▶Recent Papers (2020‒)
Identification and characterization of gut-associated lactic acid bacteria isolated from the bean bug, Riptortus pedestris (Hemiptera: Alydidae)
Okhee Choi, Yeyeong Lee, Byeongsam Kang, Su Kyung Cho, Yongsung Kang, Dong-Wan Kang, Seul-Bi Lee, Sung-Mun Bae, Jinwoo Kim
PLoS One 18(3): e0281121 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0281121
Toxoflavin contamination in rice samples from rice processing complexes in South Korea
Okhee Choi, Yeyeong Lee, Byeongsam Kang, Jinwoo Kim
International Journal of Food Microbiology 385: 110014 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2022.110014
Influence of genomic structural variations and nutritional conditions on the emergence of quorum sensing-dependent gene regulation defects in Burkholderia glumae
Minhee Kang, Jae Yun Lim, Jinwoo Kim, Ingyu Hwang, Eunhye Goo
Frontiers in Microbiology 13: 950600 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.950600
Dual adhesive unipolar polysaccharides synthesized by overlapping biosynthetic pathways in Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Maureen C. Onyeziri, Ramya Natarajan, Gail G. Hardy, Jing Xu, Ian P. Reynolds, Jinwoo Kim, Peter M. Merritt, Thomas Danhorn, Michael E. Hibbing, Alexandra J. Weisberg, Jeff H. Chang, Clay Fuqua
Molecular Microbiology 117(5): 1023-1047 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1111/mmi.14887
Orchardgrass activator of Hsp90 ATPase possesses autonomous chaperone properties and activates Hsp90 transcription to enhance thermotolerance
Changhoon Lee, Ho Jin Youn, Sang-Hoon Lee, Jinwoo Kim, Daeyoung Son, Joon-Yung Cha
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 586: 171-176 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2021.11.080
Negatively regulated aerobactin and desferroxamine E by Fur in Pantoea ananatis are required for full siderophore and antibacterial activity, not for virulence
Okhee Choi, Jaeyeong Cho, Byeongsam Kang, Yeyeong Lee, Jinwoo Kim
Applied and Environmental Microbiology 88(6): e02405-21 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.02405-21
Genetic diversity and distribution of Korean isolates of Burkholderia glumae
Okhee Choi, Seunghoe Kim, Byeongsam Kang, Yeyeong Lee, Juyoung Bae, Jinwoo Kim
Plant Disease 105(5): 1398-1407 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-08-20-1795-RE
Pantoea ananatis carotenoid production confers toxoflavin tolerance and is regulated by Hfq-controlled quorum sensing
Okhee Choi, Byeongsam Kang, Yongsang Lee, Yeyeong Lee, Jinwoo Kim
MicrobiologyOpen 2021;10(1), e1143 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.1143
A novel toxoflavin-quenching regulation in bacteria and its application to resistance cultivars
Okhee Choi, Yeyeong Lee, Jiyeong Park, Byeongsam Kang, Hyun Jin Chun, Min Chul Kim, Jinwoo Kim
Microbial Biotechnology 14(4):1657-1670 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.13831
Bacterial disease complex including bleached spot, soft rot, and blight on onion seedlings caused by complex infections
Okhee Choi, Byeongsam Kang, Yeyeong Lee, Seunghoe Kim, Jin-Hyeuk Kwon, Jong-Tae Lee, Jinwoo Kim
Plant Disease 105(12): 3925-3931 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-03-21-0484-RE
Inhibition of Salmonella enterica growth by competitive exclusion during early alfalfa sprout development using a seed-dwelling Erwinia persicina strain EUS78
