly. Following the earlier known taxa from the group, four new records of the genus Thelotrema are reported and described briefly. An artificial key for all known species under thelotremoid group of Graphidaceae from South ...

Interdisciplinary School of Green Energy/Low-Dimensional Carbon Materials Center, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 100 Banyeon, Ulsan 689-798, South Korea Department of Chemical Systematic Engineering, Catholic University of Daegu, 13-13 Hayang, Gyeongbuk 712-702, South Korea Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) viruses were isolated from migratory waterfowl in South Korea during fall 2014-winter 2015, a recurrence after initial introduction in winter 2014. These reappeared viruses were phylogenetically distinct from isolates circulating in poultry farms in South Korea.

On 26 May 2015, an imported Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) was identified in Guangdong Province, China, and found to be closely related to the MERS-CoV strain prevalent in South Korea. The full genome of the ChinaGD01 strain was sequenced and analyzed to investigate the epidemiology and evolution of MERS-CoV circulating in South Korea and China.

Four new species of the genus Lathrolestes Förster, 1869 are discovered from South Korea: Lathrolestes redimiculus Reshchikov & Lee, sp. n., Lathrolestes sexmaculatus Reshchikov & Lee, sp. n., Lathrolestes taebaeksanensis Reshchikov & Lee, sp. n., and Lathrolestes ungnyeo Reshchikov & Lee, sp. n. This is the first record of the genus from South Korea.

Heterodermia flabellata (Fée) D. D. Awasthi was found as a new lichen record in Jeju Island of South Korea in 2012. A detailed taxonomic description and comments are provided for the taxa. An updated key for all recorded species of Heterodermia from South Korea is given.

1Graduate School of Natural Sciences, Department of Computer Science, Inje University, Obang-dong, Gimhae, Gyeongnam 621-749, South Korea 2Department of Applied Mathematics, National University of Mongolia, Baga toiruu, Sukhbaatar district, Ulaanbaatar, 210646, Mongolia 3Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Information and Communications Engineering, Inje University, Obang-dong, Gimhae...