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The First Report on the Acanthocephalan Infection of the Dybowskii's Brown Frogs (Rana dybowskii) Collected Inside and Outside the Commercial Frog Farms in Korea

국내 개구리 양식장 내·외에서 채집된 북방산개구리(Rana dybowskii)의 구두충 감염 최초보고

  • 김종선 (강원대학교 생명과학과) ;
  • 구교성 (강원대학교 생명과학과) ;
  • 박재진 (강원대학교 생명과학과) ;
  • 권세라 (강원대학교 생명과학과) ;
  • 최우진 (강원대학교 생명과학과) ;
  • 조한나 (강원대학교 생명과학과) ;
  • 박대식 (강원대학교 과학교육학부)
  • Received : 2016.05.27
  • Accepted : 2016.08.10
  • Published : 2016.08.30
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Abstract

Various infectious and parasitic diseases are known to be the main factors that cause decline in the global amphibian population. In Korea, commercial frog farms have been running since 2005. However, until now, studies on diseases including studies on parasitic diseases that occur in farm frogs have not been conducted. In this study, we studied and compared the acanthocephalan infection rates and the number of parasites in the body cavity, stomach, and small and large intestines of the Dybowskii's brown frogs collected from inside and outside the frog farms in Inje, Goesan, Gongju and Boryeong. In addition, we classified the acanthocephalan parasites into genera by analyzing their nuclear 18S rRNA genes. On an average, 51.7% of the investigated frogs were infected by acanthocephalans, which belong to the Centrorhynchus genus. The infection rate of the frogs collected in the Inje farm was 15%, significantly lower than those from the Goesan, Gongju and Boryeong farms. The rate in Goesan was 55%, which is lower than Gongju (80%) and Boryeong (90%) although it is not statistically significant. No difference was found in the infection rate and in the number of parasites in male and female frogs and between the groups collected from inside and outside of the farms. The number of infected parasites negatively correlated with the body condition of the frogs. The most parasites were found in the stomach followed by the small and large intestines and the body cavity. This study is the first report on the Centrorhynchus acanthocephalan infection of amphibians in Korea and it suggests the necessity for acanthocephalan parasite management and for conducting further disease-related studies in commercial frog farms.

국제적인 양서류 감소의 한 요인으로 다양한 감염성 및 기생성 질병을 들고 있다. 국내에 판매를 목적으로 하는 개구리 양식장이 운영되고 있지만, 개구리 양식장에서 기생충을 포함하는 질병 발생에 대한 연구는 최근까지 수행되지 않았다. 본 연구에서는 인제, 괴산, 공주, 보령에 위치한 개구리 양식장 내 외부에서 채집된 북방산개구리의 구두충 감염률 및 감염 개체수를 체강, 위, 소장과 대장의 신체부위별로 비교분석하였다. 또한, 18S rRNA 핵 유전자를 분석하여 발견된 구두충을 속(genus)단위까지 동정하여 제시하였다. 조사된 북방산개구리의 51.7%가 구두충에 감염되었으며, 감염 구두충은 Centrorhynchus 속에 속한 구두충이었다. 인제 지역이 15%로 다른 세 지역에 비하여 감염률이 유의미하게 낮았으며, 괴산 역시 55%로 통계적으로 차이는 없었지만, 공주(80%)나 보령(90%) 보다는 다소 낮았다. 양식장 내 외부 간, 암수 간 감염률과 감염정도는 차이가 없었다. 감염된 구두충 수는 북방산개구리의 건강지수와 음의 상관을 보였으며, 신체부위별로는 위에서 가장 많은 구두충이 발견되었다. 우리의 결과는 국내 양서류에서 Centrorhynchus 구두충 감염의 최초보고로 개구리 양식장 내 구두충의 관리 필요성 및 다양한 지역에 위치한 양식장들 내에서 추가적인 질병연구의 필요성을 제안한다.

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