Molekulinės ekologijos laboratorija - Publikacijos

Šukytė, T., Juozaitytė-Ngugu, E., Švažas, S., Butkauskas, D., Prakas, P. 2024. The genetic identification of numerous apicomplexan Sarcocystis species in intestines of Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo). Animals, 14 (16): art. no. 2391. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14162391

Máca, O., Gudiškis, N., Butkauskas, D., González-Solís, D., Prakas, P. 2024. Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) as potential spreaders of Sarcocystis species. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 11: art. no. 1392618. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2024.1392618

Baranauskaitė, A., Prakas, P., Butkauskas, D., Servienė, E., Strazdaitė-Žielienė, Ž. 2024. Diversity of Sarcocystis parasites in southeastern Baltic Sea catchment ecosystem. Parasitology Research, 123 (5): art. no. 214. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-024-08234-w

Prakas, P., Jasiulionis, M., Šukytė, T., Juozaitytė-Ngugu, E., Stirkė, V., Balčiauskas, L., Butkauskas, D. 2024. First observations of buzzards (Buteo) as definitive hosts of Sarcocystis parasites forming cysts in the brain tissues of rodents in Lithuania. Biology, 13 (4): art. no. 264. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology13040264

Šneideris, D., Moskaliova, D., Butkauskas, D., Prakas, P. 2024. The distribution of Sarcocsytis species described by ungulates-canids life cycle in intestines of small predators of the family Mustelidae. Acta Parasitologica, 69 (1): 747–758. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11686-024-00814-1

Ignatavičienė, I., Vyšniauskienė, R., Rančelienė, V., Petrošius, R., Grauda, D., Butkauskas, D. 2024. The effects of electromagnetic field radiation of extremely low frequency on growth parameters and nucleotide substitutions in L. minor clones. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 46 (4): art. no. 47. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-024-03675-3

Prakas, P., Gudiškis, N., Kitrytė, N., Bagdonaitė, D.L., Baltrūnaitė, L. 2024. Detection of three Sarcocystis species (Apicomplexa) in blood samples of the bank vole and yellow-necked mouse from Lithuania. Life, 14 (3): art. no. 365. https://doi.org/10.3390/life14030365

Juozaitytė-Ngugu, E., Maziliauskaitė, E., Kirjušina, M., Prakas, P., Vaitkevičiūtė, R., Stankevičiūtė, J., Butkauskas, D. 2024. Identification of Sarcocystis and Trichinella species in muscles of gray wolf (Canis lupus) from Lithuania. Veterinary Sciences, 11 (2): art. no. 85. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci11020085

Prakas, P., Estruch, J., Velarde, R., Ilgūnas, M., Šneideris, D., Nicolás-Francisco, O., Marco, I., Calero-Bernal, R. 2024. First report of Sarcocystis halieti (Apicomplexa) in bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus). Veterinary Research Communications, 48 (1): 541–546. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11259-023-10191-1

Prakas, P., Butkauskas, D., Balčiauskienė, L., Balčiauskas, L. 2024. Low genetic variability of the tundra vole in Lithuania. Animals, 14 (2): art. no. 270. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14020270

Prakas, P., Rehbein, S., Rudaitytė-Lukošienė, E., Butkauskas, D. 2023. Molecular identification of Sarcocystis species in sika deer (Cervus nippon) of free-ranging populations in Germany and Austria. Veterinary Research Communications, 47: 2165–2175. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11259-023-10079-0

Butkauskas, D., Ignatavičienė, I., Ragauskas, A., Rakauskas, V. 2023. Temporal variation of genetic diversity in Rutilus rutilus populations from Lithuania using mtDNA markers in the context of anthropogenic activities. Diversity, 15 (11): art. no. 1113. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15111113

Pacifico, L., Rubiola, S., Buono, F., Sgadari, M., ‘Alessio, N., Scarcelli, S., Sgroi, G., Buglione, M., Chiesa, F., Restucci, B., Fioretti, A., Prakas, P., Veneziano, V. 2023. Molecular differentiation of Sarcocystis miescheriana and Sarcocystis suihomini using a new multiplex PCR targeting the mtDNA cox1 gene in wild boars in southern Italy. Research in Veterinary Science, 164: art. no. 105039. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2023.105039

