• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.111-116
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• 1994

우리나라 소에 유행하고 있는 Theileria sergenti의 예방을 위한 연구의 일환으로 긴sergeki merozoite 수용성 항원중에서 면역원성 물질로 보고한 바 있는 34. 29 및 18 kDa와 항원성 물질인 45 kDa에 대하여 Peptdie 구성 특성을 밝히기 위하여. 이들 물질에 대한 아미노산 서열을 결정하였다. 이를 생합성하여 Chou-Fasmanprediction법에 의해 항원 결정기를 확인하였던 바. 45 kDa. 34 kDa. 29 kDa 그리고 18 kDa의 Polypeptide는 6 4 2 그리고 0 개의 항원 결정기를 갖고 있었다. 그런데 45 kDa 물질은 항 T. serpenti혈청에 대하여 면역원성이 인정되않았던 물질이었다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.107-115
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• 2011

Theileria (T.) buffeli (formerly T. sergenti/T. orientalis) is the major hemo-protozoan distributed in the Far East Asian countries such as Korea, China and Japan. It is responsible for the clinical symptoms of anorexia, ateliosis, anemia, fever and icterus. It also causes abortion and sudden death under severe cases, resulting in economic losses for many livestock farms. The objective of this study was to analyze the genetic diversity of the major surface protein (Msp) gene in T. buffeli in Holstein in Korea, and we characterized the association of the diversification of the Msp gene and its relationship with the pathogenicity of Theileria. For this, complete blood counts and Theileria PCR sequence analysis were performed from 57 Holstein in Jeju Island. A total of 26 PCR positive Holstein (16 anemic and 10 non-anemic) were then randomly selected based on 18s rRNA sequence typing of the Theileria Msp gene. The DNA sequence of the T. buffeli Msp gene in Holstein showed 99.0%, 99.2%, 99.9%, 99.5%, 98.7%, 98.4% and 98.4% homology with T. sergenti, Theileria spp., T. sergenti, Theileria spp., Theileria spp., Theileria spp. and Theileria spp., respectively. The result showed a genetic variation of 57.7% (type I), 3.8% (type II), 15.4% (type III), 7.7% (type IV), 13.5% (type V) and 1.9% (type VI). Type I is the most frequent type in both anemic and non-anemic Holstein while type II was found in only non-anemic Holstein. This results of our study help confirm the diversity of Msp gene types and demonstrate that the gene type distribution of Msp genes varies among Theileria-infected Holstein in Jeju Island.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.479-486
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• 1993

This study was attempted co develope a method for detection of Theileria sergenti infection on the basis of hybridization of parasite DNA with a probe. For construction of a T sergenti genomic library, T sergenti DNA was digested completely with Bam-HI and the fragments were ligated into the Bam-HI site of pUC-19 before transformation of Escherichia colistrain JM83. To detect clones containing the parasite's DNA sequences, a genomic DNA library of T sergenti constructed in pUC-19 was screened by cracking and Southern hybridization. Seven colonies were chosen from 29 colonies which were screened by transformation of Escherichia coli strain JM83. Seven transformants were comfirmed from seven colonies by cracking. The sizes of transformants were about 5Kb, 5.7Kb, 4.3Kb, 7.75Kb, 7.85Kb, 5.8Kb, 3.8Kb, respectively. DNA inserts, T sergenti DNA, and bovine DNA were hybridized with radio-labelled T sergenti DNA. Two($pT_1$, $pT_1$) of the seven inserts and T sergenti DNA reacted strongly but another 5 inserts and bovine DNA showed weak reation. All of the DNA inserts were not reaction, but T sergenti DNA were very weakly and bovine DNA were strongly reacted to hybridization with radio-labelled bovine DNA. Therefore, we obtained total 7 T sergenti DNA fragments in this study.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.105-110
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• 1997

