Professor | Zhiyuan Tan | Asia Growth Partners

Name	Zhiyuan Tan
Contact Information	zytan@scau.edu.cn
Language ability	English, Chinese, German
Province	Guangdong

Name

Zhiyuan Tan

Contact Information

zytan@scau.edu.cn

Language ability

English, Chinese, German

Province

Guangdong

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	South China Agricultural University
Faculty	Veterinary Medicine
Academic Background & Achievements	1987.09-1994.07: Undergraduate and postgraduate studies at Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University 1992.09-1997.07: Postgraduate and doctoral studies at China Agricultural University
Work Experience	2009.06-2009.12: Stanford University, Senior Visiting Scholar 2004-2006: Member of trainees of Thousand-Hundred-Ten Program of Guangdong Province 2003: South China Agricultural University, Bringing in Talent 2002.02-2003.03: University of Bremen, Postdoctoral Research in Molecular Biology 1999.02-2001.01: Max Planck Institute MPI, Postdoctoral Research in Microbiology and Genetics 1997.09-1999.09: Chinese Academy of Sciences, Postdoctoral Research in Genetics
Awards	2007: Excellent Instructor, Tenth National Challenge Cup of National College Extracurricular Academic and Scientific and Technological Works Competition

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

South China Agricultural University

Faculty

Veterinary Medicine

Academic Background & Achievements

1987.09-1994.07: Undergraduate and postgraduate studies at Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University
1992.09-1997.07: Postgraduate and doctoral studies at China Agricultural University

Work Experience

2009.06-2009.12: Stanford University, Senior Visiting Scholar
2004-2006: Member of trainees of Thousand-Hundred-Ten Program of Guangdong Province
2003: South China Agricultural University, Bringing in Talent
2002.02-2003.03: University of Bremen, Postdoctoral Research in Molecular Biology
1999.02-2001.01: Max Planck Institute MPI, Postdoctoral Research in Microbiology and Genetics
1997.09-1999.09: Chinese Academy of Sciences, Postdoctoral Research in Genetics

Awards

2007: Excellent Instructor, Tenth National Challenge Cup of National College Extracurricular Academic and Scientific and Technological Works Competition

Areas of Focus	Biological nitrogen fixation Microbial classification Gene cloning and expression Biological fertilizer Microbial fermentation products of wild rice and other gramineous crops
Publications	Genetic diversity of endophytic diazotrophs of the wild rice, Oryza alta and identification of the new diazotroph, Acinetobacter oryzae sp. nov., Zhiyuan Tan, 2012 Diversity and high nitrogenase activity of endophytic diazotrophs isolated from Oryza rufipogon Griff., Zhiyuan Tan, 2009 Enterobacter oryzae sp. nov., a nitrogen-fixing bacterium isolated from wild rice Oryza latifolia., Zhiyuan Tan, 2009 Rhizobium oryzae sp. nov., isolated from wild rice Oryza alta., Zhiyuan Tan, 2008 Diverse endophytic nitrogen-fixing bacteria isolated from wild rice Oryza rufipogon and description of Phytobacter diazotrophicus gen. nov. sp. nov., Zhiyuan Tan, 2008 Diverse endophytic bacteria isolated from a leguminous tree Conzattia multiflora grown in Mexico., Zhiyuan Tan, 2006 Azospirillum melinis sp. nov., a group of diazotrophs isolated from tropical molasses grass., Zhiyuan Tan, 2006 Effect of Nitrogen fertilization, plant genotype and environmental conditions on nifH gene pools in roots of rice., Zhiyuan Tan, 2003 Dechlorosoma suillum Achenbach et al. 2001 is a later subjective synonym of Azospira oryzae Reinhold-Hurek & Hurek, 2000., Zhiyuan Tan, 2003 Specific detection of Bradyrhizobium and Rhizobium strains colonizing rice (Oryza sativa) roots by 16S-23S ribosomal DNA intergenic spacer-targeted PCR., Zhiyuan Tan, 2001 Novel endophytes of rice form a taxonomically distinct subgroup of Serratia marcescens., Zhiyuan Tan, 2001 Rhizobium yanglinganum sp. nov. isolated from arid and semi-arid regions in China., Zhiyuan Tan, 2001 Characterization of bacteria isolated from wild legumes in the north-western regions of China., Zhiyuan Tan, 1999 Phylogenetic and genetic relationships of Mesorhizobium tianshanense and related rhizobia., Zhiyuan Tan, 1997 Characterization of rhizobia isolated from legume species within the genera Astragalus and Lespedeza grown in the Loess Plateau of China and description of Rhizobium loessense sp. nov., Zhiyuan Tan, 2003 Diverse Mesorhizobium plurifarium populations native to Mexican soils., Zhiyuan Tan, 2003 Sinorhizobium morelense, sp. nov. a Leucaena leucocephala- associating bacterium that is highly resistant to multiple antibiotics., Zhiyuan Tan, 2002 Identification of isolates from soybean nodules in Xinjiang region as Sinorhizobium xinjiangense and genetic differentiation of S. xinjiangense from S. fredii., Zhiyuan Tan, 2002 Rhizobium indigoferae sp. nov. and Sinorhizobium kummerowiae sp. nov., respectively isolated from Indigofera spp. and Kummerowia stipulacea., Zhiyuan Tan, 2002 Mesorhizobium septentrionale sp. nov. and Mesorhizobium temperatum sp. nov., isolated from Astragalus adsurgens growing in the northern regions of China., Zhiyuan Tan, 2004 Sinorhizobium meliloti associated with Medicago sativa and Melilotus spp. in arid saline soils in Xinjiang, China., Zhiyuan Tan, 2000 Novel nitrogen-fixing bacteria associated with the roots interior of rice., Zhiyuan Tan, 1999

