• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.133-139
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• 2010

The effects of suspended solids size on culture water quality were determined in a commercial recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) for Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica. The particulate phase of the culture water was serially divided into six size fractions using 300, 200, 100, 75, 45, and 26 ${\mu}m$ pore size stainless sieves. The total, dissolved, and particulate nitrogen and phosphorus, and suspended solids for each fraction were determined. The concentration ranges in the fractions were: total nitrogen, 164-148 mg $L^{-1}$; total phosphorus, 20.4-15.5 mg $L^{-1}$; and total suspended solids, 8.1-6.1 mg $L^{-1}$. The concentration of total nitrogen and total phosphorus decreased significantly (P<0.05) with a 26 ${\mu}m$ and 200 ${\mu}m$ filter pore size, respectively. Nutrients from dissolved organic substances were much higher than from particulates. Analysis of particle size fractionation and its effects on water quality is useful to estimate removal efficiencies of a commercial effluent screening device for solid management and development of solid removal systems.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.103-110
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• 2000

Quaternary ammonium compounds(QACs)가 뱀장어의 면역반응에 미치는 영향을 측정하기 위해서 뱀장어의 혈액으로부터 림프구를 분리하여 증식능을 측정하였으며 또한 신장으로부터 탐식세포를 분리하여 탐식능, pinocytosis 및 superoxide anion활성능 등을 측정하였다. 림프구의 증식능은 mytogen(T-cell mitogen: ConA and PHA, B-cell mitogen: LPS) 및 QACs처리농도에 따라 별다른 차이를 보이지 않았다. 한편 신장 유래의 대식세포의 세균살해능은 QACs첨가농도에 따라 유의성 있게 증가되었다. 이러한 결과는 QACs이 작동대식세포로의 분화 및 활성을 촉진시켜서 탐식능, pinocytes 및 superoxide생성 등의 분비를 증가시킨 것으로 사료된다. 이상의 결과로 미루어 QACs가 어체의 면역반응에 관여하는 작용기전은 면역작동세포의 수를 증가시키기보다는 세포의 기능활성을 증강시킴을 알 수 있다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제23권12호
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• pp.1454-1459
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 양식산 극동산 뱀장어, Anguilla japonica, 에서 고비율로 암컷 친어를 확보할 목적으로 실뱀장어(평균 전장: 6.5 cm)를 estradiol-17${\beta}$ (E2) 투여구와 일반사료(E2-free) 투여구로 나누어 사육수온 별(20, 24 및 $28^{\circ}C$) 조건에서 4개월간 사육하여 성비조사와 성장변화를 실시하였다. 조사한 결과 본 연구에서 설정한 수온 영역에서는 E2-free 실험구에서는 암컷 비율의 변화가 없었으나, E2 경구투여에 의한 자성화율은 높은 수온($28^{\circ}C$)에서 소폭 증가하였다. 특히, 수온 $24^{\circ}C$ 실험구에서 E2 경구투여 개체가 E2-free 개체보다 성장곡선이 낮게 나타났으며, 혈중 E2 농도는 E2 투여를 종결한 후(178일)에도 여전히 유의적으로 높게 존재하였다. 따라서 E2 투여에 의한 자성화 유도 효과는 높았지만, 장기간 투여시 성장저하에 영향을 미치는 것으로 보인다. 극동산 뱀장어에서 사육조건 중 수온에 의한 암컷으로의 성분화 효과는 확인 할 수 없었으며, 다른 환경인자(사육 밀도, 염분 등)의 관련성도 이후 검토하여야 할 것이다.

• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.289-295
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• 2018

Large quantity of eggs fail to be fertilized and many of fertilized eggs are unable to hatch in the eel, Anguilla japonica. Larvae of eel absorb egg yolk up to 8 days after hatching but the majority of hatched larvae die before they reach the stage of first feeding in this species. Genes of key enzymes for yolk processing (cathepsin B, D, L and lipoprotein lipase - abbreviated as ctsb, ctsd, ctsl and lpl, respectively) could be associated with egg quality. In this study, we investigated differences in the expression of these genes between floating eggs and sinking eggs, and also the relationship between the gene expressions of the enzymes and fertilization rates in the fertilized eggs obtained from artificially matured female eels. Expressions of yolk processing enzyme genes did not show significant difference between floating and sinking egg groups. Expression of ctsb decreased when fertilization rate was high. Expression of ctsd, ctsl and lpl, however, did not show any significant differences. These results suggest that ctsb expression could be an indicator of egg quality, and that some proteins prone to be digested by ctsb could be very important in the process of fertilization and normal cleavage in this species. Further study should identify these critical proteins to improve our understanding on the quality of fish eggs.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.85-92
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• 2013

