923
서 론우리나라해산어류양식생산량은인공종묘생산
,
양성기술개 발및수요증가로인해꾸준히증가하여왔으나,
최근양식어장 환경악화로인한성장저하및질병발생증가,
또한고수온,
적 조,
태풍과같은자연재해,
사료값폭등,
수입수산물증가등으 로인해그생산량이감소하는실정이다.
이를해결하기위한일 부방안으로질병에대한예방및치료는양식어류의건강하고 안정적인생산량증가를위한효율적인방법중하나이며,
양식 어류에발생하는기생충성질병은건강도저하,
대량폐사등을 유발함으로기생충구제는반드시필요하다.
포르말린은대부분의원생동물뿐만아니라단생흡충류과같
은대형기생충구제에효과적이므로어류의아가미
,
피부및지 느러미에있는여러외부기생충을구제하는데오래전부터양 식어류에사용되어져오고있으나(Allison, 1957; Subasinghe,
1992),
어종별및기생충의 종류에따라포르말린의농도및약욕시간이각각다르게나타나고있다
(Tonguthai and Chan- ratchakool, 1992).
포르말린은37%
포름알데하이드를함유한 수용액으로파라포름알데하이드의형성을억제하기위해10-
15%
메탄올을첨가한것을어류에사용한다.
어류에대한포르말린의독성은연어과어류를비롯한여러경골어류에서주 로반수치사농도
(median lethal concentration: LC50),
아가미 의조직학적변화,
혈액성상과관련하여연구되어져오고있다(Williams and Wootten, 1981; Reardon and Harrell, 1990).
현Article history;
Received 27 September 2013; Revised 11 December 2013; Accepted 16 December 2013
*Corresponding author: Tel: +82. 51. 720. 2436 Fax: +82. 51. 720. 2439 E-mail address: [email protected]
Kor J Fish Aquat Sci 46(6) 923-929, December 2013 http://dx.doi.org/10.5657/KFAS.2013.0923 pISSN:0374-8111, eISSN:2287-8815
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감성돔(Acanthopagrus schlegelii) 치어의 포르말린에 대한 내성 및 조직학적 반응
명정인·민병화
*·박미선·황형규·도정완·정경일
1·장영진
1·정달상
2국립수산과학원 전략양식연구소, 1부경대학교 해양바이오신소재학과, 2한국농수산대학교 수산양식학과
Tolerance and Histological Responses to Formalin of Black Seabream Acanthopagrus schlegelii Juveniles
Jeong-In Myeong, Byung Hwa Min
*
, Mi Seon Park, Hyung Kyu Hwang, Jeung-Wan Do, Kyung Il Jeoung1
, Young Jin Chang1
and Dal Sang Jeong2
Aquaculture Research Institute, National Fisheries Research & Development Institute, Busan 619-705, Korea
1
Department of Marine Bio-material and Aquaculture, Pukyong National University, Busan 608-737, Korea
2
Department of Aquaculture, Korea National College of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hwaseong 445-760, Korea
Black seabream juveniles Acanthopagrus schlegelii held at 20°C were exposed to formalin at concentrations of 50 to 400 ppm, and tolerance values were determined by calculating median lethal concentration values (LC50) through probit analysis. The 12-, 24, 48, 72- and 96-h LC50 values for formalin were 297, 233, 171, 162 and 157 ppm, respectively. The histological effects of formalin on gill and liver tissues in this fish were determined. No histological effects were observed in the control group. The intensity of cell damage increased with the concentration of, and duration of exposure to, formalin. Hyperplasia, separation and epithelial necrosis, epithelial lifting, lamellar synechiae and collapsed lamellae were observed in gill tissues exposed to formalin. Hepatic lesions in liver tissues of fishes exposed to formalin were characterized by cloudy swelling of hepatocytes, necrosis, cytoplasmic vacuoliza- tion, deposition of pigments, spongiosis hepatis, nuclear hypertrophy, dilation of sinusoids and bile stagnation. The LC50 values and histological results obtained in this study will aid in designing treatment regimens to minimize toxic side effects and increase efficacy.