W-I Kim, SY Choi, I Han, SK Cho, Y Lee, S Kim, B Kang, O Choi, J Kim
International Journal of Food Microbiology 312: 108374 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2019.108374
Quorum sensing-independent cellulase-sensitive pellicle formation is critical for colonization of Burkholderia glumae in rice plants
Gi-Young Kwak, Okhee Choi, Eunhye Goo, Yongsung Kang, Jinwoo Kim*, Ingyu Hwang*
Frontiers in Microbiology 10: 3090 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.03090
Grey mould control by oxalate degradation using non-antifungal Pseudomonas abietaniphila strain ODB36
Yeyeong Lee, Okhee Choi, Byeongsam Kang, Juyoung Bae, Seunghoe Kim, Jinwoo Kim
Scientific Reports 10: 1605 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-58609-z
Bacterial blight on Dracaena sanderiana caused by Burkholderia cepacia
Okhee Choi, Yeyeong Lee, Byeongsam Kang, Seunghoe Kim, Jinwoo Kim
Australasian Plant Disease Notes 15: 4 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13314-020-0373-2
Bacterial shoot blight caused by Pseudomonas cerasi, a new pathogen of pear tree
Okhee Choi, Byeongsam Kang, Yeyeong Lee, Seunghoe Kim, Jonghee Oh, Hongsup Kim, Jinwoo Kim
Australasian Plant Disease Notes 15: 24 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13314-020-00393-w
Bacterial shoot blight of sweet crab apple caused by Pseudomonas viridiflava
Okhee Choi, Yeyeong Lee, Byeongsam Kang, Seunghoe Kim, Juyoung Bae, Jinwoo Kim
Forest Pathology 50: e12603 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1111/efp.12603
▶Spot Lighted and Highly Cited Papers
Faculty Opinions
Quorum sensing and the LysR-type transcriptional activator ToxR regulate toxoflavin biosynthesis and transport in Burkholderia glumae
J Kim, JG Kim, Y Kang, JY Jang, GJ Jog, JY Lim, S Kim, H Suga, T Nagamatsu, I Hwang
Molecular Microbiology 54(4): 921-93 (2004)
Faculty Opinions
Pyrroloquinoline quinone is a plant growth promotion factor produced by Pseudomonas fluorescens B16
O Choi, J Kim, JG Kim, JS Moon, CS Park, I Hwang
Plant Physiology 146(2): 657-668 (2008)
Faculty Opinions
Polar growth in the Alphaproteobacterial order Rhizobiales
PJB Brwon, MADe Pedro, DT Kysela, C Van der Henst, J Kim, X De Bolle, C Fuqua, YV Brun
PNAS 109(5): 1697-1701 (2012)
https://www.pnas.org/content/109/5/1697/tab-figures-data
Faculty Opinions
Genetic analysis of Agrobacterium tumefaciens unipolar polysaccharide production reveals complex integrated control of the motile-to-sessile switch
J Xu, J Kim, BJ Koestler, JH Choi, CM Waters, C Fuqua
Molecular Microbiology 89(5): 929-948 (2013)
Toxoflavin produced by Burkholderia glumae causing rice grain rot is responsible for inducing bacterial wilt in many field crops
Y Jeong, J Kim, S Kim, Y Kang, T Nagamatsu, I Hwang
Plant Disease 87(8): 890-895 (2003)
Improvement of biological control capacity of Paenibacillus polymyxa E681 by seed pelleting on sesame
CM Ryu, J Kim, O Choi, SH Kim, CS Park
Biological Control 39(3): 282-289 (2006)
▶Cited Papers
Regulation of polar flagellum genes is mediated by quorum sensing and FlhDC in Burkholderia glumae
J Kim, Y Kang, O Choi, Y Jeong, JE Jeong, JY Lim, M Kim, JS Moon, H Suga, I Hwang
Molecular Microbiology 64(1): 165-179 (2007)
Involvement of a quorum-sensing-regulated lipase secreted by a clinical isolate of Burkholderia glumae in severe disease symptoms in rice
G Devescovi, J Bigirimana, G Degrassi, L Cabrio, JJ LiPuma, J Kim, I Hwang, V Venturi
