• 수산해양교육연구
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.1184-1193
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• 2015

Monitoring for megalocytivirus infection was conducted for ten months from March to December in 2013 in 15 aquatic farms culturing, red sea bream, rock bream, rock fish and black sea bream around Tongyoung coastal area in Korea, to assess spatial and temporal variability of detection prevalence, and to explore possible links with seawater temperature. In nested-PCR targeted major capsid protein (MCP) gene, asymptomatic megalocytivirus infection was detected in the externally healthy farmed fish with a significant prevalence in range from 0 to 58.3% for ten months. Higher prevalence of megalocytivirus (46.7% - 57.1%) was observed in high water temperature season from September to November than that in other months with lower prevalence of 0.0% to 20.0%. Even though an acute infection of megalocytivirus was occurred in rock bream (positive in the first PCR) with high mortality in one of fifteen farms, there was no expansion or transmission of the disease to the rock fish and red sea bream culturing in net cage just proximal to the rock bream cage in which disease outbreaked. Nucleotide sequence analysis of the cloned MCP gene isolated asymptomatically infected rock fish revealed that the megalocytivirus in this study was clustered together with the rock bream iridovirus (RBIV) under the subgroup II of the genus megalocytivirus (Iridoviridae), which is known to be the major megalocytivirus strain in Korea. The typical histopathological signs were not found in the spleen of rock fish asymptomatically infected by megalocytivirus. Experimental infection of rock bream with the spleen homogenate of the rock fish infected asymptomatically did not induce any mortality unlike the homogenate of infected rock bream with hih mortlity. However, these results may suggest that the asymptomatic infection of megalocytivirus in other fish species can be a potential risk threatening aquaculture industries as a transmission factor of megalocytivirus to susceptible fish species, especially rock bream.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2021

Red sea bream iridovirus (RSIV), belonging to the genus Megalocytivirus, is the predominant cause of mortality in marine fishes in Korea, including rock bream (Oplegnathus fasciatus). Rockfish (Sebastes schlegelii) are the host fish for RSIV, exhibiting no clinical signs or mortality. Cohabitation challenges, which mimicked natural transmission conditions, were performed to evaluate viral transmission between rock bream and rockfish, and to determine the pathogenicity and viral loads. In cohabitation challenge, artificially RSIV-infected rock bream were the viral donor, and healthy rockfish were the recipient. The results showed that although the donor rock bream had 95-100 % cumulative mortality (>10⁸ viral genome copies/mg of spleen 7-14 days after viral infection), the recipient rockfish did not die, even when the viral genome copies in the spleen were >10⁵ copies/mg. These results indicated asymptomatic infections. Notably, in a reverse-cohabitation challenge (artificially RSIV-infected rockfish as the viral donor and healthy rock bream as the recipient), RSIV horizontally infected from subclinical rockfish to rock bream (10⁷ viral genome copies/mg of spleen 21 days after cohabitation) with 10-20% cumulative mortality. These results suggest that an asymptomatic, infected rockfish can naturally transmit the RSIV without being sacrificed.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.53-64
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• 2011

Megalocytivirus 감염 시 나타나는 임상적 증상의 정량적인 분석을 위하여, 돌돔에서 분리된 megalocytivirus IVS-1을 돌돔성어와 치어에 인위 감염시켰다. 그 결과 spleen index가 각각 $4.49{\pm}1.13$와 $4.85{\pm}1.06$로 나타 났으며, 이것은 정상배에 비해 3배 이상 증가한 값이었다. 폐사율은 돌돔성어와 치어에서 모두 100% 폐사한 반면 참돔치어는 30일이 지나도 60%의 폐사만 나타나 돌돔폐사율에 비해 낮은 폐사율을 나타냈다. 또한 IVS-1을 감염시킨 빈사상태의 참돔치어는 spleen index가 동일 크기의 돌돔치어 보다 낮은 $1.47{\pm}0.87$을 보였다. Real-time PCR을 이용하여 감염의 진행에 따른 바이러스 농도를 측정한 결과, 돌돔 치어와 성어의 감염 조직 내 바이러스 최고 농도는 각각 $2.03{\times}10^7$ copies/mg과 $2.40{\times}10^7$ copies/mg으로 비슷하였으나 돌돔성어에서 먼저 최고치에 도달하였다. 더구나 비장의 비정형비대세포의 수 역시 돌돔치어의 경우 지속적으로 증가한 반면 돌돔성어의 경우 최고치에 도달 후 오히려 감소히는 경향을 보였다. 본 연구에서는 megalocytivirus 감염 시 조직의 형태적 변화와 조직 내의 바이러스 농도와 같은 임상적인 증상을 정량적인 분석을 통해 나타내었고 이러한 정량적인 수치와 megalocytivirus 감염의 진행 정도와의 상관관계에 대해 조사하였다.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.149-159
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• 2021

