• Clinical and Experimental Vaccine Research
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.97-106
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• 2023

Purpose: Rabies is a fatal but preventable disease with proper pre-exposure anti-rabies vaccination (ARV). Dogs, as household pets and strays, are the reservoir and vector of the disease, and dog bites have been associated with human rabies cases in Sri Lanka over the past few years. However, other susceptible species having frequent contact with humans may be a source of infection. One such species is sheep and immunity following ARV has never been tested in sheep reared in Sri Lanka. Materials and Methods: We have tested serum samples from sheep reared in the Animal Centre, Medical Research Institute of Sri Lanka for the presence of anti-rabies antibodies following ARV. Sheep serum samples were tested with Bio-Pro Rabies enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) antibody kits used for the first time in Sri Lanka and our results were verified by a seroneutralization method on cells (fluorescent antibody virus neutralization, FAVN test) currently recommended by World Organization for Animal Health and World Health Organization. Results: Sheep received annual ARV and maintained high neutralizing antibody titers in their serum. No maternal antibodies were detected in lamb around 6 months of age. Agreement between the ELISA and FAVN test, i.e., coefficient concordance was 83.87%. Conclusion: Annual vaccination in sheep has an effect on maintaining adequate protection against rabies by measurements of anti-rabies antibody response. Lambs need to be vaccinated earlier than 6 months of age to achieve protective levels of neutralizing antibodies in their serum. Introducing this ELISA in Sri Lanka will be a good opportunity to determine the level of anti-rabies antibodies in animal serum samples.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.576-584
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• 2017

Objective: To generate recombinant Bacillus subtilis (B. subtilis) engineered for expression of porcine ${\beta}-defensin-2$ (pBD-2) and cecropin P1 (CP1) fusion antimicrobial peptide and investigate their anti-bacterial activity in vitro and their growth-promoting and disease resisting activity in vivo. Methods: The pBD-2 and CP1 fused gene was synthesized using the main codons of B. subtilis and inserted into plasmid pMK4 vector to construct their expression vector. The fusion peptide-expressing B. subtilis was constructed by transformation with the vector. The expressed fusion peptide was detected with Western blot. The antimicrobial activity of the expressed fusion peptide and the recovered pBD-2 and CP1 by enterokinase digestion in vitro was analyzed by the bacterial growth-inhibitory activity assay. To analyze the engineered B. subtilis on growth promotion and disease resistance, the weaned piglets were fed with basic diet supplemented with the recombinant B. subtilis. Then the piglets were challenged by enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (E. coli). The weight gain and diarrhea incidence of piglets were measured after challenge. Results: The recombinant B. subtilis engineered for expression of pBD-2/CP1 fusion peptide was successfully constructed using the main codons of the B. subtilis. Both expressed pBD-2/CP1 fusion peptide and their individual peptides recovered from parental fusion peptide by enterokinase digestion possessed the antimicrobial activities to a variety of the bacteria, including gram-negative bacteria (E. coli, Salmonella typhimurium, and Haemophilus parasuis) and grampositive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus). Supplementing the engineered B. subtilis to the pig feed could significantly promote the piglet growth and reduced diarrhea incidence of the piglets. Conclusion: The generated B. subtilis strain can efficiently express pBD-2/CP1 fusion antimicrobial peptide, the recovered pBD-2 and CP1 peptides possess potent antimicrobial activities to a variety of bacterial species in vitro. Supplementation of the engineered B. subtilis in pig feed obviously promote piglet growth and resistance to the colibacillosis.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.81-88
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• 2014

식물생명공학 연구에 있어서 모델 식물인 Arabidopsis thaliana (애기장대)와 아주 유사한 염생 식물인 salt cress (Thellungiella halophila 또는 Thellungiella parvula)는 고염 스트레스에 대하여 강한 내성을 가지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 고염에 저항성을 가지는 유용유전자를 선별하기 위하여, 200 mM NaCl을 처리한 T. halophila 또는 T. parvula 식물로부터 mRNA를 분리하여 cDNA library를 작성하였다. Full length cDNA library를 Agrobacteria-methods 형질전환 방법에 필요한 binary vector pool을 작성하고 Arabidopsis에 형질전환 시켰다. 형질전환되어진 Arabidopsis를 항생제 Basta 선별을 통하여 형질전환체 pool을 구축하였다(305,400 종자). 이와 같은 방법을 통해 구축 되어진 pool중에서 168,500 종자를 이용하여 고염 스트레스 조건하에서 종자 발아율과 뿌리 생장 촉진되는 현상이 나타나는 내염성 형질전환체를 1차 선별하였다(7,157 개체; 4.24%). 1차 선별된 형질전환체 중에서 1,551개체를 이용하여 2차 선별을 수행하여 내염성 형질전환체 165 개체를 확보하였다(10.6%). 선별된 형질전환체 중 대부분 개체는 고염 스트레스에 대응하여 종자 발아 및 뿌리 생장 모두 야생형보다 촉진된 표현형을 보였다. 그 중 몇 몇의 형질전환체는 야생형에 비하여 특이적인 기관 발달 현상이 나타났다. 예를 들면, 꽃과 줄기의 발달이 야생형과는 다른 표현형을 보이는 형질전환체가 선별되었다. 이렇게 스트레스에 내성을 가지는 형질전환체로부터 유전자 분리 방법을 통하여 해당 유용유전자를 확보할 수가 있다. 본 연구에서는 향후 halopyte 식물체를 이용하여 고염 뿐만 아니라 다양한 환경스트레스(건조, 냉해, 고열, 호르몬 등) 신호전달에 관여하는 유용유전자를 보다 쉽게 확보하는 방법을 제시함으로서, 환경재해극복에 관여하는 신호전달 기작을 보다 쉽게 이해할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.102-108
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• 1984

