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Characterization and Genomic Analysis of Novel Bacteriophage ΦCS01 Targeting Cronobacter sakazakii

  • Kim, Gyeong-Hwuii;Kim, Jaegon;Kim, Ki-Hwan;Lee, Jin-Sun;Lee, Na-Gyeong;Lim, Tae-Hyun;Yoon, Sung-Sik
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제29권5호
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    • pp.696-703
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    • 2019
  • Cronobacter sakazakii is an opportunistic pathogen causing serious infections in neonates. In this study, a bacteriophage ${\Phi}CS01$, which infects C. sakazakii, was isolated from swine feces and its morphology, growth parameters, and genomic analysis were investigated. Transmission electron microscopy revealed that ${\Phi}CS01$ has a spherical head and is 65.74 nm in diameter with a 98.75 nm contracted tail, suggesting that it belongs to the family Myoviridae. The major viral proteins are approximately 71 kDa and 64 kDa in size. The latent period of ${\Phi}CS01$ was shown to be 60 min, and the burst size was 90.7 pfu (plaque-forming units)/infected cell. Bacteriophage ${\Phi}CS01$ was stable at $4-60^{\circ}C$ for 1 h and lost infectivity after 1 h of heating at $70^{\circ}C$. Infectivity remained unaffected at pH 4-9 for 2 h, while the bacteriophage was inactivated at pH <3 or >10. The double-stranded ${\Phi}CS01$ DNA genome consists of 48,195 base pairs, with 75 predicted open reading frames. Phylogenetic analysis is closely related to that of the previously reported C. sakazakii phage ESP2949-1. The newly isolated ${\Phi}CS01$ shows infectivity in the host bacterium C. sakazakii, indicating that it may be a promising alternative to antibacterial agents for the removal of C. sakazakii from powdered infant formulas.

Genetic diversity of the H5N1 viruses in live bird markets, Indonesia

  • Dharmayanti, Ni Luh Putu Indi;Hewajuli, Dyah Ayu;Ratnawati, Atik;Hartawan, Risza
    • Journal of Veterinary Science
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    • 제21권4호
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    • pp.56.1-56.13
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    • 2020
  • Background: The live bird market (LBM) plays an important role in the dynamic evolution of the avian influenza H5N1 virus. Objectives: The main objective of this study was to monitor the genetic diversity of the H5N1 viruses in LBMs in Indonesia. Methods: Therefore, the disease surveillance was conducted in the area of Banten, West Java, Central Java, East Java, and Jakarta Province, Indonesia from 2014 to 2019. Subsequently, the genetic characterization of the H5N1 viruses was performed by sequencing all 8 segments of the viral genome. Results: As a result, the H5N1 viruses were detected in most of LBMs in both bird' cloacal and environmental samples, in which about 35% of all samples were positive for influenza A and, subsequently, about 52% of these samples were positive for H5 subtyping. Based on the genetic analyses of 14 viruses isolated from LBMs, genetic diversities of the H5N1 viruses were identified including clades 2.1.3 and 2.3.2 as typical predominant groups as well as reassortant viruses between these 2 clades. Conclusions: As a consequence, zoonotic transmission to humans in the market could be occurred from the exposure of infected birds and/or contaminated environments. Moreover, new virus variants could emerge from the LBM environment. Therefore, improving pandemic preparedness raised great concerns related to the zoonotic aspect of new influenza variants because of its high adaptivity and efficiency for human infection.

2021년 서해권역 실내 바이오플락 양식기술(Bioflocs Technology)로 사육한 흰다리새우(Litopenaeus vannamei) 병원체 모니터링 (Monitoring of Pacific Whiteleg Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei Pathogens Cultured with Biofloc Technology on the West Coast of Korea, 2021)

