Mgr. Silvie Šikutová, Ph.D.

Position: full-time researcher
Research topics: ecology of arthropod vectors
Department: External research facility Valtice
Phone: +420 519 352 961
E-mail: sikutovabrno.cas.cz

Research intersts

zoonoses research based on microbiological, molecular and immunological approach,

ecology of arthropod vectors.

Publications

2014

S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, L. BUŇKOVÁ, E. KREJČÍ, J. HALOUZKA, Y. O. SANOGO, I. RUDOLF: Selected phenotypic features of BR91, a unique spirochaetal strainisolated from the Culex pipiens mosquito, Microbiological Research 169 (2014) 348-352.

2013

Z. HUBÁLEK, E. LUDVÍKOVÁ, P. JAHN, F. TREML, I. RUDOLF, P. SVOBODOVÁ, S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, L. BETÁŠOVÁ, J. BÍREŠ, M. MOJŽÍŠ, M. TINÁK, M. BOLDIŽÁR, G. CITSOŇOVÁ, Z. STAŠŠÍKOVÁ: West Nile virus equine serosurvey in the Czech and Slovak Republics, Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 13 (2013) 733-738.

2012

J. KONVALINOVÁ, I. RUDOLF, S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, Z. HUBÁLEK, V. SVOBODOVÁ, M. SVOBODA: Contribution to canine babesiosis in the Czech Republic, Acta veterinaria Brno 81 (2012) 91-95.

2011

E. JOURDAIN, B. OLSEN, A. LUNDKVIST, Z. HUBÁLEK, S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, J. WALDENSTRÖM, M. KARLSSON, M. WAHLSTRÖM, M. JOZAN, K. I. FALK: Surveillance for West Nile Virus in Wild Birds from Northern Europe, Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 11 (2011) 77-79.

2010

Z. HUBÁLEK, I. RUDOLF, T. BAKONYI, K. KAZDOVÁ, J. HALOUZKA, O. ŠEBESTA, S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, Z. JUŘICOVÁ, N. NOWOTNY: Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) surveillance for arboviruses in an area endemic for West Nile (Lineage Rabensburg) and Ťahyňa viruses in central Europe, Journal of Medical Entomology 47 (2010) 466-472.

I. RUDOLF, S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, J. KOPECKÝ, Z. HUBÁLEK: Salivary gland extract from engorged Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae) stimulates in vitro growth of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, Journal of Basic Microbiology 50 (2010) 294-298.

O. ŠEBESTA, J. HALOUZKA, Z. HUBÁLEK, Z. JUŘICOVÁ, I. RUDOLF, S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, P. SVOBODOVÁ, P. REITER: Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) fauna in an area endemic for West Nile virus, Journal of Vector Ecology 35 (2010) 156-162.

S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, J. HALOUZKA, J. MENDEL, J. KNOZ, I. RUDOLF: Novel spirochetes isolated from mosquitoes and black flies in the Czech Republic, Journal of Vector Ecology 35 (2010) 50-55.

2009

Z. JUŘICOVÁ, Z. HUBÁLEK, J. HALOUZKA, S. ŠIKUTOVÁ: Serological examination of songbirds (Passeriformes) for mosquito-borne viruses Sindbis, Ťahyňa, and Batai in a South Moravian Wetland (Czech Republic), Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 9 (2009) 295-299.

I. RUDOLF, J. MENDEL, S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, P. ŠVEC, J. MASAŘÍKOVÁ, D. NOVÁKOVÁ, L. BUŇKOVÁ, I. SEDLÁČEK, Z. HUBÁLEK: 16S rRNA gene-based identification of cultured bacterial flora from host-seeking Ixodes ricinus, Dermacentor reticulatus and Haemaphysalis concinna ticks, vectors of vertebrate pathogens, Folia Microbiologica 54 (2009) 419-428.

O. ŠEBESTA, F. RETTICH, J. MINÁŘ, J. HALOUZKA, Z. HUBÁLEK, Z. JUŘICOVÁ, I. RUDOLF, S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, I. GELBIČ, P. REITER: Presence of the mosquito Anopheles hyrcanus in South Moravia, Czech Republic, Medical and Veterinary Entomology 23 (2009) 284-286.