본 논문은 1979∼1983년에 걸쳐 한국내에 주둔하고 있는 미군지역에서 5월부터 10월간 유문등(New Jersey)에 의한 모기 성충 채집과 그리고 유충 채집을 실시한 것이다. 성충 채집수는 연평균치로 나타냈으며 유문등당 1일 채집수를 표시하여 미군영내에 출현하는 모기 종과 출현시기 및 그 밀도를 파악하여 모기 구제대책을 강구하는데에 기본자료로 이용하였다. 모기 구제를 위한 살충제의 살포 기준은 자충의 탐집수가 2단 계속 10마리를 초과하거나 매개근로 알려진 자충이 5마리 이상 채집될 때 그 주변에 살포작업을 실시하도록 건의하였다(미륙단규정 TM 5-632 p.7-3참고). 1. 모기 탐집을 실시한 지역은 5개도내의 12개지역으로 39개의 유문등이 설치되었으며 이들 지역에서 채집된 모기종은 3속 17종으로 분류되었으며, 그중 개체군의 밀도가 높아 구제대상으로 생각되는 종은 다음의 3속 4종으로 나타났다. 1) Anopheles sinensis (40.2%, 2) Culex tritaeniorhynchus (31%), 3) Aedes vegans nipponii(19%, 4) Culex pipiens pallens (10%). 2. 유준등 설치지역은 경기도내 5개지역, 강원도 2개지역, 충남 1개지역 경북 3개지역 경남1개 지역으로 이들 지역에서 채집된 중요 모기종은 공통적으로 같은 종류였으며 출현시기도 대체로 일치하였다. 특히 매년 사회적으로 문제가 되는 뇌염매개종인 Culex tritaeniorhynchus는 출현시기가 7∼9월간이었으며 그중 8월이 나정기로 나타났다. 3. 미군험둔지역에서 체사된 유충서식지는 16개 형태로 구분되었으며 그곳에서 채집된 유충은 4속 15종으로 분류되었다. 확인된 유충서식처는 일반적으로 우기에 존재하는 일시적인 장소가 많았다. 4. 경기도 지역에서 가장 많은 종과 높은 채집률을 보인 것은 유문등설치장소가 주로 논과 접해 있는 농촌지역내에 속해 있기 때문으로 생각된다.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2005년도 생물공학의 동향(XVI)
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• pp.420-422
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• 2005

TMC (Tautomycetin) is a liner polyketide immunosuppressive antifungal compound produced by Streptomyces spp. Inhibition of T cell proliferation with TMC was observed highly efficient at 100-fold lower than those needed to achieve maximal inhibition with cyclosporin A. To elucidate the biosynthetic pathway of TMC, a genomic DNA library was constructed using a E. coil-Streptomyces shuttle cosmid vector, pOJ446. The DNA libraries were screened by colony blot hybridization using several polyketide ${\beta}-ketosynthase$ (KS) probes amplified from TMC-producing Streptomyces genomic DNA using polymerase chain reaction (PCR), of which the degenerate primers were designed based on the highly conserved sequences present in KS domains of various type I polyketide synthase genes in Streptomyces species. This library construction and screening approach led to the isolation of several positive cosmid clones representing type I polyketide biosynthetic gene clusters. In addition, a Streptomyces regulatory gene called afsR2 (a global regulatory gene stimulating antibiotic production in both S. coelicolor and S. lividans) was successfully integrated into the TMC-producing Streptomyces chromosome via E. coil-Streptomyces heterologous conjugation mehtod. The more detailed results of production improvement and genetic characterization of TMC-producing Streptomyces spp. will be discussed.

