Publikacijos

Chagas, C.R.F., Duc, M., Gutierrez-Liberato, G.A., Valkiūnas, G. 2023. Host cells of Leucocytozoon (Haemosporida, Leucocytozoidae) gametocytes, with remarks on the phylogenetic importance of this character. Pathogens, 12 (5): art. no. 712. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12050712

Kirchgatter, K., Guimaraes, L.D., Monteiro, E.F., Helfstein, V.C., Telles-de-Deus, J., de Menezes, R.M.T., Reginato, S.L., Chagas, C.R.F., de Camargo-Neves, V.L.F. 2023. DNA barcoding of morphologically characterized mosquitoes belonging to the genus Mansonia from the Atlantic Forest and Brazilian Savanna. Insects, 14 (2): art. no. 109. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14020109

Chagas, C.R.F., Hernandez-Lara, C., Duc, M., Valavičiūtė-Pocienė, K., Bernotienė, R. 2022. What Can Haemosporidian lineages found in Culicoides biting midges tell us about their feeding preferences? Diversity, 14 (11): art. no. 957. https://doi.org/10.3390/d14110957

Chagas, C.R.F., Lima, C.F.D., Gonzalez, I.H.L., Salgado, P.A.B., Monticelli, C., Ramos, P.L. (2022) Hematologic and biochemical reference intervals of brown-throated sloths (Bradypus variegatus). Veterinary Clinical Pathology, 51 (1): 126–133. https://doi.org/10.1111/vcp.13036

Anjos, C.C., Chagas, C.R.F., Fecchio, A., Schunck, F., Costa-Nascimento, M.J., Monteiro, E.F., Mathias, B.S., Bell, J.A., Guimaraes, L.O., Comiche, K.J.M., Valkiūnas, G., Kirchgatter, K. (2021) Avian malaria and related parasites from resident and migratory birds in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, with description of a new haemoproteus species. Pathogens, 10 (2): art. no. 103. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10020103

Binkienė, R., Chagas, C.R.F., Bernotienė, R., Valkiūnas, G. (2021) Molecular and morphological characterization of three new species of avian Onchocercidae (Nematoda) with emphasis on circulating microfilariae. Parasites & Vectors, 14 (1): art. no. 137. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04614-8

Guimaraes, L.D., Simoes, R.F., Chagas, C.R.F., de Menezes, R.M.T., Silva, F.S., Monteiro, E.F., Holcman, M.M., Bajay, M.M., Pinter, A., de Camargo-Neves, V.L.F., Kirchgatter, K. (2021) Assessing diversity, plasmodium infection and blood meal sources in mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from a Brazilian Zoological Park with avian malaria transmission. Insects, 12 (3): art. no. 215. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12030215

Chagas, C.R.F., Harl, J., Valkiūnas, G. (2021) Co-infections of Plasmodium relictum lineages pSGS1 and pGRW04 are readily distinguishable by broadly used PCR-based protocols, with remarks on global distribution of these malaria parasites. Acta Tropica, 217: art. no. 105860. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2021.105860

Chagas, C.R.F., Harl, J., Preikša, V., Bukauskaitė, D., Ilgūnas, M., Weissenbock, H., Valkiūnas, G. (2021) Lankesterella (Apicomplexa, Lankesterellidae) blood parasites of Passeriform birds: prevalence, molecular and morphological characterization, with notes on sporozoite persistence in vivo and development in vitro. Animals, 11 (5): art. no. 1451. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11051451

Chagas, C.R.F., Binkienė, R., Valkiūnas, G. (2021) Description and molecular characterization of two species of avian blood parasites, with remarks on circadian rhythms of avian Haematozoa infections. Animals, 11 (12): art. no. 3490. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11123490

Chagas, C.R.F., Binkienė, R., Ilgūnas, M., Iezhova, T., Valkiūnas, G (2020) The buffy coat method : a tool for detection of blood parasites without staining procedures. Parasites & Vectors, 13 (1): art. no. 104. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-3984-8

