Qinghua Zhang, Ph.D
Professor
High-level and High-skilled Leading Talent of Jiangxi Province
College of Bioscience and Engineering
Jiangxi Agricultural University
Nanchang, 330045, P.R. China
Tel: + 86 791 83828146
Fax: +86 791 83828146
E-mail: zqh_net@163.com
Education
PhD, College of Bioengineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China 2009-2012
Visiting Scholar, University of California, Davis, USA 2017-2018
Research experience and interest
I am currently doing the researches in the area of environmental microbiology, microbial degradation or bioconversion of contaminants, bioremediation, microbial dynamic changes, microbial interaction, degradation mechanism, metabolic pathway, and fermentation, etc.
Publications
1. Shulin Zhang, Xuejiao An, Jiaming Gong, Zihang Xu, Liuwei Wang, Xiang Xia,Qinghua Zhang*.Molecular response ofAnoxybacillus sp.PDR2 under azo dye stress: An integrated analysis of proteomics and metabolomics.Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022, 438: 129500.
2. Bin Zhong, Xuejiao An, Weijuan An, Xiaoshuang Xiao, Hanguang Li, Xiang Xia,Qinghua Zhang*.Effect of bioaugmentation on lignocellulose degradation and antibiotic resistance genes removal during biogas residues composting.Bioresource Technology. 2021, 340: 125742.
3. Xuejiao An, Ningjian Li, Lizhen Zhang, Zihang Xu, Shulin Zhang,Qinghua Zhang*. New insights into the typical nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound-quinoline degradation and detoxification by microbial consortium: Integrated pathways, meta-transcriptomic analysis and toxicological evaluation. Journal ofHazardousMaterials, 2024, 465: 133158.
4. Shulin Zhang, Linlin Feng, Yanyan Han, Zihang Xu, Luhui Xu, Xuejiao An,Qinghua Zhang*. Revealing the degrading-possibility of methyl red by two azoreductases ofAnoxybacillussp. PDR2 based on molecular docking. Chemosphere, 2024, 351: 141173.
5. Luhui Xu, Zelin Li, Liuwei Wang, Zihang Xu, Shulin Zhang,Qinghua Zhang*. Progress in polystyrene biodegradation by insect gut microbiota. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2024, 40:143.
6. Liuwei Wang, Lizhen Zhang, Xuejiao An, Xiaoshuang Xiao, Shulin Zhang, Zihang Xu, Huaixiang Cai,Qinghua Zhang*. Thiocyanate-degrading microflora alleviates thiocyanate stress on tomato seedlings by improving plant and rhizosphere microenvironment. Environmental Research, 2023, 232: 116423.
7. Xuejiao An, Zhengbin Zong,Qinghua Zhang*, Zhimin Li, Min Zhong, Haozhi Long, Changzhi Cai, Xiaoming Tan. Novel thermo-alkali-stable cellulase-producing Serratia sp. AXJ-M cooperates with Arthrobacter sp. AXJ-M1 to improve degradation of cellulose in papermaking black liquor.Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022, 421: 126811.
8. Xuejiao An, Bin Zhong, Guotao Chen, Weijuan An, Xiang Xia, Hanguang Li, Fenju Lai,Qinghua Zhang*. Evaluation of bioremediation and detoxification potentiality for papermaking black liquor by a new isolated thermophilic and alkali-tolerant Serratia sp. AXJ-M. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021, 406: 124285.
9. Xuejiao An, Xi Chen, Yue Wang, Xinyue Zhao, Xiaoshuang Xiao, Haozhi Long, Hanguang Li,Qinghua Zhang*. Cellulolytic bacterium characterization and genome functional analysis: an attempt to lay the foundation for waste management. Bioresource Technology, 2021, 321: 124462.
10. Qiang Yu, Yanling Wang, Xiaoyan Chen*, Fan Wang, Xinpeng Tian, Yueshu Gao,Qinghua Zhang*.Deep eutectic solvent assists Bacillus australimaris to transform alkali lignin waste into small aromatic compounds.Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021, 320: 128719.
11.Xiaoshuang Xiao,Xuejiao An,Yuling Jiang,Liuwei Wang,Zelin Li,Fenju Lai,Qinghua Zhang*.A newly developed consortium with a highly efficient thiocyanate degradation capacity: A comprehensive investigation of the degradation and detoxification potential,Environmental Pollution,2023,318: 120878.