Applied and Environmental Microbiology 73(15): 4950-4958 (2007)
Genetic diversity and distribution of Korean isolate of Ralstonia solanacearum
Y Jeong, J Kim, Y Kang, S Lee, I Hwang
Plant Disease 91(10): 1277-1287 (2007)
Nature of a root-associated Paenibacillus polymyxa from field-grown winter barley in Korea
CM Ryu, J Kim, O Choi, SY Park, SH Park, CS Park
Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 15(5): 984-991 (2005)
Small-molecule inhibitor binding to an N-acyl-homoserine lactone synthase
J Chung, E Goo, S Yu, O Choi, J Lee, J Kim, H Kim, J Igarashi, H Suga, JS Moon, I Hwang, S Rhee
PNAS 108(29): 12089-12094 (2011)
The quorum sensing-dependent katG of Burkholderia glumae is important for protection from visible light
H Chun, O Choi, E Goo, N Kim, H Kim, Y Kang, J Kim, JS Moon, I Hwang
Journal of Bacteriology 191(13): 4152-4157 (2009)
Acaricidal and oviposition deterring effects of santalol identified in sandalwood oil against two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae)
HS Roh, EG Lim, J Kim, CG Park
Journal of Pest Science 84(4): 495-501 (2011)
Coordination of division and development influences complex multicellular behavior in Agrobacterium tumefaciens
J Kim, JE Heindl, C Fuqua
PLoS ONE 8(2): e56682 (2013)
Complete genome sequence of Burkholderia gladioli BSR3
YS Seo, JY Lim, BS Choi, H Kim, E Goo, B Lee, JS Lim, IY Choi, JS Moon, J Kim, I Hwang
Journal of Bacteriology 193(12): 3149 (2011)
Proteomic analysis of the proteins regulated by HrpB from the plant pathogenic bacterium Burkholderia glumae
Y Kang, J Kim, S Kim, H Kim, JY Lim, M Kim, J Kwak, JS Moon, I Hwang
Proteomics 8(1): 106-121 (2008)
Phosphorus limitation increases attachment in Agrobacterium tumefaciens and reveals a conditional functional redundancy in adhesin biosynthesis
J Xu, J Kim, T Danhorn, PM Merritt, C Fuqua
Research in Microbiology 163(9): 674-684 (2012)
Complete genome sequence of the rice pathogen Pantoea ananatis strain PA13
O Choi, JY Lim, YS Seo, I Hwang, J Kim
Journal of Bacteriology 194(2): 531-531 (2012)
Regulation of universal stress protein genes by quorum sensing and RpoS in Burkholderia glumae
H Kim, E Goo, Y Kang, J Kim, I Hwang
Journal of Bacteriology 194(5): 982-992 (2012)
Identification, characterization and regulation of two secreted polygalacturonases of the emerging rice pathogen Burkholderia glumae
G Degrassi, G Devescovi, J Kim, I Hwang, V Venturi
FEMS Microbiology Ecology 65(2): 251-262 (2008)
Colonization and population changes of a biocontrol agent, Paenibacillus polymyxa E681, in seeds and roots
O Choi, J Kim, CM Ryu, CS Park
The Plant Pathology Journal 20(2): 97-102 (2004)
Biochemical evidence for ToxR and ToxJ binding to the tox operons of Burkholderia glumae and mutational analysis of ToxR
J Kim, J Oh, O Choi, Y Kang, H Kim, E Goo, J Ma, T Nagamatsu, JS Moon, I Hwang
Journal of Bacteriology 191(15): 4870-4878 (2009)
Quorum sensing controls flagellar morphogenesis in Burkholderia glumae
MS Jang, E Goo, JH An, J Kim, I Hwang
PLoS One 9(1): e84831 (2014)
Identification of genes for biosynthesis of antibacterial compound from Pseudomonas fluorescens B16, and its activity against Ralstonia solanacearum
J Kim, JG Kim, BK Park, O Choi, CS Park, I Hwang
Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 13(2): 292-300 (2003)
Serratia plymuthica strain A21-4: a potential biocontrol agent against Phytophthora blight of pepper
