Xin Cheng  PH.D.

Professor  

Education

1996-2000:  Yantai University, BSc of Biochemistry

2000-2003:  Jiangxi Agricultural University, MSc of Pedology

2011-2014:  Jiangsu University, PhD of Food Science

Professional experiences

2003- present: Lecturer, Associate professor, Professor, Jiangxi Agricultural University

Research interest

I am primarily involved in scientific research within the realm of resource microbiology, with a focus on the microbial conversion of agricultural waste, and the utilization of functional microorganisms and their by-products to enhance soil structure, fertility, and other related areas.

Selected publications

[1] Cadmium biosorption and mechanism investigation using two cadmium-tolerant microorganisms isolated from rhizosphere soil of rice [J]. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024, 470: 134134. Corresponding Author

[2] Exploring the mechanism of exopolysaccharides in mitigating cadmium toxicity in rice through analyzing the changes of antioxidant system [J]. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024, 461: 132678. Corresponding Author

[3] Preparation of polysaccharide-conjugated selenium nanoparticles from spent mushroom substrates and their growth-promoting effect on rice seedlings [J]. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2023, 253:126789. Corresponding Author

[4] Root cell wall remodeling: a way for exopolysaccharides to mitigate cadmium toxicity in rice seedling [J]. Journal of Hazardous Materials，2023, 443:130186. Corresponding Author

[5] Integrated mechanism of heavy metal bioremediation from soil to rice (Oryza sativa L.) mediated by Enterococcus faecium [J]. Plant Growth Regulation, 2022, 97:523-535. First author

[6] Exopolysaccharides from Lactobacillus plantarum reduces cadmium uptake and mitigates cadmium toxicity in rice seedlings [J]. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2022，38(12):243.  Corresponding Author

[7] Cadmium stress triggers significant metabolic reprogramming in Enterococcus faecium CX2-6 [J]. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 2021, 19: 5678-5687. First author

[8] Structural characterization and induced copper stress resistance in rice of exopolysaccharides from Lactobacillus plantarum LPC-1[J]. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2020,152:1077-1088. Corresponding Author

[9] Antioxidant activity changes of exopolysaccharides with different carbon sources from Lactobacillus plantarum LPC-1 and its metabolomic analysis[J]. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2019, 35:68. First author