• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.119-124
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• 2021

The report describes an avian mycobacteriosis in a captive wild bird. A 7-year-old female Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) maintained in a zoo of Korea presented a gradual cachexia and eventually was found dead. At necropsy, severely atrophied pectoral muscles exposing the keel bone were noticed. Yellowish thick nodules in varying sizes were scattered in all lobes of lungs, liver and spleen, suggesting mycobacteriosis. Histopathologically, multifocal to coalescing granulomas surrounded by multinucleated giant cells were observed. Numbers of acid-fast bacilli were revealed in granulomas. Then, a series of molecular diagnostic techniques were followed: a nested PCR, DNA sequencing and bioinformatics analysis. It resulted as Mycobacterium genavense. The identification of M. genavense as an etiological agent suggested that it might serve as a risk factor for other captive wild animals, and for a potential zoonotic risk since M. genavense have been a definite cause of disseminated mycobacterial infection in immunocompromised people. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of avian mycobacteriosis with M. genavense in a captive Indian peafowl.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.165-169
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• 2013

We report on mycobacteriosis in an imported tropical ornamental fish Macropodus opercularis commonly known as the paradise fish. Mass mortality occurred in paradise fish imported to Korea from Southeast Asia in 2008. The affected fish did not show any outward clinical signs, but enlargement of the spleen, kidneys, and liver was observed on dissection. Histopathological examination revealed numerous granulomas in the spleen, and acid-fast bacilli were observed in the centers of the granulomas. About 65% of spleen DNA samples were PCR positive using mycobacteria-specific primers targeting the 16S rRNA and hsp65 genes. The nucleotide identities of the 16S rRNA and hsp65 genes with those of Mycobacterium marinum were 99.5% and 99.4%, respectively. Although the bacterium was not cultured, the molecular diagnosis and histopathological findings were consistent with mycobacteriosis in paradise fish.

• 한국임상수의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국임상수의학회 2009년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.254-254
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• 2009

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제72권1호
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• pp.82-87
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• 2012

In 2005, a group of mycolic acid-containing bacteria was characterized as belonging to a novel genus, Segniliparus with species Segniliparus rugosus and S. rotundus. We report a case of the S. rugosus isolated from a 54-year-old woman with radiologic features mimicking that of non-tuberculous mycobacteriosis (NTM). When the patient first visited our hospital, an acid-fast bacteria (AFB) smear tested positive and Mycobacterium tuberculosis polymerase chain reaction (TB PCR) was negative in the bronchoalveolar lavage sample. After 2 months, the growing colonies were reported as NTM, but could not be identified because they had died. One year after the initial visit, induced sputum samples showed the same results, positive AFB smear and negative TB PCR. At this point, the growing colonies were identified as S. rugosus. Therefore, we should consider Segniliparus genus as a differential diagnosis for AFB in respiratory specimens in addition to the genus Mycobacterium.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제29권8호
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• pp.1324-1334
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• 2019

Fish mycobacteriosis is a common bacterial disease in many species of freshwater and marine fish and has caused severe loss of fish production. Mycobacterium marinum has been the most prevalent pathogen observed in several outbreaks of mycobacteriosis of farmed sturgeons in China. However, the immune responses and pathology of sturgeons in mycobacterial infection are rarely studied. Therefore, we used the Illumina RNA-seq method to analyze the transcriptome profile of Acipenser schrenckii challenged with Mycobacterium marinum. To begin, 168,220 non-redundant contigs were acquired from the infection and control groups, and among these, 33,225 contigs have acquired annotations. A total of 4,043 differently expressed (DE) contigs between the two groups were identified, and among these, 2479 were up-regulated and 1564 were down-regulated in the infected fish. A total of 1,340 DE contigs with acquired annotations in KEGG were enriched for 124 pathways including the TNF signaling pathway, and the Toll-like receptor signaling pathway. The roles of DE genes involved in significant pathways and other processes were discussed. The 2,209 DE contigs that have yet to acquire proper annotation may represent candidate genes associated with infection in sturgeons and are expected to serve as immunogenetic resources for further study. To our best knowledge, this is the first transcriptome study on sturgeons under bacterial infection.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.49-58
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• 1984