S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, S. HORNOK, Z. HUBÁLEK, I. DOLEŽÁLKOVÁ, Z. JUŘICOVÁ, I. RUDOLF: Serological survey of domestic animals for tick-borne encephalitis and Bhanja viruses in northeastern Hungary, Veterinary Microbiology 135 (2009) 267-271.

2008

Z. HUBÁLEK, E. WEGNER, J. HALOUZKA, P. TRYJANOWSKI, L. JERZAK, S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, I. RUDOLF, A. G. KRUSZEWICZ, Z. JAWORSKI, R. WłODARCZYK: Serologic survey of potential vertebrate hosts for West Nile Virus in Poland, Viral Immunology 21 (2008) 247-254.

Z. HUBÁLEK, J. HALOUZKA, Z. JUŘICOVÁ, S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, I. RUDOLF, M. HONZA, J. JANKOVÁ, J. CHYTIL, F. MAREC, J. SITKO: Serologic survey of birds for West Nile Flavivirus in Southern Moravia (Czech Republic), Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 8 (2008) 659-666.

T. MEISTER, H. LUSSY, T. BAKONYI, S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, I. RUDOLF, W. VOGL, H. WINKLER, H. FREY, Z. HUBÁLEK, N. NOWOTNY, H. WEISSENBÖCK: Serological evidence of continuing high Usutu virus (Flaviviridae) activity and establishment of herd immunity in wild birds in Austria, Veterinary Microbiology 127 (2008) 237-248.

I. RUDOLF, Z. HUBÁLEK, S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, P. ŠVEC: Opomíjené virové infekce přenášené hematofágními členovci v České republice, Epidemiologie, Mikrobiologie, Imunologie (2008) 80-89.

2007

S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, I. RUDOLF, M. GOLOVCHENKO, N. RUDENKO, L. GRUBHOFFER, Z. HUBÁLEK: Detection of Anaplasma DNA in Ixodes ricinus ticks: pitfalls, Folia Parasitologica 54 (2007) 310-312.

2006

Z. HUBÁLEK, J. HALOUZKA, Z. JUŘICOVÁ, S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, I. RUDOLF: Effect of forest clearing on the abundance of Ixodes ricinus ticks and the prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi s.l, Medical and Veterinary Entomology 20 (2006) 166-172.

2005

Z. HUBÁLEK, P. ZEMAN, J. HALOUZKA, Z. JUŘICOVÁ, E. ŠŤOVÍČKOVÁ, H. BÁLKOVÁ, S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, I. RUDOLF: Mosquitoborne viruses, Czech republic, 2002, Emerging Infectious Diseases 11 (2005) 116-118.

I. RUDOLF, M. GOLOVCHENKO, S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, N. RUDENKO, L. GRUBHOFFER, Z. HUBÁLEK: Babesia microti (Piroplasmida: Babesiidae) in nymphal Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae) in the Czech Republic, Folia Parasitologica 52 (2005) 274-276.

2004

L. ČECHOVÁ, E. DURNOVÁ, S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, J. HALOUZKA, M. NĚMEC: Characterization of spirochetal isolates from arthropods collected in South Moravia, Czech Republic, using fatty acid methyl esters analysis, Journal of Chromatography B-Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences 808 (2004) 249-254.

Z. HUBÁLEK, P. ZEMAN, J. HALOUZKA, Z. JUŘICOVÁ, E. ŠŤOVÍČKOVÁ, H. BÁLKOVÁ, S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, I. RUDOLF: Protilátky k virům přenosným komáry u středočeské populace z oblasti zasažené povodní v roce 2002, Epidemiologie, Mikrobiologie, Imunologie (2004) 112-120.

S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, J. HALOUZKA, V. BARUŠ: Mermithid nematode parasitizing in Tabanidae (Diptera) in South Moravia, Czech Republic, Helminthologia 41 (2004) 113-114.


