A5071629359- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Bartonella species infections research
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Marine animal studies overview
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
- Impact of Light on Environment and Health
- Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Bird parasitology and diseases
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Plant and fungal interactions
- Mollusks and Parasites Studies
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Helminth infection and control
University of Veterinary Medicine
2023-2025
University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca
2018-2024
Babeș-Bolyai University
2024
University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad
2021
University of Pannonia
2019-2020
Abstract Background Parasites may actively seek for hosts and use a number of adaptive strategies to promote their reproductive success host colonization. These will necessarily influence specificity seasonality. Ticks are important ectoparasites vertebrates, which (in addition directly affecting hosts) transmit pathogens. In Europe, three hard tick species (Ixodidae: Ixodes ariadnae , I. simplex vespertilionis ) at least two soft (Argasidae: Argas transgariepinus A. specialized bats....
The soft ticks (Ixodida: Argasidae) are ectoparasites of terrestrial vertebrates with a wide geographic distribution, occurring on all continents. These obligate blood-feeders, most them show high degrees host-specialization and several species in arid tropical regions important parasites livestock men. Species commonly domestic animals man generally well-known, many studies focusing their ecology, distribution or vectorial role. However, wildlife-specialist less studied. Nearly half tick...
Bat flies are one of the most abundant ectoparasites bats, showing remarkable morphological adaptations to parasitic habit, while relationship with their hosts is characterized by a high level specificity. By collecting bat from live hosts, our intention was elucidate seasonal differences in fly occurrence and describe factors regulating incipient host Our results indicate that prevalence intensity infestation increasing spring autumn for species, significant among different species. Males...
Abstract Background Ticks are increasingly acknowledged as significant vectors for a wide array of pathogens in urban environments with reports abundant tick populations recreational areas. The study aims to contribute better knowledge the abiotic and biotic factors which impact ecology hard ticks peri-urban habitats Romania. Methods Questing were collected by flagging seven locations, from four types Cluj-Napoca, Romania: parks; gardens; cemetery; forests. Hedgehogs, birds micromammals also...
Potentially zoonotic pathogens have been previously detected in bat-associated ticks, but their role disease transmission and frequency of feeding on non-bat hosts is poorly known.
ABSTRACT Among the most studied mammals in terms of their role spread various pathogens with possible zoonotic effects are bats. These animals a very complex lifestyle, diet, and behavior. They able to fly long distances, thus maintaining spreading they may be carrying. also include vector-borne parasites bacteria that can by ectoparasites such as ticks bat flies. In present study, high-throughput screening was performed we detected three bacterial pathogens: Bartonella spp., Neoehrlichia...
According to Bergmann's and Allen's rules, climate change may drive morphological shifts in species, affecting body size appendage length. These rules predict that species colder climates tend be larger have shorter appendages improve thermoregulation. Bats are thought sensitive therefore expected respond climatic changes across space time. We conducted a phylogenetic meta‐analysis on > 27 000 forearm length (FAL) mass (BM) measurements from 20 sedentary European bat examine patterns....
Fungal Systematics and Evolution (FUSE) is one of the journal series to address “fusion” between morphological data and molecular phylogenetic describe new fungal taxa interesting observations. This paper 6th contribution in the FUSE series—presenting genus, twelve species, country records, three combinations. The new genus is: Pseudozeugandromyces (Laboulbeniomycetes, Laboulbeniales). The species are: Albatrellopsis flettioides from Pakistan, Aureoboletus garciae from Mexico,...
Malaria is responsible for major diseases of humans, while associated haemosporidians are important factors in regulating wildlife populations. Polychromophilus, a haemosporidian parasite bats, phylogenetically close to human-pathogenic Plasmodium species, and their study may provide further clues understanding the evolutionary relationships between vertebrates malarial parasites. Our aim was investigate distribution Polychromophilus spp. Eastern Europe test importance host ecology roost...
Trichomonas gallinae is a geographically widespread protozoan parasite of birds. In this study, oropharyngeal swab samples were collected in Hungary and Romania from 99 columbiform birds, including 76 feral pigeons ( Columba livia domestica : 42 kept for racing, 32 with urban two rural habitat), four common wood C. palumbus ), 16 ring doves Streptopelia risoria ) three Eurasian collared S. decaocto ). These analyzed the presence T. using molecular methods. Racing had significantly higher...
