Vybrané publikace
2011
Boubidi SC, Benallal K, Boudrissa A, Bouiba L, Bouchareb B, Garni R, Bouratbine A, Ravel C, Dvorak V, Votypka J, Volf P, Harrat Z. (2011) Phlebotomus sergenti (Parrot, 1917) identified as Leishmania killicki host in Ghardaia, south Algeria. Microbes and Infection 2011 13(7):691-6. Epub Mar 5. PDF

Dostalova, A; Votypka, J; Favreau, AJ, , Barbian KD, Volf P, Valenzuela JG, Jochim RC (2011) The midgut transcriptome of Phlebotomus (Larroussius) perniciosus, a vector of Leishmania infantum: comparison of sugar fed and blood fed sand flies BMC GENOMICS 12 Article Number: 223 PDF

Dvorak V, Votypka J, Aytekin AM, Alten B, Volf P.(2011) Intraspecific variability of natural populations of Phlebotomus sergenti, the main vector of Leishmania tropica. Journal of Vector Ecology 2011 Mar;36 Suppl 1:S49-57. doi: 10.1111/j.1948-7134.2011.00111.x. PDF

Gidwani K., Picado A., Rijal S.,Singh SP, Roy L, Volfova V, Andersen EW, Uranw S, Ostyn B, Sudarshan M, Chakravarty J, Volf P, Sundar S, Boelaert M, Rogers ME. (2011) Serological Markers of Sand Fly Exposure to Evaluate Insecticidal Nets against Visceral Leishmaniasis in India and Nepal: A Cluster-Randomized Trial. PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES Volume: 5 Issue: 9 Article Number: e1296 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001296 PDF

Grekov I, Svobodová M, Nohýnková E, Lipoldová M. (2011) Preparation of highly infective Leishmania promastigotes by cultivation on SNB-9 biphasic medium. J Microbiol Methods PDF

Lantova L, Svobodova M, Volf P. (2011) Effects of Psychodiella sergenti (Apicomplexa, Eugregarinorida) on its natural host Phlebotomus sergenti (Diptera, Psychodidae). J Med Entomol. 48: 985-90

Maia C, Seblova V, Sadlova J, Votypka J, Volf P.(2011) Experimental transmission of Leishmania infantum by two major vectors: a comparison between a viscerotropic and a dermotropic strain. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. PDF

Rohousova, I; Hostomska, J; Vlkova, M, Kobets T, Lipoldova M, Volf P (2011) The protective effect against Leishmania infection conferred by sand fly bites is limited to short-term exposure INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY 41: 481-485 PDF

Sadlova, J; Yeo, M; Seblova, V, Lewis MD Mauricio I, Volf P, Miles MA. (2011) Visualisation of Leishmania donovani Fluorescent Hybrids during Early Stage Development in the Sand Fly Vector. PLOS ONE 6 PDF

Síma M, Havelková H, Quan L, Svobodová M, Jarošíková T, Vojtíšková J, Stassen AP, Demant P, Lipoldová M. (2011) Genetic control of resistance to Trypanosoma brucei brucei infection in mice. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. PDF

Vlkova M, Rohousova I, Drahota J, Stanneck D, Kruedewagen EM, Mencke N, Otranto D, Volf P. (2011) Canine Antibody Response to Phlebotomus perniciosus Bites Negatively Correlates with the Risk of Leishmania infantum Transmission.PLoS Negl Trop Dis. PDF

Volf, P; Volfova, V (2011) Establishment and maintenance of sand fly colonies. JOURNAL OF VECTOR ECOLOGY: 36 S1-S9 PDF

2010
Clements, MF; Gidwani, K; Kumar, R, Hostomska J, Dinesh DS, Kumar V, Das P, Muller I, Hamilton G, Volfova V, Boelaert M, Das M, Rijal S, Picado A, Volf P, Sundar S, Davies CR, Rogers ME (2010) Measurement of Recent Exposure to Phlebotomus argentipes, the Vector of Indian Visceral Leishmaniasis, by Using Human Antibody Responses to Sand Fly Saliva AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE 82: 801-807 PDF

