• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.73.1-73.10
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• 2020

Background: Bovine papilloma is a neoplastic disease caused by bovine papillomaviruses (BPVs), which were recently divided into 5 genera and at least 24 genotypes. Objectives: The complete genome sequence of BPV type 15 (BPV Aks-02), a novel putative BPV type from skin samples from infected cows in Southern Xinjiang China, was determined by collecting warty lesions, followed by DNA extraction and amplicon sequencing. Methods: DNA was analyzed initially by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using the degenerate primers FAP59 and FAP64. The complete genome sequences of the BPV Aks-02 were amplified by PCR using the amplification primers and sequencing primers. Sequence analysis and phylogenetic analysis were performed using bio-informatic software. Results: The nucleotide sequence of the L1 open reading frame (ORF) of BPV Aks-02 was 75% identity to the L1 ORF of BPV-9 reference strain from GenBank. The complete genome consisted of 7,189 base pairs (G + C content of 42.50%) that encoded 5 early (E8, E7, E1, E2, and E4) and 2 late (L1 and L2) genes. The E7 protein contained a consensus CX₂CX₂₉CX₂C zinc-binding domain and a LxCxE motif. Among the different members of this group, the percentages of the complete genome and ORFs (including 5 early and 2 late ORFs) sequence identity of BPV Aks-02 were closer to the genus Xipapillomavirus 1 of the Xipapillomavirus genus. Phylogenetic analysis and sequence similarities based on the L1 ORF of BPV Aks-02 revealed the same cluster. Conclusions: The results suggest that BPV type (BPV Aks-02) clustered with members of the Xipapillomavirus genus as BPV 15 and were closely related to Xipapillomavirus 1.

• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.65.1-65.11
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• 2024

Importance: Recent developments in genetic analytical techniques have enabled the comprehensive analysis of gastrointestinal symbiotic bacteria as a screening tool for animal health conditions, especially the endangered gibbons at the National Wildlife Rescue Centre (NWRC). Objective: High-throughput sequencing based on 16S ribosomal RNA genes was used to determine the baseline gut bacterial composition and identify potential pathogenic bacteria among three endangered gibbons housed in the NWRC. Methods: Feces were collected from 14 individuals (Hylobates lar, n = 9; Hylobates agilis, n = 4; and Symphalangus syndactylus, n = 1) from March to November 2022. Amplicon sequencing were conducted by targeting V3-V4 region. Results: The fecal microbial community of the study gibbons was dominated by Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes (phylum level), Prevotellaceae and Lachnospiraceae/Muribaculaceae (family level), and Prevotella (and its subgroups) (genera level). This trend suggests that the microbial community composition of the study gibbons differed insignificantly from previously reported conspecific or closely related gibbon species. Conclusions and Relevance: This study showed no serious health problems that require immediate attention. However, relatively low alpha diversity and few potential bacteria related to gastrointestinal diseases and streptococcal infections were detected. Information on microbial composition is essential as a guideline to sustain a healthy gut condition of captive gibbons in NWRC, especially before releasing this primate back into the wild or semi-wild environment. Further enhanced husbandry environments in the NWRC are expected through continuous health monitoring and increase diversity of the gut microbiota through diet diversification.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제32권12호
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• pp.1005-1012
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• 2022

