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2026

  1. Wang, H., Shan, X., Xing, D., Wang, Y., Jin, C., Zhao, Y., & Guo, L. (2026). Rhamnolipid Modulates Microbial Interspecies Electron Transfer for Synchronous Sulfidogenesis and Acidogenesis from Mariculture Solid Wastes. Environmental Science & Technology, 60(6), 4900–4913. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5c16493
  2. Wang, S., Zhang, J., Wang, P., Luo, W., Guo, L., & Wang, Y. (2026). Metabolic engineering of Clostridium tyrobutyricum for hexanoic acid and hexanol production. Bioresource Technology, 443, 133890. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2025.133890

2025

  1. Zhang, D., Feng, J., Wang, Y., Shoemaker, C. A., Wise, A. L., & Beck, B. H. (2025). Contributions of Hemolytic Proteins in Virulent Aeromonas hydrophila to Motile Aeromonas Septicemia Disease of Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus). FEMS Microbiology Letters, 372, fnae108. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsle/fnae108
  2. Wang, Y., Han, S., Wang, Y., Liang, Q., & Luo, W. (2025). Artificial Intelligence Technology Assists Enzyme Prediction and Rational Design. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 73(12), 7065–7073. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.4c13201
  3. Kang, X., Wang, Y., Liang, Q., & Luo, W. (2025). Enhancing Ergothioneine Production by Combined Protein and Metabolic Engineering Strategies. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 73(15), 9234–9245. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.5c01267
  4. You, F., Fan, Y., Tang, L., Liu, X., Jin, C., Zhao, Y., Wang, Y., & Guo, L. (2025). Optimization of Phaeodactylum tricornutum cultivation for enhancing mariculture wastewater treatment and high value product recovery using Box–Behnken design. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 197, 107022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2025.107022
  5. Yang, S., Zhou, S., Liang, Q., Wang, Y., & Luo, W. (2025). Engineering Escherichia coli for Efficient Production of L-Tryptophan. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 197(6), 4096–4108. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-025-05228-x
  6. Han, J., Cao, W., Tang, L., Jin, C., Zhao, Y., Wang, Y., & Guo, L. (2025). Integrated physiological and proteomic analyses reveal differential responses of microalgae to inorganic phosphate forms in wastewater. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 13(3), 117137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2025.117137
  7. Liang, Y., Wang, Y., & Luo, W. (2025). Engineering ketoreductase via combined semi-rational and deep learning strategies for production of hydroxypropyl tetrahydropyranetriol. Molecular Catalysis, 583, 115201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcat.2025.115201
  8. Yang, S., Ding, Y., Liu, X., Jin, C., Zhao, Y., Wang, Y., & Guo, L. (2025). Analysis of intracellular electron behaviors and EPS defence mechanisms under florfenicol stress in mixotrophic denitrification system. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 200, 107395. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2025.107395
  9. Han, J., Cao, W., Tang, L., Jin, C., Zhao, Y., Wang, Y., & Guo, L. (2025). A refined two-stage microalgal phosphorus uptake model incorporating enzymatic delay dynamics improves predictive accuracy. Chemical Engineering Journal, 518, 164588. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.164588
  10. Cui, Y., Liang, Y., Zhang, B., Liang, Q., Wang, Y., & Luo, W. (2025). High-Level Soluble Expression of Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 in Escherichia coli. ACS Synthetic Biology, 14(9), 3687–3695. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssynbio.5c00392
  11. Wang, S., Wang, X., Adeniji, O. D., Batchelor, W. D., Wang, Y. F., Blersch, D., Higgins, B. T., Liles, M. R., Luo, W., Chen, C. Y., Feng, Y., & Wang, Y. (2025). Targeted Genome Editing of the ACC Deaminase Gene in Bradyrhizobium: Toward Enhanced Plant Growth and Stress Tolerance. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 122(12), 3366–3375. https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.70064
  12. Guo, N., Wang, S., Whitfield, C. T., Batchelor, W. D., Wang, Y. F., Blersch, D., Higgins, B. T., Feng, Y., Liles, M. R., de-Bashan, L. E., Luo, W., Guo, L., Wang, Y., & Ma, Y. (2025). Deciphering D-2,3-Butanediol Metabolic Pathways in a Newly Isolated Bacillus velezensis and Rationally Engineering Bacillus subtilis for Efficient Production of Optically Pure D-2,3-Butanediol. ACS Synthetic Biology, 14(10), 4025–4036. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssynbio.5c00445
  13. Zheng, Q., Zhu, K., Wang, K., Wang, Y., Yu, X., & Luo, W. (2025). The photoinduced β-carotene synthesis in Blakeslea trispora is dependent on WC-2A. Frontiers in Microbiology, 16. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1554367
  14. Liang, Y., Wang, Q., Lu, J., Wang, Y., Liang, Q., & Luo, W. (2025). Semi-rational engineering of leucine dehydrogenase for enhanced L-tert-leucine production. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 288, 138469. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.138469
  15. Wang, K., Cui, B., Wang, Y., & Luo, W. (2025). Microbial Production of Ectoine: A Review. ACS Synthetic Biology, 14(2), 332–342. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssynbio.4c00490
  16. Wang, K., Song, X., Cui, B., Wang, Y., & Luo, W. (2025). Metabolic Engineering of Escherichia coli for Efficient Production of Ectoine. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 73(1), 646–654. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.4c07640
  17. Guo, N., Wang, S., Whitfield, C. T., Batchelor, W. D., Wang, Y. F., Blersch, D., Higgins, B. T., Feng, Y., Liles, M. R., de-Bashan, L. E., Wang, Y., & Ma, Y. (2025). High-Efficiency CRISPR-Cas9 Genome Editing Unveils Biofilm Insights and Enhances Antimicrobial Activity in Bacillus velezensis FZB42. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 122(4), 983–994. https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.28933
  18. Feng, J., Ma, Y., Zhang, D., & Wang, Y. (2025). High-Efficiency Genome Editing in Naturally Isolated Aeromonas hydrophila and Edwardsiella Piscicida Using the CRISPR-Cas9 System. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 122(3), 606–614. https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.28889