T. sergenti 국내 분리주의 면역항원인 33 kDa의 piroplasm surface protein 유전자를 크로닝하였다. 크로닝된 T. sergenti의 33 kDa에 해당하는 유전자의 염기서열을 분석한 결과 총 869 bps의 염기와 283개의 아미노산을 확인하였다. 또 이들 분석결과를 일본주의 염기서열 및 아미노산 조성과 비교 분석하였던 바 각각 99.4. 98.9%의 homology를 나타내었으므로 두 주간의 p33 유전자는 거의 일치하는 것으로 판명되었다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.195-207
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• 1996

To make the genomic DNA probe of Theileria sergenti, the merozoites were purified from erythrocytes of Korean cattle, The previous studies on the probe of T sergenti had resulted in two probes as KTS1 and KTS3 DNA fragment. Nucleotide sequence of both ends of the KTS1 and KST3 were determined in order to design primers for polymerase chain reaction. A pair of an uper primer(5'-CCTCTTGAAGTCATCCATGT-3'; nucleotide position 48) and a lower primer(5'-CACTGAGCTG GAAAGAGCTA-3'; nucleotide position 156) in pKTS1 were synthesized. The anticipated PCR product was 128bp in length. To examine the sensitivity of the PCR, KTS1 DNA and purified T sergenti DNA were serially diluted by tenfolds with distilled water. The primers were sensitive enough to detect 4ag of the authentic template DNA and 4fg of the purified T sergenti DNA by PCR. Furthermore, when the blood was serially diluted by two-folds with 0.9% saline, the pair could detect up to 0.00029%(about 164 parasites in $10{\mu}l$ of blood) of T sergenti infection in bovine erythrocytes by PCR. In a comparison of microscopic and PCR detection of T sergenti in the same samples from Chonbuk area, 47 and 51 out of 70 sample(67.1%) were positive by the former and by the latter method, respectively.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.665-671
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• 1993

The rate of 67 neonatal calves's infection of Theileria sergenti was investigated in random samples on the farms located in Kyeongki, Chonbuk and Jeju districts of Korea. The criteria used in verifying infection with T sergenti included the detection of parasites by giemsa's stain and acridine orange stain in the blood smear slides. Further evidence of current or previous exposure to T sergenti was based on the demonstration of T sergenti-specific antibody and antigen by the western immunoblot and the indirect immunofluorescence antibody test in the peripheral blood of the calves. The prevalence rates were 35%, 50% and 100% in Kyeongki, Chonbuk and Jeju provinces respectively and the overall prevalence in all the farms was 43.2% by means of acridine orange stain. The parasites that were observed in the peripheral blood of calves was shown surely by the western immunoblot to the characteristic 34KD antigen among the proteins of T sergenti (Korean Isolate). And the antibody of the neonatal calves reacted at the very highest titer(1 : >2,520). These data highlight the significance of T sergenti in the neonatal calf disease in Korea.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.453-461
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• 1996

Eighteen holstein-calves(4~5 months old) in a divided groups including the matched control were immunized with $100{\mu}g/dose$ of 34kDa, 45kDa polypeptide and T sergenti merozoite vaccine(protein content $100{\mu}g/dose$) respectively, previously mixed with aluminium hydroxide to elicit antibodies. All groups of calves were boosted with same dose and intervals. The animals were challenged by tick infestations in the endemic pasture of theileriosis from March to September 1994. The animals were monitored for the erythrocyte count, parasitemia, hematocrit and the specific antibody reactions elicited by immunization. The immunological responses demonstrated that vaccination with 34kDa polypeptide and T sergenti merozoite derived vaccine inhibited to produce the 75kDa band immunological responds even in the vaccinated calves after being challenged by tick infestations in the pasture. However, the specific antibody reactions were detected at the 32kDa band in the nonimmunized calves and T sergenti merozoite derived vaccine by the western blot. The 34kDa polypeptide vaccine and T sergenti merozoite derived vaccine were evaluated to be able to protect inducing anemia and to decrease parasitemias level. These vaccines have the efficacy of inhibition to produce a certain antigen corresponding 75kDa band antigen of parasite in the calves as challenged with tick infestations.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.111-118
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• 1997

