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University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice: České Budějovice, CZ

researcher (Department of Medical Biology)
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences: České Budějovice, Czech Republic, CZ

2013-10-01 to present | laboratory head (Institute of Parasitology)
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

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University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno: Brno, CZ

2008-10-01 to 2013-06-24 | Ph.D. (Department of Pathology and Parasitology)
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Czech Society for Parasitology: Prague, CZ

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Czech Medical Association of J.E. Purkyne: Prague, CZ

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Works (49)

Shaping the human gut microbiota: The role of canine companionship, lifestyle choices, and Blastocystis sp.

One Health
2025-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2025.100979
Part of ISSN: 2352-7714
Contributors: Zuzana Pavlíčková; Barbora Pafčo; Vladislav Ilík; Lee O'Brien Andersen; Milan Jirků; Kristýna Brožová; David Modrý; Oldřiška Kadlecová; Christen Rune Stensvold; Kateřina Jirků
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

A cross-sectional survey of Blastocystis sp. and Dientamoeba fragilis in non-human primates and their caregivers in Czech zoos

One Health
2024-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2024.100862
Part of ISSN: 2352-7714
Contributors: Anna Šejnohová; Monika Koutenská; Milan Jirků; Kristýna Brožová; Zuzana Pavlíčková; Oldřiška Kadlecová; Ondřej Cinek; Jenny G. Maloney; Mónica Santín; Klára J. Petrželková et al.
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

Reevaluating Biota Alteration: Reframing Environmental Influences on Chronic Immune Disorders and Exploring Novel Therapeutic Opportunities

The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine
2024-06-28 | Journal article
DOI: 10.59249/vunf1315
Part of ISSN: 0044-0086
Part of ISSN: 1551-4056
Contributors: William Parker; Kateřina Jirků; Esha Patel; Lauren Williamson; Lauren Anderson; Jon D. Laman
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

The opportunistic protist, Giardia intestinalis , occurs in gut-healthy humans in a high-income country

Emerging Microbes & Infections
2023-12-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2023.2270077
Part of ISSN: 2222-1751
Contributors: Kristýna Brožová; Milan Jirků; Zuzana Lhotská; Dana Květoňová; Oldřiška Kadlecová; Christen Rune Stensvold; Peter Samaš; Klára J. Petrželková; Kateřina Jirků
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

Effects of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum and Lacticaseibacillus paracasei supplementation on the single-cell fecal parasitome in children with celiac disease autoimmunity: a randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial

Parasites & Vectors
2023-11-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s13071-023-06027-1
Part of ISSN: 1756-3305
Contributors: Jakub Hurych; Elin Oscarsson; Åsa Håkanson; Kateřina Jirků-Pomajbíková; Milan Jirků; Carin Andrén Aronson; Ondřej Cinek; Daniel Agardh; the HEDIMED Investigator Group
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

Identification of potentially zoonotic parasites in captive orangutans and semi‐captive mandrills: Phylogeny and morphological comparison

American Journal of Primatology
2023-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.23475
Contributors: Eva Nosková; David Modrý; Vojtech Baláž; Barbora Červená; Kateřina Jirků‐Pomajbíková; Kristína Zechmeisterová; Clotilde Leowski; Klára J. Petrželková; Ilona Pšenková; Roman Vodička et al.
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COVID-19 morbidity in lower versus higher income populations underscores the need to restore lost biodiversity of eukaryotic symbionts

iScience
2023-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.106167
Part of ISSN: 2589-0042
Contributors: William Parker; Esha Patel; Kateřina Jirků-Pomajbíková; Jon D. Laman
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

Comparison of molecular diagnostic approaches for the detection and differentiation of the intestinal protist Blastocystis sp. in humans

Parasite
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2022029
Contributors: Martina Šloufová; Zuzana Lhotská; Milan Jirků; Klára J. Petrželková; C. Rune Stensvold; Ondřej Cinek; Kateřina Jirků Pomajbíková
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A Cross-Sectional Study on the Occurrence of the Intestinal Protist, Dientamoeba fragilis, in the Gut-Healthy Volunteers and Their Animals

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2022-12-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/ijms232315407
Part of ISSN: 1422-0067
Contributors: Milan Jirků; Andrea Kašparová; Zuzana Lhotská; Miroslav Oborník; Kristýna Brožová; Klára J. Petrželková; Peter Samaš; Oldřiška Kadlecová; Christen Rune Stensvold; Kateřina Jirků
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

