Papers: Year of 2008

1. Sun JQ, Guo LD*, Zang W, Ping WX, Chi DF. Diversity and ecological distribution of endophytic fungi associated with medicinal plants. Science in China Series C: Life Sciences (2008), 51: 751–759.
2. Juan Li, Shang-Rong Fan, Xiao-Ping Liu, Dong-Ming Li, Zhen-Hua Nie, Fang Li, Hua Lin, Wen-Ming Huang, Jian-Gang Jin, Hong Lei and Fengyan Bai* (2008) Biased genotype distributions of Candida albicans strains associated with vulvovaginal candidosis and candidal balanoposthitis in China. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 47:1119-1125.
3. Ling Liu, Shunchun Liu, Lihua Jiang, Xulin Chen, Liangdong Guo and Yongsheng Che* (2008) Chloropupukeananin, the first chlorinated pupukeanane derivative and its precursors from Pestalotiopsis fici. Organic Letters, 10(7):1397-1400.
4. Qi-Ming Wang, Juan Li, Shi-An Wang and Fengyan Bai* (2008) Rapid Differentiation of phenotypically similar yeast species by single-strand conformation polymorphism of ribosomal DNA. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 74(9): 2604–2611.
5. Jing Luo and Wenying Zhuang* (2008) Two new species of Cosmospora (Hypocreales, Nectriaceae) from China. Fungal Diversity, 31: 83-93.
6. Yongchao Wang , Wei Xue , Andrew H. Sims , Chuntian Zhao, Aoquan Wang*, Guomin Tang, Junchuan Qin and Huaming Wang (2008) Isolation of four pepsin-like protease genes from Aspergillus niger and analysis of the effect of disruptions on heterologous laccase expression. Fungal Genetics and Biology, 45:17-27.
7. Hechun Jiang, Haomiao Ouyang, Hui Zhou and Cheng Jin* (2008) GDP-mannose pyrophosphorylase is essential for cell wall integrity, morphogenesis and viability of Aspergillus fumigatus. Microbiology, 154:2730-2739.
8. Yanjie Li, Lei Zhang, Depeng Wang, Hui Zhou, Haomiao Ouyang, Jia Ming and Chen Jin* (2008) Deletion of the msdS gene induces abnormal polarity and septation in Aspergillus fumigatus. Microbiology, 154: 1960-1972.
9. Liang Liang, Xihong He, Gang Liu* and Huarong Tan* (2008) The role of a purine-specific nucleoside hydrolase in spore germination of Bacillus thuringiensis. Microbiology, 154:1333-1340.
10. Qiming Wang and Fengyan Bai* (2008) Molecular phylogeny of basidiomycetous yeasts in the Cryptococcus luteolus lineage (Tremellales) based on nuclear rRNA and mitochondrial cytochrome b gene sequence analyses: proposal of Derxomyces gen. nov. and Hannaella gen. nov., and description of eight novel Derxomyces species. FEMS Yeast Research, 8:799-814.
11. Erwei Li, Lihua Jiang, Liangdong Guo, Hua Zhang and Yongsheng Che* (2008) Pestalachlorides A-C, antifungal metabolites from the plant endophytic fungus Pestalotiopsis adusta. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 16(17):7894-9.
12. Ling Liu,Renrong Tian,Shuchun Liu,Xulin Chen,Liangdong Guo and Yongsheng Che* (2008) Pestaloficiols A–E, bioactive cyclopropane derivatives from the plant endophytic fungus Pestalotiopsis fici. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 16(11):6021-6026.
13. Yonggang Zhang, Renrong Tian, Shunchun Liu, Xulin Chen, Xingzhong Liu and Yongsheng Che* (2008) Alachalasins A-G, new cytochalasins from the fungus Stachybotrys charatum. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 16:2627-2634.
14. Shang-Rong Fan, Fengyan Bai*, Qin-Ping Liao*, Liu ZH, Juan Li and Liu Xiaoping (2008) Genotype distribution of Candida albicans strains associated with different conditions of vulvovaginal candidiasis, as revealed by microsatellite typing. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 84: 103-106.
15. Gang Ding, Lihua Jiang, Liangdong Guo, Xulin Chen, Hua Zhang and Yongsheng Che* (2008) Pestalazines and pestalamides, bioactive metabolites from the plant pathogenic fungus Pestalotiopsis theae. Journal of Natural Products, 71 (11): 1861–1865.
16. Yan Li, Bingda Sun, Shuchun Liu, Lihua Jiang, Xingzhong Liu, Hua Zhang and Yongsheng Che* (2008) Bioactive asterric acid derivatives from the antarctic ascomycete fungus Geomyces sp. Journal of Natural Products, 71(9):1643-1646.
17. Erwei Li, Renrong Tian, Shunchun Liu, Xulin Chen, Liangdong Guo and Yongsheng Che* (2008) Pestalotheols A-D, bioactive metabolites from the plant endophytic fungus Pestalotiopsis theae. Journal of Natural Products, 71:664-668.
18. Gang Ding, Shunchun Liu, Liangdong Guo, Yuguang Zhou and Yongsheng Che* (2008) Antifungal metabolites from the plant endophytic fungus Pestalotiopsis Foedan. Journal of Natural Products, 71 (4): 615–618.
19. Zhao-Hui Ji and Fengyan Bai* (2008) Ogataea ganodermae sp. nov., a methanol- assimilating yeast species isolated from fruit bodies of Ganoderma. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 58:1502-1506.
