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한국 야생 랫드의 Capillaria hepatica 자연 감염 (Spontaneous infection of Capillaria hepatica in wild rats(Rattus norvegicus) of Korea)

  • 성제경;윤영민;한정희;이준섭;오양석
    • 대한수의학회지
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    • 제38권3호
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    • pp.600-605
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    • 1998
  • 춘천지역에서 포획한 한국 야생랫드(시궁쥐)에서 Capillaria hepatica에 자연감염된 예를 보고한다. Capillaria hepatica의 충란이 포획된 68마리의 랫드중 17마리에서 발견되었다. Capillaria에 감염된 랫드의 간장은 충란과 함께 림프구, 단핵구, 호산구의 침윤이 관찰되었고 심한 괴사소견을 보였다. 또한 섬유화, 출혈 hemosiderin의 침착이 뚜렷하게 관찰되었다. 최근 국내에서 자연에서 채집된 랫드의 Capillaria hepatica의 감염을 보고한 자료가 없는 것으로 미루어 Capillaria hepatica의 숙주감염을 파악하는 자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

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Food Source Analysis of Rattus norvegicus, a Coinhabitant of Marine Birds in South Korea

  • Kang, Jihyun;Cha, Hyoun-Gi;Shin, Hyun Chul;Lee, Yunkyong;No, Doory;Kim, Wooyoung;Eum, Soon Jae
    • Proceedings of the National Institute of Ecology of the Republic of Korea
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    • 제3권3호
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    • pp.165-171
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    • 2022
  • The Chinese crested tern (Thalasseus bersteini) is one of the most globally endangered species, listed as "Critically Endangered (CE)" on the IUCN Red List, with only approximately 30-49 individuals surviving in the wild. Chinese crested terns were discovered to breed in South Korea for the first time in 2016 while conducting a census on uninhabited islands. The Ministry of Environment has declared the breeding habitat of the Chinese crested terns as "Specified Island" to protect this CE species. However, brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) inhabiting the breeding grounds of the Chinese crested terns and Black-tailed gulls may potentially pose a threat to the breeding of these avian species. Therefore, we conducted a study on the feeding behavior of brown rats involving stable isotope analysis to determine their food sources. Fecal analysis showed that brown rats mainly fed on plants, whereas they scarcely fed on animals, such as insects. In addition, the stable isotope analysis showed that the δ13C values of brown rats, insects, and Indian goosegrasses were approximately -16 to -11‰, whereas the δ13C value of Chinese crested terns that obtained their food from the marine ecosystem was approximately -22 to -18‰. Hence, we conclude that the source of carbon for brown rats on this island is the terrestrial ecosystem. We ruled out the possibility of any direct prey-predator interaction between the brown rat and the Chinese crested tern or Black-tailed gull.

서울과 경기지역의 주가성 쥐에 기생하는 진드기군집의 구조와 동태에 관하여 (The Community Structure and Dynamic of Parasitic Mites on House Rats)

  • Kim Meung Hai;Hai Poong Lee
    • The Korean Journal of Ecology
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    • 제12권2호
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    • pp.123-132
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    • 1989
  • 주가성 쥐의 진드기 류에 대한 기생률은 4척조사지역 모두 2, 3월에는 낮고 6월부터 8월까지는 최고 기생률을 보였으며 채집된 진드기류는 3아목 5과 12속 21종이었고 숙주별로는 집쥐에서 19종, 곰쥐에서 11종이 채집되었다. 숙주선택성은 집쥐에서 10종으로 나타났으며 T-mites는 서울과 양수리지역이 다른 조사지역보다 많이 곳현했으며 L. palpale가 우점종으로 나타났다. 종다양도와 균등도와 지역별 비교는 양수리지역의 종구성이 다양하고 균등도는 인천지역이 가장 높았으며 계절별로 우점도를 보면 서울지역은 5월에, 성남지역은 3월에, 인천지역과 양수리지역은 년중 높게 나타났다. 지역별 유사도지수는 양수리와 서울지역이 0.8333으로 가장 높았다. 서울과 성남지역은 봄과 여름에, 인천지역은 여름과 가을에, 양수리지역은 겨울철에 다른 조사지역보다 진드리류가 많이 나타났으며 인천지역은 다른 3척 조사지역과는 달리 집쥐에서보다 곰쥐에서 더 많은 충체를 보유하고 있었다.

