Qiujunzhi ProfessorFujian Agriculture and Forestry University

1. Resources and molecular phylogeny of entomogenous fungi and macrofungi;

2. Omics (genome,transcriptome, metabolome,proteome,etc.) and molecular biology of fungi;

3. Fungal metabolites and their application mechanism;

4. Mass production and application of entomopathogenic fungi and medicinal fungi 

1. Microbial Pharmacy for master student，40 hours；

2. Molecular Systematics for master students，40 hours；

3. Professional English  for master students，32 hours；

4. Advanced Toxicology for master students，32 hours；

5. Microbiology  for undergraduate，40 hours；

6. Biopharmacy for undergraduate，40 hours；

7.Writing of Scientific Papers for undergraduate，40 hours 

1. Title:Environmentally Benign Combination Biopesticides: Transforming Pest Control in Chinese and UK Agriculture
Funding Agency: The Ministry of Science and Technology, China (Key R & D projects)
Period: 2019-2022

2. Title:Macrofungal diversity of Xinjiang and its relationship to habitat
Funding Agency: National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC-Xinjiang joint key projects)
Period: 2019-2022

3. Title:Resources in China and DNA barcode of Clavicipitaceae
Funding Agency: National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
Period: 2017-2020

4. Title:DNA barcode and Systematics of Hypocrella(Clavicipitaceae, Hypocreales)
Funding Agency: National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
Period: 2015-2018

5. Title:Classification and Phylogeny of Moelleriella(Clavicipitaceae, Hypocreales)
Funding Agency: National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
Period: 2012-2015

6. Title:Polygenic phylogeny of Aschersonia and reconstruction of its classification system
Funding Agency: National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
Period: 2011-2013

7. Title:Resources in China and Phylogenetic Development of Aschersonia (Clavicipitaceae, Hypocreales)
Funding Agency: National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
Period: 2006-2008

8. Title: Efficient insecticidal technology of new biopesticide and its application in vegetable production
Funding Agency:Key Project of Fujian Provincial Programs for Science and Technology
Period:2016-2019

9. Title: Origin, differentiation and phylogenetic reconstruction of Aschersonia
Funding Agency: Fujian Provincial Natural Science Foundation (Fujian Provincial Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars)
Period: 2010-2013

10. Title: Cloning and interaction of entomogenous fungus Aschersoniaaleyrodis pathogenic functional genes
Funding Agency: Fujian Provincial Natural Science Foundation
Period: 2006-2008

11. Title: Ecological control of main pests in tea garden and mycological control of whitefly
Funding Agency:Key Project of Fujian Provincial Programs for Science and Technology
Period:2006-2009

12. Title:Bioactive substances produced by Aschersonia aleyrodis during its growth
Funding Agency:Fujian Provincial Science Foundation for Innovative Young Scholarship
Period:2005-2007

13. Title:Analyses on Aschersonia pathogenic mechanism

Funding Agency:Fujian Provincial Programs for Science and Technology

Period:2007-2010

1.Longbing Lin, Yongsheng Lin, Nemat O. Keyhani, Huili Pu, Jiao Yang, Chenjie Xiong, Junya Shang, Yuchen Mao, Lixia Yang, Minhai Zheng, Mengjia Zhu, Taicang Mu, Yi Li, Huiling Liang, Longfei Fan, Xiaoli Ma, Haixia Ma, Wen Xiong, Junzhi Qiu*, Xiayu Guan*. New entomopathogenic species in the Clavicipitaceae family (Hypocreales, Ascomycota) from the subtropical forests of Fujian, China. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2025, 16:1532341. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1532341

2.Chengjie Xiong, Yongsheng Lin, Nemat O. Keyhani, Junya Shang, Yuchen Mao, Jiao Yang, Minghai Zheng, Lixia Yang, Huili Pu, Longbing Lin, Taichang Mu, Mengjia Zhu, Ziyi Wu, Zhenxing Qiu, Wen Xiong, Xiayu Guan*, Junzhi Qiu*. Mitochondrial Genomes from Fungal the Entomopathogenic Moelleriella Genus Reveals Evolutionary History, Intron Dynamics and Phylogeny. Journal of Fungi, 2025, 11: 94. doi:10.3390/jof11020094

3.Huili Pu, Jiao Yang, Nemat O. Keyhani, Lixia Yang, Minhai Zheng, Chenghao Qiu, Yuchen Mao, Junya Shang, Yongsheng Lin, Chengjie Xiong, Longbing Lin, Pengyu Lai, Yanbin Huang, Xin Yuan, Huiling Liang, Longfei Fan, Xiaoli Ma, Chunjin Qiu*, Junzhi Qiu*. Molecular Phylogenetics and Estimation of Evolutionary Divergence and Biogeography of the Family Cordycipitaceae (Ascomycota-Hypocreales). Journal of Fungi, 2025, 11: 28. doi:10.3390/ jof11010028

