A5085955611- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Bird parasitology and diseases
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Agricultural pest management studies
- Bartonella species infections research
University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca
2021
Romanian Waters National Administration
2015-2018
In this study 308 ticks (Ixodes ariadnae: 26 larvae, 14 nymphs, five females; I. vespertilionis: 89 27 eight simplex: 80 50 nine females) have been collected from 200 individuals of 17 bat species in two countries, Hungary and Romania. After DNA extraction these were molecularly analysed for the presence piroplasm DNA. ariadnae was most frequently identified family Vespertilionidae, whereas vespertilionis associated with Rhinolophidae. Ixodes not found Four, four one new host ariadnae,...
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....
Abstract Climate change is predicted to drive geographical range shifts that will result in changes species diversity and functional composition have potential repercussions for ecosystem functioning. However, the effect of these on (FD) remains unclear, especially mammals, specifically bats. We used distribution models a comprehensive ecological morphometrical trait database estimate how projected future climate land‐use could influence distribution, composition, FD European bat community....
Bat flies (Streblidae and Nycteribiidae) are among the most specialized families of order Diptera. Members these two related have an obligate ectoparasitic lifestyle on bats, they known disease vectors for their hosts. However, bat own ectoparasites: fungi Laboulbeniales. In Europe, members Nycteribiidae parasitized by four species belonging to genus Arthrorhynchus. We carried out a systematic survey distribution fungus-bat fly associations in central Europe (Hungary, Romania). encountered...
Babesia spp. are hemoparasites which infect the red blood cells of a large variety mammals. In bats, only known species genus is vesperuginis. However, except few old reports, host range and geographical distribution this bat parasite have been poorly studied. This study aimed to investigate presence piroplasms in tissues bats collected four different countries from eastern central Europe: Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary Romania.A total 461 carcasses (24 species) were between 2001 2016...
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...
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...