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한국산 야생집쥐(Rattus nowegicus) 집단의 단백질 다형과 유전적 변이 (Protein Polvmorphisms and llariations of Wild House Rat (Rattus norueRicus) Population in Korea)

  • 김남근;이하규이정주
    • 한국동물학회지
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    • 제36권2호
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    • pp.193-199
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    • 1993
  • The protein po;vmorphisms and allele frequencies of wild house rat (Rattus norvegicus) population in Korea were studied. The studied proteins and enzymes were transferrin (Tf), albumin (Alb), fumarate hvdratase (FH), phospho!loucomutase (PGM), lactate dehvdrogenase A (LDHA) and lactate dehvdrogenase B (LDHB). There were two transferrin alleles, TP and Tf in Korean wild house rat popu1ation. The Tf2 allele was found for the first time by a starch gel, and confirmed by a polvacrvlamide gel isoelectric focusing and immunoblotting. The allele frequencies of TP and TF were 0.985 and 0.015, respectively. Two common alleles fumarate hydratase, FHa and FHb were found, and frequencies of FHa and FPP were calculated to be 0.714 and 0.286, respectively. The kequenw of FH in Korean wild house rat was higher than that of Finnish and Czechoslovakian population. Alb, PGM, LDHA and LDHB are only one phenotype each and all. Therefore, these proteins seem to be monomorphic in Korean wild house rat population.

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Ultrastructure of Capillaria hepatica (Syn. Calodium hepatica) Isolated from the Liver of Mouse Infected with Artificially Embryonated Eggs Collected from House Rats (Rattus norvegicus)

  • Min, Byoung-Hoon;Lee, Haeng-Sook;Kim, Soo-Jin;Joo, Kyoung-Hwan
    • Applied Microscopy
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    • 제43권4호
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    • pp.146-154
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    • 2013
  • Capillaria hepatica (syn. Calodium hepatica) is a parasite found mainly in rodent liver. But, it has also been found in a wide variety of mammals, including humans. This worm is unique as it is the only nematode parasite that is embedded in the liver parenchyma of the host even during the adult stage of the life cycle. They produce eggs that elicit a marked granulomatous reaction that eventually destroys the worms. Fibrosis and lymphoplasmacytic inflammatory infiltration are often observed around adult nematodes embedded in the liver parenchyma of the host. For this reason, complete isolation of this slender worm and observation of the intact ultrastructure is very difficult. In this study, 10 intact whole worms (C. hepatica) were isolated from the liver of 3-week-old mouse after inoculation of artificially embryonated eggs collected from house rats (Rattus norvegicus). Their external structure of was observed with light and scanning electron microscopy. The length of the isolated female and male C. hepatica was approximately 69.60 mm and 36.92 mm, respectively. More detailed ultrastructure, including bacillary band, eggs and vulva in female and spicule and spicule sheath in male C. hepatica was also described.

사수도에 번식하는 슴새의 둥지 사용률의 변화 및 집쥐의 포식률 (Variation in Breeding Burrows of Streaked Shearwaters Breeding in Sasu Island, and Predation Rates by Norway Rats)

  • 남기백;이경규;황재웅;유정칠
    • Ocean and Polar Research
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    • 제36권1호
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    • pp.49-57
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    • 2014
  • The seabird plays an important role as one of the indicator species for the status of and changes within marine ecosystems. Therefore, the conservation of seabirds and their habitats is important for maintaining the structure and function of marine ecosystems. Biological invasions affect most ecosystems on oceanic islands. In particular, Rattus spp. is the invasive species with the greatest impact on the seabird population. Introduced predators, like rats, severely affect seabirds and endanger them worldwide. The breeding population of Streaked Shearwaters Calonectris leucomelas in Sasu Island is one of biggest seabird colonies in Korea, and the Norway Rat Rattus norvegicus is known as an alien predator in this island. In this study we investigated rates of burrow occupancy and breeding success of Streaked Shearwaters for 7 years, and the impact of Norway Rats on the breeding success of Streaked Shearwaters breeding in Sasu Island for 4 years. Our results show that the percentage of breeding burrows decreased according to breeding stage during several years in the monitoring period, and that predation by the Norway Rat was the main cause in hatching failures. Consequently, although our results indicate that their breeding population is not likely to decline, Norway Rats have been affecting the breeding status of Streaked Shearwaters on Sasu Island during the last decade.