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Seroprevalence and B1 gene Phylogeny of Toxoplasma gondii of Dogs and Cats in Republic of Korea

  • Park, Yeojin;Noh, Jinhyeong;Seo, Hyun-Ji;Kim, Keun-Ho;Min, Subin;Yoo, Mi-Sun;Yun, Bo-Ram;Kim, Jong-Ho;Choi, Eun-Jin;Cheon, Doo-Sung;Hong, Sung-Jong;Yoon, Soon-Seek;Cho, Yun Sang
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • 제58권3호
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    • pp.257-265
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    • 2020
  • The outbreak of human toxoplasmosis can be attributed to ingestion of food contaminated with Toxoplasma gondii. Toxoplasmosis recently increased in domestic and stray dogs and cats. It prompted studies on the zoonotic infectious diseases transmitted via these animals. Sero- and antigen prevalences of T. gondii in dogs and cats were surveyed using ELISA and PCR, and B1 gene phylogeny was analyzed in this study. Toxoplasmosis antibodies were measured on sera of 403 stray cats, 947 stray dogs, 909 domestic cats, and 2,412 domestic dogs collected at nationwide regions, Korea from 2017 to 2019. In addition, whole blood, feces, and tissue samples were also collected from stray cats (1,392), stray dogs (686), domestic cats (3,040), and domestic dogs (1,974), and T. gondii-specific B1 gene PCR was performed. Antibody prevalence of stray cats, stray dogs, domestic cats, and domestic dogs were 14.1%, 5.6%, 2.3%, and 0.04%, respectively. Antigen prevalence of these animals was 0.5%, 0.2%, 0.1%, and 0.4%, respectively. Stray cats revealed the highest infection rate of toxoplasmosis, followed by stray dogs, domestic cats, and domestic dogs. B1 gene positives were 5 of stray cats, and identified to high/moderate pathogenic Type I/III group. These findings enforce that preventive hygienic measure should be strengthened at One Health level in dogs and cats, domestic and stray, to minimize human toxoplasmosis infections.

Salmonella enterica serotype Choleraesuis infection in weaned pigs: a first clinicopathological case report from Korea

  • Kim, Jongho;Kim, Gyeongyeob;Lee, Hyunkyoung;Moon, Bo-Youn;Lee, Kichan;Byun, Jae-Won;Park, Ji-Young;Lee, Kyoung-Ki;Jeoung, Hye-Young;Ko, Mi-Kyeong;Ku, Bok-Kyung;Chung, Yun Soo;Bae, You-Chan
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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    • 제62권2호
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    • pp.14.1-14.5
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    • 2022
  • Salmonella enterica serotype Choleraesuis causes swine paratyphoid, with clinical findings of enterocolitis and septicemia. However, the clinicopathological features of S. Choleraesuis infections in pigs have not been reported in Korea. We describe the pathological findings of two weaned pigs with S. Choleraesuis infections, presenting with diarrhea, cough, and sudden death. Pathological examination indicated severe necrotic colitis in pig 1 and septicemic lesions in pig 2. Multidrug-resistant S. Choleraesuis was isolated from the pigs' lungs and intestinal contents. Further research is required for the surveillance of S. Choleraesuis infections in pigs and the virulence estimation in the S. Choleraesuis isolates.

Molecular Identification and Genetic Diversity Analysis of Papaya Leaf Curl China Virus Infecting Ageratum conyzoides

  • Liping Zhang;Shujie Wu;Meisheng Zhao;Hussein Ghanem;Gentu Wu;Mingjun Li;Ling Qing
    • The Plant Pathology Journal
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    • 제40권5호
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    • pp.551-558
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    • 2024
  • Papaya leaf curl China virus (PaLCuCNV) is a damaging plant pathogen causing substantial losses to crop. The complete genomes of three PaLCuCNV isolates from Ageratum conyzoides were obtained and combined with the 68 reference isolates in GenBank for comprehensive genetic diversity analyses using specialized computational tools. Sequence alignment revealed nucleotide sequence similarity ranging from 85.3% to 99.9% among 71 PaLCuCNV isolates. Employing phylogenetic analysis, 71 PaLCuCNV sequences were clustered into five groups, with no significant correlation observed between genetic differentiation and either host species or geographical origin. Additionally, 13 recombination events across all PaLCuCNV isolates were identified. Genetic diversity analysis indicated the ongoing expansion and evolution of PaLCuCNV populations, supported by a neutral model. Moreover, significant genetic differentiation was observed among distinct viral populations, primarily attributed to genetic drift. Overall, our findings provide valuable insights into the detection, genetic variation, and evolutionary dynamics of PaLCuCNV.

Molecular Breeding for Plant Disease Resistance : Prospects and Problems

  • Park, Hyo-Guen
    • The Plant Pathology Journal
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    • 제17권1호
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2001
  • The technique of plant transformation has started to show off its great power in the area of plant breeding by commercially successful introduction of transgenic varieties such as herbicide tolerant soybean and insect resistant corn in USA with an unimaginable speed. However, in contrast with the great success in the commercialization of herbicide tolerance and insect resistance, the transformation works on disease resistance has not yet reached the stage of full commercialization. This review surveys the current status of molecular breeding for plant disease resistance and their limits and problems. Some novel ideas and approaches in molecular breeding for disease resistance are introduced.