2024

  1. Ma, S., Li, M., Yan, S., Wang, Y., Wang, B., & Luo, W. (2024). Enhancing the specific activity of 3α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase through cross-regional combinatorial mutagenesis. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 283(1), 137014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.137014
  2. Jin, W., Yu, J., Wang, H., Jin, C., Zhao, Y., Wang, Y., & Guo, L. (2024). Intra/extracellular electron transfer and metagenomic analysis elucidated the roles of magnetic iron powder (Fe3O4) on mixotrophic denitrification system. Environmental Research, 263, 120237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2024.120237
  3. Jiménez-Bonilla, P., Wang, S., Whitfield, T., Blersch, D., Wang, Y. F., Gonzalez-de-Bashan, L. E., Luo, W., & Wang, Y. (2024). Tolerance in Solventogenic Clostridia for Enhanced Butanol Production: Genetic Mechanisms and Recent Strain Engineering Advances. Synthetic Biology and Engineering, 2(2), 10007. https://doi.org/10.35534/sbe.2024.10007
  4. Xu, H., Wu, Q., Wang, Y., Zhang, Z., Jin, C., Zhao, Y., Gao, M., & Guo, L. (2024). Biomass Accumulation and Physiological Characteristics of Chlorella pyrenoidosa with Different Forms of Organic Phosphorus under the Mixotrophic Mode. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 12(1), 130–140. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c05010
  5. Zhang, L., Hong, Y., Lu, J., Wang, Y., & Luo, W. (2024). Semi-rational engineering of ω-transaminase for enhanced enzymatic activity to 2-ketobutyrate. Enzyme and Microbial Technology, 180, 110505. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enzmictec.2024.110505
  6. Ma, Y., Guo, N., Wang, S., Wang, Y. F., Jiang, Z., Guo, L., Luo, W., & Wang, Y. (2024). Metabolically engineer Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum for comprehensive conversion of acid whey into valuable biofuels and biochemicals. Bioresource Technology, 400, 130640. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2024.130640

