- Molecular Approaches to Taenia asiatica
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Jeon HK, Eom KS
- KMID: 1501803
- Korean J Parasitol.
- 2013 Feb;51(1):1-8.
- doi: 10.3347/kjp.2013.51.1.1
Taenia solium, T. saginata, and T. asiatica are taeniid tapeworms that cause taeniasis in humans and cysticercosis in intermediate host animals. Taeniases remain an important public health concerns in the... -
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- Carbon monoxide poisoning as an epigenetic factor for Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy
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Hwang JM, Park HW
- KMID: 1735169
- Korean J Ophthalmol.
- 1996 Dec;10(2):122-123.
- doi: 10.3341/kjo.1996.10.2.122
A 45-year-old Korean woman visited our hospital complaining of poor vision after carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. We have confirmed the presence of a point mutation at position 11778 in the... -
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- A family with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy with mitochondrial 11778/ND4 and 4216/ND1 mutations
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Hwang JM
- KMID: 754273
- Korean J Ophthalmol.
- 2000 Jun;14(1):45-48.
- doi: 10.3341/kjo.2000.14.1.45
Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is caused by a point mutation in the mitochondrial deoxynucleic acid (mtDNA) and accounts for 30+ACU- of bilateral optic atrophy of unknown etiology. The authors... -
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- Phylogenetic relationships among Acanthamoeba spp. based on PCR-RFLP analyses of mitochondrial small subunit rRNA gene
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Yu HS, Hwang MY, Kim TO, Kim TH, Kong HH, Chung DI, Park JW
- KMID: 1715265
- Korean J Parasitol.
- 1999 Sep;37(3):181-188.
- doi: 10.3347/kjp.1999.37.3.181
We investigated the value of mitochondrial small subunit rRNA gene (mt SSU rDNA) PCR-RFLP as a taxonomic tool for Acanthamoeba isolates with close inter-relationships. Twenty-five isolates representing 20 species were... -
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- Evaluation of taxonomic validity of four species of Acanthamoeba: A. divionensis, A. paradivionensis, A. mauritaniensis, and A. rhysodes, inferred from molecular analyses
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Liu H, Moon EK, Yu HS, Jeong HJ, Hong YC, Kong HH, Chung DI
- KMID: 1720493
- Korean J Parasitol.
- 2005 Mar;43(1):7-13.
- doi: 10.3347/kjp.2005.43.1.7
The taxonomy of Acanthamoeba spp., an amphizoic amoeba which causes granulomatous amoebic encephalitis and chronic amoebic keratitis, has been revised many times. The taxonomic validity of some species has yet... -
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- Keratitis by Acanthamoeba triangularis: Report of Cases and Characterization of Isolates
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Xuan YH, Chung BS, Hong YC, Kong HH, Hahn TW, Chung DI
- KMID: 1720559
- Korean J Parasitol.
- 2008 Sep;46(3):157-164.
- doi: 10.3347/kjp.2008.46.3.157
Three Acanthamoeba isolates (KA/E9, KA/E17, and KA/E23) from patients with keratitis were identified as Acanthamoeba triangularis by analysis of their molecular characteristics, a species not previously recognized to be a... -
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- Genetic diversity of Acanthamoeba isolated from ocean sediments
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Liu H, Ha YR, Lee ST, Hong YC, Kong HH, Chung DI
- KMID: 1720506
- Korean J Parasitol.
- 2006 Jun;44(2):117-125.
- doi: 10.3347/kjp.2006.44.2.117
Genetic diversity of 18 Acanthamoeba isolates from ocean sediments was evaluated by comparing mitochondrial (mt) DNA RFLP, 18S rDNA sequences and by examining their cytopathic effects on human corneal epithelial... -
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- Molecular Identification of Haemadipsa rjukjuana (Hirudiniformes: Haemadipsidae) in Gageo Island, Korea
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Won S, Park BK, Kim BJ, Kim HW, Kang JG, Park TS, Seo HY, Eun Y, Kim KG, Chae JS
- KMID: 1792164
- Korean J Parasitol.
- 2014 Apr;52(2):169-175.
There are 60 species of blood-feeding land leeches, 50 species belonging to the family Haemadipsidae and 10 species belonging to the family Xerobdellidae. Despite recent papers on the land leeches,... -
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- Genetic analyses of Acanthamoeba isolates from contact lens storage cases of students in Seoul, Korea
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Yu HS, Choi KH, Kim HK, Kong HH, Chung DI
- KMID: 1039038
- Korean J Parasitol.
- 2001 Jun;39(2):161-170.
- doi: 10.3347/kjp.2001.39.2.161
We conducted both the small subunit ribosomal DNA (SSU rDNA) polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) and mitochondrial (mt) DNA RFLP analyses for a genetic characterization of Acanthamoeba isolates... -
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- Natural occurrence of Mycobacterium as an endosymbiont of Acanthamoeba isolated from a contact lens storage case
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Yu HS, Jeong HJ, Hong YC, Seol SY, Chung DI, Kong HH
- KMID: 1088628
- Korean J Parasitol.
- 2007 Mar;45(1):11-18.
- doi: 10.3347/kjp.2007.45.1.11
Recent in vitro studies have revealed that a certain Mycobacterium can survive and multiply within freeliving amoebae. It is believed that protozoans function as host cells for the intracellular replication... -
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- Molecular characterization of bacterial endosymbionts of Acanthamoeba isolates from infected corneas of Korean patients
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Xuan YH, Yu HS, Jeong HJ, Seol SY, Chung DI, Kong HH
- KMID: 1088627
- Korean J Parasitol.
- 2007 Mar;45(1):1-9.
- doi: 10.3347/kjp.2007.45.1.1
The endosymbionts of 4 strains of Acanthamoeba (KA/E9, KA/E21, KA/E22, and KA/E23) isolated from the infected corneas of Korean patients were characterized via orcein stain, transmission electron microscopic examination, and... -
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