• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.403-410
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• 2015

Viral nervous necrosis (VNN) is a serious disease of sevenband grouper Epinephelus septemfasciatus in Korean aquaculture farms. However, we suggest the following preventative methods for hatcheries: 1) disinfecting rearing water, 2) selecting spawners via ELISA and PCR, 3) selecting eggs via PCR, 4) disinfecting fertilized eggs, and 5) proper facilities management. When these methods are implemented, nervous necrosis virus (NNV)-free fish are produced because vertical and horizontal transmission is prevented. However, horizontal transmission of NNV through rearing seawater sourced from the environment during grow-out stages in sea cages can still occur. Live NNV vaccines with a low rearing temperature or Poly(I:C) immunization are very effective at preventing horizontal transmission of NNV in rearing farms. Furthermore, even after VNN is contracted, fish mortality can be reduced by administering Poly(I:C).

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.297-305
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• 2011

A trap identification system for isolating functional sequences to allow the constitutive expression of foreign protein from Edwardsiella tarda was developed. Using the green fluorescent protein (GFP) reporter-based trap system, various functional sequences to drive heterologous expression of the GFP were selectable in Escherichia coli host. However from the bioinformatic sequence analysis, all the segments predicted as regulatory regions were not native promoters actually existing upstream of endogenous E. tarda genes. Instead, a number of non-authentic sequences, possibly resulted from the random shuffling and/or intermolecular ligation were also proven to be able to display a potent GFP expression in the recombinant E. coli. Further analysis with selected clones showed that both authentic and non-authentic sequences could function in as a constitutive promoter, leading quite a consistent and stable GFP expression after repetitive subcultures. Microscopic examination also confirmed the uniform pattern of GFP expression in every host bacterium. Semi-quantitative assay of GFP showed that there was no clear relationship between expression levels and organizational features of the promoters trapped. Functional promoter-like elements achieved in the present study could be a good starting material for multivalent genetic engineering of E. tarda in order to produce recombinant vaccines in a cost-effective fashion.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제52권6호
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• pp.644-649
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• 2019

Killed vaccines, developed by inactivation with formalin, have been investigated for many fish viruses. In this study, the inactivation of viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSV) by formalin was investigated based on the infectivity titer. When viral cell culture supernatants were used, the infectivity titer decreased 1,000-fold at 1 d after treatment with 0.1% (v/v) formalin, but was below the detection limit at 7 and 14 d. Moreover, neither the N nor G gene were detectable by RT-PCR immediately after formalin treatment. In western blot analysis, N protein was not detected by rabbit antiserum against VHSV KR-9225 from 2 d after formalin treatment. On the other hand, when we used a virus that was purified and concentrated ~100 times, the infectivity titer was maintained at 10^6.05 TCID₅₀/mL, even at 14 d after formalin treatment, and no change in the viral structural proteins was observed. This study provides important data on the production and use of formalin-inactivated vaccines.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.19-27
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• 1992

본 연구는 tilapia의 Edwardsiella tarda균체 항원(FKC)에 대한 항원성을 증가시키고, 백신의 투여 효과를 지속시키기 위해 백신을 3종류의 adjuvant 즉 FCA, FIA 및 PAS에 혼합하여 사용했을 때와 adjuvant만을 사용했을 때 그리고 E. tarda의 FKC를 투여 했을 때의 효과를 비교 조사하고자 하였다. Microtiter법에 의해 응집 항체가의 지속성을 측정하였고, 공격 시험에 대한 방어 효과는 E. tarda T1123균주의 농도별에 따른 상대 생존율(RPS)로서 판정하였다. 3종류의 adjuvant에 혼합시킨 백신 실험구는 FKC 단독 투여 실험구에 비하여 8주째 높은 응집 항체가를 지속시켰다. 가장 높은 응집 항체가는 2주째 FCA+FKC, PAS+FKC 및 FKC 실험구에서 나타났다. 상대 생존율이 60이상으로 나타난 실험구는 면역 처리 후 3주째 $2.5{\times}10^7\;CFU/ml$와 $2.5{\times}10^8\;CFU/ml$ 농도로서 공격 시험한 FCA+FKC, PAS+FKC 및 FKC 실험구와 8주째 $2.5{\times}10^7\;CFU/ml$ 농도로서 공격 시험한 FCA+FKC 및 PAS+FKC 실험구 이었다. Adjuvant만으로 면역 처리한 Tilapia의 E. tarda에 대한 저항성은 대조구보다 다소 높은 것으로 나타났다. Tilapia의 에드와드병에 대한 백신의 adjuvant로서 FCA와 PAS는 백신 효과를 장기간 지속시켜 방어력을 증강시킨 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.111-118
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• 2013