  • 계현정;김수경;강희웅;정현미
    • 한국수산과학회지
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    • 제56권1호
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    • pp.133-139
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    • 2023
  • The advantage of biofloc technology (BFT) in aquaculture is in the prevention of pathogenic transmission. In this study, we performed an investigation on viral, bacterial, and microsporidian parasite infections targeting a total of 194 whiteleg shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei reared in seven BFT-farms on the west coast of Korea in 2021. Hepatopancreatic and cuticular epithelium and pereiopods tissues of shrimp were tested for the four pathogens, Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP), Vibrio parahaemolyticus causing Acute Hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (VPAHPND), white spot syndrome virus (WSSV), and hepatopancreatic parvovirus (HPV). The microsporidian parasite EHP was detected in the hepatopancreatic tissue of BFT whiteleg shrimp in the Ganghwa region, whereas no other pathogenic bacteria or virus was detected on the shrimp in the seven BFT-farms. As a result of bacterial flora in the rearing water of BFT whiteleg shrimp using DNA microbiome technology, V. chemaguriensis and V. alfacsensis were contained at 0.05% and 0.01%, respectively, but no VPAHPND was detected. These findings will serve as a basis for supporting safe BFT-aquaculture of whiteleg shrimp.

Evaluation of virulence reversion of an attenuated porcine epidemic diarrhea vaccine strain by serial passages in suckling piglets

  • Da-Jeong Kim;Seung-Chai Kim;Hwan-Ju Kim;Gyeong-Seo Park;Sang Chul Kang;Won-Il Kim
    • 한국동물위생학회지
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    • 제46권3호
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    • pp.193-202
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    • 2023
  • Porcine epidemic diarrhea is an infectious intestinal disease caused by the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV). Especially, when suckling piglets are infected, the mortality rate is close to 100%. PEDV is classified into G1 and G2 types based on genetic differences. The G2 type PEDV outbreak in the United States in 2013 was highly pathogenic and contagious, and it has spread worldwide and caused continuous economic losses. Most commercial vaccines used are G1 type vaccines, and existing vaccines do not fully protect piglets due to genetic differences. In this study, we evaluated the safety of the newly developed G2 type attenuated HSGP vaccine strain by inoculating it into piglets and testing whether the vaccine virus spreads to the non-vaccinated, negative pigs and whether the vaccine reverts to its virulence during serial passage experiments. Each experiment lasted for 7 days for each passage, and fecal viral titers, clinical symptoms, and weight gain were measured daily. After the experiment, necropsy was performed to measure intestinal virus titer and pathological evaluation. As a result of the first passage, no transmission of the vaccine virus to negative pigs co-housed with vaccinated pigs was observed. In addition, after four consecutive passage experiments, the clinical symptoms and small intestine lesions were gradually alleviated, and no virus was detected in the feces in the fourth passage experiment. Therefore, it was concluded that the vaccine was safe without virulence reversion in accordance with the guidelines of the current licensing authority. However, further studies are needed on the genetic changes and biological characteristics of the mutant virus that occur during successive passages of the attenuated vaccine since the replication and clinical symptoms of the virus increased until the third passage during successive passages of the vaccine virus. Based on this study, it was concluded that virulence reversion and safety evaluation of attenuated vaccines through serial passage in target animals can be useful to evaluate the safety of attenuated viruses.

Genetic characterization of alloherpesvirus (cyprinid herpesvirus-2 and koi herpesvirus) and poxvirus (carp edema virus) identified from domestic and imported cyprinids in Korea

  • Ye Jin Jeong;Yu Gyeong Jeon;Hee Ju Choi;Eun Jin Baek;Guk Hyun Kim;Yun Jung Yang;Min Jae Kim;Joon Gyu Min;Kwang Il Kim
    • Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • 제26권7호
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    • pp.437-446
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    • 2023
  • Cyprinids are popular species for aquaculture worldwide, with Asia being a significant contributor to their production. In Korea, common carp (Cyprinus carpio), koi carp (Cyprinus rubrofuscus), and goldfish (Carassius auratus) are cultivated domestically and imported for ornamental or human consumption purposes. Among the viruses that infect cyprinids, cyprinid herpesvirus-2 (CyHV-2), koi herpesvirus (KHV, also known as cyprinid herpesvirus-3), and carp edema virus (CEV) are of particular concern as they cause substantial economic losses to the aquaculture industry. In this study, we investigated these viruses in both of domestic and imported cyprinids. Our results revealed that CyHV-2 was only detected in imported goldfish from Thailand. To further investigate the genetic characteristics of them, the marker A region was analyzed. Despite belonging to the same cluster with isolates from China, France, Poland, and Israel, CyHV-2 detected in this study showed distinct differences in their repetitive sequence sizes. Furthermore, two different forms of KHV/CEV coinfection were identified from domestic koi carp, both of which exhibited typical symptoms. Phylogenetic analysis showed that one KHV isolate (ScKc-2105-K) was of the Asian type and closely related to isolates from Japan, Indonesia, Belgium, Taiwan, and China. Two CEV isolates (ScKc-2105-CE and GhKc-2207-CE) be- longed to the IIa type and showed high similarity with isolates from the USA, France, and Korea. Notably, koi carp injected with cultured KHV (ScKc-2105-K) showed 78.0% cumulative mortality within 14 days post-injection (dpi). Our findings support the importance of regular surveillance of viral diseases in cyprinids.