4. Xiayu Guan, Taichang Mu, Nemat O. Keyhani, Junya Shang, Yuchen Mao, Jiao Yang, Minhai Zheng, Lixia Yang, Huili Pu, Yongsheng Lin, Mengjia Zhu, Huajun Lv, Zhiang Heng, Huiling Liang, Longfei Fan, Xiaoli Ma, Haixia Ma, Zhenxing Qiu*, Junzhi Qiu*. New Species of Diaporthales (Ascomycota) from Diseased Leaves in Fujian Province, China. Journal of Fungi, 2025, 11: 8. doi:10.3390/ jof11010008

5.Taichang Mu, Yongsheng Lin, Huili Pu, Nemat O. Keyhani, Yuxiao Dang, Huajun Lv, Zhiying Zhao, Zhiang Heng, Ziyi Wu, Chengjie Xiong, Longbing Lin, Yuxi Chen, Hailan Su*, Xiayu Guan*, Junzhi Qiu*. Molecular phylogenetic and estimation of evolutionary divergence and biogeography of the family Schizoparmaceae and allied families (Diaporthales, Ascomycota). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2024, 201(2024): 108211. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2024.108211

6. Xiayu Guan, Mengjia Zhu, Nemat O Keyhani, Yuxiao Dang, Huajun Lv, Ziyi Wu, Zhiang Heng, Ruiya Chen, Sen Liu, Pengyu Lai, Chenjie Yang, Jinhui Chen, Junzhi Qiu*. Amanita minqingensis, a novel taxon of Amanita section Vaginatae (Amanitaceae, Agaricales) from Southern China. Phytotaxa, 2024, 664 (2): 85–97.doi: 10.11646/phytotaxa.664.2.1

7. Zhiying Zhao, Taichang Mu, Nemat O. Keyhani, Huili Pu, Yongsheng Lin, Ziying Lv, Jinming Xiong, Xiaohao Chen, Xinyang Zhan, Huajun Lv, Motunrayo Yemisi Jibola-Shittu, Peisong Jia, Jianlong Wu, Shuaishuai Huang, Junzhi Qiu*, Xiayu Guan*. Diversity and New Species of Ascomycota from Bamboo in China. Journal of Fungi, 2024, 10: 454. doi:10.3390/ jof10070454

8. Taichang Mu, Yongsheng Lin, Nemat O. Keyhani, Huili Pu, Ziying Lv, Chenhui Lan, Jinming Xiong, Xiaohao Chen, Xinyang Zhan, Zhiying Zhao, Huajun Lv, Motunrayo Yemisi Jibola-Shittu, Jianlong Wu, Peisong Jia, Shuaishuai Huang, Junzhi Qiu*, Xiayu Guan*. Phylogenetic and Morphological Evidence for Three New Species of Diaporthales (Ascomycota) from Fujian Province, China. Journal of Fungi, 2024, 10(6): 383. doi:10.3390/ jof10060383

9. Zhaojuan Zhang, Meng Li, Shufei Zhang, Yue Qin, Jing Zhao, Yu Li, Steven L. Stephenson, Junzhi Qiu*, Pu Liu*. Diversity of Cellular Slime Molds (Dictyostelids) in the Fanjing Mountain Nature Reserve and Geographical Distribution Comparisons with Other Representative Nature Reserves in Different Climate Zones of China. Microorganisms, 2024, 12(6): 1061. doi:10.3390/microorganisms12061061

10. Motunrayo Y. Jibola-Shittu, Zhiang Heng, Nemat O. Keyhani, Yuxiao Dang, Ruiya Chen, Sen Liu, Yongsheng Lin, Pengyu Lai, Jinhui Chen, Chenjie Yang, Weibin Zhang, Huajun Lv, Ziyi Wu, Shuaishuai Huang, Pengxi Cao, Lin Tian, Zhenxing Qiu, Xinqiang Liu, Zhaoxiang Zhu, Xiaoyan Zhang*, Xiayu Guan*, Junzhi Qiu*. Understanding and exploring the diversity of soil microorganisms in tea (Camellia sinensis) gardens: toward sustainable tea production. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2024, 15: 1379879. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1379879

