PUBLICATIONS

○  Kim, S.H., Lee, H.M., Lee, D.H., Kim, H.J., Bathige, S.D.N.K.,  José Manuel Grijalva-Chon, Da Silva, P.M., Park, K.I., 2026. Quantitative PCR surveillance of Perkinsus marinus in Crassostrea virginica and Magallana gigas across the USA, Mexico, Brazil, and Korea. Parasites, Hosts and Diseases.

○  Kim, S.H., Lee, D.H., Lee, H.M., Chen, Y., Kalhari, W.A.A.H., Long, J., Udayantha, H.M.V., Kim, H.J., Bathige, S.D.N.K., Park, K.I., 2026. First sequence-verified detection of Perkinsus chesapeaki in Pacific oysters (Magallana gigas) from South Korea. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 217: 108603.

○  Chen, Y., Udayantha, H.M.V., Long, J., Kim, S.H., Kalhari, W.A.A.H., Bathige, S.D.N.K., Park, K.I., 2026. First molecular documentation of a bucephalid trematode in Ostrea denselamellosa (South Korea): Phylogenetic placement, histopathology, and seasonal prevalence.  Aquaculture, 619(30): 743851.

○ Long, J., Chen, Y., Kim, S.H., Bathige, S.D.N.K., Udayantha,  H.M.V., Kalhari, W.A.A.H., Lee, H.M., Park, K.I., 2026. First report of two cultured mesomycetozoean isolates from Ostrea denselamellosa on the west coast of South Korea: phylogeny, development, and temperature–salinity responses. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 216: 108572.

○ Kim, U.K., Jeon, H.B., Song, T.S., Lee, D.H., Park, S.Y., Lee, J.H., Bathige, S.D.N.K., Park, K.I., 2026. Development of a colorimetric loop-mediated isothermal amsplification (LAMP) assay for rapid and visual detection of pathogenic scuticociliates in aquaculture. Aquaculture, 617(30): 743759.

○ Bathige, S.D.N.K., Kim, S.H., Lee, D.H., Jeon, H.B., Chen, Y., Park, K.I., 2026. Development and validation of a species-specific loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for rapid detection of Perkinsus marinus. Parasites, Hosts and Diseases, 64(1): 70-81.

○ Kim, S.H.,  Long, J., Song, T.S., Lee, D.H., Kim, H.J., Jeon, H.B., Chen, Y., Udayantha, H.M.V., Lee, H.M., Arzul, I., Lane, H.S., Bathige, S.D.N.K., Park, K.I., 2025. First report of Bonamia ostreae in wild flat oysters (Ostrea denselamellosa) from the West Coast of Korea: molecular and histopathological Confirmation. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 214: 108489.

○ Jeon, H.B., Won, H., Kim, H.J.,  Kim, S.H., Chen, Y., Long, J., Tang, S.L., Bathige, S.D.N.K., Park, K.I., 2025. Microbiome of wild oysters: assessing diversity and detecting potential pathogens using a metabarcoding approach . BMC Microbiology, 25: 700.

○ Kim, H. J., Park, K.I., Kim S.G., 2025. Genomic and Pathogenic Characterization of Vibrio alginolyticus CG-1 Isolated from Crassostrea gigas: Genomic and Pathogenic Characterization. Current Microbiology, 82(12): 556.

○ Udayantha, H.M.V., Kim, S.H., Lee, H.M., Chen, Y., Bathige, S.D.N.K., Kim, S.H., Park, K.I., 2025. Influence of culture environment and ploidy on the bioaccumulation of minerals and heavy metals in Crassostrea gigas in South Korea. Aquaculture, 612: 743284.

○ Chen, Y., Kim, S.H., Long, J., Bathige, S.D.N.K., Kim, H.J., Park, K.I., 2025. First report of Thraustochytrium caudivorum isolated from the undulated surf clam (Paratapes undulatus): Morphological, molecular, and ecological insights under climate change. Protists, 179: 126128.

○ Udayantha, H.M.V., Bathige, S.D.N.K., Kim, S.H., Chen, Y., Park, K.I., 2025. Extracellular proteins from Perkinsus olseni: LC-MS/MS-based proteomic profiling and functional insights into host–parasite interactions. Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 166: 110642.

○ Kim, U.K., Kim, S.H., Kim, M.S., Song, T.S., Lee, D.H., Long, J., Kalhari, W.A.A.H., Cruz, A., Park, K.I., 2025. Regional Disparities in Perkinsus olseni Infection: Prevalence and Pathological Characteristics in Clams from Korea and Portugal. Korean Journal of  Malacology, 41(2): 71-78.

○ Song, T.S., Jeon, H.B., Chen, Y., Lee, D.H., Kim, Y.U., Kim, S.H., Kim, H.J., Bathige, S.D.N.K., Park, K.I., 2025. Isolation and characterization of Vibrio toranzoniae from adult Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) in South Korea: Insights into pathogenicity and virulence factors. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 212: 108391.

