• Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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• v.27 no.5
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• pp.550-560
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• 2013

This study was investigated the morphological characters, secondary sexual dimorphism, and habitat patterns of Korean Rattus animals collected on Jeju Island from April 2005 to October 2012. Two wild rat species, namely R. norvegicus and R. tanezumi were identified on Jeju Island based on morphological characteristics and molecular data; however, R. rattus, which had recorded formerly, was not found in this study. Individuals of R. norvegicus were captured from urban, rural, and natural habitats, while those of R. tanezumi were specially found in animal farms and the surrounding areas. Comparing of morphological characters of two species, R. norvegicus had a shorter tail and ears than R. tanezumi (p<0.05), and the ratios of tail length and ear length to those of head-body length showed significantly differences between two species (p<0.05). The body weights (BW) of urban populations of R. norvegicus were significantly heavier than those of rural populations (p<0.05). No secondary sexual dimorphism was found in R. norvegicus, but females of R. tanezumi showed heavier BW than those of males (p<0.05). These findings suggest that it is necessary to revise the records for the existence of R. tanezumi and to confirm the animal fauna and elucidate the distribution and ecological characteristics from further studies using extensive sampling and detailed investigations on Jeju Island and also on the Korean Peninsula.

• Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.321-326
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• 1993

Sixty eight wild rats were caught from Seoul, Kyonggi, Kangwon, Cholla, and Kyongsang provinces in Korea. All of them were confirmed in the same species, Rattus norvigicus. All of sera from wild rats were examined by indirect immunofluorescent test against Hantaan-related virus. Detection of anti-body to Hantaan-related virus were 4 out of 68 rats(5.9%), including 2 of 8(25.0%) rats in Kangwon and 2 of 20 rats(10.0%) in Kyongsang province. No difference of the sero-positive rates between sex of rats tested to Hantaan-related virus was recognized. According to age, four rats with antibodies(1:320~640) to Hantaan-related virus belonged one subadult, one young adult, one middle aged adult, and one old adult, respectively.

• The Korean Journal of Zoology
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• v.36 no.2
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• pp.193-199
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• 1993

The protein po;vmorphisms and allele frequencies of wild house rat (Rattus norvegicus) population in Korea were studied. The studied proteins and enzymes were transferrin (Tf), albumin (Alb), fumarate hvdratase (FH), phospho!loucomutase (PGM), lactate dehvdrogenase A (LDHA) and lactate dehvdrogenase B (LDHB). There were two transferrin alleles, TP and Tf in Korean wild house rat popu1ation. The Tf2 allele was found for the first time by a starch gel, and confirmed by a polvacrvlamide gel isoelectric focusing and immunoblotting. The allele frequencies of TP and TF were 0.985 and 0.015, respectively. Two common alleles fumarate hydratase, FHa and FHb were found, and frequencies of FHa and FPP were calculated to be 0.714 and 0.286, respectively. The kequenw of FH in Korean wild house rat was higher than that of Finnish and Czechoslovakian population. Alb, PGM, LDHA and LDHB are only one phenotype each and all. Therefore, these proteins seem to be monomorphic in Korean wild house rat population.

• The Korean Journal of Zoology
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.81-92
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• 1982

G- and C-banding pattern analyses of striped field mice (Apodemus agrarius coreae) using 17 specimens from four localities in Korea revealed that centromeric heterochromatin results in the variation of No. 1 chromosome pair (telocentri $c_telocentric), i.e., centromeric heterochromatin sometimes appeared to be recognized as short arm. G- and C-banding patterns of four black rats (R. rattus rufescens) from two localities in Korea showed that No. 1 chromosome polymorphism (telocentri $c_telocentric) is due to pericentric inversion. In addition, G- and C-banding patterns of black rats mentioned above are idiogrammed.ammed.

• Journal of agricultural medicine and community health
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.67-73
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• 2002

