Surface ultrastructure of Parvatrema timondavidi developmental stages was studied using a scanning electron microscope. The metacercariae were collected from the marine clam, Tapes philippinarum, and juvenile and worms adult were recovered at 1, 2, 3, and 7 days after experimental infection of mice. The metacercariae had a large oral sucker and characteristic lateral projections. Around the lip of the oral sucker many type I and type II sensory papillae were observed, and type III papillae were located symmetrically on the medial side of the lateral projection.
Numerous type I papillae were grouped around the genital pore. The tegumental spines were distributed over the worm surface except the lip of the sucker and genital pore. The 1-day old worm had a well-developed ventral sucker, with 6 type II sensory papillae on its outer surface and another 6 type I papillae on the inner side, Two small type I papillae were seen on the anterior side of the ventral sucker. The genital pore was and 15 type I papillae were grouped around it. The 2-, 3-, and 7-day worms revealed that as they grew to be adults, the spine tips became multipointed, the genital pore formed a genital atrium, and the cytoplasmic process became well differentiated. In 2- and 3-day worms 10 type II papillae encircling the lip of the oral sucker, and additional 4 papilled at the dorsal side of 4 dorsal type II papillae were a characteristic feature. The distribution pattern of sensory papillae around the oral sucker and genital pore, and 2 type I papillae on the anterior side of the ventra sucker, was so peculiar in P. timondavidi, that they seem to be useful keys for taxonomic differentiation from other gymnophallids.
Citations
Citations to this article as recorded by
Parvatrema chaii n. sp. (Digenea: Gymnophallidae) from mice experimentally infected with metacercariae collected from surf-clam, Mactra veneriformis Woon-Mok Sohn, Byoung-Kuk Na, Yong-Suk Ryang, Hilda Lei Ching, Soon-Hyung Lee The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2007; 45(2): 115. CrossRef
A review of Gymnophalloides seoi (Digenea: Gymnophallidae) and human infections in the Republic of Korea Soon-Hyung Lee, Jong-Yil Chai The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2001; 39(2): 85. CrossRef
Surface ultrastructure of metacercaria and adult of Gymnophalloides seoi(Digenea: Gymnophallidae) M H Choi, W J Park, J Y Chai, S H Lee The Korean Journal of Parasitology.1995; 33(4): 289. CrossRef
About 6,950 feather mites were isolated from filed collections and examination of bird study skins at the zoological specimen room of Kon-Kuk University in Seoul.
Among them, 3 species of Kramerellidae, Dermonoton longiventer (Megnin & Trouessart, 1884), Kramerella bubonis (Lonnfors, 1937), Neopetitota bubonis Atyeo & Philips, 1984, and 1 species of Pterolichidae, Epopolichus atelus Gaud, 1981, were newly recorded from Korea. They were redescribed with their new hosts.
Citations
Citations to this article as recorded by
New Record of Feather Mite, Neopteronyssus bilineatus Mironov, 2003 (Arachnida: Pteronyssidae), from a Grey-Capped Pygmy Woodpecker, Yungipicus canicapillus in Republic of Korea Yeong-Deok Han, Anya Lim, Seokwan Cheong The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2021; 59(5): 537. CrossRef
Gastrointestinal and external parasitism in the Magellanic Horned Owl Bubo magellanicus (Strigiformes: Strigidae) in Chile Alexandra Grandón-Ojeda, José Osvaldo Valdebenito, Lucila Moreno, John Mike Kinsella, Sergey Mironov, Armando Cicchino, Carlos Barrientos, Daniel González-Acuña Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária.2018; 27(2): 161. CrossRef
New record of two feather mites (Acari: Sarcoptiformes: Astigmata) from Korea Yeong-Deok Han, Ji-Hun Song, Gi-Sik Min Journal of Species Research.2016; 5(3): 324. CrossRef
Arthropods (Acarina, Coleoptera, Siphonaptera) in nests of hoopoe (Upupa epops) in Central Europe Ján Krištofík, Peter Mašán, Zbyšek Šustek, Soňa Nuhličková Biologia.2013; 68(1): 155. CrossRef
Feather Mites Trouessartia trouessarti Parasitic on Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus in Japan and Korea Tomomi KUROKI, Nobuhiko KATAOKA, Manabu KAJITA, Manabu MIHARA The Bulletin of the Japanese Bird Banding Association.2006; 19(1): 1. CrossRef
A seroepidemiologic observation of anti-Spirometra erinacei plerocerciod (sparganum) antibody (IgG) in serum was made in normal adult and epileptic patients in Korea from February 1987 to September 1990. Sera were tested by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for anti-spaganum antibody together with anti-Taenia solium metacestode, and anti-Paragonimus westermani antibodies. Sera reacted positively to sparganum antigen only were considered.