폐결핵 환자의 객담으로 부터 비정형항산균의 배균여부를 규명하기 위하여 세균학적 시험 및 임상적 조사를 시행하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 객담 334예에서 항산균 103주 (30.8%)를 분리 배양하였다. 2. 분리배양된 항산균주에서 비정형항산균으로 감별된 균주는 10주(9.7%)이며 인형결핵균주는 93주(90.3%)이였다. 3. 감별된 비저형항산균주는 Runyon군별로는 암착색균군, 광비발색균군이 각각 3주 (30.0%)씩이며 신속발육균군이 4주(40.0%)였으며 광발색균군은 분리되지 않았다. 4. 생물학석 성상 및 생화학적 특성시험 양상에 의해 암착색균군 3주 중 2주는 Mycobacterium scrofulaceum, 1주는 Mycobacterium szulgai로, 광비발색균 3주 중 2주는 Mycobacterium avium complex, 1주는 Mycobacterium terrae로 동정되였으며, 신속발육균주 4주중 3주는 Mycobacterium fortuitum, 1주는 Mycobacterium chelonei로 등정되었다. 5. 항결핵제에 대한 시험관내 약제감수성검사에서 INH, SM에서는 10주가 전부 내성을 나타내었으며, EB, TH, 및 CS의 저농도인 10mcg, 50mcg, 및 40mcg에서 완전내성을 나타내었다. 그리고 EB, TH, 및 RFP의 고농도인 20mcg, 및 100mcg,에서 감수성을 나타내었다. 6. 비정형항산균이 배균된 환자의 X-선소견 및 임상적 소견 조사에서는 인형결핵균 감성으로 인한 폐결핵 환자의 증상에 비해 경하지 않는 것으로 사료되었으며 장기간 항결핵제의 투여치로 되어 왔으나 대부분 호전되지 않았다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제50권1호
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• pp.59-62
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• 2010

A 2-year-old lineolated parakeet (Bolborhynchus lineola) was presented with abdominal distention and respiratory distress for two months. The bird was poorly fleshed and the liver was enlarged on coelomic palpation. Plain and contrast radiographic examinations exhibited hepatomegaly and distended intestinal loop, which compromised the air sacs. Multifocal hyperechogenecity was observed in the liver on ultrasonography. Postmortem gross examination revealed hepatomegaly with numerous pinpoint tan foci in the hepatic parenchyma and distended small intestine filled with adult ascarids. Microscopically, granulomatous hepatitis and enteritis infected by intrahistiocytic acid-fast bacilli were evident. Polymerase chain reaction indicated that the acid-fast bacilli were Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제47권6호
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• pp.735-746
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• 1999

연구배경: 폐 비결핵항산균증은 최근 빈도가 급증하고 있으며 이에 따라 그 진단과 치료에 있어서 많은 변화와 발전이 이루어지고 있다. 최근의 증례 증가에도 불구하고 이에 대한 국내 임상연구는 매우 드문 실정이어서 본 연구를 시행하였다. 방 법: 1990년 1월부터 1998년 8월까지 서울대병원에서 검사한 호흡기검체에서 비결핵항산균이 배양되었던 57예 중 1997년 개정된 미국 흉부학회 진단기준에 적합한 27예를 대상으로 임상상, 방사선소견, 치료 및 임상경과를 후향적으로 분석하였다. 결 과: 남자 15명, 여자 12명이였고 평균연령은 51.5세였다. 20명(74.1%)에서 선행 폐질환이 있었고 이 중 19명(70.4%)은 폐결핵의 기왕력이 있었다. 방사선 소견상 16명(59.2%)에서 공동이 있었고, 추적관찰시 대부분에서 1년이상에 걸쳐 서서히 변화하는 양상을 보였다. 항결핵제에 대한 감수성검사상 INH 100%, RMP 72.2%, EMB 81.5%, PZA 92.6%의 내성율을 보였고, 2차 항결핵제에 대해서도 평균 66.1%의 높은 내성율을 보였다. 약물치료는 21명(77.8%)에서 시행되었고 11명은 호전, 10명은 악화되었다. 치료하지 않은 6명(22.2%)은 1명만이 호전, 5명은 악화되었다. 임상경과에 영향을 미치는 요인을 분석하였을 때 공동이 있거나 사용된 감수성 약제수가 3제미만인 경우 치료반응이 유의하게 나빴다. 결 론: 우리나라의 폐 비결핵항산균증은 최근 증가하고 있으며 선행 폐질환이 있는 중년이상의 환자에서 많이 발생하고 선행 폐질환으로는 과거의 결핵병변이 압도적으로 많다. 기존의 항결핵제로는 치료성적이 좋지 않으므로 새로운 약제를 중심으로 하는 감수성검사와 이에 따른 치료약제의 변화가 시급히 필요하리라 생각된다. 또한, 앞으로 많은 수의 환자를 대상으로 하는 임상연구를 통하여 우리나라자체의 진단과 치료지침이 세워져야 할 것이다.