SS Shen, JW Kim, CS Park
The Plant Pathology Journal 18(3): 138-141 (2002)
A novel light-dependent selection marker system in plants
S Koh, H Kim, J Kim, E Goo, YJ Kim, O Choi, NS Jwa, J Ma, T Nagamatsu, JS Moon, I Hwang
Plant Biotechnology Journal 9(3): 348-358 (2011)
Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. brasiliense causing soft rot on paprika in Korea
O Choi, J Kim
Journal of Phytopathology 161(2): 125-127 (2013)
An HrpB-dependent but type III-independent extracellular aspartic protease is a virulence factor of Ralstonia solanacearum
Y Jeong, H Cheong, O Choi, JK Kim, Y Kang, J Kim, S Lee, S Koh, JS Moon, I Hwang
Molecular Plant Pathology 12(4): 373-380 (2011)
In vitro antibacterial activity and major bioactive components of Cinnamomum verum essential oils against cariogenic bacteria, Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus
O Choi, SK Cho, J Kim, CG Park, J Kim
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 6(4): 308-314 (2016)
A simple and sensitive biosensor strain for detecting toxoflavin using β-galactosidase activity
O Choi, Y Lee, I Han, H Kim, E Goo, J Kim*, I Hwang
Biosensors & Bioelectronics 50: 256-261 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2013.06.058
Occurrence of Burkholderia glumae on rice and field crops in Korea
J Kim, Y Kang, JG Kim, O Choi, I Hwang
The Plant Pathology Journal 26: 271-272 (2010)
First report of sheath rot of rice caused by Pantoea ananatis in Korea
O Choi, HY Kim, YS Lee, J Kim, JS Moon, I Hwang
The Plant Pathology Journal 28: 331 (2012)
Investigation of quorum sensing-dependent gene expression in Burkholderia gladioli BSR3 through RNA-seq analyses
S Kim, J Park, O Choi, J Kim, YS Seo
Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 24: 1609-1621 (2014)
Molecular characterization of biosynthetic genes of an antifungal compound produced by Pseudomonas fluorescens MC07
J Kim, E Kim, Y Kang, O Choi, CS Park, I Hwang
Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 16(3): 450-456 (2006)
Tracing of some root colonizing Pseudomonas in the rhizosphere using lux gene introduced bacteria
JW Kim, OH Choi, JH Kang, CM Ryu, MJ Jeong, JW Kim, CS Park
Korean Journal of Plant Pathology 14(1): 13-18 (1998)
An outbreak of onion center rot caused by Pantoea ananatis in Korea
J Kim, O Choi, TS Kim
Plant Disease 96(10): 1576 (2012)
Streptomyces padanus for the biological control of Phytophthora capsici on pepper plants
TTP Chi, O Choi, YS Kwak, D Son, JJ Lee, J Kim
Journal of Agriculture & Life Science 47(4): 1-9 (2013)
Evaluation of Streptomyces padanus IA70-5 strain to control hot pepper anthracnose (Colletotrichum acutatum)
TTP Chi, O Choi, YS Kwak, D Son, JJ Lee, J Kim
Journal of Agriculture & Life Science 46(3): 37-45 (2012)
Antifungal activity of root colonizing Pseudomonas fluorescens MC07 is responsible for its disease suppression ability
J Kim, BK Park, I Hwang, CS Park
Korean Journal of Plant Pathology 14(6): 606-611 (1998)
Populations of Pseudomonas fluorescens within cucumber seeds play an important role in root colonization
O Choi, YS Kwak, J Kim
Journal of Agriculture & Life Science 47(3): 19-27 (2013)
Powder coating formulations with Pseudomonas fluorescens M45 enhance the emergence rate and healthy stand establishment of sesame in disease-conducive soil
O Choi, SH Kim, J Kim
Journal of Agriculture & Life Science 48(5): 27-33 (2014)