Lantova, L; Ghosh, K; Svobodova, M, Braig HR, Rowton E, Weina P, Volf P, Votypka J (2010) The life cycle and host specificity of Psychodiella sergenti n. sp. and Ps. tobbi n. sp. (Protozoa: Apicomplexa) in sand flies Phlebotomus sergenti and Ph. tobbi (Diptera: Psychodidae) JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY 105: 182-189 PDF

Sadlova, J; Price, HP; Smith, BA, Votypka J, Volf P, Smith DF (2010) The stage-regulated HASPB and SHERP proteins are essential for differentiation of the protozoan parasite Leishmania major in its sand fly
CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY: 12 1765-1779 PDF

Svarovska, A; Ant, TH; Seblova, V, Jecna L, Beverley SM, Volf P. (2010) Leishmania major Glycosylation Mutants Require Phosphoglycans (lpg2(-)) but Not Lipophosphoglycan (lpg1(-)) for Survival in Permissive Sand Fly Vectors PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES Volume: 4 Article Number: e580
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Teixeira, C; Gomes, R; Collin, N, Reynoso D, Jochim R, Oliveira F, Seitz A, Elnaiem DE, Caldas A, de Souza AP, Brodskyn CI, de Oliveira CI, Camila Indiani)4, Mendonca I, Costa CHN, Volf P, Barral A, Kamhawi S, Valenzuela JG (2010) Discovery of Markers of Exposure Specific to Bites of Lutzomyia longipalpis, the Vector of Leishmania infantum chagasi in Latin America. PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES 4 Article Number: e638

Wilson, R; Bates, MD; Dostalova, A, Jecna L, Dillon RJ, Volf P, Bates PA (2010) Stage-Specific Adhesion of Leishmania Promastigotes to Sand Fly Midguts Assessed Using an Improved Comparative Binding Assay PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES Volume: 4 Issue: 9 Article Number: e816 PDF

2009
Drahota J.1, Lipoldova M., Volf P., Rohousova I. Specificity of anti-saliva immune response in mice repeatedly bitten by Phlebotomus sergenti. PARASITE IMMUNOLOGY (2009) 31:766-770

Hostomska J., Volfova V., Mu JB, Garfield M, Rohousova I, Volf P, Valenzuela JG, Jochim RC Analysis of salivary transcripts and antigens of the sand fly Phlebotomus arabicus BMC GENOMICS (2009) 10: 282 PDF

Jecna L., Svarovska A., Besteiro S., Mottram JC, Coombs GH, Volf P Inhibitor of Cysteine Peptidase Does Not Influence the Development of Leishmania mexicana in Lutzomyia longipalpis. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY (2009) 46: 605-609

Sadlova J., Volf P. Peritrophic matrix of Phlebotomus duboscqi and its kinetics during Leishmania major development CELL AND TISSUE RESEARCH (2009) 337: 313-325 PDF

Svobodová M., Alten B., Zídková L., Dvořák V., Hlavačková J., Myšková J., Šeblová V., Kasap O. E., Belen A., Votýpka J., Volf P. (2009) Cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania infantum transmitted by Phlebotomus tobbi. International Journal for Parasitology 39: 251–256. PDF

Volf P., Sadlova J. Sex in Leishmania
SCIENCE (2009) 324: 1644-1644 PDF

2008
Depaquit J, Lienard E, Verzeaux-Griffon A, Ferté H, Bounamous A, Gantier JC, Hanafi HA, Jacobson RL, Maroli M, Moin-Vaziri V, Müller F, Ozbel Y, Svobodova M, Volf P, Léger N. (2008) Molecular homogeneity in diverse geographical populations of Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera, Psychodidae) inferred from ND4 mtDNA and ITS2 rDNA Epidemiological consequences. Infect Genet Evol. 8(2):159-70.
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Hostomska J, Rohousova I, Volfova V, Stanneck D, Mencke N, Volf P. (2008) Kinetics of canine antibody response to saliva of the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis.Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 8(4):443-50. PDF

Myskova J, Votypka J, Volf P. (2008) Leishmania in sand flies: comparison of quantitative polymerase chain reaction with other techniques to determine the intensity of infection.J Med Entomol. 45(1):133-8. PDF

Rogers ME, Hajmová M, Joshi MB, Sadlova J, Dwyer DM, Volf P, Bates PA.(2008) Leishmania chitinase facilitates colonization of sand fly vectors and enhances transmission to mice. Cell Microbiol. 10(6):1363-72. PDF

Volf P, Hostomska J, Rohousova I. (2008) Molecular crosstalks in Leishmania-sandfly-host relationships. Parasite. 15(3): 237-43. Review.