The Norwegian coastal area is the most efficient region for fishery production in the world's oceans, the Norway is the world's top 10 fisheries countries through efficient fishing and fishing aquaculture technology and its scientific management of fisheries bio-resources, with Norwegian salmon having attained the world's highest level. In the late 1980s, fisheries resources were depleted due to overfishing and fish diseases, resulting in a crisis in the fishing industry that lasted until the early 1990s. Since the national fishery emergency, people involved in the fishing industry, including fishermen, research scientists, and government officers, have tried to overcome the challenges facing the industry and identify an appropriate management model for fisheries bio-resources in the Norwegian coastal area. First, research vessels were used to monitor water and sediment conditions and fishery species, with the long-term aim of predicting fishery resources in real time and collecting information on species diversity, abundance, and distribution. Second, a "Healthy Fish Project" was promoted to counter natural disasters and fish disease problems with the development of vaccines against viruses and bacteria, eventually allowing for a decrease in the use of antibiotics and the production of notably healthier fish in the 2000s. Third, a systematic management model was developed to help with preparations for decreases in the total number of fishermen and increases in the proportion of elderly fishermen in the fishery industry using the development of automatic fishing aquaculture systems and short-chain systems. We could learn from the Norwegian model of fisheries bio-resources, management and could adopt it for the preparation of fishery bio-resources management policy for South Korean coastal areas in the near future.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.225-230
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• 2022

Viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) is one of the most serious viral diseases affecting farmed olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) in Asian countries. VHS, caused by viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSV), occurs in over 80 different cultured and wild fish species worldwide. Our previous study demonstrated that VHSV infection can be restricted by adjusting the water temperature to over 17℃ from the host optima. We confirmed that the effective VHSV immersion vaccine treatment was a tissue culture infection dose (TCID) of 10^5.5 TCID₅₀/mL at 17℃. However, the safety of live VHSV immersion vaccines remains unclear. The objectives of this study were to 1) demonstrate the safety of the live VHSV immersion vaccine under co-habitant conditions and 2) estimate the pathogenicity of VHSV in live VHSV-vaccinated flounder at 10℃. No mortality was observed in olive flounder treated with the live VHSV immersion vaccine, and the vaccinated flounder challenged with VHSV did not transfer VHSV to naïve fish at 10℃ through cohabitation. VHSV titration was below the detection limit (< 1.3 log TCID₅₀/mL) in live VHSV immersion vaccine-treated flounder challenged with VHSV at 10℃. This study demonstrated that flounder treated with the live VHSV immersion vaccine were resistant to VHSV infection, and the live vaccine was also safe for naïve fish even at a water temperature known to be VHS infectious.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권10호
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• pp.1761-1767
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• 2015

Sevenband grouper, Epinephelus septemfasciatus, is becoming an important aquaculture species in Korea. However, viral nervous necrosis disease is a large problem causing mass mortality in sevenband grouper aquaculture. Recombinant protein vaccines are one of the best methods to reduce these economic losses. However, the cell-based expression method mainly produces inclusion bodies and requires additional procedures. In this study, we expressed a recombinant viral coat protein of sevenband grouper nervous necrosis virus (NNV) using a cell-free protein synthesis system. The purified recombinant NNV coat protein (rNNV-CP) was injected into sevenband grouper at different doses followed by a NNV challenge. Nonimmunized fish in the first trial (20 μg/fish) began to die 5 days post-challenge and reached 70% cumulative mortality. In contrast, immunized fish also starting dying 5 days postchallenge but lower cumulative mortality (10%) was observed. Cumulative morality in the second trial with different doses (20, 4, and 0.8 μg/fish) was 10%, 40%, and 50%, respectively. These results suggest that rNNV-CP can effectively immunize sevenband grouper depending on the dose administered. This study provides a new approach to develop a recombinant vaccine against NNV infection for sevenband grouper.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.165-172
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• 2006

