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Population Dynamics of Five Anopheles Species of the Hyrcanus Group in Northern Gyeonggi-do, Korea
Kyoung Yong Jeong, Sunjin Un, Jongweon Lee, In-Yong Lee, Tai-Soon Yong, Han-Il Ree
Korean J Parasitol 2010;48(4):351-353.
Published online December 16, 2010
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2010.48.4.351

To investigate the population densities of potential malaria vectors, Anopheles species were collected by light traps in malaria endemic areas, Paju and Gimpo, Gyeonggi-do of Korea. Five Anopheles Hyrcanus sibling species (An. sinensis, An. pullus, An. lesteri, An. kleini, and An. belenrae) were identified by PCR. The predominant species, An. pullus was collected during the late spring and mid-summer, while higher population consists of An. sinensis were collected from late summer to early autumn. These 2 species accounted for 92.1% of all Anopheles mosquitoes collected, while the other 3 species accounted for 7.9%. Taking into account of these population densities, late seasonal prevalence, and long-term incubation period (9-13 months) of the Korean Plasmodium vivax strain, An. sinensis s.s is thought to play an important role in the transmission of vivax malaria in the study areas.

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    Byoung Hak Jeon, Jung Ah Lee, Shin Young Lee, Sang Eun Lee, Joon Sup Yeom
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    Taehee Chang, Saebom Choi, Hojong Jun, Jong-Yil Chai, Sang Hoon Song, Sehyeon Kim, Joon-Sup Yeom, Sung-il Cho, Kyung-Duk Min, Fedor Korennoy
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    Denis Escobar, Fernando Pérez, Bryan Ortiz, Gustavo Fontecha
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  • Species Diversity of Anopheles Mosquitoes and Plasmodium vivax Infection Rates, Gyeonggi Province, Republic of Korea During 2020
    So Youn Lee, Heung Chul Kim, Terry A Klein, Jihun Ryu, Min Hyeok Won, Jae Won Choi, Myung Soon Kim, Sung Tae Chong, Si Hyeock Lee, Young Ho Kim, Ju Hyeon Kim, Kwang Shik Choi, Nobuko Tuno
    Journal of Medical Entomology.2022; 59(5): 1778.     CrossRef
  • Morphological and molecular identification reveals a high diversity of Anopheles species in the forest region of the Cambodia–Laos border
    Canglin Zhang, Chunhai Luo, Rui Yang, Yaming Yang, Xiaofang Guo, Yan Deng, Hongning Zhou, Yilong Zhang
    Parasites & Vectors.2022;[Epub]     CrossRef
  • Molecular phylogeny of the Anopheles hyrcanus group (Diptera: Culicidae) based on rDNA–ITS2 and mtDNA–COII
    Canglin Zhang, Rui Yang, Linbo Wu, Chunhai Luo, Xiaofang Guo, Yan Deng, Hongning Zhou, Yilong Zhang
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    Jong-Yil Chai
    Infection & Chemotherapy.2020; 52(3): 441.     CrossRef
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    Yuan Fang, Wen-Qi Shi, Yi Zhang
    Parasites & Vectors.2017;[Epub]     CrossRef
  • Seasonal dynamics ofAnophelesspecies at three locations in the Republic of Korea
    Desmond H. Foley, Terry A. Klein, Heung Chul Kim, Myung-Soon Kim, Richard C. Wilkerson, Cong Li, Genelle Harrison, Leopoldo M. Rueda
    Journal of Vector Ecology.2017; 42(2): 335.     CrossRef
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    Yulia V. Andreeva, Anuarbek K. Sibataev, Perizat A. Esenbekova, Natalia V. Khrabrova, Svetlana S. Alekseeva
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    Xiao-Bo Liu, Qi-Yong Liu, Yu-Hong Guo, Jing-Yi Jiang, Dong-Sheng Ren, Guang-Chao Zhou, Can-Jun Zheng, Jing-Li Liu, Yun Chen, Hong-Sheng Li, Hua-Zhong Li, Qun Li
    Parasites & Vectors.2012;[Epub]     CrossRef
  • Species composition of the mosquitoAnopheles hyrcanus(Diptera, Culicidae) Group in the Russian Far East
    Natalia V. Khrabrova, Valery P. Perevozkin, Yulia V. Andreeva, Anuarbek K. Sibataev, Vladimir N. Stegniy
    Journal of Vector Ecology.2012; 37(2): 450.     CrossRef
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    Journal of Medical Entomology.2012; 49(5): 1012.     CrossRef
  • Multiple Cerebral Infarcts Following AcutePlasmodium vivaxInfection
    Young-Kyoung Jang, Yang-Ki Minn, Soo-Jin Cho, Ki-Han Kwon
    Korean Journal of Stroke.2012; 14(3): 149.     CrossRef
  • Mosquito Species Composition andPlasmodium vivaxInfection Rates on Baengnyeong-do (Island), Republic of Korea
    Desmond H. Foley, Terry A. Klein, In-Yong Lee, Myung-Soon Kim, Richard C. Wilkerson, Genelle Harrison, Leopoldo M. Rueda, Heung Chul Kim
    The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2011; 49(3): 313.     CrossRef
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Effect of Iron on Adherence and Cytotoxicity of Entamoeba histolytica to CHO Cell Monolayers
Jongweon Lee, Soon-Jung Park, Tai-Soon Yong
Korean J Parasitol 2008;46(1):37-40.
Published online March 20, 2008
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2008.46.1.37

