Correction: Migrations of young spotted seals (Phoca largha) from Peter the Great Bay, Sea of Japan/East Sea, and the pattern of their use of seasonal habitats.

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Migrations of young spotted seals (Phoca largha) from Peter the Great Bay, Sea of Japan/East Sea, and the pattern of their use of seasonal habitats.

We studied the migrations of young spotted seals during their annual cycle. In May 2017, we attached satellite tags (SPOT-293A) to three individuals (two underyearlings and one yearling) captured at their breeding ground in Peter the Great Bay, western Sea of Japan/East Sea. The operational time of the installed tags ranged from 207 to 333 days; a total of 27195 locations were uploaded.

Microbial community and functions associated with digestion of algal polysaccharides in the visceral tract of Haliotis discus hannai: Insights from metagenome and metatranscriptome analysis.

Haliotis discus hannai, a species of Pacific abalone, is a highly valuable food source throughout Northeast Asia. As H. discus hannai primarily feed on brown algae and largely extract their energy from algal polysaccharides, understanding the mechanisms by which they digest algal polysaccharides is essential for elucidating their energy metabolism.

Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic analysis of the common dolphin (Cetacea: Delphinidae).

We report the complete mitogenome of the common dolphin, . Overall structure of the 16,387 bp mitogenome was very similar to those of other delphinid species, including the ancient individuals. Multigene phylogeny revealed that was most closely related to Stenella coeruleoalba, and clustered well with other species within the subfamily Delphininae.

First report of the occurrence and whole-genome characterization of Edwardsiella tarda in the false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens).

Although several Edwardsiella tarda infections have been reported, its pathogenic role in marine mammals has not been investigated at the genome level. We investigated the genome of E. tarda strain KC-Pc-HB1, isolated from the false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) found bycaught in South Korea.

Comparative genomic analysis of GB-LP4 and identification of evolutionarily divergent genes in high-osmolarity environment.

is one of the widely-used probiotics and there have been a large number of advanced researches on the effectiveness of this species. However, the difference between previously reported strains, and the source of genomic variation among the strains were not clearly specified. In order to understand further on the molecular basis of on Korean traditional fermentation, we isolated the GB-LP4 from Korean fermented vegetable and conducted whole genome assembly.