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Fatal cryptosporidiosis in a calf (송아지에서 발생한 중증 크립토스포리듐 증 증례)

  • Baek, Kang-Hyun;Lee, Hyun-Kyoung;Lee, Kyung-Hyun;Kim, Ha-Young;Park, Jung-Won;Lee, Bo-Ram;Her, Ji-Woong;Lee, Myoung-Heon;Bae, You-Chan
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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    • 제54권4호
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    • pp.257-260
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    • 2014
  • A calf suffering from diarrhea was admitted to the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency for diagnostic evaluation. Postmortem examination revealed that the mesenteric lymph node was enlarged and small intestine wall was thin. Microscopically, a large number of small round organisms were attached to the small intestine villi. Villous atrophy and proprial neutrophil infiltration were also observed. Based on modified Ziehl-Neelsen staining, electron microscopy, and ELISA results, the calf was diagnosed with fatal cryptosporidiosis.

Molecular and serological surveillance of equine piroplasmosis in the Republic of Korea between 2016 and 2017

  • Seo, Hyun-Ji;Kim, Keun-Ho;Lee, Sang Kyu;Min, Subin;Lim, Ji-Yeon;Yang, Sun-Joo;Yoo, Mi-Sun;Jung, Sukchan;Yoon, Soon-Seek;Cho, Yun Sang
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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    • 제61권1호
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    • pp.4.1-4.6
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    • 2021
  • Equine piroplasmosis (EP) is caused by Babesia caballi and Theileria equi infection. We investigated antigen and antibody of EP in horses in the Republic of Korea during 2016-2017. Antigen and antibody of T. equi was detected 0.06% (1/1,650). Phylogenetic analysis of 18S rRNA revealed that the T. equi was highly homologous with the strains from China, Mongolia, and Spain. Two Theileria spp. were also detected and highly homologous with T. buffeli, T. luwenshuni, and T. orientalis.

Fatal pneumonia caused by extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli in a young dog (강아지에서 장외 대장균 감염에 의한 치명적 폐렴 사례)

  • Kim, Gyeongyeob;Kim, Jongho;Lee, Hyunkyoung;Kim, Ha-Young;Moon, Bo-Youn;Lee, Yu-Ran;Park, Jungwon;So, Byungjae;Bae, Youchan
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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    • 제62권1호
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    • pp.4.1-4.5
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    • 2022
  • This paper describes a fatal case of pneumonia in a 14-day-old dog caused by extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC). The necropsy showed that almost all of left lobes of the lungs had dark-red consolidation. A histopathology examination revealed moderate acute fibrino-hemorrhagic necrotizing pneumonia with intralesional bacterial colonies. Non-suppurative epicarditis, congestion in the liver, and necrosis in the white pulp of the spleen also were found. E. coli with cytotoxic necrotizing factor 1 and α-hemolysin was isolated from the lung. This case was confirmed to have fatal pneumonia caused by ExPEC that led to a systemic infection.

Application of cotton rope to detect foot-and-mouth disease virus in the pigs of farms in which nonstructural protein (NSP) antibody were detected in 2016 (2016년 구제역 비구조단백질(NSP) 항체 지속 검출농가에서 구제역바이러스 검출을 위한 로프법 적용)

  • Ha, Byeong-Suk;Kim, Taeseong;Lee, Jin-Woo;Lee, Hyun-Ji;Lee, Sumee;Park, Hye-Jin;Nah, Jin-Ju;Ryoo, Soyoon;Shin, Moon-Kyun;Byun, Jae-Won;Park, Mi-Young;Pyo, Hyun-Mi;Wee, Sung-Hwan;Nam, Yi-Hyun;Lee, Seung-Yoon;Ku, Bok-Kyung
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Service
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    • 제42권1호
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    • pp.25-30
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    • 2019
  • The objective of this study was to assess the possibility of detecting Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus (FMDV) from the herd-based oral fluids specimens collected by the cotton ropes from pig farms that were found as FMDV nonstructural protein (NSP) antibodies positive. The cotton ropes were applied to detect FMDV in the selected pig farms which NSP antibodies were continuously detected in 2016, including the one pig farm which FMDV antigen were detected at the specimens from the pigsty environment. As the result, FMDV antigen were not detected in the oral fluid specimens collected by the cotton ropes. Theoretically, to detect FMDV antigen from the pigs with NSP antibodies has very low possibility because FMDV antigen disappeared at the time when NSP antibodies were produced by FMDV. Therefore, in order to detect FMDV antigen from the oral fluids using the cotton rope, it would be more effective to be applied to target the FMDV infected pigs rather than the NSP antibodies positive pigs. The collected oral fluids using cotton rope could be useful test specimens to monitor high-density pig populations for FMDV infection. Then, oral fluids sampling using cotton rope will be used for the efficient FMDV surveillance to detect FMDV antigen.