Volfova V, Hostomska J, Cerny M, Votypka J, Volf P. Hyaluronidase of bloodsucking insects and its enhancing effect on leishmania infection in mice. (2008) PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 17;2(9):e294. PDF

2007
Benkova I, Volf P. Effect of temperature on metabolism of Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae).
J Med Entomol.(2007) 44:150-4.
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Myšková J., Svobodová M., Beverley S. M. , Volf P. A lipophosphoglycan-independent development of Leishmania in permissive sand flies. Microbes Infect. (2007) 9: 317-24 PDF

Svobodová M, Zídková L, Čepicka I, Oborník M, Lukeš J, Votýpka J. Sergeia podlipaevi gen. nov., sp. nov. (Trypanosomatidae, Kinetoplastida): a parasite of the biting midges (Ceratopogonidae, Diptera) Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. (2007) 57:423-32. PDF

Volf P, Benková I, Myšková J, Sádlová J, Campino L, Ravel C. Increased transmission potential of Leishmania major/Leishmania infantum hybrids. Int J Parasitol. (2007) 37:589-93. PDF

Volf P, Myšková J. Sand flies and Leishmania: specific versus permissive vectors. Trends Parasitol. (2007) 23:91-2. PDF

2006
Dvořák V, Aytekin AM, Alten B, Škařupová S, Votýpka J, Volf P. A comparison of the intraspecific variability of Phlebotomus sergenti Parrot, 1917 (Diptera: Psychodidae). J Vector Ecol. (2006) 31:229-38. PDF

Havelková H, Badalová J, Svobodová M, Vojtíšková J, Kurey I, Vladimirov V, Demant P, Lipoldová M. (2006) Genetics of susceptibility to leishmaniasis in mice: four novel loci and functional heterogeneity of gene effects. Genes Immun. 7: 220-33. PDF

Kato H, Anderson JM, Kamhawi S, Oliveira F, Lawyer PG, Pham VM, Sangare CS, Samake S, Sissoko I, Garfield M, Sigutova L, Volf P, Doumbia S, Valenzuela JG. High degree of conservancy among secreted salivary gland proteins from two geographically distant Phlebotomus duboscqi sandflies populations (Mali and Kenya). BMC Genomics. (2006) 7:226.

Rohoušová I, Volf P. Sand fly saliva: effects on host immune response and Leishmania transmission.
Folia Parasitol (Praha). (2006) 53161-71. Review.

Sádlová J, Volf P, Victoir K, Dujardin JC, Votypka J. Virulent and attenuated lines of Leishmania major: DNA karyotypes and differences in metalloproteinase GP63. Folia Parasitol (Praha). (2006) 53:81-90.

Svobodová M., Votýpka J., Pecková J., Dvořák V., Nasereddin A., Baneth G., Sztern J., Kravchenko V., Orr A., Meir D., Schnur L. F., Volf P., Warburg A. (2006) Distinct Transmission Cycles of Leishmania tropica in 2 Adjacent Foci, Northern Israel. Emerging Infectious Diseases 12: 1860-8 PDF

Svobodová M, Volf P, Votýpka J. (2006) Experimental transmission of Leishmania tropica to hyraxes (Procavia capensis) by the bite of Phlebotomus arabicus.
Microbes Infect. (2006) 8:1691-4

2005

Rohoušová I., Ozensoy S., Ozbel Y., Volf P. (2005) Detection of species-specific antibody response of humans and mice bitten by sand flies. Parasitology 130: 443-449 PDF

Rohoušová I., Volf P., and Lipoldová M. (2005) Modulation of murine cellular immune response and cytokine production by salivary gland lysate of three sand fly species. Parasite Immunology 27: 469-473 PDF