Critical role of quorum sensing-dependent glutamate metabolism in homeostatic osmolality and outer membrane vesiculation in Burkholderia glumae
Y Kang, E Goo, J Kim, I Hwang (2017)
Scientific Reports 7: 44195
Two genetically distinct groups of Acidovorax citrulli are present in watermelon-growing fields in Korea
O Choi, SK Cho, B Kang, J Cho, J Park, Y Lee, J Kim
Journal of Agriculture & Life Science 50(2): 53-59 (2016)
First report of Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae causing bacterial leaf blight on Miscanthus × giganteus
O Choi, B Kang, SK Cho, J Park, Y Lee, WI Kim, J Kim
Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection 123(3): 137-140 (2016)
Antioxidant activity of water extracts of persimmon flower buds
UY Youn, SY Choi, SK Kim, J Kim, YS Kwak, SC Lee
Food Science and Biotechnology 1(24): 281-286 (2015)
Rice sheath and grain rot caused by Burkholderia gladioli in Korea
YS Seo, J Kim, H Kim, E Goo, B Lee, JS Lee, JS Moon, I Hwang
Journal of Plant Pathology 93 (4, Supplement) (2011)
Biological seed treatment: viable population changes of Paenibacillus polymyxa on seed and root and its antagonistic activity after seed formulation
O Choi, CM Ryu, J Kim
Journal of Agriculture & Life Science 47(1): 39-47 (2013)
Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) transmits Acidovorax citrulli, causal agent of bacterial fruit blotch of watermelon
O Choi, JJ Park, J Kim
Experimental and Applied Acarology 69(4): 445-451 (2016)
Pantoea stewartii causing Stewart's wilt on Dracaena sanderiana in Korea
O Choi, J Kim
Journal of Phytopathology 161(7-8): 578-581 (2013)
Identification of Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae causing bacterial leaf blight of Miscanthus sinensis
O Choi, B Kang, SK Cho, J Park, Y Lee, WI Kim, J Marunga, I Hwang, J Kim
Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection 124(1): 97-100 (2017)
Anti-quorum sensing and anti-biofilm formation activities of plant extracts from South Korea
O Choi, DW Kang, SK Cho, Y Lee, B Kang, J Bae, S Kim, JH Lee, SE Lee, JH Lee, J Kim
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 8(8): 411-417 (2018)
Population changes and growth modeling of Salmonella enterica during alfalfa seed germination and early sprout development
W-I Kim, SD Ryu, SR Kim, HJ Kim, S Lee, J Kim
Food Science and Biotechnology 27(6): 1865-1869 (2018)
Antibacterial properties and major bioactive components of Mentha piperita essential oils against bacterial fruit blotch of watermelon
O Choi, SK Cho, J Kim, CG Park, J Kim
Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection 49(13-14): 325-334 (2016)
Evaluation of ascospore prediction model for circular leaf spot caused by Mycosphaerella nawae of persimmon
O Choi, JJ Park, B Kang, Y Lee, J Park, JH Kwon, J Kim
Journal of Agriculture & Life Science 52(2): 13-19 (2018)
Aversion center blackening of muskmelon fruit caused by Pseudomonas oryzihabitans, an opportunistic pathogen of humans and warm-blooded animals
O Choi, Y Lee, B Kang, J Bae, S Kim, J Kim
International Journal of Food Microbiology 291: 1-4 (2019)
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Simple and economical biosensors for distinguishing Agrobacterium-mediated plant galls from nematode-mediated root knots
O Choi, J Bae, Y Lee, B Kang, S Kim, C Fuqua, J Kim
Scientific Reports 9: 17961 (2019)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-54568-2