Gediminas Valkiūnas
Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
2 Gagarin Street
1113 Sofia
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- A new morphologically distinct avian malaria parasite that fails detection by established polymerase chain reaction-based protocols for amplification of the cytochrome B gene. Zehtindjiev, P., Križanauskienė, A., Bensch, S., Palinauskas, V., Asghar, M., Dimitrov, D., Scebba, S., Valkiūnas, G. J. Parasitol. (2012)
- A new Haemoproteus species (Haemosporida: Haemoproteidae) from the endemic Galapagos dove Zenaida galapagoensis, with remarks on the parasite distribution, vectors, and molecular diagnostics. Valkiūnas, G., Santiago-Alarcon, D., Levin, I.I., Iezhova, T.A., Parker, P.G. J. Parasitol. (2010)
- Nested cytochrome B polymerase chain reaction diagnostics detect sporozoites of hemosporidian parasites in peripheral blood of naturally infected birds. Valkiūnas, G., Iezhova, T.A., Loiseau, C., Sehgal, R.N. J. Parasitol. (2009)
- New malaria parasites of the subgenus Novyella in African rainforest birds, with remarks on their high prevalence, classification and diagnostics. Valkiūnas, G., Iezhova, T.A., Loiseau, C., Smith, T.B., Sehgal, R.N. Parasitol. Res. (2009)
- Polymerase chain reaction-based identification of Plasmodium (Huffia) elongatum, with remarks on species identity of haemosporidian lineages deposited in GenBank. Valkiūnas, G., Zehtindjiev, P., Dimitrov, D., Krizanauskiene, A., Iezhova, T.A., Bensch, S. Parasitol. Res. (2008)
- New species of haemosporidian parasites (Haemosporida) from African rainforest birds, with remarks on their classification. Valkiūnas, G., Iezhova, T.A., Loiseau, C., Chasar, A., Smith, T.B., Sehgal, R.N. Parasitol. Res. (2008)
- Molecular phylogenetic analysis of circumnuclear hemoproteids (Haemosporida: Haemoproteidae) of sylviid birds, with a description of Haemoproteus parabelopolskyi sp. nov. Valkiŭnas, G., Krizanauskiene, A., Iezhova, T.A., Hellgren, O., Bensch, S. J. Parasitol. (2007)
- Linkage between mitochondrial cytochrome b lineages and morphospecies of two avian malaria parasites, with a description of Plasmodium (Novyella) ashfordi sp. nov. Valkiūnas, G., Zehtindjiev, P., Hellgren, O., Ilieva, M., Iezhova, T.A., Bensch, S. Parasitol. Res. (2007)
- Nested cytochrome b polymerase chain reaction diagnostics underestimate mixed infections of avian blood haemosporidian parasites: microscopy is still essential. Valkiŭnas, G., Bensch, S., Iezhova, T.A., Krizanauskiené, A., Hellgren, O., Bolshakov, C.V. J. Parasitol. (2006)
- Effect of Haemoproteus belopolskyi (Haemosporida: Haemoproteidae) on body mass of the blackcap Sylvia atricapilla. Valkiŭnas, G., Zickus, T., Shapoval, A.P., Lezhova, T.A. J. Parasitol. (2006)
- Further observations on the blood parasites of birds in Uganda. Valkiūnas, G., Sehgal, R.N., Iezhova, T.A., Smith, T.B. J. Wildl. Dis. (2005)
- Detrimental effects of Haemoproteus infections on the survival of biting midge Culicoides impunctatus (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). Valkiunas, G., Iezhova, T.A. J. Parasitol. (2004)
- The transmission of Haemoproteus belopolskyi (Haemosporida: Haemoproteidae) of blackcap by Culicoides impunctatus (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). Valkiunas, G., Iezhova, T.A. J. Parasitol. (2004)
- Factors affecting the relapse of Haemoproteus belopolskyi infections and the parasitaemia of Trypanosoma spp. in a naturally infected European songbird, the blackcap, Sylvia atricapilla. Valkiŭnas, G., Bairlein, F., Iezhova, T.A., Dolnik, O.V. Parasitol. Res. (2004)
- Paucity of hematozoa in Colombian birds. Valkiūnas, G., Salaman, P., Iezhova, T.A. J. Wildl. Dis. (2003)
