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Ying Xu
Life Science
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai
Language: Chinese, English
Aromatic Compounds
Microbial Metabolism
Marine
Synthetic Biology
Extreme Environments
Enzyme Research
Molecular Mechanisms
High Molecular Compounds
Biodegradation
Environmental Microbiology
Areas of Focus
- Microbial metabolism of aromatic compounds
- Marine microbial metabolism and synthetic biology
- Microbial metabolism of high molecular compounds in extreme marine environments
Work Experience
- 2016-2026 - Chinese Society for Microbiology, Secretary of the Environmental Microbiology Committee
- 2021-2026 - Microbiology Communications, Editor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2002 - Bachelor of Science: Shandong University
- 2008 - Doctor of Science: Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Secretary of the Environmental Microbiology Committee, Chinese Society for Microbiology (2016-2026)
- Editor of Microbiology Communications (2021-2026)
Publications
- Biodegradation of additive-free polypropylene by bacterial consortia enriched from the ocean and from the gut of Tenebrio molitor larvae, Xian ZN, Yin CF, Zheng L, Zhou NY, Xu Y*, 2023
- Degradation of polyvinyl chloride by a bacterial consortium enriched from the gut of Tenebrio molitor larvae, Xu Y, Xian ZN, Yue WL, Yin CF, Zhou NY, 2023
- Physiological role of the previously unexplained benzenetriol dioxygenase homolog in the Burkholderia sp. strain SJ98 4-nitrophenol catabolism pathway, Liu J, Xu Y*, Deng SK, Liu L, Min J, Shi T, Spain JC, Zhou NY, 2021
- Biodegradation of polyethylene mulching films by a co-culture of Acinetobacter sp. strain NyZ450 and Bacillus sp. strain NyZ451 isolated from Tenebrio molitor larvae, Yin CF, Xu Y*, Zhou NY, 2020
- MhpA is a hydroxylase catalyzing the initial reaction of 3-(3-hydroxyphenyl)propionate catabolism in Escherichia coli K-12, Xu Y, Zhou NY*, 2020
- A newly defined dioxygenase system from Mycobacterium vanbaalenii PYR-1 endowed with an enhanced activity of dihydroxylation of high-molecular-weight polyaromatic hydrocarbons, Wu YQ, Xu Y*, Zhou NY, 2020
- Microbial remediation of aromatics-contaminated soil, Xu Y, Zhou NY*, 2017
- mhpT Encodes an Active Transporter Involved in 3-(3-Hydroxyphenyl)propionate Catabolism by Escherichia coli K-12, Xu Y, Chen B, Chao H, Zhou NY*, 2013
- MhbT is a Specific Transporter for 3-Hydroxybenzoate Uptake by Gram-Negative Bacteria, Xu Y, Gao X, Wang SH, Liu H, Williams PA, Zhou NY*, 2012
- Synthetic biology in microbial control of organic pollution: Prospects and outlook, Xu Y, Chao HJ, Zhou NY, 2014
