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Animal Science and Veterinary
Czechia
2025

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
46
Citations
5912
World Ranking
802
National Ranking
5

Microbiology

D-Index
46
Citations
5863
World Ranking
4940
National Ranking
5

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Czechia Leader Award

Overview

Martin Kváč is affiliated with the Czech Academy of Sciences in the Czech Republic, contributing extensively to the fields of immunology and microbiology, with a strong focus on parasitology and infectious diseases. Their research encompasses a broad spectrum of topics related to parasitic infections, diagnostics, and host-parasite interactions.

The scientist's recent publications include:

  • Cryptosporidium myocastoris n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae), the Species Adapted to the Nutria (Myocastor coypus), 2021, Microorganisms
  • Update on Cryptosporidium spp.: highlights from the Seventh International Giardia and Cryptosporidium Conference, 2020, Parasite
  • Description of Cryptosporidium ornithophilus n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae) in farmed ostriches, 2020, Parasites & Vectors
  • Cryptosporidium mortiferum n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae), the species causing lethal cryptosporidiosis in Eurasian red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris), 2023, Parasites & Vectors
  • Sympatric Recombination in Zoonotic Cryptosporidium Leads to Emergence of Populations with Modified Host Preference, 2022, Molecular Biology and Evolution

The frequent coauthors associated with Martin Kváč include Bohumil Sak, Nikola Holubová, Marta Kicia, Lihua Xiao, and John McEvoy. These collaborations reflect sustained research partnerships across multiple studies.

Martin Kváč has published primarily in the following venues:

  • Microorganisms
  • Parasites & Vectors
  • Emerging infectious diseases
  • Folia Parasitologica
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Their main fields of study are:

  • Immunology and Microbiology
  • Medicine

Subfields of study within their research include:

  • Parasitology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Small Animals
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine

The scientific topics highlighted in Martin Kváč's work cover:

  • Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
  • Amoebic Infections and Treatments
  • Coccidia and coccidiosis research
  • Helminth infection and control
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Dermatological diseases and infestations
  • Parasites and Host Interactions

Best Publications

  • Subtyping Cryptosporidium ubiquitum, a Zoonotic Pathogen Emerging in Humans

    Na Li;Lihua Xiao;Keri Alderisio;Kristin Elwin

  • Unapparent Microsporidial Infection among Immunocompetent Humans in the Czech Republic

    Bohumil Sak;Daniel Brady;Markéta Pelikánová;Dana Květoňová

  • Age-related and housing-dependence of Cryptosporidium infection of calves from dairy and beef herds in South Bohemia, Czech Republic.

    Martin Kváč;Martin Kváč;Martin Kouba;Jiří Vítovec

  • Latent microsporidial infection in immunocompetent individuals - a longitudinal study.

    Bohumil Sak;Martin Kváč;Martin Kváč;Zuzana Kučerová;Dana Květoňová

  • Cryptosporidium pig genotype II in immunocompetent man.

    Martin Kvác;Dana Kvetonová;Bohumil Sak;Oleg Ditrich

  • The first report on natural Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Encephalitozoon spp. infections in wild East-European House Mice (Mus musculus musculus) and West-European House Mice (M. m. domesticus) in a hybrid zone across the Czech Republic–Germany border

    Bohumil Sak;Martin Kváč;Martin Kváč;Dana Květoňová;Tomáš Albrecht

  • Cryptosporidium scrofarum n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae) in domestic pigs (Sus scrofa)

    Martin Kváč;Michaela Kestřánová;Martina Pinková;Dana Květoňová

  • Cryptosporidium avium n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae) in birds

    Nikola Holubová;Nikola Holubová;Bohumil Sak;Michaela Horčičková;Michaela Horčičková;Lenka Hlásková

  • Long-Term Monitoring of Microsporidia, Cryptosporidium and Giardia Infections in Western Lowland Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) at Different Stages of Habituation in Dzanga Sangha Protected Areas, Central African Republic

    Bohumil Sak;Klara J. Petrzelkova;Dana Kvetonova;Anna Mynarova

  • Sources of potentially infectious human microsporidia: molecular characterisation of microsporidia isolates from exotic birds in the Czech Republic, prevalence study and importance of birds in epidemiology of the human microsporidial infections.

    D Kasicková;B Sak;M Kvác;M Kvác;O Ditrich;O Ditrich

  • First report of Enterocytozoon bieneusi infection on a pig farm in the Czech Republic.

    Bohumil Sak;Martin Kváč;Martin Kváč;Dagmar Hanzlíková;Vitaliano Cama;Vitaliano Cama

  • Microsporidia and Cryptosporidium in horses and donkeys in Algeria: detection of a novel Cryptosporidium hominis subtype family (Ik) in a horse.

    Abd Elkarim Laatamna;Pavla Wagnerová;Bohumil Sak;Dana Květoňová

  • Latent microsporidiosis caused by Encephalitozoon cuniculi in immunocompetent hosts: a murine model demonstrating the ineffectiveness of the immune system and treatment with albendazole.

    Michaela Kotkova;Bohumil Sak;Dana Kvetonova;Martin Kvac;Martin Kvac

  • Prevalence and age-related infection of Cryptosporidium suis, C. muris and Cryptosporidium pig genotype II in pigs on a farm complex in the Czech Republic.

    Martin Kváč;Martin Kváč;Dagmar Hanzlíková;Bohumil Sak;Dana Květoňová

  • Prevalence and pathogenicity of Cryptosporidium andersoni in one Herd of Beef Cattle

    M Kvác;J Vítovec

  • Cryptosporidium proliferans n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae): Molecular and Biological Evidence of Cryptic Species within Gastric Cryptosporidium of Mammals

    Martin Kváč;Martin Kváč;Nikola Havrdová;Lenka Hlásková;Tereza Daňková

  • Cryptosporidium apodemi sp. n. and Cryptosporidium ditrichi sp. n. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae) in Apodemus spp.

    Šárka Čondlová;Michaela Horčičková;Bohumil Sak;Dana Květoňová

  • Cryptosporidium occultus sp. n. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae) in rats.

    Martin Kváč;Martin Kváč;Gabriela Vlnatá;Jana Ježková;Michaela Horčičková

  • Prevalence and Pathogenicity of Cryptosporidium suis in Pre- and Post-weaned Pigs

    Vítovec J;Hamadejová K;Landová L;Kvác M;Kvác M

  • Prevalence and genotypic identification of Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia duodenalis and Enterocytozoon bieneusi in pre-weaned dairy calves in Guangdong, China.

    Yuanyuan Feng;Xiaoqing Gong;Kexin Zhu;Na Li

  • Cryptosporidium erinacei n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae) in hedgehogs

    Martin Kváč;Lada Hofmannová;Lenka Hlásková;Dana Květoňová

  • More than a rabbit's tale – Encephalitozoon spp. in wild mammals and birds

    Barbara Hinney;Bohumil Sak;Anja Joachim;Martin Kváč

Frequent Co-Authors

Bohumil Sak
Bohumil Sak Czech Academy of Sciences
Dana Květoňová
Dana Květoňová Czech Academy of Sciences
Lihua Xiao
Lihua Xiao South China Agricultural University
Yaoyu Feng
Yaoyu Feng South China Agricultural University
David Modrý
David Modrý University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Yaqiong Guo
Yaqiong Guo South China Agricultural University
Eakalak Khan
Eakalak Khan University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Michal Stanko
Michal Stanko Slovak Academy of Sciences
Una Ryan
Una Ryan Murdoch University
Longxian Zhang
Longxian Zhang Henan Agricultural University

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