본 연구는 한라마 출생시와 이유기의 분변 미생물 조성과 다양성 차이에 대해 16S 앰플리콘시퀀싱 데이터 분석을 통해 수행하였다. 출생시에 Proteobacteria (35.7%)가, 이유기에는 Firmicutes (45.6%)가 문 수준에서 가장 우점하는 미생물로 확인되었다. 속 수준에서는 출생시에 Escherichia (19.7%), Clostridium (14.0%)가 우점종으로 관측되었으며, 이유기에는 Fibrobacter (6.6%)가 가장 높게 분포하고 있었다. 다양성(α-diversity) 분석 결과 이유기에 풍부도와 균등도 지표들이 통계적으로 유의한 수준에서 높게 나타났다. PCoA 분석을 수행한 결과 출생시와 이유기 미생물 군집 특성(β-diversity)은 속 수준과 종 수준에서 두개의 그룹으로 명확히 구분되었다. 미생물 분포에 대한 통계적 유의성 검증을 위해 세 가지 Jensen-Shannon, Bray-Curtis, Unifrac의 distance metric를 이용해 PERMANOVA 분석을 수행한 결과 통계적 유의성(q<0.001)을 보이며 조성 차이가 있었다. 출생시와 이유기 특성을 대표하는 미생물 마커 선발을 위해 LEfSe 분석을 수행하였다. 속 수준에서 출생시에 장내 질환을 유발할 가능성이 있는 Escherichia, Bacteroides, Clostridium, Methylobacterium 등이 우점하였으며, 이유기에는 섬유소 분해에 관여하는 Fibrobacter가 상대적으로 많이 분포하였다. 본 연구를 통해 승용마로 가치가 높은 한라마의 출생시와 이유기의 미생물 조성 및 다양성 차이에 대한 결과를 제시하였으며 성장단계별 질병예방 및 영양소 흡수에 관여하는 미생물 구명을 위한 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• 식물병연구
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.165-175
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• 2024

구상나무(Abies koreana)는 한국의 고유종이지만 기후 변화로 인한 심각한 개체수 감소 현상이 일어나고 있다. 구상나무의 보전을 위한 다양한 연구가 기존에 진행되었지만 구상나무와 근권 세균 군집의 상관관계에 대한 연구는 비교적 미진한 편이기 때문에 추가적인 연구 진행이 필요하다. 식물의 근권 미생물 군집을 구성하는 일부 세균은 식물이 수분, 양분 등이 부족한 환경에서 살아남을 수 있게 돕는다. 또한 계절 변화에 의한 급격한 환경 변화에 대한 식물의 적응력을 향상시켜 줄 가능성이 있다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 세균 군집이 구상나무의 근권에 존재하거나 구상나무의 서식지 유형(자생지, 대체서식지, 고사지, 비재배토양)과 계절 변화(4월, 6월, 9월, 11월)에 따른 군집 구조의 차이가 발생하는지 파악하기 위해 세균의 16S rRNA V4 영역을 대상으로 한 metagenome amplicon sequencing을 진행하였다. 그 결과 우리는 구상나무와 매우 특이적으로 상호작용하는 근권 세균 군집이나 특정 분류군은 찾을 수 없었지만 구상나무 비재배토양에 비해서 구상나무 자생지의 근권 세균 군집이 계절 변화에 의한 변동성이 적게 나타난다는 사실을 알아냈다. 이러한 결과는 구상나무의 근권의 환경이 비재배토양에 비해 상대적으로 안정하다는 것을 보여준다. 그러나 구상나무와 명확하게 상호작용하는 세균 군집이나 분류군을 찾을 수 없었기 때문에 세균 군집 이외의 진균과 같은 기타 근권 미생물 군집들에 대한 추가 연구의 필요성이 제시된다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제66권2호
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• pp.353-365
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• 2024

Rumen cannulation is a surgical technique used to collect rumen contents from ruminants. However, rumen cannulation surgery may potentially impact the composition of the rumen microbiota. This study aimed to examine the longitudinal alterations in the rumen microbiota composition of Hanwoo steers after cannulation surgery. In this study, eight Hanwoo steers were used; four steers underwent rumen cannulation surgery (cannulation group), while the remaining four were left intact (control group). Rumen samples were collected from all eight steers using the stomach tubing method on the day before surgery (day 0) and on postoperative days 1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 24, and 28, resulting in 80 samples (10 timepoints × 8 animals). The microbiota of all 80 samples were analyzed using 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing with Quantitative Insights into Microbial Ecology version 2 (QIIME2). There were no significant differences (p > 0.05) in all major phyla and most major genera representing at least 0.5% of total sequences across all 80 samples between the control and cannulation groups on the preoperative and postoperative days. However, while the alpha diversity indices did not differ (p > 0.05) between the two groups on the preoperative day, they significantly differed (p < 0.05) between the two groups on the postoperative days. Further, the overall microbial distribution based on both unweighted and weighted principal coordinate analysis plots significantly differed (p < 0.05) between the two groups on both the preoperative and postoperative days. Orthogonal polynomial contrasts indicated that major genera and microbial diversity in the cannulation group decreased following surgery but returned to their initial states by postoperative day 28. In conclusion, this study demonstrates that rumen cannulation surgery affects some major taxa and microbial diversity, suggesting that the rumen cannulation method can alter the composition of rumen microbiota in Hanwoo steers.