2023

  1. Wang, H., Hu, C., Wang, Y., Zhao, Y., Jin, C., & Guo, L. (2023). Elucidating microalgae-mediated metabolism for sulfadiazine removal mechanism and transformation pathways. Environmental Pollution, 327, 121598. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121598
  2. Xing, D., Li, X., Wang, Y., Deng, S., Jin, C., Zhao, Y., & Guo, L. (2023). The comprehensive impact of phosphorus sources on microalgae biochemical metabolism and phosphorus transformation. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 51, 103477. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2022.103477
  3. Ma, Y., Liu, S., Wang, Y., & Wang, Y. F. (2023). Processing wet microalgae for direct biodiesel production: Optimization of the two-stage process assisted by radio frequency heating. International Journal of Green Energy, 20(5), 477–485. https://doi.org/10.1080/15435075.2022.2070023
  4. Ma, Y., Guo, N., Li, X., Jiang, Z., Zhang, D., Guo, L., & Wang, Y. (2023). Development of an Efficient Recombinant Protein Expression System in Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum Based on the Bacteriophage T7 System. ACS Synthetic Biology, 12(10), 3092–3105. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssynbio.3c00439
  5. Fan, Y., Wang, H., Sun, C., Wang, Y., Jin, C., Zhao, Y., Gao, M., & Guo, L. (2023). Metagenomic and transcriptome elucidating the sulfamethoxazole degradation and metabolism pathways in fermentative bacteria and microalgae coupling system for mariculture wastewater treatment. Chemical Engineering Journal, 474, 145560. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.145560

2022

  1. Yu, J., You, X., Wang, Y., Jin, C., Zhao, Y., & Guo, L. (2022). Focus on the role of synthetic phytohormone for mixotrophic growth and lipid accumulation by Chlorella pyrenoidosa. Chemosphere, 308, 136558. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136558
  2. Xing, D., Su, B., Bangs, M., Li, S., Wang, J., Bern, L., Simora, R. M. C., Wang, W., Ma, X., Coogan, M., Johnson, A., Wang, Y., Qin, Z., & Dunham, R. (2022). CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knock-in method can improve the expression and effect of transgene in P1 generation of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus). Aquaculture, 560, 738531. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2022.738531
  3. Wang, H., Hu, C., Wang, Y., Jin, C., She, Z., & Guo, L. (2022). Mixotrophic cultivation of Chlorella pyrenoidosa under sulfadiazine stress: High-value product recovery and toxicity tolerance evaluation. Bioresource Technology, 363, 127987. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127987
  4. Guo, Y., Zheng, Y., Wang, Y., Zhao, Y., Gao, M., Giesy, J. P., & Guo, L. (2022). Enhancing two-phase anaerobic digestion of mixture of primary and secondary sludge by adding granular activated carbon (GAC): Evaluating acidogenic and methanogenic efficiency. Bioresource Technology, 363, 127900. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127900
  5. Jiménez-Bonilla, P., Zhang, J., Wang, Y. F., Blersch, D., de-Bashan, L. E., Guo, L., Li, X., Zhang, D., & Wang, Y. (2022). Polycationic Surfaces Promote Whole-Cell Immobilization and Induce Microgranulation of Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum N1-4 for Enhanced Biobutanol Production. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 14(44), 49555–49567. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c14888
  6. Hong, W., Zhang, J., Cui, G., Wang, P., & Wang, Y. (2022). Highly efficient genome editing in Clostridium difficile using the CRISPR-Cpf1 system. Recombineering: Methods and Protocols, Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2233-9_12
  7. Ma, Y., Liu, S., Wang, Y., & Wang, Y. F. (2022). Direct utilization of lipid and starch from wet microalgae (Chlorella vulgaris). Algal Biotechnology, Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-323-90476-6.00018-2

