• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2012

To detect the virulence genes (invA and spvC) and antimicrobial resistance genes, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was carried out using total 67 strains of S. Schwarzengrund isolated from pigs. As results, invA was detected from all 67 strains of S. Schwarzengrund, however, spvC was not at all. All 12 strains with ampicillin resistance, 15 strains with chloramphenicol resistance, 9 strains with kanamycin resistance, 1 strain with sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim resistance, and 66 (98.5%) of 67 strains with tetracycline resistance carried TEM (${\beta}$-lactamase $bla_{TEM}$), cmlA (nonenzymatic chloramphenicol resistance), aphA1-Iab (aminoglycoside phosphotransferase), sulII (dihydropteroate synthase), and tetA (class A tetracycline resistance), respectively. All 63 strains with streptomycin resistance carried 3 aminoglycoside resistance genes, including aadA (aminoglycoside adenyltransferase), strA, and strB (streptomycin phosphotransferase). With respect to prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes occurred in S. Schwarzengrund, genes for strB (46.0%); strA and strB (30.2%); aadA, strA, and strB (9.5%); strA (7.9%); aadA and strB (3.2%); and aadA (3.2%) were detected by PCR.

• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.82.1-82.12
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• 2023

Background: The current conventional serotyping based on antigen-antisera agglutination could not provide a better understanding of the potential pathogenicity of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Brancaster. Surveillance data from Malaysian poultry farms indicated an increase in its presence over the years. Objective: This study aims to investigate the virulence determinants and antimicrobial resistance in S. Brancaster isolated from chickens in Malaysia. Methods: One hundred strains of archived S. Brancaster isolated from chicken cloacal swabs and raw chicken meat from 2017 to 2022 were studied. Two sets of multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were conducted to identify eight virulence genes associated with pathogenicity in Salmonella (invasion protein gene [invA], Salmonella invasion protein gene [sipB], Salmonella-induced filament gene [sifA], cytolethal-distending toxin B gene [cdtB], Salmonella iron transporter gene [sitC], Salmonella pathogenicity islands gene [spiA], Salmonella plasmid virulence gene [spvB], and inositol phosphate phosphatase gene [sopB]). Antimicrobial susceptibility assessment was conducted by disc diffusion method on nine selected antibiotics for the S. Brancaster isolates. S. Brancaster, with the phenotypic ACSSuT-resistance pattern (ampicillin, chloramphenicol, streptomycin, sulphonamides, and tetracycline), was subjected to PCR to detect the corresponding resistance gene(s). Results: Virulence genes detected in S. Brancaster in this study were invA, sitC, spiA, sipB, sopB, sifA, cdtB, and spvB. A total of 36 antibiogram patterns of S. Brancaster with a high level of multidrug resistance were observed, with ampicillin exhibiting the highest resistance. Over a third of the isolates displayed ACSSuT-resistance, and seven resistance genes (β-lactamase temoneira [bla_TEM], florfenicol/chloramphenicol resistance gene [floR], streptomycin resistance gene [strA], aminoglycoside nucleotidyltransferase gene [ant(3")-Ia], sulfonamides resistance gene [sul-1, sul-2], and tetracycline resistance gene [tetA]) were detected. Conclusion: Multidrug-resistant S. Brancaster from chickens harbored an array of virulence-associated genes similar to other clinically significant and invasive non-typhoidal Salmonella serovars, placing it as another significant foodborne zoonosis.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.278-285
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• 2000

Nausea, vomiting and retching are universal symptoms that affect individuals' state of health and self-care activities of individuals. Accurate measurements of individual symptoms are required to gather more definitive data, and enhance understanding, planning, and implementation of self-care actions. Recently the Rhodes Index of Nausea, Vomiting, and Retching(INVR), a new format of the INV-2(the Rhodes Index of Nausea and Vomiting), was developed to measure the symptoms of nausea, vomiting and retching in an English speaking population. To determine the reliability and validity of the INVR, and the possibility of using the instrument in Korea, the Korean translation of the INVR and the INV-2 were administered to a convenient sample of 105 patients at two University Hospitals in Kwangju, Korea. The Cronbach's alpha to estimate the internal consistency of reliability for INVR was 0.844. Equivalent measures of reliability were conducted to determine the percentage of agreement and the Spearman rank correlation coefficients for responses on the two instruments. The percent agreement was 83% and the correlation coefficient was 0.906 over all. A significant differences between the INVR scores of the patients with and without nausea, vomiting, or retching were seen, which indicated a construct validity. The INVR was found to be more user friendly for the patient and the healthcare providers. As a result, it is suggested that the INVR can provide a scientific base for measuring the symptoms of nausea, vomiting, and retching for nurses to improve patients' care and quality of life.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.454-464
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• 2019

