Molecular characterization of five widespread avian haemosporidian parasites (Haemosporida), with perspectives on the PCR-based detection of haemosporidians in wildlife

Gediminas Valkiūnas, Vaidas Palinauskas, Mikas Ilgūnas, +6

Parasitology Research

BiologyParasitic DiseaseMolecular CharacterizationPcr-based DetectionZoonotic Disease +5

Plasmodium spp.: An experimental study on vertebrate host susceptibility to avian malaria

Dimitar Dimitrov, Vaidas Palinauskas, Tatjana A. Iezhova, +10

Experimental Parasitology

Avian MalariaMedicineMalariaImmunologyPathogenesis +5

Description of the first cryptic avian malaria parasite, Plasmodium homocircumflexum n. sp., with experimental data on its virulence and development in avian hosts and mosquitoes

Vaidas Palinauskas, Rita Žiegytė, Mikas Ilgūnas, +4

International Journal for Parasitology

BiologyParasitic DiseaseExperimental DataPathogenesisMalaria +10

Mortality and pathology in birds due to Plasmodium (Giovannolaia) homocircumflexum infection, with emphasis on the exoerythrocytic development of avian malaria parasites

Mikas Ilgūnas, Dovilė Bukauskaitė, Vaidas Palinauskas, +6

Malaria Journal

Description, molecular characterisation, diagnostics and life cycle of Plasmodium elongatum (lineage pERIRUB01), the virulent avian malaria parasite

Vaidas Palinauskas, Rita Žiegytė, Tatjana A. Iezhova, +3

International Journal for Parasitology

BiologyMolecular CharacterisationPhylogeneticsNatural SciencesMalaria +7

Characterization of Plasmodium relictum, a cosmopolitan agent of avian malaria

Gediminas Valkiūnas, Mikas Ilgūnas, Dovilė Bukauskaitė, +4

Malaria Journal

Biting midges (Culicoides, Diptera) transmit Haemoproteus parasites of owls: evidence from sporogony and molecular phylogeny

Dovilė Bukauskaitė, Rita Žiegytė, Vaidas Palinauskas, +6

Parasites & Vectors

Complete sporogony of Plasmodium relictum (lineage pGRW4) in mosquitoes Culex pipiens pipiens, with implications on avian malaria epidemiology

Gediminas Valkiūnas, Rita Žiegytė, Vaidas Palinauskas, +5

Parasitology Research

BiologyComplete SporogonyMedicineMalariaVector-parasite Relationship +4

Molecular probes for the identification of avian Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon parasites in tissue sections by chromogenic in situ hybridization

Tanja Himmel, Josef Harl, Anna Kübber‐Heiss, +6

Parasites & Vectors

The buffy coat method: a tool for detection of blood parasites without staining procedures

Carolina Romeiro Fernandes Chagas, Rasa Binkienė, Mikas Ilgūnas, +2

Parasites & Vectors