Project information
Phenotypic plasticity of monogenean parasites: a combined molecular and morphological approach
- Project Identification
- GA524/07/1610
- Project Period
- 1/2007 - 12/2010
- Investor / Pogramme / Project type
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Czech Science Foundation
- Standard Projects
- MU Faculty or unit
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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
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Can monogeneans be a good biological model ?
Year: 2009, type: Conference abstract
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Comparative karyology of diplozoid species from fish hosts Abramis spp-
Year: 2009, type: Conference abstract
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Cytogenetics of diplozoid monogeneans parasitizing fish genus Abramis
Year: 2009, type: Conference abstract
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Different microscopic approaches to research on monogenean parasite Eudiplozoon nipponicum
Year: 2009, type: Conference abstract
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Telomere analysis of platyhelminths and acanthocephalans by FISH and Southern hybridization
Genome, year: 2009, volume: 52, edition: 11, DOI
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The use of different microscopic techniques for the study of monogenean parasite Eudiplozoon nipponicum
MC 2009 GRAZ, Volume 2: Life Sciences, year: 2009
2008
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Parasite assemblages of European bitterling ( Rhodeus amarus ), composition and effects of habitat type and host body size
Parasitology Research, year: 2008, volume: 102, edition: 5