• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.78-88
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• 2021

The annual consumption of fishery products, particularly sea squirt (Halocynthia roretzi), per person has steadily increased in South Korea. However, the quantitative risk of Vibrio parahaemolyticus following intake of sea squirt has not been analyzed. This study focuses on quantitative predictions of the probability of consuming sea squirt and getting of V. parahaemolyticus foodborne illness. The prevalence of V. parahaemolyticus in sea squirt was evaluated, and the time spent by sea squirt in transportation vehicles, market displays, and home refrigerators, in addition to the temperature of each of these, were recorded. The data were fitted to the @RISK program to obtain a probability distribution. Predictive models were developed to determine the fate of V. parahaemolyticus under distribution conditions. A simulation model was prepared based on experimental data, and a dose-response model for V. parahaemolyticus was prepared using data from literature to estimate infection risk. V. parahaemolyticus contamination was detected in 6 of 35 (17.1%) sea squirt samples. The daily consumption quantity of sea squirt was 62.14 g per person, and the consumption frequency was 0.28%. The average probability of V. parahaemolyticus foodborne illness following sea squirt consumption per person per day was 4.03 × 10^-9. The objective of this study was to evaluate the risk of foodborne illness caused by Vibrio parahaemolyticus following sea squirt consumption in South Korea.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.391-396
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• 2010

The purpose of this study was to investigate the biosafety of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in raw salad vegetables at wet markets and supermarkets in Malaysia. A combination of the most probable number-polymerase chain reaction (MPN-PCR) method was applied to detect the presence of V. parahaemolyticus and to enumerate their density in the food samples. The study analyzed 276 samples of common vegetables eaten raw in Malaysia (Wild cosmos=8; Japanese parsley=21; Cabbage=30; Lettuce=16; Indian pennywort=17; Carrot=31; Sweet potato=29; Tomato=38; Cucumber=28; Four-winged bean=26; Long bean=32). The samples were purchased from two supermarkets (A and B) and two wet markets (C and D). The occurrence of V. parahaemolyticus detected was 20.65%, with a higher frequency of V. parahaemolyticus in vegetables obtained from wet markets (Wet market C=27.27%; Wet Market D=32.05%) compared with supermarkets (Supermarket A=1.64%; Supermarket B=16.67%). V. parahaemolyticus was most prevalent in Indian pennywort (41.18%). The density of V. parahaemolyticus in all the samples ranged from <3 up to >2,400 MPN/g, mostly <3 MPN/g concentration. Raw vegetables from wet markets contained higher levels of V. parahaemolyticus compared with supermarkets. Although V. parahaemolyticus was present in raw vegetables, its numbers were low. The results suggest that raw vegetables act as a transmission route for V. parahaemolyticus. This study will be the first biosafety assessment of V. parahaemolyticus in raw vegetables in Malaysia.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제52권2호
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• pp.114-120
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• 2019

In the case of being contaminated with pathogenic Vibrio, shellfish pose a serious threat for public health. This study was conducted to investigate the presence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus in the seawater, bottom deposit and shellfish samples collected from the Gomso Bay, west coast of Korea. V. parahaemolyticus (30-80 CFU/g) was detected from seawater Jul. to Oct. and highest at Sep. V. parahaemolyticus was detected less than 10 CFU/g from seawater at Nov. with $14.6^{\circ}C$ of seawater temperature. V. parahaemolyticus (180-1,850 CFU/g) was detected more than 100 CFU/g from 3 kinds of shellfish, Short-necked clam Ruditapes philippinarum, Corb shell Cyclina sinensis, and Surf clam Mactra veneriformis, Jul. to Oct. and was highest in Surf clam at Oct. V. parahaemolyticus was detected less than 20 CFU/g from all tested shellfish at Nov. V. vulnificus (1.8-2.7 MPN/100 mL) was detected from seawater Jul. to Oct. and was not detected at Nov. V. vulnificus (18-236.7 MPN/100 g) was also detected from 3 kinds of shellfish Jul. to Oct. and was highest in Corb shell at Jul. V. vulnificus was not detected from all tested shellfish at Nov.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.57-63
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• 2022

