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Barbora Pafco
Also known as: Kalousová
Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Biology Centre, University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Masaryk University
Research areas: Immunology and Microbiology · Parasitology · Helminth infection and control · Parasite Biology and Host Interactions · Parasites and Host Interactions
0000-0003-1395-0841
Employment
- 2022 - 2024
- 2018 - Present
- 2013 - 2022
Education
- 2013 - 2017
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Masaryk University Master's degree2011 - 2013
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Masaryk University Bachelor's degree2007 - 2010
Projects & Funding
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Odile Bain Memorial Prize Parasite & Vectors and Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health
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Fulbright-Masaryk Award Fulbright Czech Republic
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Otto Wichterle Award Czech Academy of Sciences
Publications (56)
- Hookworm genes encoding intestinal excreted-secreted proteins are transcriptionally upregulated in response to the host’s immune system Save
- Strongyloides Genetic Diversity among Humans, Dogs, and Nonhuman Primates, Central African Republic, 2016–2022 Save
- Developmental plasticity enables an intestinal tapeworm to adapt to dietary stress Save
- Ten simple rules for implementing deep amplicon sequencing in parasitology Save
- Untangling parasite epidemiology of mountain gorillas through historical samples: Strongylid nematodes are friends or foe? Save
- Cryptosporidium, Microsporidia and Giardia infections in endangered mountain gorillas inhabiting Virunga Massif Save
- Insights into Infant Strongyloidiasis, Papua New Guinea Save
- Shaping the human gut microbiota: The role of canine companionship, lifestyle choices, and Blastocystis sp. Save
- Hookworm genomics: dusk or dawn? Save
- High-throughput sequencing of Strongyloides stercoralis – a fatal disseminated infection in a dog Save
- Novel insight into the genetic diversity of strongylid nematodes infecting South-East and East Asian primates Save
- Strongyloides in non-human primates: significance for public health control Save
- First insight into strongylid nematode diversity and anthelmintic treatment effectiveness in beef cattle in the Czech Republic explored by HTS metagenomics Save
- Anoplocephalid tapeworms in mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) inhabiting the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda Save
- High diversity and sharing of strongylid nematodes in humans and great apes co-habiting an unprotected area in Cameroon Save
- Identification of potentially zoonotic parasites in captive orangutans and semi‐captive mandrills: Phylogeny and morphological comparison Save
- Characterization and manipulation of the bacterial community in the midgut of Ixodes ricinus Save
- Microbiome of pear psyllids: A tale about closely related species sharing their endosymbionts Save
- The primate gut mycobiome-bacteriome interface is impacted by environmental and subsistence factors Save
- The winner takes it all: dominance of Calicophoron daubneyi (Digenea: Paramphistomidae) among flukes in Central European beef cattle Save