Publications by authors named "Sangkyu Woo"

Age-hardenability and corresponding improvement of the mechanical properties of Mg-1Al-0.7Ca and Mg-1Al-0.7Ca-0.

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This study examined the prevalence and genetic diversity of the bovine group C rotaviruses (GCRVs) in a total of 127 diarrhea fecal samples of calves from 52 Korean native beef calf herds using RT-PCR and nested PCR. Overall, seven of the 127 fecal samples (5.5%) from seven of the 52 herds (13.

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Although the widespread occurrence of porcine group C rotaviruses (GCRV) is assumed, precise prevalence remains largely unknown because of the absence of reliable, specific, and rapid diagnostic methods. To detect and quantify porcine GCRV, the authors evaluated and optimized SYBR Green and TaqMan real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assays and applied them to 108 piglet fecal samples. Using serially diluted standard RNA transcripts of porcine GCRV VP6 gene, both SYBR Green and TaqMan real-time RT-PCR assays detected as few as 1 x 10(1) genome copies/microl (correlation coefficiency >0.

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Group C rotaviruses (GCRVs) cause acute diarrhea in humans and animals worldwide and the evidence for a possible zoonotic role of GCRVs has been recently provided. However, there is little evidence of porcine GCRV infections or of their genetic diversity in South Korea. We examined 137 diarrheic fecal specimens from 55 farms collected from six provinces.

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