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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(A), 124335. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.124335.

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, 35-46. doi: 10.1016/j.wasman.2021.05.008.

Jiménez-Bonilla, P., Feng, J., Wang, S., Zhang, J., Wang, Y., Blersch, D., de-Bashan, L.E., Gaillard, P., Guo, L., Wanga, Y. 2021. Identification and Investigation of Autolysin Genes in Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum Strain N1-4 for Enhanced Biobutanol Production. Applied and Industrial Microbiology. 87(17), e02442-20. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02442-20.

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, 185–200. doi: 10.1007/s11248-021-00242-1.

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, 4368. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-24038-3.

2020

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, 37-46. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2020.04.007.

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, 2724-2735. doi: 10.1016/j.renene.2019.08.078.

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, 123721. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123721.

Zhang, J., Hong, W., Guo, L., Wang, Y., Wang, Y. 2020. Enhancing plasmid transformation efficiency and enabling CRISPR-Cas9/Cpf1-based genome editing in Clostridium tyrobutyricum. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 117: 2911– 2917. doi: 10.1002/bit.27435.

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. Environ Sci Pollut Res. 27, 7712–7719. doi: 10.1007/s11356-019-07461-4

Ma, Y., Wang, P., Wang, Y., Liu, S., Wang, Q., Wang, Y. 2020. Fermentable sugar production from wet microalgae residual after biodiesel production assisted by radio frequency heating. Renewable Energy. 155, 827-836. doi: 10.1016/j.renene.2020.03.176.

Lian, J., Wang, Y., Luo, Y., Li, C. 2020. Editorial: Development and Application of Novel Genome Engineering Tools in Microbial Biotechnology. Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol. 8:621851. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.621851.

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 Environ Res. 92: 954– 958. doi: 10.1002/wer.1295.

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, 111023. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111023.

Jimenez-Bonilla, P., Zhang, J., Wang, Y., Blersch, D., de-Bashan L.E., Guo, L., and 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: 123532. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123532.

Gao, P., Guo, L., Sun, J., Wang, Y., She, Z.,M 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, 122307. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122307.

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. Biotechnol Biofuels 13, 84. doi: 10.1186/s13068-020-01723-x.

Zhu Chen, Junping Zhou, Yifen Wang, Yi Wang. 2020. Nano on micro: tuning microbial metabolisms by nano-based artificial mediators to enhance and expand production of biochemicals. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 64, 161-168. doi: 10.1016/j.copbio.2020.03.006.

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, 122347. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122347.

Browne, F.B., Li, X., Price, K.J., Wang, J., Wang, Y., Kruger, G.R., Golus, J., Macedo, G.d.C., Vieira, B.C., Sandlin, T. 2020. Dicamba Retention in Commercial Sprayers Following Triple Rinse Cleanout Procedures, and Soybean Response to Contamination Concentrations. Agronomy 10, 772. doi: 10.3390/agronomy10060772.

2019

Pixiang Wang, Jie Zhang, Jun Feng, Shangjun Wang, Liang Guo, Yifen Wang, Yoon Y. Lee, Steven Taylor, Timothy McDonald, Yi Wang. 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, 217-225. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.02.096.

Pixiang Wang, Yong Mei Chen, Yifen Wang, Yoon Y. Lee, Wenming Zong, Steven Taylor, Timothy McDonald, Yi Wang. 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, 551-559. doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.12.011.

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), 18153-18164. doi: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b05336.

Ma, Y., Liu, S., Wang, Y., Adhikari, S., Dempster, T.A.,Yifen Wang. 2019. Direct biodiesel production from wet microalgae assisted by radio frequency heating. Fuel. 256, 115994. doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2019.115994.

Gu, Y., Feng, J., Zhang, Z.E., Wang, S., Guo, L., Yifen Wang, Yi Wang. 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, 1559-1566. doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2018.09.030.

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, 161-168. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.06.071.

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, 31-40. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.158.

2018

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 Synth. Biol. 7(6) 1588–1600. doi: 10.1021/acssynbio.8b00087.

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, 159-163. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2018.08.004.

Jiménez-Bonilla, P., Yi Wang, Y. 2018. In situ biobutanol recovery from clostridial fermentations: a critical review. Critical Reviews in Biotechnology. 38:3, 469-482. doi: 10.1080/07388551.2017.1376308.

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, 1095-1099. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2018.03.026.

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. Microb Cell Fact 17, 99. doi: 10.1186/s12934-018-0946-3.

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, 430-438. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.09.059.

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, 27-30. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2018.07.040.