본 연구는 Streptococcus iniae 포르말린 불활화 백신을 냉장 보관한 후 보존 기간별로 넙치에 접종하여 면역 효능 및 안정성을 조사하였다. 그 결과 6, 12, 15개월 보존한 후에도 면역 효능의 감소가 확인되지 않아 백신으로서의 높은 안정성을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한, 1회 접종구에 비해 2회 접종구에서 높은 항체가가 유도되었으며 방어력도 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 특히, 1회 접종만으로도 낮은 항체가에도 불구하고 60% 이상의 방어 효과가 나타남에 따라 항체 이외의 세포성 면역이 방어력 형성에서 중요한 역할을 하는 것으로 추정되었다.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.311-321
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• 2023

Miamensis avidus에 대한 alginate Microsphere (Alginate MS) 경구백신의 넙치에 대한 효능을 침지와 주사경로의 공격감염으로 확인하였다. Trial 1에서는 불활화 M. avidus (IMa)와 IMa를 alginate로 코팅한 IMa+Alginate MS 를 사료와 혼합하였으며 총 5일 동안 3.75 × 10⁶ cells/fish의 농도로 먹였다. 경구백신 투여 5주 후 침지로 공격감염했을 때, IMa+Alginate MS 그룹의 상대생존율 (RPS)은 50% (50% 해수 침지감염)와 37.5% (100% 해수 침지감염)였다. IMa 단독투여 그룹은 낮은 생존율을 보였다. Trial 2에서는 항원을 2.38 × 10⁶ cells/fish의 농도로 5일간 나누어 먹였다. 경구백신 투여 2주 후에는 복강주사로 효능을 평가하였고, IMa+Alginate MS 투여구의 상대생존율은 30.8%였으며 IMa 단독투여 그룹은 백신의 투여효과가 전혀 없었다. 경구백신 투여 종료 5주 후 50% 해수에서 침지감염으로 공격감염 한 경우 IMa+Alginate MS 투여구의 상대생존율은 42.9%, IMa 단독투여 그룹의 상대생존율은 14.3%를 기록하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 Alginate로 M. avidus항원을 코팅함으로써 M. avidus항원을 단독으로 투여하는 것보다 넙치에 높은 방어력을 제공할 수 있음을 나타낸다.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.83-89
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• 2020

In the study, we investigated the effect of Taurine-F^TM, which is a commercially available fishery nutritional supplements complex, on anti-hepatotoxicity stressed with thioacetamide (TAA) and innate immune responses in olive flounder. To investigate the change in liver toxicity, firstly, TAA (30 ppm/100 g of fish) was intraperitoneally (i.p.) administered 12 hr after the intramuscular (i.m.) injection of Taurine-F^TM (0.02 ml/100 g of fish)(Taurine/TAA). Secondly, Taurine-F^TM was i.m. injected 24 hr after the administration of TAA (TAA/Taurine). Finally, TAA was administered simultaneously with Taurine-F^TM (TAA+Taurine). All blood samples were collected 24 hr after injection. GOT level in group Taurine/TAA appeared similar to the control, whereas group TAA/Taurine and TAA+Taurine showed significantly increased (p<0.05) levels compared to the control. In GPT level, group Taurine/TAA and TAA/Taurine showed elevated levels compared to the control, whereas no significant difference was observed between group TAA+Taurine and the control. Serum ACH₅₀ activity was significantly (p<0.05) augmented 24 hr after Taurine-F^TM injection compared to the control group, whereas no significant increase was observed 48 hr after Taurine-F^TM injection. On the other hand, serum lysozyme activity elevated in an acute stressed condition appeared significantly down-regulated 24 and 48 hr after Taurine-F^TM injection compared to the control. In conclusion, i.m. injected Taurine-F^TM augmented flounder serum complement activity and decreased a possible handling stress resulting in reducing a serum lysozyme activity and recovering hepatotoxicity. Thus, it is assumed that i.m. injection of Taurine-F^TM mixed with antibiotics or available vaccines could be utilized as an anti-hepatotoxic recipe in fish culture industry.