Socio-medical studies of individuals self-treating with helminths provide insight into clinical trial design for assessing helminth therapy

Parasitology International
2022-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2021.102488
Part of ISSN: 1383-5769
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

Altered gut ecosystems plus the microbiota’s potential for rapid evolution: A recipe for inevitable change with unknown consequences

Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2021.10.033
Part of ISSN: 2001-0370
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

Parasitic Intestinal Protists of Zoonotic Relevance Detected in Pigs by Metabarcoding and Real-Time PCR

Microorganisms
2021-05-31 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9061189
Part of ISSN: 2076-2607
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

Blastocystis Colonization Alters the Gut Microbiome and, in Some Cases, Promotes Faster Recovery From Induced Colitis

Frontiers in Microbiology
2021-04-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.641483
Part of ISSN: 1664-302X
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

Helminth Interactions with Bacteria in the Host Gut Are Essential for Its Immunomodulatory Effect

Microorganisms
2021-01-22 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9020226
Part of ISSN: 2076-2607
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

A Study on the Prevalence and Subtype Diversity of the Intestinal Protist Blastocystis sp. in a Gut-Healthy Human Population in the Czech Republic.

Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology
2020-10-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.544335
PMID: 33123491
PMC: PMC7573152
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

Canine thelaziosis in the Czech Republic: the northernmost autochthonous occurrence of the eye nematode Thelazia callipaeda Railliet et Henry, 1910 in Europe.

Folia parasitologica
2020-04-30 | Journal article
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2020.010
PMID: 32367814
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

Sympatric western lowland gorillas, central chimpanzees and humans are infected with different trichomonads.

Parasitology
2019-10-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1017/s0031182019001343
PMID: 31559930
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

Genetic diversity of the potentially therapeutic tapeworm Hymenolepis diminuta (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea)

Parasitology International
2019-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2019.04.009
Contributors: Lucie Řežábková; Jan Brabec; Milan Jirků; Marc Dellerba; Roman Kuchta; David Modrý; William Parker; Kateřina Jirků Pomajbíková
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Helminth Therapy – From the Parasite Perspective

Trends in Parasitology
2019-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2019.04.009
Part of ISSN: 1471-4922
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

The benign helminth Hymenolepis diminuta ameliorates chemically induced colitis in a rat model system

Parasitology
2018-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1017/s0031182018000896
Part of ISSN: 0031-1820
Part of ISSN: 1469-8161
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

Evaluating rodent experimental models for studies of Blastocystis ST1

Experimental Parasitology
2018-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2018.06.009
Part of ISSN: 0014-4894
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)
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Gastrointestinal protists and helminths of habituated agile mangabeys (Cercocebus agilis) at Bai Hokou, Central African Republic

American Journal of Primatology
2018-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22736
Part of ISSN: 0275-2565
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)
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A benign helminth alters the host immune system and the gut microbiota in a rat model system

PLOS ONE
2017-08-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182205
Part of ISSN: 1932-6203
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

Host specificity and basic ecology of Mammomonogamus (Nematoda, Syngamidae) from lowland gorillas and forest elephants in Central African Republic

Parasitology
2017-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1017/s0031182017000221
Part of ISSN: 0031-1820
Part of ISSN: 1469-8161
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

Molecular identification of Entamoeba species in savanna woodland chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii)

Parasitology
2016-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1017/s0031182016000263
Part of ISSN: 0031-1820
Part of ISSN: 1469-8161
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

Wild chimpanzees are infected by Trypanosoma brucei

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
2015-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2015.05.001
Part of ISSN: 2213-2244
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

Light microscopic morphometrics, ultrastructure, and molecular phylogeny of the putative pycnotrichid Ciliate, Buxtonella sulcata

European Journal of Protistology
2015-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2015.06.003
Part of ISSN: 0932-4739
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

Are Human Intestinal Eukaryotes Beneficial or Commensals?

