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Characterization of Pasteurella multocida from pneumonic lungs of slaughtered pigs in Korea

  • Kim, Jong Ho;Kim, Jong Wan;Oh, Sang-Ik;Kim, Chung Hyun;So, ByungJae;Kim, Won-Il;Kim, Ha-Young
    • 한국동물위생학회지
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    • 제41권3호
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    • pp.203-210
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    • 2018
  • Pasteurella multocida is an opportunistic organism that plays a significant role in porcine respiratory disease complex (PRDC). In the current study, we provide nationwide information of P. multocida isolates from pneumonic lungs of slaughter pigs by determining their prevalence, subspecies, biovars, capsular types, virulence-associated genes, and minimum inhibitory concentrations. P. multocida was the second most frequently confirmed (19.2%) bacterial pathogen and most of the isolates (88.9%) showed simultaneous infection with other respiratory pathogens, especially Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (63.3%, P<0.001) and porcine circovirus type 2 (53.3%, P=0.0205). Of 42 isolates investigated, 41 (97.6%) were identified as P. multocida subspecies multocida, and only one isolate was identified as subspecies septica (biovar 5). All the isolates were capsular type A and the most prevalent biovar was biovar 3 (40.5%), followed by biovar 2 (31.0%). Comparing virulence-associated genes and biovars, all biovar 2 isolates exhibited $hgbB^-pfhA^+$ (P<0.001); all biovar 3 (P=0.0002) and biovar 13 (P=0.0063) isolates presented $hgbB^+pfhA^-$. Additionally, all biovar 2 (P=0.0037) isolates and most of biovar 3 (P=0.0265) isolates harbored tadD. P. multocida showed the highest resistance levels to oxytetracycline (73.8%), followed by florfenicol (11.9%). Continuous monitoring is required for surveillance of the antimicrobial resistance and new emerging strains of P. multocida in slaughter lines.

카리니주폐포자충 장염에 대한 여러 포유동물 및 흰쥐 계통에 따른 감수성 (Susceptibility of various animals to Pneumocystis carinii infection)

  • 홍성태;박계현;이순형
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • 제30권4호
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    • pp.277-282
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    • 1992
  • 국내에서 카리니주폐포자충(Pneumocystis carinii, 이하 Pc) 연구에 적합한 동물모델을 개발하고자, 총 7종류 의 실험동물(흰쥐, 기니픽, 햄스터, 개, 고양이, 토끼 및 돼지)에 methyl prednisolone(Depomedrol", Korea Upiohn Ltd.)을 주사하여 면역억제를 유발하고 폐를 슬라이드 글라스에 문질러 도말표본을 만들었다. 도말표본을 Diff Quik 염색 후 광학현미경으로 관찰하여 Pc의 감염전도를 음성 (0), 0.5+, 1+, 2+ 및 3+의 5등급으로 구분하였다. 실험동물 중 흰쥐에서만 Pc폐염이 유발되고 다른 동물에서는 Pc를 관찰하지 못하였다. 대부분 의 동물은 전신쇠약의 증세를 보였으며, 대체로 면역억제 6주경부터 사망하기 시작하였다. 흰쥐의 경우 실험한 세 계통 모두에서 감염을 확인하였다. Sprague-Dawley 흰쥐의 경우 총 136마리 중 86마리63.2%)가 Pc 감염 되었고, Fisher 휜쥐는 76마리 중 63마리 (82.9%)에서, Wistar 흰쥐는 106마리 중 77마리 (72.6%)에서 Pc 감염 이 양성이었다. 감염정도와 시기에서도 차이가 있어서 Wistar 흰쥐에서 더 이른 시기에 높은 감염정도로 관찰되었다. 이상의 결과에 의하면 Pc 병원체를 얻기에는 흰쥐 세 계통 중 Wistar 흰쥐가 Pc연구에 가장 적합한 실험동물이고 그외의 실험동물은 Pc 감염에 적합하지 않음을 확인하였다.

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이중특이성 인산화 효소의 결손이 Candida albicans 병원성에 미치는 효과 (Disruption of the Dual Specificity Kinase Gene Causes the Reduction of Virulence in Candida albicans)

  • 박윤희;박희문
    • 한국균학회지
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    • 제39권1호
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    • pp.85-87
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    • 2011
  • C. albicans는 사람에게 병증을 유발하는 기회감염성 진균으로 효모형에서 균사형 및 위균사형으로 전환할 수 있다. 이러한 이형성의 감소나 상실은 병원성의 결여와 연관되어 있기에 C. albicans의 병원성에 가장 결정적인 요인으로 여겨진다. 선행 실험을 통하여 이중특이성 인산화 효소의 결손 균주에서 이형성의 감소를 관찰하였기에, 마우스 모델에서 병원성에 미치는 효과를 확인하고자 하였다. 이중특이성 인산화 효소의 결손 균주를 감염시킨 경우, 마우스의 생존기간이 약 15일로 야생형의 3.9일보다 증가하였다. 또한 신장조직에 침투한 C. albicans의 세포수는 야생형에 비해 10배 가량 감소하였다. 본 연구는 C. albicans에서 이형성과 병원성에 연관된 이중특이성 인산화효소에 의한 새로운 신호전달기작의 가능성을 제시한다.

