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Isolation of Photobacterium damselae subsp. damselae from zebra shark Stegostoma fasciatum

  • Han, Jee Eun;Gomez, Dennis K.;Kim, Ji Hyung;Choresca, Casiano H. Jr.;Shin, Sang Phil;Baeck, Gun Wook;Park, Se Chang
    • 대한수의학회지
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    • 제49권1호
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    • pp.35-38
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    • 2009
  • The zebra shark Stegostoma fasciatum which had been reared in the commercial aquaria was found dead and submitted for postmortem examination. A pure bacterial culture was isolated from pale and enlarged liver. The analysis of ureC and 16S rRNA genes confirmed the isolate as Photobacterium (P.) damselae subsp. damselae and this pathogen was sensitive to gentamicin. Although, no mortality in mouse was observed in the experimental infection study, the isolation of this pathogen in aquarium fish is significant because it can act as a reservoir to other aquatic animals and can also be zoonotic potential to human during aquarium management. This paper describes the first isolation of P. damselae subsp. damselae from zebra shark.

두툽상어(Scyliorhinus torazame)Metallothionein cDNA의 cloning 및 이의 분자적 특성 (Molecular Cloning and Characterization of a Novel Metallothionein Isoform Expressed in Tiger Shark(Scyliorhinus torazame))

  • 노재구;남윤권;김동수
    • 한국어병학회지
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    • 제14권2호
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    • pp.59-64
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    • 2001
  • 두툽상어의 간조직 cDNA library의 EST를 통해 중금속의 세포내 농도 조절과 환경으로부터 흡수한 유해 중금속의 해독작용 등의 기능을 수행하는 MT 유전자를 cloning하였다. 염기서열 분석 결과 두툽상어의 MT 유전자는 204bp의 coding 영역과 182bp의 3'UTR 영역으로 구성되어 있었으며, 종결코돈 이후 162bp의 polyadenylatin 신호서열과 이로부터 15bp 이후의 poly(A)서열 등이 확인되었다. 염기서열로부터 유추한 68개의 아미노산 서열에는 다른 척추동물에서와 같이 Cys 잔기가 전체의 29.4%(20/68)로 풍부하였으며, 아미노산 서열수준에서 포유류와는 43~54%, 어류들과는 41~45%의 상동성을 나타냈었다. 특히 20개의 Cys은 어류와 18개가 다른 척추동물과는 19개가 잘 보존되어 있었다. 두툽상어 MT는 특이하게 모든 척추동물에서 잘 보존된 $\beta$-domain 끝 쪽의 9번째 Cys앞에 5개의 아미노산을 더 갖고 있었으며, 경골어류 MT의 특징인 4번째 위치의 gap이 없고, 18번째 Cys의 위치가 어류와 달리 다른 척추동물들과 같았다. 또한 C 말단의 아미노산 잔기가 다른 생물체와는 모두 다른 Ser을 갖는 특징을 나타내었다. 이와 같은 두툽상어 MT유전자의 특징들은 연골어류의 분자적 진화과정을 알 수 있는 분자 표지유전자로 이용할 수 있을 것이다.

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'멸종위기에 처한 야생 동식물의 국제거래에 관한 협약'의 상어류 등재가 한국 수산업에 끼칠 영향과 대응 전략 (Estimation of the Impact of the Inclusion of Sharks in the Appendices of the 'Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)' on Korean Fisheries and Recommendations of the Domestic Measures on the Trade of the Listed Shark Species)