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HOME NEWS AND PRESS RELEASE STRUCTURE OF IVB BOARD OF INSTITUTE AND SUPERVISORY BOARD RESEARCH DIRECTIONS AND PROJECTS STAFF PUBLICATIONS LIBRARY BIENNIAL REPORT FOLIA ZOOLOGICA CONFERENCE LECTURE HALL	Mgr. Silvie Šikutová, Ph.D. Position: full-time researcher Research topics: ecology of arthropod vectors Department: External research facility Valtice Phone: +420 519 352 961 E-mail: sikutovabrno.cas.cz Research intersts zoonoses research based on microbiological, molecular and immunological approach, ecology of arthropod vectors. Publications 2014 S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, L. BUŇKOVÁ, E. KREJČÍ, J. HALOUZKA, Y. O. SANOGO, I. RUDOLF: Selected phenotypic features of BR91, a unique spirochaetal strainisolated from the Culex pipiens mosquito, Microbiological Research 169 (2014) 348-352. 2013 Z. HUBÁLEK, E. LUDVÍKOVÁ, P. JAHN, F. TREML, I. RUDOLF, P. SVOBODOVÁ, S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, L. BETÁŠOVÁ, J. BÍREŠ, M. MOJŽÍŠ, M. TINÁK, M. BOLDIŽÁR, G. CITSOŇOVÁ, Z. STAŠŠÍKOVÁ: West Nile virus equine serosurvey in the Czech and Slovak Republics, Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 13 (2013) 733-738. 2012 J. KONVALINOVÁ, I. RUDOLF, S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, Z. HUBÁLEK, V. SVOBODOVÁ, M. SVOBODA: Contribution to canine babesiosis in the Czech Republic, Acta veterinaria Brno 81 (2012) 91-95. 2011 E. JOURDAIN, B. OLSEN, A. LUNDKVIST, Z. HUBÁLEK, S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, J. WALDENSTRÖM, M. KARLSSON, M. WAHLSTRÖM, M. JOZAN, K. I. FALK: Surveillance for West Nile Virus in Wild Birds from Northern Europe, Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 11 (2011) 77-79. 2010 Z. HUBÁLEK, I. RUDOLF, T. BAKONYI, K. KAZDOVÁ, J. HALOUZKA, O. ŠEBESTA, S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, Z. JUŘICOVÁ, N. NOWOTNY: Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) surveillance for arboviruses in an area endemic for West Nile (Lineage Rabensburg) and Ťahyňa viruses in central Europe, Journal of Medical Entomology 47 (2010) 466-472. I. RUDOLF, S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, J. KOPECKÝ, Z. HUBÁLEK: Salivary gland extract from engorged Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae) stimulates in vitro growth of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, Journal of Basic Microbiology 50 (2010) 294-298. O. ŠEBESTA, J. HALOUZKA, Z. HUBÁLEK, Z. JUŘICOVÁ, I. RUDOLF, S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, P. SVOBODOVÁ, P. REITER: Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) fauna in an area endemic for West Nile virus, Journal of Vector Ecology 35 (2010) 156-162. S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, J. HALOUZKA, J. MENDEL, J. KNOZ, I. RUDOLF: Novel spirochetes isolated from mosquitoes and black flies in the Czech Republic, Journal of Vector Ecology 35 (2010) 50-55. 2009 Z. JUŘICOVÁ, Z. HUBÁLEK, J. HALOUZKA, S. ŠIKUTOVÁ: Serological examination of songbirds (Passeriformes) for mosquito-borne viruses Sindbis, Ťahyňa, and Batai in a South Moravian Wetland (Czech Republic), Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 9 (2009) 295-299. I. RUDOLF, J. MENDEL, S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, P. ŠVEC, J. MASAŘÍKOVÁ, D. NOVÁKOVÁ, L. BUŇKOVÁ, I. SEDLÁČEK, Z. HUBÁLEK: 16S rRNA gene-based identification of cultured bacterial flora from host-seeking Ixodes ricinus, Dermacentor reticulatus and Haemaphysalis concinna ticks, vectors of vertebrate pathogens, Folia Microbiologica 54 (2009) 