• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.9-17
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• 2012

The objective of the present study was to isolate and identify infectious bursal disease viruses (IBDVs) from broiler and layer chickens of outbreaks of infectious bursal disease (IBD) in three districts of Bangladesh. A total of 70 bursal samples were collected from dead broiler (n=40) and layer (n=30) chickens showing specific lesions of IBD from seven commercial poultry farms of three different districts (Mymensingh, Chittagong and Tangail) of Bangladesh during the year 2007. Five representative bursal samples from each farm were used for the isolation of IBDVs using 9-day-old embryonated eggs of seronegative flock of layer birds and for identification the samples were subjected to agar gel immunodiffusion test (AGIDT), immunohistochemistry (IHC) and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Out of 35 bursal samples, IBDVs were successfully isolated from 28 (80%) samples. By AGIDT, 32 (91.4%) samples were found positive for IBDV antigen. Results of AGIDT clearly indicated that IBDVs detected in 29 bursal samples of six affected farms were identical to each other but not to IBDVs present in the remaining three samples of another farm. Indirect immunoperoxidase staining of the bursal sections revealed the presence of IBDV antigen in 32 (91.4%) samples and the IBDV antigen was detected mainly in the cortex of the lymphoid follicles of the bursal tissues. In histopathology, cell depletion, atrophy and necrosis were observed in many bursal follicles with severe edema of interfollicular septa. Of the 35 bursal samples, 34 (97.1%) samples generated 254 bp product by RT-PCR. In conclusion, the results of virus isolation and identification by AGIDT, IHC and the analysis of viral genome by RT-PCR confirmed the outbreaks of acute IBD in commercial poultry of Bangladesh. Moreover, histopathological findings and results of AGIDT gave a clear indication that the isolates from six outbreaks were different from classical strain and it seems to be of very virulent strain. On the other hand, the isolates from the other outbreak were similar to the classical strain.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.93-107
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• 1973

현재 우리나라에서 재배되고 있는 마늘은 오랜 세월에 걸쳐 바이러스 감염에 무방비상태로 방치된채 영양번식을 계속해 왔기 때문에 대부분의 품종들이 퇴화되어 있을 것으로 생각된다. 따라서 마늘의 단위수량과 질의 향상을 기하기 위해선 바이러스 무감염 씨마늘의 육성, 보급에 의한 품종경신이 불가피할 것으로 보인다. 본 연구는 우리나라 마늘 재배지대 전역에서 가장 많이 발생하고 있는 모자이크병을 대상으로 바이러스의 분리, 검정식물상의 반응, 전염방법, 물리적성질, 순화방법, 혈청학적반응 및 형태등을 조사함과 동시, 마늘 모자이크 바이러스의 적절한 검정방법을 구명하여 앞으로 바이러스 무감염 씨마늘을 육성, 보급하는데 필요한 기초자료를 얻을 목적으로 실시했으며 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 1970-1972년까지 3년간 전투의 주요 마늘재배지대를 조사한 바 우리나라에서 재배되고 있는 마늘의 거의 대부분이 모자이크병에 걸려있음이 관찰되었다. 2. 마늘 모자이크 바이러스는 Chenopodium amaranticelor에 즙액접종 함으로써 단일계통을 분리할 수 있었다. 3. 26종의 검정식물을 공시하여 마늘 모자이크 바이러스를 즙액접종한 결과, 접종 11-12일 후에 Chenopodium amaranticolor, C. quince, C. album, C. koreanse 등 4종 식물의 접종엽상에 r국부병반 반응이 나타났다. 나머지 식물들에서는 병징이 나타나지 않았을 뿐 만 아니라 C. amaranticolor에 역접종했을 때도 바이러스는 회수되지 않았다. 4. 즙액접종에 의해 국부병반 반응이 나타날 상기 4종 Chenopodium속 식물중에서 C. amaranticolor 와 C. quinoa는 반응이 설민하고 정확하기 때문에 마늘 모자이크 바이러스의 검정식물로 적당하다고 생각된다. 5. 감염주에서 유내한 종구와 주아는 모두 모자이크 바이러스에 감염되어 있었고 이들 감염종구와 주아를 통하여 $100\%$ 전염되었다. 6. 마늘 모자이크 바이러스는 감염종구와 주아의 즙액에 의해서도 C. amaranticolor에 기계적 전염이 되었다. 7. C. amaranticolor 상에 계통분리된 마늘 모자이크 바이러스의 내열성은 $65^{\circ}-70^{\circ}C$, 희석한계는 $10^{-}2-10^{-3}$, 그리고 보존한계는 2 일이었다. 8. 마늘 모자이크 바이러스의 순화는 2회의 분획원심과 Sephadex gel filtration에 의해서 가능했다. 9. 전자현미경하에서 관찰한 마늘 모자이크 바이러스는 길이 1200-1225mu 폭 10-12mu의 사상이었다. 10. 혈청학적 미량침강 반응법에 의해 마늘잎에서뿐만 아니라 인편과 주아에서도 마늘 모자이크 바이러스의 검정이 가능했다. 11. 우리나라 5개 지방에서 수집한 마늘 종구 150개와 주아 30개에 대해 혈청학적방법으로 마늘 모자이크 바이러스의 감염률을 조사한 결과 $100\%$의 감염률을 보였다. 12. 마늘 모자이크 바이러스와 크기가 근사한 Potato Virus X. Potato virus Y, Potato virus S, Potato virus M 등과의 혈청학적 유연관계를 조사한 바, 마늘 모자이크 바이러스는 이들과 구별되는 다른 바이러스라고 생각된다. 13. 마늘의 모자이크 감염주에서 단일계통으로 분리하여 본 실험에 사용한 바이러스는 마늘의 바이러스 무감염주를 얻을 수가 없기 때문에 직접 마늘잎에 접종해서 모자이크톤의 병원이라는 것을 확인할 수 없었지만, 검정식물상의 반응, 혈청학적반응, 전자현미경적 관찰등의 간접적인 조사 결과로 미루어 미인록의 마늘모자이크 바이러스라고 생각된다.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.150-156
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• 2020