Ragauskas, A., Ignatavičienė, I., Rakauskas, V., Grauda, D., Prakas, P., Butkauskas, D. 2023. Trends of Eurasian perch (Perca fluviatilis) mtDNA ATP6 region genetic diversity within the hydro-systems of the Eastern part of the Baltic Sea in the Anthropocene. Animals, 13 (19): art. no. 3057. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13193057

Ignatavičienė, I., Ragauskas, A., Rakauskas, V., Butkauskas, D. 2023. Quality of DNA extracted from freshwater fish scales and mucus and its application in genetic diversity studies of Perca fluviatilis and Rutilus rutilus. Biology Methods & Protocols, 8 (1): art. no. bpad022. https://doi.org/10.1093/biomethods/bpad022

Prakas, P., Stankevičiūtė, J., Švažas, S., Juozaitytė-Ngugu, E., Butkauskas, D., Vaitkevičiūtė-Balčė, R. 2023. Sarcocystis spp. macrocysts infection in wildfowl species in Eastern Baltic region: Trends in prevalence in 2011-2022. Animals, 13 (18): art. no. 2875. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13182875

Marandykina-Prakienė, A., Butkauskas, D., Gudiškis, N., Juozaitytė-Ngugu, E., Bagdonaitė, D.L., Kirjušina, M., Calero-Bernal, R., Prakas, P. 2023. Sarcocystis species richness in sheep and goats from Lithuania. Veterinary Sciences, 10 (8): art. no. 520. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10080520

Jankovska-Bortkevič, E., Jurkonienė, S., Gavelienė, V., Šveikauskas, V., Mockevičiūtė, R., Vaseva, I., Todorova, D., Žižytė-Eidetienė, M., Šneideris, D., Prakas, P. 2023. Dynamics of polyamines, proline, and ethylene metabolism under increasing cold in winter oilseed rape. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24 (14): art. no. 11402. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241411402

Prakas, P., Stirkė, V., Šneideris, D., Rakauskaitė, P., Butkauskas, D., Balčiauskas, L. 2023. Protozoan parasites of Sarcocystis spp. in rodents from commercial orchards. Animals, 13 (13): art. no. 2087. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13132087

Šukytė, T., Butkauskas, D., Juozaitytė-Ngugu, E., Švažas, S. 2023. Molecular confirmation of Accipiter birds of prey as definitive hosts of numerous Sarcocystis species, including Sarcocystis sp., closely related to pathogenic S. calchasi. Pathogens, 12 (6): art. no. 752. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12060752

Supronienė, S., Kadžienė, G., Shamshitov, A., Veršulienė, A., Šneideris, D., Ivanauskas, A., Žvirdauskienė, R. 2023. Soil fungistasis against Fusarium graminearum under different tillage systems. Plants, 12 (4): art. no. 966. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12040966

Prakas, P., Moskaliova, D., Šneideris, D., Juozaitytė-Ngugu, E., Maziliauskaitė, E., Švažas, S., Butkauskas, D. 2023. Molecular identification of Sarcocystis rileyi and Sarcocystis sp. (closely related to Sarcocystis wenzeli) in intestines of mustelids from Lithuania. Animals, 13 (3): art. no. 467. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13030467

Baranauskaitė, A., Strazdaitė-Žielienė, Ž., Servienė, E., Butkauskas, D., Prakas, P. 2023. Molecular identification of protozoan Sarcocystis in different types of water bodies in Lithuania. Life, 13 (1): art. no. 51. https://doi.org/10.3390/life13010051

Prakas, P., Butkauskas, D., Vaišvilienė, J., Balčiauskienė, L., Balčiauskas, L. 2022. The Spatial pattern of the two genetic lineages of the field vole in Lithuania. Diversity, 14 (10): art. no. 820. https://doi.org/10.3390/d14100820

Marandykina-Prakienė, A., Butkauskas, D., Gudiškis, N., Juozaitytė-Ngugu, E., Januškevičius, V., Rudaitytė-Lukošienė, E., Prakas, P. 2022. Molecular identification of Sarcocystis species in sheep from Lithuania. Animals, 12 (16): art. no. 2048. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12162048

Strazdaitė-Žielienė, Z., Baranauskaitė, A., Butkauskas, D., Servienė, E., Prakas, P. 2022. Molecular identification of parasitic protozoa Sarcocystis in water samples. Veterinary Sciences, 9 (8): art. no. 412. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci9080412