Vibrio parahaemolyticus와 V. vulnificus 같은 인체 위해성 세균들은 수산물을 통하여 인체에 감염되는 것으로 알려져 있음으로 생선회로 선호도가 높은 넙치에서 이들 세균이 어느 정도 생존 가능한지 알아보고자 하였다. 먼저 온도와 염분 농도가 다른 배지에서 이들 세균의 생장도를 조사하였다. 37℃ 에서 보다 25℃에서 V. parahaemolyticus와 V. vulnificus는 약 50~60% 감소한 생장률을 보였다. 그러나 1%, 2% 및 3% NaCl을 함유한 배지로 25℃에서 배양하였을 때의 생장은 3% NaCl을 함유한 배지에서 V. vulnificus가 증가된 생장을 보인 것을 제외하고 차이는 없었다. V. parahaemolyticus와 V. vulnificus에 대한 넙치의 감수성을 알아보기 위하여 1×10⁶CFU/fish로 복강 주사하여 인위 감염을 하였으나 1주일간 사망 개체는 없었다. V. parahaemolyticus와 V. vulnificus에 대한 넙치의 방어능력을 알아보기 위하여 넙치의 혈청 및 체표 점액에서의 세균 생존력과 신장에서 분리한 macrophage의 식균 활성을 알아보았다. 혈청에서는 3시간 이내에 각각 85%, 99% 이상의 균이 제거되었고 체표 점액에서는 12시간까지 세균 수가 감소하였으며 신장백혈구는 약 70% 이상에서 식균 작용을 나타냈다. 따라서 넙치는 환경 수에 있는 V. parahaemolyticus와 V. vulnificus에 대한 단순 이동매개체로 작용한다 할지라도 발달된 자체 항균력으로 이들 세균의 수를 감소시켜 인체 감염 가능성을 저하하는 효과가 있음을 시사하였다.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.881-887
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• 2010

천연식품 보존제의 개발과 이용에 대한 기초 자료를 확보하고자 31종의 한약재 추출물 중 S. aureus와 V. parahaemolyticus 등 식중독 유발균에 대해 우수한 항균 활성을 가지는 한약재를 선발하고, 선발된 한약재 추출물의 농도나 분획물의 항균 활성 등을 검토한 결과는 다음과 같다. 물과 메틸알콜을 용매로 추출하여 S. aureus와 V. parahaemolyticus에 대한 항균 활성을 조사한 결과, 지유, 황련 및 마치현 등이 강한 항균 활성을 가지며, 물보다는 메틸알콜 추출액의 항균 활성이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 특히 지유의 물 및 메틸알콜 추출물 모두 S. aureus 및 V. parahaemolyticus에 대하여 강한 항균 활성이 있었다. 지유 추출물은 S. aureus에 대해서는 5% 희석 농도까지 항균 활성이 인정되었으나, V. parahaemolyticus에 대해서는 10% 희석 농도까지 항균 활성이 인정되었다. 지유 추출물의 EtOAc, BuOH 및 $H_2O$ 분획물은 S. aureus와 V. parahaemolyticus에 대하여 항균 활성이 있었으며, S. aureus에 대해서는 EtOAc 분획물은 5%, BuOH 분획물은 2% 그리고 $H_2O$ 분획물은 1% 희석 농도까지 항균 활성이 인정되었으며, V. parahaemolyticus에 대해서는 EtOAc 분획물은 1% 희석 농도, $H_2O$ 분획물은 2% 그리고 BuOH 분획물은 5% 희석 농도까지 항균 활성이 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제47권5호
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• pp.556-561
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• 2014

We applied a combination of most probable number-polymerase chain reaction (MPN-PCR) methods using a PCR procedure targeting the H-NS (VP1133) gene to detect Vibrio parahaemolyticus presence and density in seawater as well as within short-necked clam Ruditapes philippinarum tissues collected from Gomso Bay, Korea. In 30 seawater samples, V. parahaemolyticus levels ranged from less than 1.8 to $1.1{\times}10^3MPN/100mL$, and samples from August showed higher than those from other months. Furthermore, the levels of V. parahaemolyticus in six short-necked clam samples ranged from $7.8{\times}10^2$ to $2.1{\times}10^3MPN/100g$, approximately 2.5 times higher than in seawater samples from the corresponding month. Our results provide data on V. parahaemolyticus contamination in seawater and short-necked clam tissues, and help to improve quantitative methods of assessing V. parahaemolytcius levels.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.578-581
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• 2006