Key words: Black seabream, Acanthopagrus schlegelii, Formalin, LC50, Histology
명정인
ㆍ
민병화ㆍ
박미선ㆍ
황형규ㆍ
도정완ㆍ
정경일ㆍ
장영진ㆍ
정달상924
재우리나라의양식어류중에서는넙치
,
뱀장어에서만포르말 린의LC50
이밝혀져있는데(Park et al., 1995; Jung and Kim, 1998; Jung et al., 2007),
포르말린에대한내성은어종과처리 조건에따라달라지므로(Kabata, 1985),
외부기생충구제시이 러한어종에서밝혀진포르말린의치사농도를타어종에적용 하여사용하는것은적절하지않다.
감성돔
(Acanthopagrus schlegelii)
은 부가가치가 높은 중요 해산양식대상종으로알려져있으며,
인공종묘생산및생산성 향상을위한기술개발,
수요증가등으로인해최근에는그생산 량이해마다급증하고있는실정이다.
또한감성돔은어업자원 증대를위한방류품종으로종묘생산을통해우리나라전연안 에대량방류되고있는주요어종중하나이다.
본연구에서는상업적으로중요한감성돔의치어를대상으로 외부기생충구제시사용되는포르말린의독성효과를평가하고
자
,
다양한포르말린농도및노출시간에따른폐사율및LC50
을조사하였으며
,
또한아가미및간에대한변화를조직학적방 법으로관찰하고자하였다.
재료 및 방법
실험어
당년생인감성돔치어
(
평균전장6.6±0.5 cm,
체중3.9±1.0
g) 1,000
마리를 경남통영시에 소재한 개인종묘배양장으로부터구입하여국립수산과학원실내사육실로옮겨
1
톤FRP
원형수조에서2
주 동안 적응시켰다.
이 기간 동안 수온은21.2±0.8℃,
염분은34±0.2 ppt
였으며,
하루에2
회상업용 배합사료를공급하였고,
실험48
시간전부터는절식하였다. 실험조건
포르말린에대한
LC50
을조사하기위하여, 6
개의아크릴사 각수조(
수용적30 L)
에해수를채운후,
각각포르말린(Form- aldehyde 37%: S-Killer
Ⓡ, Chamshin Pharma Co. Ltd., Korea)
농도를0, 50, 100, 200, 300, 400 ppm
으로설정하였다.
실험어30
마리씩을각실험수조에무작위로수용한후, 24, 48, 72
및 Table 1. The lethal concentration (LC) of formalin to black seabream Acanthopagrus schlegelii juveniles for various exposure timeExposure time (hours)
LC (95% confidence interval)
10 50 90
12 225 (185-250) 297 (277-319) 369 (343-414) 24 165 (125-212) 233 (212-253) 300 (276-340) 48 109 (76-130) 171 (152-190) 232 (210-270) 72 99 (68-120) 162 (144-182) 226 (203-263) 96 96 (66-116) 157 (140-177) 218 (196-254) Unit: ppm.
Fig. 1. The cumulative mortality of black seabream Acanthopagrus schlegelii juveniles exposed to formalin.
Table 2. Summarized histological responses in the gills of black seabream Acanthopagrus schlegelii juveniles exposed to formalin for 24 and 96 hours
Groups (ppm)
epithelial
hyperplasia club-shaped
lamella epithelial
separation epithelial
necrosis epithelial
lifting collapsed
lamella lamellar synechiae
24 h 96 h 24 h 96 h 24 h 96 h 24 h 96 h 24 h 96 h 24 h 96 h 24 h 96 h
control - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
50 - ++ - - - - - - - - - - - -
100 +++ ++ + ++ + +++ - + - - - - - -
200 +++ - + + +++ +++ ++ +++ - - - ++ - +++
300 ++ * + * +++ * +++ * + * + * + *
400 - * - * +++ * +++ * +++ * +++ * ++ *
400 ppm group was sampled at 6 hour. -: none, +: mild, ++: moderate, +++: severe, *: No sample.
0 20 40 60 80 100
0 12 24 48 72 96
Cumulative mortality (%)
Time (hours)
0 ppm 50 ppm 100 ppm 200 ppm 300 ppm 400 ppm
LC10= -64.37ln(time) + 375.56 R² = 0.9484 LC50= -69.42ln(time) + 459.14
R² = 0.9476 LC90= -74.41ln(Time) + 542.47
R² = 0.9462
50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
Concentration (ppm)
Time (hours)
LC10 LC50 LC90
감성돔 치어의 포르말린 내성
925
96
시간째에폐사율을관찰하였으며, 3
반복으로실시하였다.