Areas of Focus

Biological nitrogen fixation
Microbial classification
Gene cloning and expression
Biological fertilizer
Microbial fermentation products of wild rice and other gramineous crops

Publications

Genetic diversity of endophytic diazotrophs of the wild rice, Oryza alta and identification of the new diazotroph, Acinetobacter oryzae sp. nov., Zhiyuan Tan, 2012
Diversity and high nitrogenase activity of endophytic diazotrophs isolated from Oryza rufipogon Griff., Zhiyuan Tan, 2009
Enterobacter oryzae sp. nov., a nitrogen-fixing bacterium isolated from wild rice Oryza latifolia., Zhiyuan Tan, 2009
Rhizobium oryzae sp. nov., isolated from wild rice Oryza alta., Zhiyuan Tan, 2008
Diverse endophytic nitrogen-fixing bacteria isolated from wild rice Oryza rufipogon and description of Phytobacter diazotrophicus gen. nov. sp. nov., Zhiyuan Tan, 2008
Diverse endophytic bacteria isolated from a leguminous tree Conzattia multiflora grown in Mexico., Zhiyuan Tan, 2006
Azospirillum melinis sp. nov., a group of diazotrophs isolated from tropical molasses grass., Zhiyuan Tan, 2006
Effect of Nitrogen fertilization, plant genotype and environmental conditions on nifH gene pools in roots of rice., Zhiyuan Tan, 2003
Dechlorosoma suillum Achenbach et al. 2001 is a later subjective synonym of Azospira oryzae Reinhold-Hurek & Hurek, 2000., Zhiyuan Tan, 2003
Specific detection of Bradyrhizobium and Rhizobium strains colonizing rice (Oryza sativa) roots by 16S-23S ribosomal DNA intergenic spacer-targeted PCR., Zhiyuan Tan, 2001
Novel endophytes of rice form a taxonomically distinct subgroup of Serratia marcescens., Zhiyuan Tan, 2001
Rhizobium yanglinganum sp. nov. isolated from arid and semi-arid regions in China., Zhiyuan Tan, 2001
Characterization of bacteria isolated from wild legumes in the north-western regions of China., Zhiyuan Tan, 1999
Phylogenetic and genetic relationships of Mesorhizobium tianshanense and related rhizobia., Zhiyuan Tan, 1997
Characterization of rhizobia isolated from legume species within the genera Astragalus and Lespedeza grown in the Loess Plateau of China and description of Rhizobium loessense sp. nov., Zhiyuan Tan, 2003
Diverse Mesorhizobium plurifarium populations native to Mexican soils., Zhiyuan Tan, 2003
Sinorhizobium morelense, sp. nov. a Leucaena leucocephala- associating bacterium that is highly resistant to multiple antibiotics., Zhiyuan Tan, 2002
Identification of isolates from soybean nodules in Xinjiang region as Sinorhizobium xinjiangense and genetic differentiation of S. xinjiangense from S. fredii., Zhiyuan Tan, 2002
Rhizobium indigoferae sp. nov. and Sinorhizobium kummerowiae sp. nov., respectively isolated from Indigofera spp. and Kummerowia stipulacea., Zhiyuan Tan, 2002
Mesorhizobium septentrionale sp. nov. and Mesorhizobium temperatum sp. nov., isolated from Astragalus adsurgens growing in the northern regions of China., Zhiyuan Tan, 2004
Sinorhizobium meliloti associated with Medicago sativa and Melilotus spp. in arid saline soils in Xinjiang, China., Zhiyuan Tan, 2000
Novel nitrogen-fixing bacteria associated with the roots interior of rice., Zhiyuan Tan, 1999

Nitrogen Fixation Microbiology Gene Cloning Gene Expression Biological Fertilizer Fermentation Wild Rice Gramineous Crops Microbial Diversity Biotechnology

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