Thiakaki M., Rohoušová I., Volfova V., Volf P., Chang K.P., and Soteriadou K., (2005) Sand fly species-specificity of saliva-mediated protective immunity in Leishmania amazonensis-BALB/c mouse model. Microbes and Infection 7: 760-766 PDF

2004
Boulanger N., Lowenberger D., Volf P., Ursic R., Šigutová L., Sabatier L., Svobodová M., Beverley S.M., Spath G., Brun R., Pesson B., Bulet P. (2004) Characterization of a defensin from tha sand fly Phlebotomus duboscqi induced by challenge with bacteria or the protozoan parasite Leishmania major. Infect. Immun. 72: 7140-7146 PDF

Hajmová M., Chang K.P., Kolli B., Volf P. (2004) Down-regulation of gp63 in Leishmania amazonensis reduces its early development in Lutzomyia longipalpis. Microbes and Infection 6: 646-649 PDF

Soares R.P.P., Barron T., McKoy-Simandle K., Svobodová M., Warburg A., Turco S.J. (2004) Leishmania tropica: intraspecific polymorphisms in lipophosphoglycan correlate with transmission by different Phlebotomus species. Exp. Parasitol. 107: 105-114 PDF

Volf P., Hajmová M., Sádlová J., Votýpka J. (2004) Blocked stomodeal valve of the insect vector: similar mechanism of tranmsission in two trypanosomatid models. Int. J. Parasitol. 34: 1221-1227 PDF

2003
Jacobson R.L., Eisenberger C., Svobodová M. et al. (2003) Outbreak of cutaneous leishmaniasis in northern Israel. J. Inf. Dis. 188: 1065-73 PDF

Mencke N, Volf P, Volfová V, Stanneck D. (2003) Repellent efficacy of a combination containing imidacloprid and permethrin against sand flies (Phlebotomus papatasi) on dogs. Parasitol. Res. 90: S108-S111

Sádlová J, Hajmová M, Volf P. (2003) Phlebotomus (Adlerius) halepensis vector competence for Leishmania major and Le. tropica. Med. Vet. Entomol. 17: 244-250 PDF

Svobodová M., Sádlová J., Chang K.P. and Volf P. (2003): Spatial distribution and feeding preferences of Phlebotomus sergenti and P. papatasi sand flies in cutaneous leishmaniasis focus of Sanliurfa, Turkey. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 68: 6-9 PDF

Svobodová M., Votýpka J., Nicolas L., Volf P. (2003) Leishmania tropica in the black rat (Rattus rattus): persistance and transmission from asymptomatic host to sand fly vector Phlebotomus sergenti. Microbes and Infection 5: 361-364 PDF

Svobodová M., Votýpka J. (2003) Experimental transmission of Leishmania tropica to hamsters and mice by the bite of Phlebotomus sergenti. Microbes and Infection 5: 471-474 PDF

2002
Badalová J., Svobodová M., Havelková H., Vladimirov V., Vojtíšková J., Engová J., Pilčík T., Volf P., Demant P. and Lipoldová M. (2002): Separation and mapping genes that control IgE level in Leishmania major infected mice. Genes and Immunity 3: 183-195. PDF

Černá P., Mikeš L. and Man P. (2002): Salivary gland hyaluronidase in various species of phlebotominae sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae). Insect Biochem. Mol. Biol. 32: 1691-1697.PDF

Depaquit J., Ferte H., Leger N., Lefranc F., Alves-Pirez C., Hanafi H., Maroli M., Morillas-Marquez F., Rioux J.A., Svobodová M. and Volf P.(2002): ITS2 sequences heterogeneity in Phlebotomus sergenti and P. similis: possible consequences in their ability to transmit Leishmania tropica. Int. J. Parasitol. 32: 1123-1131. PDF

Lipoldová M., Svobodová M., Havelková H., Krulová M., Badalová J., Nohýnková E., Hurt A.A.M., Schlegel D., Volf P. and Demant P. (2002): Mouse genetic model for clinical and immunological heterogeneity of leishmaniasis. Immunogenetics 54: 174-183. PDF

Votýpka J., Oborník M., Volf P., Svobodová M. and Lukeš J. (2002): Trypanosoma avium of raptors (Falconiformes): phylogeny and identification of vectors. Parasitology 125: 253-263. PDF

Volf P., Kiewegová A. and Nemec A. (2002): Bacterial colonization in the gut of Phlebotomus duboscqi (Diptera: Psychodidae): transtadial passage and the role of female diet. Folia Parasitol. 49: 73-77.