• BMB Reports
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.361-370
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• 2006

Genetic variation and molecular phylogeny of 22 taxa representing 14 extant species and 3 unidentified taxa of Boesenbergia in Thailand and four outgroup species (Cornukaempferia aurantiflora, Hedychium biflorum, Kaempferia parviflora, and Scaphochlamys rubescens) were examined by sequencing of 3 chloroplast (cp) DNA regions (matK, psbA-trnH and petA-psbJ). Low interspecific genetic divergence (0.25-1.74%) were observed in these investigated taxa. The 50% majority-rule consensus tree constructed from combined chloroplast DNA sequences allocated Boesenbergia in this study into 3 different groups. Using psbA-1F/psbA-3R primers, an insertion of 491 bp was observed in B. petiolata. Restriction analysis of the amplicon (380-410 bp) from the remaining species with Rsa I further differentiated Boesenbergia to 2 groupings; I (B. basispicata, B. longiflora, B. longipes, B. plicata, B. pulcherrima, B. tenuispicata, B. thorelii, B. xiphostachya, Boesenbergia sp.1 and Boesenbergia sp.3; phylogenetic clade A) that possesses a Rsa I restriction site and II (B. curtisii, B. regalis, B. rotunda and Boesenbergia sp.2; phylogenetic clade B and B. siamensis; phylogenetic clade C) that lacks a restriction site of Rsa I. Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and indels found can be unambiguously applied to authenticate specie-origin of all investigated samples and revealed that Boesenbergia sp.1, Boesenbergia sp.2 and B. pulcherrima (Mahidol University, Kanchanaburi), B. cf. pulcherrima1 (Prachuap Khiri Khan) and B. cf. pulcherrima2 (Thong Pha Phum, Kanchanaburi) are B. plicata, B. rotunda and B. pulcherrima, respectively. In addition, molecular data also suggested that Boesenbergia sp.3 should be further differentiated from B. longiflora and regarded as a newly unidentified Boesenbergia species.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제34권12호
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• pp.1921-1929
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• 2021

Objective: The intestinal microbiota enhances nutrient absorption in the host and thus promotes heath. Qinghai semi-fine wool sheep is an important livestock raised in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau; however, little is known about the bacterial microbiota of its intestinal tract. The aim of this study was to detect the microbial characterization in the intestinal tract of the Qinghai semi-fine wool sheep. Methods: The bacterial profiles of the six different intestinal segments (duodenum, jejunum, ileum, cecum, colon and rectum) of Qinghai semi-fine wool sheep were studied using 16S rRNA V3-V4 hypervariable amplicon sequencing. Results: A total of 2,623,323 effective sequences were obtained, and 441 OTUs shared all six intestinal segments. The bacterial diversity was significantly different among the different intestinal segments, and the large intestine exhibited higher bacterial diversity than the small intestine. Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, and Patescibacteria were the dominant phyla in these bacterial communities. Additionally, at the genus level, Prevotella_1, Candidatus_Saccharimonas, and Ruminococcaceae_UCG-005 were the most predominant genus in duodenal segment, jejunal and ileal segments, and cecal, colonic, and rectal segments, respectively. We predicted that the microbial functions and the relative abundance of the genes involved in carbohydrate metabolism were overrepresented in the intestinal segments of Qinghai semi-fine wool sheep. Conclusion: The bacterial communities and functions differed among different intestinal segments. Our study is the first to provide insights into the composition and biological functions of the intestinal microbiota of Qinghai semi-fine wool sheep. Our results also provide useful information for the nutritional regulation and production development in Qinghai semi-fine wool sheep.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.776-782
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• 2022

