Виолета Желязкова [публикации]

Ranpal, S., Stecker, R.-M., Fischer, N., Altewischer, A., Toshkova, N., Zhelyazkova, V., Fritze, M., Puechmaille, S., Dool, S., (in press). Genetic Identification of the source of the North American population of Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the invasive fungus causing White-Nose Disease in Bats. — .

Zhelyazkova, V., Tičar, J., Deleva, S., Ivanov, A., Toshkova, N., Puechmaille, S., 2025. Cavers’ knowledge of biosecurity and its influence on the prevention of white-nose disease. — Subterranean Biology, 52: 45—68.

Toshkova, N., Zhelayzkova, V., Koseva, K., Dimitrova, K., Elshaer, F., Lacombe, R. V., …, Dimitrov, J. D., 2025. An integrative approach for profiling antibody responses in bats to human pathogens. — EMI: Animal & Environment: 1—25.

Fischer, N. M., Dumville, I., Nabholz, B., Zhelyazkova, V., Stecker, R. M., Blomberg, A. S., …, Puechmaille, S. J., 2025. Two distinct host-specialized fungal species cause white-nose disease in bats. — Nature, 1—7.

Zhelyazkova, V., Fischer N., Puechmaille, S., 2024. Bat white-nose disease fungus diversity in time and space. — Biodiversity Data Journal, 12: e109848.

Toshkova, N., Zhelayzkova, V., Reyes-Ruiz, A., Haerens, E., de Castro Deus, M., Lacombe, R. V., …, Dimitrov, J. D., 2024. Temperature sensitivity of bat antibodies links metabolic state of bats with antigen-recognition diversity. — Nature Communications, 15 (1): 5878.

Toshkova, N., Zlatkov, B., Fakirova, A., Zhelyazkova, V., Simov, N., 2022. First record of Psorergatoides Fain, 1959 (Acari, Cheyletoidea, Psorergatidae) for the Balkan Peninsula with description of the cutaneous lesions on the wing membrane of its hosts Myotis myotis (Borkhausen, 1797) and Myotis blythii (Tomes, 1857)(Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae). — Biodiversity Data Journal, 10: e89514.

Toshkova, N, Zhelyazkova, V, Justesen, S, Dimitrov, J., 2022. Conservative pattern of interaction of bat and human IgG antibodies with FcRn. — Developmental & Comparative Immunology, 139: 104579.

Zhelyazkova, V., Hubancheva, A., Radoslavov, G., Toshkova, N., Puechmaille, S. J., 2020. Did you wash your caving suit? Cavers’ role in the potential spread of Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the causative agent of White-Nose Disease. — International Journal of Speleology, 49 (2): 149—159.

Alberdi, A., Razgour, O., Aizpurua, O., Novella-Fernandez, R., Aihartza, J., Budinski, I., Garin, I., Ibáñez, C., Izagirre, E., Rebelo, H., Russo, D., Vlaschenko, A., Zhelyazkova, V., Zrncic, V., Gilbert, T., 2020. Diet diversification shapes broad-scale distribution patterns in European bats. — Nature Communications, 11, 1154. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14961-2

Zhelyazkova, V., Toshkova, N., Dool, S., Bonaccorso, F., Pinzari, C., Montoya-Aiona, K., Puechmaille, S., 2019. Screening and biosecurity for White-nose fungus (Pseudogymnoascus destructans) in Hawaii. — Pacific Science, 73 (3): 357—365. https://doi.org/10.2984/73.3.4

Aizpurua, O., Budinski, I., Georgiakakis, P., Gopalakrishnan, S., Ibáñez, C., Mata, V., Rebelo, H., Russo, D., Szodoray-Parádi, F., Zhelyazkova, V., Zrncic, V., Gilbert, M. T. P., Alberdi, A., 2018. Agriculture shapes the trophic niche of a bat preying on multiple pest arthropods across Europe: evidence from DNA metabarcoding. — Mol Ecol., 27 (3): 815—825. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.14474

Zhelyazkova, V., 2017. 1230 метра под земята. Експедиция Словачка яма 2017. — BBC Знание, 96: 72—77.

Желязкова, В., Тошкова, Н., Горанов, С., 2016. Прилепите и пещерите. — В: Спелеоложки проучвания на пещерите в община Годеч (част 1), Асоциация на спелеоклубове в София, 51—62. [PDF]

Zhelyazkova, V., 2016. Growth rate of Pseudogymnoascus destructans from Balabanova dupka cave, Western Balkan. — Sofia 2016 (Master thesis).

Zhelyazkova, V., 2016. Genetic structure of Pseudogymnoascus destructans population in Balabanova dupka cave, Western Balkan. — Sofia 2016 (Master thesis).

Toshkova, N., Zhelyazkova, V., 2016. Експедиция Хаваи. — BBC Знание, 72.

Toshkova, N., Zhelyazkova, V., 2016. Cave fungi. — In: Speleological Studies of Caves in Godech Municipality. Part 1. Sofia

Toshkova, N. L., Zhelyazkova, V. L., Puechmaille, S., Uzunov, B. A., Stoyneva-Gärtner, M. P., 2016. Review of the current status and future perspectives on Pseudogymnoascus destructans studies with reference to the species findings in Bulgaria. — Ann. Univ. Sof. 100 (2).

Zhelyazkova, V., 2014. Isolating Geomyces destructans from Raichova dupka cave, Central Balkan. — Sofia 2014 (Bachelor thesis).

Petrov, B., Alexandrova, I., Karadakov, V., Georgieva, T., Toshkova, N., Zhelyazkova, V., 2014. Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in Ponor Special Protection Area (Natura 2000), Western Bulgaria: Species Diversity and Distribution. — Acta zoologica bulgarica, 65 (Suppl. 5): 117—128.

Желязкова, В., Тошкова, Н., 2011. Приказка за един музей и още нещо... — Екология, биология и биотехнология, 6/2011: 72—78.