Abstract Alternation of day and night is the oldest cycle on Earth, which increasingly disturbed by accelerating rate urbanization technological development. Despite ubiquity light pollution in cities, many aspects its influence urban ecosystems are still poorly understood. Here we studied effect artificial at (ALAN) biomass arboreal caterpillar populations, a major component diet insectivorous animals. We predicted that increasing ALAN intensity associated with reduced biomass, because may...
To understand the importance of host' habitat choice in determining parasite burden, we studied distribution two helminth parasites red fox (Vulpes vulpes) south-eastern Europe (Romania): Crenosoma vulpis and Eucoleus aerophilus, both widely distributed respiratory nematodes parasitic various carnivores. Even though life cycle biology follow a different pattern, appear to be co-distributed often co-infect foxes with variable prevalences across their range. Between July 2016 August 2018, 550...
<title>Abstract</title> Most Palearctic bats spend the winter in hibernation, with reduced metabolic rate (including body temperature, circulation, heart-rate, etc.), while descending into a motionless stasis. They select particular sites for roosting, which show similar characteristics independent of bat species or geographical location: thermally stable and inaccessible predators. Bats balance between thermal eccentricities using different techniques, like clustering, moving to...
The plumage of birds plays an essential role in thermal insulation and influences the heat tolerance birds. These functions are mainly determined by number density feathers, but it is unclear how feather responds to environmental changes wild populations. In urban birds, both high temperature limited food could generate traits. To investigate effect urbanization, we compared feathers nestlings between forest Great Tits Parus major using a novel non‐invasive method. We showed that have fewer...
Bat flies (Diptera: Hippoboscoidea: Nycteribiidae, Streblidae) are obligate, blood-feeding, highly specialized ectoparasites of bats (Chiroptera). Of the 17 nycteribiid species present in Europe, 11 have been recorded Romania. Here, we a checklist with all previously published data and new records from recent years, for total 2218 bat-bat fly associations. Host-parasite associations updated Basilia italica Theodor, B. nana nattererii (Kolenati), Nycteribia kolenatii Theodor & Moscona, N....
Urbanization is one of the strongest habitat transforming processes today that has resulted in changes ecological conditions for wild populations. In birds, limitation natural food sources and a warmer microclimate cities can potentially influence development functioning plumage may have important fitness consequences. Despite its potential significance, structure urban birds are largely unexplored it unclear whether how they respond to such as different constraints selection pressures. this...
The tritrophic association of bats, bat flies, and Laboulbeniales microfungi is a remarkably understudied system that may reveal patterns applicable to community ecology theory (hyper)parasites. are biotrophic microfungi, exclusively associated with arthropods, several species specialized on which themselves permanent ectoparasites bats. Several hypotheses were tested biotic abiotic traits influence the presence prevalence hyperparasitic fungi based southeastern European data. We found wide...
Abstract Among reptiles only snakes are known to frequently feed on bats and even inside this group chiropterophagy is rare, with most records being noted in the tropics. In temperate region especially Europe, a handful of cases have been described. Here, we report further bat predation underground habitats Bulgaria, highlighting importance Aesculapian snake ( Zamenis longissimus ) Western Palearctic. Until now, 11 species recorded as preys Europe. Our observations first hunting...
Abstract Background Fleas are important hematophagous insects, infesting mammals and birds with a worldwide distribution. of medical importance have been reported from various carnivores worldwide, such as felids, canids, or mustelids. Romania hosts wide carnivore diversity, but very little is known about flea species that parasitize these animals in Romania. This study aimed to provide better understanding the fleas’ diversity their distribution relatively large diverse number wild Methods...
Bat flies are haematophagous ectoparasites, highly specialised to bats and also considered have vectorial potential for several pathogens like Bartonella spp. or Polychromophilus In Romania, past studies mostly focused on the ectoparasitic fauna of cave-dwelling bats, listing occurrence 10 bat fly species in country, with only scarce information infesting crevice-roosting species. Here we report Basilia italica , a rare nycteribiid primarily forest-dwelling bats. This is first country-record...
Abstract Bat flies are the most abundant ectoparasites of bats, showing remarkable morphological adaptations to parasitic habit, while relationship with their hosts is characterized by a high level specificity. By collecting bat from live hosts, our intention was elucidate seasonal differences in fly occurrence and describe factors regulating incipient host Our results indicate that prevalence intensity infestation increasing spring autumn for species, significant among different species....