Butrimienė, R., Kalnaitytė, A., Januškaitė, E., Bagdonas, S., Jurgelėnė, Ž., Butkauskas, D., Virbickas, T., Montvydienė, D., Kazlauskienė, N., Skrodenytė-Arbačiauskienė, V. 2022. Interactions of semiconductor Cd-based quantum dots and Cd2+with gut bacteria isolated from wild Salmo trutta fry. PeerJ, 10: art. no. e14025. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14025

Sato, A.P., da Silva, T.C.E., de Pontes, T.P., Sanches, A.W.D., Prakas, P., Locatelli-Dittrich, R. (2022) Molecular characterization of Sarcocystis spp. in seabirds from southern Brazil. Parasitology International, 90: art. no. 102595. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2022.102595

Šneideris, D., Stalpes, M., Butkauskas, D., Prakas, P. (2022) A novel RFLP method for identification of morphologically similar avian Sarcocystis species. Parasitology Research, 121 (7): 2161–2166. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-022-07553-0

Juozaitytė-Ngugu, E., Butkauskas, D., Švažas, S., Prakas, P. (2022) Investigations on Sarcocystis species in the leg muscles of the bird family Corvidae in Lithuania. Parasitology Research, 121 (2): 703–711. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-021-07409-z

Mockevičiūtė, R., Jurkonienė, S., Gavelienė, V., Jankovska-Bortkevič, E., Šocik, B., Armalytė, G., Budrys, R. (2022) Effects induced by the agricultural application of probiotics on antioxidant potential of strawberries. Plants, 11 (6): art. no. 831. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11060831

Rudaitytė-Lukošienė, E., Jasiulionis, M., Balčiauskas, L., Prakas, P., Stirkė, V., Butkauskas, D. (2022) Morphological and molecular description of Sarcocystis myodes n. sp. from the Bank Vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) in Lithuania. Biology, 11 (4): art. no. 512. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology11040512

Prakas, P., Balčiauskas, L., Juozaitytė-Ngugu, E ., Butkauskas, D. (2021) The role of mustelids in the transmission of Sarcocystis spp. using cattle as intermediate hosts. Animals, 11 (3): art. no. 822. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11030822

Prakas, P., Butkauskas, D., Švažas, S., Bea, A., Yanenko, V., Ragauskas, A., Vaitkuvienė, D. (2021) The genetic diversity and structure of the European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur. Animals, 11 (5): art. no. 1283. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11051283

Prakas, P., Rudaitytė-Lukošienė, E., Šneideris, D., Butkauskas, D. (2021) Invasive American mink (Neovison vison) as potential definitive host of Sarcocystis elongata, S. entzerothi, S. japonica, S. truncata and S. silva using different cervid species as intermediate hosts. Parasitology Research, 120 (6): 2243–2250. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-021-07180-1

Šneideris, D., Ivanauskas, A., Žižytė, M., Valiūnas, D. (2021) secA gene suitability for fast and easy identification of Phytoplasmas by RFLP analysis. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 160 (3): 737–743. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-021-02262-3

Prakas, P., Rehbein, S., Rudaitytė-Lukošienė, E., Butkauskas, D. (2021) Molecular identification of Sarcocystis species in diaphragm muscle tissue of European mouflon (Ovis gmelini musimon) from Austria. Parasitology Research, 120 (7): 2695–2702. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-021-07212-w

Delgado-de Las Cuevas, G.E., Prakas, P., Rudaitytė-Lukošienė, E., Garcia-Gil, M.L., Martinez-Gonzalez, M., Butkauskas, D., Mowery, J.D., Dubey, J.P., Habela, M.A., Calero-Bernal, R. (2021) First description of Sarcocystis species infecting Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia). Parasitology Research, 120 (8): 2881–2886. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-021-07239-z

Prakas, P., Bea, A., Juozaitytė-Ngugu, E., Olano, I., Villanua, D., Švažas, S., Butkauskas, D. (2021) Molecular identification of Sarcocystis halieti in the muscles of two species of birds of prey from Spain. Parasites & Vectors, 14 (1): art. no. 414. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04921-0

Rudaitytė-Lukošienė, E., Prakas, P., Butkauskas, D. (2021) Molecular identification of seven Sarcocystis species in red deer (Cervus elaphus) from Lithuania. Parasitology International, 85: art. no. 102419. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2021.102419

Kelpšienė, J., Šneideris, D., Burokienė, D., Supronienė, S. (2021) The presence of pathogenic bacteria Pseudomonas syringae in cereals in Lithuania. Zemdirbyste-Agriculture, 108 (4): 291–296. https://doi.org/10.13080/z-a.2021.108.037

