Klára Petrželková

Mgr. Klára Petrželková, Ph.D.

Position: full-time researcher
Research topics: primatology
Department: Research facility Brno
Phone: +420 543 422 549
E-mail: petrzelkovaivb.cz

Running Projects

Genetic diversity and cross-transmissions of strongylid nematodes between African great apes and man

Finished Projects

Ciliates of genus Troglodytella: pathogens or endosymbionts? Novel approach towards veterinary care and understanding digestion in apes

Feeding behavior and possible medicinal plant use in a chimpanzee population in Rubondo Island National Park, Tanzania

Feeding behaviour, parasite infections and self-medicative abilities of an introduced chimpanzee population, Rubondo Island National Park, Tanzania

Gastrointestinal ciliates and their role in digestion of great apes

Impact of increased contact with humans on diversity and ecology of protozoan parasites of African great apes

The possible roles of ciliate Troglodytella abrassarti in chimpanzee hind gut fermentation

Publications

2015

Gomez A., Petrželková K., Yeoman C. J., Vlčková K., Mrázek J., Koppová I., Carbonero F., Ulanov A., Modrý D., Todd A., Torralba M., Nelson K., Gaskins H. R., Wilson B., Stumpf R. M., White B. A., Leigh S. R.: Gut microbiome composition and metabolomic profiles of wild western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) reflect host ecology, Molecular Ecology 24 (2015) 2551-2565.

Mapua M. I., Qablan M. A., Pomajbíková K., Petrželková K., Hůzová Z., Rádrová J., Votýpka J., Todd A., Jirků M., Leendertz F. H., Lukeš J., Neel C., Modrý D.: Ecology of malaria infections in western lowland gorillas inhabiting Dzanga Sangha Protected Areas, Central African Republic, Parasitology (2015) .

2014

Flahou B., Modrý D., Pomajbíková K., Petrželková K., Smet A., Ducatelle R., Pasmans F., Sá R. M., Todd A., Hashimoto C., Mulama M., Kiang J., Rossi M., Haesebrouck F.: Diversity of zoonotic enterohepatic Helicobacter species and detection of a putative novel gastric Helicobacter species in wild and wild-born captive chimpanzees and western lowland gorillas, Veterinary Microbiology 174 (2014) 186-194.

Gallusová M., Qablan M. A., D'Amico G., Oborník M., Petrželková K., Mihalca A. D., Modrý D.: Piroplasms in feral and domestic equines in rural areas of the Danube Delta, Romania, with survey of dogs as a possible reservoir, Veterinary Parasitology 206 (2014) 287-292.

Hasegawa H., Modrý D., Kitagawa M., Shutt K. A., Todd A., Kalousová B., Profousová I., Petrželková K.: Humans and great apes cohabiting the forest ecosystem in Central African Republic harbour the same hookworms, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 8 (2014) .

Janatová M., Albrechtová K., Petrželková K., Dolejská M., Papoušek I., Masaříková M., Čížek A., Todd A., Shutt K., Kalousová B., Profousová-Pšenková I., Modrý D., Literák I.: Antimicrobial-resistant Enterobacteriaceae from humans and wildlife in Dzanga-Sangha Protected Area, Central African Republic, Veterinary Microbiology 171 (2014) 422-431.

Kalousová B., Piel A. K., Pomajbíková K., Modrý D., Stewart F. A., Petrželková K.: Gastrointestinal parasites of savanna chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) in Ugalla, Tanzania, International Journal of Primatology 35 (2014) 436-475.

Pauly M., Hoppe E., Mugisha L., Petrželková K., Akoua-Koffi C., Couacy-Hymann E., Anoh A. E., Mossoun A., Schubert G., Wiersma L., Pascale S., Muyembe J.-J., Karhemere S., Weiss S., Leendertz S. A., Calvignac-Spencer S., Leendertz F. H., Ehlers B.: High prevalence and diversity of species D adenoviruses (HAdV-D) in human populations of four Sub-Saharan countries, Virology Journal 11 (2014) 25.

Růžicová M., Petrželková K., Kalousová B., Modrý D., Pomajbíková K.: Validation of Flotac for the detection and quantification of Troglodytella abrassarti and Neobalantidium coli in chimpanzees and pigs, Journal of Parasitology 100 (2014) 662-670.

Sak B., Petrželková K., Květoňová D., Mynářová A., Pomajbíková K., Modrý D., Cranfield M. R., Mudakikwa A., Kváč M.: Diversity of Microsporidia, Cryptosporidium and Giardia in Mountain Gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda, PLoS ONE 9 (2014) .

Shutt K., Heistermann M., Kasim A., Kalousová B., Profousová I., Petrželková K., Fuh T., Dicky J.-F., Bopalanzognako J.-B., Setchell J. M.: Effects of habituation, research and ecotourism on faecal glucocorticoid metabolites in wild western lowland gorillas: Implications for conservation management, Biological Conservation 172 (2014) 72-79.

