Shrimps infected with WSSV (White Spot Syndrome Virus) generally exhibit white spots in their inner space of carapaces as an acute clinical sign. In an effort to identify the correlation between this acute clinical sign and the condition, the index factors (RNA/DNA concentration and ratio, trypsin activity) were analyzed. A total 580 farmed Fenneropenaeus chinensis and 130 Lithopenaeus vannamei were collected from western and southern fifteen outdoor ponds in Korea. The status of the white spot pathology was divided into four stages (stage 0, stage I, stage II, and stage III), in accordance with the clinical signs as to the size and area of white spots. A significant decrease in RNA concentration and RNA/DNA ratio for multi-infected fleshy prawn (WSSV and vibrio sp.) occurred during the stage III (the whole carapace is covered with a white spot). In particular, RNA/DNA ratio was significantly lower as 1.47±0.04 than other groups. A similar trend was also found in the single infection (WSSV), but the decrease was less than the multi-infection. In the species comparison, both species were vulnerable to the multi-infection, but L. vannamei was more sensitive than F. chinensis (ANOVA, p<0.05): A significant decrease in RNA concentration and RNA/DNA ratio was first found in stage II for the former species, while it was found in stage III for the latter species. Trypsin activity was also showed a similar tendency with nucleic acid variation. Multi-infected shrimp showed drastically decrease of trypsin activity. According to the results, clinical signs of the white spot under carapace have an only physiological effect on shrimp if they covered entirely with white spots.

대하(Fenneropenaeus chinensis) 종묘생산에 관한 초기성장의 자료를 얻기 위하여, 충청남도 태안군 안면읍 창기리 앞바다에서 1993년 5월에 자망으로 모하를 채집하여 실험에 사용하였다. 모하의 평균 전장은 23.6±0.71cm, 평균 두흉갑장은 5.1±0.63cm, 평균 체중은 61.3±5.12 g이었다. 자연수온보다 4℃ 높은 22℃, 염분은 33‰ 조건에서 산란유발을 실시하였으며, 산란 후 FRP 1톤 용량의 원형수조에서 수온 24

Microarray technology provides a unique tool for the determination of gene expression at the level of messenger RNA (mRNA). This study, the mRNA expression profiles provide insight into the mechanism of action of cadmium in Fleshy shrimp (Fenneropenaeus chinensis). The ability of genomic technologies was contributed decisively to development of new molecular biomarkers and to the determination of new possible gene targets. Also, it can be approach for monitoring of trace metal using oligo-chip microarray-based in potential model marine user level organisms. 15K oligo-chip for F. chinensis that include mostly unique sets of genes from cDNA sequences was developed. A total of 13,971 spots (1,181 mRNAs up- regulated and 996 down regulated) were identified to be significantly expressed on microarray by hierarchical clustering of genes after exposure to cadmium for different conditions (Cd24-5000 and Cd48-1000). Most of the changes of mRNA expression were observed at the long time and low concentration exposure of Cd48-1000. But, gene ontology analysis (GO annotation) were no significant different between experiments groups. It was observed that mRNA expression of main genes involved in metabolism, cell component, molecular binding and catalytic function. It was suggested that cadmium inhibited metabolism and growth of F. chinensis .

대하, Fenneropenaeus chinensis의 난소 성숙에 대한 serotonin(5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT), ecdysone(20-hydroxyecdysone, 20-E) 그리고 HCG(human chorionic gonadotropin)의 효과를 조사하였다. 대하에 5-HT(체중 g당 ), 20-E(체중g당 ) 그리고 HCG(체중 g당 5 IU, 10 IU)를 5일 간격으로 3회 주사한 후 10일이 더 지난 시점에 채집하