Rongrong Xie, Ph.D., Lecturer

Rongrong Xie, Ph.D., Lecturer  

Education:

2009, Ph.D., Agricultural Entomology & Pest Management, Nanjing Agricultural University

2004, B.S. , Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University

Working experience：  

2010-Present    

  Biofuels Institute of Jiangsu University , School of the Environment, Zhenjiang , 212013, Jiangsu , P. R. China

Main research interests:

•      The role of microorganisms in the digestion of
lignocelluloses by termite

•      Reveal the mechanism of efficient lignocelluloses degradation by termite  

Selected Publications:

1. Xie R R, Cheng X L, Hong X Y. Variable effects of Wolbachia infection in populations of the two-spotted mite Tetranychus urticae Koch in China. Appl. Entomol. Zool. 2011, 46: 95-102.

2. Xie R R, Zhou L L, Zhao Z J , Hong X Y. Male age influences the strength of Cardinium-induced cytoplasmic incompatibility expression in Tetranychus cinnabarinus (Boisduval). Appl. Entomol. Zool. 2010, 45: 417-423  

3. Xie R R, Liu Y, Hong H Y, Gotoh T. Effect of infection rate of Wolbachia on the reproduction in Tetranychus kanzawai Kishida (Acari: Tetranychidae) in China. Int. J. Acarol. 2006, 32 (4): 407-415.

4. Cheng X L, Xie R R, Li G Q, Hong X Y. Simultaneous detection of endosymbionts Wolbachia and Cardinium in spider mite by multiplex. Int. J. Acarol. 2009, 35: 397-403.  

5. Xie L, Xie R R, Zhang K J, Hong X Y. Genetic relationship between the carmine spider mite Tetranychus cinnabarinus (Boisdval) and the two-spotted Mite T. urticae Koch in China Based on the mtDNA COI and rDNA ITS2 Sequences. Zootaxa, 2008, 1726: 18-32.  

6. Liu Y, Xie R R, Hong X Y. Manipulation of symbiont Cardinium on the reproduction of the carmine spider mite Tetranychus cinnabarinus (Boisdval) (Acari: Tetranychidae). Acta entomolgica sinica, 2010, 53: 1233-1240.

7. Zhang K J, Xie R R, Hong X Y. Research progress of endosymbiont Cardinium. Journal of Nanjing agricultural university, 2010, 33: 1-11.

Contacts:

E-mail: rrxie@163.com  

Tel: +86-511-88796122