11. Xiaomei Xu, Wenjin Lin*, Nemat O. Keyhani, Sen Liu, Lisha Li, Yamin Zhang, Xuehua Lu, Qiuran Wei, Daozhi Wei, Shuaishuai Huang, Pengxi Cao, Lin Tian, Junzhi Qiu*. Properties and Fungal Communities of Different Soils for Growth of the Medicinal Asian Water Plantain, Alisma orientale, in Fujian, China. Journal of Fungi, 2024, 10, 187. doi: 10.3390/jof10030187

12.Liu S, Zhu M, Keyhani NO, Wu Z, Lv H, Heng Z, Chen R, Dang Y, Yang C, Chen J, Lai P, Zhang W, Guan X, Huang Y, Chen Y, Su H*, Qiu J*. Three new species of Russulaceae (Russulales, Basidiomycota) from southern China. Journal of Fungi, 2024, 10(1): 70. doi:10.3390/jof10010070

13.Zhao J, Chen Y, Keyhani NO, Wang C, Li Y, Pu H, Li J, Liu S, Lai P, Zhu M, He X, Cai S, Guan X*, Qiu J*. Isolation of a highly virulent Metarhizium strain targeting the tea pest, Ectropis obliqua. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023, 14: 1164511. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1164511

14.Mu T, Chen J, Zhao Z, Zhang W, Stephenson SL, Yang C, Zhu M, Su H, Liu P*, Guan X*, Qiu J*. Morphological and phylogenetic analyzes reveal two new species of Melanconiella from Fujian Province, China. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023, 14: 1229705. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1229705

15.Han PJ, Luo LJ, Han Y, Song L, Zhen P, Han DY, Wei YH, Zhou X, Wen Z, Qiu JZ*, Bai FY*. Microbial community affects Daqu quality and the production of ethanol and flavor compounds in Baijiu fermentation.Foods, 2023, 12(15): 2936. doi: 10.3390/foods12152936

16.Li J, Liu S, Yang C, Keyhani NO, Pu H, Lin L, Li X, Jia P, Wu D, Pan J, Stevenson PC, Fernández-Grandon GM, Zhang L, Chen Y, Guan X*, Qiu J*. Characterization of an α-amylase from the honey bee chalk brood pathogen Ascosphaera apis. Journal of Fungi, 2023, 9(11): 1082.  doi: 10.3390/jof9111082

17. Liu S, Xiong C, Lin L, Keyhani NO, Zhu M, Zhao Z, Zhang W, Yang C, Su H, Liu P*, Guan X*, Qiu J*. Assessing the structure and diversity of fungal community in plant soil under different climatic and vegetation conditions. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023, 14: 1288066.  doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1288066

18. Zhu Z, Yang C, Keyhani NO, Liu S, Pu H, Jia P, Wu D, Stevenson PC, Fernández-Grandon GM, Pan J, Chen Y, Guan X*, Qiu J*. Characterization of Terpenoids from the Ambrosia Beetle Symbiont and Laurel Wilt Pathogen Harringtonia lauricola. Journal of Fungi, 2023, 9(12):1175.  doi: 10.3390/jof9121175

19.Zhang Z, Yang Y, Zhao J, Li Y, Stephenson SL, Qiu J*, Liu P*. Environmental factors influencing the diversity and distribution of dictyostelid cellular slime molds in forest and farmland soils of western China.  Microbiology Spectrum, 2023, 11(6): e0173223. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.01732-23

20.Guo Z, Chen D, Xiong Q, Liang M, Li P, Gong Z, Qiu J*, Zhang L*. Characterization of a New Marine Leucine Dehydrogenase from Pseudomonas balearica and Its Application for L-tert-Leucine Production. Catalysts, 2022, 12: 971. doi: 10.3390/catal12090971

21.Yuan Y, Wu YD, Wang YR, Zhou M, Qiu JZ, Li DW, Vlasák J, Liu HG, Dai YC*. Two new forest pathogens in Phaeolus (Polyporales, Basidiomycota) on Chinese coniferous trees were confirmed by molecular phylogeny. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022, 13: 942603. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.942603

22.Song FF*, Su DW, Keyhani NO, Wang C, Shen LG, Qiu JZ. Influence of selenium on the mycelia of the shaggy bracket fungus Inonotus hispidus. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 2022, 102(9): 3762–3770.doi: 10.1002/jsfa.11724

23. Lin H, Xu JY, Sun WL, Hu WJ, Gao HF, Hu KH, Qiu JZ, Huang BB*, Zhang LY*. Efficient 1-hydroxy-2-butanone production from 1,2-butanediol by whole cells of engineered E. coli. Catalysts, 2021, 11: 1184. doi:10.3390/catal11101184