실 험기간동안수온은실내온도를조절하여20±0.2℃
로유지하 였으며, DO
는6.5 ppm
이상되도록에어레이션을해주었다.
포 르말린노출에따른조직샘플링은상기동일한조건으로실험 수조에실험어를수용하였다. 0-300 ppm
구는0, 24
및96
시간 째, 400 ppm
구는0
및6
시간째각수조로부터4-6
마리의실험어를채집하여아가미와간을절취한후
, 10%
중성포르말린에고정하였다
.
이후상법에따라파라핀으로포매하여5 μm
두 께로절편한후, haematoxylin-eosin
으로염색하여광학현미경(Axioskop 2 plus: Carl Zeiss, Jena, Germany)
과화상분석시스 템(AxioVision Rel., ver 4.6, Germany)
으로관찰하였다. Lethal concentration (LC) 분석
LC10, 50, 90
및이들의95%
신뢰구간은PASW
통계프로그 램(Ver. 18)
을사용하여probit
분석으로산출하였다.
결 과
누적 폐사율
포르말린노출에따른감성돔치어의누적폐사율은
Fig. 1
에나타내었다
. 0 ppm(
대조구), 50 ppm
에서는96
시간째까지모 두생존하였다. 100 ppm
에서는48
시간째에사망한개체가나타나기시작하여
96
시간째에14.4±1.1%
의폐사율을보인반면
, 200 ppm
에서는12
시간째에폐사가발생하여24, 48
및96
시간째에각각28.9±7.8, 71.1±2.2
및80.0±1.9%
로크게증 가하였다. 300 ppm
및400 ppm
에서는각각48
시간과12
시간 이내에모든실험어가폐사하였다.
치사농도
포르말린노출에따른감성돔치어의
LC10, LC50
및LC90
은Table 1
에나타내었다. 12, 24, 48, 72
및96
시간째LC10
은각각225, 165, 109, 99
및96 ppm, LC50
은각각297, 233, 171, 162
및157 ppm, LC90
은각각369, 300, 232, 226
및218 ppm
이었 으며,
또한LC10, 50
및90
은시간에따라로그함수식(LC10=
-64.37ln(time)+375.56, R
2=0.9484; LC50=69.42ln(time) +459.14, R
2=0.9476; LC90=-74.41ln(time)+542.47, R
2= 0.9462)
으로감소하는것으로나타났다(Fig. 2).
Fig. 2. Formalin LC10, 50 and 90 curve of black seabream Acan- thopagrus schlegelii juveniles.
Fig. 3. Gill tissue of black seabream Acanthopagrus schlegelii ju- veniles. (A) control, (B) exposed to 50 ppm for 96 hours, (C) 100 ppm for 24 hours, (D) 100 ppm for 96 hours, (E) 200 ppm for 24 hours, (F) 200 ppm for 96 hours, (G) 300 ppm for 24 hours, (H) 400 ppm for 6 hours. CC: chloride cell, CL: capillary lumen, COL: collapsed lamella, CSL: club-shaped lamella, CVS: central venous sinus, D: desquamation, EC: epithelial cell, EH: epithelial hyperplasia, EL: epithelial lifting, EN: epithelial necrosis, ES: epi- thelial separation, ERC: erythrocyte, FI: filament, La: lamella, LS:
lamellar synechiae, MC: mucous cell, PC: pillar cell. Bars: 50 μm.
H&E, ×400.
A
E C
G
B
F D
H
0
20 40 60
0 12 24 48 72 96
Cumulative mortality (%)
Time (hours)
0 ppm 50 ppm 100 ppm 200 ppm 300 ppm 400 ppm
LC10= -64.37ln(time) + 375.56 R² = 0.9484 LC50= -69.42ln(time) + 459.14
R² = 0.9476 LC90= -74.41ln(Time) + 542.47
R² = 0.9462
50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
Concentration (ppm)
Time (hours)
LC10 LC50 LC90
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황형규ㆍ
도정완ㆍ
정경일ㆍ
장영진ㆍ
정달상926
아가미와 간의 조직학적 변화
포르말린노출에따른감성돔치어의아가미에대한조직학 적변화는
Table 2
와Fig. 3
에나타내었다. 50 ppm
구에서는96
시간째까지대조구와마찬가지로정상적인아가미의형태(Fig.