  • 손호선;안두해;김두남;이성일;박겸준
    • 수산해양교육연구
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    • 제26권6호
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    • pp.1278-1295
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    • 2014
  • The Sixteenth Meeting of the Conferences of Parties of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which was held in March 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand, listed five shark species and one genus, and uplisted one sawfish species. All new species listings will be come into force of the eighteen months delay, on the fourteenth of September, 2014. The purpose of the delay is to support the preparation of the domestic measures on shark trade by the parties, as there has been no previous experience in trading the commercially exploited aquatic species in the CITES. The CITES Secretary-General has visited several potential shark trade countries to encourage and facilitate the implementation of the new CITES listings. The newly listed sharks have been caught as a target or non-target species by Korean distant water fisheries and introduced into Korea. So the establishment or change of the domestic laws, regulations, and measures for the implementation of the new CITES species must be prepared before the effective entry date. This paper is prepared to assess the effects of the trade of the CITES listed shark species, and to suggest effective government service measures for the management of Korean distant water fisheries. The Ministry of Environment (MOE) is the general Management Authority of the CITES, and the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) is in charge of the medical trade of CITES listed species in Korea. By law, all imported medicines and medical materials must be inspected by the MFDS during the customs examination; this kind of authority sharing is reasonable and effective way of providing government service. Similarly, the designation of new CITES Management Authority for the trade of commercially exploited aquatic CITES species is critical and the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF), which is now in charge of the trade of fisheries products, is the most appropriate governing body for this purpose in Korea. The revision of the National Plan of Action for Conservation and Management of Sharks, initially submitted to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in 2011 as a practical guideline for shark conservation in all Korean fisheries, could be a effective measure to achieve unification of conservation of endangered species and sustainable use of fisheries stocks. The proper CITES measures for the trade of listed species, such as the establishment of the documenting system for Non-detriment Findings, domestic measures suitable for the "Introduction from the Sea" clause, species specific Harmonized System Codes for the customs service, and an effective shark catch data reporting system should be in place prior to the fourteenth of September 2014.

Immunochemical Studies for the Characterization of Purified $(Na^+,\;K^+)-ATPase$ and Its Subunits with a Special Reference of Their Effect on Monovalent Cation Transport in Reconstituted $(Na^+,\;K^+)-ATPase$ Vesicles

  • Rhee, H.M.;Hokin, L.E.
    • 대한약리학회지
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    • 제26권1호
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    • pp.35-49
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    • 1990
  • A highly purified $(Na^+,\;K^+)-ATPase$ from the rectal gland of Squalus acanthias and from the electric organ of Electrophorus electricus has been used to raise antibodies in rabbits. The 97,000 dalton catalytic subunit and glycoprotein derived from the rectal gland of spiny shark were also used as antigens. The two $(Na^+,\;K^+)-ATPase$ holoenzymes and the two shark subunits were antigenic. In Ouchterlony double diffusion experiments, these antibodies formed precipitation bands with their antigens. Antibodies prepared against the two subunits of shark holoenzyme also formed precipitation bands with their antigens and shark holoenzyme, but not with eel holoenzyme. These observations are in good agreement with inhibitory effect of these antibodies on the catalytic activity of $(Na^+,\;K^+)-ATPase$ both from the shark and the eel, since there is very little cross-reaction between the shark anticatalytic subunit antibodies and the eel holoenzyme. The maximum antibodies titer of the anticatalytic subunit antibodies is found to be 6 weeks after the initial single exposure to this antigen. Multiple injections of the antigen increased the antibody titer. However, the time required to produce the maximum antibody titer was approximately the same. These antibodies also inhibit catalytic activity of $(Na^+,\;K^+)-ATPase$ vesicles reconstituted by a slow dialysis of cholate after solubilization of the enzyme in a presonicated mixture of cholate and phospholipid. In these reconstituted $(Na^+,\;K^+)-ATPase$ vesicles, effects of these antibodies on the fluxes of $Na^+$, $Rb^+$, and $K^+$ were investigated. Control or preimmune serum had no effect on the influx of $^{22}Na^+$ or the efflux of $^{86}Rb^+$. Immunized sera against the shark $(Na^+,\;K^+)-ATPase$ holoenzyme, its glycoprotein or catalytic subunit did inhibit the influx of $^{22}Na^+$ and the efflux of $^{86}Rb^+$. It was also demonstrated that these antibodies inhibit the coupled counter-transport of $Na^+$ and $K^+$ as studied by means of dual labeling experiments. However, this inhibitory effect of the antibodies on transport of ions in the $(Na^+,\;K^+)-ATPase$ vesicles is manifested only on the portion of energy and temperature dependent alkali metal fluxes, not on the portion of ATP and ouabain insensitive ion movement. Simultaneous determination of effects of the antibodies on ion fluxes and vesicular catalytic activity indicates that an inhibition of active ion transport in reconstituted $(Na^+,\;K^+)-ATPase$ vesicles appears to be due to the inhibitory action of the antibodies on the enzymatic activity of $(Na^+,\;K^+)-ATPase$ molecules incorporated in the vesicles. These findings that the inhibitory effects of the antibodies specific to $(Na^+,\;K^+)-ATPase$ or to its subunits on ATP and temperature sensitive monovalent cation transport in parallel with the inhibitory effect of vesicular catalytic activity by these antibodies provide direct evidence that $(Na^+,\;K^+)-ATPase$ is the molecular machinery of active cation transport in this reconstituted $(Na^+,\;K^+)-ATPase$ vesicular system.

