Jan Votypka

Interests

• Vector-parasite interactions(Leishmania–Phlebotomus, Trypanosoma–Culex)

• Molecular protozoology (structure of kinetoplast DNA, RNA interference in Trypanosoma brucei and Leismania spp.)

• Blood parasites of birds (blood protozoa of raptors, transmission, Hamilton-Zuk hypothesis) 

• Monoxenous trypanosomatids (molecular phylogeny)

• Biology and phylogeny of Apicomplexa (Sarcocystis and Frenkelia, Manipulation hypothesis)

List of Publications

2010

Votýpka J., Maslov A., Yurchenko V., Jirků M., Kment P., Lun Z.-R. & Lukeš J. (2010) Probing into the diversity of trypanosomatid flagellates parasitizing insect hosts in South-West China reveals both endemism and global dispersal. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 54: 243–253. 

2009

Votýpka J., Lantová L., Ghosh K., Braig H. R. & Volf P. (2009) Molecular characterization of gregarines from sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) and description of Psychodiella n. g. (Apicomplexa: Gregarinida). Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 56: 583–588. 

Votýpka J., Synek P. & Svobodová M. (2009) Endophagy of biting midges attacking cavity-nesting birds. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 23: 277–280.

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.

2008

Votýpka J., Šeblová V. & Rádrová J. (2009) Spread of the West Nile virus vector Culex modestus and the potential malaria vector Anopheles hyrcanus in central Europe. Journal of Vector Ecology 33: 269–277.

Volfová V., Hostomská J., Černý M., Votýpka J. & Volf P. (2008) Hyaluronidase of bloodsucking insects and its enhancing effect on Leishmania infection in mice. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2 (9): 1-8, e294. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000294.

Sloboda M., Kamler M., Bulantová J., Votýpka J. & Modrý D. (2008) Rodents as intermediate hosts of Hepatozoon ayorgbor (Apicomplexa: Adeleina: Hepatozoidae) from the African ball python, Python regius? Folia Parasitologica 55: 13–16.

Myšková J., Votýpka J. & Volf P. (2008) Leishmania in sand flies: Comparison of quantitative polymerase chain reaction with other techniques to determine the intensity of infection. Journal of Medical Entomology 45: 133–138..

2007

Herder S., Votýpka J., Jirků M., Rádrová J., Janzen Ch. J. & Lukeš J. (2007) Trypanosoma brucei 29-13 strain is inducible in but not permissive for the tsetse fly vector. Experimental Parasitology 117: 111–114.

Svobodová M., Zídková L., Čepička I., Oborník M., Lukeš J. & Votýpka J. (2007) Sergeia podlipaevi gen. nov., sp. nov. (Trypanosomatidae, Kinetoplastida), a parasite of biting midges (Ceratopogonidae, Diptera). International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 57: 423–432.

Sloboda M., Kamler M., Bulantová J., Votýpka J. & Modrý D. (2007) A new species of Hepatozoon (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina) from Python regius (Serpentes: Pythonidae) and its experimental transmission by a mosquito vector. The Journal of Parasitology 93: 1189–1198.

Lacina L., Kojanová M., Šlajsová M., Štork J., Kolářová L. & Votýpka J. (2007) Klinický případ: Erytematózní makulopapuly na trupu. Česko-slovenská dermatologie 82: 91–93.

2006

Sádlová J., Volf P., Victoir K., Dujardin J.C. & Votýpka J. (2006) Virulent and attenuated lines of Leishmania major: DNA karyotypes and differences in metalloproteinase GP63. Folia Parasitologica 53: 81–90.

Svobodová M., Votýpka J., Pecková J., Dvořák V., Nasereddin A., Baneth G., Stern J., Kravchenko V., Orr A., Meir D., Schnur L. F., Volf P. & Wartburg A. (2006) Distinct transmission cycles of Leishmania tropica in 2 adjacent foci, northern Israel. Emerging Infectious Diseases 12: 1860–1868.

Svobodová M., Volf P. & Votýpka J. (2006) Experimental transmission of Leishmania tropica to hyraxes (Procavia capensis) by the bite of Phlebotomus arabicus. Microbes and Infection 8: 1691–1694.

Dvořák V., Aytekin A. M., Alten B., Škařupová S., Votýpka J. & Volf P. (2006) A comparison of the intraspecific variability of Phlebotomus sergenti Parrot, 1917 (Diptera: Psychodidae). Journal of Vector Ecology 31: 229–238.

2004

Volf P., Hajmová M., Sádlová J. & Votýpka J. (2004) Blocked stomodeal valve of the insect vector: Similar mechanism of transmission in two trypanosomatid models. International Journal for Parasitology 34: 1221–1227.

Votýpka J., Lukeš J. & Oborník M. (2004) Phylogenetic relationship of Trypanosoma corvi with other avian trypanosomes. Acta Protozoologica 43: 225–231.

Podlipaev S., Votýpka J., Jirků M., Svobodová M. & Lukeš J. (2004) Herpetomonas ztiplika n. sp. (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae): A parasite of the blood-sucking biting midge Culicoides kibunensis Tokunaga, 1937 (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). The Journal of Parasitology 90: 342–347.

Svobodová M., Voříšek P., Votýpka J. & Weidinger K. (2004) Heteroxenous coccidia (Apicomplexa: Sarcocystidae) in the populations of their final and intermediate hosts: European buzzard and small mammals. Acta Protozoologica 43: 251–260.

