Microplastic Size-Dependent Toxicity, Oxidative Stress Induction, and p-JNK and p-p38 Activation in the Monogonont Rotifer (Brachionus koreanus)

CB Jeong, EJ Won, HM Kang, MC Lee… - … science & technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
In this study, we evaluated accumulation and adverse effects of ingestion of microplastics in
the monogonont rotifer (Brachionus koreanus). The dependence of microplastic toxicity on …

Nanoplastic Ingestion Enhances Toxicity of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in the Monogonont Rotifer Brachionus koreanus via Multixenobiotic Resistance …

CB Jeong, HM Kang, YH Lee, MS Kim… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
Among the various materials found inside microplastic pollution, nanosized microplastics
are of particular concern due to difficulties in quantification and detection; moreover, they are …

Significance of adverse outcome pathways in biomarker-based environmental risk assessment in aquatic organisms

JW Lee, EJ Won, S Raisuddin, JS Lee - Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2015 - Elsevier
In environmental risk assessments (ERA), biomarkers have been widely used as an early
warning signal of environmental contamination. However, biomarker responses have …

Fifteen species in one: deciphering the Brachionus plicatilis species complex (Rotifera, Monogononta) through DNA taxonomy

S Mills, JA Alcántara-Rodríguez, J Ciros-Pérez… - Hydrobiologia, 2017 - Springer
Understanding patterns and processes in biological diversity is a critical task given current
and rapid environmental change. Such knowledge is even more essential when the taxa …

Niche differentiation in rotifer cryptic species complexes: a review of environmental effects

A Walczyńska, D Fontaneto, A Kordbacheh, S Hamil… - Hydrobiologia, 2024 - Springer
Adaptation to different ecological niches is considered one of the main drivers of species
diversification, also in cryptic species complexes, notwithstanding their morphological stasis …

Phenotypic and transcriptomic responses of the rotifer Brachionus koreanus by single and combined exposures to nano-sized microplastics and water-accommodated …

CB Jeong, HM Kang, E Byeon, MS Kim, SY Ha… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Sorption of organic pollutants on microplastics can be an alternative uptake route for organic
pollutants in aquatic organisms. To assess the combined effects of microplastics and organic …

Molecular evidence for suppression of swimming behavior and reproduction in the estuarine rotifer Brachionus koreanus in response to COVID-19 disinfectants

EJ Won, E Byeon, YH Lee, H Jeong, Y Lee… - Marine Pollution …, 2022 - Elsevier
The increased use of disinfectants due to the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (eg
COVID-19) has caused burden in the environment but knowledge on its ecotoxicological …

Effect of pharmaceuticals exposure on acetylcholinesterase (AchE) activity and on the expression of AchE gene in the monogonont rotifer, Brachionus koreanus

JS Rhee, BM Kim, CB Jeong, HG Park… - … and Physiology Part C …, 2013 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals are widely used in human and veterinary medicine. However, they are
emerging as a significant contaminant in aquatic environments through wastewater. Due to …

The genome of the freshwater monogonont rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus

HS Kim, BY Lee, J Han, CB Jeong… - Molecular ecology …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Monogononta is the most speciose class of rotifers, with more than 2,000 species. The
monogonont genus Brachionus is widely distributed at a global scale, and a few of its …

Triclosan (TCS) and Triclocarban (TCC) cause lifespan reduction and reproductive impairment through oxidative stress-mediated expression of the defensome in the …

J Han, EJ Won, UK Hwang, IC Kim, JH Yim… - … and Physiology Part C …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Triclosan (TCS) and Triclocarban (TCC) are used as antimicrobial agents and have
been widely dispersed and detected in the marine environment. However, the toxicities of …