20. Shi-An Wang and Fengyan Bai* (2008) Saccharomyces arboricolus sp. nov., a new yeast species from tree bark. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 58 (2): 510-514.
21. Lei Zhang, Hui Zhou, Haomiao Ouyang, Yanjie Li and Cheng Jin* (2008) Afcwh41 is required for cell wall synthesis, conidiation, and polarity in Aspergillus fumigatus. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 289(2): 155-166.
22. Yongjie Zhang, Xingzhong Liu* and Mu Wang (2008) Cloning, expression, and characterization of two novel cuticle-degrading serine proteases from the entomopathogenic fungus, Cordyceps sinensis. Research in Microbiology, 159 (6) : 462-469.
23. Jinxiang Zhang, Jiao Pan, Guohua Guan, Ying Li,Wei Xue, Guomin Tang, AoquanWang* and HuamingWang (2008) Expression and high-yield production of extremely thermostable bacterial xylanaseB in Aspergillus niger. Enzyme and Microbial Technology, 43:513–516.
24. Bingda Sun and Xingzhong Liu* (2008) Occurrence and diversity of insect-associated fungi in natural soil habitats in China. Applied Soil Ecology, 39: 100-108.
25. Caihong Dong and Yijian Yao* (2008) In vitro evaluation of antioxidant activities of aqueous extracts from natural and cultured mycelia of Cordyceps sinensis. LWT-Food Science and Technology, 41: 669–677.
26. Limei Zhang, Ence Yang, Meichun Xiang, Xingzhong Liu* and Senyu Chen (2008) Population dynamics and biocontrol efficacy of the nematophagous fungus Hirsutella rhossiliensis as affected by stage of the soybean cyst nematode. Biological Control, 47: 244-249.
27. Qiming Wang*, Jianhua Jia and Fengyan Bai* (2008) Diversity of basidiomycetous phylloplane yeasts belonging to the genus Dioszegia (Tremellales) and description of Dioszegia athyrium sp. nov., Dioszegia cream sp. nov and Dioszegia xingshanensis sp. nov. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 93:391-399.
28. Shi-An Wang, Jianhua Jia and Fengyan Bai* (2008) Candida alocasiicola sp. nov., Candida hainanensis sp. nov., Candida heveicola sp. nov. and Candida musiphila sp. nov., novel anamorphic, ascomycetous yeast species isolated from plants. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 94:257-265.
29. Weijun Duan, Ence Yang, Meichun Xiang and Xingzhong Liu* (2008) Effect of storage conditions on the survival of two potential biocontrol agents of nematodes, the fungi Paecilomyces lilacinus and Pochonia chlamydosporia. Biocontrol Science and Technology, 18: 613-620.
30. Bingda Sun, Hanying Yu, Amanda J. Chen and Xingzhong Liu* (2008) A comparison of insect-associated fungi communities in crop field and orchard soils. Crop Protection, 27 (11): 1421-1426.
31. Liang-Dong Guo, Guo-Rui Huang and Yu Wang (2008) Seasonal and tissue age influences on endophytic fungi of Pinus tabulaeformis (Pinaceae) in Dongling Mountain, Beijing. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 50: 997-1003.
32. Xiaoyong Liu, He Huang and Ruyong Zheng* (2008) Delimitation of Rhizopus varieties based on IGS rDNA. Sydowia, 60 (1) : 93-112.
33. Xiaoyong Liu, He Huang and Ruyong Zheng* (2008) Molecular phylogenetic relationships within Rhizopus based on combined analyses of ITS rDNA and pyrG gene sequences. Sydowia, 59(2): 235-253.
34. Shuanghui He and Lin Guo* (2008) Microbotryum vivipari sp. nov. and Anthracoidea mulenkoi new to China. Mycotaxon, 104:455-458. 
35. Zhenying Li and Lin Guo* (2008) Two new species and a chinese record of Exobasidium (Exobasidiales) from China. Mycotaxon, 105: 331-336.
36. Zhenying Li and Lin Guo* (2008) Two new species of Exobasidium (Exobasidiales) from China. Mycotaxon, 104: 331-336.
37. Wenying Li and Wenying Zhuang* (2008) New species and new chinese records of Dothideomycetes. Mycotaxon, 106:409-412.
38. Wenying Zhuang* and Tolgor (2008) A new inoperculate discomycete with compound fruitbodies. Mycotaxon, 104: 391-398.
39. Wenying Zhuang* and Jin Luo (2008) Re-identification of anamorph of Leuconectria grandis. Mycotaxon, 106: 413-418.
40. Hailei Wei, Liping Lei, Zhenyuan Xia, Shuo Liu, Peigui Liu* and Xingzhong Liu* (2008) Characterization of a novel aerobic nicotine-biodegrading strain of Pseudomonas putida. Annals of Microbiology, 58(1): 41-45.
41. Wang H.Y., Chen J.B. and Wei J.C.* (2008). A new species of Melanelixia (Parmeliaceae) from China. Mycotaxon 104: 185-188.
42. Wei X.L., Luo H., Koh Y.J. and Hur J.S. (2008). A taxonomic study of Heterodermia (Lecanorales, Ascomycota) in South Korea based on phenotypic and phylogenetic analysis. Mycotaxon 105: 65-78.
43. Jia Z.F. & Wei J.C.*( 2008). Graphis fujianensis, a new species of Graphidaceae from China. Mycotaxon 104: 107-109.
44. Yang J. & Wei J.C.* (2008). The new lichen species Endocarpon crystallinum from semiarid desert in China. Mycotaxon 106:445-448.