Dr. Yahong Wei
Associate Professor
Contact Information:
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 39,
Department of Bioengineering, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, 22 Xinong Road, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, P. R. China
Phone: (86) 29 87092262
Fax: (86) 29 87092262
E-mail: yahongwei@nwafu.edu.cn
Office: North Campus, Science Building, College of Life Sciences, E301
Lab: North Campus, Biomass Energy Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands, 311
Research Interests:
1. Environmental microbiology
2. Biodegradation of man-made compounds
3. Microbial molecular ecology
Education Experiences:
Northwest A&F University, Plant nutrition (major), Ph.D. 2012
Poznan Agriculture University, Poland, Plant breeding and seed science (major), M.S. 2002
Northwest A&F University, Plant pathology (major), M.S. 2001
Sichuan University, Microbiology (major), B. S. 1996
Professional Experiences:
Associate Professor in College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University (2009- present)
Lecturer in College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University (2001-2009)
Visiting Scholar in Cornell University, USA (2008-2009)
Visiting Scholar and got M.S. degree in Poznan Agriculture University, Poland (2001-2002)
Honors and Awards:
Science and Technology awards of Shaanxi Province, first prize, 2013
Young teachers’ teaching competition awards of Northwest A&F University, second prize, 2007
Young teachers’ teaching competition awards of Norwest A&F University (The first teaching competition of Norwest A&F University), third prize, 2006
Key Publications:
1. Yahong Wei, Zhaofeng Zong, Jingsong Wen, et al. Screening of antagonistic yeast against apple anthracnose. Acta Agriculturae Boreali-occidentalis Sinica, 2000, 9(6): 33-36.
2. Yahong Wei, H Dorna. K. Tylkowska Effects of chemical and biological treatments on germination of onion ( Allium cepa L.) seeds. Journal of Northwest Sci-Tech Univ. of Agri. and For.(Nat. Sci. Ed.), 2003, 31(5): 51-56.
3. Yahong Wei, Tao Su, Quanhong Xue. Effect of different fertilizer management on soil microflora. Agricultural research in the arid areas, 2003, 21: 108-111.
4. Zhaofeng Zong, Yahong Wei, Li Gao, et al. Effects of chitinolytic actinomycetes on Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. vasinfectum and Verticillium dahliae . Journal of Northwest Sci-Tech Univ. of Agri. and For.(Nat. Sci. Ed.), 2003, 31(6): 63-65.
5. H. Dorna, K. Tylkowska, R. Marcinek, Yahong Wei. Mycological aspects of onion seed priming (abstracts), 27th ISTA Congress seed symposium, Budapest, Hungary, May 17th-19th, 2004.
6. Yahong Wei. Preliminary study on bilingual teaching of microbiology. Microbiology, 2005, 32(1): 129-132.
7. H. Dorna, K. Tylkowska, Yahong Wei & R. Marcinek. Germination and health of onion seeds after priming combined with chemical or biological treatments. Phytopathol. Pol. 2005, 37: 69-81.
8. Yahong Wei, H. Dorna Effects of priming, fungicide and biological treatments on onion ( Allium cepa L.) seeds. Journal of Northwest Sci-Tech Univ. of Agri. and For.(Nat. Sci. Ed.), 2006, 34(1): 56-62.
9. Yahong Wei, Amy J. Risen, Anthony G. Hay & Dong Qu. Bacterial degradation of ibuprofen: background and perspectives. ACPSS 14th International Conference on East Asia: Challenges of Complex Realities in an Era of Globalization. Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA, November 7-9, 2008.
10. Yahong Wei, Xiaoyan Zhang, Dong Qu. Isolation of herbicides 2, 4-D degradable bacteria and their biological characteristics. Journal of Agro-environmental Science, 2007, 26(6): 2183-2188.
11. Yahong Wei, Junfeng Liang, Yimei Huang, et al. Analysis of dominant microflora during livestock manure aerobic composting. Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin, 2007, 23(11): 242-248.
12. Yahong Wei, Jie Liu, Dong Qu. Recent advances in microbial degradation of ibuprofen - A review. Acta Microbiologica Sinica, 2011, 51(5): 586-594.
13. Xiaoyan Ma, Deyu Chen, Min Duan, Jiao Chen, Yahong Wei. Screening of diesel degradable bacteria and their growth characteristics. Journal of Northwest A&F University (Nat. Sci. Ed.), 2013, 41(6): 85-90. (Corresponding author)
14. Yahong Wei, Shushen Yang, Hongying Chen, et al. Strategy on the three-dimensional class teaching model of Microbiology. Journal of Anhui Agri. Sci., 2013, 41(21): 9130-9132.
15. Keke Cheng, Wen Liu, Yahong Wei. Screening and degradation characteristics of catechol degradable bacteria. Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin, 2014, 30(26): 165-169. (Corresponding author)
16. Lei Zhang, Lingfang Zhu, Meiru Si, Changfu Li, Liang Zhao, Yahong Wei, Xihui Shen. Solirubrobacter taibaiensis sp. nov., isolated from a stem of Phytolacca acinosa Roxb. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2014, 106(2): 279-285.
17. Boyu Cui, Yao Wang, Yunhong Song, Tietao Wang, Changfu Li, Yahong Wei, et al. Bioluminescence resonance energy transfer system for measuring dynamic protein-protein interactions in bacteria. mBio, 2014, 5(3): e01050-14. doi: 10.1128/mBio.01050-14.
18. Lei Zhang, Meiru Si, Lingfang Zhu, Changfu Li, Yahong Wei, Xihui Shen. Draft genome sequence of Nafulsella turpanensis ZLM-10T, a novel member of the Family Flammeovirgaceae . Genome Announcements, 2014, 2(2): e00263-14.