Positive rate for anti-sparganum antibody in 850 normal adults was 1.9% (standardized rate by provincial population was 1.7%). In 2,667 randomly selected patients of epilepsy at 28 local centers of the Changmi Club, positive rate was 2.5%(standardized rate: 2.3%). In both normal adult and patient groups, the higher antibody rates were observed in Kangwon and Chonnam province. Positive rates were 10 times higher in male than in female in normal adults and 4.5 times in male epileptic patients. The rates were elevated especially with age over 30-year. Odd ratio of the antibody was 1.32 which indicated an ambiguous etiologic factor for epilepsy.
Citations
Citations to this article as recorded by
Parasites and epilepsy: Understanding the determinants of epileptogenesis Samuel A. Angwafor, Gail S. Bell, Alfred K. Njamnshi, Gagandeep Singh, Josemir W. Sander Epilepsy & Behavior.2019; 92: 235. CrossRef
Human Sparganosis in Korea Jeong-Geun Kim, Chun-Seob Ahn, Woon-Mok Sohn, Yukifumi Nawa, Yoon Kong Journal of Korean Medical Science.2018;[Epub] CrossRef
Seropositivity and identification of paramyosin for sparganosis in the Kangwon and Incheon provinces of the Republic of Korea M.-R. Lee, J.-W. Ju, H.-W. Yang, T.-S. Kim, M.-Y. Park, S.-H. Cho Journal of Helminthology.2017; 91(5): 642. CrossRef
Seroprevalence of Sparganosis in Rural Communities of Northern Tanzania Nicholas Kavana, Parthasarathy Sonaimuthu, Christopher Kasanga, Ayub Kassuku, Hesham M. Al-Mekhlafi, Mun Yik Fong, Mohammad Behram Khan, Rohela Mahmud, Yee Ling Lau
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.2016; 95(4): 874. CrossRef
Transcriptome sequencing and analysis of the zoonotic parasite Spirometra erinacei spargana (plerocercoids) Dae-Won Kim, Won Gi Yoo, Myoung-Ro Lee, Hye-Won Yang, Yu-Jung Kim, Shin-Hyeong Cho, Won-Ja Lee, Jung-Won Ju Parasites & Vectors.2014;[Epub] CrossRef
Functional changes in regulatory T cells during an experimental infection with sparganum (plerocercofid of Spirometra mansoni) Hyung‐Ran Kim, Su‐Min Lee, Jong‐Wha Won, Woosung Lim, Byung‐In Moon, Hyun‐Jong Yang, Ju‐Young Seoh Immunology.2013; 138(1): 57. CrossRef
Biological risks associated with consumption of reptile products Simone Magnino, Pierre Colin, Eduardo Dei-Cas, Mogens Madsen, Jim McLauchlin, Karsten Nöckler, Miguel Prieto Maradona, Eirini Tsigarida, Emmanuel Vanopdenbosch, Carlos Van Peteghem International Journal of Food Microbiology.2009; 134(3): 163. CrossRef
Review of Zoonotic Parasites in Medical and Veterinary Fields in the Republic of Korea Heejeong Youn The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2009; 47(Suppl): S133. CrossRef
Tissue parasitic helminthiases are prevalent at Cheongjin, North Korea Chenghua Shen, Shunyu Li, Shanzi Zheng, Min-Ho Choi, Young Mee Bae, Sung-Tae Hong The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2007; 45(2): 139. CrossRef
A surgically confirmed case of breast sparganosis showing characteristic mammography and ultrasonography findings Jae-Hwan Park, Jee-Won Chai, Nariya Cho, Nam-Sun Paek, Sang-Mee Guk, Eun-Hee Shin, Jong-Yil Chai The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2006; 44(2): 151. CrossRef
