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Milan Gelnar is affiliated with Masaryk University in the Czech Republic and has a research focus primarily within Environmental Science and Immunology and Microbiology. The scientist's work is centered on various aspects of parasite biology, host interactions, and ecological dynamics, especially concerning fish and aquatic systems.

The main fields of study in Gelnar's research include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Immunology and Microbiology

The subfields of study predominantly emphasize:

  • Ecology
  • Parasitology
  • Genetics
  • Aquatic Science
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation

Key research topics associated with Milan Gelnar's work cover:

  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Ichthyology and Marine Biology
  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Parasites and Host Interactions

Milan Gelnar has contributed to numerous scientific publications. Some recent papers include:

  • "Weak population structure and recent demographic expansion of the monogenean parasite Kapentagyrus spp. infecting clupeid fishes of Lake Tanganyika, East Africa," 2020, International Journal for Parasitology
  • "Contrasting Host-Parasite Population Structure: Morphology and Mitogenomics of a Parasitic Flatworm on Pelagic Deepwater Cichlid Fishes from Lake Tanganyika," 2021, Biology
  • "Eudiplozoon nipponicum (Monogenea, Diplozoidae) and its adaptation to haematophagy as revealed by transcriptome and secretome profiling," 2021, BMC Genomics
  • "Uncharted digenean diversity in Lake Tanganyika: cryptogonimids (Digenea: Cryptogonimidae) infecting endemic lates perches (Actinopterygii: Latidae)," 2020, Parasites & Vectors
  • "Laser capture microdissection in combination with mass spectrometry: Approach to characterization of tissue-specific proteomes of Eudiplozoon nipponicum (Monogenea, Polyopisthocotylea)," 2020, PLoS ONE

Frequent publication venues where Gelnar's research appears include:

  • Parasitology International
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • International Journal for Parasitology
  • Biology

The scientist collaborates regularly with several coauthors, including:

  • Nikol Kmentová
  • Tom Artois
  • Maarten P. M. Vanhove
  • Stephan Koblmüller
  • Jiří Vorel

Best Publications

  • Molecular markers for gyrodactylids (Gyrodactylidae: Monogenea) from five fish families (Teleostei).

    Iveta Matejusová;Milan Gelnar;Alastair J.A McBeath;Catherine M Collins

  • Molecular phylogeny of congeneric monogenean parasites (Dactylogyrus): a case of intrahost speciation

    Andrea Vetešníková Šimková;Andrea Vetešníková Šimková;Serge Morand;Edouard Jobet;Milan Gelnar

  • SPECIFICITY AND SPECIALIZATION OF CONGENERIC MONOGENEANS PARASITIZING CYPRINID FISH

    Andrea Simkova;Olivier Verneau;Milan Gelnar;Serge Morand

  • Co-existence of nine gill ectoparasites (Dactylogyrus: monogenea) parasitising the roach (Rutilus rutilus l.): history and present ecology.

    Andrea Vetešníková Šimková;Yves Desdevises;Yves Desdevises;Milan Gelnar;Serge Morand

  • Cryptosporidia: epicellular parasites embraced by the host cell membrane.

    Andrea Bardůnek Valigurová;Miloslav Jirků;Miloslav Jirků;Břetislav Koudela;Břetislav Koudela;Milan Gelnar

  • Morphology and coexistence of congeneric ectoparasite species: reinforcement of reproductive isolation?

    Andrea Vetešníková Šimková;Markéta Ondračková;Milan Gelnar;Serge Morand

  • Evolution and trans-species polymorphism of MHC class IIbeta genes in cyprinid fish.

    Eva Ottová;Andrea Šimková;Jean-François Martin;Joëlle Goüy de Bellocq

  • Metazoan parasites of Neogobius fishes in the Slovak section of the River Danube

    Markéta Ondračková;Martina Dávidová;Martina Pečínková;Radim Blažek

  • Biodiversity of parasites in a freshwater environment with respect to pollution: metazoan parasites of chub (Leuciscus cephalus L.) as a model for statistical evaluation

    Ladislav Dušek;Milan Gelnar;Šárka Šebelová

  • Morphometric correlates of host specificity in Dactylogyrus species (Monogenea) parasites of European Cyprinid fish.

    Andrea Vetešníková Šimková;Yves Desdevises;Milan Gelnar;Serge Morand

  • Parasite communities of freshwater fish under flood conditions.

    Dušan Kadlec;Andrea Šimková;Jiří Jarkovský;Milan Gelnar

  • Temporal and spatial distribution of glochidial larval stages of European unionid mussels (Mollusca: Unionidae) on host fishes.

    Radim Blazek;Milan Gelnar

  • Biodiversity of parasites in freshwater environment in relation to pollution.

    Milan Gelnar;Šárka Šebelová;Ladislav Dušek;Božena Koubková

  • Molecular phylogenetic analysis of the genus Gyrodactylus(Platyhelminthes: Monogenea) inferred from rDNA ITS region:subgenera versus species groups

    I Matejusová;M Gelnar;O Verneau;C O Cunningham

  • Reproductive barriers between congeneric monogenean parasites ( Dactylogyrus : Monogenea): attachment apparatus morphology or copulatory organ incompatibility?

    Jiří Jarkovský;Serge Morand;Andrea Vetešníková Šimková;Milan Gelnar

  • Report on metazoan parasites of fishes of the River Morava with remarks on the effects of water pollution.

    M. Gelnar;B. Koubková;H. Pláňková;P. Jurajda

  • A Guide to the Parasites of African Freshwater Fishes

    Tomáš Scholz;Maarten Pieterjan Vanhove;Nico Smit;Zuzana Jayasundera

  • Determination and multivariate statistical analysis of biochemical responses to environmental contaminants in feral freshwater fish Leuciscus cephalus, L.

    Miroslav Machala;Ladislav Dusek;Klara Hilscherova;Renata Kubinova

  • Local and regional influences on patterns of parasite species richness of central European fishes

    Andrea Simková;Andrea Simková;Serge Morand;Iveta Matejusová;Pa Vel Jurajda

  • Seasonal occurrence and metrical variability of Gyrodactylus rhodei Žitňan 1964 (Monogenea, Gyrodactylidae)

    Martina Dávidová;Jiří Jarkovský;Iveta Matějusová;Milan Gelnar

  • The interaction between an introduced fish host and local parasite fauna: Neogobius kessleri in the middle Danube River

    Markéta Ondračková;Martina Dávidová;Radim Blažek;Milan Gelnar

Frequent Co-Authors

Maarten P.M. Vanhove
Maarten P.M. Vanhove Hasselt University
Pavel Jurajda
Pavel Jurajda Czech Academy of Sciences
Stephan Koblmüller
Stephan Koblmüller University of Graz
Serge Morand
Serge Morand Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
David W. Halton
David W. Halton Queen's University Belfast
Aaron G. Maule
Aaron G. Maule Queen's University Belfast
Tom Artois
Tom Artois Hasselt University
Tine Huyse
Tine Huyse KU Leuven

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