419-428. O. ŠEBESTA, F. RETTICH, J. MINÁŘ, J. HALOUZKA, Z. HUBÁLEK, Z. JUŘICOVÁ, I. RUDOLF, S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, I. GELBIČ, P. REITER: Presence of the mosquito Anopheles hyrcanus in South Moravia, Czech Republic, Medical and Veterinary Entomology 23 (2009) 284-286. S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, S. HORNOK, Z. HUBÁLEK, I. DOLEŽÁLKOVÁ, Z. JUŘICOVÁ, I. RUDOLF: Serological survey of domestic animals for tick-borne encephalitis and Bhanja viruses in northeastern Hungary, Veterinary Microbiology 135 (2009) 267-271. 2008 Z. HUBÁLEK, E. WEGNER, J. HALOUZKA, P. TRYJANOWSKI, L. JERZAK, S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, I. RUDOLF, A. G. KRUSZEWICZ, Z. JAWORSKI, R. WłODARCZYK: Serologic survey of potential vertebrate hosts for West Nile Virus in Poland, Viral Immunology 21 (2008) 247-254. Z. HUBÁLEK, J. HALOUZKA, Z. JUŘICOVÁ, S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, I. RUDOLF, M. HONZA, J. JANKOVÁ, J. CHYTIL, F. MAREC, J. SITKO: Serologic survey of birds for West Nile Flavivirus in Southern Moravia (Czech Republic), Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 8 (2008) 659-666. T. MEISTER, H. LUSSY, T. BAKONYI, S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, I. RUDOLF, W. VOGL, H. WINKLER, H. FREY, Z. HUBÁLEK, N. NOWOTNY, H. WEISSENBÖCK: Serological evidence of continuing high Usutu virus (Flaviviridae) activity and establishment of herd immunity in wild birds in Austria, Veterinary Microbiology 127 (2008) 237-248. I. RUDOLF, Z. HUBÁLEK, S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, P. ŠVEC: Opomíjené virové infekce přenášené hematofágními členovci v České republice, Epidemiologie, Mikrobiologie, Imunologie (2008) 80-89. 2007 S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, I. RUDOLF, M. GOLOVCHENKO, N. RUDENKO, L. GRUBHOFFER, Z. HUBÁLEK: Detection of Anaplasma DNA in Ixodes ricinus ticks: pitfalls, Folia Parasitologica 54 (2007) 310-312. 2006 Z. HUBÁLEK, J. HALOUZKA, Z. JUŘICOVÁ, S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, I. RUDOLF: Effect of forest clearing on the abundance of Ixodes ricinus ticks and the prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi s.l, Medical and Veterinary Entomology 20 (2006) 166-172. 2005 Z. HUBÁLEK, P. ZEMAN, J. HALOUZKA, Z. JUŘICOVÁ, E. ŠŤOVÍČKOVÁ, H. BÁLKOVÁ, S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, I. RUDOLF: Mosquitoborne viruses, Czech republic, 2002, Emerging Infectious Diseases 11 (2005) 116-118. I. RUDOLF, M. GOLOVCHENKO, S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, N. RUDENKO, L. GRUBHOFFER, Z. HUBÁLEK: Babesia microti (Piroplasmida: Babesiidae) in nymphal Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae) in the Czech Republic, Folia Parasitologica 52 (2005) 274-276. 2004 L. ČECHOVÁ, E. DURNOVÁ, S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, J. HALOUZKA, M. NĚMEC: Characterization of spirochetal isolates from arthropods collected in South Moravia, Czech Republic, using fatty acid methyl esters analysis, Journal of Chromatography B-Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences 808 (2004) 249-254. Z. HUBÁLEK, P. ZEMAN, J. HALOUZKA, Z. JUŘICOVÁ, E. ŠŤOVÍČKOVÁ, H. BÁLKOVÁ, S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, I. RUDOLF: Protilátky k virům přenosným komáry u středočeské populace z oblasti zasažené povodní v roce 2002, Epidemiologie, Mikrobiologie, Imunologie (2004) 112-120. S. ŠIKUTOVÁ, J. HALOUZKA, V. BARUŠ: Mermithid nematode parasitizing in Tabanidae (Diptera) in South Moravia, Czech Republic, Helminthologia 41 (2004) 113-114.