• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제53권6호
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• pp.683-688
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• 2015

Human diphyllobothriasis is a widespread fish-borne zoonosis caused by the infection with broad tapeworms belonging to the genus Diphyllobothrium. In mainland China, so far 20 human cases of Diphyllobothrium infections have been reported, and the etiologic species were identified as D. latum and D. nihonkaiense based on morphological characteristics or molecular analysis. In the present study, proglottids of diphyllobothriid tapeworms from 3 human cases that occurred in Heilongjiang Province, China were identified as D. nihonkaiense by sequencing mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (cox1) and NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 (nad5) genes. Two different cox1 gene sequences were obtained. One sequence showed 100% homology with those from humans in Japan. The remaining cox1 gene sequence and 2 different nad5 gene sequences obtained were not described previously, and might reflect endemic genetic characterizations. D. nihonkaiense might also be a major causative species of human diphyllobothriasis in China. Meanwhile, the finding of the first pediatric case of D. nihonkaiense infection in China suggests that infants infected with D. nihonkaiense should not be ignored.

• Proceedings of the National Institute of Ecology of the Republic of Korea
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.221-226
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• 2022

A filarial nematode was found in a blood sample of an Anas falcata individual collected in South Korea in 2018. Phylogenetic analysis based on partial cytochrome C oxidase subunit I (COI) sequences placed the nematode as a novel genus of the family Onchocercidae and as closely related to Mansonella species, Chandlerella quiscali, and filarial nematodes recently reported in avian species. However, different phylogenetic relationship was observed in the NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 and 12S rRNA-based phylogenetic trees, which might indicate the filarial nematode found in this study was not defined to belong to the known specific genera of the family Onchocercidae. The screening of 105 additional avian blood samples retrieved only one 12S rRNA-targeting polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-positive sample, which indicates that filarial nematode infection is rare in wild birds or that it occurs below the detection limit of PCR in blood samples. Nevertheless, considering the recent findings about ancient interactions between birds and human pathogenic filarial nematodes and their pathogenic potential in several avian species, additional exploration of novel filarial nematodes in wild birds remains necessary.

• ALGAE
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.249-264
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• 2022

Two genera of the Rhodymeniales, Halopeltis and Leptofauchea, are here reported for the first time from the Hawaiian Islands and represent the deepest records for both genera. Molecular phylogenetic analyses of cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI), rbcL, and large subunit ribosomal DNA (LSU) sequences for Hawaiian specimens of Leptofauchea revealed one well-supported clade of Hawaiian specimens and three additional lineages. One of these clades is described here as Leptofauchea huawelau sp. nov., and is thus far known only from mesophotic depths at Penguin Bank in the Main Hawaiian Islands. L. huawelau sp. nov. is up to 21 cm, and is the largest known species. An additional lineage identified in the LSU and rbcL analyses corresponds to the recently described L. lucida from Western Australia, and is a new record for Hawai'i. Hawaiian Halopeltis formed a well-supported clade along with H. adnata from Korea, the recently described H. tanakae from mesophotic depths in Japan, and H. willisii from North Carolina, and is here described as Halopeltis nuahilihilia sp. nov. H. nuahilihilia sp. nov. has a distinctive morphology of narrow vegetative axes that harbor constrictions along their length. The current distribution of H. nuahilihilia includes mesophotic depths around W. Maui, W. Moloka'i, and the island of Hawai'i in the Main Hawaiian Islands. Few reproductive characters were observed because of the small number of specimens available; however, both species are distinct based on phylogeny and morphology. These descriptions further emphasize the Hawaiian mesophotic zone as a location harboring many undescribed species of marine macroalgae.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제55권1호
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• pp.31-37
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• 2017

