Xiao Zou

ORCID: 0000-0002-3666-5536
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Research Areas
  • Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control
  • Fungal Biology and Applications
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Insect Resistance and Genetics
  • Forest Insect Ecology and Management
  • Plant and fungal interactions
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Nematode management and characterization studies
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Microbial Metabolism and Applications
  • Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
  • Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies
  • Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Thallium and Germanium Studies
  • Lichen and fungal ecology
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control

Guizhou University
2016-2025

Chinese PLA General Hospital
2024

Hunan Normal University
2023-2024

Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences
2022

Qingdao Center of Resource Chemistry and New Materials
2021

Institute of Entomology
2020

Jinan University
2020

Cornell University
2016

Guizhou Electric Power Design and Research Institute
2009

Microbial communities exhibit intricate interactions underpinned by metabolic dependencies. To elucidate these dependencies, we present a workflow utilizing random matrix theory on metagenome-assembled genomes to construct co-occurrence and complementarity networks. We apply this approach temperature gradient hot spring, unraveling the interplay between thermal stress cooperation. Our analysis reveals an increase in frequency of with rising temperatures. Amino acids, coenzyme A derivatives,...

10.1038/s41467-024-52532-x article EN cc-by-nc-nd Nature Communications 2024-09-17

Microbiome plays an important role during the tobacco aging process which was indispensable link in production and processing of cigarettes. However, structure functions microbiome have not been clarified process. In this study, 16S rDNA ITS amplicon sequencing techniques were used to analyze core 15 samples from five different stages. The whole bacterial classified into 29 microbial phyla 132 orders. Enterobacteriales (63%), Pseudomonadales (16%), Sphingomonadales (8%), Xanthomonadales...

10.1002/mbo3.984 article EN MicrobiologyOpen 2020-01-01

Two new keratinophilic fungal species, Chrysosporium jingzhouense and C. clavisporum, were isolated from farmland soil of Jingzhou City, Hubei Province, plant root Guigang Guangxi China, respectively, using child hair as bait. Molecular morphological characters used to identify taxonomic status. The phylogeny shows is clustered with articulatum keratinophilum; while clavisporum appears be related qinghaiense, indicum linfenense. These previously described species can easily distinguished our...

10.11646/phytotaxa.303.2.7 article EN Phytotaxa 2017-04-11

Abstract Purpose Microorganisms are important in tobacco aging. These used to improve the quality of leaves after threshing and redrying. However, response microbial community storage environment time during aging process has been less explored. This study aimed characterize dynamic changes composition diversity leaf samples. Methods In this study, 16S ITS rRNA gene amplicon sequencing techniques were composition, diversity, co-occurrence stored two different cities 24-month Furthermore,...

10.1186/s13213-021-01620-0 article EN cc-by Annals of Microbiology 2021-02-01

The genus Lecanicillium W.Gams & Zare is a recognized insect pathogen but members of the have been found parasitizing various hosts including arthropods, nematodes, plants, and fungi. new classification system for fungi proposed to reject transfer some species Akanthomyces. However, attribution problem most in original remains unsolved. current study aimed improve understanding pivotal internal phylogeny by estimating divergence times provide additional insights into status this within...

10.3389/fmicb.2022.859886 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Microbiology 2022-05-06

Abstract Intercropping with Pleurotus ostreatus has been demonstrated to increase the tea yield and alleviate soil acidification in gardens. However, underlying mechanisms remain elusive. Here, high-throughput sequencing Biolog Eco analysis were performed identify changes community structure abundance of microorganisms P. intercropped garden at different seasons (April September). The results showed that microbial diversity rhizosphere decreased April, while non-rhizosphere increased...

10.1038/s41598-024-61883-w article EN cc-by Scientific Reports 2024-05-17

The genus Plectosphaerella is the largest in family Plectosphaerellaceae. Some species are plant pathogens, whereas others soil-borne. Seven isolates were collected from various locations southwest of China. Using multi-locus phylogenetic (LSU, ITS, EF1α, RPB2) analyses combined with morphological characteristics, two new species, guizhouensissp. nov. and nauculasporasp. described, illustrated compared related species.