집쥐가 인체 기생충 전파에 어느 정도의 역할을 하는지 그 양상을 밝히고자 전라북도 남원, 익산지역에서 포획한 집쥐의 체내 기생충 감염상을 조사하였다. 섬진강 상류 남원지역에서 32마리, 만경강 중류 익산지역에서 53마리를 채집하여 총 85마리였고, 종별로는 곰쥐(Rattus rattus) 28마리, 시궁쥐(Rattus norvegicus) 57마리였다. 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 남원, 익산지역의 집쥐 85마리 중 71마리(83.5%)에서 체내 기생충이 검출되었다. 2. 폐장이 회수되었던 집쥐 74마리 중 35마리(47.3%)에서 폐장에 기생하는 조직 기생충인 폐포자충(Pneumocystis carinii)이 검출되었다. 3. 전체 85마리의 가로막에서 선모충(Trichinella spiralis)을 조사하였고, 폐심장 혈관계에서 광동주혈선충(Angiostrongylus cantonensis)을 조사하였으나 한 예도 검출하지 못하였다. 4. 간을 조사한 바 85마리 중 간모세선충(Capillaria hepatica) 22례(25.9%), Taenia taeniaeformis의 유충(Cysticercus fasciolaris) 9례(10.6%), 간흡충(Clonorchis sinensis) 1례(1.2%)가 검출되었다. 5. 장내용물을 조사 한 바 85 마리 중 50례(58.9%)에서 윤충 및 원충이 검출되었다. 윤충은 쥐조충(Hymenolepis diminuta), 극구흡충류(Echinostoma sp.), 쥐요충류(Syphacia sp.), 분신충류(Strongyloides sp.) 등이었고 원충은 대장아메바(Entamoeba coli) 등이었다. 이상의 결과에서 인수공통 질환을 일으킬 수 있는 폐포자충, 쥐조충, 간흡충 등이 집쥐에 감염되어 있어 철저한 집쥐 관리가 요망된다.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.409-416
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• 1995

Forty samples of common rats (Rattus norvegicus caraco) from Cheongu, Korea, were used for the analyses of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) fragment patterns resulted from the digestion with eight restriction enzymes. A total of 36 fragments were recognized and six mtDNA clones were revealed . The nucleotide-sequence divergences (p) among six mtDNA clones ranged from 0.35% to 2.73%. moreover, the six clones were grouped into three major subgroups ; the first, second , and third subgroup were composed of 29 samples of three clones, ten samples of two clones, and one sample of one clone, respectively. The second and third subgroups were different in their mtDNa genotype of Pvu II from the first subgroup, and the third subgroup differed in the genotype of Dra I from other two subgroups. Futhermore, the maximum divergence among common rats from Korea in this study is greater than that among common rats from the United States and Japan by Brown and Simpson (1981). Further analyses with additional sample from other localities in Korea appeared to be necessary in order to clarify the taxnomic status of the distinct mtDNA subgroups.

• Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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• v.36 no.6
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• pp.575-581
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• 2022

Brown rats (Rattus norvegicusBerkenhout, 1769) were eradicated from Sasudo Island (33°55'13.04" N, 126°38'19.98" E), an uninhabited island designated as Natural Monument No. 333 and the largest breeding site for the streaked shearwater (Calonectris leucomelasTemminck, 1835) in South Korea. Twelve eradication studies were conducted from November 2015 to February 2021. The survey was conducted using a line census method that entailed slow wandering throughout the island and identifying starting and returning points. Capture traps were installed around traces of Rattus norvegicus,such as excrement and identified holes. As a result, 2 to 6 individuals were captured at each instance, except for the last time, when no individuals were captured. It is hypothesized that brown rats arrived at Sasudo Island via vessels arriving at the island for leisure and fishing. After the damage to streaked shearwater caused by brown rats was confirmed in 2006, entry to Sasudo Island was strictly prohibited through security measures, and marine clean-up programs that began in 2013 and continuous capturing since 2015 have been successful in eradicating brown rats. To maintain and manage the condition in Sasudo Island, preservation and management measures, such as strict visitor control, are necessary to prevent the inflow of new brown rats in the future.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Veterinary Service Conference
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• 1995.04a
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• pp.84.2-84
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• 1995

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Veterinary Service Conference
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• 1995.04a
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• pp.84.3-85
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• 1995

• Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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• v.38 no.3
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• pp.600-605
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• 1998

춘천지역에서 포획한 한국 야생랫드(시궁쥐)에서 Capillaria hepatica에 자연감염된 예를 보고한다. Capillaria hepatica의 충란이 포획된 68마리의 랫드중 17마리에서 발견되었다. Capillaria에 감염된 랫드의 간장은 충란과 함께 림프구, 단핵구, 호산구의 침윤이 관찰되었고 심한 괴사소견을 보였다. 또한 섬유화, 출혈 hemosiderin의 침착이 뚜렷하게 관찰되었다. 최근 국내에서 자연에서 채집된 랫드의 Capillaria hepatica의 감염을 보고한 자료가 없는 것으로 미루어 Capillaria hepatica의 숙주감염을 파악하는 자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.