Votýpka J. & Svobodová M. (2004) Trypanosoma avium: Experimental transmission from black flies to canaries. Parasitology Research 92: 147–151.

Votýpka J. (2004) Blood parasites of birds and their vectors (Summary of Ph.D. thesis)

2003

Votýpka J., Šimek J. & Tryjanowski P. (2003) Blood parasites, reproduction and sexual selection in the red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio). Annales Zoologici Fennici 40: 431–439.

Šlapeta J.R., Modrý D., Votýpka J., Jirků M., Lukeš J. & Koudela B. (2003) Evolutionary relationships among cyst-forming coccidia Sarcocystis spp. (Alveolata: Apicomplexa: Coccidea) in endemic African tree vipers and perspective for evolution of heteroxenous life cycle. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 27: 464–475.

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

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.

Jacobson R. L., Eisenberger C. L., Svobodová M., Baneth G., Sztern J., Carvalho J., Nasereddin A., El Fari M., Shalom U., Volf P., Votýpka J., Dedet J. P., Pratlong F., Schönian G., Schnur L. F., Jaffe C. L. & Warburg A. (2003) Outbreak of cutaneous leishmaniasis in northern Israel. Journal of Infection Diseases 188: 1065–1073.

2002

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

Lukeš J., Guilbride L.D., Votýpka J., Zíková A., Benne R. & Englund P.T. (2002) Kinetoplast DNA network: Evolution of an improbable structure. Eukaryotic Cell 1: 495–502. (Minireview)

Šlapeta J.R., Koudela B., Votýpka J., Modrý D., Hořejš R. & Lukeš J. (2002) Coprodiagnosis of Hammondia heydorni in dogs by PCR based amplification of ITS 1 rRNA: Differentiation from morphologically indistinguishable oocysts of Neospora caninum. The Veterinary Journal 163: 147–154.

Volf P., Ozbel Y., Akkafa F., Svobodová M., Votýpka J. & Chang K.-P. (2002) Sand flies (Diptera: Phlebotominae) in Sanliurfa, Turkey: Relationship of Phlebotomus sergenti with the epidemic of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis. Journal of Medical Entomology 39: 12–15.

2001

Votýpka J., Ray D.S. & Lukeš J. (2001) Crithidia fasciculata: a test for genetic exchange. Experimental Parasitology 99: 104–107.

Šlapeta J.R., Modrý D., Votýpka J., Jirků M., Oborník M., Lukeš J. & Koudela B. (2001) Eimeria telekii n.sp. (Apicomplexa: Coccidia) from Lemniscomys striatus (Rodentia: Muridae): morphology, pathology and phylogeny. Parasitology 122: 133–143.

Šlapeta J.R., Modrý D., Votýpka J., Jirků M., Koudela B. & Lukeš J. (2001) Multiple origin of the dihomoxenous life cycle in sarcosporidia. International Journal for Parasitology 31: 413–417.

2000

Hrdá Š., Votýpka J., Kodym P. & Flegr J. (2000) Transient nature of Toxoplasma gondii-induced behavioral changes in mice. Journal of Parasitology 86: 657–663.

Lukeš J. & Votýpka J. (2000) Trypanosoma avium: Novel features of the kinetoplast structure. Experimental Parasitology 96: 178–181.

1999

Mugridge N.B., Morrison D.A., Johnson A.M., Luton K., Dubey J.P., Votýpka J. & Tenter A.M. (1999) Phylogenetic relationships of the genus Frenkelia: a review of its history and new knowledge gained from comparison of large subunit ribosomal ribonucleic acid gene sequences. International Journal for Parasitology 29: 957–972.

Koudela B., Modrý D., Svobodová M., Votýpka J., Vávra J. & Hudcovic T. (1999) The severe combined immunodeficient mouse as definitive host for Sarcocystis muris. Parasitology Research 85: 737–742.

Doležel D., Koudela B., Jirků M., Hypša V., Oborník M., Votýpka J., Modrý D., Šlapeta J.R. & Lukeš J. (1999) Phylogenetic analysis of Sarcocystis spp. of mammals and reptiles supports the coevolution of Sarcocystis spp. with the final hosts. International Journal for Parasitology 29: 795–798.

1998

Svobodová M. & Votýpka J. (1998) [Occurrence of blood protists in raptors (Falconiformes)]. Buteo 10: 51–54.

Voříšek P., Votýpka J., Zvára K. & Svobodová M. (1998) Heteroxenous coccidia increase the predation risk of parasitized rodents. Parasitology 117: 521–524. 

Votýpka J., Hypša V., Jirků M., Flegr J., Vávra J. & Lukeš J. (1998) Molecular phylogenetic of Frenkelia spp. (Protozoa, Apicomplexa) to Sarcocystis falcatula Stiles 1893: Is the genus Sarcocystis paraphyletic? The Journal of Eucaryotic Microbiology 45: 137–141.

1997

Selected Abstracts

(Vector-Parasites Interaction)

• Sádlová, J., Svobodová, M., Votypka, J. & Volf, P.   Virulence Factors in Leishmania major Strains Differing in Development in Sandflies and Mice

• Svobodová, M., Sádlová, J., Votypka, J. & Volf, P.   Changes in Virulence and Infectivity of Leishmania major After Passages in Vectors and Mice

• Votypka, J., Svobodova, M & Volf, P.   Development of Avian Trypanosomes in Mosquitoes

• Svobodova, M. & Votypka, J.   Experimental Transmission of Leishmania tropica to Hamsters and Mice by the Bite of Phlebotomus sergenti