• 환경생물
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.182-188
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• 2015

Three marine isopods, Symmius yamaguchiensis Shimomura, 2008, Colanthura pigmentata Kensley, 1980 and Synidotea nipponensis Nunomura, 1985 are reported for the first time in South Korea. The family Chaetiliidae, and genera Symmius and Colanthura are new to South Korea. We provide descriptions of the diagnostic characteristics, illustrations of three species and their partial sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (CO1) for molecular characteristics.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.75-85
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• 2007

A taxonomic study was carried out on the Perinereis nuntia species group of Korea by using morphological and molecular data (mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I: mtCOI). Two species, P. mictodonta (Marenzeller, 1879) and P. wilsoni (Glasby and Hsieh, 2006), are recognized and redescribed. In this study, mtCOI gene showed a good resolution as molecular marker for species identification of the P. nuntia species group of Korea.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.135-138
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• 2015

An asteroid specimen was collected in adjacent water of Gisamun, Gangwon-do in the East Sea, Korea at a depth of 170 m by fishing net at May 2013. It was identified as Nearchaster (Nearchaster) pedicellaris (Fisher, 1910) belonging to family Benthopectinidae of order Notomyotida, which was new to the Korean fauna. The genus, family, and order of this species were also new to Korean waters. The partial sequence of mitochodrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (CO1) was determined for the first time and registered at GenBank.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.297-303
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• 2012

New Korean lumbricids are described: Eisenia gaga Blakemore sp. nov. from remote Gageodo Island and E. sindo Blakemore, sp. nov. from an island at Incheon. Both are comparable to Eisenia koreana (Zicsi, 1972) from near Pyongyang, North Korea. A remarkable yet previously unrecognized similarity to American earthworm Eisenoides carolinensis (Michaelsen, 1910) is discussed, but synonymy is rejected on tenuous morphological grounds (form of nephridial vesicle bladders) with taxonomy supported by objective molecular data (mtDNA cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 barcodes).

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.55-59
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• 2013

Twelve 924 bp cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (cox1) mitochondrial DNA sequences from Taenia asiatica isolates from Thailand were aligned and compared with multiple sequence isolates from Thailand and 6 other countries from the GenBank database. The genetic divergence of T. asiatica was also compared with Taenia saginata database sequences from 6 different countries in Asia, including Thailand, and 3 countries from other continents. The results showed that there were minor genetic variations within T. asiatica species, while high intraspecies variation was found in T. saginata. There were only 2 haplotypes and 1 polymorphic site found in T. asiatica, but 8 haplotypes and 9 polymorphic sites in T.saginata. Haplotype diversity was very low, 0.067, in T. asiatica and high, 0.700, in T. saginata. The very low genetic diversity suggested that T. asiatica may be at a risk due to the loss of potential adaptive alleles, resulting in reduced viability and decreased responses to environmental changes, which may endanger the species.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제53권6호
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• pp.731-735
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• 2015

A 2-year-old female donkey (Equus asinus) was euthanized in the Pathology Department of Firat University, Elazig, Turkey. Necropsy disclosed the presence of 7 hydatid cysts distributed throughout the lung parenchyma. One of those cysts represented the parasite material of the present study and was molecularly identified through sequencing of a fragment of cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (CO1) and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide dehydrogenase subunit 1 (NADH1) gene, as Echinococcus equinus. The generated CO1 sequence supports the presence of the dominant haplotype as has been described in Europe and Africa. The NADH1 sequence was found similar to sequences reported in equids in Egypt and the United Kingdom. The molecular identification of E. equinus in a donkey is being reported for the first time in Turkey.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.45-50
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• 2020

본 연구는 원주시 내 대형 초밥 뷔페에서 제공되는 초밥, 회 등 26개 수산물 가공품을 대상으로 DNA 바코드를 분석하여 원재료의 종을 동정하였다. DNA 바코드 증폭을 위하여 미토콘드리아의 16S ribosomal RNA 및 cytochrome c oxidase subunit I 유전자 부위를 증폭하는 프라이머 세트를 이용하여 증폭된 PCR 산물의 염기서열을 분석하였다. 확보한 염기서열은 BLAST Search를 이용하여 미국국립보건원 GenBank에 등록되어있는 생물 종의 염기서열과 비교하여 염기서열 유사도와 매칭 점수를 고려하여 최종 종을 동정하였다. 모니터링 결과 분석 제품의 58%는 제품명과 사용된 원재료가 일치하였지만, 27%에서는 불일치가 관찰되었다. 초메기초밥에는 가이양(Pangasianodon hypophthalmus)이 꽃돔회에는 붉평치(Lampris guttatus)가 사용되었으며, 날치알군함 및 청어알무침에는 열빙어(Mallotus villosus) 알이 사용되었음을 확인하였다. 타코와사비군함 및 오징어간장소스에 사용된 원재료는 주꾸미(Amphioctopus fangsiao) 및 남방주꾸미(Amphioctopus membranaceus)로 각각 동정되었다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제48권5호
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• pp.731-738
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• 2015