산모(産母)의 B형 간염(肝炎) Virus 보유(保有)가 신생아(新生兒) 건강(健康)에 미치는 영향(影響) (The Effects of Maternal HBs antigenemia on the Neonatal Health)

  • 박정한;윤성도;김창윤;이성관
    • Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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    • 제17권1호
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    • pp.47-55
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    • 1984
  • 산모(産母)의 B형 간염(肝炎) virus감염에 관련되는 위험요소와 HBsAg 보유(保有)가 신생아의 건강에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위하여 개명대학교 동산의료원 산부인과에서 1982연(年) 2월(月) 1일(日)부터 동년(同年) 5월(月) 30일(日) 사이에 분만한 729명의 산모(産母)를 대상으로 혈청 HBsAg과 anti-HBs를 조사하였다. 산모(産母)의 HBsAg 양성율은 729명중 43명으로 5.9%, anti-HBs는 246명으로 33.7%의 양성율을 보여 전체적인 B형 간염(肝炎) 감염율은 39.6%였다. HBsAg 양성인 산모(産母) 43명과 음성 산모(産母) 210명을 무작위로 뽑아 면접 조사하여 비교한 결과 침술력이 HBsAg 보유(保有)와 유의한 상관관계를 보여 (p<0.005) 침술을 통해 B형 간염(肝炎)이 상당히 전파되었을 가능성을 보였다. 또한 HBsAg 양성 산모(産母)가 음성 산모(産母)에 비해 생활수준이 일반적으로 낮아 B형 간염(肝炎) 감염에 환경적 요소가 관여한다는 설(設)과 일치하는 결과를 보였다. HBsAg 양성 산모(産母)에서 태어난 신생아 43명의 제대혈액에서는 한명도 HBsAg 양성 발견이 없었다. 43명의 신생아중 생후 3개월까지 추적 가능하였던 35명중 한명이, 그리고 6개월까지 추적 가능했던 32명중 한명이 HBsAg 양성 발현을 보였는데 이는 동일아(同一兒)였다. 대조군으로 본 조사에 응했던 HBsAg 음성 산모(産母)에서 태어난 신생아 20명을 3개월, 6개월 2차에 걸쳐 추적 검사한 결과 한명의 HBsAg 양성 발현을 볼 수 없어 한국을 비롯한 동남아의 B형 간염(肝炎)은 주산기(周産期) 감염이 주전파경로(主傳播經路)라는 설(說)과는 일치하지 않았다. 조산아 출산율은 HBsAg 양성 산모(産母)(27.9%)가 음성 산모(産母)(11.7%)에 비하여 현저하게 높았다(p<0.05). 저체중아 출산율은 HBsAg 양성 산모(産母)가 23.3%로 HBsAg 음성 산모(産母)의 14.1%보다 높았으나 통계적 유의 수준에는 미달하였다(p=0.16). 조기파막의 빈도는 HBsAg 양성 산모(産母)(25.5%)가 음성 산모(産母)(11.1%)에 비하여 유의하게 높았다(p<0.05). HBsAg 양성. 산모(産母)와 음성 산모(産母) 사이에 사산(死産)과 선친성 기형아 출산율에는 유의한 차이를 볼 수 없었다. HBsAg 양성 산모(産母)가 음성 산모(産母)보다 높은 조기파막의 빈도와 조산아 출산율은 HBsAg 보유(保有) 그 자체에 기인하는 것인지 아니면 HBsAg 보유(保有) 산모(産母)의 낮은 생활수준에 기인한 것인지는 연구대상자 수가 적어 규명할 수 없었다.