Genus Megalocytivirus cause red sea bream iridoviral disease (RSIVD) and scale drop disease (SDD). Based on the phylogeny of the major capsid protein (MCP) and adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) genes, megalocytiviruses except for SDD virus (SDDV) could be three different genotypes, red sea bream iridovirus (RSIV), infectious spleen and kidney necrosis (ISKNV), and turbot reddish body iridovirus (TRBIV). In this study, primary cells derived from the caudal fin of rock bream (Oplegnathus fasciatus) grew at 25℃ in Leibovitz's medium supplemented with 10% (v/v) fetal bovine serum and primocin (100 ㎍/mL). Rock bream fin (RBF) cells exhibited susceptibility to infections by different genotypes of megalocytiviruses (RSIV, ISKNV and TRBIV) with the appearance of cytopathic effects with an increase in the viral genome copy number. Furthermore, compared to grunt fin (GF) cells, even though 10 times lower number of RSIV genome copies were inoculated in RBF cells, viral genome copy number produced on RBF cells were 44 times higher than that of GF cells at 7 d post-inoculation. As the isolated RBF cells are sensitive to different genotypes of megalocytiviruses (RSIV, ISKNV and TRBIV), they can be used for future studies regarding in vitro viral infection and subsequent diagnosis.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.32-40
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• 2021

Monitoring fish movement is important to understand how physiology adapts to environmental change. To explore the applicability of a video tracking system for determining if chemical cues attract or repel aquatic animals, the movement patterns of rock bream, Oplegnathus fasciatus, were analyzed upon exposure to various materials, including extracts of sea urchin, rock worm, bait worm, krill, barley kernel, and commercial fish feed. Pellets were prepared by mixing freeze-dried tissues with a cellulose and corn flour mixture. Behavioral analysis was carried out with five fish that had been acclimated in the adaptation zone of a Y-shaped tank. Preference toward chemical cues was quantified by assessing the frequency rock bream were observed in a discrete zone around the test material located at the end of each arm and the duration each fish stayed in each zone. The analysis of fish movement upon exposure to commercial feed and barley kernel at each end, respectively, indicated a clear preference toward the feed relative to the barley kernel. Movement responses were further tested with pellets containing extracts of sea urchin, one of the species collected on a large scale, and other materials including krill and worms. A stronger preference toward sea urchin (100%) was observed based on the duration of stay in the test zone, compared to krill (90.1 ± 44.2%), bait worm (81.1 ± 39.1%), rock worm (73.7 ± 28.9%), and barley (63.9 ± 25.9%), under the conditions tested. A detailed comparison of rock bream movements toward each material revealed significant differences in frequency and duration, respectively, between pairs of test materials including krill (74 ± 29.8 and 375.6 ± 118.9) vs. rock worm (41.5 ± 18.7 and 160.2 ± 42.6), krill (86.3 ± 22.9 and 477.1 ± 84) vs. bait worm (36.2 ± 5.5 and 166.1 ± 50.7), and rock worm (45.9 ± 26.2 and 213.7 ± 100.1) vs. bait worm (34.6 ± 21.7 and 159.5 ± 98.5). Rock bream exhibited preference for the test materials in the following order: commercial fish feed > sea urchin > krill > rock worm > bait worm > barley. The results suggest a higher potency of sea urchin extract as a rock bream fishing bait compared to the other materials that are used as commercial bait.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.43-48
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• 2002