A seroepidemiologic survey for human sparganosis in Gangweon-do Kyu-Jae Lee, Yong-Tae Bae, Dong-Heui Kim, Young-Kun Deung, Yong-Suk Ryang The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2002; 40(4): 177. CrossRef
IgG antibody responses in early experimental sparganosis and IgG subclass responses in human sparganosis Young Bae Chung, Yoon Kong, Hyun Jong Yang, Seung-Yull Cho The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2000; 38(3): 145. CrossRef
: In order to know the species and frequency of human parasitic infection diagnosed by biopsy, 149 cases (0.18%) of parasitic infection were reviwed, which were selected from 80,947 biopsied materials submitted for routine histopathological examination during a period of 10 years from 1980 to 1989 at Department of Pathology, Chonnam National University Hospital. They consisted of 112 cases of cysticercosis, 17 paragonimiasis, 7 clonorchiasis, 4 amebiasis, 1 sparganosis, 1 enterbiasis, 1 aniskiasis, and 1 fascioliasis respectively. Based on morphological preservation of cysticercus, they could be divided into mild (20.2%), morderate (40.4%), and severe (39.4%) degeneration.
Except 2 cases biopsied at the lungs, 15 cases of ectopic paragonimiasis were located at abdominal cavity (8 cases) and central nervous system (7 cases). One case of intrahepatic fascioliasis was observed. This is the 13th human fascioliasis reported in Korea. From the above results, the frequency of parasitic infections found in biopsied specimens was on the decrease as the cysticercosis and ectopic paragonimiasis.
Citations
Citations to this article as recorded by
Advances in Serological Diagnosis of Taenia solium Neurocysticercosis in Korea Chun-Seob Ahn, Jeong-Geun Kim, Sun Huh, Insug Kang, Yoon Kong Genomics & Informatics.2019; 17(1): e7. CrossRef
Neurocysticercosis: Clinical Characteristics and Changes from 26 Years of Experience in an University Hospital in Korea Hyo-Ju Son, Min Jae Kim, Kyung Hwa Jung, Sungim Choi, Jiwon Jung, Yong Pil Chong, Sung-Han Kim, Sang-Oh Lee, Sang-Ho Choi, Yang Soo Kim, Jun Hee Woo, Bong-Kwang Jung, Hyemi Song, Jong-Yil Chai The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2019; 57(3): 265. CrossRef
Human Taeniasis in the Republic of Korea: Hidden or Gone? Jong-Yil Chai The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2013; 51(1): 9. CrossRef
Analysis of Parasitic Diseases Diagnosed by Tissue Biopsy Specimens at KyungHee Medical Center (1984-2005) in Seoul, Korea Won-Hyung Choi, Jong-Phil Chu, Meihua Jiang, Yun-Sik Lee, Bum-Shik Kim, Deog-Gon Kim, Yong-Koo Park The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2010; 48(1): 85. CrossRef
Review of Zoonotic Parasites in Medical and Veterinary Fields in the Republic of Korea Heejeong Youn The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2009; 47(Suppl): S133. CrossRef
A human case of invasive fascioliasis associated with liver abscess J B Kim, D J Kim, S Huh, S Y Cho The Korean Journal of Parasitology.1995; 33(4): 395. CrossRef
this report describes the structures of high-mannose-type N-linked oligosaccharides in glycoproteins synthesized by the microfilariae of Dirofioria immitis. Microfilariae of D.
immitis were incubated in vitro in media contaning 2-[(3)H] mannose to allow metabolic radiolabeling of the oligosaccharide moieties of newly synthesized glycoproteins.
