• 미생물학회지
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• 제53권2호
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• pp.131-133
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• 2017

Streptococcus intermedius는 그람 양성이면서, 통성 혐기성, 비스포아형성 및 운동성 구균이다. S. intermedius는 사람의 구강 내 정상세균총의 하나이고, 치근관 감염, 호흡기 감염, 감염성 심내막염, 뇌 낭종 및 간 낭종이 있다. S. intermedius ChDC B718 (= KCOM 1545) 균주가 사람 치수염 병소에서 분리되었다. S. intermedius KCOM 1545 균주 유전체 염기서열을 해독하여 보고한다.

• 한국양식학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.79-86
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• 2002

This study is the first attempt to understand the feeding physiology of a sea-urchin larva on a red-tide dinoflagellate. Fifteen day old larvae of S. intermedius capture C. polykrikoides cells by localized reversal of ciliary beats. No failure to transporte the algal cells from theciliated band to mouth and no rejection at the mouth suggest that C. polykrikoides has no feeding deterrence to S. intermedius larvae. The trend obtained for the clearance rate of S. intermedius larvae is similar to that of other sea urchin larvae. Thus, the clearance rate decreased as the algal concentration increased. Maximum clearance rate of S. intermedius on C. polykrikoides was 17.7 $\mu l$/larva/hr. Ingestion rate rapidly increased at lower algal concentrations and saturated at higher concentrations. There was no inhibition in ingestion rate at the highest prey concentration of ca. 3000 cells/ml. Maximum ingestion rate of S. intermedius on C. polykrikoides was 131 ngC/larva/d, which is higher than that reported for the larvae of the mussel Mytilus gal-lotrovincialis, but lower than that of the ciliate Strombidinopsis sp. The grazing rate, calculated by combining the field data on algal abundances with experimental data on ingestion rate, suggests that due to its low abundance, sea urchin Iarva has no significant grazing impact on C. polykrikoides population.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.425-432
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• 2010

Staphylococcus intermedius is a common cause of otitis externa, pyoderma, and wound infections in companion animals. Although S. intermedius infections are rare in humans, it is zoonotic, with several case reports describing fatal human infections. Presently, we sought to isolate S. intermedius strains from various sources at animal hospitals nationwide in Korea, examine their antibiotic susceptibilities, and determine the possibility of horizontal transmission between animals and humans. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (pFGE) was used to compare the mecA gene in S. intermedius strains from humans, animals, and the environment in animal hospitals. A total of 119 S. intermedius strains were isolated from 529 samples. Using the disk diffusion method, over 90% of the isolates were found to be susceptible to cephalothin, amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, vancomycin, imipenem, nitroflurantoin, and amikacin, whereas 97.5% and 98.3% of the isolates were resistant to penicillin and ampicillin, respectively. Among the 39 S. intermedius strains harboring mecA, similar PFGE patterns were observed between seven isolates from an animal, two isolates from veterinary staff, and the environment in one animal hospital, and single isolates from an animal and a veterinarian at another hospital. This result suggests the possibility of horizontal transmission of S. intermedius containing mecA between humans, animals, and the environment in animal hospitals and also emphasizes on the importance of S. intermedius with mecA as a possible emerging threat to public health.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.369-373
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• 2008

Staphylococcus intermedius (S. intermedius) has been rarely isolated from horse. In this study, we investigated the antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of S. intermedius isolated from skin lesions of Thoroughbred horse in Daegu Equestrian Association. The skin lesions were showed with dehairing and slight purulent inflammation. Bacteria were isolated from skin lesions and identified as S. intermedius by biochemical tests and MicroLog (BIOLOG, California, USA). Antimicrobial susceptibility test of S. intemedius isolates was performed with 33 antimicrobial agents (BBL, Maryland, USA) by using the agar disk diffusion method. It showed a high sensibility in the amikacin, amoxycillin/clavuramic acid, ampicillin, cefoxitin, cephalothin, chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin, enrofloxacin, florfenicol, kanamycin, neomycin, nitrofurantoin, norfloxacin, ofloxacin, oxacillin, penicillin G, tetracycline and vancomycin. The horse was treated with penicillin, and cured completely after two weeks. The present results showed valuable information for treatment and prevention of skin disease in horse.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.20-22
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• 2004