Juozaitytė-Ngugu, E., Švažas, S., Šneideris, D., Rudaitytė-Lukošienė, E., Butkauskas, D., Prakas, P. (2021) The role of birds of the family Corvidae in transmitting Sarcocystis protozoan parasites. Animals, 11 (11): art. no. 3258. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11113258

Koster, P.C., Renelies-Hamilton, J., Dotras, L., Llana, M., Vinagre-Izquierdo, C., Prakas, P., Šneideris, D., Dashti, A., Bailo, B., Lanza, M.R., Jimenez-Mejias, A., Munoz-Garcia, C., Muadica, A.S., Gonzalez-Barrio, D., Rubio, J.M., Fuentes, I., Ponce-Gordo, F., Calero-Bernal, R., Carmena, D. (2021) Molecular detection and characterization of intestinal and blood parasites in wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) in Senegal. Animals, 11 (11): art. no. 3291. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11113291

Ragauskas, A., Butkauskas, D., Prakas, P., Gadliauskienė, K., Gajduchenko, H., Grauda, D. (2020) Complex phylogeographic relationships among the Eurasian perch (Perca fluviatilis) populations in the eastern part of the Baltic Sea Region. Hydrobiologia, 847 (3): 925–938. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-019-04156-2

Vyšniauskienė, R., Rančelienė, V., Naugžemys, D., Rudaitytė-Lukošienė, E., Patamsytė, J., Butkauskas, D., Kupčinskienė, E., Žvingila, D. (2020) Genetic diversity of Nuphar lutea in Lithuanian river populations. Aquatic Botany, 161: art. no. 103173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2019.103173

Rudaitytė-Lukošienė, E., Prakas, P., Strazdaitė-Žielienė, Z., Servienė, E., Januškevičius, V., Butkauskas, D. (2020) Molecular identification of two Sarcocystis species in fallow deer (Dama dama) from Lithuania. Parasitology International, 75: art. no. 102044. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2019.102044

Prakas, P., Butkauskas, D., Juozaitytė-Ngugu, E (2020) Molecular identification of four Sarcocystis species in the herring gull, Larus argentatus, from Lithuania. Parasites & Vectors, 13 (1): art. no. 2. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3869-x

Rudaitytė-Lukošienė, E., Delgado de las Cuevas, G. E., Prakas, P., Calero-Bernal, R ., Martinez-Gonzalez, M., Strazdaitė-Žielienė, Ž., Servienė, E., Habela, M.A., Butkauskas, D. (2020) Sarcocystis spp. diversity in the roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) from Lithuania and Spain. Parasitology Research. 119 (4): 1363–1370. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-020-06603-9

Butkauskas, D., Bea, A., Yanenko, V., Prakas, P., Švažas, S., Vaitkuvienė, D. (2020) MtDNA D-loop genetic diversity of common quail (Coturnix coturnix) through Ukraine and Spain. Turkish Journal of Zoology, 44 (5): 477–480. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-2004-47

Prakas, P., Kirillova, V., Dzerkale, A., Kirjusina, M., Butkauskas, D., Gavarane, I., Rudaitytė-Lukošienė, E., Šulinskas, G. (2020) First molecular characterization of Sarcocystis miescheriana in wild boars (Sus scrofa) from Latvia. Parasitology Research, 119 (11): 3777–3783. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-020-06882-2

Šneideris, D., Ivanauskas, A., Prakas, P., Butkauskas, D., Treikale, O., Kadžienė, G., Rasiukevičiūtė, N., Kelpšienė, J., Supronienė, S. (2020) Population structure of Fusarium graminearum isolated from different sources in one area over the course of three years. Phytopathology, 110 (7): 1312–1318. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-08-19-0298-R

Prakas, P., Butkauskas, D., Juozaitytė-Ngugu, E. (2020) Molecular and morphological description of Sarcocystis kutkienae sp. nov. from the common raven (Corvus corax). Parasitology Research, 119 (12): 4205–4210. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-020-06941-8

Suproniene, S., Kadziene, G., Irzykowski, W., Šneideris, D., Ivanauskas, A., Sakalauskas, S., Serbiak, P., Švėgžda, P., Auskalniene, O., Jedryczka, M. (2019) Weed species within cereal crop rotations can serve as alternative hosts for Fusarium graminearum causing Fusarium head blight of wheat. Fungal Ecology. 37: 30-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funeco.2018.10.002