Fecchio, A., Chagas, C.R.F., Bell, J.A., Kirchgatter, K. (2020) Evolutionary ecology, taxonomy, and systematics of avian malaria and related parasites. Acta Tropica, 204: art. no. UNSP 105364. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105364

Valkiūnas, G., Ilgūnas, M., Chagas, C.R.F., Bernotienė, R., Iezhova, T.A. (2020) Molecular characterization of swallow haemoproteids, with description of one new Haemoproteus species. Acta Tropica, 207: art. no. 105486. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105486

Monteiro, E.F., Fernandez-Becerra, C., Araujo, M.D., Messias, M.R., Ozaki, L.S., Duarte, A.M.R.D., Bueno, M.G., Catao-Dias, J.L., Chagas, C.R.F., Mathias, B.D., dos Santos, M.G., Santos, S.V., Holcman, M.M., de Souza, J.C., Kirchgatter, K. (2020) Naturally acquired humoral immunity against malaria parasites in non-human primates from the Brazilian Amazon, Cerrado and Atlantic forest. Pathogens, 9 (7): art. no. 525. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9070525

Bernotienė, R., Iezhova, T.A., Bukauskaitė, D., Chagas, C.R.F., Kazak, M., Valkiūnas, G. (2020) Development of Trypanosoma everetti in Culicoides biting midges. Acta Tropica, 210: art. no. 105555. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105555

Simoes, R.F., Wilke, A.B.B., Chagas, C.R.F., de Menezes, R.M.T., Suesdek, L., Multini, L.C., Silva, F.S., Grech, M.G., Marrelli, M.T., Kirchgatter, K. (2020) Wing geometric morphometrics as a tool for the identification of Culex subgenus mosquitoes of Culex (Diptera: Culicidae). Insects, 11 (9): art. no. 567. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11090567

Pornpanom, P., Chagas, C.R.F., Lertwatcharasarakul, P., Kasorndorkbua, C., Valkiūnas, G., Salakij, C. (2019) Molecular prevalence and phylogenetic relationship of Haemoproteus and Plasmodium parasites of owls in Thailand: Data from a rehabilitation centre. International Journal for Parasitology-Parasites and Wildlife. 9: 248-257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2019.06.002

Chagas, C.R.F., Bukauskaitė, D., Ilgūnas, M., Bernotienė, R., Iezhova, T.,Valkiūnas, G. (2019) Sporogony of four Haemoproteus species (Haemosporida: Haemoproteidae), with report of in vitro ookinetes of Haemoproteus hirundinis: phylogenetic inference indicates patterns of haemosporidian parasite ookinete development. Parasites & Vectors. 12 (1): art. no. 422. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3679-1

Ilgūnas, M., Chagas, C.R.F., Bukauskaitė, D., Bernotienė, R., Iezhova, T., Valkiūnas, G. (2019) The life-cycle of the avian haemosporidian parasite Haemoproteus majoris, with emphasis on the exoerythrocytic and sporogonic development. Parasites & Vectors. 12 (1): art. no. 516. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3773-4

Valkiūnas, G., Ilgūnas, M., Bukauskaitė, D., Chagas, C.R.F., Bernotienė, R., Himmel, T., Harl, J., Weissenbock, H., Iezhova, T.A. (2019) Molecular characterization of six widespread avian haemoproteids, with description of three new Haemoproteus species. Acta Tropica. 197: art. no. 105051. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.105051

Bukauskaitė, D., Chagas, C.R.F., Bernotienė, R., Žiegytė, R., Ilgūnas, M., Iezhova, T., Valkiūnas, G. (2019) A new methodology for sporogony research of avian haemoproteids in laboratory-reared Culicoides spp., with a description of the complete sporogonic development of Haemoproteus pastoris. Parasites & Vectors. 12 (1): art. no. 582. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3832-x

Chagas, C.R.F., Bukauskaitė, D., Ilgūnas, M., Iezhova, T., Valkiūnas, G. (2018) A new blood parasite of leaf warblers: molecular characterization, phylogenetic relationships, description and identification of vectors. Parasites & Vectors. 11: art.no. 538. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-3109-9