Xuwang Zhang, Ph.D.

School of Ocean Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology

Email：zhangxw@dlut.edu.cn

Research interests:

(1) Biological treatment of wastewater

(2) Biodegradation and biotransformation of organic pollutants

(3) Microbial ecology (microbial community, metagenomics)

(4) Construction and application of plant-microbe combinations for pollutant remediation

Editorial Roles:

Review Editor, Topic Editor (Guest Associate Editor) for Microbiotechnology, Frontiers in Microbiology

Ø  Research Topics: Marine Microbes for Contaminant Bioremediation

(https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/14180/marine-microbes-for-contaminant-bioremediation)

Editorial Board Member, Section Board Member and Guest Editor, Water 

       Ø  Special Issue in Water: Biodegradation and Biotransformation in Biological Wastewater Treatment: Advances and Perspectives 

       (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/water/special_issues/biological_wastewater)

Topic Editor of Topic "Aquatic Ecological Monitoring and Wastewater Treatment in Agricultural Systems" for the joint journals of Agronomy, Water, and Hydrobiology

        (https://www.mdpi.com/topics/waterwater_quality_agriculture)

Reviewer Certificate:

Served as a reviewer for a variety of journals since 2015, including Bioresource Technology, Science of the Total Environment, Journal of Environmental Sciences, Journal of Environmental Management, Biodegradation, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Frontiers in Chemistry, Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, and RSC Advances.

Publications:

[1]      Xuwang Zhang^*, Zhaojian Song, Qidong Tang, Minghuo Wu, Hao Zhou, Lifen Liu, Yuanyuan Qu. Performance and microbial community analysis of bioaugmented activated sludge for nitrogen-containing organic pollutants removal. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2021 (3), 101: 373-381.

[2]      Chaochen Guo, Xuwang Zhang^*, Shimeng Luan, Hao Zhou, Lifen Liu, Yuanyuan Qu. Diversity and structure of soil bacterial community in intertidal zone of Daliao River estuary, Northeast China. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2021 (2), 163: 111965.

[3]      Xuwang Zhang^*, Dongli Bao, Maoting Li, Qidong Tang, Minghuo Wu, Hao Zhou, Lifen Liu, Yuanyuan Qu. Bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons by alkali-salt-tolerant microbial consortia and their community profiles. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 2021 (3), 96 (3): 809-817.

[4]      Xuwang Zhang^*, Zhe Ji, Yating Shao, Chaochen Guo, Hao Zhou, Lifen Liu, Yuanyuan Qu. Seasonal variations of soil bacterial communities in Suaeda wetland of Shuangtaizi River estuary, Northeast China. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2020 (11), 97: 45-53.

[5]      Xuwang Zhang^*, Lizhi Zhang, Minghuo Wu, Qidong Tang, Zhaojian Song, Hao Zhou, Yongming Bao, Lifen Liu, Yuanyuan Qu. Comparative characterization and functional genomic analysis of two Comamonas sp. strains for biodegradation of quinoline. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 2020, 95: 2017-2026.

[6]      Xuwang Zhang^*, Lizhi Zhang, Lihang Zhang, Zhe Ji, Yating Shao, Hao Zhou, Yongming Bao, Yuanyuan Qu, Lifen Liu. Comparison of rhizosphere bacterial communities of reed and Suaeda in Shuangtaizi River Estuary, Northeast China. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2019, 140: 171-178.

[7]      Xuwang Zhang^*, Jiawei Jing, Lizhi Zhang, Zhaojian Song, Hao Zhou, Minghuo Wu, Yuanyuan Qu, Lifen Liu. Biodegradation characteristics and genomic functional analysis of indole-degrading bacterial strain Acinetobacter sp. JW. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 2019, 94 (4): 1114-1122.

[8]      Xuwang Zhang, Yuanyuan Qu^*, Qiao Ma, Shuzhen Li, Chunxiao Dai, Shengyang Lian, Jiti Zhou. Performance and microbial community analysis of bioaugmented activated sludge system for indigo production from indole. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2019, 187 (4): 1437-1447.

[9]      Qiao Ma^*, Xuwang Zhang, Yuanyuan Qu^**. Biodegradation and biotransformation of indole: advances and perspectives. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018, 9: 2625.

[10]   Xuwang Zhang^*, Yuanyuan Qu, Shengnan You, Qiao Ma, Hao Zhou, Lizhi Zhang, Lihang Zhang, Jiawei Jing, Lifen Liu. Bioremediation of nitrogen-containing organic pollutants using phenol-stimulated activated sludge: Performance and microbial community analysis. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 2018, 93: 3199-3207.

[11]   Yuanyuan Qu, Shengnan You, Xuwang Zhang, Xiaofang Pei, Wenli Shen, Zhichao Li, Shuzhen Li, Zhaojing Zhang. Biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles using cell-free extracts of Magnusiomyces ingens LH-F1 for nitrophenols reduction. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, 2018, 41: 359-367.