Šneideris, D., Ivanauskas, A., Suproniene, S., Kadziene, G., Sakalauskas, S. (2019) Genetic diversity of Fusarium graminearum isolated from weeds. European Journal of Plant Pathology. 153 (2): 639-643. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-018-1543-3

Januškevičius, V., Januškevičienė, G., Prakas, P., Butkauskas, D., Petkevičius, S. (2019) Prevalence and intensity of Sarcocystis spp. infection in animals slaughtered for food in Lithuania. Veterinarni Medicina. 64 (4): 149-157. https://doi.org/10.17221/151/2017-VETMED

Prakas, P., Kirillova, V., Calero-Bernal, R., Kirjusina, M., Rudaitytė-Lukošienė, E., Habela, MA., Gavarane, I., Butkauskas, D. (2019) Sarcocystis species identification in the moose (Alces alces) from the Baltic States. Parasitology Research. 118 (5): 1601-1608. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-019-06291-0

Supronienė, S., Kadžienė, G., Irzykowski, W., Šneideris, D., Ivanauskas, A., Sakalauskas, S., Serbiak, P., Švegžda, P., Kelpšienė, J., Pranaitienė, S., Jedryczka, M. (2019) Asymptomatic weeds are frequently colonised by pathogenic species of Fusarium in cereal-based crop rotations. Weed Research. 59 (4): 312-323. https://doi.org/10.1111/wre.12367

Prakas, P., Kirillova, V., Gavarane, I., Gravele, E., Butkauskas, D., Rudaitytė-Lukošienė, E., Kirjusina, M. (2019) Morphological and molecular description of Sarcocystis ratti n. sp. from the black rat (Rattus rattus) in Latvia. Parasitology Research. 118 (9): 2689-2694. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-019-06393-9

Jeršovienė, V., Gudlevičienė, Z., Rimienė, J., Butkauskas, D. (2019) Human papillomavirus and infertility. Medicina-Lithuania. 55 (7): art. no. 377. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina55070377

Krokaitė, E., Shakeneva, D., Juškaitytė, E., Rekašius, T., Nemaniūtė-Gužienė, J., Butkuvienė, J., Patamsytė, J., Rančelienė, V., Vyšniauskienė, R., Duchovskienė, L., Jocienė, L., Sinkevičienė, Z., Naugžemys, D., Kleizaitė, V., Chmura, D., Anderson, N.O., Zvingila, D., Kupčinskienė, E. (2019) Nitrogen concentration of the aquatic plant species in relation to land cover type and other variables of the environment. Zemdirbyste-Agriculture. 106 (3): 203-212. https://doi.org/10.13080/z-a.2019.106.026

Butkauskas, D., Švažas, S., Bea, A., Prakas, P., Olano, I., Grishanov, G., Mischenko, A., Kozulin, A., Stanevičius, V., Baldi, A., Huysentruyt, F., Vaitkuvienė, D., Red’kin, Y. (2019) Designation of flyways and genetic structure of Woodpigeon Columba palumbus in Europe and Morocco. European Journal of Wildlife Research. 65 (6): art. no. 91. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-019-1336-9

Butkauskas, D., Pilinkovskij, A., Ragauskas, A., Kesminas, V., Fopp-Bayat, D. (2019) Genetic characterization of Atlantic sturgeon stocking material used in Lithuania to restore the Baltic sea population. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria. 49 (3): 251-256. https://doi.org/10.3750/AIEP/02557

de las Cuevas, G.E.D., Prakas, P., Strazdaitė-Žielienė, Z., Martinez-Gonzalez, M., Rudaitytė-Lukošienė, E., Butkauskas, D., Servienė, E., Habela, M.A., Calero-Bernal, R. (2019) Sarcocystis morae (Apicomplexa) in fallow deer (Dama dama) from Spain: ultrastructure and new host record. Journal of Parasitology, 105 (5): 813–815. https://doi.org/10.1645/19-56

Valiūnas, D., Jomantienė, R., Ivanauskas, A., Šneideris, D., Žižytė-Eidetienė, M., Shao, J., Yan, Z., Costanzo, S., Davis, R.E. (2019) Rapid detection and identification of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pini’-related strains based on genomic markers present in 16S rRNA and tuf genes. Forest Pathology, 49 (6): art. no. e12553. https://doi.org/10.1111/efp.12553