Iron is an essential element for almost all living organisms. The possible role of iron for growth, adherence and cytotoxicity of Entamoeba histolytica was evaluated in this study. The absence of iron from TYI-S-33 medium stopped amebic growth in vitro. However, iron concentrations in the culture media of 21.4-285.6 ?M did not affect the growth of the amebae. Although growth was not retarded at these concentrations, the adhesive abilities of E. histolytica and their cytotoxicities to CHO cell monolayer were correlated with iron concentration. Amebic adhesion to CHO cell monolayers was significantly reduced by low-iron (24.6 ± 2.1%) compared with 62.7 ± 2.8 and 63.1 ± 1.4% of amebae grown in a normal-iron and high-iron media, respectively. E. histolytica cultured in the normal- and high-iron media destroyed 69.1 ± 4.3% and 72.6 ± 5.7% of cultured CHO cell monolayers, but amebae grown in the low-iron medium showed a significantly reduced level of cytotoxicity to CHO cells (2.8 ± 0.2%). Addition of divalent cations other than iron to amebic trophozoites grown in the low-iron medium failed to restore levels of the cytotoxicity. However, when E. histolytica grown in low-iron medium were transferred to normal-iron medium, the amebae showed completely restored cytotoxicity within 7 days. The result suggests that iron is an important factor in the adherence and cytotoxicity of E. histolytica to CHO cell monolayer.

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Differential diagnosis of Trichostrongylus and hookworm eggs via PCR using ITS-1 sequence
Tai-Soon Yong, Jong-Ho Lee, Seobo Sim, Jongweon Lee, Duk-Young Min, Jong-Yil Chai, Keeseon S. Eom, Woon-Mok Sohn, Soon-Hyung Lee, Han-Jong Rim
Korean J Parasitol 2007;45(1):69-74.
Published online March 20, 2007
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2007.45.1.69

Trichostrongylus eggs observed in cellophane-thick smears are difficult, in practice, to distinguish from hookworm eggs. In order to overcome these limitations, a molecular approach was conducted. A Trichostrongylus colubriformis adult worm was obtained from a human in Laos, which was identified morphologically. ITS-1 sequence of this worm was determined, and found to be most similar with that of T. colubriformis among the Trichostrongylus spp. reported so far. Then, this sequence was compared with those of human hookworm species, Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus, and species-specific oligonucleotide primers were designed. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using these primers evidenced specifically amplified PCR products of Trichostrongylus sp., A. duodenale and N. americanus from the eggs of each (520 bp, 690 bp, and 870 bp, respectively). A species-specific PCR technique can be developed in order to study the epidemiology of Trichostrongylus spp. and hookworms in endemic areas.

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Original Articles

Detection and genotyping of Giardia intestinalis isolates using intergenic spacer (IGS)-based PCR
Jong-Ho Lee, Jongweon Lee, Soon-Jung Park, Tai-Soon Yong, Ui-Wook Hwang
Korean J Parasitol 2006;44(4):343-353.
Published online December 20, 2006
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2006.44.4.343

Giardia intestinalis infections arise primarily from contaminated food or water. Zoonotic transmission is possible, and at least 7 major assemblages including 2 assemblages recovered from humans have been identified. The determination of the genotype of G. intestinalis is useful not only for assessing the correlation of clinical symptoms and genotypes, but also for finding the infection route and its causative agent in epidemiological studies. In this study, methods to identify the genotypes more specifically than the known 2 genotypes recovered from humans have been developed using the intergenic spacer (IGS) region of rDNA. The IGS region contains varying sequences and is thus suitable for comparing isolates once they are classified as the same strain. Genomic DNA was extracted from cysts isolated from the feces of 5 Chinese, 2 Laotians and 2 Koreans infected with G. intestinalis and the trophozoites of WB, K1, and GS strains cultured in the laboratory, respectively. The rDNA containing the IGS region was amplified by PCR and cloned. The nucleotide sequence of the 3' end of IGS region was determined and examined by multiple alignment and phylogenetic analysis. Based on the nucleotide sequence of the IGS region, 13 G. intestinalis isolates were classified to assemblages A and B, and assemblage A was subdivided into A1 and A2. Then, the primers specific to each assemblage were designed, and PCR was performed using those primers. It detected as little as 10 pg of DNA, and the PCR amplified products with the specific length to each assemblage (A1, 176 bp; A2, 261 bp; B, 319 bp) were found. The PCR specific to 3 assemblages of G. intestinalis did not react with other bacteria or protozoans, and it did not react with G. intestinalis isolates obtained from dogs and rats. It was thus confirmed that by applying this PCR method amplifying the IGS region, the detection of G. intestinalis and its genotyping can be determined simultaneously.

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