Proteases in Cell Lysate of Uronema marinum (Ciliata: Scuticociliatida), an Opportunistic Pathogen of Cultured Olive Flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)

  • Kwon Se Ryun;Kim Chun Soo;Ahn Kyoung Jin;Cho Jae Bum;Chung Joon Ki;Lee Hyung Ho;Kim Ki Hong
    • Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • 제5권3호
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    • pp.145-149
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    • 2002
  • The effects of pH, temperature and various inhibitors on the proteolytic activity of the cell lysate of Uronema marium were investigated using colorimetric and substrate gel electro­phoretic methods. The cell lysate of U. marinum showed proteolytic activity over a wide range of pH, and pH optima ranged from pH 5 to 7. The proteolytic activity was increased according to a rise of temperature but decreased at $40^{\circ}$. The proteolytic activity of the parasite lysate was significantly inhibited by protease inhibitors including trans-epoxysuccinyl -L-leucylamido-(4-guanidino) butane (E-64), pepstatin A, phenyl-methanesulfonyl fluoride(PMSF), and ethylenediamine-tetraacetic acid (EDTA). Preincubation of the lysate with E-64 showed the maximum inhibition of the caseionolytic activity. Four protease bands (152, 97, 67 and 40 kDa) were detected by gelatin SDS-PAGE. Significant inhibition of caseinolytic activity and complete abolition of a 152 kDa band in gelatin SDS-PAGE by EDTA indicated that the cell lysate of U. marinum had a metalloprotease Another three proteolytic bands were inhibited by E64, a cysteine protease inhibitor. Preincubation of the cell lysate with pepstatin or PMSF had no effects on the protease bands.

Errors of Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing from Automated and Manual Systems in Clinical Isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii

  • Sung, Ji Youn;Oh, Ji-Eun;Kim, Eun Sun
    • 대한임상검사과학회지
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    • 제45권1호
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    • pp.21-25
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    • 2013
  • Acinetobacter baumannii is an aerobic, gram-negative and glucose-non-fermenting bacterium, which has emerged as a serious opportunistic pathogen. Many clinical microbiology laboratories use the Vitek 2 system for the routine antimicrobial susceptibility testing process, including testing on A. baumannii isolates. However, in case of amikacin, it is now recommended to perform additional antimicrobial susceptibility testing for A. baumannii strains due to the relatively lower minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) in the Vitek 2 system compared to conventional reference methods. In our study, we assessed MIC for amikacin susceptibility testing of A. baumannii isolates in the Vitek 2 system, the agar dilution, Etest, and disk diffusion method. We collected 40 gentamicin-resistant, A. baumannii strains (amikacin MIC by Vitek 2:${\leq}2{\mu}g/mL$, 2 isolates; $4{\mu}g/mL$, 34 isolates; $8{\mu}g/mL$, 4 isolates) from a University hospital and compared the Vitek 2 system to other reference methods for testing susceptibility to amikacin. The Vitek 2 system showed major errors in all of the 40 isolates, yielding a low MIC. The results of our study strongly suggested that the Vitek 2 system was not a reliable method to test the MICs of gentamicin; ranging from ${\geq}16{\mu}g/mL$ for amikacin susceptibility. Other tests, such as agar dilution, Etest, or disk diffusion methods, should be paralleled to determine the MIC of amikacin in A. baumannii.

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장염을 나타낸 bearded dragon의 분변에서 Pichia burtonii의 분리 (Isolation of Pichia burtonii from the Feces of an Enteritis Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps))

  • 강효민;한재익;이숙진;장해진;나기정
    • 한국임상수의학회지
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    • 제28권2호
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    • pp.254-257
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    • 2011
  • 2년령 bearded dragon이 활력 감소 및 식욕 부진으로 충북대학교 동물의료센터에 내원하였다. 분변 검사 결과 다수의 세균과 함께 효모의 증식이 관찰되어 장염으로 진단되었다. 진균 배양 및 분자생물학적 진균 동정 결과 증식된 효모는 Pichia (P.) burtonii로 확인되었다. 치료는 ketoconazole과 trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole을 3일간 경구 투여하였다. 치료 3일 후 분변 내 효모는 사라졌으며, 이후 환자는 회복되었다. 본 증례와 사람에서의 보고를 종합하면 P. burtonii 는 장염이 있는 bearded dragon의 기회성 병원체로 추정된다. 또한 본 증례는 bearded dragon에서의 P. burtonill의 과증식에 대한 최초의 보고이다.