Kirillova, V., Prakas, P., Calero-Bernal, R., Gavarane, I., Fernandez-Garcia, J.L., Martinez-Gonzalez, M., Rudaitytė-Lukošienė, E., Martinez-Estellez, M., Butkauskas, D., Kirjusina, M. (2018) Identification and genetic characterization of Sarcocystis arctica and Sarcocystis lutrae in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) from Baltic States and Spain. Parasites & Vectors. 11: 173. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-2694-y

Rudaitytė-Lukošienė, E., Prakas, P., Butkauskas, D., Kutkienė, L., Vepštaitė-Monstavičė, I., Servienė, E. (2018) Morphological and molecular identification of Sarcocystis spp. from the sika deer (Cervus nippon), including two new species Sarcocystis frondea and Sarcocystis nipponi. Parasitology Research. 117 (5): 1305-1315. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-018-5816-8

Prakas, P., Strazdaitė-Žielienė, Z., Rudaitytė-Lukošienė, E., Servienė, E., Butkauskas, D. (2018) Molecular identification of Sarcocystis lutrae (Apicomplexa: Sarcocystidae) in muscles of five species of the family Mustelidae. Parasitology Research. 117 (6): 1989-1993. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-018-5880-0

Vyšniauskienė, R., Rančelienė, V., Naugžemys, D., Patamsytė, J., Sinkevičienė, Z., Butkuvienė, J., Žvingila, D. (2018) Genetic diversity of populations of Bidens genera invasive and native species in Lithuania. Žemdirbystė-Agriculture. 105 (2): 183-190. https://doi.org/10.13080/z-a.2018.105.024

Prakas, P., Butkauskas, D., Švažas, S., Stanevičius, V. (2018) Morphological and genetic characterisation of Sarcocystis halieti from the great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo). Parasitology Research. 117 (11): 3663-3667. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-018-6083-4

Rasiukevičiūtė, N., Supronienė, S., Kelpšienė, J., Švėgžda, P., Kadžienė, G., Šneideris, D., Ivanauskas, A., Treikale, O. (2018) Susceptibility of non-cereal crops to Fusarium graminearum complex and their role within cereal crop rotation as a source of inoculum for Fusarium head blight. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research. 16 (4): art. no. e1012. https://doi.org/10.5424/sjar/2018164-13952

Prakas, P., Rudaitytė, E., Butkauskas, D., Kutkienė, L. (2017) Sarcocystis entzerothi n. sp from the European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus). Parasitology Research. 116 (1): 271-279. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-016-5288-7

Valiūnas, D., Ivanauskas, A., Urbanavičienė, L., Šneideris, D., Kričėnaitė, J., Jomantienė, R. (2017) First report of a new disease of cucumber in Lithuania: molecular genetic characterization of the associated phytoplasma and identification of a possible insect vector, Stenocranus minutus. Plant Disease. 101 (2): 379. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-16-1318-PDN

Ragauskas, A., Butkauskas, D., Bianchini, M.L. (2017) Distinct matrilines in the panmictic population of the European eel Anguilla anguilla? Aquatic Living Resources. 30: art. no. 21. https://doi.org/10.1051/alr/2017021

Treinys R., Dementavičius D., Rumbutis S., Švažas S., Butkauskas D., Sruoga A., Dagys M. (2016) Settlement, habitat preference, reproduction, and genetic diversity in recovering the white-tailed eagle Haliaeetus albicilla population. Journal of Ornithology. 157 (1): 311-323. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-015-1280-8

Prakas P., Butkauskas D., Rudaitytė E., Kutkienė L., Sruoga A., Pūraitė I. (2016) Morphological and molecular characterization of Sarcocystis taeniata and Sarcocystis pilosa n. sp from the sika deer (Cervus nippon) in Lithuania. Parasitology Research. 115 (8): 3021-3032. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-016-5057-7

Prakas, P., Liaugaudaitė, S., Kutkienė, L., Sruoga, A., Švažas, S. (2015) Molecular identification of Sarcocystis rileyi sporocysts in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) in Lithuania. Parasitology research. 114 (5): 1671-1676. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-015-4348-8

Urbanavičienė, L., Šneideris, D., Žižytė, M. (2015) Wheat streak mosaic virus detected in winter wheat in Lithuania. Žemdirbystė=Agriculture. 102 (1): 111-114. https://doi.org/10.13080/z-a.2015.102.014