Fishery products were collected in seafood markets located on the southwestern coast of Korea between 2000 and 2004 and examined for the presence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus. This strain was detected in 138 of 843 samples (16.4%) that included dams, eels, crabs, octopuses, and cockles. The number of positive findings for V. parahaemolyticus among fishery products was the highest in dams at 23.6% followed by eels at 22.1%, crabs at 21.1%, octopuses at 18.0%, and cockles at 14.3%. V. parahaemolyticus was detected with overall frequencies of 15.3, 14.8, 13.8, 21.6, and 18.6% from 2000 to 2004, respectively. The monthly occurrence of the organism rapidly increased to over 20% between June and October. The monthly cases of food borne disease caused by V. parahaemolyticus in Korea over the last five years began to increase in August and reached its peak in September. However, the potential for outbreaks of food borne disease caused by V. parahaemolyticus was relatively minor between November and April. Consequently, this study shows that fishery products harvested from June to October must be handled sanitarily in Korea.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.41-47
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• 2004

This study was performed to investigate the antimicrobial effects of hetero-chitosans and their oligosaccharides on the halophilic bacterium, Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Nine classes of hetero-chitosan oligosaccharides were prepared based on their molecular weights, using an ultrafiltration membrane reactor system with chitosanase and celluase, from partially different deacetylated chitosans, 90%, 75%, and 50% deacetylated chitosan, respectively. Thirty-two strains of V. parahaemolyticus were isolated from various marine organisms such as shellfish, shrimps, octopus, and seabirds. Seventy-five percent deacetylated chitosan showed the highest antimicrobial acitivity. The minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) was 0.5 mg/ml on 14 strains of V. parahaemolyticus, and MIC of the rest strains (18 strains) was 1.0 mg/ml. In addition, MIC of most hetero-chitosan oligosaccharides was 8.0 mg/ml. The results revealed that the antimicrobial effects of hetero-chitosans and their oligosaccharides against V. parahaemolyticus depend on the degree of deacetylation, their molecular weights, and strains tested.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권8호
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• pp.1107-1112
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• 2012

Outbreaks of foodborne diseases associated with Vibrio species such as V. parahaemolyticus, V. vulnificus, and V. cholerae frequently occur in countries having a dietary habit of raw seafood consumption. For rapid identification of different Vibrio species involved in foodborne diseases, whole-cell protein pattern analysis for 13 type strains of 12 Vibrio species was performed using SDS-PAGE analysis. Pathogenic Vibrio species such as V. parahaemolyticus, V. vulnificus, V. cholerae, V. alginolyticus, V. fluvialis, and V. mimicus were included in the 12 Vibrio species used in this study. Each of the 12 Vibrio species showed clearly specific band patterns of its own. Two different strains of V. parahaemolyticus showed two different SDS-PAGE whole-cell protein patterns, giving the possibility of categorizing isolated strains in the same V. parahaemolyticus species into two subgroups. The 36 Vibrio isolates collected from sushi restaurants in Busan were all identified as V. parahaemolyticus by comparing their protein patterns with those of Vibrio type strains. The identified isolates were categorized into two different subgroups of V. parahaemolyticus. The whole-cell protein pattern analysis by SDS-PAGE can be used as a specific, rapid, and simple identification method for Vibrio spp. involved in foodborne diseases at the subspecies level.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.362-367
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• 2004

장염비브리오균의 숙주 내 감염을 일으키는 기작을 이해하기 위하여 세포외 효소 중의 하나인 콜라겐분해효소의 유전자가 불활성화된 돌연변이체를 제작하였다. 콜라겐분해효소의 유전자인 vppC 유전자에 항생제 내성 유전자인 nptII를 삽입하여 제작된 재조합 DNA를 suicide vector인 pDMS197에 클로닝하여 pVCM03이라 명명하였다. 재조합 suicide 플라스미드 pVCM03을 E. coli 7213에 형질전환하여 접합을 통하여 원 균주인 V. varahaemolyticus 04에 전달하였다. 전달된 pVCM03 유래의 재조합 vvpC::npfII DNA는 homologous recombination에 의해 wild-type allele와 교환되어 돌연변이체를 형성하게 되고, 돌연변이체는 10% sucrose가 함유된 TCBS 배지에서 선별되었다. Allele exchange는 PCR에 의한 증폭된 DNA의 크기 비교로 확인하였다. 돌연변이체인 V. parahaemolyticus CM은 원 균주와 비교하였을 때 약 4배정도 낮은 콜라겐 분해 활성을 나타내었고, vero cell을 이용한 MTT assay에서도 원 균주에 비하여 낮은 세포독성을 보였다.