19. Zehua Li, Keke Cheng, Xiao Teng, Xiaohui Ma, Yunnan Hou, Yahong Wei. Degradation spectrum of ibuprofen degrading strains. Acta Scientiae Circumstantiae, 2015, 35(1): 177-183. (Corresponding author)
20. Yunnan Hou, Keke Cheng, Zehua Li, Xiaohui Ma, Yahong Wei, et al. Biosorption of Cadmium and Manganese Using Free Cells of Klebsiella sp. Isolated from Waste Water. PloSOne, 2015, 10(10): e0140962. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0140962. (Corresponding author)
21. Yaheng Song, Yunheng Zhou, Sujian Li, Yunke Liu, Yahong Wei. Optimization of poly (vinyl alcohol)-degrading enzyme production condition in Bacillus amyloliquefaciens HK1. Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin, 2016, 32(2): 33-39. (Corresponding author)
22. Yahong Wei, Min Duan, Zhaoju Xiang, Dong Qu, Yao Wang. Construction of transposon insertion mutants from ibuprofen degradable fosmid library clone. Journal of Northwest A&F University (Nat. Sci. Ed.), 2016, 44(4): 135-141.
23. Meiru Si, Tietao Wang, Junfeng Pan, Jinshui Lin, Can Chen, Yahong Wei, et al. Graded response of the multifunctional 2-Cysteine peroxiredoxin, CgPrx, to increasing levels of hydrogen peroxide in Corynebacterium glutamicum . Antioxidants and Redox Signaling, 2016 Jul 22. ahead of print. doi: 10.1089/ars.2016.6650.
24. Yunke Liu, Yunheng Zhou, Shaolin Chen, Yahong Wei. Identification and degradation character of a polyvinyl alcohol degradable bacteria HK1. Journal of Anhui Agri. Sci., 2017, 45(22): 5-8, 19. (Corresponding author)
25. Lei Zhang, Jun Zhong, Hao Liu, Kaiyun Xin, Chaoqiong Chen, Qiqi Li, Yahong Wei, et al. Complete genome sequence of the drought resistance-promoting endophyte Klebsiella sp. LTGPAF-6F. Journal of Biotechnology, 2017, 246: 36-39.
26. Yahong Wei, Jing Fu, Jianying Wu, Xinmiao Jia, Yunheng Zhou, Cuidan Li, Mengxing Dong, Shanshan Wang, Ju Zhang, Fei Chen. Bioinformatics analysis and characterization of highly efficient polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-degrading enzymes from the novel PVA degrader Stenotrophomonas rhizophila QL-P4. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2018, 84(1): e01898-17. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01898-17.
27. Yahong Wei, Baodan Wang, Limei Zhang, Jianguo Zhang, Shaolin Chen. Pedobacter yulinensis sp. nov., isolated from sandy soil, and emended description of the genus Pedobacter . International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 2018, 68(8): 2523-2529. doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.002868.
28. Shaolin Chen, Bentao Xiong, Linfang Wei, Yifan Wang, Yan Yang, Yisong Liu, Duoduo Zhang, Shijie Guo, Qian Liu, Hao Fang, Yahong Wei. The Model Filamentous Fungus Neurospora crassa : Progress Toward a Systems Understanding of Plant Cell Wall Deconstruction. Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. Xu Fang, Yinbo Qu (eds.), Fungal Cellulolytic Enzymes,2018: 107-134. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0749-2.
29. Dan Liu, Yisong Liu, Duoduo Zhang, Xiaoting Chen, Qian Liu, Bentao Xiong, Lihui Zhang, Linfang Wei, Yifan Wang, Hao Fang, Johannes Liesche, Yahong Wei, N. Louise Glass, Zhiqi Hao, Shaolin Chen. Quantitative proteome profiling reveals cellobiose-dependent protein processing and export pathways for the lignocellulolytic response in Neurospora crassa . Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2020, 86(15): e00653-20. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00653-20.
30. Zhanfang Xue, Shuting Zhao, Nomin Bold, Jianguo Zhang, Zhimin Hu, Xiaofeng Hu, Ying Gao, Shaolin Chen, Yahong Wei. Screening and characterization of two extracellular polysaccharide-producing bacteria from the biocrust of the Mu Us Desert. Molecules, 2021, 26(18): 5521. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26185521. (Corresponding author)
31. Bentao Xiong, Linfang Wei, Yifan Wang, Jinyu Li, Xin Liu, Yunheng Zhоu, Раnраn Du, Нао Fаng, Jоhаnnеѕ Lіеѕсhе, Yаhоng Wеі, Jіѕhеng Li, Shaolin Chen. Parallel proteomic and phosphoproteomic analyses reveal cellobiose-dependent regulation of lignocellulase secretion in the filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa. Global Change Biology Bioenergy, 2021, 13(9): 1372-1387. Doi: 10.1111/gcbb.12862.
32. Yanhua Dou, Yan Yang, Nitesh Kumar Mund, Yanping Wei, Yisong Liu, Linfang Wei, Yifan Wang, Panpan Du, Yunheng Zhou, Johannes Liesche, Lili Huang, Hao Fang, Chen Zhao, Jisheng Li, Yahong Wei, Shaolin Chen . Comparative analysis of herbaceous and woody cell wall digestibility by pathogenic fungi. Molecules, 2021, 26(23): 7220. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26237220. (Corresponding author)
33. Min Song, Xingjian Zhang, Jintao Yang, Chen Gao, Yahong Wei, Shaolin Chen, Johannes Liesche. Arabidopsis plants engineered for high root sugar secretion enhance the diversity of soil microorganisms. Biotechnology Journal, 2022, 7, doi: 10.1002/biot.202100638.