개의 아토피성 피부염의 주된 세균성 감염은 Staphylococcus intermedius에 의해 발생한다. 본 연구의 목적은 아토피성 피부염을 가지고 있는 환견의 혈청과 정상견의 혈청을 이용하여 체액성 면역반응을 유발하는 주된 세균단백질을 규명하는데 있다. 건국대학교 수의과대학 부속동물병원에 내원한 아토피성 피부염 및 표재성 세균성 농피증을 앓고 있는 환견의 혈청 및 정상견의 혈청을 분리하여 본 실험에 사용하였으며 아토피성 피부염을 가지고 있는 환견에서 S. intermedius 균을 분리하였다. Brain heart infusion 액체배지 조건 및 $37^{\circ}C$ 배양조건에서 호기상태로 증균시켰으며 증균후 포도상구균을 PBS완충액에 부유시킨후 원심분리하고 최종적으로 lysostaphin을 이용하여 세균단백질을 분리하였다. 수거한 세균단백질은 SDS-PAGE을 이용하여 단백질을 전기영동하였으며 영동후 nitrocellulose membrane을 이용하여 단백질을 이동시켰다. Western blot은 anti-dog-IgG, 아토피성 피부염의 혈청 및 정상혈청을 이용하였다. 결론적으로 아토피성 피부염의 혈청을 이용해 확인한 S. intermedius의 주요 세균단백질은 18, 31, 75, 및 110 kDa이였다. 현재의 연구결과로 볼 때 아토피성 피부염에 감염된 대부분의 환견은 S. intermedius의 세균단백질에 대한 체액성 면역반응이 유발된다고 생각된다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.43-50
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• 2007

Staphylococci are Gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic cocci, normally found on the skin andmucosal surfaces of most warm-blooded animals and often involved in a wide variety of diseases in animals.Staphylococcal infections are treated with antibiotics and, consequently, antibiotic resistance and/or acquiredresistance have developed. Staphylococcus (S.) intermedius and Staphylococcus (S.) aureus are 2 comonveterinary isolates that are frequently associated with suppurative infections. This study was undertaken toexamine antimicrobial susceptibility of S. aureus (23 isolates) and S. intermedius (160 isolates) isolatedfrom dogs in Gwangju, Korea and investigate whether the antibiotic resistance of S. aureus and S.intermedius is efected by the site of isolation, age, and sex of dogs. More isolates were isolated fromadult dogs (71.3%) than juveniles (20.5%). Antimicrobial resistance was commonly found for Penicillin,Tetracycline, Trimethoprim-Sulphamethoxazole in both Staphylococcus species. All of the isolates weresusceptible to Amoxicillin/Clavulanic Acid, Cephalothin, Oxacilin, Neomycin, and Vancomycin. Appropriateprotocol for antibiotic use and strategies to reduce antimicrobial resistance rate will be needed. Periodicsubstitution of antimicrobial agents and limitation of antibiotic use should also be considered.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.19-26
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• 2010

Discharged materials from the point or non-point source are released into the sea, and as the results, marine environment is directly affected. We must estimate the impacts of contaminants to marine pollution rapidly and accurately. Therefore, it is needed on early warning system for appreciating marine environmental impacts, and required a bioassay to evaluate abnormal changes. A bioassay test was developed to examine the effects of heavy metal contaminants on the early life stages of the marine annimals. We have studied the effects of metals on early development of a sea urchin species, Strongylocentrotus intermedius. S. intermedius embryos were tested with six metals (Cu, Ag, Zn, Cd, Cr, Ni) and showed the highest sensitivity to Cu as well as the lowest sensitivity to Cd. The order of biological impact for metals was Cu>Ag>Ni>Zn>Cr>Cd. In accordance with the results, sea urchins embryos can provide biological criteria for seawater quality assessment. The sensitivity of developmental bioassay whith S. intermedius is at intermediate level among marine organisms commonly used in aquatic bioassays. And this sea urchin can be routinely employed as a test organism for ecotoxicity assays.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제26권8호
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• pp.482-490
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• 2023