A blood biochemical analysis was carried out for the serum of wintering sea bream (red sea bream Pagrus major, black sea bream Acanthopagrus schlegeli, rock bream Oplegenathus fasciantuas) with green liver syndrome. GOT and GPT were significantaly elavated in the diseased sea bream. The value of $NH_{3}$ was slightly higher but those of TBIL. TP and UA were lower than the control. But there were no differences in albumin. Ca and glucose between the diseased and the control. These results suggent that a green liver syndrome in the sea bream might be related with nutritional defects and the stress of low water temperature during the winter.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.83-90
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• 2004

제주도에서 양식되는 돌돔에서 저수온기에 체표에 출혈성 패혈증 혹은 진무름 및 안구백탁이 수반되며 폐사하는 증상이 지속적으로 발견되었다. 이러한 증상의 원인균으로 추정되는 세균을 병어의 체표 및 장기에서 순수분리하였고 형태학적, 배양적 생화학적 조사 및 16S rDNA sequencing 분석 결과 Pseudomonas anguilliseptica로 동정되었다. 본 균주의 병원성 유무를 확인하기 위하여 인위 감염시험을 실시하였고, 그 결과 시험구에서 21일만에 실험어 20마리 모두가 자연감염된 병어와 유사한 증상으로 폐사하였다. 분리균주의 생육 최적 온도는 $\25^circ{C}$였고 생육 최적 pH는 7-8사이로 좁은 범위를 보였다. 낮은 염분농도에서 생육능이 우수하였으며 3%의 염분이 첨가된 배지에서도 생육능이 양호하였다. 약제내성 검사에서는 doxycycline, chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin, erythromycin, flumequine, nalidixic acid, norfloxacin, ofloxacin에 감수성이 높게 나타났으나 페니실린계의 항생제에 높은 내성을 나타내었다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.20-25
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• 2008

The susceptibility of five different marine fish to iridovirus IVS-1 infection was analyzed and found a higher the cumulative mortality in the order of rock bream (Oplegnathus fasciatus), red sea bream (Pagrus major), sea perch (Lateolabrax sp.), rockfish (Sebastes schlegeli) and black porgy (Acanthopagrus schlegeli). However, the concentrations of virus in the infected spleens of these species did not differ significantly. To determine the release of iridovirus from infected fish into culturing seawater, rock bream were challenged with iridovirus IVS-1 and the concentration of virus in the water was analyzed using PCR. Over the 10 days of the analysis, the linear relationship between the number of dead fish and viral DNA concentration found in culturing seawater should be considered direct evidence of horizontal iridovirus transmission.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.169-175
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• 2017

Acanthocephalan worms were harvested from the posterior intestines of the cultured marine fishes from January to July 2016 in a fish market located in Daejeon metropolitan city, Republic of Korea. Totally 450 cultured fishes (rock fish 100, olive flounder 250, red sea bream 100) were surveyed. Of the 100 red sea bream fish, 37 fishes (37%) were diagnosed as positive for Longicollum pagrosomi by light, electron microscopic and molecular examination. The number of worm was 25~78 (mean $51{\pm}13$). However, we can't found any worm from the cultured rock fish and olive flounder. After sequencing, none of Pomphorhynchidae family are not identical based on 18S rRNA gene, and this data were identified with the first report for 18S rRNA gene sequence of L. pagrosomi. Furthermore, we confirmed that L. pagrosomi of the cultured red sea bream in Republic of Korea is very common parasite.

• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.399-407
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• 2013

Morphological changes in the reared rock bream, Oplegnathus fasciatus, from hatching to six days after hatching were examined during the early growth stage under starvation. All the larvae died within five days when feeding was delayed for three days after hatching. These results imply that initial larval food should be supplied within two days of hatching. Changes in the pectoral angle and the ratios of eye height to head height, gut height to standard length, and gut height to myotome height in the rock bream are alternative indicators for the identification of starving fish. These indicators might prove useful in evaluating the successful transition from endogenous to exogenous feeding in this species.