Project information
Phenotypic plasticity of monogenean parasites: a combined molecular and morphological approach

Information

This project doesn't include Faculty of Education. It includes Faculty of Science. Official project website can be found on muni.cz.

Project Identification

GA524/07/1610

Project Period

1/2007 - 12/2010

Investor / Pogramme / Project type

Czech Science Foundation

Standard Projects

MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Science

RNDr. Božena Koubková, Ph.D.
prof. RNDr. Milan Gelnar, CSc.
Mgr. Iveta Hodová, Ph.D.
Mgr. Eva Košková
Mgr. Iveta Matějusová, Ph.D.
Mgr. Monika Mendlová, Ph.D.
Mgr. Martina Pečínková, Ph.D.
Mgr. Radim Sonnek
Mgr. Amálie Zehnalová

Keywords

Monogenea, Diplozoidae, phenotypic plasticity, morphometry, chromosome, cytogenetics, molecular genetics, IGS, ITS

Species discrimination of diplozoids, based on morphology of the attachment apparatus, is difficult and demands a great deal of experience as these parts are highly variable. Species markers based on the ribosomal rRNA gene array will be designed for diplozoids belonging to various species complexes and the validity of recent morphological and characters for species identification will be evaluated. Also new methods of molecular karyology including data on macro and micromorphology of chromosomes will be used for evaluation of inter and intraspecific structure of selected taxa. Parasite specimens of Paradiplozoon homoion from different European, Mediterranean and Far East populations will be collected and differences in the intergenic spacer rRNA genes (IGS) will be analysed. Also populations of P. homoion from different host fish will screened for differences in the IGS to reveal possible host related selection pressures leading to speciation.

Publications

Total number of publications: 17

2009

Can monogeneans be a good biological model ?

GELNAR Milan VETEŠNÍKOVÁ ŠIMKOVÁ Andrea JARKOVSKÝ Jiří MORAND Serge

Conference abstract

Year: 2009, type: Conference abstract
Comparative karyology of diplozoid species from fish hosts Abramis spp-

KOŠKOVÁ Eva ŠPAKULOVÁ Marta KOUBKOVÁ Božena

Conference abstract

Year: 2009, type: Conference abstract
Cytogenetics of diplozoid monogeneans parasitizing fish genus Abramis

KOŠKOVÁ Eva KOUBKOVÁ Božena ŠPAKULOVÁ Marta

Conference abstract

Year: 2009, type: Conference abstract
Different microscopic approaches to research on monogenean parasite Eudiplozoon nipponicum

HODOVÁ Iveta SONNEK Radim GELNAR Milan

Conference abstract

Year: 2009, type: Conference abstract
Telomere analysis of platyhelminths and acanthocephalans by FISH and Southern hybridization

BOMBAROVÁ Marta VÍTKOVÁ Magda ŠPAKULOVÁ Marta KOUBKOVÁ Božena

Article in Periodical

Genome, year: 2009, volume: 52, edition: 11, DOI
The use of different microscopic techniques for the study of monogenean parasite Eudiplozoon nipponicum

HODOVÁ Iveta SONNEK Radim

Article in Proceedings

MC 2009 GRAZ, Volume 2: Life Sciences, year: 2009

2008

Parasite assemblages of European bitterling ( Rhodeus amarus ), composition and effects of habitat type and host body size

DÁVIDOVÁ Martina ONDRAČKOVÁ Markéta JURAJDA Pavel GELNAR Milan

Article in Periodical

Parasitology Research, year: 2008, volume: 102, edition: 5