12. Ningjian Li, Xuejiao An, Xiaoshuang Xiao, Weijuan An,Qinghua Zhang*. Recent advances in the treatment of lignin in papermaking wastewater. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2022, 38:116.
13.Liuwei Wang,Xuejiao An,Xiaoshuang Xiao,Ningjian Li,Dong Xie,Fenju Lai,Qinghua Zhang*.Treatment of thiocyanate‑containing wastewater: a critical reviewof thiocyanate destruction in industrial effluents.World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2023, 39:35.
14.Shulin Zhang,Bin Zhong,Xuejiao An,Yanyan Han,Xiaoshuang Xiao,Qinghua Zhang*.Effect of moisture content on the evolution of bacterial communitiesand organic matter degradation during bioaugmented biogasresidues composting.World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2023, 39:1.
15. Zhong Bin, An Xuejiao, Shen Fei, An Weijuan,Zhang Qinghua*. Anaerobic co-digestion of rice straw and pig manure pretreated with a cellulolytic microflora: methane yield evaluation and kinetics analysis. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2021, 8: 579405.
16. Chen Guotao, An Xuejiao, Li Hanguang, Lai Fenju, Xia Xiang,Zhang Qinghua*. Detoxification of azo dye Direct Black G by thermophilic Anoxybacillus sp. PDR2 and its application potential in bioremediation. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2021, 214: 112084.
17. Miaomiao Li, Jinlong Song, Qingyun Ma, Delong Kong, Yiqing Zhou, Xu Jiang, Rebecca Parales, Zhiyong Ruan*,Qinghua Zhang*. Insight into the Characteristics and New Mechanism of Nicosulfuron Biodegradation by a Pseudomonas sp. LAM1902.Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2020, 68：826−837
18. Xuejiao An, Yan Chen, Guotao Chen, Linlin Feng,Qinghua Zhang*. Integrated metagenomic and metaproteomic analyses reveal potential degradation mechanism of azo dye-Direct Black G by thermophilic microflora.Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 2020, 196C:110557
19. Guotao Chen, Xuejiao An, Linlin Feng, Xiang Xia,Qinghua Zhang*.Genome and transcriptome analysis of a newly isolated azo dye degrading thermophilic strainAnoxybacillussp.Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 2020,203C:111047
20. Shen Fei, Li Hanguang, Wu Xiaoyu, Wang Yuanxiu,Zhang Qinghua*. Effect of organic loading rate on anaerobic co-digestion of rice straw and pig manure with or without biological pretreatment. Bioresource Technology. 2018, 250:155–162.
21. Chen Yan, Feng Linlin, Li Hanguang, Wang Yuanxiu, Guotao Chen,Zhang Qinghua*. Biodegradation and detoxification of Direct Black G textile dye by a newly isolated thermophilic microflora. Bioresource Technology. 2018, 250: 650–657.
22. Miaomiao Li, Qingyun Ma, Delong Kong, Xiaoyan Han, Juan Che, Yiqing Zhou, Xu Jiang, Zhiyong Ruan*,Qinghua Zhang*. Pseudomonas nicosulfuronedens sp. nov., a nicosulfuron degrading bacterium, isolated from a microbial consortium. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 2021, 71(2): 4632
23. Yan Chen, Lizhen Zhang, Linlin Feng, Guotao Chen, Yuanxiu Wang, Zhijun Zhai,Qinghua Zhang*. Exploration of the key functional strains from an azo dye degradation microbial community by DGGE and high-throughput sequencing technology.Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019, 26: 24658- 24671
24. Fei Shen, Bin Zhong, Yanling Wang, Xiang Xia, Zhijun Zhai,Qinghua Zhang*. Cellulolytic microflora pretreatment increases the efficiency of anaerobic co-digestion of rice straw and pig manure.BioEnergy Research, 2019, 12:703–713
25. Miaomiao Li, Delong Kong, Yani Wang, Qingyun Ma, Xiaoyan Han, Yiqing Zhou, Xu jiang, Yuqin Zhang, Zhiyong Ruan,Qinghua Zhang*. Photobacterium salinisoli sp. nov., isolated from a sulfonylurea herbicide-degrading consortium enriched with saline soil.International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 2019,69(12): 3910-3916
26. Han-guang Li, Xing-xing Ma,Qing-hua Zhang*, Wei Luo, Ya-qing Wu, Xun-hang Li. Enhanced butanol production by solvent tolerance Clostridium acetobutylicum SE25 from cassava flour in a fibrous bed bioreactor. Bioresource Technology, 2016, 221:412-418.