Salmonellosis is a highly contagious bacterial disease that threatens both human and poultry health. Tests that can detect Salmonella in the field are urgently required to facilitate disease control and for epidemiological investigations. Here, we combined loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) with a chromatographic lateral flow dipstick (LFD) to rapidly and accurately detect Salmonella. LAMP primers were designed to target the Salmonella invA gene. LAMP conditions were optimized by adjusting the ratio of inner to outer primers, $MgSO_4$ concentration, dNTP mix concentration, amplification temperature, and amplification time. We evaluated the specificity of our novel LAMP-LFD method using six Salmonella species and six related non-Salmonella strains. All six of the Salmonella strains, but none of the non-Salmonella strains, were amplified. LAMP-LFD was sensitive enough to detect concentrations of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Pullorum genomic DNA as low as $89fg/{\mu}l$, which is 1,000 times more sensitive than conventional PCR. When artificially contaminated feed samples were analyzed, LAMP-LFD was also more sensitive than PCR. Finally, LAMP-LFD gave no false positives across 350 chicken anal swabs. Therefore, our novel LAMP-LFD assay was highly sensitive, specific, convenient, and fast, making it a valuable tool for the early diagnosis and monitoring of Salmonella infection in chickens.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.310-316
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• 2019

Distribution of Salmonella enterica serovars and their associated virulence determinants is wide-spread among food animals, which are continuously implicated in periodic salmonellosis outbreaks globally. The aim of this study was to determine and evaluate the diversity of five Salmonella serovar virulence genes (invA, pefA, cdtB, spvC and iroN) isolated from food animals and humans. Using standard microbiological techniques, Salmonella spp. were isolated from the feces of humans and three major food animals. Virulence determinants of the isolates were assayed using PCR. Clonal relatedness of the dominant serovar was determined via pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) using the restriction enzyme, Xbal. Seventy one Salmonella spp. were isolated and serotyped into 44 serovars. Non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS; 68) accounted for majority (95.8%) of the Salmonella serovars. Isolates from chicken (34) accounted for 47.9% of all isolates, out of which S. Budapest (14) was predominant (34.8%). However, the dominant S. Budapest serovars showed no genetic relatedness. The invA gene located on SPI-1 was detected in all isolates. Furthermore, 94% of the isolates from sheep harbored the spvC genes. The iroN gene was present in 50%, 100%, 88%, and 91% of isolates from human, chicken, sheep, and cattle, respectively. The pefA gene was detected in 18 isolates from chicken and a single isolate from sheep. Notably, having diverse Salmonella serovars containing plasmid encoded virulence genes circulating the food chain is of public health significance; hence, surveillance is required.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.41-55
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• 1989

사람에 있어서 C-이질염색질의 다형성을 관찰하기 위하여, 일반환자 234명(여자 165, 남자 69)의 말초혈액백혈구을 배양하였다. 슬라이드 제작후 C-분염법(NOR-염색법, GC-분염법 포함)에 의해 염색체 1, 9, 16번 그리고 Y의 이질염색질(qh)과 D와 G군의 부수체와 단완의 변이를 관찰한후 변이를 나타낸 환자와 임상적 고찰을 함께 실시 하였다. I. 234명중 변이세포를 갖는 사람은 91명(여 68, 남 23)이었으며, 변이세포를 갖고 있지않은 사람은 143명(여97, 남 46)이다. 변이세포를 갖고있는 91명에 대한 총변이수는 125예로서 다음과 같다. 1) 염색체 1, 9, 16번과 Y의 qh변이의 수는 99예 였고, 2) D와 G군의 부수체(Satellite)와 단완의 변이의 수는 21예 였으며, 3) 염색체 9번의 편동원체 역위인 경우가 5예였다. II. 염색체 1번, 9번, Y에서 이질염색질이 크게 증가한 환자 12명의 병력을 조사하여 다음과 같은 결과을 얻었다. 1) 생식기관의 이상(reproductive failure)인 경우가 3예 (1qh+)였고, 2) 3회이상의 반복유산(habitual abortion)인 경우가 3예, 즉 inv(9)이 2예, 1qh+가 1예 이고, 3) 암의 초기상태(precancerous state)가 2예, 즉 inv(9)이 1예, 1qh+가 1예, 4) 결핵(tuberculosis)은 1예(1qh+), 5) 정상(normal)은 3예, (1qh +2예, Yqh+1예)였다. 위와같은 결과를 통하여, 본 실험에서의 염색체 1, 9, 16번 그리고 Y의 qh의 변이중 이질염색 질의 감소(qh-)는 단순한 다형현상이라 생각되며, 이질염색질의 증가(qh+)와 9번염색체의 편동원체 역위현상은 임상적 질환과 상당한 연관성이 있다고 사료된다. 추후 이러한 C-이질염색질의 다형성과 임상적 이상과의 관계에 대한 지속적인 연구가 필요하다고 사료된다.