3A)
가유지되고있었으나,
새변에서상피세포의증식이관찰 되었다(Fig. 3B). 100 ppm
에서는24
시간째새변과2
차새변의 형태는대조구와큰차이를보이지않았으나, 2
차새변의상피 세포가과증식(hyperplasia)
하는현상과2
차새변이비대해지는현상
(hypertrophy)
이주로관찰되었으며(Fig. 3C), 96
시간 째에는일부2
차새변에서상피세포가분리되었으며, 2
차새변 의끝이비대해지는곤봉화(club-shaped lamella)
현상이나타 났다(Fig. 3D). 200 ppm
구에서는24
시간째에대부분2
차새변 의상피가분리되어부종이형성되었으며,
또한괴사(necrosis)
된상피세포가상당수관찰되었다(Fig. 3E). 96
시간째에는상 피세포의증가와분리가더욱심해져2
차새변의유착(lamellar synechiae)
이나타났다(Fig. 3F). 300 ppm
에서는24
시간째아 가미의 상피세포층이 완전히 분리(separation)
되었으며(Fig.
3G), 400 ppm
에서는6
시간째역시상피층이 분리되어탈락(lifting)
되었으며, 2
차새변의붕괴와상피세포의괴사가관찰되었다
(Fig. 3H).
포르말린에대한간조직은
Table 3
과Fig. 4
에나타내었다.
대조구의실험어간은조직학적변화가없는정상적인형태로 서대체로균질적인세포질과 하나의인을포함하고있는구 상의핵이뚜렷하게관찰되었다(Fig 4A). 50 ppm
구의24
시간 째에 실험구에는 동양혈관(blood sinusoid)
이 팽창하였으며,
일부 간세포에서 혼탁부종(cloudy swelling),
괴사(necrosis)
와더불어melano macrophage centres (MMC)
가관찰되었다(Fig. 4B). 96
시간째에는낭종과유사한구조를띠는낭포변성(spogiosis hepatis)
의간세포와세포내MMC
가나타났다(Fig.
4C). 100 ppm
구의24
시간째는낭포변성의괴사된간세포가다 수출현하였으며,
이들세포중에서는세포질내공포화현상도 관찰되었으며,
또한핵비대증(nuclear hypertrophy)
을보이는 간세포도 확인되었다(Fig. 4D). 96
시간째에는세포질과핵이 위축(atrophy)
된간세포다수와함께거대공포성지방증(cyto- plasmic vacuolisation)
이관찰되었다(Fig. 4E). 200 ppm
구에 서24
시간째는혼탁부종의간세포와핵융해(kartolysis)
가일어 나는간세포가관찰되었으며,
또한답즙이정체되는현상(bile stagnation)
이나타났다(Fig. 4F). 96
시간째에는대부분간세포 가서로융합되어응축된상태로괴사되었으며,
공포변성이일 어난세포도나타났다(Fig. 4G). 300 ppm
에서는24
시간째공 포변성된간세포가다수관찰되었으며(Fig. 4H), 400 ppm
에서 는전체적으로세포질파괴와핵의소실로보이는괴사가나타 났다(Fig. 4I).
고 찰
일반적으로화학약품에대한독성평가시
LC50
은중요한지 표로사용되고있으며(Ottoboni, 1991),
포르말린에대한LC50
은여러어종에서밝혀져있다.