PLOS Pathogens
2015-08-13 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005039
Part of ISSN: 1553-7374
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)
grade
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Ecology of malaria infections in western lowland gorillas inhabiting Dzanga Sangha Protected Areas, Central African Republic

Parasitology
2015-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1017/s0031182015000086
Part of ISSN: 0031-1820
Part of ISSN: 1469-8161
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

Diversity of zoonotic enterohepatic Helicobacter species and detection of a putative novel gastric Helicobacter species in wild and wild-born captive chimpanzees and western lowland gorillas

Veterinary Microbiology
2014-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2014.08.032
Part of ISSN: 0378-1135
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

Diversity of Microsporidia, Cryptosporidium and Giardia in Mountain Gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda

PLoS ONE
2014-11-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0109751
Part of ISSN: 1932-6203
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

Validation of Flotac for the Detection and Quantification ofTroglodytella abrassartiandNeobalantidium coliin Chimpanzees and Pigs

Journal of Parasitology
2014-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1645/14-505.1
Part of ISSN: 0022-3395
Part of ISSN: 1937-2345
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

(Self-) infections with parasites: re-interpretations for the present

Trends in Parasitology
2014-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2014.06.005
Part of ISSN: 1471-4922
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

Gastrointestinal Parasites of Savanna Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) in Ugalla, Tanzania

International Journal of Primatology
2014-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-014-9753-9
Part of ISSN: 0164-0291
Part of ISSN: 1573-8604
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

Preliminary Insights into the Impact of Dietary Starch on the Ciliate, Neobalantidium coli, in Captive Chimpanzees

PLoS ONE
2013-11-25 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081374
Part of ISSN: 1932-6203
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

Gastrointestinal symbionts of chimpanzees in Cantanhez National Park, guinea-bissau with respect to habitat fragmentation

American Journal of Primatology
2013-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22170
Part of ISSN: 0275-2565
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

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

PLoS ONE
2013-08-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071840
Part of ISSN: 1932-6203
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)
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Molecular phylogenetics of the elephant schistosome Bivitellobilharzia loxodontae (Trematoda: Schistosomatidae) from the Central African Republic

Journal of Helminthology
2013-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1017/s0022149x1200003x
Part of ISSN: 0022-149X
Part of ISSN: 1475-2697
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

Novel Insights into the Genetic Diversity of Balantidium and Balantidium-like Cyst-forming Ciliates

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2013-03-28 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002140
Part of ISSN: 1935-2735
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

Molecular diversity of entodiniomorphid ciliate Troglodytella abrassartiand its coevolution with chimpanzees

American Journal of Physical Anthropology
2012-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.22067
Part of ISSN: 0002-9483
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

Detection of Plasmodiumspp. in Human Feces

Emerging Infectious Diseases
2012-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3201/eid1804.110984
Part of ISSN: 1080-6040
Part of ISSN: 1080-6059
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

Distribution of the Entodiniomorphid Ciliate Troglocorys cava Tokiwa, Modrý, Ito, Pomajbíková, Petrželková, & Imai, , (Entodiniomorphida: Blepharocorythidae) in Wild and Captive Chimpanzees

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology
2012-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2011.00586.x
Part of ISSN: 1066-5234
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

Extensive diversity of intestinal trichomonads of non-human primates

Parasitology
2012-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1017/s0031182011001624
Part of ISSN: 0031-1820
Part of ISSN: 1469-8161
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

Diversity of microsporidia (Fungi: Microsporidia) among captive great apes in European zoos and African sanctuaries: evidence for zoonotic transmission?

Folia Parasitologica
2011-06-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2011.008
Part of ISSN: 0015-5683
Part of ISSN: 1803-6465
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

Survival and Morphologic Changes of Entodiniomorphid Ciliate Troglodytella abrassarti in Chimpanzee Feces

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
2011-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1638/2010-0100.1
Part of ISSN: 1042-7260
Part of ISSN: 1937-2825
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

Discrepancies in the Occurrence of Balantidium coli Between Wild and Captive African Great Apes

Journal of Parasitology
2010-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1645/ge-2433.1
Part of ISSN: 0022-3395
Part of ISSN: 1937-2345
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

A New Entodiniomorphid Ciliate,Troglocorys cavan. g., n. sp., from the Wild Eastern Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) from Uganda

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology
2010-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2009.00456.x
Part of ISSN: 1066-5234
Part of ISSN: 1550-7408
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

A survey of entodiniomorphid ciliates in chimpanzees and bonobos

American Journal of Physical Anthropology
2009 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21191
Part of ISSN: 0002-9483
Part of ISSN: 1096-8644
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

The Occurrence and Ape-to-Ape Transmission of the Entodiniomorphid CiliateTroglodytella abrassartiin Captive Gorillas

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology
2009-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2008.00369.x
Part of ISSN: 1066-5234
Part of ISSN: 1550-7408
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Kateřina Jirků (Pomajbíková)

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