24. Wang WR, Chen YX, Yan Z, Wei XY, Qiu JZ*, Zhang YJ*. Complete mitogenome of the entomopathogenic fungus Orbiocrella petchii. Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 2020, 5(3): 2695–2696.doi:10.1080/23802359.2020.1787258

25. Chen YX, Xue QL, Xie YX, Kenhani NO, Guan XY, Wei XY, Zhao J, Yan Z, Chen H, Qiu JZ*, Guan X*. Moelleriella sinensis sp. nov. (Clavicipitaceae, Ascomycota) from southeast China. Phytotaxa, 2020, 429 (4): 289–296. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.429.4.5

26. Li L, Zhang L, Zhang Z, Keyhani NO, Xin Q, Miao Z, Zhu Z, Wang Z, Qiu J*, Zheng N*. Comparative transcriptome and histomorphology analysis of testis tissues from mulard and Pekin ducks. Archives Animal Breeding, 2020, 63(2): 303–313.doi:10.5194/aab-63-303-2020

27.Yuan HS*, Lu X, Dai YC*, Hyde KD*, Kan YH, Kusan I, He SH, Liu NG, Sarma VV, Zhao CL, Cui BK, Yousaf N, Sun G, Liu SY, Wu F, Lin CG, Dayarathne MC, Gibertoni TB, Conceição LB, Garibay-Oriejel R, Villegas-Ríos M, Salas-Lizana R, Wei TZ, Qiu JZ, Yu ZF, Phookamsak R, Zeng M, Paloi S, Bao DF, Abeywickrama PD, Wei DP, Yang J, Manawasinghe IS, Harishchandra D, Brahmanage RS, de Silva NI, Tennakoon DS, Karunarathna A, Gafforov Y, Pem D, Zhang SN, de Azevedo Santiago Cabral Monteiro AL, Bezerra JDP, Dima B, Acharya K, AlvarezManjarrez J, Ali H, Bahkali AH, Bhatt VK, Brandrud TE, Bulgakov TS, Camporesi E, Cao T, Chen YX, Chen YY, Devadatha B, Elgorban AM, Fan LF, Du X, Gao L, Gonçalves CM, Gusmão LFP, Huanraluek N, Jadan M, Jayawardena RS, Khalid AN, Langer E, Lima DX, de Lima-Júnior NC, de Lira CRS, Liu JK, Liu S, Lumyong S, Luo ZL, Matoçec N, Niranjan M, Oliveira-Filho JRC, Papp V, Pérez-Pazon E, Phillips AJL, Qui PL, Ren Y, Ruiz RFC, Semwal KC, Soop K, de Souza CAF, SouzaMotta CM, Sun LH, Xie ML, Yao YJ, Zhao Q, Zhou LW (2020) Fungal diversity notes 1277–1386: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions to fungal taxa. Fungal Diversity, 2020, 104: 1–266. doi:10.1007/s13225-020-00461-7

28. Muhammad MH, Idris AL, Fan X, Guo Y, Yu Y, Jin X, Qiu J, Guan X, Huang T*. Beyond risk: Bacterial biofilms and their regulating approaches. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020, 11: 928. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2020.00928

29.Yao LD, Ju X, James TY, Qiu JZ, Liu XY*. Relationship between saccharifying capacity and isolation sources for strains of the Rhizopus arrhizus complex. Mycoscience, 2018, 59(2): 409–414. doi:10.1016/j.myc.2018.02.011

30.MaHX, Qiu JZ, Xu B, Li Y*. Two Hypoxylon species from Yunnan Province based on morphological and molecular characters. Phytotaxa, 2018, 376 (1): 27–36.doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.376.1.3

31. Wei X, Song X, Dong D, Keyhani NO, Yao L, Zang X, Dong L, Gu Z, Fu D, Liu X, Qiu J*, Guan X. Efficient production of Aschersonia placenta protoplasts for transformation using optimization algorithms. Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 2016, 62(7):579–587.doi:10.1139/cjm-2015-0770

32.He X, Du X, Zang X, Dong L, Gu Z, Cao L, Chen D, Keyhani NO, Yao L, Qiu J*, Guan X*. Extraction, identification and antimicrobial activity of a new furanone, grifolaone A, from Grifola frondosa. Natural Product Research, 2016, 30(8): 941–947.doi:10.1080/14786419.2015.1081197

33. Guo Q, Dong L, Zang X, Gu Z, He X, Yao L, Cao L, Qiu J*, Guan X. A new azaphilone from the entomopathogenic fungus Hypocrella sp. Natural Product Research, 2015, 29(21): 2000–2006.doi:10.1080/14786419.2015.1023199