Glycopeptides were prepared from the radiolabeled glycoproteins by digestion with pronase and fractionation by chromatography on concanavalin A-Sepharose. Thirty eight percent of 2-[(3)H] mannose incorporated into the microfilariae of D. immitis glycopeptides was recovered in high mannose-type asparagine-linked oligosaccharides whech were bound to the immobilized lectin. Upon treatment of 2-[(3)H] mannose labeled glycopeptides with endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase H, the high mannose-type chains were released and their structures were determined by high performance liquid chromatography and exoglycosidase digestion. The major species of high mannose-type chains synthesized by microfilariae of D. immitis have the composition Man(5) GlcNAc(2), Man(6) ClcNAc(2), Man(8) GlcNA(2), and Man(8) GlcNAc(2). Structural analyses indicate that these oligosaccharides are similar to high mannose-type chains synthesized by vertebrates.
Citations
Citations to this article as recorded by
Highly modified and immunoactive N-glycans of the canine heartworm Francesca Martini, Barbara Eckmair, Saša Štefanić, Chunsheng Jin, Monika Garg, Shi Yan, Carmen Jiménez-Castells, Alba Hykollari, Christine Neupert, Luigi Venco, Daniel Varón Silva, Iain B. H. Wilson, Katharina Paschinger Nature Communications.2019;[Epub] CrossRef
Dirofilaria immitis JYD-34 isolate: whole genome analysis Catherine Bourguinat, Francois Lefebvre, Johanna Sandoval, Brenda Bondesen, Yovany Moreno, Roger K. Prichard Parasites & Vectors.2017;[Epub] CrossRef
Human and Animal Dirofilariasis: the Emergence of a Zoonotic Mosaic Fernando Simón, Mar Siles-Lucas, Rodrigo Morchón, Javier González-Miguel, Isabel Mellado, Elena Carretón, Jose Alberto Montoya-Alonso Clinical Microbiology Reviews.2012; 25(3): 507. CrossRef
Immunoblot analysis utilizing bovine sera from naturally or experimentally infected with Theileria sergenti were used to determine the immunodominant polypeptides of T. sergenti (Korea isolate).The previously recognized major bands, 18 kDa, 29 kDa, 34 kDa, and 45 kDa, were excised after electrophoresis and trasferred to PVDF membrane. The individual bands were sequenced. The 34 kDa polypeptide which was the most antigenic and immunogenic peptide was observed in the Western blot. However, Chou-Fasman prediction sites (antiginic site) for antigen determinants of the 45 kDa,34 kDa, 29 kDa and 18 kDa polypeptide were 6, 4, 2 and 0, respectively. However, the 45 kDa polypeptide showed no reaction with anti-T. sergenti hyperimmune serum.