2013

Brant S. V., Pomajbíková K., Modrý D., Petrželková K., Todd A., Loker E. S.: Molecular phylogenetics of the elephant schistosome Bivitellobilharzia loxodontae (Trematoda: Schistosomatidae) from the Central African Republic, Journal of Helminthology 87 (2013) 102-107.

Pomajbíková K., Oborník M., Horák A., Petrželková K., Grim J. N., Levecke B., Todd A., Mulama M., Kiyang J., Modrý D.: Novel insights into the genetic diversity of Balantidium and Balantidium-like cyst-forming Ciliates, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 7 (2013) .

Qablan M. A., Oborník M., Petrželková K., Sloboda M., Shudiefat M. F., Hořín P., Lukeš J., Modrý D.: Infections by Babesia caballi and Theileria equi in Jordanian equids: epidemiology and genetic diversity, Parasitology 140 (2013) 1096-1103.

Sak B., Petrželková K., Květoňová D., Mynářová A., Shutt K. A., Pomajbíková K., Kalousová B., Modrý D., Benavides J., Todd A., Kváč M.: Long-term monitoring of microsporidia, Cryptosporidium and Giardia infections in western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) at different stages of habituation in Dzanga Sangha Protected Areas, Central African Republic, PLoS ONE 8 (2013) .

Sá R. M., Petrášová J., Pomajbíková K., Profousová I., Petrželková K., Sousa C., Cable J., Bruford M. W., Modrý D.: Gastrointestinal symbionts of chimpanzees in Cantanhez National Park, Guinea-Bissau with respect to habitat fragmentation, American Journal of Primatology 75 (2013) 1032-1041.

Schovancová K., Pomajbíková K., Procházka P., Modrý D., Bolechová P., Petrželková K.: Preliminary Insights into the Impact of Dietary Starch on the Ciliate, Neobalantidium coli, in Captive Chimpanzees, PLoS ONE 8 (2013) .

2012

Jirků M., Pomajbíková K., Petrželková K., Hůzová Z., Modrý D., Lukeš J.: Detection of Plasmodium spp. in Human Feces, Emerging Infectious Diseases 18 (2012) 634-636.

Petrželková K., Schovancová K., Profousová I., Kišidayová S., Váradyová Z., Pekár S., Kamler J., Modrý D.: The effect of low- and high-fiber diets on the population of entodiniomorphid ciliates Troglodytella abrassarti in captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes), American Journal of Primatology 74 (2012) 669-675.

Pomajbíková K., Petrželková K., Petrášová J., Profousová I., Kalousová B., Jirků M., Sá R. M., Modrý D.: Distribution of the Entodiniomorphid ciliate Troglocorys cava Tokiwa, Modrý, Ito, Pomajbíková, Petrželková, & Imai, 2010, (Entodiniomorphida: Blepharocorythidae) in wild and captive chimpanzees, Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 59 (2012) 97-99.

Smejkalová P., Petrželková K., Pomajbíková K., Modrý D., Čepička I.: Extensive diversity of intestinal trichomonads of non-human primates, Parasitology 139 (2012) 92-102.

Vallo P., Petrželková K., Profousová I., Petrášová J., Pomajbíková K., Leendertz F., Hashimoto C., Simmons N., Babweteera F., Machanda Z., Piel A., Robbins M. M., Boesch Ch., Sanz C., Morgan D., Sommer V., Furuichi T., Fujita S., Matsuzawa T., Kaur T., Huffman M. A., Modrý D.: Molecular diversity of entodiniomorphid ciliate Troglodytella abrassarti and its coevolution with chimpanzees, American Journal of Physical Anthropology 148 (2012) 525-533.

Vlčková K., Mrázek J., Kopečný J., Petrželková K.: Evaluation of different storage methods to characterize the fecal bacterial communities of captive western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla), Journal of Microbiological Methods 91 (2012) 45-51.

2011

Albrechtová K., Sedlák K., Petrželková K., Hlaváč J., Mihalca A. D., Lesingirian A., Kanyari P. W. N., Modrý D.: Occurrence of filaria in domestic dogs of Samburu pastoralists in Northern Kenya and its associations with canine distemper, Veterinary Parasitology 182 (2011) 230-238.

Kaur T., Singh J., Huffman M. A., Petrželková K., Taylor N. S., Xu S., Dewhirst F. E., Paster B. J., Debruyne L., Vandamme P., Fox J. G.: Campylobacter troglodytis sp. nov., isolated from feces of human-habituated wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) in Tanzania, Applied and Environmental Microbiology 77 (2011) 2366-2373.

Petrášová J., Uzlíková M., Kostka M., Petrželková K., Huffman M. A., Modrý D.: Diversity and host specificity of Blastocystis in syntopic primates on Rubondo Island, Tanzania, International Journal for Parasitology 41 (2011) 1113-1120.

Profousová I., Mihaliková K., Laho T., Váradyová Z., Petrželková K., Modrý D., Kišidayová S.: The ciliate, Troglodytella abrassarti, contributes to polysaccharide hydrolytic activities in the chimpanzee colon, Folia Microbiologica 56 (2011) 339-343.