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, 49-59. doi: 10.1016/j.ymben.2018.03.007.

2017

Seo, S.O., Janssen, H., Magis, A., Wang, Y., Lu, T., Price, N., Jin, Y.S., Blaschek, H.P. 2017. Genomic, transcriptional and phenotypic analysis of the glucose derepressed Clostridium beijerinckii mutant exhibiting acid crash phenotype. Biotechnology Journal. Accepted.

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): 1428-1437. doi: 10.1002/bit.26289

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): e00233-17. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00233-17.

Feng, J., Gu, Y., Quan, Y., Gao, W., Dang, Y., Cao, M., Lu, Y., Wang, Y., Song, C., and Wang, S. 2017. Construction of energy-conserving sucrose utilization pathways for improving poly-γ-glutamic acid production in Bacillus amyloliquefaciens. Microbial Cell Factories. 16:98. doi: 10.1186/s12934-017-0712-y.

Feng, J., Quan, Y., Gu, Y., Liu, F., Huang, Y., Shen, H., Dang, Y., Cao, M., Gao, W., Lu, X., Wang, Y., Song, C., and Wang, S. 2017. Enhancing poly-γ-glutamic acid production in Bacillus amyloliquefaciens by introducing the glutamate synthesis features from Corynebacterium glutamicum. Microbial Cell Factories. 16:88. doi: 10.1186/s12934-017-0704-y.

Zhu1, X., Zhou, Y., Wang, Y., Wu, T., Li, X., Li, D., and Tao, Y. 2017. Production of high-concentration n-caproic acid from lactate through fermentation using a newly isolated Ruminococcaceae bacterium CPB6. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 10:102. doi: 10.1186/s13068-017-0788-y.

Seo, S.O., Wang, Y., Lu, T., Jin, Y.S., and Blaschek, H.P. 2017. Characterization of a Clostridium beijerinckii spo0A mutant and its application for butyl butyrate production. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 114(1): 106-112. doi: 10.1002/bit.26057.

Zhang, Z., Guo, L., Wang, Y., Li, F., Zhao, Y., Gao, M., and She, Z. 2017. Degradation and transformation of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and dissolved organic matters (DOM) during two-stage anaerobic digestion with waste sludge. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 42: 9619-9629. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2017.02.201.

Yaoa, D., Zhanga, X., Wanga, G., Chena, T.H., Wanga, J., Yuea, Z.B., Wang, Y. 2017. A novel parameter for evaluating the influence of iron oxide on the methanogenic process. Biochemical Engineering Journal. 125: 144-150. doi: 10.1016/j.bej.2017.06.004.

Lia, Q., Xiaa, P.F., Tana, L.R., Wang, Y., Suna, X.F., and Wanga, S.G. 2017. Inducible microbial osmotic responses enable enhanced biosorptioncapability of cyanobacteria. Biochemical Engineering Journal. 120: 113-117. doi: 10.1016/j.bej.2017.01.002.

2016

Wang, Y., Zhang,Z.T., Seo, S.O., Lynn, P., Lu, T., Jin, Y.S., and Blaschek, H.P. 2016. Gene transcription repression in Clostridium beijerinckii using CRISPR-dCas9. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 113(12): 2739-2743. doi: 10.1002/bit.26020.

Wang, X., Zhang, Z.T., Wang, Y., and Wang, Y. 2016. Improvement of acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) production from switchgrass pretreated with a radio frequency-assisted heating process. Fuel. 182: 166-173. doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2016.05.108.

Wang, X., Zhang, Z.T., Wang, Y., and Wang, Y. 2016. Production of polyhydroxybuyrate (PHB) from switchgrass pretreated with a radio frequency-assisted heating process. Biomass and Bioenergy. 94: 220-227. doi: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2016.09.006.

Zhang, J., Taylor, S., and Wang, Y. 2016. Effects of end products on fermentation profiles in Clostridium carboxidivorans P7 for syngas fermentation. Fuel. 218: 1055-1063. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.07.071.

2015

Liao, C., Seo, S.O., Celik, V., Liu, H.,Kong, W., Wang, Y., Blaschek, H.P., Jin, Y.S., and Lua, T. 2015. Integrated, systems metabolic picture of acetone-butanol-ethanol fermentation by Clostridium acetobutylicum. PNAS. 112(27): 8505-8510. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1423143112. Supporting information.

