Biography

Dr. Jun Zeng is assistant professor of Soil Biology and Biochemistry in Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Science. He has worked for more than 10 years on biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, and has over 30 scientific publications. His researches specifically identify and characterize novel microbial strains and enzymes capable of transforming persistent organic pollutants, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances. He also has experience in microbial ecology to identifying process-specific nucleic acid and describing microbial community structure and function as molecular biological tools to monitor degradation process of interest. 

Research Areas

[1] Identification of functional microbial strains or enzymes able to transform recalcitrant organic pollutants, such as PAHs and PFASs.

[2] Elucidating the biodegradation process of organic pollutants using soil microcosm experiment, focusing on the unrevealed role of soil microbial community that may affect or even determine the fate of pollutants.

[3] Revealing in-situ feedback of soil microbial community to organic pollution, aiming to identify process-specific communities that potential used for monitoring or biodegrading the pollution under long term polluted condition.

Public Duties

None

Awards and Honours

None

Selected Publications

[1] J Zeng, YC Wu, XG Lin, Advances in microbial remediation of soils polluted by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, Acta Microbiologica Sinica. 2020 

[2] J Zeng, QH Zhu, YJ Li, YL Dai, YC Wu, YH Sun, LY Miu, H Chen, XG Lin, Isolation of diverse pyrene-degrading bacteria via introducing readily utilized phenanthrene, Chemosphere. 2019, 534-540

[3] J Zeng, QH Zhu, YC Wu, J Shan, R Ji, XG Lin, Oxidation of benzo[a]pyrene by laccase in soil enhances bound residue formation and reduces disturbance to soil bacterial community composition, Environmental Pollution. 2018, 462-469

[4] J Zeng, QH Zhu, YC Wu, H Chen, XG Lin, Characterization of a polycyclic aromatic ring-hydroxylation dioxygenase from Mycobacterium sp. NJS-P, Chemosphere. 2017, 185:67-74

[5] J Zeng, XJ Liu, L Song, XG Lin, HY Zhang, CC Shen, HY Chu, Nitrogen fertilization directly affects soil bacterial diversity and indirectly affects bacterial community composition, Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 2016, 41-49

[6] J Zeng, QH Zhu, YC Wu, XG Lin, Oxidation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons using Bacillus subtilis CotA with high laccase activity and copper independence, Chemosphere. 2016, 148:1-7

[7] J Zeng, XG Lin, J Zhang, H Zhu, H Chen, MH Wong, Successive transformation of benzo[a]pyrene by the laccase of Trametes versicolor and the pyrene-degrading Mycobacterium strains, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 2013, 97: 3183-3194

[8] J Zeng, XG Lin, J Zhang, XZ Li, MH Wong, Oxidation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by the bacterial laccase CueO from E. coli, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 2011, 1841-1849

[9] J Zeng, XG Lin, J Zhang, XZ Li, Isolation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons degrading Mycobacterium spp. and the degradation in soil, Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2010, 718-723

Representive Projetcs

  1、 National Key Research and Development Program of China, 2019YFC1803703, Microbial biodegradation technology to remediate complex organic contaminated soil around used electrical appliances dissemble site. 2020/01-2023/12 

2、 National Key Research and Development Program of China, 2019YFC1805703, In-situ microbial-thermal coupled technology and equipment development, 2020/01-2023/12

3、 Jiangsu Natural Science Foundation, BK20181512, Mechanism and environmental effects of remediation of PAHs-contaminated soil by mushroom residue, 2018/07-2021/06

4、 National Program on Key Basic Research Project (sub-project), 2014CB441106, Chemically enhanced plant-microbe integrated technology for remediation of organic contaminated soil. 2014/01-2018/12

5、 National Natural Science Foundation of China, 41201301, Microbial degradation process relevant to laccase-based remediation of PAHs contaminated soil. 2013/01-2015/12

6、 National High-tech R&D Program of China (sub-project), 2012AA06A204, Application of Arbuscular Mycorrhiza in phytoremediation of cadmium contaminated soil. 2012/01-2015/12