Profousová I., Petrželková K., Pomajbíková K., Modrý D.: Survival and morphologic changes of entodiniomorphid ciliate Troglodytella abrassarti in chimpanzee feces, Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 42 (2011) 69-74.

Sak B., Kváč M., Petrželková K., Květoňová D., Pomajbíková K., Mulama M., Kiyang J., Modrý D.: Diversity of microsporidia (Fungi: Microsporidia) among captive great apes in European zoos and African sanctuaries: evidence for zoonotic transmission?, Folia Parasitologica 58 (2011) 81-86.

Široký P., Erhart J., Petrželková K., Kamler M.: Life cycle of tortoise tick Hyalomma aegyptium under laboratory conditions, Experimental and Applied Acarology 54 (2011) .

2010

Petrášová J., Modrý D., Huffman M. A., Mapua M., Bobáková L., Mazoch V., Singh J., Kaur T., Petrželková K.: Gastrointestinal Parasites of Indigenous and Introduced Primate Species of Rubondo Island National Park, Tanzania, International Journal of Primatology 31 (2010) 920-936.

Petrželková K., Hasegawa H., Appleton C. C., Huffman M. A., Archer C. E., Moscovice L. R., Mapua M., Singh J., Kaur T.: Gastrointestinal parasites of the chimpanzee population introduced onto Rubondo Island National Park, Tanzania, American Journal of Primatology 72 (2010) 307-316.

Pomajbíková K., Petrželková K., Profousová I., Petrášová J., Modrý D.: Discrepancies in the occurrence of Balantidium coli between wild and captive African great apes, Journal of Parasitology 96 (2010) 1139-1144.

Pomajbíková K., Petrželková K., Profousová I., Petrášová J., Kišidayová S., Váradyová Z., Modrý D.: A survey of entodiniomorphid ciliates in chimpanzees and bonobos, American Journal of Physical Anthropology 142 (2010) 42-48.

Sloboda M., Mihalca A. D., Falka I., Petrželková K., Carlsson M., Ghira I., Modrý D.: Are gobiid fish more susceptible to predation if parasitized by Eustrongylides excisus? An answer from robbed snakes, Ecological Research 25 (2010) 469-473.

Tokiwa T., Modrý D., Ito A., Pomajbíková K., Petrželková K., Imai S.: A new entodiniomorphid ciliate, Troglocorys cava n. g., n. sp., from the wild eastern chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) from Uganda, Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 57 (2010) 115-120.

2009

Kišidayová S., Váradyová Z., Pristaš P., Piknová M., Nigutová K., Petrželková K., Profousová I., Schovancová K., Kamler J., Modrý D.: Effects of high- and low-fiber diets on fecal fermentation and fecal microbial populations of captive chimpanzees, American Journal of Primatology 71 (2009) 548-557.

Modrý D., Petrželková K., Pomajbíková K., Tokiwa T., Křížek J., Imai S., Vallo P., Profousová I., Šlapeta J.: The occurrence and an ape-to-ape transmission of entodiniomorphid ciliate Troglodytella abrassarti in captive gorillas, Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 56 (2009) 83-87.

2008

Modrý D., Petrželková K., Jirků M., Koubek P.: Two new species of Eimeria Schneider, 1875 (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from Gerbilliscus guineae Thomas (Rodentia: Gerbillinae) in the Niokolo Koba National Park, Senegal, Systematic Parasitology 71 (2008) 223-228.

2007

Moscovice L. R., Issa M. H., Petrželková K., Keuler N. S., Snowdon C. T., Huffman M. A.: Fruit availability, chimpanzee diet, and grouping patterns on Rubondo Island, Tanzania, American Journal of Primatology 69 (2007) 1-16.

2006

Petrželková K., Hasegawa H., Moscovice L. R., Kaur T., Issa M. H., Huffman M. A.: Parasitic nematodes in the chimpanzee population on Rubondo Island, Tanzania, International Journal of Primatology 27 (2006) 767-777.

Petrželková K., Downs N. C., Zukal J., Racey P. A.: A comparison between emergence and return activity in pipistrelle bats Pipistrellus pipistrellus and P. pygmaeus, Acta Chiropterologica 8 (2006) 381-390.

Široký P., Petrželková K., Kamler M., Mihalca A. D., Modrý D.: Hyalomma aegyptium as dominant tick in tortoises of the genus Testudo in Balkan countries, with notes on its host preferences, Experimental and Applied Acarology 40 (2006) 279-290.

2005

Hasegawa H., Ikeda Y., Fujisaki A., Moscovice L. R., Petrželková K., Kaur T., Huffman M. A.: Morphology of chimpanzee pinworms, Enterobius (Enterobius) anthropopitheci (Gedoelst, 1916) (Nematoda: Oxyuridae), collected from chimpanzees, Pan troglodytes, on Rubondo island, Tanzania, Journal of Parasitology 91 (2005) 1314-1317.