Volf P., Škařupová S. and Man P. (2002): Characterization of the lectin from females of Phlebotomus duboscqi sand flies. Eur. J. Biochem. 269: 6294-6301. PDF

2001
Volf P., Rohoušová I. (2001): Species-specific antigens in salivary glands of phlebotomine sandflies. Parasitology 122: 37-41.

Volf P., Svobodová M. and Dvořáková E. (2001): Bloodmeal digestion and Leishmania major infections in Phlebotomus duboscqi: effect of carbohydrates inhibiting midgut lectin activity. Med. Vet. Entomol. 15: 281-286. odchyt flebotomů na dvoře domu v Turecku

Volf P., Ozbel Y., Akkafa F., Svobodová M., Votypka J. and Chang K.P. (2001): Sand flies (Diptera: Phlebotominae) in Sanliurfa, Turkey: relationship of Phlebotomus sergenti with the epidemic of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis. J. Med.Entomol.39:12-15. PDF

2000

Lipoldová M., Svobodová M., Krulová M., Havelková H., Badalová J., Nohýnková E., Holáň V., Hart A.A.M., Volf P., Demant P. (2000): Susceptibility to Leishmania major infection in mice: multiple loci and heterogeneity of immunological phenotypes. Genes and Immunity 1: 200-206. PDF

Volf P., Tesařová P., Nohýnková E. (2000): Salivary proteins and glycoproteins in sandflies of various species, sex and age. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 14: 251-256.

1999
Sádlová J., Volf P. (1999): Occurrence of Leishmania major in sandfly urine. Parasitology 118: 455-460.

Sádlová J., Svobodová M., Volf P. (1999): Leishmania major in sandflies and mice: effect of repeated passages through either the vector or host. Ann. Trop. Med. Parasitol. 93: 599-611. PDF

1998
Volf P., Kiewegová A. and Svobodová M. (1998): Sandfly midgut lectin: effect of galactosamine on Leishmania infections. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 12: 151-154. PDF

Svobodová M. a Votýpka J. (1998): Výskyt krevních prvoků u dravců. Buteo 10: 51-54. PDF

Sádlová J., Reishig J. and Volf P. (1998): Prediuresis in female sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae). European Journal of Entomology 95: 643-647.

1997
Palánová L., Volf P. (1997): Carbohydrate-binding specificities and physico-chemical properties of lectins in various tissue of phlebotomine sandflies. Folia Parasitol. 44: 71-76.

Čiháková J., Volf P. (1997): Development of different Leishmania major strains in vector sandflies Phlebotomus papatasi and P. duboscqi. Ann. Trop. Med. Parasitol. 91: 267-279.

Svobodová M., Bates P.A., Volf P. (1997): Detection of lectin activity in Leishmania promastigotes and amastigotes. Acta Trop. 68: 23-35 PDF

Grubhoffer L., Hypša V., Volf P. (1997): Lectins (hemagglutinins) in the gut of the important disease vectors. Parasite 4: 203-216.

1996

Volf P., Killick-Kendrick R. (1996): Post-engorgement dynamics of haemagglutination activity in the midgut of six species of phlebotomine sandflies. Med. Vet. Entomol. 10: 247-250.

Svobodová M., Volf P., Killick-Kendrick R.(1996): Agglutination of Leishmania promastigotes by midgut lectins from various species of phlebotomine sandflies. Ann. Trop. Med. Parasitol. 90: 329-336.

Volf P., Palánová L. (1996): Relationship between protein content of meal and lectin secretion in Phlebotomus duboscqi midgut. Ann. Trop. Med. Parasitol. 90: 567-570.