This study aimed to investigate the morphology and reconstruct the phylogenetic relationships of Centrocestus formosanus originating from 5 species of freshwater fish, i.e., Esomus metallicus, Puntius brevis, Anabas testudineus, Parambassis siamensis, and Carassius auratus, in Chiang Mai province, Thailand. Sequence-related amplified polymorphism (SRAP) and phylogeny based on internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) and mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (CO1) were performed. The results showed similar morphologies of adult C. formosanus from day 5 after infection in chicks. C. formosanus originated from 4 species of freshwater fish had the same number of circumoral spines on the oral sucker, except for those from C. auratus which revealed 34 circumoral spines. The phylogenetic tree obtained from SRAP profile and the combination of ITS2 and CO1 sequence showed similar results that were correlated with the number of circumoral spines in adult worms. Genetic variability of C. formosanus also occurred in different species of freshwater fish hosts. However, more details of adult worm morphologies and more sensitive genetic markers are needed to confirm the species validity of C. formosanus with 34 circumoral spines originating from C. auratus in the future.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제52권6호
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• pp.696-701
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• 2019

Five specimens (839 - 1280 mm TL, Total length) of the dusky shark Carcharhinus obscurus, belonging to the family Carcharhinidae, were collected from the waters off Jejudo Island, Sinan, Namhae, Busan and Gangneung, Korea, during 2010-2019. Carcharhinus obscurus was similar to Carcharhinus brachyurus but was distinguished by the interdorsal ridge (present in C. obscurus vs. absent in C. brachyurus) and the shape of upper jaw teeth (broad in C. obscurus vs. narrow in C. brachyurus). In addition, 479 base-pair sequences in the mitochondrial DNA cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) of our two specimens corresponded to those of C. obscurus (genetic distance, 0.000-0.003), but clearly distinguished from those of the Korean C. brachyurus (genetic distance, 0.03). We adopted the Korean name "Heuk-sang-eo" for Carcharhinus obscurus, after Kim and Ryu (2017).

• ALGAE
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.91-97
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• 2019

Chilean species of marine macroalgae with amphitropical distributions oftentimes result from introductions out of the Northern Hemisphere. This possibility was investigated using haplotype data in an amphitropical red macroalgae present in Chile, Callophyllis variegata. Published sequence records from Canada and the United States were supplemented with new collections from Chile (April 2014-November 2015). Specimens of C. variegata were amplified for the 5′ end of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene (COI-5P) and the full length nuclear internal transcribed spacer region. Haplotype networks and biogeographic distributions were used to infer whether C. variegata was introduced between hemispheres, and several population parameters were estimated using IMa2 analyses. C. variegata displayed a natural amphitropical distribution, with an isolation time of approximately 938 ka between hemispheres. It is hypothesized that contemporary populations of C. variegata were established from a refugial population during the late Pleistocene, and may have crossed the tropics via rafting on buoyant species of kelp or along deep-water refugia coincident with global cooling, representing a rare case of a non-human mediated amphitropical distribution.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.145-148
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• 2004

As an initial step to define the molecular mechanism of diapause during embryogenesis of the silkworm, Bombyx mori, mRNA transcripts from diapausing eggs and diapause-activated eggs were compared by differential expression using cDNA microarray. Twenty-four individual cDNA clones were identified. Amomg them, ten genes including alcohol dehydrogenase, dead box-l, cytochrome oxidase subunit I and 18 wheeler showed increased expression in the diapause-activated eggs. The rest of fourteen genes showed increased expression in diapausing eggs.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.280-288
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• 2018

본 연구는 국내에서 생산되거나 해외에서 수입되어 국내에서 유통되는 수산물 중에서 두족류를 문어류, 낙지류, 오징어류, 주꾸미류, 꼴뚜기류의 5개 그룹으로 구분하여 분석하였다. 두족류 5개 그룹을 판별을 하기 위해 미토콘드리아에 존재하는 유전자를 분석하였고, 그 중에서 COI (mitochondrial cytochrome C oxidase subunit I), 16s rRNA (16s ribosomal RNA), 12s rRNA (12s ribosomal RNA) 내에서 상당히 유사한 DNA 서열 부분과 일부 서열 변화 부분이 확인되었다. 명확하게 두족류 5개 그룹 판별을 하기 위해 COI, 16s rRNA, 12s rRNA 유전자의 일부 서열 변화 부분에서 그룹 특이적 프라이머 세트를 디자인하였다. 국내 외에서 확보한 두족류 시료(참문어, 낙지, 살오징어, 아메리카 대왕오징어, 갑오징어, 주꾸미, 모래주꾸미, 하이야주꾸미, 참꼴뚜기, 창꼴뚜기, 한치꼴뚜기)의 genomic DNA을 추출하여 각 그룹의 특이적 프라이머를 이용하여 SYBR 기반의 real-time PCR 시스템에 의해 분석되었고, threshold cycle (Ct) value와 같은 real-time PCR 결과 분석에 의해 두족류 내 그룹 판별이 가능하였다(Table 3).

