Xuwang Zhang, Ph.D.

School of Chemical Engineering, Ocean and Life Sciences, 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*, Menglong Li, Yang Xiao, Xiaojing Yang, Hao Zhou, Yuanyuan Qu, Jingjing Zhan. Metagenomics reveals combined effects of microplastics and antibiotics on microbial community structure and function in coastal sediments. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2025, 218: 118153.

[2]      Xuwang Zhang, Kuimin Li, Yating Shao, Yang Xiao, Hao Zhou, Yuanyuan Qu, Jingjing Zhan*. Spatial variation and influencing factors of planktonic and sedimentary bacterial communities in Daliao River estuary, Northeast China. Marine Environmental Research, 2025, 209: 107209.

[3]      Menglong Li, Yizhen Cao, Xiaojing Yang, Jiawei He, Hao Zhou, Jingjing Zhan, Xuwang Zhang*. Response of wastewater treatment performance and bacterial community to original and aged polyvinyl chloride microplastics in sequencing batch reactors. Bioresource Technology, 2025, 419: 132044.

[4]      Huili Zeng, Jingyi Huang, Minghuo Wu, Minjie Hu, Xiaojing Yang, Hao Zhou, Jingjing Zhan, Xuwang Zhang*. Pyrene biodegradation by bacterial consortia enriched from coastal and marine sediments: Insights into bacterial community structures and functions. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2024(10), 12(5): 113922.

[5]      Lucymara Fassarella Agnez-Lima^*, Marilene Henning Vainstein, Xuwang Zhang. Editorial: Microbial hydrocarbon degradation and bioremediation: from genes to pathways. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2024, 15: 1416516.

[6]    Xuwang Zhang, Zhe Ji, Xiaojing Yang, Jingyi Huang, Yiwen Zhang^*, Hao Zhou, Yuanyuan Qu, Jingjing Zhan. Deciphering the spatial distribution and function profiles of soil bacterial community in Liao River estuarine wetland, Northeast China. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2024, 199: 115984.

[7]      Qidong Tang, Minghuo Wu, Yuelin Zhang, Jingzhe Li, Jinxuan Liang, Hao Zhou, Yuanyuan Qu, Xuwang Zhang^*. Performance and bacterial community profiles of sequencing batch reactors during long-term exposure to polyethylene terephthalate and polyethylene microplastics. Bioresource Technology, 2022, 347: 126393.

[8]      Xuwang Zhang^*, Surajit Das, Ang Li, Qiao Ma, Liang Tan. Editorial: marine microbes for contaminant bioremediation. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021, 12: 762968.

[9]      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.

[10]   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.

[11]   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.

[12]   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.

[13]   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.

[14]   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.

[15]   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.

[16]   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.

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

[18]   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.

[19]   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.

[20]   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.

[1][Papers]Zhang Xuwang.Ji, Zhe,yangxiaojing,Huang, Jingyi,zhangyiwen,zhouhao,quyuanyuan,Jingjing Zhan.Deciphering the spatial distribution and function profiles of soil bacterial community in Liao River estuarine wetland, Northeast China.[J],2024,199:115984

[2][Papers]Zeng, Huili.Huang, Jingyi,Wu Minghuo,Hu, Minjie,yangxiaojing,zhouhao,Jingjing Zhan,Zhang Xuwang.Pyrene biodegradation by bacterial consortia enriched from coastal and marine sediments: Insights into bacterial community structures and functions[J],2024,12(5)

[3][Papers]Zhang, Xuwang.Zhang, XW (reprint author), Dalian Univ Technol, Sch Food & Environm, Minist Educ, Key Lab Ind Ecol & Environm Engn, Panjin 124221, Peoples R China..Zhang, Lizhi,Zhang, Lihang,Ji, Zhe,Shao, Yating,Zhou, Hao,Bao, Yongming,Qu, Yuanyuan,Liu, Lifen.Comparison of rhizosphere bacterial communities of reed and Suaeda in Shuangtaizi River Estuary, Northeast China[J],PubMed、SCIE、EI,2019,140:171-178

[4][Papers]Zhang, Xuwang.Zhang, XW (reprint author), Dalian Univ Technol, Minist Educ, Sch Ocean Sci & Technol, Key Lab Ind Ecol & Environm Engn, Panjin 124221, Peoples R China..Zhang, Lizhi,Wu, Minghuo,Tang, Qidong,Song, Zhaojian,Zhou, Hao,Bao, Yongming,Liu, Lifen,Qu, Yuanyuan.Comparative characterization and functional genomic analysis of two Comamonas sp. strains for biodegradation of quinoline[J],SCIE,2020,95(7):2017-2026

[5][Papers]Zhang, Xuwang.Zhang, XW (reprint author), Dalian Univ Technol, Key Lab Ind Ecol & Environm Engn, Minist Educ, Sch Food & Environm, Panjin 124221, Peoples R China..Qu, Yuanyuan,You, Shengnan,Ma, Qiao,Zhou, Hao,Zhang, Lizhi,Zhang, Lihang,Jing, Jiawei,Liu, Lifen.Bioremediation of nitrogen-containing organic pollutants using phenol-stimulated activated sludge: performance and microbial community analysis[J],SCIE,2018,93(11):3199-3207