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부가중합형 실리콘 교합인기재의 탄성 특성 (Elastic properties of addition silicone interocclusal recording materials)

  • 이영옥;김경남
    • 한국치위생학회지
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    • 제12권3호
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    • pp.513-520
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    • 2012
  • Objectives : In this study, contact angle and shore D hardness were measured, and a shark fin test was conducted after selecting five addition silicon(Blu-Mousse, BM; EXABITE II, EX; PERFECT, PF; Regisil$^{(R)}$ Rigid, RE; Silagum$^{(R)}$, SI) in order to figure out the properties of elastomeric interocclusal recording materials and reduce errors at interocclusal recording. 8) Methods : A contact angle was measured using a contact angle analyzer. After placing a drop of liquid on the surface of the specimens of interocclusal recording materials, a contact angle was photographed with a CCD camera on the equipment. In terms of a shark fin test, interocclusal recording materials were mixed for the time proposed by the manufacturer and inserted into the split ring of the Shark fin device. Twenty (20) seconds exactly, a metal rod was removed to make the materials slowly absorbed. Once they hardened, fin height was measured with a caliper after separating molds and trimming the specimens. The shore D hardness was measured with a shore D hardness tester(Model HPDSD, Hans Schmidt & Co. Gmbh, Germany) in sixty (60) minutes after fabricating specimens. In each experiment, five specimens, mean and standard deviation were calculated. A one-way ANOVA test was performed at the p>0.05 level of significance. In terms of correlation among the tests, Pearson correlation coefficient was estimated. For multiple comparison, Scheffe's test was carried out. Results : A contact angle was the highest in EX with $99.23^{\circ}$ (p<0.05) while the result of the shark fin test was the longest in RE with 5.45mm. SI was the lowest (0.27mm) with statistical significance. Among the interocclusal recording materials, significant difference was observed in terms of means (p<0.05). The shore D hardness was the highest in SI with 31.0 while RE was significantly low with 16.4 (p<0.05). Among the materials, statistically significant difference was observed in terms of means when compared to the rest materials (RE), BM, RE and SI (PF and EX) and the remaining materials (BM and SI) (p<0.05). In terms of correlations among the tests, a negative correlation occurred between shore D hardness and shark fin test(r=-0.823, p=0.000). Conclusions : According to the study above, it is necessary to understand the properties of interocclusal recording materials and consider contact angle, shark fin test and properties of shore D hardness to select appropriate materials.

샥스핀 가공 중 사용된 메타규산나트륨 분석 (Analytical Method to Quantify Sodium Metasilicate in Shark Fins)

  • 박세종;장수진;최재천;김미혜
    • 한국식품과학회지
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    • 제47권2호
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    • pp.145-148
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    • 2015
  • 메타규산나트륨은 우리나라 식품첨가물공전에 등록되어 있는 품목으로 식용유지류의 여과보조제의 목적 이외에는 사용할 수 없으며, 최종식품 완성 전에 제거하도록 규정되어 있다. 그러나 최근 샥스핀 등 수산물에 중량 증량의 목적으로 메타규산나트륨을 불법 사용하는 사례가 지속적으로 발생함에 따라 메타규산나트륨의 사용 여부를 판별할 수 있는 분석법의 필요성이 대두되고 있다. 그러나 메타규산나트륨의 수용액은 강알칼리성용액으로 식품에 첨가되면 해리되어 그 자체로 분석할 수 없으며, 규소 양의 측정을 통해 간접적인 방법으로 추정할 경우 시료 자체에 천연적으로 존재하는 규소와 구분해야 하는 어려움이 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 메타규산나트륨의 첨가 여부를 판별하기 위한 기초 자료 확보를 위해 메타규산나트륨 수용액에 가공되지 않은 상어지느러미를 침지하여 중량의 증가, pH 및 규소 함량 변화를 측정하였고, 이를 모니터링 결과와 비교하였다. 그러나 Robberecht 등(7)의 연구결과 6종의 어류에서 규소가 1.77-84.19 mg/kg의 범위에서 검출된 결과에서 알 수 있듯이, 수산물의 종류와 개체 간에 규소 함량의 편차가 크게 나타날 수 있기 때문에 향후 샥스핀의 규소 함량 모니터링을 지속적으로 수행하여 데이터베이스를 좀 더 보강할 필요가 있을 것으로 판단되며, 그 이후에 대조군과 pH, 수분 및 규소 함량 비교를 통해 메타규산나트륨 사용여부를 유추해 볼 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

