Research on the Mechanisms and Applications of Functional Microbes in Forage and Livestock

2023–Present, Associate Professor, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2019–2023, Assistant Researcher, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

1. Wang Tianwei, Teng Kunling, Cao Yanhong, Shi Weixiong, Xuan Zeyi, Zhou Jianhui, Zhang Jie, Zhong Jin*. Effects of Lactobacillus hilgardii 60TS-2, with or without homofermentative Lactobacillus plantarum B90, on the aerobic stability, fermentation quality and microbial community dynamics in sugarcane top silage. Bioresource Technology. 2020.312: 123600.
2. Wang Tianwei, Zhang Jiaqi, Shi Weixiong, Sun Jiahao, Xia Tianqi, Huang Fuqing, Liu Yayong, Li Huangkeyi, Teng Kunling, Zhong Jin*. Dynamic changes in fermentation quality and structure and function of the microbiome during mixed silage of Sesbania cannabina and sweet sorghum grown on saline-alkaline land. Microbiology Spectrum. 2022. 10(5): p. e0248322.
3. Wang Tianwei#, Teng Kunling#, Liu Yayong, Shi Weixiong, Zhang Jie, Dong Enqiu, Zhang Xin, Tao Yong, Zhong Jin*. Lactobacillus plantarum PFM 105 promotes intestinal development through modulation of gut microbiota in weaning piglets. 2019. Frontiers in Microbiology. 2019. Feb 5;10:90.
4. Wang Tianwei#, Teng Kuling#, Liu Gang, Liu Yayong, Zhang Jie, Zhang Xin, Zhang Min, Tao Yong, Zhong Jin*. Lactobacillus reuteri HCM2 protects mice against Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli through modulation of gut microbiota. 2018. Scientific Reports. Nov 30;8(1):17485.
5. Huang Fuqing #, Wang Tianwei#, Zhang Jiaqi, Muhammad, Sun Jiahao, Liu Yayong, Yun Fangfei, Xia Tianqi, Teng Kunling, Wang Jiwen, Zhong Jin*. Exploring the bacterial community succession and metabolic profiles of Lonicera japonica Thunb. residues during anaerobic fermentation. Bioresource Technology. 2022. 367: p. 128264.
6. Xia Tianqi, Wang Tianwei*, Zhang Jiaqi, Li Huangkeyi, Sun Jiahao, Liu Shanji, Yun Fangfei, Teng Kunling, Jin Sijie, Wang Siyue, Fu Zhihui, Zhong Jin*. In-depth proteomic analysis of alfalfa silage inoculated with Lactiplantibacillus plantarum reveals protein transformation mechanisms and optimizes dietary n utilization. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 2025 Apr 3:142638.
7. Xia Tianqi, Muhammad Tahir, Wang Tianwei*, Wang Yudong, Zhang Xiumin, Liu Shanji, Teng Kunling, Fu Zhihui, Yun Fangfei, Wang Siyue, Jin Sijie, Hu Jiachen, Zhong Jin*. Lactobacillus cocktail and cellulase synergistically improve the fiber transformation rate in Sesbania cannabina and sweet sorghum mixed silage. Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture. 2024, 11:81.
8. Tahir Muhammad#, Wang Tianwei*#; Zhang Jiaqi, Xia Tianqi, Deng Xian,Cao Xiaofeng, Zhong Jin#.  Compound lactic acid bacteria enhance the aerobic stability of Sesbania cannabina and corn mixed silage, BMC Microbiology, 2025, 25(68).
9. Sun Jiahao#, Wang Tianwei#, Huang Fuqing, Liu Yayong, Shi Weixiong, Ma Cui, Zhong Jin*. Silage fermentation: A Potential microbial approach for the forage utilization of Cyperus esculentus L. by-product. Fermentation. 2021, 7(4), 273.
10. Xia Tianqi#, Wang Tianwei#, Sun Jiahao, Shi Weixiong, Liu Yayong, Huang Fuqing, Zhang Jiaqi, Zhong Jin*. Modulation of fermentation quality and metabolome in co-ensiling of Sesbania cannabina and sweet sorghum by lactic acid bacterial inoculants. Frontiers in Microbiology. 2022.13:851271.
11. Li Huangkeyi#, Wang Tianwei#, Tahir Muhammad, Zhang Jiaqi, Sun Jiahao, Xia Tianqi, Huang Fuqing, Liu Yayong, Liu Zhiquan, Zhong Jin*. Influence of Lactobacillus plantarum inoculation on the silage quality of intercropped Lablab purpureus and sweet sorghum grown in Saline-alkaline region. Frontiers in Microbiology. 2022.11.8.
12. Jin Sijie#, Tahir Muhammad#, Huang Fuqing, Wang Tianwei*, Li Huangkeyi, Shi Weixiong, Liu Yayong, Liu Weichun, Zhong Jin*. Fermentation quality, amino acids profile, and microbial communities of whole-plant soybean silage in response to Lactiplantibacillus plantarum B90 alone or in combination with functional microbes. Frontiers in Microbiology.2024.11.27. (15)
13. Wang Tianwei, Zhong Jin*. Creating modern technological system for grass product processing to guarantee macroscopic food security. China Academic Journal, 2021,36(06):675-684. d
14. Wang Tianwei#, Cao Yanhong#, Yang Guo*, Zhong Jin*. Effects of lactic acid bacteria on the quality of silage and health of ruminants (in Chinese). Sci Sin Vitae, 2020, 50:927–938,
15. Wang Tianwe#, Teng Kunling#, Liu Gang, Liu Yayong, Zhang Xin, Dong Enqiu, Yin Yulong, Zhong Jin*. The functions and mechanisms of microecological agents in weaning piglet intestine. Sci Sin Vitae, 2019 (49),97-107.