Valiūnas, D., Jomantienė, R., Ivanauskas, A., Urbonaitė, I., Šneideris, D., Davis, R. E. (2015) Molecular identification of phytoplasmas infecting diseased pine trees in the UNESCO-protected Curonian Spit of Lithuania. Forests. 6 (7): 2469-2483. https://doi.org/10.3390/f6072469

Vyšniauskienė R., Naugžemys D., Patamsytė J., Rančelienė V., Čėsnienė T., Žvingila D. (2015) ISSR and chloroplast DNA analyses indicate frequent hybridization of alien Medicago sativa subsp. sativa and native M. sativa subsp. Falcata. Plant Systematics and Evolution. 301 (10): 2341-2350. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00606-015-1232-z

Prakas, P., Kutkienė, L., Butkauskas, D., Sruoga, A., Žalakevičius, M. (2014) Description of Sarcocystis lari sp n. (Apicomplexa: Sarcocystidae) from the great black-backed gull, Larus marinus (Charadriiformes: Laridae), on the basis of cyst morphology and molecular data. Folia Parasitologica. 61 (1): 11-17.

Ragauskas, A., Butkauskas, D., Sruoga, A., Kesminas, V., Rashal, I., Tzeng, W.-N. (2014) Analysis of the genetic structure of the European eel Anguilla anguilla using the mtDNA D-loop region molecular marker. Fisheries Science. 80 (3): 463-474. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12562-014-0714-1

Vyšniauskienė, R, Rančelienė, V. (2014) Effect of UV-B radiation on growth and antioxidative enzymes activity in Lithuanian potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) cultivars. Žemdirbystė=Agriculture. 101 (1): 51-56. https://doi.org/10.13080/z-a.2014.101.007

Šneideris, D., Staniulis, J. (2014) Phylogenetic analysis of Lithuanian tomato black ring virus isolates. Žemdirbystė=Agriculture. 101 (2): 193-198. https://doi.org/10.13080/z-a.2014.101.025

Šneideris, D., Žižytė, M., Zitikaitė, I., Urbanavičienė, L., Staniulis, J. (2013) First report of two distinct strains of pepino mosaic virus infecting tomatoes in greenhouses in Lithuania. Journal of plant pathology. 95 (1): 217.

Vyšniauskienė, R., Rančelienė, V., Patamsytė, J., Žvingila, D. (2013) High genetic differentiation among wild populations of alien Medicago sativa in Lithuania. Central European journal of biology. 8 (5): 480–491. https://doi.org/10.2478/s11535-013-0159-4

Prakas, P., Kutkienė, L., Butkauskas, D., Sruoga, A., Žalakevičius, M. (2013) Molecular and morphological investigations of Sarcocystis corvusi sp nov from the jackdaw (Corvus monedula). Parasitology research. 112 (3): 1163–1167. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-012-3247-5

Šneideris, D., Zitikaitė, I., Žižytė, M., Grigaliūnaitė, B., Staniulis, J. (2012) Identification of nepoviruses in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.). Žemdirbystė. 99 (2): 173–178.

Staniulis, J., Zitikaitė, I., Žižytė, M., Jackevičienė, E., Urbanavičienė, L., Šneideris, D. (2012) Detection and molecular identification of alien viruses of plums, sugar beets and tomatoes. Žemdirbystė. 99 (1): 85–92.

Švažas, S., Morkūnas, M., Verhagen, J., Fouchier, R., Morkūnas, J., Mundkur, T., Czajkowski, A., Sruoga, A., Butkauskas, D., Krejaras, R., Jurgelevičius, V., Pridotkas, G., Milius, J., Tubbs, N., Stanevičius, V. (2012) Surveillance of wild waterbirds for avian influenza viruses in Lithuania. Veterinarija ir zootechnika. 60(82): 72–78.

Butkauskas, D., Ragauskas, A., Sruoga, A., Kesminas, V., Ložys, L., Rashal, I., Tzeng, W.-N., Žalakevičius, M. (2012) Investigations into genetic diversity of the perch inhabiting Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant cooler and other inland water bodies of Lithuania on the basis of mtDNA analysis. Veterinarija ir zootechnika. 60(82) : 7–15.