2021

  1. Feng, J., Zhang, J., Ma, Y., Feng, Y., Wang, S., Guo, N., Wang, H., Wang, P., Jiménez-Bonilla, P., Gu, Y., Zhou, J., Zhang, Z. T., Cao, M., Jiang, D., Wang, S., Liu, X. W., Shao, Z., Borovok, I., Huang, H., & Wang, Y. (2021). Renewable fatty acid ester production in Clostridium. Nature Communications, 12(1), 4368. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24038-3 (*Highlighted and featured by Editor as one of the 50 best papers published in "Biotechnology and methods" area).
  2. Jiménez-Bonilla, P., Feng, J., Wang, S., Zhang, J., Wang, Y. F., Blersch, D., de-Bashan, L. E., Gaillard, P., Guo, L., & Wang, Y. (2021). Identification and Investigation of Autolysin Genes in Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum Strain N1-4 for Enhanced Biobutanol Production. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 87(7). https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02442-20
  3. Li, J., Shi, S., Wang, Y., & Jiang, Z. (2021). Integrated production of optically pure L-lactic acid from paper mill sludge by simultaneous saccharification and co-fermentation (SSCF). Waste Management, 129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2021.05.008
  4. You, X., Zhang, Z., Guo, L., Liao, Q., Wang, Y., Zhao, Y., Jin, C., Gao, M., She, Z., & Wang, G. (2021). Integrating acidogenic fermentation and microalgae cultivation of bacterial-algal coupling system for mariculture wastewater treatment. Bioresource Technology, 320, 124335. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2020.124335
  5. Wang, Y., Chen, Z., Haefner, M., Guo, S., DiReda, N., Ma, Y., Wang, Y., & Avedisian, C. T. (2021). Combustion of n-butyl acetate synthesized by a new and sustainable biological process and comparisons with an ultrapure commercial n-butyl acetate produced by conventional Fischer esterification. Fuel, 304, 121324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2021.121324
  6. Huang, Y., Bugg, W., Bangs, M., Qin, G., Drescher, D., Backenstose, N., Weng, C. C., Zhang, Y., Khalil, K., Dong, S., Elaswad, A., Ye, Z., Lu, C., Vo, K., Simora, R. M., Ma, X., Taylor, Z., Yang, Y., Zhou, T., Guo, J., Salze, G., Qin, Z., Wang, Y., & Dunham, R. A. (2021). Direct and pleiotropic effects of the Masou Salmon Delta-5 Desaturase transgene in F1 channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus). Transgenic Research, 30(2). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11248-021-00242-1
  7. Lu, S., Jin, H., Wang, Y., & Tao, Y. (2021). Genome-Wide Transcriptomic Analysis of n-Caproic Acid Production in Ruminococcaceae Bacterium CPB6 with Lactate Supplementation. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 31(11), 1533–1544. https://doi.org/10.4014/jmb.2107.07009
  8. Goldfine, H., Wang, S., Guan, Z., & Wang, Y. (2021). Studies on Three 1-O-acylglycerol-3-P Acyl Transferases in Clostridium beijerinckii. The FASEB Journal, 35(S1); meeting abstract. https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.2021.35.S1.01775