Theileria sergeni의 진단방법으로 Giemsa 염색에 의한 광학현미경적 관찰이 가장 통상 적으로 이용되고 있으나 감염이 아주 적거나 내과성인 경우 검출하기가 매우 곤란하다. 이에 PCR 진단을 위한 대강유전자로서 p33의 염기서열을 이용하여 4개의 oligonucleotide primers. TS1, TS2 ,TS3,, TS4를 작성하였다. 작성된 primer의 각 조합에 따라 PCR한 결과 TS1과 TS4 조합에서는 499 bps, TS1과 TS3 조합에서는 381 bps, TS2와 TS4 조합에서는 365 bps, TS2 와 TS3 조합에서는 247 bps 크기의 산물을 획득하였다 이 PCR산물은 p33 유전자 염기서열 분석을 통한 제한효소처리 및 Southern blot hybridization 방법을 통하여 그 특이성을 확인하였다. Primer의 특이성을 조사한 결과 미감염 백혈구 및 다른 주혈기생충인 Babesic ouota, Anaplosmn marginate에 대해서는 교차 반응을 나타내지 않았다. 또한 야외시료에 PCR 기법을 적용한 결과 Giemsa 염색에 의한 광학현미경적 관찰에서는 64.8%의 양성률을 보인 반면, PCR 진단에서는 본 실험에서 작성된 TS1과 TS4, TS2와 TS3 조합이 공희 88.7%의 양성률을 나타내었다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.387-394
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• 1994

To make the genomic DNA probe of Theileria sergenti, the merozoites were purified from bovine erythrocytes. The infected erythrocytes were lysed by Aeromonas hydrophila(Ah-1) hemolysin, and the parasites were isolated by ultracentrifugation on a Percoll discontinuous density gradient. For construction of a T sergenti genomic DNA library, T sergenti DNA was digested with Pstl and the fragments were ligated into the PstI site of pUC19 before transformation of Escherichia coli JM83. Out of thousands of transformants obtained by transformation of E coli JM83 with the genomic library, three plasmids were chosen. The sizes of the inserted DNAs were 2.9kb(2.4kb and 0.5kb) in pKTS1, 4.3kb in pKTS2 and 1.5kb in pKTS3, respectively. The DNA fragments used as probe KTS1(2.4kb), KTS2(4.3kb) and KTS3(1.5kb) were labeled digoxigenin-11-dUTP for the Southern hybridization. In Southern hybridization, all of the probes(KTS1, KTS2 and KTS3) reacted specifically to T sergenti DNA, but not to bovine leucocyte DNA. In order to find out the sensitivities of the digoxigenin-11-dUTP-labeled KTS1 and KTS3 as the probes, purified merozoite DNA and bovine DNA (control) were checked by dot blot hybridization with the probes. Both of the probes, KTS1 and KTS3, detected as minimum amount of 975pg of the T sergenti DNA, but not bovine DNA even to 500ng.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.277-283
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• 1999

To investigate the development of a subunit vaccine against theileriosis in cattle, the DNA fragments encoding piroplasm surface protein (p33) of Theileria sergenti of a Korean isolate were expressed in baculoviruses. The expressed p33 was characterized by indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) and western blotting analysis. The expression of p33 was mainly detected on the surface of infected Sf21 cells by IFA. The immunoblotting analysis revealed the presence of a same molecular weight protein band of p33. The antigenicity of expressed polypeptide was further examined through the inoculation of a guinea pig. The sera of guinea pigs immunized with p33 expressed cell Iysate showed similar fluorescent antibody patterns and reacted with the same molecular weight protein of T. sergenti in immunoblotting analysis, thus indicating that this protein can be a promising candidate for a subunit vaccine in the future.