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. 2012, Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 78:6113-6120

 1. 揭示了微生物分解代谢单硝基酚三种同分异构体的机理(JB 189:6587, JB 191:2703, JB 194: 134), 2-氯-4-硝基酚的代谢(AEM 80: 6212, AEM 82: 714), 4-硝基酚代谢的转录调控(AEM 81: 220), 和2-氯硝基苯的分解代谢途径与相关基因表达的进化(AEM 77: 4547, AEM 82:3461);