Li CJ, Zhang Z, Zhan PC, Lv AP, Li PP, Liu L, Li WJ, Yang LL*, Zhi XY*. Comparative genomic analysis and proposal of Clostridium yunnanense sp. nov., Clostridium rhizosphaerae sp. nov., and Clostridium paridis sp. nov., three novel Clostridium sensu stricto endophytes with diverse capabilities of acetic acid and ethanol production. Anaerobe. 79 (2023) 102686. DOI:10.1016/j.anaerobe.2022.102686
Tang SK†, Zhi XY†, Zhang Y†, Makarova K-S†, Liu BB†, Zheng GS, ..., Yang LL, ..., Koonin EV*, Zhao GP*, Xu P*. Cellular differentiation into hyphae and spores in halophilic archaea. Nat Commun. 2023 14:1827. DOI:10.1038/s41467-023-37389-w
Wang M†, Li CJ†, Zhang Z, Li PP, Yang LL, Zhi XY*. The evolution of morphological development is congruent with the species phylogeny in the genus Streptomyces. Front Microbiol. 2023 14:1102250. DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2023.1102250
2022
Li CJ†, Wang M†, Zhang Z, Zhi XY, Yang LL*. Genome‐based analyses reveal heterotypic synonyms of Streptomyces species and associated subspecies. Arch Microbiol. 2022 204:581. DOI:10.1007/s00203-022-03204-1
2020
Tan W†, Liao TH†, Wang J, Ye Y, Wei YC, Zhou HK, Xiao Y, Zhi XY*, Zhao ZH*, Lyu LD*, Zhao GP*. A recently evolved diflavin-containing monomeric nitrate reductase is responsible for highly efficient bacterial nitrate assimilation. J Biol Chem. 2020 295(15):5051-5066. DOI:10.1074/jbc.RA120.012859
Yang LL, Jiang Z, Li Y, Wang ET, Zhi XY*. Plasmids related to the symbiotic nitrogen fixation are not only cooperated functionally, but also may have evolved over a time span in family Rhizobiaceae. Genome Biol Evol. 2020 12(11):2002-2014. DOI:10.1093/gbe/evaa152
2019
Jiang Z, Xiao M, Yang LL, Zhi XY*, Li WJ*. Genome-based taxonomic classification within the family Thermoactinomycetaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2019 69(7):2028-2036. DOI:10.1099/ijsem.0.003425
2017
Zhi XY*, Jiang Z, Yang LL, Huang Y. The underlying mechanisms of genetic innovation and speciation in the family Corynebacteriaceae: A phylogenomics approach. Mol Phylogenet Evol. 2017 107:246-255. DOI:10.1016/j.ympev.2016.11.009
Yin YR†, Meng ZH†, Hu QW, Jiang Z, Xian WD, Li LH, Hu W, Zhang F, Zhou EM, Zhi XY*, Li WJ*. The Hybrid Strategy of Thermoactinospora rubra YIM 77501T for Utilizing Cellulose as a Carbon Source at Different Temperatures. Front Microbiol. 2017 8:942. DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2017.00942
2015
Yang LL, Tang SK, Huang Y, Zhi XY*. Low Temperature Adaptation Is Not the Opposite Process of High Temperature Adaptation in Terms of Changes in Amino Acid Composition. Genome Biol Evol. 2015 7(12):3426-33. DOI:10.1093/gbe/evv232
2014
Zhi XY†*, Yao JC†, Li HW, Huang Y, Li WJ*. Genome-wide identification, domain architectures and phylogenetic analysis provide new insights into the early evolution of shikimate pathway in prokaryotes. Mol Phylogenet Evol. 2014 75:154-64. DOI:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.02.015
Zhi XY†*, Yao JC†, Tang SK, Huang Y, Li HW, Li WJ*. The futalosine pathway played an important role in menaquinone biosynthesis during early prokaryote evolution. Genome Biol Evol. 2014 6(1):149-60. DOI:10.1093/gbe/evu007
2012
Zhi XY†, Zhao W†, Li WJ, Zhao GP*. Prokaryotic systematics in the genomics era. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek. 2012 101(1):21-34. DOI:10.1007/s10482-011-9667-x
2011
Zhi XY†, Zhao W†, Li WJ and Zhao GP*. Working towards a Molecular Systematics Library for Prokaryotes: a perspective. The Bulletin of BISMiS, 2011 2(2):125-134.
2009
Zhi XY, Li WJ*, Stackebrandt E*. An update of the structure and 16S rRNA gene sequence-based definition of higher ranks of the class Actinobacteria, with the proposal of two new suborders and four new families and emended descriptions of the existing higher taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2009 59(3):589-608. DOI:10.1099/ijs.0.65780-0