To determine the relative importance of two main factors, diet or culture environment, that affect the proximate composition and main nutritive ingredients (vitamin A, vitamin E, cholesterol, fatty acid composition) in cultured eels, we analyzed the composition of eels fed diets of formula feed (FF) produced by four different companies and of eels cultured at five different eel farms that provided only one of the four different FFs. The four commercial eel FFs did not markedly differ in proximate composition or major nutritive compounds, and consequently, these variables did not significantly differ in cultured eels fed the different FFs. The FF imported from Japan was marginally superior to the two domestic commercial FFs and the FF imported from Taiwan in terms of the proximate composition and main nutritive ingredients of both the FF itself and the eels cultured on it. However, proximate composition and main nutritive ingredients significantly differed among eels cultured at the five farms that used a different FF and among eels fed the four different FFs at the same farm. In conclusion, the difference in quality between domestic and Japanese FFs in terms of eel culture was small, whereas physical or chemical environmental differences among farms during eel culture may more strongly affect the proximate composition and levels of the main nutritive ingredients in cultured eels.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.219-228
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• 2008

The effects of dietary yeast β-glucan administration on growth, nonspecific immune responses, serum lysozyme, skin mucous lysozyme, NBT (nitroblue tetrazolium) reduction by phagocytes, and disease resistance against Edwardsiella tarda in Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica were evaluated. Fish were fed the diets supplemented with 0%, 0.1% and 0.5% of yeast β-glucan to a commercial diet for 6 weeks. The body weight gain from the fish fed on the 0.5% supplemented diet for 6 weeks was significantly higher than the control. Both serum and skin mucous lysozyme were significantly higher in the all experimental groups except 2 weeks of 0.5% group. The bactericidal activity of serum was slightly increased at 6 weeks. Also, The intracellular superoxide anion production of kidney phagocytes was significantly higher in the all experimental groups. The diet supplemented with 0.1% were also found to raise the relative percent survival (RPS) of Japanese eel after an artificial challenge with 1×107 cells of Edwardsiella tarda per fish. The results suggested the potential of yeast β-glucan to activate some innate immune responses and to improve the growth in Japanese eel.

• 한국해양생명과학회지
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.81-86
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• 2018

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of vibration on primary (e.g. plasma cortisol), secondary (e.g. plasma glucose, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), Na⁺, K⁺ and Cl^- and tertiary (e.g. mortality) stress responses in cultured eel, Anguilla japonica. For this purpose, three groups (including one control group and two stress groups) were set up. The control group was made exposed to vibration corresponding to 48 decibel (dB, V) (produced using electric vibrators) for 15 minutes per hour every day, and the two stress groups was made exposed to vibration corresponding to 58 and 68 dB (V) (produced using the same electric vibrators), equally, for 15 minutes per hour every day. Blood was sampled at day 0 (before starting vibration stress tests, BS), and days 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11 (after starting vibration stress tests). As a result, plasma cortisol showed trend to continuously rise by consecutive stress from 4.1±0.1 ng/ml in BS. In 48 dB group (control), cortisol showed the highest level with 7.6±0.9 ng/ml after 7 days (p<0.05), but at 9 and 11 days was not significantly compared with BS level. In 58 dB group, the cortisol showed the highest level with 43.1±4.8 ng/ml after 1st day. Cortisol of 68 dB group increased significantly during the experimental period (14.4±2.3~32.0±5.7 ng/ml) (p<0.05). In 58, and 68 dB groups during the experimental period differed significantly compared to 48 group (p<0.05). Glucose in 48 dB were increased from 42.0 ±5.7 (BS) to 52.5±2.1 (1 day), the level was not significantly from 1 to 11 days. Glucose in 58 and 68 dB groups was increased significantly than BS during experimental period (p<0.05). K⁺ in 68 dB increased significantly (p<0.05) from 2.3±0.2 mE/ql (BS) to 3.3±0.5 mE/ql at 5 days. In 48 and 58 dB groups during the experimental period differed significantly (p<0.05). Na⁺ and Cl^- levels were not differed significantly during the experimental period. AST and ALT in 58 and 68 dB groups showed trend to continuously rise by consecutive stress. At 7 and 9 days in AST, between 48, 58 and 68 dB groups differed significantly (p<0.05). In 48, 58 and 68 dB groups at 1 day, blood hematocrit increased significantly higher than BS. The 11 days after vibration stress, the mortality in 48, 58 and 68 dB groups was 1.1, 5.1 and 5.8%, respectively. The present results have shown that A. japonica exhibited ''typical'' physiological responses when exposed to chronic vibration stress. These data suggested that chronic vibration stress caused substantial stress in the fish; especially the persisting elevated plasma AST and ALT levels observed would be expected to adverse effect. In conclusion, chronic vibration stress could greatly affects the hematological characteristics in A. japonica.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.36-40
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• 1998

This experiment was carried out in order to evaluate the immunomodulatory activity of levamisole (LMS) in 5. fgrjn challenged eels with different treatment regimens: 7-day LMS treatment before the challenge, 7-day LMS treatment started simultaneously with the challenge, 14-day treatment before and after the challenge. The antibacterial effect was activated in all treated groups, with the best being obtained in the simultaneously treated group. LMS stimulated the defense mechanisms of the eel as demonstrated by increase in the level of total protein, albumin, trypsin inhibitor capacity, lysozyme activity, antibody titers antibacterial activity and survival rate. These results suggest that antibacterial effects of LMS was achieved by not only non-specific immune response but also specific one in eel.