• 생명과학회지
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.626-632
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• 2014

한국산 붉바리 집단에서 유전적 구조와 계통 유연관계를 mtDNA COI 유전자 서열의 다형성을 이용하여 조사하였다. COI 유전자 서열을 결정하였고 기존에 보고된 서열들과 비교하였다. 본 연구를 통해 결정된 COI 서열들은 기존에 보고된 EF607565에 대하여 99.1-99.8%의 동일성을 나타내었다. 전체 20가지의 haplotype들이 발견되었고, 한국산 붉바리 집단은 19가지의 haplotype을 나타내었다. 이들 중 Hap_03과 Hap_08은 각각 제주도와 중국-특이적인 COI 서열들을 보였다. 반면, Hap_07은 한국에서 채집된 시료들과 홍콩과 대만에서 보고된 기록 등 여러 COI 서열들을 포함하였다. COI haplotype들의 다형성에 근거한 계통 유전학적 분석을 통해 작성된 NJ tree는 Epinephelus 속 내에서 단계통적인 분지양상을 나타내었고, 이는 붉바리 집단들이 공통의 모계 선조에서 진화한 것임을 나타내었다. 또한 중국해에서 보고된 COI 서열만을 포함하였던 Hap_08은 NJ tree의 중앙부에서 위치하였고, Hap_07의 서열들과도 근연의 관계임을 보여주었다. 이 결과는 중국산 붉바리 역시 동아시아의 다른 집단들과 모계적으로 연관되어있음을 보여주었다. 결과적으로, 동아시아 붉바리 집단들은 모계적으로 연관되어있을 뿐만 아니라 공통의 진화 역사를 공유하고 있으며 여전히 동아시아 해류(Kuroshio 해류)에 의해 영향을 받는 집단이라고 할 수 있다. 본 연구는 붉바리의 유전적 구조와 계통 유연관계를 이해하는 데 도움을 줄 수 있으며, 인공증식과 산업화에 관련된 연구에 있어 중요한 역할을 담당할 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.502-507
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• 2019

본 연구는 국내에 유통되는 두족류 제품에 대한 모니터링을 수행하였다. 문어와 오징어로 표기되어 판매되는 28개 제품을 대상으로 DNA 바코드를 분석하여 원재료의 종을 동정하였다. DNA 바코드 증폭을 위하여 미토콘드리아의 16S ribosomal RNA 및 cytochrome c oxidase subunit I 유전자 부위를 증폭하는 두 종류의 프라이머 세트를 선정하였으며, 이를 이용하여 증폭된 PCR 산물의 염기서열을 분석하였다. 확보한 염기서열은 'BLAST Search'를 이용하여 미국국립보건원 GenBank에 등록되어있는 생물 종의 염기서열과 비교하여 유사도와 매칭 점수를 고려하여 최종 종을 동정하였다. 동정결과, 원재료를 오징어로 표기한 12개 제품은 아메리카대왕오징어(Dosidicus gigas, n=3), 살오징어(Todarodes pacificus, n=9) 종으로 확인되었다. 반면 문어를 원재료로 표기한 16개 제품의 경우, 6개 제품에서 대만주머니낙지(Cistopus taiwanicus, n=1), 하이야주꾸미(Amphioctopus marginatus, n=1), Scaeurgus unicirrhus(n=1), 아메리카대왕오징어(Dosidicus gigas, n=3)로 동정되어 표기된 원재료와 불일치하였으며, 이 중 3개의 제품은 알레르기 유발 원재료인 오징어가 사용되었음을 확인하였다.