Weeds play an important role in the survival of viruses and are potential inoculum sources of viral diseases for crop plants. In this study, specimens of Pseudostellaria heterophylla exhibiting symptoms of the cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) were collected in Bonghwa, Korea. The characteristics of the disease were described and leaf RNA was extracted and sequenced to identify the virus. Three CMV contigs were obtained and PCR was performed using specific primer pairs. RNA from positive samples exhibiting CMV leaf symptoms was amplified to determine the coat protein. A sequence comparison of the coat protein gene from the CMV BH isolate shared the highest nucleotide identity (99.2%) with the CMV ZM isolate. Phylogenetic analysis showed that CMV-BH belonged to subgroup IA and that the most closely-related isolate was CMV-ZM. All test plants used for the biological assay were successfully infected with CMV and exhibited CMV disease symptoms such as blistering, mosaic, and vein yellowing. To our knowledge, this is the first report of CMV infection in P. heterophylla from Korea.

• 한국식물병리학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.62-67
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• 1998

Barley yellow mosaic virus (BaYMV-HN) occurring Haenam area was isolated by mechanical inoculation onto barley cultivars, purification and production of antibody. BaYV-HN were purified from infected plants a filamentous virus with 13 nm in diameter and 250∼300 nm and 500∼650 nm in length. Specific antibody made by injecting the purified virus to the muscle of a rabbit. In gel-diffusion tests antibody to BaYMV-HN did not make spur with tow Japanese BaYMV isolates BaYMV-II-1 or BaYMV-III. BaYMV-HN showed the symptom of yellowing and necrosis in host plants. Mechanical inoculation tests with Japanese barley cultivars showed that BaYMV-HN infected New Golden, Akagi Nijo and Tosan Kawa 73, but did not infect Amagi Nijo, Haruna Nijo, Ishukushirazu (ym3), Misato Golden (Ym1), Kashimamugi, Joshushiro Hadaka and Mokusekko 3 (ym1). In Korean barley cultivars, some of the naked barleys which are Hinssalbori, Kinssalbori, Saessalbori and Saechalssalbori were not infected by BaYMV-HN. However, it infected all the covered barley cultivars and the beer barley cultivars. BaYMV-HN had two RNAs, RNA 1 (7.6 Kb) and RNA 2 (3.5 Kb), and one coat protein (33 KDa).

• 셀메드
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.29.1-29.6
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• 2020

COVID-19 (Corona Virus Disease-2019) is an infectious respiratory disease caused by the most recently discovered coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona virus-2). This new viral disease was unknown before the outbreak began in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. As of November 16th 2020, it affects about 54.3 million populations, death troll increased to 1.32 million cases in worldwide. Whereas in India 8.85 cases are infected with COVID-19, of which 1, 30, 112 cases were died. Till now there has been no specific anti-virus drug or vaccines are available for the treatment of this disease, the supportive care and non-specific treatment to the symptoms of the patient are the only options in Biomedicine, the entire world turns its attention towards alternative medicine or Traditional medicine. Siddha medicine is one of the primordial systems of medicine practiced in the southern part of India, it dealt a lot about pandemic, and its management. This review provides an insight into Pandemic in Siddha system and its management in both ancient history and modern history, National and state level Government policies related to current pandemic, World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on usage of unproven drug during infectious disease outbreak, Preparedness of Siddha system during a pandemic outbreak Challenges and Recommendations.