○  Udayantha, H.M.V., Kim, S.H., Chen, Y., Long, J., Bathige, S.D.N.K., Park, K.I., 2025. Enhancing lipid accumulation in Tetraselmis sp.: Integrating nitrogen deprivation and glucose supplementation for biofuel production. Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts,18:57

○ Subramaniam, T., Hong, H.K., Park, K.I., Cho, Y.G., Choi, K.S., 2025. Effects of Perkinsus olseni parasitism and environmental conditions on the gonad maturation and reproductive effort of female Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) on the west and south coasts of Korea. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 212: 108385.

○ Bathige, S.D.N.K., Kim, S.H., Jeon, H.B., Kim, H.J., Park, K.I., 2025. Parasitic fauna of the Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum): Insights, threats, and control measures – A review. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 319: 109263.

○ Kim, S.H., Kim, H.J., Bathige, S.D.N.K., Kim, S.H., Park, K.I., 2025. Strain-specific virulence of Perkinsus marinus and related species in Eastern oysters: A comprehensive analysis of immune responses and mortality. Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 157: 110112.

○ Kim, S.H., Bathige, S.D.N.K., Lee, D.H., Kalhari, W.A.A.H., Kim, H.J., Park, K.I., 2025. Molecular phylogeny, morphology, and ultrastructure of a Mesomycetozoea member, Sphaeroforma nootkatensis isolated from Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas, on the Southern coast of Korea. Protist, 146: 126084.

○ Kim, S.H., Zhao, B.Y., Bathige, S.D.N.K., Park, K.I., 2025. Comparative study of structural features and parasite–parasite interactions between MCPX, a novel pathogen identified from the Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum, and Perkinsus olseni. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 312: 109062.

○ Kim, S.H., Bathige, S.D.N.K., Kim, H.J., Jeon, H.B., Lee, J.H., Park, K.I., 2024. A highly sensitive and specific real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay for Perkinsus marinus detection in oysters. Scientific Reports, 14: 25475.

○ Bathige, S.D.N.K., Kim, S.H., Chen, Y., Kalhari, W.A.A.H., Lee, D.H., Jeon, H.B., Kim, H.J., Park, K.I., 2024. Molecular and ultrastructural  characterization of a novel cryptic species of  the Mesomycetozoea clade isolated from Manila clam, Ruditapes philippinarum, on the west  coast of Korea. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 207: 108202.

○ Kim, S.H., Bathige, S.D.N.K., Lee, D.H., Jeon, H.B., Kim, H.J., Choi, K.S., Park, K.I., 2024. First report of Perkinsus marinus occurrence associated with wild Pacific oysters Crassostrea  gigas from the west coast of Korea. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 204: 108119.

○ Kim, H.J., Kim, S.H., Bathige, S.D.N.K., Won, H.R., Jeon, H.B., Park, K.I., 2024. Development of a duplex qPCR assay for the detection of coinfection in eels by Japanese eel endothelial cell-infecting virus and Anguillid herpesvirus-1. Aquaculture, 578: 7400915.

○ Kim, H.J., Kim, S.H., Bathige, S.D.N.K., Won, H.R., Jeon, H.B., Park, K.I., 2023. Rapid detection of Japanese eel endothelial cell-infecting virus (JEECV) and Anguillid herpesvirus (AngHV-1) in Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica) using a qLAMP assays. Aquaculture, 581: 740485.

○ Zhao, B.Y., Kim, S.H., Bathige, S.D.N.K., Koh, D.W., Choi, K.S., Park, K.I., 2023. Molecular phylogeny, distribution, and pathogenicity of a novel thraustochytrid protist in the Manila clam, Ruditapes philippinarum, on the west and south coasts of Korea. Aquauaculture, 575: 739779.

○ Cho, Y.G., Lee, H.M., Hwang, J.Y., Jang, G.I., Kwon, M.G., Kim, B.S., Park, K. I., Choi, K.S., 2022. Molecular and histological identification of the protozoan parasite Perkinsus olseni in the  blood cockle Anadara kagoshimensis (Tokunaga, 1906) occurring on the south coast of Korea. Aquaculture, 561: 738721.

○ Lee, H.M., Park, K.I., Yang, H.S., Choi, K.S., 2021. Negative Impacts of Perkinsus olseni Infection in Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum observed from tidal flat in Anmyeondo island on the west coast of Korea during Post-Spawing Period. Ocean Science Journal, 56: 307-316.

○ Kim, S.H., Nam, K.W., Allam, B., Choi, K.S., Park, K.H., Park, K.I., 2021. Quantification of the inflammatory responses to pro-and anti-inflammatory agents in Manila clam, Ruditapes philippinarum. Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 115: 22-26