Citations
Citations to this article as recorded by
Molecular Characterization of Theileria orientalis Piroplasm Protein Encoded by an Open Reading Frame (To ORF2) in a Genomic Fragment Jung-Yeon KIM, Naoaki YOKOYAMA, Sanjay KUMAR, Noboru INOUE, Kozo FUJISAKI, Chihiro SUGIMOTO Journal of Veterinary Medical Science.2004; 66(8): 957. CrossRef
Identification of a piroplasm protein of Theileria orientalis that binds to bovine erythrocyte band 3 Jung-Yeon Kim, Naoaki Yokoyama, Sanjay Kumar, Noboru Inoue, Mutsumi Inaba, Kozo Fujisaki, Chihiro Sugimoto Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology.2004; 137(2): 193. CrossRef
Characterisation of the 33kDa piroplasm surface antigen of Theileria orientalis/sergenti/buffeli isolates from West Java, Indonesia Marc Govaerts, Peter Verhaert, Frans Jongejan, Bruno M Goddeeris Veterinary Parasitology.2002; 104(2): 103. CrossRef
PCR Amplification and Sequence of the p33 Piroplasm Surface Antigen Gene of a Theileria Species Isolated from Cattle in West Java, Indonesiaa M. M. GOVAERTS, M. VOET, G. VOLCKAERT, B. M. GODDEERIS Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.1998; 849(1): 126. CrossRef
Two rare cases of human infection with parvum (dwarf) type of Diphyllobothrium latum [syn. D parvum (Stephens,1908)], were discovered in Korea. The first case was a 46-year old houseife, from whom a kind of pseudophyllidean tapeworm eggs was detected in the feces. She was treated with praziquantel and purged, and a complete strobila with scolex, 120 cm in total length, was recovered. She recalled that she had eaten raw trouts at a raw-fish restaurant near the Chungju Lake.
Another patient was a 22-year old medical student (male), who used to eat raw sea-foods. He discovered a chain of tapeworm proglottids, 15 cm in length, discharged spontaneously in his stool and brought it for identification. The worms from the two cases were compatible with D. parvum (Stephens, 1908) of which the taxonomic significance has long been questioned. After a detailed morphological study and review of literature, we designated the worms as D. latum parvum type. This is the first report on the occurrence of this rare type of D. latum infection in Korea.
Citations
Citations to this article as recorded by
Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense: wide egg size variation in 32 molecularly confirmed adult specimens from Korea Seoyun Choi, Jaeeun Cho, Bong-Kwang Jung, Deok-Gyu Kim, Sarah Jiyoun Jeon, Hyeong-Kyu Jeon, Keeseon S. Eom, Jong-Yil Chai Parasitology Research.2015; 114(6): 2129. CrossRef
Four Human Cases of Diphyllobothrium latum Infection Hee-Jung Choi, Junghye Lee, Hyun-Jong Yang The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2012; 50(2): 143. CrossRef
Morphologic and Genetic Identification of Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense in Korea Hyeong-Kyu Jeon, Kyu-Heon Kim, Sun Huh, Jong-Yil Chai, Duk-Young Min, Han-Jong Rim, Keeseon S. Eom The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2009; 47(4): 369. CrossRef
Review of Zoonotic Parasites in Medical and Veterinary Fields in the Republic of Korea Heejeong Youn The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2009; 47(Suppl): S133. CrossRef
Food-Borne Parasitic Diseases Han-Jong Rim Journal of the Korean Medical Association.2007; 50(11): 984. CrossRef
A case of Diphyllobothrium latum infection with a brief review of diphyllobothriasis in the Republic of Korea Eun Bin Lee, Jung Hoon Song, Nam Seon Park, Byung Kook Kang, Hyung Suk Lee, Yoon Ju Han, Hyo-Jin Kim, Eun-Hee Shin, Jong-Yil Chai The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2007; 45(3): 219. CrossRef
Diphyllobothrium latum infection after eating domestic salmon flesh Kyung Won Lee, Hyo-Chung Suhk, Ki-Soo Pai, Ho-Jun Shin, Suk-Yul Jung, Eun-Taek Han, Jong-Yil Chai The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2001; 39(4): 319. CrossRef
Five human cases of Diphyllobothrium latum infection through eating raw flesh of redlip mullet, Liza haematocheila: Article in Korean P R Chung, W M Sohn, Y Jung, S H Pai, M S Nam The Korean Journal of Parasitology.1997; 35(4): 283. CrossRef
The first human case of Diplogonoporus balaenopterae (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidae) infection in Korea D I Chung, H H Kong, C H Moon, D W Choi, T H Kim, D W Lee, J J Park The Korean Journal of Parasitology.1995; 33(3): 225. CrossRef
First
Prev
