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http://dx.doi.org/10.11626/KJEB.2021.39.3.311

Effects of fungicide tebuconazole on the embryonic development of Korean domestic frogs (Bufo gargarizans, Hyla japonica, and Pelophylax nigromaculatus)  

Lee, Hae-Bum (Graduate School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Chonnam University)
Ko, Sun-Kun (Department of Physical therapy, Honam University)
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Korean Journal of Environmental Biology / v.39, no.3, 2021 , pp. 311-318 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this experiment, we investigated the toxicity of tebuconazole (fungicide) using domestic frog embryos, along the FETAX (Frog Embryo Teratogenesis Assay-Xenopus) protocol. Bufo gargarizans, Hyla japonica, and Pelophylax nigromaculatus embryos were incubated, and investigation of the tebuconazole effect was performed by the probit analysis. As a result, depending on the concentrations of tebuconazole, the mortality and malformation rates were increased and larval body length was decreased. The teratogenic concentrations (EC50) of tebuconazole were 34.4mg L-1, 10.6mg L-1, and 14.9mg L-1, respectively, and the embryo lethal concentrations(LC50) of tebuconazole were 74.7 mg L-1, 38.5 mg L-1, and 39.1 mg L-1, respectively. The teratogenic index (TI) valuesof tebuconazole were 2.19, 3.58, and 2.65; thus, it showed teratogenicity in embryonic development of these three frogs. These results revealed that in this experiment, tebuconazole suppressed the development of embryos at a relatively low concentration. In addition, mortality, malformation ratios, malformation patterns, and growth rates were similar to the results from the other assay systems. Therefore, tebuconazole was thought to have an effect on the embryo development of domestic frogs. In future, it will be necessary to identify species specificity in order to the clarify the causes of differences in mortality, malformation rate, and malformation patterns depending on the species.
Keywords
pesticides; teratogenecity; Bufo gargarizans; Hyla japonica; Pelophylax nigromaculatus;
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