2020

  1. Lian, J., Wang, Y., Luo, Y., & Li, C. (2020). Editorial: Development and Application of Novel Genome Engineering Tools in Microbial Biotechnology. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2020.621851
  2. Cao, X., Chen, Z., Liang, L., Guo, L., Jiang, Z., Tang, F., Yun, Y., & Wang, Y. (2020). Co-valorization of paper mill sludge and corn steep liquor for enhanced n-butanol production with Clostridium tyrobutyricum Δcat1::adhE2. Bioresource Technology, 296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122347
  3. Zhou, J., Chen, Z., & Wang, Y. (2020). Bioaldehydes and beyond: Expanding the realm of bioderived chemicals using biogenic aldehydes as platforms. Current Opinion in Chemical Biology, 59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2020.04.007
  4. Chen, Z., Zhou, J., Wang, Y. F., & Wang, Y. (2020). Nano on micro: Tuning microbial metabolisms by nano-based artificial mediators to enhance and expand production of biochemicals. Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copbio.2020.03.006
  5. Jiménez-Bonilla, P., Zhang, J., Wang, Y. F., Blersch, D., de-Bashan, L. E., Guo, L., & Wang, Y. (2020). Enhancing the tolerance of Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum to lignocellulosic-biomass-derived inhibitors for efficient biobutanol production by overexpressing efflux pumps genes from Pseudomonas putida. Bioresource Technology, 312. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123532
  6. Feng, J., Zong, W., Wang, P., Zhang, Z. T., Gu, Y., Dougherty, M., Borovok, I., & Wang, Y. (2020). RRNPP-Type quorum-sensing systems regulate solvent formation, sporulation and cell motility in Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum. Biotechnology for Biofuels, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-020-01723-x
  7. Zhang, J., Hong, W., Guo, L., Wang, Y. F., & Wang, Y. (2020). Enhancing plasmid transformation efficiency and enabling CRISPR-Cas9/Cpf1-based genome editing in Clostridium tyrobutyricum. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 117(9). https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.27435
  8. Ma, Y., Wang, P., Wang, Y., Liu, S., Wang, Q., & Wang, Y. F. (2020). Fermentable sugar production from wet microalgae residual after biodiesel production assisted by radio frequency heating. Renewable Energy, 155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2020.03.176
  9. Zhang, Z., Gao, P., Guo, L., Wang, Y., She, Z., Gao, M., Zhao, Y., Jin, C., & Wang, G. (2020). Elucidating temperature on mixotrophic cultivation of a Chlorella vulgaris strain: Different carbon source application and enzyme activity revelation. Bioresource Technology, 314. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123721
  10. Li, X., Guo, L., Liu, Y., Wang, Y., She, Z., Gao, M., & Zhao, Y. (2020). Enhancing swine wastewater hydrolysis with thermophilic bacteria and assisted pretreatments. Water Environment Research, 92(7). https://doi.org/10.1002/wer.1295
  11. Gao, P., Guo, L., Sun, J., Wang, Y., She, Z., Gao, M., Zhao, Y., & Jin, C. (2020). Effect of alkyl polyglycosides on the performance of thermophilic bacteria pretreatment for saline waste sludge hydrolysis. Bioresource Technology, 296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122307
  12. Xu, H., Guo, L., Guo, S., Wang, Y., She, Z., Gao, M., Zhao, Y., & Jin, C. (2020). Effect of magnetic powder on denitrification using the sludge alkaline fermentation liquid as a carbon source. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27(7). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-07461-4
  13. Zhang, Z., Guo, L., Wang, Y., Zhao, Y., She, Z., Gao, M., & Guo, Y. (2020). Application of iron oxide (Fe3O4) nanoparticles during the two-stage anaerobic digestion with waste sludge: Impact on the biogas production and the substrate metabolism. Renewable Energy, 146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.08.078
  14. Li, X., Guo, L., Liu, Y., Wang, Y., She, Z., Gao, M., & Zhao, Y. (2020). Effect of salinity and pH on dark fermentation with thermophilic bacteria pretreated swine wastewater. Journal of Environmental Management, 271. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111023
  15. Browne, F. B., Li, X., Price, K. J., Wang, J., Wang, Y., Kruger, G. R., Golus, J., De Castro Macedo, G., Vieira, B. C., & Sandlin, T. (2020). Dicamba retention in commercial sprayers following triple rinse cleanout procedures, and soybean response to contamination concentrations. Agronomy, 10(6). https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10060772

2019

  1. Wang, P., Feng, J., Guo, L., Fasina, O., & Wang, Y. (2019). Engineering Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum for High Level Isopropanol-Butanol-Ethanol (IBE) Production from Acetic Acid Pretreated Switchgrass Using the CRISPR-Cas9 System. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 7(21). https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b05336
  2. Wang, P., Zhang, J., Feng, J., Wang, S., Guo, L., Wang, Y. F., Lee, Y. Y., Taylor, S., McDonald, T., & Wang, Y. (2019). Enhancement of acid re-assimilation and biosolvent production in Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum through metabolic engineering for efficient biofuel production from lignocellulosic biomass. Bioresource Technology, 281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2019.02.096
  3. Wang, P., Chen, Y. M., Wang, Y. F., Lee, Y. Y., Zong, W., Taylor, S., McDonald, T., & Wang, Y. (2019). Towards comprehensive lignocellulosic biomass utilization for bioenergy production: Efficient biobutanol production from acetic acid pretreated switchgrass with Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum N1-4. Applied Energy, 236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.12.011
  4. Ma, Y., Liu, S., Wang, Y., Adhikari, S., Dempster, T. A., & Wang, Y. F. (2019). Direct biodiesel production from wet microalgae assisted by radio frequency heating. Fuel, 256. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2019.115994
  5. Gu, Y., Feng, J., Zhang, Z. T., Wang, S., Guo, L., Wang, Y. F., & Wang, Y. (2019). Curing the endogenous megaplasmid in Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum N1-4 (HMT) using CRISPR-Cas9 and preliminary investigation of the role of the plasmid for the strain metabolism. Fuel, 236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2018.09.030
  6. Gao, P., Guo, L., Sun, J., Wang, Y., She, Z., Gao, M., & Zhao, Y. (2019). Enhancing the hydrolysis of saline waste sludge with thermophilic bacteria pretreatment: New insights through the evolution of extracellular polymeric substances and dissolved organic matters transformation. Science of the Total Environment, 670. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.158
  7. Gao, P., Guo, L., Sun, J., Wang, Y., She, Z., Gao, M., & Zhao, Y. (2019). Accelerating waste sludge hydrolysis with alkyl polyglucose pretreatment coupled with biological process of thermophilic bacteria: Hydrolytic enzyme activity and organic matters transformation. Journal of Environmental Management, 247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.06.071