[12]   Hao Zhou^*, Guochen Wang, Minghuo Wu, Weiping Xu, Xuwang Zhang, Lifen Liu. Phenol removal performance and microbial community shift during pH shock in a moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR). Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2018, 351: 71-79.

[13]   Xiaofang Pei, Yuanyuan Qu^*, Wenli Shen, Huijie Li, Xuwang Zhang, Shuzhen Li, Zhaojing Zhang, Xuanying Li. Green synthesis of gold nanoparticles using fungus Mariannaea sp. HJ and their catalysis in reduction of 4-nitrophenol. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2017, 24: 21649-21659.

[14]   Xuwang Zhang, Yuanyuan Qu^*, Wenli Shen, Shengnan You, Xiaofang Pei, Shuzhen Li, Jingwei Wang, Jiti Zhou. Colorimetric response of biogenetic gold nanoparticles to mercury (II) ions. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2016, 508: 360-365.

[15]   Xuwang Zhang, Yuanyuan Qu^*, Wenli Shen, Jingwei Wang, Huijie Li, Zhaojing Zhang, Shuzhen Li, Jiti Zhou. Biogenic synthesis of gold nanoparticles by yeast Magnusiomyces ingens LH-F1 for catalytic reduction of nitrophenols. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2016, 497: 280-285.

[16]   Yuanyuan Qu, Xuwang Zhang, Wenli Shen, Qiao Ma, Shengnan You, Xiaofang Pei, Shuzhen Li, Fang Ma^*, Jiti Zhou. Illumina MiSeq sequencing reveals long-term impacts of single-walled carbon nanotubes on microbial communities of wastewater treatment systems. Bioresource Technology, 2016, 211: 209-215.

[17]    Wenli Shen, Yuanyuan Qu^*, Xiaofang Pei, Xuwang Zhang, Qiao Ma, ZhaojingZhang, Shuzhen Li, Jiti Zhou. Green synthesis of gold nanoparticles by a newly isolated strain Trichosporon montevideense for catalytic hydrogenation of nitroaromatics. Biotechnology Letters, 2016, 38(9): 1503-1508.

[18]   Xuwang Zhang, Yuanyuan Qu^*, Qiao Ma, Zhaojing Zhang, Duanxing Li, Jingwei Wang, Wenli Shen, E Shen, Jiti Zhou. Illumina MiSeq sequencing reveals diverse microbial communities of activated sludge systems stimulated by different aromatics for indigo biosynthesis from indole. PLoS ONE, 2015, 10: e0125732.

[19]   Yuanyuan Qu^*§, Xuwang Zhang^§, Qiao Ma^§, Jie Deng, Ye Deng, Joy D. Van Nostrand, Liyou Wu, Zhili He, Yujia Qin, Jiti Zhou, Jizhong Zhou. Microbial community dynamics and activity link to indigo production from indole in bioaugmented activated sludge systems. PLoS ONE, 2015, 10: e0138455.

[20]   Jing Wang^*, Xuwang Zhang, Jiangli Fan, Zhaojing Zhang, Qiao Ma, Xiaojun Peng. Indigoids biosynthesis from indole by two phenol-degrading strains, Pseudomonas sp. PI1 and Acinetobacter sp. PI2. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2015, 176: 1263-1276.

[21]   Yuanyuan Qu^*, Qiao Ma, Jie Deng, Wenli Shen, Xuwang Zhang, Zhili He, Joy D. Van Nostrand, Jiti Zhou, Jizhong Zhou. Responses of microbial communities to single-walled carbon nanotubes in phenol wastewater treatment systems. Environmental Science & Technology, 2015, 49: 4627-4635.

[22]   Qiao Ma, Yuanyuan Qu^*, Xuwang Zhang, Ziyan Liu, Huijie Li, Zhaoijng Zhang, Jingwei Wang, Wenli Shen, Jiti Zhou. Systematic investigation and microbial community profile of indole degradation processes in two aerobic activated sludge systems. Scientific Reports, 2015, 5: 17674.

[23]   Qiao Ma, Yuanyuan Qu^*, Xuwang Zhang, Wenli Shen, Ziyan Liu, Jingwei Wang, Zhaojing Zhang, Jiti Zhou. Identification of the microbial community composition and structure of coal-mine wastewater treatment plants. Microbiological Research, 2015, 175: 1-5.

[24]   Hao Zhou, Yuanyuan Qu^*, Duanxing Li, Xuwang Zhang, Qiao Ma, Wenli Shen, Jiti Zhou. Difunctional biogenic Au nanoparticles for colorimetric detection and removal of Hg²⁺. RSC Advances, 2015, 5: 42931-42934.

[25]   Qiao Ma, Yuanyuan Qu^*, Wenli Shen, Jingwei Wang, Zhaojing Zhang, Xuwang Zhang, Hao Zhou, Jiti Zhou. Activated sludge microbial community responses to single-walled carbon nanotubes: community structure does matter! Water Science and Technology, 2015, 71(8):1235-1240.