27. Han-guang Li,Qing-hua Zhang*, Xiao-bin Yu, Luo Wei, Qiang Wang. Enhancement of butanol production in Clostridium acetobutylicum SE25 through accelerating phase shift by different phases pH regulation from cassava flour. Bioresource Technology，2016, 201:148-155.
28.Zhang Qinghua*, Li Hanguang*, Zhu Xiangdong, Lai Fenju, Zhai Zhijun, Wang Yuanxiu. Exploration of the key functional proteins from an efficient cellulolytic microbial consortium using dilution-to-extinction approach.Journal of Environmental Sciences. 2016, 43: 199-207.
29.Zhang Qinghua*,Zhu Xiangdong*, Kong Lingbao, Yuan Ganjun, Zhai Zhijun, Liu Haoju, Guo Xiaoyan.Comparative assessment of the methanogenic steps of single and two-stage processes without or with a previous hydrolysis of cassava distillage.Bioresource Technology. 2013, 147: 1–6.
30.Zhang Qinghua*, Tian Min, Tang Lei, Li Huixing, Li Wencheng, Zhang Jianhua, Zhang Hongjian, Mao Zhonggui*. Exploration of the key microbes involved in the cellulolytic activity of a microbial consortium by serial dilution. Bioresource Technology. 2013, 132: 395–400.
31.Zhang Qinghua, Fan Dan, Xiong Bingjian, Kong Lingbao, Zhu Xiangdong*.Isolation of new flavan-3-ol and lignan glucoside from Loropetalum chinense and their antimicrobial activities. Fitoterapia,2013, 90: 228–232.
32.Zhang Qinghua, Tang Lei, Zhang Jianhua, Mao Zhonggui*, Jiang Li. Optimization of thermal-dilute sulfuric acid pretreatment for enhancement of methane production from cassava residues. Bioresource Technology. 2011, 102: 3958–3965.
33.Zhang Qinghua,He Jiang, Tian Min, Mao Zhonggui*, Tang Lei, Zhang Jianhua. Enhancement of methane production from cassava residues by biological pretreatment using a constructed microbial consortium. Bioresource Technology.2011, 102:8899–8906.
34.Zhang Qinghua, Lu Xin, Tang Lei,Mao Zhonggui*, Zhang Jianhua, Zhang Hongjian.A novel full recycling process through two-stage anaerobic treatment of distillery wastewater for bioethanol production from cassava. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2010, 179: 635–641.
35.Zhang Qinghua*,Zhang Lizhen, Kong Lingbao, Yuan Ganjun, Zhu Xiangdong*, Liu Haoju, Wang Yuanxiu, Zhou fayou.Establishment and assessment of a novel bioethanol and efficient biogas coupling fermentation system integrated with the pretreatment of a cellulolytic microbial consortium. Journal of cleaner production,2014, 83:142-150.
Current Grants
1.National Nature Science Foundation of China (No. 31260024"Study on the key degradation factors and action mechanism of a microbial consortium with highly efficient cellulolytic ability",No. 31660024"Elucidation of the degradation mechanism of a thermophilic microbiome with highly efficient azo dye degradation ability",No. 32160027"Accurate exploration of the mechanism of highly efficient thiocyanate degradation by a microbial consortium through multi-omics integration", andNo. 31860025" Dissection of the azo dye degradation molecular mechanism and metabolic pathways of a thermophilic Anoxybacillus strain") /Grant leader
2.Research grants from the Department of Science Technology of Jiangxi Province (No. 20192BBF60055"The key technology of efficient biotransformation of agricultural wastes to humus soil seedling substrates ", andNo. 20201BAB204001"Investigation of the microbiological mechanism of a thermophilic microbial consortium with highly efficient azo dye degradation ability", andNo. 20181BBF60029"Effective synergy biological disposal of agricultural wastes and investigation of the key technique of biogas recovery") /Grant leader