• 한국식물병리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국식물병리학회 2003년도 정기총회 및 추계학술발표회
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• pp.147.1-147
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• 2003

Freesia, a member of the Iridaceae family, has fragant, tubular shaped flowers and is very popular ornamental plants in the world. Diseased freesia plants showing systemic leaf streak mosaic symptoms were collected from a cultivated farm in Kyonggi province, Korea in 2003, and its causal agents were investigated. Two viruses, Cucumber mosaic virus (Fr-CMV) and a potyvirus, were identified from the leaf tissues of the diseased freesia based on sequence analysis and host range tests. CMV-Fr could infect systemically on Chenopodium quinoa, C. amaranticolor, N. glutinosa, and N. benthamiana, and this biological property is distinguishable from ordinary strains of CMV. A filamentous potyvirus-shaped virus could not infect general indicator plants by mechanical inoculation. Single RT-PCR products was successfully amplified with a set of degenerate primers specific to the Potyvirus genus and total nucleic acids from the infected tissues, and was cloned into the pGEMT-Easy vector. Nucleotide sequences confirmed it belongs to the Potyvirus genus with either a new species or an isolate of Freesia mosaic virus (no information is available for the FrMV). This is the first report of FrMV in Korea and more characterizations of the two viruses are in progress.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권11호
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• pp.1960-1965
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• 2015

Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) is highly contagious and often causes fatal disease that affects both wild and domestic rabbits of the species Oryctolagus cuniculus. A highly pathogenic RHDV variant (RHDVa) has been circulation in the Korean rabbit population since 2007 and has a devastating effect on the rabbit industry in Korea. A highly pathogenic RHDVa was isolated from naturally infected rabbits, and the gene encoding the VP60 protein was cloned into a baculovirus transfer vector and expressed in insect cells. The hemagglutination titer of the Sf-9 cell lysate infected with recombinant VP60 baculovirus was 131,072 units/50 μl and of the supernatant 4,096 units/50 μl. Guinea pigs immunized twice intramuscularly with a trial inactivated RHDVa vaccine containing recombinant VP60 contained 2,152 hemagglutination inhibition (HI) geometric mean titers. The 8-week-old white rabbits inoculated with one vaccine dose were challenged with a lethal RHDVa 21 days later and showed 100% survival rates. The recombinant VP60 protein expressed in a baculovirus system induced high HI titers in guinea pigs and rendered complete protection, which led to the development of a novel inactivated RHDVa vaccine.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권9호
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• pp.982-986
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• 2009

For the production of ghost bacteria vaccine to prevent the streptococcal disease in aquaculture fish species, a double cassettes vector was constructed and cloned in Escherichia coli DH5${\alpha}$. Ghost bacteria vaccine production from Escherichia coli DH5${\alpha}$/pHCE-InaN-GAPDH-Ghost 37 SDM (SIG) was maximized at a glucose concentration of 1 g/l, agitation of 300 rpm, and aeration of 1 vvm. The maximal efficiency of ghost bacteria formation was obtained at the mid-exponential phase ($OD_{600}=2.0$) with the concentration of 0.77 g/l for SIG. The molecular mass of GAPDH was detected at 67 kDa with the insoluble fraction, by SDS-PAGE and Western blot. The protective efficacy of ghost bacteria vaccine was evaluated by challenge test using olive flounder. The cumulative mortalities of the positive control, formalin-killed cell (FKC) vaccine, and SIG vaccine immunized groups were 91%, 74%, and 57%, respectively. These results suggest that SIG vaccine showed efficacy as a vaccine and had a higher potential to induce protective antibodies than did FKC vaccine.

• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2018년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.52-52
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• 2018

Development of herbicide resistant transgenic legume plants through Agrobacterium-mediated transformation has been worked in many previous studied. Plant regeneration after infection is the important step to obtain successful transgenic plants. Many attempts try to find the optimum media condition for plant regeneration after infection. However, the transformation efficiency of legume plants is still low. In this study, regeneration of some Korean legume species including two soybean cultivars (Dawon and Pungsan) and pea have been done with organogenesis which is used various kind of explants such as cotyledonary-nodes in soybean and bud-containing tissue in pea. We developed the optimum media condition for plant regeneration regulators under Agrobacterium-mediated transformation using different kind and various concentration of plant growth. As the results, B5 medium containing 2 mg/L of 6-benzylaminopurine was selected in this study for the optimum plant regeneration media. The segments were inoculated with Agrobacterium suspension harbored an IG2 vector containing bar gene which confers resistance to phosphinotricin (PPT) in 3, 5 and 7 days. The transformation efficiency was achieved in Dawon 3.03 % and pea 1.46 % with co-cultivation period of 7 days which is showed a high number of GUS positive expression period.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.357-364
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• 2011

Various Leishmania species were engineered with green fluorescent protein (GFP) using episomal vectors that encoded an antibiotic resistance gene, such as aminoglycoside geneticin sulphate (G418). Most reports of GFP-Leishmania have used the flagellated extracellular promastigote, the stage of parasite detected in the midgut of the sandfly vector; fewer studies have been performed with amastigotes, the stage of parasite detected in mammals. In this study, comparisons were made regarding the efficiency for in vitro G418 selection of GFP-Leishmania amazonensis promastigotes and amastigotes and the use of in vivo G418 selection. The GFP-promastigotes retained episomal plasmid for a prolonged period and G418 treatment was necessary and efficient for in vitro selection. In contrast, GFP-amastigotes showed low retention of the episomal plasmid in the absence of G418 selection and low sensitivity to antibiotics in vitro. The use of protocols for G418 selection using infected BALB/c mice also indicated low sensitivity to antibiotics against amastigotes in cutaneous lesions.