Wang, Y., Zhang, Z.T., Seo, S.O., Choia, K., Lu, T., Jin, Y.S., and Blaschek H.P. 2015. Markerless chromosomal gene deletion in Clostridium beijerinckii using CRISPR/Cas9 system. Journal of Biotechnology. 200: 1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2015.02.005.

2014

Mu, Y., Yang, H.Y., Wang, Y.Z., He, C.S., Zhao, Q.B., Wang, Y., and Yu, H.Q. 2014. The maximum specific hydrogen-producing activity of anaerobic mixed cultures: definition and determination. Scientific Reports. 4: 5239. doi: 10.1038/srep05239.

2013

Wang, Y., Li, X., Milne, C.B., Janssen, H., Lin, W., Phan, G., Hu, H., Jin, Y.S., Price, N.D., and 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): 5853-5863. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00971-13.

Wanga, J.P., Yuan, S.J., Wang, Y., and Yu, H.Q. 2013. Synthesis, characterization and application of a novel starchbased flocculant with high flocculation and dewatering properties. Water Research. 47: 2643-2648. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.01.050.

Wang, X.,Wang, Y., Wang, B., Blaschek, H.P., Feng, H., and Li, Z. 2013. Biobutanol production from fiber-enhanced DDGS pretreated with electrolyzed water. Renewable Energy. 52: 16-22. doi: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.10.011.

Wang, Y., Li, X., and Blaschek, H.P. 2013. Effects of supplementary butyrate on butanol production and the metabolic switch in Clostridium beijerinckii NCIMB 8052: genome-wide transcriptional analysis with RNA-Seq. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 6(138): 1-13. doi: 10.1186/1754-6834-6-138.

2012

Wang, J.P., Chen, Y.Z., Wang, Y., Yuan,S.J., Shenga, G.P., and Yu, H.Q. 2012. A novel efficient cationic flocculant prepared through grafting two monomers onto chitosan induced by Gamma radiation. RSC Advances. 2: 494-500. doi: 10.1039/C1RA00473E. Supplementary material.

Wang, Y., Li, X., Mao, Y., and Blaschek, H.P. 2012. Genome-wide dynamic transcriptional profiling in clostridium beijerinckii NCIMB 8052 using singlenucleotide resolution RNA-Seq. BMC Genomics. 13(102): 1-15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-13-102.

2011

Wanga, J.P., Chen, Y.Z., Wang, Y., Yuan, S.J., and 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: 5633-5640. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.08.023.

Wang, Y., and Blaschek, H.P. 2011. Optimization of butanol production from tropical maize stalk juice by fermentation with Clostridium beijerinckii NCIMB 8052. Bioresource Technology. 102: 9985-9990. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.08.038.

Wang, Y., Li, X., Mao, Y., and Blaschek, H.P. 2011. Single-nucleotide resolution analysis of the transcriptome structure of Clostridium beijerinckii NCIMB 8052 using RNA-Seq. BMC Genomics. 12(479): 1-10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-12-479.

2008

Wang, Y., Zhao, Q.B., Mua, Y., Yua, H.Q., Haradab, H., and Li, Y.Y. 2008. Biohydrogen production with mixed anaerobic cultures in the presence of high-concentration acetate. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 33: 1164-1171. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2007.12.018.

Zhao, Q.B., Mu, Y., Wang, Y., Liu, X.W., Dong, F., and Yu, H.Q. 2008. Response of a biohydrogen-producing reactor to the substrate shift from sucrose to lactose. Bioresource Technology. 99: 8344-8347. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.02.056.

2007

Mu, Y., Wang, Y., Sheng, G.P., and Yu, H.Q. 2007. Surface characteristics of acidogenic sludge in H½-producing process. Journal of Water and Environment Technology. 5(81): 1-12.

Wang, Y., Mu, Y., and Yu, H.Q. 2007. Comparative performance of two upflowanaerobic biohydrogen-producing reactors seeded with different sludges. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 32: 1086-1094. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2006.07.016.

2006

Wang, Y., Mu, Y., and Yu, H.Q. 2006. Comparative performance of two upflowanaerobic biohydrogen-producing reactors seeded with different sludges. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 32: 1086-1094. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2006.07.016.

Wang, Y., Mu, Y., Zhao, Q.B., and Yu, H.Q. 2006. Isotherms, kinetics and thermodynamics of dye biosorption by anaerobic sludge. Separation and Purification Technology. 50: 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.seppur.2005.10.012.

Mu, Y., Yu, H.Q., and Wang, Y. 2006. The role of pH in the fermentative H½ production from an acidogenic granule-based reactor. Chemosphere. 64: 350-358. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.12.048.

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