Personal Information
Name: Qian, Xun
Research keywords: soil microbiology, environmental genomics, microbial ecology, antibiotic resistance
Work experience
Sep. 2021 – present, Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, China
Mar. 2017 – Aug. 2021, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Microbial Ecology at Michigan State University, U.S.A.
Education
Sep. 2011 – Dec. 2016, Ph.D., Environmental Science, Northwest A&F University Sep. 2007 – Aug. 2011, B.S., Environmental Science, Northwest A&F University
Research Interests
1. Environment Antibiotic Resistome: to understand the flow of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in different environments and the transmission mechanisms of ARGs in environmental bacterial communities, and to establish a comprehensive frame for evaluating public health risks of environmental antibiotics resistome
2. Soil Microbiology: to understand the ecological significance and potential functions of novel and yet-to-culture microorganisms in soils based on multi-omics and molecular biotechnology approaches.
Teaching
Molecular Biology, Modern Environmental Biotechnology
Selected Publications
1. Qian X, Gunturu S, Sun W, Cole J, Norby B, Gu J, Tiedje J.M. 2021. Long-read sequencing revealed co-occurrence, host range and potential mobility of antibiotic resistome in cow feces. PNAS, 118 (25) e2024464118.
2. Qian X, Gunturu S, Guo J, Chai B, Cole J.R., Gu J, Tiedje J.M. 2021. Metagenomic analysis reveals the shared and distinct features of the soil resistome across tundra, temperate prairie and tropical ecosystems, Microbiome, 9, 108.
3. Qian X, Sun W, Gu J, Wang X, Li H, 2019. Effects of passivators on antibiotic resistance genes and related mechanisms during composting of copper-enriched pig manure. Science of the Total Environment. 674:383-391.
4. Qian X, Gu J, Sun W, Wang X, Su J, Stedfeld R. 2018. Diversity, abundance, and persistence of antibiotic resistance genes in various types of animal manure following industrial composting, Journal of hazardous materials, 344: 716-722. *ESI Highly Cited Paper
5. Qian X, Sun W, Gu J, et al., 2016. Variable effects of oxytetracycline on antibiotic resistance gene abundance and the bacterial community during aerobic composting of cow manure, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 315: 61-69. *ESI High Cited Paper
6. Qian X, Sun W, Gu J, et al., 2016. Reducing antibiotic resistance genes, integrons, and pathogens in dairy manure by continuous thermophilic composting. Bioresource Technology, 216: 801–807.
7. Qian X, Gu J, Sun W, et al., 2014. Changes in the soil nutrient levels, enzyme activities, microbial community function, and structure during apple orchard maturation. Applied Soil Ecology, 77: 18–25.
8. Qian X, Gu J, et al., 2015. Effects of living mulches on the soil nutrient contents, enzyme activities, and bacterial community diversities of apple orchard soils. European Journal of Soil Biology, 70: 23–30.
9. Guo H, Gu J, Wang X, Song Z, Qian X, et al. 2021. Negative effects of oxytetracycline and copper on nitrogen metabolism in an aerobic fermentation system: Characteristics and mechanisms. Journal of Hazardous Materials 403: 123890.
10. Sun W, Gu J, Wang X, Qian X, and Peng H. 2019. Solid-state anaerobic digestion facilitates the removal of antibiotic resistance genes and mobile genetic elements from cattle manure. Bioresource technology 274: 287-295.
11. Wang X, Gu J, Gao H, Qian X, and Li H. 2018. Abundances of clinically relevant antibiotic resistance genes and bacterial community diversity in the Weihe River, China. International journal of environmental research and public health 15, 4: 708.
12. Sun W, Gu J, Wang X, Qian X, Tuo X. 2018. Impacts of biochar on the environmental risk of antibiotic resistance genes and mobile genetic elements during anaerobic digestion of cattle farm wastewater. Bioresource technology. 256:342-9.
13. Duan M, Li H, Gu J, Tuo X, Sun W, Qian X, Wang X. 2017. Effects of biochar on reducing the abundance of oxytetracycline, antibiotic resistance genes, and human pathogenic bacteria in soil and lettuce. Environmental Pollution, 224:787-795.
14. Li H, Duan M, Gu J, Zhang, Y., Qian X, Ma, J., et al. 2017. Effects of bamboo charcoal on antibiotic resistance genes during chicken manure composting. Ecotoxicology & Environmental Safety, 140:1-6.
15. Jiao S, Qi J, Jin C, Liu Y, Wang Y, Pan H, Chen S, Liang C, Peng Z, Chen B, Qian X, Wei G. 2022. Core phylotypes enhance the resistance of soil microbiome to environmental changes to maintain multifunctionality in agricultural ecosystems. Global Change Biology.
16. Xi J, Lei B, Liu YX, Ding Z, Liu J, Xu T, Hou L, Han S, Qian X, et al. 2022.
Microbial community roles and chemical mechanisms in the parasitic development of Orobanche cumana. iMeta , 1(3), p.e31.
17. Ji W, Huang Y, Qian X, et al. 2022. Conversion from farmland to orchards has minor effects on nitrogen biological processes in deep loess deposits. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment , 338:108111.
18. Li Y, Gu J, Zhang SQ, Shi LX, Sun W, Qian X, et al. 2018. Effects of adding compound microbial inoculum on microbial community diversity and enzymatic activity during co-composting. Environmental Engineering Science 35, 4: 270-278.
19. Sun W, Qian X, Gu J, et al. 2017. Effects of inoculation with organic phosphorus-mineralizing bacteria on soybean (Glycine max) growth and indigenous bacterial community diversity. Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 63(5).
20. Sun W, Qian X, Gu J, Wang XJ, Duan ML. 2016. Mechanism and effect of temperature on variations in antibiotic resistance genes during anaerobic digestion of dairy manure. Scientific Reports, 6.
Presentations
1. Qian X, 2022. Drilling down on environmental ARG risk. EDAR6 - Count down webinar series. Online
2. Qian X, 2021. Antibiotic resistome in environment, a global public health threat. Silk Road International Conference on the Cooperation and Integration of Industry, Education Research and Application. Yangling, China
3. Qian X, 2021. Transmission risks of environmental resistome. The 7th National Eco-toxicology Conference, Guilin, China
4. Qian X, 2019. Changes in resistome of pig manure after new FDA rules: a study in pig farms in Michigan, United States. The 5th International Symposium on the Environmental Dimension of Antibiotic Resistance, HongKong, China
5. Qian X, 2018. Evaluating the mobility potential of antibiotic resistance genes by long-read sequencing. the 17th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ISME), Leipzig, Germany
6. Qian X, 2017. Industrial composting has inconsistent effects on ARGs from different animal manures, 4th International Symposium on the Environmental Dimension of Antibiotic Resistance, Lansing, United States