Staphylococcus epidermidis urease의 정제 및 생화학적 특성에 관한 연구 (Purification and Characterization of the Staphylococcus epidermidis Urease)

  • 민선희;이만형
    • 생명과학회지
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    • 제17권4호
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    • pp.581-586
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    • 2007
  • 본 연구에서는 피부상재균이며 기회병원균이기도 한 Staphylococcus epidermidis ATCC12228로부터 urease효소를 4단계 크로마토그라피 방법을 사용하여 1,127배 정제하고 그 생화학적인 특성을 규명하였다. 정제된 urease 효소는 SDS-PACE 전기영동분석 및 gel-filtration 크로마토그라피를 이용한 천연분자량 분석결과, 67, 16.1 및 12.7 kDa의 3개 subunit가 3량체로 회합되어 존재하는 것으로 나타났으며 catalytic unit 당 2.2개의 니켈 원소를 함유하는 것으로 측정되었다. 정제된 효소의 비활성은 993.8 U/mg, $K_m$값은 8.5mM로 각각 산출되었다.

사람 악골골수염 병소에서 분리된 Cutibacterium acnes KCOM 1315의 유전체 염기서열 완전 해독 (Complete genome sequence of Cutibacterium acnes KCOM 1315 isolated from a human jaw osteomyelitis lesion)

  • 박순낭;박정환;임윤경;신자영;노한성;국중기
    • 미생물학회지
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    • 제55권1호
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    • pp.64-66
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    • 2019
  • Cutibacterium acnes는 사람의 피부, 결막, 장관, 외이도 및 구강의 정상 세균 총의 하나이다. 이 세균 종은 여드름, 심내막염 감염, 유육종증, 뇌 농양, 치주염 및 골수염과 관련된 기회감 염성병원균으로 확인되었다. C. acnes KCOM 1315 (= ChDC KB81)는 사람 악골골수염 병소로부터 분리되었다. 여기에서 C. acnes KCOM 1315 균주 완전 유전체 염기서열을 해독하여 보고한다.

Characterization and Genomic Analysis of Novel Bacteriophage ΦCS01 Targeting Cronobacter sakazakii

  • Kim, Gyeong-Hwuii;Kim, Jaegon;Kim, Ki-Hwan;Lee, Jin-Sun;Lee, Na-Gyeong;Lim, Tae-Hyun;Yoon, Sung-Sik
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제29권5호
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    • pp.696-703
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    • 2019
  • Cronobacter sakazakii is an opportunistic pathogen causing serious infections in neonates. In this study, a bacteriophage ${\Phi}CS01$, which infects C. sakazakii, was isolated from swine feces and its morphology, growth parameters, and genomic analysis were investigated. Transmission electron microscopy revealed that ${\Phi}CS01$ has a spherical head and is 65.74 nm in diameter with a 98.75 nm contracted tail, suggesting that it belongs to the family Myoviridae. The major viral proteins are approximately 71 kDa and 64 kDa in size. The latent period of ${\Phi}CS01$ was shown to be 60 min, and the burst size was 90.7 pfu (plaque-forming units)/infected cell. Bacteriophage ${\Phi}CS01$ was stable at $4-60^{\circ}C$ for 1 h and lost infectivity after 1 h of heating at $70^{\circ}C$. Infectivity remained unaffected at pH 4-9 for 2 h, while the bacteriophage was inactivated at pH <3 or >10. The double-stranded ${\Phi}CS01$ DNA genome consists of 48,195 base pairs, with 75 predicted open reading frames. Phylogenetic analysis is closely related to that of the previously reported C. sakazakii phage ESP2949-1. The newly isolated ${\Phi}CS01$ shows infectivity in the host bacterium C. sakazakii, indicating that it may be a promising alternative to antibacterial agents for the removal of C. sakazakii from powdered infant formulas.

Bacterial Osteomyelitis Induced by Morganella morganii in a Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps)

  • Kwon, Jun;Kim, Sang Wha;Kim, Sang Guen;Kim, Hyoun Joong;Giri, Sib Sankar;Park, Se Chang
    • 한국임상수의학회지
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    • 제37권6호
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    • pp.342-344
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    • 2020
  • Bacterial osteomyelitis-or bacterial infection of the bone-is common in reptiles. Unfortunately, its treatment is challenging despite advances in diagnostic and medical technologies. Herein, we present the case of a sexually mature female bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps) with left forelimb elbow joint stiffness. We diagnosed the reptile with a eft elbow joint traumatic structural abnormality based on gross examination and evaluation of radiographs. Treatment with clindamycin and cephalexin for bacterial infection failed and the reptile died. Necropsy revealed the causative bacteria as Morganella morganii. Treatment of osteomyelitis is typically focused against Staphylococcus aureus as it the most common cause of traumatic bone infection. However, M. morganii, the causative bacterium in this case, has a natural resistance to clindamycin and cephalexin. Recently, these bacteria have begun to appear in clinical reports, more commonly as the causative organisms of bone infections. M. morganii should be considered as a potential cause of infection. Furthermore, antibiotic treatment in such cases should be based on bacterial culture and susceptibility tests.