34. Sun J, Park SY, Kang S, Liu X, Qiu J, Xiang M*. Development of a transformation system for Hirsutella spp. and visualization of the mode of nematode infection by GFP-labeled H. minnesotensis. Scientific Reports, 2015, 5: 10477.doi:10.1038/srep10477

35. Qiu J, Song F, Mao L, Tu J, Guan X*. Time-dose-motality data and modeling for the entomopathogenic fungus Aschersonia placenta against the whitefly Bemisia tabaci. Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 2013, 59(2): 97–101. doi:10.1139/cjm-2012-0569

36. Qiu J*, Song F, Qiu Y, Li X, Guan X*. Optimization of the medium composition of a biphasic production system for mycelial growth and spore production of Aschersonia placenta using response surface methodology. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 2013, 112(2): 108–115.doi:10.1016/j.jip.2012.10.010

37. Su Y, Guo Q, Tu J, Li X, Meng L, Cao L, Dong D, Qiu J*, Guan X*. Proteins differentially expressed in conidia and mycelia of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae sensu stricto. Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 2013, 59(7): 443–448.doi:10.1139/cjm-2013-0096

38. Sun J, Xie H, Qiu J, Liu X, Xiang M*. Parasitism of secondary-stage juvenile of Heterodera glycines and four larva stages of Caenorhabditis elegans by Hirsutella spp. Experimental Parasitology, 2013, 135(1): 96–101. doi:10.1016/j.exppara.2013.06.011

39. Qiu J*, Su Y, Gelbič I, Qiu Y, Xie X, Guan X*. Proteomic analysis of proteins differentially expressed in conidia and mycelium of the entomopathogenic fungus Aschersonia placenta. Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 2012, 58(12): 1327–1334.doi:10.1139/w2012-111

40. Liu WQ, Han PJ, Qiu JZ, Wang QM*. Naumovozyma baii sp. nov., an ascomycetous yeast species isolated from rotten wood in a tropic forest. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 2012, 62(12): 3095–3098.doi:10.1099/ijs.0.044909-0

41. Han PJ, Qiu JZ, Wang QM, Bai FY*. Udeniomyces kanasensis sp. nov., a ballistoconidium-forming yeast species in the Cystofilobasidiales. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2012, 102(1): 45–51.doi:10.1007/s10482-012-9711-5

42. Qiu JZ, Su YB, Weng CS, Guan X*. Aschersonia conica sp. nov. (Clavicipitaceae) from Hainan Province, China. Mycotaxon, 2012, 118(4): 325–329. doi:10.5248/118.325

43. Lin YX, Yu F, Gao N, Sheng JP, Qiu JZ, Hu BC*. microRNA-143 protects cells from DNA damage-induced killing by down regulating FHIT expression. Cancer Biotherapy & Radiopharmaceuticals, 2011, 26(3): 365–372. doi: 10.1089/cbr.2010.0914

44. Qiu JZ, Sun CY, Guan X*. A new pathogen of scale insects, Aschersonia fusispora sp. nov. (Clavicipitaceae) from Guangxi Province, China. Mycotaxon, 2010, 113: 81–85. doi: 10.5248/113.81

45. Qiu JZ, Guan X*. A new species of Aschersonia (Clavicipitaceae, Hypocreales) from China. Mycotaxon, 2010, 111: 471–475.

46. Zhu Y, Pan J, Qiu J, Guan X*. Optimization of nutritional requirements for mycelial growth and sporulation of entomogenous fungus Aschersonia aleyrodis Webber. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 2008, 39(4): 770–775.doi:10.1590/S1517-838220080004000032

47. Zhu Y, Pan J, Qiu J, Guan X*. Isolation and Characterization of a chitinase gene from entomopathogenic fungus Verticillum lecanii. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 2008, 39(2): 314–320.doi: 10.1590/S1517-838220080002000022

48. Wu ZL, Guo WY, Qiu JZ, Huang TP, Li XB, Guan X*. Cloning and localization of vip3A gene of Bacillus thuringiensis. Biotechnology Letters, 2004, 26(18): 1425–1428.  doi: 10.1023/B:BILE.0000045645.45536.3f

49. Huang T, Liu J, Song F, Shu C, Qiu J, Guan X, Huang D, Zhang J*. Identification, distribution pattern of IS231 elements in Bacillus thuringiensis and their phylogenetic analysis. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 2004, 241(1): 27–32. doi:10.1016/j.femsle.2004.09.037

1. 49 published papers;

2. 46 authorized patents

3. 3 Science and Technology Progress Awards (including first prize and third prize) provided by Fujian Provincial Government