Xinming Xu

AmPair designs species-level discriminatory primers for metataxonomics by targeting housekeeping genes, outperforming standard 16S rRNA primers in specificity and resolution.

This paper designs a synthetic microbial community for lignin degradation by integrating ecological and trait-based selection, showing enhanced lignin conversion through functional partitioning.

The paper constructs a global metagenomic atlas of extremophilic microbes, revealing habitat-specific biosynthetic potential linked to adaptation in extreme environments.

The paper shows that successive cultivation under drought selects for specific microbiome members in wheat rhizosphere, with Stenotrophomonas and Rahnella showing differential abundance based on selection regimes.

This study presents 121 new Bacillales genomes, identifies 1,176 biosynthetic gene clusters, and provides open-access data to enhance research on secondary metabolite production.

The paper investigates factors influencing Bacillus subtilis abundance in natural soils, finding grasslands support higher abundance due to biotic interactions and abiotic factors like pH.