Nematode infection in the epithelial tissue of cultured rockfish Sebastes schlegeli was first reported in 2012. Since then, nematode infections have caused serious economic losses in rockfish aquaculture on the west coast of Korea. Taxonomic and life cycle information for this parasite are currently unknown. In this study, 18S rRNA and cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) genes were used for molecular identification and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to detect the invisible stages of this parasite. Nucleotide sequences of the 18S rRNA of the rockfish nematode showed 98% identity with that of Philometra morii. Therefore, this rockfish nematode was classified to the Philometridae family. However, we could not identify it to genus level using 18S rRNA. Its COI nucleotide sequences shared 85% and 82% identities with those of Bursaphelenchus sinensis and Philometra overstreeti, respectively. In addition, two gene-specific primer sets were designed based on the 18S rRNA gene to detect the intermediate host and nematode larvae. These primers were specific to this rockfish nematode without cross-reacting to other pathogens. The detection limit of the PCR assay using these primers was 1,000 copies of nematoda plasmid DNA. Therefore, the PCR assay described here is suitable for the detection of nematode DNA within rockfish. In addition, this PCR assay could be used to detect nematode larvae and the intermediate host.

• Proceedings of the National Institute of Ecology of the Republic of Korea
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.104-114
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• 2023

In this study, the distribution, bait preference, hosts, symbionts, habitat status, and cytochrome c oxidase subunit-I sequences of the ant Linepithema humile were analyzed. This species habitat comprised approximately 1.5 km along stone crevices, flower gardens, roadsides, and container yards in the vicinity of Busan station, Korea. Feeding activity of this species was confirmed in 9 species of 7 families of plants. Which was approximately 14% of total flora (63 species of 37 families) in the studied area. Particularly, it was observed that Dendranthema indicum and Camellia japonica were the most frequently visited. Further, we verified that they interacted with four species of aphids. We identified 22 species of ants (17 genera, 4 subfamilies) inhabiting the Busan station area, including L. humile, Tetramorium tsushimae, Nylanderia flavipes and the alien species Paratrechina longicornis. In areas where L. humile was the dominant species, the habitat of local native ants was reduced by approximately 30%. Bait preference was ranked in the following order: jelly, water with glucose (25%), and yogurt, with the highest preference for baits containing sugar and protein. The 630-bp cytochrome c oxidase subunit-I sequences of the local L. humile populations were 99% identical to those of L. humile in the National Center for Biotechnology Information database, and the Argentine ants that invaded Korea had a sequence identical to that of other invasive populations from China, Japan, and New Zealand. As L. humile rapidly increases due to domestic adaptation, continuous monitoring and control strategy for eradication are needed to protect domestic biodiversity.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.277-282
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• 1997

만손열두조충과 북미열두조충 (Spirometra mansonoides)의 형태 차이점은 성숙편절의 자궁의 형대 가 전자근 차곡차곡 쌓인 꼴이고 후자는 알과벳 씨자 (C)형태이라는 점이다 이 비슷한 명태의 두 종 의 조충이 유전학적으로는 얼마나 차이가 있는지를 알기 위하여 중합효소연쇄반응-마디길이여러꼴 분석법(polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis)을 이용하여 유전 형질을 비교하였다. 충체로부터 285리넓솜 리보핵산 (285 rDNA), 사립체 cytochlmsc 산화 효소 아단위 I (mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1, mCOI) 및 리보솜 내부 전사된 영역 1 (ribosomal internal transcribed spacer 1, ITSI)에 대한 중합효소반응 산물을 구하였다. 이 산를은 Msp I. Hue III, Alu I, Cfo I, Rsc I의 4 염기 제한 효소로 잘라서, 전기영동하여 길과를 PAUP 3.1.1을 이용하여 분석 하였다. 285 리보솜 리보핵산과 리보솜 내부 전사된 영역 1 유진자에서는 두 충체 가 동일 한 분류가지에 묶였고 홀로서기수 (bootstrap number)는 94, 100이었다. 사립체 cytochrome c 산 화효소 아단위 1에서는 다른 분류가지에 묶였고 홀로서기수가 74이었다. 위 결과로 투 조충이 같은 조상에서 유래함과 진화 단계에서 매우 가까운 위치에 있음을 알 수 있었다.