• 한국양식학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.26-33
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• 2008

이 연구는 치어기 뱀장어 Anguilla japonica의 사료 내 맥반석(quartz porphyry, QP)과 BAISM을 단독 및 혼합 첨가가 성장과 내병성에 미치는 영향을 확인하고 첨가제로써 이용성을 평가하였다. 사료 내 첨가 물질로 맥반석(Quartz porphyry, QP)과 실험실에서 제작한 섭취 촉진 물질인 BAISM(BS)을 기초 사료에 각각 0% QP+0% BS($Q_0B_0$), 0.7% QP+0% BS($Q_{0.7}B_0$), 0.7% QP+0.3% BS($Q_{0.7}B_{0.3}$), 0.7% QP+0.5% BS($Q_{0.7}B_{0.5}$), 0.7% QP+0.75% BS($Q_{0.7}B_{0.75}$), 0.7% QP+1.0% BS($Q_{0.7}B_{1.0}$)의 6가지 수준으로 첨가하였다. 실험어는 4주간 예비사육 후, 평균 어체중 $15{\pm}0.3g(mean{\pm}SD)$인 치어기 뱀장어를 60 L 사각수조에 실험구별 30 마리씩 3반복으로 무작위 배치하여 8주간 사육실험을 진행하였다. 사육실험 종료 후, Edwardsiella tarda 복강 주사에 의한 누적 생존율을 조사하였다. 증체율, 일간성장률, 사료효율, 단백질전환효율에서 맥반석 단독 첨가구($Q_{0.7}B_0$)와 맥반석 BAISM 복합 첨가구($Q_{0.7}B_{0.3},\;Q_{0.7}B_{0.5},\;Q_{0.7}B_{0.75},\;Q_{0.7}B_{1.0}$)는 대조구($Q_0B_0$)에 비하여 유의하게 높았다(P<0.05). 특히, 맥반석 BAISM 복합 첨가구들 중 BAISM 0.5% 이상의 실험구($Q_{0.7}B_{0.5},\;Q_{0.7}B_{0.75},\;Q_{0.7}B_{1.0}$)는 나머지 실험구들에 비해 유의하게 높았고(P<0.05), 이들에 대한 유의한 차이는 없었다(P>0.05). 전어체 일반성분의 분석결과 수분 함량은 전 실험구에서 유의한 차이가 없었고(P>0.05), 단백질 함량은 첨가수준에 따라 유의적으로 증가한 반면(P<0.05), 지질과 회분의 함량은 유의적으로 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다(P<0.05). E. tarda에 의한 공격실험 결과 주사 15일 후, 맥반석BAISM 0.5% 이상 혼합 첨가구의 누적 생존율은 다른 실험구에 비해 유의하게 높았고(P<0.05), 전 실험구에서 40% 이상의 누적 생존율을 나타내었다. 따라서 치어기 뱀장어 사료에 맥반석 0.7%와 BAISM 0.5%를 첨가하는 것이 성장과 사료효율 증대 및 질병 저항성 증진에 효과가 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제50권1호
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• pp.29-35
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• 2010

Yersinia (Y.) ruckeri has been recognized as a serious bacterial pathogen to several kinds of fish, including rainbow trout. However, there are no reports about the characteristics and pathogenicity of Y. ruckeri isolated from farm-cultured eels. In this study, we isolated and characterized Y. ruckeri from the farm-cultured eel Anguilla japonica in Korea. We investigated the phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of Y. ruckeri and tested the virulence of Y. ruckeri isolates on experimentally infected eels. Examination of the flagellar morphology of Y. ruckeri by electron microscopy showed peritrichous flagella in its cell body. Biochemical reaction studies showed overall identical profiles between the isolates and the reference strain of Y. ruckeri in API 20E and API ZYM tests. We sequenced the 16S rRNA of the Y. ruckeri (1,505 bp) for the genotypic characterization (National Center for Biotechnology Information accession number EU401667). Comparison of the 16S rRNA sequences with previously reported Y. ruckeri strains revealed similar phylogenetic relationships. In the virulence assay of the Y. ruckeri on eels, the eels exhibited listlessness, but Y. ruckeri was reisolated from those of the gills and kidneys.