2018

  1. Zhang, J., Zong, W., Hong, W., Zhang, Z. T., & Wang, Y. (2018). Exploiting endogenous CRISPR-Cas system for multiplex genome editing in Clostridium tyrobutyricum and engineer the strain for high-level butanol production. Metabolic Engineering, 47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymben.2018.03.007
  2. Zhang, J., Wang, P., Wang, X., Feng, J., Sandhu, H. S., & Wang, Y. (2018). Enhancement of sucrose metabolism in Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum N1-4 through metabolic engineering for improved acetone–butanol–ethanol (ABE) fermentation. Bioresource Technology, 270. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2018.09.059
  3. Zhang, J., Hong, W., Zong, W., Wang, P., & Wang, Y. (2018). Markerless genome editing in Clostridium beijerinckii using the CRISPR-Cpf1 system. Journal of Biotechnology, 284. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiotec.2018.07.040
  4. Wang, H., Li, X., Wang, Y., Tao, Y., Lu, S., Zhu, X., & Li, D. (2018). Improvement of n-caproic acid production with Ruminococcaceae bacterium CPB6: Selection of electron acceptors and carbon sources and optimization of the culture medium. Microbial Cell Factories, 17(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12934-018-0946-3
  5. Hong, W., Zhang, J., Cui, G., Wang, L., & Wang, Y. (2018). Multiplexed CRISPR-Cpf1-Mediated Genome Editing in Clostridium difficile toward the Understanding of Pathogenesis of C. difficile Infection. ACS Synthetic Biology, 7(6). https://doi.org/10.1021/acssynbio.8b00087
  6. Wang, S., Hong, W., Dong, S., Zhang, Z. T., Zhang, J., Wang, L., & Wang, Y. (2018). Genome engineering of Clostridium difficile using the CRISPR-Cas9 system. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 24(10). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2018.03.026
  7. Hong, W., Cheng, Y., Rao, F., Yang, J., Cui, G., Chen, Z., Liao, J., Huang, X., Zhang, J., Wang, P., Wang, S., Wang, Y., Guan, Z., & Qi, X. (2018). Co-infection of Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile GMU1 and Bacillus cereus GMU2 in one patient in Guizhou, China. Anaerobe, 54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anaerobe.2018.08.004
  8. Jiménez-Bonilla, P., & Wang, Y. (2018). In situ biobutanol recovery from clostridial fermentations: A critical review. Critical Reviews in Biotechnology, 38(3). https://doi.org/10.1080/07388551.2017.1376308
  9. Zhang, Z. T., Jiménez-Bonilla, P., Seo, S. O., Lu, T., Jin, Y. S., Blaschek, H. P., & Wang, Y. (2018). Bacterial genome editing with CRISPR-Cas9: Taking Clostridium beijerinckii as an example. Synthetic Biology: Methods in Molecular Biology, Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7795-6_17

2017

  1. Wang, S., Dong, S., Wang, P., Tao, Y., & Wang, Y. (2017). Genome editing in Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum N1-4 with the CRISPR-Cas9 system. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 83(10). https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00233-17
  2. Wang, S., Dong, S., & Wang, Y. (2017). Enhancement of solvent production by overexpressing key genes of the acetone-butanol-ethanol fermentation pathway in Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum N1-4. Bioresource Technology, 245. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2017.09.024
  3. Zhang, Z. T., Taylor, S., & Wang, Y. (2017). In situ esterification and extractive fermentation for butyl butyrate production with Clostridium tyrobutyricum. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 114(7). https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.26289
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2016

  1. Wang, X., Zhang, Z. T., Wang, Y., & Wang, Y. F. (2016). Production of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) from switchgrass pretreated with a radio frequency-assisted heating process. Biomass and Bioenergy, 94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2016.09.006
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2015