10.3897/mycokeys.57.36628 article EN cc-by MycoKeys 2019-08-07

Frankliniella occidentalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) is a highly rasping-sucking pest of numerous crops. The entomogenous fungi Lecanicillium spp. are important pathogens insect pests, and some species have been developed as commercial biopesticides. To explore resources in the development more effective F. controls, efficient barcode combinations for strain identification were screened from internal transcribed spacers (ITS), SSU, LSU, TEF, RPB1, RPB2 genes.Six genes used to reconstruct...

10.3389/fmicb.2020.561381 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Microbiology 2020-10-22

In recent years, the herpes virus infectious hypothesis for Alzheimer's disease (AD) has gained support from an increasing number of researchers. Herpes simplex (HSV) is a potential risk factor associated with AD. This study assessed whether HSV causal relationship AD using two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis model. Six single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) HSV-1 and thirteen SNPs HSV-2 were used as instrumental variables in MR analysis. We estimated values relevance between...

10.3389/fgene.2021.773725 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Genetics 2022-01-05

Karst habitats are hotspots of diversity and endemism. Their naturally fragmented distributions across broad geographic landscapes have led to a complex array smaller evolutionary ecosystems. Comprehensive biodiversity assessments karst revealed that these ecosystems contain high level During survey cordycipitoid fungi in the region southwest Guizhou, China, we identified proposed two new species, based on morphology multi-locus (nrSSU, nrLSU, tef, rpb1, rpb2) phylogenetic analyses....

10.3897/mycokeys.114.134323 article EN cc-by MycoKeys 2025-02-13

<title>Abstract</title> <italic>Halomonas</italic> sp. DT-Z4, a moderately halophilic strain isolated from saline and alkali soil in Qinghai Province, was used to characterize the structure function of novel extracellular polysaccharide (EPS-Z4). By optimizing fermentation conditions (carbon source: sucrose 9% w/v; Nitrogen peptone 12 g/L; pH 9.0; 25°C), EPS production reached 3.09 g/L, indicating its adaptability extreme salinity environment. Structural characterization showed that EPS-Z4...

10.21203/rs.3.rs-6584835/v1 preprint EN Research Square (Research Square) 2025-05-13

Cordyceps cicadae is an entomogenous fungus with important uses in traditional Chinese medicine. However, its wild resources have not met consumers’ demand due to excessive harvesting practices. Artificial cultivation therefore alternative, but research on cultivating C. natural habitats has been reported. In this study, we aimed explore the viability of a habitat, soil Pinus massoniana forest. We assessed and compared yield, metabolite contents bacterial community composition grown...

10.3389/fmicb.2021.669785 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Microbiology 2021-05-11

Background Entomopathogenic fungi can live in insects to cause disease and death are the largest group of entomopathogenic microorganisms. Therefore, these best known for their microbial control potential. Importantly, they also have other beneficial effects, including promoting plant growth development by colonizing plant. Here, study sought identify specific strains fungus, Cordyceps cateniannulata that would form endophytic associations with tobacco, thus benefiting resistance abiotic...

10.3389/fmicb.2023.1131184 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Microbiology 2023-04-14

The insect hormones ecdysone (20E) and juvenile hormone III (JH) have been demonstrated to stimulate the secretion of conidia mucilage pigments in

10.1128/msystems.00166-24 article EN cc-by mSystems 2024-08-20

A new species of entomopathogenic fungi, Lecanicilliumcauligalbarum, was discovered from a survey invertebrate-associated fungi in the Yao Ren National Forest Mountain Park China. The synnemata this emerged corpse stemborer (Lepidoptera), which hidden amongst pieces wood on forest floor. It differs morphologically similar Lecanicillium mainly its short conidiogenous cells and ellipsoid to ovoid aseptate conidia. Phylogenetic analysis combined data set comprising ITS, SSU, LSU, TEF, RPB1 RPB2...

10.3897/mycokeys.43.30203 article EN cc-by MycoKeys 2018-12-04

The two-spotted mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch, is one of the most serious mite pests crops throughout world. Biocontrol with fungal agents has long been paid much attention because development insecticide resistance and severe restriction chemical pesticides. In this study, efficacy submerged conidia entomopathogenic fungus Isaria cateniannulata strain 08XS-1 against T. eggs, larvae female adults was evaluated at different temperatures humidity in laboratory under field conditions.The...

10.1002/ps.4233 article EN cc-by Pest Management Science 2016-01-18
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