Preparation and Characteristics of Leather-like Material from Shark Intestines

  • Byun Hee-Guk;Je Jae-Young;Kim Se-Kwon
    • Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • 제5권2호
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    • pp.136-140
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    • 2002
  • Every year fish skin, bone and intestines are discarded as processing waste material. The use of fish processing waste material is more economical and environmental-friendly. The leather-like material was produced using shark intestine. Physical charactistics such as tensile strength, elongation, tongue tearing strength, and bursting strength of the leather-like material were measured, and compared with those of a commercial leather product. The values of tensile strength, elongation, tongue tearing strength, and bursting strength of the leather-like material were $3.3kg/mm^2$, $53\%$, 13.0kg/mm and $18kg/cm^2$, respectively. Elongation $(l09\%)$ of the leather-like material coated with lacquer was higher than that of a commercial leather material, and the other factors were similar. The tensile strength and tongue tearing strength of the leather-like material was higher than those of shoes leather, but bursting strength was lower. These results suggested a potential value to use the leather-like material from shark intestines as a substitute for commercial leathers.

청상아리(Isurus oxyrinchus) 껍질 콜라겐의 물리 화학적 특성 (Characterization of Physicochemical Properties of Collagen from Shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) Skin)

  • 박순형;김태완;김선봉
    • 한국수산과학회지
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    • 제42권6호
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    • pp.574-579
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    • 2009
  • Acid- and pepsin-solubilized collagens were extracted from the skin of shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) and their physicochemical properties were characterized by amino acid analysis, SDS-PAGE, the composition of collagen types, solubility and denaturation temperature. Acid - and pepsin-solubilized collagens from shark skin had an imino acid of 188.8 and 186.2 residues/1,000 amino acids, respectively. SDS-PAGE showed two different${\alpha}$ chains ($\alpha1$ and $\alpha2$) and $\beta$-component. The component ratio of type I and V was 10:1, and the type III was not found. Solubility of acid-soluble collagen was low in the range of pH 6.0 to pH 11.0. On the other hand, pepsin-solubilized collagen showed a low solubility in the range of pH 7.0-9.0. Temperature for denaturation of acid- and pepsin-solubilized collagens were $25^{\circ}C$ and $27^{\circ}C$, respectively.

A shark attack treated in a tertiary care centre: Case report and review of the literature

  • Roy, Melissa;Plant, Mathew A;Snell, Laura
    • Archives of Plastic Surgery
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    • 제45권1호
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    • pp.80-84
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    • 2018
  • Although uncommon, shark attacks can lead to devastating outcomes for victims. Surgeons also face unique challenges during operative management such as exsanguination, shock, specific injury patterns and infections. This case report presents the management of a 39-year-old previously healthy female attacked by a shark while on vacation in Mexico. The patient sustained severe injuries to her left arm and her left thigh. She was transferred to a Canadian institution after ambiguous operative management in Mexico and presented with no clear antibiotic coverage and a Volkman's contracture of the left upper extremity. In total, the patient underwent four washouts of wounds, two split-thickness skin grafts, one free anterolateral thigh flap, and one free transverse rectus abdominus myocutaneous flap for the reconstruction and salvage of the left lower extremity. This article highlights the specifics of this case and describes important points in managing these devastating injuries.