Butkauskas, D., Švažas, S., Tubelytė, V., Morkūnas, J., Sruoga, A., Boiko, D., Paulauskas, A., Stanevičius, V., Baublys, V. (2012) Coexistence and population genetic structure of the whooper swan Cygnus cygnus and mute swan Cygnus olor in Lithuania and Latvia. Central European journal of biology. 7 (5): 886–894. https://doi.org/10.2478/s11535-012-0065-9

Sanchez-Donoso, I., Vila, C., Puigcerver, M., Butkauskas, D., de la Calle, J. R. C., Morales-Rodriguez, P. A., Rodriguez-Teijeiro, J. D. (2012) Are farm-reared quails for game restocking really common quails (Coturnix coturnix)?: A genetic approach. PLoS ONE. 7 (6): e39031. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0039031

Kutkienė, L., Prakas, P., Sruoga, A., Butkauskas, D. (2012) Description of Sarcocystis anasi sp nov and Sarcocystis albifronsi sp nov in birds of the order Anseriformes. Parasitology Research. 110 (2): 1043–1046. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-011-2588-9

Kutkienė, L., Prakas, P., Butkauskas, D., Sruoga, A. (2011) Description of Sarcocystis turdusi sp. nov. from the common blackbird (Turdus merula). Parasitology. 139 (11): 1438–1443. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182012000819

Vyšniauskienė, R., Rančelienė, V., Žvingila, D., Patamsytė, J. (2011) Genetic diversity of invasive alien species Lupinus polyphyllus populations in Lithuania. Žemdirbystė. 98 (4): 383–390.

Bea, A., Švažas, S., Grishanov, G., Kozulin, A., Stanevičius, V., Astafieva, T., Olano, I., Raudonikis, L., Butkauskas, D., Sruoga, A. (2011) Woodland and urban populations of the woodpigeon Columba palumbus in the eastern Baltic region. Ardeola. 58 (2): 315–321. https://doi.org/10.13157/arla.58.2.2011.315

Prakas, P., Kutkienė, L., Sruoga, A., Butkauskas, D. (2011) Sarcocystis sp from the herring gull (Larus argentatus) identity to Sarcocystis wobeseri based on cyst morphology and DNA results. Parasitology research. 109 (6): 1603–1608. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-011-2421-5

Švažas, S., Chukalova, N., Grishanov, G., Pūtys, Ž., Sruoga, A., Butkauskas, D., Raudonikis, L., Prakas, P. (2011) The role of great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis) for fish stock and dispersal of helminthes parasites in the Curonian Lagoon area. Veterinarija ir zootechnika. 55 (77): 79–85.

Ragauskas, A., Butkauskas, D., Sruoga, A. (2011) Anguilla anguilla ir A. japonica individų rūšinės priklausomybės nustatymas molekuliniu metodu, pagrįstu mtDNR D-kilpos regiono homologinių sekų analize. Veterinarija ir zootechnika. 55 (77): 47–52.

Prakas, P., Butkauskas, D., Sruoga, A., Švažas, S., Kutkienė, L. (2011) Identification of Sarcocystis columbae in wood pigeons (Columba palumbus) in Lithuania. Veterinarija ir zootechnika. 55 (77): 33–39.

Starodubaitė, M., Potapov, M., Sruoga, A., Butkauskas, D., Evsikov, Vadim. (2011) Talpa ir Asioscalops genčių kurmių morfologinių požymių skirtumai. Veterinarija ir zootechnika. 54 (76): 64–70.

Starodubaitė, M., Sruoga, A., Butkauskas, D., Potapov, M., Evsikov, V. (2011) Phenetic studies of the species Talpa Europaea L. in Lithuania. Veterinarija ir zootechnika. 53 (75): 61-70.

Kutkienė, L., Prakas, P., Sruoga, A., Butkauskas, D. (2011) Identification of Sarcocystis rileyi from the mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) in Europe : cyst morphology and results of DNA analysis. Parasitology research. 108 (3): 709-714. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-010-2117-2

Tubelytė, V., Švažas, S., Sruoga, A., Butkauskas, D., Paulauskas, A., Baublys, V., Viksne, J., Grishanov, G., Kozulin, A. (2011) Genetic diversity of tufted ducks (Aythya fuligula, Anatidae) in Eastern Europe. Central European Journal of Biology. 6 (6): 1044-1053. https://doi.org/10.2478/s11535-011-0083-z

Kutkienė, L., Prakas, P., Sruoga, A. and Butkauskas, D. (2010) The mallard duck ( Anas platyrhynchos) as intermediate host for Sarcocystis wobeseri sp. nov. from the barnacle goose ( Branta leucopsis). Parasitology research. 107 (4): 879–888. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-010-1945-4