• Journal of Genetic Medicine
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.101-103
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• 2012

Paracentric inversion of chromosome 18 is a rare cytogenetic abnormality. The vast majority of paracentric inversions are harmless and the offspring of paracentric inversion carriers have only slightly elevated risks for unbalanced karyotypes. However, various clinical phenotypes are seen due to breakpoint variation or recombination. We report a prenatally detected case of familial paracentric inversion of chromosome 18, inv(18)(q21.1q22), with normal clinical features.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제53권1호
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• pp.25-28
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• 2013

The aim of this study was to applicate and evaluate a SYBR Green real-time PCR for the specific detection of Salmonella spp. Specificity of the PCR method was confirmed with 48 Salmonella spp. and 5 non-Salmonella strains using invA gene primer. The average threshold cycle ($C_T$) of Salmonella spp. was $11.83{\pm}0.78$ while non-Salmonella spp. was $30.86{\pm}1.19$. Correlation coefficients of standard curves constructed using $C_T$ versus copy number of Salmonella Enteritidis ATCC 13076 showed good linearity ($R^2=0.993$; slope = 3.563). Minimum level of detection with the method was > $10^2$ colony forming units (CFU)/mL. These results suggested that the SYBR Green real-time PCR might be applicable for the specific detection of Salmonella spp. isolates.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제11권7호
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• pp.1332-1340
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 휴대인터넷 와이브로 (WiBro) 시스템의 보안계층 중 암호 키 (Traffic Encryption Key; TEK)를 암호 복호하는 key wrap/unwrap 알고리듬의 효율적인 하드웨어 설계에 대해 기술한다. 설계된 key wrap/unwrap 코어 (WB_KeyWuW)는 AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) 알고리듬을 기반으로 하고 있으며, 128비트의 TEK를 128비트의 KEK (Key Encryption Key)로 암호화하여 192비트의 암호화된 키를 생성하고, 192비트의 암호화된 키를 복호화하여 128비트의 TEK로 복호하는 기능을 수행한다. 효율적인 하드웨어 구현을 위해 라운드 변환 블록에 하드웨어 공유기법을 적용하여 설계하였으며, 또한 하드웨어 복잡도에 가장 큰 영향을 미치는 SubByte/InvSubByte 블록을 체 변환 방법을 적용하여 구현하였다. 이를 통해, LUT (Lookup Table)로 구현하는 방식에 비해 약 25%의 게이트 수를 감소시켰다. Verilog-HDL로 설계된 WB_KeyWuW 코어는 약 14,300개의 게이트로 구현되었으며, 100-MHz@3.3-V의 클록으로 동작하여 $16{\sim}22-Mbps$의 성능이 예상되어 와이브로 시스템 보안용 하드웨어 구현을 위한 IP로 사용될 수 있다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제48권12호
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• pp.1389-1389
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• 2005

저자들은 출생 시 납작한 후두골, 낮은 변형 귀, 양안 격리증, 넓고 낮은 콧등, 얇은 입술, 넓고 짧은 목의 덧살, 저긴장증, 피부의 다모증, 잠복고환 등의 소견을 보이는 미숙아의 염색체 핵형 분석에서 부모의 불균형 전도로부터 재조합된 염색체 이상의 결과로 인해 46,XY,rec(3)dup(3)(q21)del(3)(p25)inv(3)(p25q21)로 진단된 증례를 경험하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.