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우리나라 콩 생육초기 바이러스병 발생 양상 (Occurrence of Viral Diseases in the Early Growth Stage of Soybean in Korea)

  • 박상민;권민아;강동현;이홍규;윤영남;백인열;이영규;문제선;이수헌
    • 한국작물학회지
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    • 제67권4호
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    • pp.253-264
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    • 2022
  • 본 연구는 콩 바이러스병 관리대책 수립을 위하여 생육 초기에 발생하는 바이러스병의 감염실태를 조사하였다. 국립식량과학원 육종포장에서 파종 후 약 3-4주 된 콩 이상증상 시료 83점을 채집하였다. 채집한 시료의 감염 바이러스 진단은 12종 바이러스의 RT-PCR 진단과 전체 시료에 대한 메타전사체 분석을 통하여 수행하였다. 1. 포장에서 바이러스병 발병율은 전체적으로 1% 미만으로 조사되었으며 일부 품종 및 라인에서는 최대 50%까지 나타내었다. 2. RT-PCR 진단과 메타전사체 분석 결과 SYMMV, SMV, SYCMV, PSV, SGVA가 검출되었다. 3. 검출된 바이러스 중에서 SYMMV와 SMV는 각각 검출율이 53.7%, 42.6%로 나타내어 콩 생육초기에 발생하는 주요 바이러스로 확인되었다. 4. SYMMV에 감염된 콩은 전형적인 모자이크 증상을 나타내었으며, SMV에 감염된 콩은 모자이크, 얼룩, 위축, 퇴록반점과 같이 다양한 증상을 나타내었다. 5. 바이러스 전염 특성을 고려할 때 SMV는 주로 종자전염을 통하여 발생한 것으로 판단되며, SYMMV는 종자전염과 함께 충매전염 및 토양전염의 가능성이 복합적으로 고려되어야 할 것으로 판단된다. 6. SGVA는 본 연구를 통하여 콩 생육초기 포장에서 검출되었으며, 생육초기 이후 발생실태 및 콩에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구가 신속히 수행되어야 할 것이다.

2010/2011년도 한국 발생 구제역 확산에 관한 연구 (A study on the spread of the foot-and-mouth disease in Korea in 2010/2011)

  • 황지현;오창혁
    • Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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    • 제25권2호
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    • pp.271-280
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    • 2014
  • 구제역은 전염성이 높고 치명적 결과를 유발하는 우제류 전염병이며, 2010/2011년도에 국내에서 발생한 구제역 (2010/2011 구제역)은 사회 및 경제적으로 국가에 재난 수준의 손실을 끼쳤다. 따라서 국가적 차원에서 구제역의 예방과, 발병 시 피해를 줄이려는 많은 노력을 하고 있다. 이러한 노력의 하나로 구제역의 전염 현상을 확률적으로 모형화하고 이해하려는 노력이 필요하다. 영국에서 발생한 2001년 구제역은 그 규모와 피해가 막대하여, 영국에서는 다양한 확률적 모형으로 구제역 전파 현상에 대한 이해를 통하여 미래의 발생에 대비하려는 연구가 이루어져 왔다. 그러나 2010/2011 구제역에 대하여는 확률적 모형을 활용한 연구가 미미한 편이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 2010/2011 구제역에 대하여 시간-공간 확률 SIR 확률모형을 가정하고 시간과 공간에 따르는 전파 현상에 대하여 고찰한다. 농림수산검역검사본부에서 발표한 구제역 감염데이터와 통계청의 전국농가센서스 자료의 일부인 전체 우제류 농가의 데이터가 본 연구의 분석에 필요한 정도로 상세하지 않으므로 추정 및 보정작업을 통하여 데이터를 보완하였다. 감염데이터를 이용하여 커널함수를 추정하고, 전국 우제류 농장데이터를 이용하여 시뮬레이션을 통하여 모형의 모수를 추정하였다.