넙치는Paralichthys olivaceus
는96
시간-146 ppm (Jung and kim, 1998), milkfish, Chanos chanos
는96
시간-232 ppm (Cruz and Pitogo, 1989),
뱀장 어, Anguilla americana
는96
시간-81 ppm (96
시간) (Hinton and Eversols, 1978),
대서양연어, Salmo salar
는96
시간-69 ppm (Bills et al., 1977),
채널매기, Ictalurus punctatus
는96
시간-64ppm, bullseye puffer, Sphoeroides annulatus
는72
시 Fig. 4. Liver tissue of black seabream Acanthopagrus schlegeliijuvenile. (A) control, (B) exposed to 50 ppm for 24 hours, (C) 50 ppm for 96 hours, (D) 100 ppm for 24 hours, (E) 100 ppm for 96 hours, (F) 200 ppm for 24 hours, (G) 200 ppm for 96 hours, (H) 300 ppm for 24 hours. (I) 400 ppm for 6 hours. A: atrophy, S: si- nusoid, BS: bile stagnation, CS: cloudy swelling, CV: cytoplasmic vacuolisation, EC: erythrocyte, HC: hepatocyte, ID: intra hepatic duct, K: karyolsis KC: kupffer cell, MMC: macrophage centres, N: necrosis, NH: nuclear hypertrophy, SH: spongiosis hepatis, VD: vacuolar degeneration. Bars: 50 μm. H&E, ×400.
간
-79 ppm (Fajer-Ávila et al., 2003)
으로본연구에서감성돔 은96
시간-157 ppm
으로나타나어종간차이를보였으며,
감성돔은타어종에비해비교적높은것으로나타났다
. LC50
값이높다는것은화학품에대한독성이낮다는것을의미하므로
감성돔은상기열거된어종중
milkfish
를제외하고는상대적으로포르말린에대해낮은독성을나타냄을알수있다
. Jung and Kim (1988)
은4.7 cm
넙치를대상으로19℃
에서포르말 린에노출하였을때24
시간째LC50
이209 ppm
였으나, Park et al (1995)
은비슷한크기의넙치와동일수온에서24
시간째LC50
을140 ppm
으로보고하였다.
또한striped bass, Morone saxatilis
에서는자어와치어의96
시간째LC50
을각각10 ppm
및15 ppm
으로보였으며(Hughes, 1969),
또한0 ppt
와10 ppt
에서96
시간째LC50
이각각4.96 ppm
과15.48 ppm
으로나타 났다.
이러한결과들은같은어종일지라도크기,
염분등환경 적인요인에따라포르말린의독성이달라짐을나타내며,
따라서본연구에서치어를대상으로
20℃
에서의도출된LC50
값은다른환경적조건에서다르게나타날수있음을시사한다
.
일반적으로 아가미는 수질 지표로 고려되어지고 있으며(Rankin et al., 1982),
환경영향의연구를위한모델로사용되 고있다(McKim and Erickson, 1991; Wenderlaar Bonga and Lock, 1992).
또한어류에서아가미는호흡,
삼투압조절및배 출기능을하는중요한기관이다.
포르말린은어류아가미의조 직변화를유도한다고여러어종에서밝혀져있다.
무지개송어, Salmo gairdneri
가167-250 ppm
농도의포르말린에1
시간노 출되었을때,
아가미상피에여러조직학적변화(
괴사,
비대,
분 리등)
가나타났으며(Smith and Piper, 1972), chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawyscha, steelhead trout, salmo gairdneri
에서도200 ppm
에1-6
시간동안노출되었을때(Wedemeyer and Yasutake, 1974),
또한250 ppm
에노출된틸라피아, Oreo- chromis niloticus
의아가미에서도이와비슷한조직변화가나 타났다(Perera and Pathiratne, 2005).
본연구에서도포르말린 에노출된감성돔치어의아가미를관찰한결과,
아가미는포르말린에의해
1
차적으로영향을받는것으로나타났다.
아가미 상피의증가,
괴사,
분리, 2
차새변의융합이나타났으며,
포르말 린의농도와노출시간이클수록이러한증상은심하였다.
아가 미상피의이러한조직학적변화는질식,
배출및가스교환,
물-
미네랄균형장애를유발하는원인으로이는어류의생리적인 불균형상태또는폐사와직결된다(Mitchell et al., 1978).
따라 서본연구에서도폐사의원인은포르말린에의하여아가미의 상피가손상되어가스교환감소로인한저산소증,
삼투압조절 의불균형등항상성메카니즘에문제가발생하였기때문인것 으로여겨진다.
간은해독작용을위한주요기관
(Dutta et al., 1993)
으로포르 말린,
농약등의다양한화학약품등에의해세포학적변화를나 타내므로(Rodrigues and Fanta, 1998; Perera and Pathiratne,
2005)
환경스트레스요인에대한유용한지표로사용할수있다
.