• 식물병연구
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.92-97
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• 2022

Apple stem grooving virus (ASGV) is a high-risk viral pathogen that infects many types of fruit trees, especially pear and apple, and causes serious economic losses across the globe. Thus, rapid and reliable detection assay is needed to identify ASGV infection and prevent its spread. A reliable reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) was developed, optimize, and evaluated for the coding region of coat protein of ASGV in pear leaf. The developed RT-LAMP facilitated the simple screening of ASGV using visible fluorescence and electrophoresis. The optimized reaction conditions for the RT-LAMP were 63℃ for 50 min, and the results showed high specificity and 100-fold greater sensitivity than the reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. In addition, the reliability of the RT-LAMP was validated using field-collected pear leaves. Furthermore, the potential application of paper-based RNA isolation, combined with RT-LAMP, was also evaluated for detecting ASGV from field-collected samples. These assays could be widely applied to ASGV detection in field conditions and to virus-free certification programs.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.10-18
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• 1963

Studies with the Tobacco Mosaic Viruses; W. S Kim, and So, I Y., (Dept. of biology Sung Kyun Kwan Univer. Seoul, Korea.). Using the common strain of tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) which was sent from the Dept. of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin, U.S.A. as control virus, a possible new strain of tobacco mosaic virus (SMV) was isolated from tobacco leaves collected from Tobacco Experiment Station farms as well as from various blends of manufactured Korean cigaretts. SMV was isolated by single lesion isolation method and by inoculating the virus through various species of host plants. The two viruses, TMV and SMV were indentified by the difference in symptoms, host range, serological reaction, and electron micrograpy. As the results of the above experiment the author believes the virus isolate SMV is a different strain of TMV. The experimental evidences that SMV belongs to the TMV group are as follows; 1. Both viruses produced local necrotic lesions on Nicotiana glutimosa L. 2. Both showed a dilution end point of $10^8$. 3. Aphid transmission was failed with the viruses. 4. Both had an isoelectric point around pH 3.3. 5. Two viruses were serological reactive. 6. The size of the virus particles was around 270-300mu as they were observed under the electron microscope. The virus SMV, however, is different from the common strain of TMV and the experimental evidences are as follows; 1. SMV produced quite different symptoms from TMV on various host plants like tobacoo(Nicotiana tabacum L., White Burley), Nicotiana rustica L., Chenopodium Koreanse Nakai. Bata vulgaris L., and Datura tatula L., SMV produced distinct local lesions on these host plants whereas TMV incited largely mosaic diseases. 2. The serological titers obtained from the heterologous combinations were lower than those from homologous combinations of antigens and antiser.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.107-112
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• 2014

Four viruses showing cytopathic effects in MDBK cells were isolated from brains of cattle showing downer cattle syndrome in 2012. The isolates were confirmed to belong to the genus Rubulavirus of the subfamily Paramyxovirinae. Isolate QIA-B1201 had the ability to hemagglutinate red blood cells from several species of animals and was capable of adsorbing guinea pig erythrocytes on the surface of infected Vero cells. Nucleotide sequence analysis showed that two isolates (QIA-B1201 and QIA-B1204) had high similarity with other human and animal PIV5 isolates ranging from 98.1 to 99.8%. The highest sequence similarity of the two isolates corresponded to strain KNU-11 (99.8% at the nucleotide and amino acid level) isolated from suckling piglets in Korea in 2012. To evaluate the virulence of strain QIA-B1201, we inoculated bPIV5 into 5 week-old mice via both the intraperitoneal and intracranial route. Body weight was not significantly altered in mice inoculated with QIA-B1201. In this study, we isolated and characterized novel bPIV5s from brain samples showing downer cattle syndrome, but were not able to elucidate the pathogenicity of the bPIV5s in mice.

• Journal of Medicine and Life Science
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.29-32
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• 2020

As respiratory syncytial virus(RSV) is transmitted either via directly contact with an infected case or via indirectly contaminated fomites or skin, the major preventive measures are strict hand hygiene, early detection of transmitted sources, and rapid isolation of RSV patients. Especially early detection of hidden cases is the most critical control measure when an index case was notified in a postpartum center. The Guideline of Korea Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention defines potential contacts in an epidemiologic survey as admitted newborns, parents of index cases, center's workers, and visitors for 10 days before the first diagnosis day of index case. However, it needs to classify potential contacts in more detail in order to conduct a successful survey. Authors conducted to search related literatures and appraise the evidences. Firstly, potential contacts would be classified into RSV-related symptomatic contacts(SxC) and asymptomatic contacts. And then, mother, caring workers, and visitors of the index cases among asymptomatic contacts would be defined as the asymptomatic close contacts(ASCC). Finally, the rest would be defined as the asymptomatic regular contacts(ASRC). The defined test using reverse transcription-PCR is applied to SxC and ASCC, and decision of isolation or regular activities are made according to the results. The rapid antigen detection test kits are applied to ASRC. These suggestions might be helpful to detect hidden cases earlier and prevent a further infection.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.699-707
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• 2012

Since the 2009 pandemic human H1N1 influenza A virus emerged in April 2009, novel reassortant strains have been identified throughout the world. This paper describes the detection and isolation of reassortant strains associated with human pandemic influenza H1N1 and swine influenza H1N2 (SIV) viruses in swine populations in South Korea. Two influenza H1N2 reassortants were detected, and subtyped by PCR. The strains were isolated using Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells, and genetically characterized by phylogenetic analysis for genetic diversity. They consisted of human, avian, and swine virus genes that were originated from the 2009 pandemic H1N1 virus and a neuraminidase (NA) gene from H1N2 SIV previously isolated in North America. This identification of reassortment events in swine farms raises concern that reassortant strains may continuously circulate within swine populations, calling for the further study and surveillance of pandemic H1N1 among swine.