전염성근괴사증바이러스(IMNV)를 인위감염 시킨 흰다리새우(Litopenaeus vannamei)의 근육에서 나타난 미세 손상과 염증반응에 대한 조직병리학적 특성 연구 (Histopathological features of pacific whiteleg shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei, infected with Infectious Myonecrosis Virus (IMNV) with an emphasis on micro-traumas and inflammatory responses in muscle tissues)

  • 이효은;김영숙;장진현;천원주;최가영;;김수미
    • 한국어병학회지
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    • 제35권2호
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    • pp.167-176
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    • 2022
  • We injected infectious myonecrosis virus (IMNV) to pacific whiteleg shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei, and observed closely with using light microscope and transmission electron microscope (TEM) for 4-8 days post infection (dpi). As clinical signs, abdominal bodies had mild opaque muscles at 5 dpi. And the mortality was shown at 6 dpi. At 8 dpi, most injected shrimps had severe opaque muscles and humped back that cause of movement disorder. As results of histopathological examinations, local parts of abdominal body muscle had muscle fiber hyalinization, muscle fiber atrophy, rounded muscle fibers, myofibrillar hypertrophy in size, a decrease in number of myofibrils and phagocytosis from the sarcolemmas by multiple hemocytes at 4 dpi. Especially, myofibrillar hypertrophy appeared at the whole or random part of single muscle fiber not in specific locations like the center or edge of muscle fiber. At 6-7 dpi, multiple muscle necrosis, muscle fiber segmentation, myofibril lysis ap- peared and a few hemocytes were infiltrated at lesions. At 8 dpi, extensive muscle necrosis, multiple myofibril lysis and muscle fiber atrophy were shown, and very few hemocytes were infiltrated. In early stage of infection, local viral myositis with zenker's degeneration were shown. These lesions appeared multiply after the early stage. In late stage of infection, extensive coagulative muscle necrosis appeared with few of inflammatory response such as hemocytes infiltration. The lack of hemocytes infiltration response at the late stage might be disadvantage for Litopenaeus vannamei to defense against IMNV and to recover, because hematocytes (granulocyte, semi-granulocyte) eliminate pathogen and damaged tissues from infection sites and help recover. As results of the TEM observation, IMNVs that had nonenveloped icosahedral capsid which was 30-40 nm diameter were in myofibril and beside tubules of sarcoplasmic reticulum and moved to the certain direction. The micro-tears and micro-trau- mas in myofibrils caused muscle fiber necrosis. And semi-granulocytes engulfed IMNVs to eliminate virus.

One-health 관점에서 본 Post-COVID-19 시대의 동물 감염 (One-health Approach in the Post-COVID-19 Era: Focusing on Animal Infection)

  • 장혜정;유선녕;권오유;안순철
    • 생명과학회지
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    • 제33권2호
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    • pp.199-207
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    • 2023
  • Post-COVID-19 시대에 다가올 전염병의 위협에 대비하기 위해 인간, 동물, 환경의 건강이 하나라는 One-health 개념에 기반한 연구가 필수적이다. 현재 인간의 SARS-CoV-2의 높은 감염률과 바이러스 부하로 인해 종을 뛰어넘는 감염이 확인되고 있다. 대표적으로 사람에서 밍크로의 전파 가능성이 확인되었고, 밀접 접촉 중에 사람에서 고양이로 전파가 가능할 것으로 추정되고 있다. 현재까지의 자료를 통해 가축류, 가금류에서의 감염 가능성이 낮은 것으로 보여지나 새로운 변이로 인해 감염이 확립된다면 인간의 식량 안보, 경제, 무역 등 다양한 분야에 파급 효과가 클 것으로 예측된다. 또한 SARS-CoV-2의 풍토화 전망과 반려동물로의 접근성이 높다는 점 등이 우려되는 상황이다. 바이러스의 진화는 동물 숙주에서 발생할 가능성이 높고, 다른 종에서 SARS-CoV-2가 확립되면 인간 집단에 바이러스가 다시 출현할 수 있는 중간 숙주 역할을 할 수도 있기 때문이다. SARS-CoV-2의 동물 감염에 대한 연구 데이터를 지속적으로 축적하여 빠른 대응이 필요하다고 생각된다. 또한 동물 감염에 대한 연구는 SARS-CoV-2 백신 및 치료제 연구에 사용되는 동물 모델의 개발 등을 포함한 다방면에서 중요하다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 SARS-CoV-2의 동물 감염에 대해 역학 검토 및 대응 전략을 One-health 관점에서 접근하여 분석하였다.