간세포의괴사및공포는독성노출에일반적으로나타나는 비특이적간변병이다(Pierce et al., 1980).
특히,
간세포의괴사 는독성물질에직접적으로영향을받으며,
괴사된간세포는회 복이불가능하며,
이러한괴사의지속이나진행은간기능의부 분또는전체적으로장애를유발한다. milkfish
에서는400 ppm
의포르말린에노출되었을때여러형태의간세포괴사가발생 하는것으로보고(Cruz and Pitogo, 1989)
된바있으며,
본연구에서는
50 ppm
에서24
시간째부터간세포의소상괴사가관찰되었으나
, 200 ppm
부터는현저하게나타났다.
본연구에서는감성돔치어의포르말린노출시모든실험구에서
MMC
가관 찰되었는데,
이MMC
는주로퇴행성괴사상태와관련이있는 유색의대식세포가축적된것이다(Pacheco and Santos, 2007).
그리고
MMC
는포르말린노출시간이증가할수록현저하게증 가하는경향을보였는데,
이는포르말린독성에의한간세포괴 사의증가에따른결과로보여진다.
따라서간조직내MMC
의 분포및밀도는환경오염에대한바이오마커로유용하게사용 할수있다(Couillard and Hodson, 1996; Manera et al., 2000).
간세포가희미한호산성물질로채워지는낭포변성
(spongiosis
Table 3. Summarized histological responses in the livers of black seabream Acanthopagrus schlegelii juveniles exposed to formalin for 24 and 96 hours
Groups (ppm)
Cloudy
swelling Necrosis Cytoplasmic
vacuolisation Macrophage
centres Spongiosis
hepatis Dilation of
sinusoids Bile
stagnation
24 h 96 h 24 h 96 h 24 h 96 h 24 h 96 h 24 h 96 h 24 h 96 h 24 h 96 h
control - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
50 + ++ + ++ - + + ++ - ++ + ++ - -
100 + + + ++ ++ +++ + ++ + ++ ++ ++ - -
200 ++ + ++ +++ + +++ + ++ + + +++ +++ + +
300 - * +++ * ++ * ++ * - * +++ * + *
400 - * +++ * +++ * - * - * +++ * + *
400 ppm group was sampled at 6 hour. -: none, +: mild, ++: moderate, +++: severe, *: No sample.
명정인
ㆍ
민병화ㆍ
박미선ㆍ
황형규ㆍ
도정완ㆍ
정경일ㆍ
장영진ㆍ
정달상928
hepatis)
은실험실에서화학약품이나원유의WAF
에노출되었을때
(Agamy, 2012),
또한오염된지역에서의어류로부터보고되고있다
(Lauren et al., 1990; Couch, 1991).
본연구에서는이러한증상을
50 ppm
의96
시간째에괴사된간세포에서낭종과유사한구조로관찰되었다
.
어류간세포의지방침전에의한세포질공포는화학약품노출에따른일반적인반응
(Marty et
al., 2003; Wolfe and Wolfe, 2005)
으로200 ppm
포르말린에노 출된무지개송어에서도같은현상이나타났으며(Williams and Wootten, 1981),
본연구에서는
100 ppm
이상농도에서주로관찰되었다.
이러 한간세포의공포화는단백질합성을억제하며,
에너지고갈,
미세소관의분해와연관이있는것으로알려져있다
(Hinton and
Lauren, 1990).
따라서포르말린에대한감성돔치어의폐사율
, LC50
및조 직학적결과를제시하였으며,
이는외부기생충구제시적정포 르말린농도및시간을설정하는데효과적으로활용할수있을 것으로보인다.
그러나앞으로는어종의크기,
외부환경(
수온, DO,
염분등)
등의요인을고려함과동시에포르말린에대한어 체의스트레스및면역반응,
삼투압조절및호흡등다양한생리 적반응을조사해볼필요가있다.
사 사
본연구는국립수산과학원
“
어항을활용한어촌관광형다영 양입체양식(IMTA)
기술개발 과제(RP-2013-AQ-202)”
의 연 구비지원에의해수행되었다.
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