Corn-soybean meal diets are commonly used in the pork industry as a primary source of energy and protein. However, such a diet generally contains non-starch polysaccharides (NSPs) which present a challenge in finding ways to improve their availability and digestibility. Dietary multi-carbohydrases (MCs) have been proposed as an efficient approach to utilize NSPs, and can result in improved growth performance and host intestinal fitness. In this study, we evaluated the effects of MC in lactation diets on gut microbiota composition of lactating sows and their litters. The experimental design contained two dietary treatments, a diet based on corn-soybean meal (CON), and CON supplemented with 0.01% multigrain carbohydrases (MCs). Sow and piglet fecal samples were collected on days 7 and 28 after farrowing. Based on the results from 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing, MC led to changes in species diversity and altered the microbial compositions in lactating sows and their piglets. Specifically, the MC treatment induced an increase in the proportions of Lactobacillus in piglets. Clostridium and Spirochaetaceae showed a significantly reduced proportion in MC-treated sows at day 28. Our results support the beneficial effects of dietary carbohydrases and their link with improved production due to better host fitness outcomes and gut microbiota composition.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제61권1호
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• pp.42-52
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• 2023

The genus Babesia includes parasites that can induce human and animal babesiosis, which are common in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. The gut microbiota has not been examined in hamsters infected by Babesia duncani. Red blood cells infected with B. duncani were injected into hamsters through intraperitoneal route. To evaluate the changes in gut microbiota, DNAs were extracted from small intestinal contents, acquired from hamsters during disease development. Then, the V4 region of the 16S rRNA gene of bacteria was sequenced using the Illumina sequencing platform. Gut microbiota alternation and composition were assessed according to the sequencing data, which were clustered with >97.0% sequence similarity to create amplicon sequence variants (ASVs). Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes were made up of the major components of the gut microbiota in all samples. The abundance of Bacteroidetes elevated after B. duncani infection than the B. duncani-free group, while Firmicutes and Desulfobacterota declined. Alpha diversity analysis demonstrated that the shown ASVs were substantially decreased in the highest parasitemia group than B. duncani-free and lower parasitemia groups. Potential biomarkers were discovered by Linear discriminant analysis Effect Size (LEfSe) analysis, which demonstrated that several bacterial families (including Muribaculaceae, Desulfovibrionaceae, Oscillospiraceae, Helicobacteraceae, Clostridia UGG014, Desulfovibrionaceae, and Lachnospiraceae) were potential biomarkers in B. duncani-infected hamsters. This research demonstrated that B. duncani infectious can modify the gut microbiota of hamsters.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제52권1호
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• pp.61-71
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• 2024

버섯 배지에 첨가되는 재료에 따라 변하는 수확 후 배지내의 세균 군집도를 확인하여 더 넓은 재활용 연구에 기여하고자 춘천, 여주, 홍천, 광주, 의령, 아산에서 수집한 표고, 느타리, 새송이버섯의 수확 후 배지를 대상으로 차세대 염기서열 분석을 진행하였다. ASV 값을 기반으로 α-diversity인 Rarefaction, Chao1, Shannon, Gini-Simpson를 분석한 결과, 유일하게 폐면이 혼합되어 있는 느타리버섯 수확 후 배지인 H-NT 처리구의 세균다양성이 매우 풍부하였다. 또한 β-diversity의 WPGMA를 이용하여 처리구간 세균 군집의 유사성을 분석한 결과, 버섯 종류에 따라 유연관계가 가까운 것을 확인하였다. 본 연구를 시작으로 작물 및 토양에 유용한 특정 세균 비율이 높게 분포하고 있는 수확 후 배지를 연구한다면 맞춤형 유기농자재로서의 활용 가능성이 있음을 시사한다.