Food and feeding habits of Labeobarbus intermedius were studied from the newly constructed Ribb Reservoir, Ethiopia during the dry (December-March) season and wet season (June-August) of 2021. The objective of the study was to determine the diet composition, seasonal variation, and ontogenetic dietary shift in the diets of the dominant cyprinid fish in Ribb Reservoir. In this study, frequency of occurrence and volumetric analysis methods were used to present the results. From a total of 203 fish samples, 132 (65%) guts contained food items. Macrophytes (29.4%), phytoplankton (27.2%), detritus (14.8%), and insects (13.6%) were the major food items in the diets volumetrically. During the dry season, L. intermedius was mainly dependent on phytoplankton (58.2%), insects (15.2%), and zooplankton (13.7%) volumetrically. Whereas, macrophytes (50.3%) and detritus (23.3%) were the dominant food items in the wet season. The frequency occurrence and volumetric contribution of the diets of L. intermedius varied significantly (χ² test, p < 0.05) between seasons. Schoener's diet overlap index revealed a slight ontogenetic dietary shift in the diets of L. intermedius. While insects, nematodes, and zooplankton were the main diets of small-sized L. intermedius, macrophytes and detritus were ingested by large-sized L. intermedius. Generally, L. intermedius fed both plant and animal-origin food items and is considered an omnivorous feeder in Ribb Reservoir.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.157-168
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• 2000

우리나라 동해안에 서식하는 새치성게(Strongylocentrotus intermedius)는 둥근성게과(Strongylocentrotidae)에 속하는 냉수성 해양 무척추동물이다. 둥근성게과에는 현재 9종의 성게가 속해 있으나, 아직 종간의 분류 기준, 계통 분류학적 유연관계, 진화과정 등이 잘 밝혀져 있지 않다. 본 연구는 유전자 염기서열이라는 분자형질을 이용하여 새치성게의 종 분류기준을 확립하고 이 종의 계통진화 및 분화 시기를 파악하고자 수행되었다. 이를 위하여 변화율이 빠르고 모계로만 유전되는 특성을 가진 미토콘드리아의 한 유전자인 cytochrome c oxidase subunit I(COI)을 분석하였다. 새치성게의 생식소에서 DNA를 추출하고 중합효소연쇄반응으로 COI 유전자 단편을 선택적으로 증폭하였으며, 클로닝과 시퀀싱 과정을 거쳐 COI 유전자의 단편 1077개 염기쌍 순서(염기서열)를 확정하였다. 이 염기서열과 유전자 데이터베이스(GenBank)에 들어있는 다른 성게 및 해삼, 불가사리의 유전자를 비교하고 그 분자 계통수를 작성함으로써 새치성게의 진화과정을 분석하였다. COI 유전자 계통수는 새치성게가 태평양 동쪽 연안에 서식하는 S. purpuratus와 계통적으로 자매군(sister species)의 관계에 있음을 보였다. 두 종의 분화 시기는 계통수 상 분지의 길이와 화석연대를 고려하여 산출했을 때 지구 온도의 변동이 심했던 약 890만년 전으로 추정되었다. 태평양의 동안과 서안으로 분리된 두 종의 현재 분포와 종분화 시기의 지구 환경조건은 두 종간의 분화가 환경변화에 따른 개체군의 지리적 분리(vicariance)에 의한 것임을 시사해 준다. 한편, 새치성게의 COI 유전자염기서열은 이 종을 대표하는 분자형질로서 둥근성게과의 성게들을 서로 구분할 수 있는 종분류의 기준이 될 것이다.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.173-178
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• 2022

Streptococcus intermedius는 입안, 상부 호흡기, 위장관 등에 정상 상재균 중 하나로 존재하는 그람 양성 산소내성 혐기성 알균이다. 면역저하나 심장질환자에서 외상 또는 침습적 치료 후에 발생하는 기회 감염의 원인이 될 수 있다. 저자들은 최근 침습적 치료나 외상 등 특이 과거력이 없이 건강했던 7세 소아에서 S. intermedius에 의해 발생한 엉덩관절 화농 관절염을 경험하였기에 보고하고자 한다. 환자는 내원 3주전부터 왼쪽 엉덩관절 통증이 있었으며, 본원 내원 당일부터 발열이 발생하였다. 엉덩관절 자기공명영상에서 왼쪽 엉덩관절의 급성 화농 관절염으로 진단한 후 수술적 배농을 시행하였고, 혈액과 흡인 관절액에서 S. intermedius가 배양되었다. 수술 후 2주간의 ceftriaxone 정맥주사 후 3주간의 amoxicillin 경구 항생제로 치료한 후 재발없이 안정된 상태를 보이고 있다.