I. BRIEF INTRODUCTION

Prof. Wei Li

Ph.D. (Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

E-mail: liwei@stu.edu.cn

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, from September 2002 to July 2005

M.S., Shandong Agricultural University, from September 1999 to July 2002

B.S., Shandong Agricultural University, from September 1995 to July 1999

WORK EXPERIENCE

From December 2022 to present, Professor and Doctoral Supervisor, Shantou University

From July 2005 to December 2022, Associate Professor and Master’s Supervisor, Ocean University of China

From August 2014 to August 2015, Visiting Scholar, University of Ottawa

From December 2011 to present, Registered Environmental Impact Assessment Engineer, Ministry of Ecology and Environment Courses Taught: "Ecology", "Marine Microbiology", "Environmental Monitoring and Impact Assessment"

II. REASEARCH

Main Research Interests

Marine fungal resources, diversity and biogeographic distribution patterns; Ecological functions and adaptability of fungi in typical marine habitats; Development and utilization of characteristic marine fungal resources.

Projects Undertaken

1) Special Project on Basic Resources Survey of the Ministry of Science and Technology: "Survey of Characteristic Microbial Resources in China's Coastal Tidal Flats" - Task 3: "Survey of Filamentous Fungal Resources and Diversity in Tidal Flats"

2) General Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China: Discussing the Origin of the Yellow Sea Warm Current Based on the Temporal and Spatial Distribution Patterns of Fungal Diversity.

3) General Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China: Study on the Diversity and Community Succession of Ancient Fungi in the Sedimentary Layers of the Bohai Sea since the Late Pleistocene Glacial Period.

4) General Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China: Study on the Diversity and Distribution Patterns of Fungi in the Yellow Sea Cold Water Mass and Its Surrounding Sea Areas.

5) Youth Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China: Study on the Species Diversity of Algae-Associated Fungi in the Intertidal Zone along the Shandong Coast of the Bohai and Yellow Seas.

6) Shandong Provincial Excellent Young and Middle-Aged Scientist Award Fund: Research on the Pathogenic Nature and Infection Rules of a New Disease of Kelp

Research Achievements

(I)Partial papers (* corresponding author):

1. Wang MM, Mara P, Burgaud G, Edgcomb VP, Long XD, Yang HP, Cai L*, Li W*. (2023). Metatranscriptomics and metabarcoding reveal spatiotemporal shifts in fungal communities and their activities in Chinese coastal waters. Molecular Ecology, doi:10.1111/mec.16905

2. Wang XF, Ji CX, Cun JF, Xu PJ, Wang XW, Ren GW*, Li W*. (2022). Screening of insecticidal and antifungal activities of the culturable fungi isolated from the intertidal zones of Qingdao, China. Journal of Fungi, doi:10.3390/jof8121240

3. Wang MM, MA YY, Cai L, Tedersoo L, Bahram M, Burgaud G, Long XD, Zhang SM, Li W*. (2021). Seasonal dynamics of mycoplankton in the Yellow Sea reflect the combined effect of riverine inputs and hydrographic conditions. Molecular Ecology, doi:10.1111/mec.15986

4. Burgaud G, Edgcomb VP, Hassett BT, Kumar A, Li W, Mara P, Peng X, Philippe A, Phule P, Prado S, Quéméner M, Roullier C. (2022). Marine fungi. In The Marine Microbiome vol. 2. Springer.

5. Polme S, Abarenkov K, Nilsson RH, …Li W, …Koljalg U*, Tedersoo L. (2020). FungalTraits: a user-friendly traits database of fungi and fungus-like stramenopiles. Fungal Diversity, 105:1-16. doi:10.1007/s13225-020-00466-2

6. Quemener M*, Mara P, Schubotz F, Beaudoin D, Li W, Pachiadaki M, Sehein TR, Sylvan JB, Li JT, Barbier G, Edcomb V, Burgaud G*. (2020). Meta-omics highlights the diversity, activity and adaptation of fungi in deep oceanic crust. Environmental Microbiology, 22(9):3950-3967.

7. Huang RH, Lin W, Zhang P, Liu JY, Wang D, Li YQ, Wang XQ, Zhang CS, Li W*, Zhao DL*. (2020). Anti-phytopathogenic bacterial metabolites from the seaweed-derived fungus Aspergillus sp. D40. Frontiers in Marine Science, doi:10.3389/fmars.2020.00313

8. Wang MM, Ma YY, Feng CH, Cai L, Li W*. (2020). Diversity of pelagic and benthic bacterial assemblages in the Western Pacific Ocean. Frontiers in Microbiology, doi:10.3389/fmicb.2020.01730

9. Li W, Wang MM, Burgaud G, Yu HM & Cai L*. (2019) Fungal community composition and potential depth-related driving factors impacting distribution pattern and trophic modes from epi- to abyssopelagic zones of the Western Pacific Ocean. Microbial Ecology, doi:10.1007/s00248-019-01374-y

10. 李伟*. 海洋真菌分子生态学研究概况、问题与展望. 菌物学报，2019，doi:10.13346/j.mycosystema.190044

11. Li W*, Wang MM, Pan HQ, Burgaud G, Liang SK, Guo JJ, … Cai L*. (2018). Highlighting patterns of fungal diversity and composition shaped by ocean current using the East China Sea as a model. Molecular Ecology. doi:10.111/mec.14440

12. Li ZX, Wang XF, Ren GW, Yuan XL, Deng N, Ji GX, Li W*, Zhang P*. (2018). Prenylated diphenyl ethers from the marine algal-derived endophytic fungus Aspergillus tennesseensis. Molecules, 23, 2368, doi:10.3390/molecules23092368

13. Wang MM, Shenoy BM, Li W*, Cai L*. (2017). Molecular phylogen of Neodevriesia, with two new species and several new combinations. Mycologia, doi: 10.1080/00275514.2017.1415075

14. Li W*, Wang MM, Bian XM, Guo JJ, Cai L*. (2016). A high-level fungal diversity in the intertidal sediment of Chinese seas presents the spatial variation of community composition. Frontiers in Microbiology. 7(5995):2098. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.02098

15. Cheng XL, Cai L*, Li W*. (2015). Molecular phylogeny of Ascotricha, including two new marine algae-associated species. Mycologia, 107(3): 490-504.

(II)Authorized Patents as the First Inventor:

1. A slide preparation method for microscopic morphological observation of filamentous fungi, ZL201210001981.2, 2014.

2. A sterile collection method for marine sediment samples, ZL200810138928.0, 2010.

3. A large-scale long-term preservation method for marine higher fungi, ZL200810138927.6, 2010.