Title: Associate Prof. Yan Xia 

　　Contact Information:

　　Mailing Address:

　　College of Life Sciences

　　Northwest A&F University

　　Yangling, Shaanxi 712100

　　P. R. China

　　Phone: (86) 29 87092262

　　Fax: (86) 29 87092262

　　E-mail: yanxia@nwsuaf.edu.cn

　　Office: North Campus, Science Building, College of Life Sciences, E208

　　Research Interests:

　　1. Screening of endophytes resources, classification of potential beneficial strain;

　　2. Purification and identification of bioactive metabolites from microbes and their mechanism of action;

　　3. Microbial functional genes and metabolic regulation.

　　4. Biocontrol of plant disease and its mechanism.

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　　Education Experiences:

　　Norwest A&F University, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (major), Ph.D. 2012

　　Norwest A&F University, Soil Microbiology (major), M.S. 2000

　　Norwest A&F University, Plant Nutrition (major), B. S. 1997

　　Professional Experiences:

　　Associate Professor in College of Life Science, Norwest A&F University (2008- present)

　　Visiting Scholar in The University of Mississippi (2009-2010)

　　Publications:

　　Zhang, Y., Yan, X., Guo, H., Zhao, F., & Huang, L. (2018). A novel protein elicitor BAR11 from Saccharothrix yanglingensis Hhs. 015 improves plant resistance to pathogens and interacts with plant catalases as targets. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9, 700. Doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00700

　　Decao Ma, Xia Yan(*), Qianqian Wang, Yanan Zhang, Yongsheng Tao. Performance of selected P. fermentans and its excellular enzyme in co-inoculationwith S. cerevisiae for wine aroma enhancement. DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2017.08.018.

　　Liu C, Fan D, Li Y, et al. Transcriptome analysis of Valsa mali reveals its response mechanism to the biocontrol actinomycete Saccharothrix yanglingensis Hhs.015[J]. Bmc Microbiology, 2018, 18.

　　X Yan，Y Li，N Wang，Y Chen，LL Huang*. Streptomyces ginkgonis sp. nov., an endophyte from Ginkgo biloba. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek, 2017,(4) :1-6. 

　　Y Lu，N Wang，J He，Y Li，X Gao，X Yan*，LL Huang*. Expression and characterization of a novel chitinase with antifungal activity from a rare actinomycete, Saccharothrix yanglingensis Hhs.015. Protein Expression & Purification.2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2017.10.013.

　　Fan D, Li Y, Zhao L，LL Huang*, Yan X*. Study on Interactions between the Major Apple Valsa Canker Pathogen Valsa mali and Its Biocontrol Agent Saccharothrix yanglingensis Hhs.015 Using RT-qPCR.   Plos One, 2016, 11(9). 

　　He J, Zhang LL, Zhao LL, Yan X(*).Identification of the endophytic strain long A from apple twig and its antifungal mechanism against Valsa mali. Microbiology China . 2016, 43(10): 2254− 2260 

　　Zhengpeng Li, Xiaoning Gao, Yan X, et al. Saccharothrix yanglingensis Strain Hhs.015 Is a Promising Biocontrol Agent on Apple Valsa Canker[J]. Plant Disease , 2015.

　　Wang N N, Gao X N, Yan X, et al. Purification, characterization, and heterologous expression of an antifungal protein from the endophytic Bacillus subtilis strain Em7 and its activity against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum.[J]. Genetics & Molecular Research Gmr , 2015, 14(4):15488-15504.

　　Yan X, Huang Y C, Lan X, et al. Properties and preliminary identification of antimicrobial active substances of endophytic actinomycete strain Hhs.015[J]. Journal of Northwest A & F University , 2014, 42(3):175-180.

　　Huang G, Gao H, Yan X(*), et al. ACC 30 strain with ACC deaminase activity: its isolation, identification and growth-promoting effect. Bull Microbiology ,2013,40(5):1-10.

　　Huang YC, Yan X, et al. Identification of a Bioactive Endophytic Actinomycete TGNBSA5 and Study on Its Active Substances[J]. Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Occidentalis Sinica , 2012, (8): 26-31.

　　Yan X, Huang LL,Tu X,Gao XN,Kang ZS. Saccharothrix yanglingensis sp. nov., an antagonistic endophytic actinomycete isolated from cucumber plant. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2011, 101(1): 141-146.

　　Yan X, Liu XD, Yang JJ. Screening and identification of thermophilic cellulase-producing actinomycete and the study of characteristics of cellulase[J]. Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica , 2011,32(6): 787-791.

　　Yan X, Sims J, Wang B, Mark T H. Marine actinomycete Streptomyces sp. ISP2-49E, a new source of Rhamnolipid[J]. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology , 2014:292–295.

　　Yan X, Yan H, Liu ZN, et al. Nocardiopsis yanglingensis sp. nov., a thermophilic strain isolated from a compost of button mushrooms. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek . 2011,100(3): 415-419.

　　Yan X, He JJ ,Zhao B, et al. Isolation, Screening and Identification of Endophytesin Ligulariopsis shichuana[J]. Acta Bot. Boreal ,2010,30 (5) :1029–1034.