1. Gao YZ, Liu H, Chao HJ, and Zhou NY*. Constitutive expression of Nag-like dioxygenase gene through an internal promoter in the 2-chloronitrobenzene catabolic gene cluster of Pseudomonas stutzeri ZWLR2-1. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2016, 82:3461-3470.
2. Min J, Zhang JJ, Zhou NY*. A Two-Component para-nitrophenol monooxygenase initiates a novel 2-chloro-4-nitrophenol catabolism pathway in Rhodococcus imtechensis RKJ300. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2016, 82: 714-723.
3. Chao HJ, Chen YF, Fang T, Xu Y, Huang WE, Zhou NY*. HipH catalyzes the hydroxylation of 4-hydroxyisophthalate to protocatechuate in 2, 4-xylenol catabolism by pseudomonas putida NCIMB 9866. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2016, 82: 724-731.
4. Liu S, Su T, Zhang C, Zhang, WM, Zhu D, Su J, Wei T, Wang K, Huang Y, Guo L, Xu S, Zhou NY*, Gu L*. Crystal structure of PnpCD, a two-subunit hydroquinone 1, 2-dioxygenase, reveals a novel structural class of Fe2+-dependent dioxygenases. J Biol Chem, 2015, 290: 24547-24560.
5. Liu K Xu Y, Zhou NY*. Identification of a specific maleate hydratase in the direct hydrolysis route of the gentisate pathway. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2015, 81: 5753-5760
6. Zhang WM, Zhang JJ, Jiang X, Chao HJ, Zhou NY*. Transcriptional activation of multiple operons involved in para-nitrophenol degradation by Pseudomonas sp. strain WBC-3. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2015, 81: 220-230
7. Min J, Zhang JJ, and Zhou NY*. The gene cluster for para-nitrophenol catabolism is responsible for 2-chloro-4-nitrophenol degradation in Burkholderia sp. strain SJ98. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2014, 80: 6212-6222
8. Chao HJ, Zhou NY*. Involvement of the global regulator GlxR in 3-hydroxybenzoate and gentisate utilization by Corynebacterium glutamicum. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2014, 80:4215-4225
9. Xu Y, Chen B, Chao HJ, Zhou NY*. 2013. mhpT encodes an active transporter involved in 3-(3-hydroxyphenyl)propionate catabolism by Escherichia coli K-12. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2013, 79: 6362-6368
10. Sun DL, Jiang X, Wu QL, Zhou NY*. Intragenomic heterogeneity of 16S rRNA genes causes overestimation of prokaryotic diversity. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2013, 79:5962-5969
11. Chao HJ, Zhou NY*. GenR, an IclR-type regulator, activates and represses the transcription of gen genes involved in 3-hydroxybenzoate and gentisate catabolism in Corynebacterium glutamicum. J. Bacteriol. 2013, 195: 1598-1609
12. Liu K, Liu TT, Zhou NY*. HbzF catalyzes direct hydrolysis of maleylpyruvate in the gentisate pathway of Pseudomonas alcaligenes NCIMB 9867. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2013, 79: 1044-1047
13. Chi XQ, Zhang JJ, Zhao S, Zhou NY*. Bioaugmentation with a consortium of bacterial nitrophenol-degraders for remediation of soil contaminated with three nitrophenol isomers. Environ. Pollut.2013, 172:33-41
14. Liu TT , Zhou NY*. Novel L-cysteine dependent maleylpyruvate isomerase in the gentisate pathway of Paenibacillus sp. strain NyZ101. J. Bacteriol. 2012, 194:3987-3994
15. Xiao Y, Liu TT, Dai H, Zhang JJ, Liu H, Tang H, Leak DJ, Zhou NY*. OnpA, an unusual flavin dependent monooxygenase containing a cytochrome b5 domain. J. Bacteriol. 2012, 194: 1342-1349
16. Xu Y, Gao X, Wang SH, Liu H, Williams PA, Zhou NY*. MhbT is a specific transporter for 3-hydroxybenzoate uptake by Gram-negative bacteria. , Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2012, 78:6113-6120
17. Liu H, Wang SJ, Zhang JJ, Dai H, Tang H, and Zhou NY*. Patchwork assembly of nag-like nitroarene dioxygenase genes and 3-chlorocatechol degradation cluster for the pathway evolution of 2-chloronitrobenzene catabolism in Pseudomonas stutzeri ZWLR2-1. Appl Environ Microbiol, 2011, 77:4547-4552.
18. Zhang JJ, Liu H, Xiao Y, Zhang XE, Zhou NY*. Identification and characterization of catabolic para-nitrophenol 4-monooxygenase and para-benzoquinone reductase from Pseudomonas sp. strain WBC-3. J Bacteriol, 2009, 191:2703-2710.
19. Zhao S, Ramette A, Niu GL, Liu H, Zhou NY*. Effects of nitrobenzene contamination and of bioaugmentation on nitrification and ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in soil. FEMS Microbiol Ecol, 2009, 70:315-323.
20. Xiao Y, Zhang JJ, Liu H, Zhou NY*. Molecular characterization of a novel ortho-nitrophenol catabolic gene cluster in Alcaligenes sp. strain NyZ215. J Bacteriol, 2007, 189:6587-6593.
21. Yan DZ, Liu H, Zhou NY*.Conversion of Sphingobium chlorophenolicum ATCC 39723 to a hexachlorobenzene degrader by metabolic engineering. Appl Environ Microbiol, 2006, 72(3):2283-2286.
22. Zhou NY, Al-Dulayymi J, Baird MS, and Williams PA*. Salicylate 5-hydroxylase from Ralstonia sp. strain U2: a monooxygenase with close relationships to and shared electron transport proteins with naphthalene dioxygenase. J Bacteriol. 2002, 184:1547-1555.
23. Zhou NY. Fuenmayor SL, and Williams PA*. nag genes of Ralstonia (formerly Pseudomonas) sp. strain U2 encoding enzymes for gentisate catabolism. J Bacteriol. 2001, 183:700-708.
24. Zhou NY, Jenkins A, Chan Kwo Chion C K, Leak DJ*. The alkene monooxygenase from Xanthobacter strain Py2 is closely related to aromatic monooxygenases and catalyzes aromatic monohydroxylation of benzene, toluene, and phenol. Appl Environ Microbiol 1999, 65:1589-1595.