Zhenbo Xu
 
time: 2017-04-11

Personal Information

Name:Zhenbo Xu
Introduction:Associate Professor

School of Food Science and Engineering

Tel: 020-87113252

E-mail: zhenbo.xu@hotmail.com


Education Background

2005.09-2011.07, Ph.D. (National Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation)

South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China

Major: Saccharide Engineering


2009.02- 2011.01, Joint Ph.D. Student in Microbial Pathogenesis

University of Maryland–Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.


2001.09-2005.07, B.S.

South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China

Major: Biological Engineering; Minor: English, Computer Science


Employment Summary

Associate Professor (2016-present): School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou.

Assistant Professor (2011-2015): College of Light Industry and Food Science, South China University of Technology

Industry Consultant (2006-2007): Technical Supervisor in Huafeng Biotechnology (Guangzhou) Ltd., China.


Field of Research

Research of pathogenic microorganism on food safety: antimicrobial resistance, biofilm, development and application on rapid detection, genome and transcriptome, biosensor.


Current Research Projects

1. Research on molecular mechanism of VBNC Staphylococcus aureus in frozen food systems. National Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Funding. 2014-2018

2. Study on the mechanisms of viable but not culturable (VBNC) Escherichia coli O157:H7 formation. Open Project Program of Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, Wuhan Institute. 2016-2017

3. The molecular mechanism of Staphylococcus aureus genomic islands role in biofilm behavior. Open Project Program of State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University. 2015-2017

4. Research on the monitoring platform of crucial toxic and harmful factors of pathogenic microorganisms in food system. Provincial Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Funding.2013-2016

5. Study on the molecular mechanism of Staphylococcus aureus biofilm behavior during food processing. Youth Fund Project of National Natural Science Foundation. 2013-2015

6. Research on the monitoring platform of crucial toxic and harmful factors of typical pathogenic microorganisms in food system. Special Funded Projects of Guangdong Province Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation. 2013-2015

7. Research on the monitoring platform of crucial toxic and harmful factors of typical pathogenic microorganisms in food system. General Program Projects of Central Universities Fundamental Scientific Research Funded Projects. 2014-2015

8. Research on the molecular mechanisms of Staphylococcus aureus biofilm characteristic during food processing. Doctor Startup Project of Central Universities Fundamental Scientific Research Funded Projects. 2012-2013

9. Research on the molecular mechanisms of Staphylococcus aureus biofilm characteristic during food processing. Opening Object of Engineering Research Center of Starch and Vegetable Protein Processing Ministry of Education. 2012-2013

Publications(*as corresponding author)

1. Zhenbo Xu, Lin Li, Mark E. Shirtliff, Brian M. Peters, Bing Li, Yi Peng, M. J. Alam, Shinji Yamasaki, Lei Shi*, Resistance class 1 integron in clinical methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains in South China, 2001–2006, Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 17(5):714-8, 2011-06-01, IF 4.784.

2. Zhenbo Xu, Lin Li, Lei Shi, Bing Li, Jing Chu, M. Harris, M. Shirtliff, Development and application of loop-mediated isothermal amplification assays on rapid detection of various types of staphylococci strains, Food Research International, 47(2):166-173, 2012-06-01, IF 3.150,

3. Yang DengJunyan LiuLin LiHuijing FangJingxia TuBing LiJingLiuHuipingLi*, Zhenbo Xu*, Reduction and restoration of culturability of beer-stressed and low-temperature-stressed Lactobacillus acetotolerans strain 2011-8, International Journal of Food Microbiology, 206:96-101, 2015-08-03,IF 3.082,

4. Wang Li, Yue Li, Jin Chu, Zhenbo Xu*, Qingping Zhong, Development and application of a simple LAMP method on rapid detection of L monocytogenes strains, Molecular Biology Reports, 39(1):445-9, 2012-01-01,IF 2.929,

5. Zhenbo Xu, Lin Li, Lei Shi, Mark E Shirtliff, Class 1 integron in staphylococci, Molecular Biology Reports, 38(8):5261-79, 2011-11-01,IF 2.929,

6. Yang Deng, Junyan Liu, Brian M. Peters, Dingqiang Chen, Guangchao Yu, Zhenbo Xu*, Mark E. Shirtliff, Antimicrobial Resistance Investigation on Staphylococcus Strains in a Local Hospital in Southern China, 2001- 2010, Microbial Drug Resistance, 21(1):102-4, 2015-07-07, IF 2.524,

7. Nanjing Zhong, Zhongyu Gui, Li Xu, Jianrong Huang, Kun Hu, Yongqing Gao, Xia Zhang*, Zhenbo Xu*, Jianyu Su, Bing Li, Solvent-free enzymatic synthesis of 1,3-Diacylglycerols by direct esterification of glycerol with saturated fatty acids, Lipids in Health and Disease, 12:65, 2013-05-08, IF 2.310,

8. Junyan Liu, Lin Li, Brian M. Peters, Bing Li,Yang Deng*, Zhenbo Xu*, Mark E. Shirtliff, Draft genome sequence and annotation of Lactobacillus acetotolerans BM-LA14527, a beer-spoilage bacteria.2016,FEMS Microbiology Letters. (accepted) IF 1.858

9.Guangchao Yu, Wangrong Wen, Brian M. Peters, Junyan Liu, Congxiu Ye, Yuchuan Che, Juzhen Liu, Kaiyuan Cao, Zhenbo Xu*, Mark E. Shirtliff,First report of novel genetic array accA4-bla IMP-25-oxa30-catB3 and identification of novel metallo-β-lactamase gene blaIMP25: A Retrospective Study of antibiotic resistance surveillance on Psuedomonas aeruginosa in Guangzhou of South China, 2003-2007; Microbial Pathogenesis; 2016-03-20,IF 1.794

10.Zhenbo Xu,Yuchao Hou,Brian M. Peters,Dingqiang Chen,Bing Li,Lin Li,Mark E. ShirtliffChromogenic Media for MRSA Diagnostics.2016.Molecular Biology Reports. (accepted) IF 1.698

Professional Activties

1. European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 2012-present.Member

2. American Society for Microbiology. 2012-present. Member

3. Guangdong Provincial Society for Saccharide Engineering. 2011-present. Member

4. Biophysical Academic Committee of Guangdong Province. 2012-present. Member

Courses Offered

1. “Basic Life Sciences” for undergraduate students in South China University of Technology.

2. “Sugar Biotechnology” for undergraduate student majoring in Food Science (Saccharide Engineering Direction).

3. “Food safety during processing (English Teaching)” for graduate students majoring in Food Science.

4. Advance in Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals (English Teaching)for graduate students majoring in Food Science.

5. “Professional English for Saccharide Engineering” for graduate students majoring in Saccharide Engineering.

6. “Glycobiology and polysaccharide drugs” for graduate students majoring in Saccharide Engineering as well as Food Science.

7. “Scientific and technological data Acquisition and Analysis Computer” for graduate students majoring in Saccharide Engineering as well as Food Science.