  1. Wang, Y., Zhang, Z. T., Seo, S. O., Choi, K., Lu, T., Jin, Y. S., & Blaschek, H. P. (2015). Markerless chromosomal gene deletion in Clostridium beijerinckii using CRISPR/Cas9 system. Journal of Biotechnology, 200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiotec.2015.02.005
  2. Liao, C., Seo, S. O., Celik, V., Liu, H., Kong, W., Wang, Y., Blaschek, H., Jin, Y. S., & Lu, T. (2015). Integrated, systems metabolic picture of acetone-butanol-ethanol fermentation by Clostridium acetobutylicum. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(27). https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1423143112

2014

  1. Mu, Y., Yang, H. Y., Wang, Y. Z., He, C. S., Zhao, Q. B., Wang, Y., & Yu, H. Q. (2014). The maximum specific hydrogen-producing activity of anaerobic mixed cultures: Definition and determination. Scientific Reports, 4. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep05239
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2013

  1. Wang, J. P., Yuan, S. J., Wang, Y., & Yu, H. Q. (2013). Synthesis, characterization and application of a novel starch-based flocculant with high flocculation and dewatering properties. Water Research, 47(8). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2013.01.050
  2. Wang, X., Wang, Y., Wang, B., Blaschek, H., Feng, H., & Li, Z. (2013). Biobutanol production from fiber-enhanced DDGS pretreated with electrolyzed water. Renewable Energy, 52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2012.10.011
  3. Wang, Y., Li, X., Milne, C. B., Janssen, H., Lin, W., Phan, G., Hu, H., Jin, Y. S., Price, N. D., & Blaschek, H. P. (2013). Development of a gene knockout system using mobile group II introns (Targetron) and genetic disruption of acid production pathways in Clostridium beijerinckii. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 79(19). https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00971-13
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2012

  1. Wang, Y. (2012). Transcriptomic analyses of Clostridium beijerinckii NCIMB 8052 during transition from acidogenesis to solventogenesis and under butyrate supplemented conditions. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. View dissertation
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2011

  1. Wang, Y., & Blaschek, H. P. (2011). Optimization of butanol production from tropical maize stalk juice by fermentation with Clostridium beijerinckii NCIMB 8052. Bioresource Technology, 102(21), 9985–9990. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2011.08.038
  2. Wang, J. P., Chen, Y. Z., Wang, Y., Yuan, S. J., & Yu, H. Q. (2011). Optimization of the coagulation-flocculation process for pulp mill wastewater treatment using a combination of uniform design and response surface methodology. Water Research, 45(17), 5633–5640. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2011.08.023
  3. Wang, Y., Li, X., Mao, Y., & Blaschek, H. P. (2011). Single-nucleotide resolution analysis of the transcriptome structure of Clostridium beijerinckii NCIMB 8052 using RNA-Seq. BMC Genomics, 12, 479. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-12-479

2009

  1. Wang, Y., Wang, X., Ezeji, T., Feng, H., & Blaschek, H. P. (2009). Improvement of fermentation of dried distillers’ grains and solubles (DDGS) hydrolysates to acetone butanol and ethanol (ABE) with hydrolysate-adapted Clostridium beijerinckii BA 101. Bioenergy Engineering, 11–14 October 2009, Bellevue, Washington, BIO-097951 (conference paper). https://doi.org/10.13031/2013.28867

2008

  1. Zhao, Q. B., Mu, Y., Wang, Y., Liu, X. W., Dong, F., & Yu, H. Q. (2008). Response of a biohydrogen-producing reactor to the substrate shift from sucrose to lactose. Bioresource Technology, 99(17), 8344–8347. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2008.02.056
  2. Wang, Y., Zhao, Q. B., Mu, Y., Yu, H. Q., Harada, H., & Li, Y. Y. (2008). Biohydrogen production with mixed anaerobic cultures in the presence of high-concentration acetate. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 33(4), 1164–1171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2007.12.018

2007

  1. Wang, Y., Mu, Y., & Yu, H. Q. (2007). Comparative performance of two upflow anaerobic biohydrogen-producing reactors seeded with different sludges. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 32(8), 1086–1094. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2006.07.016
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2006

  1. Mu, Y., Yu, H. Q., & Wang, Y. (2006). The role of pH in the fermentative H2 production from an acidogenic granule-based reactor. Chemosphere, 64(3), 350–358. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.12.048
  2. Wang, Y., Mu, Y., Zhao, Q. B., & Yu, H. Q. (2006). Isotherms, kinetics and thermodynamics of dye biosorption by anaerobic sludge. Separation and Purification Technology, 50(1), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2005.10.012