*co-first author, #co-corresponding author, Ma Lab member
2025

Xiaoxian Kuang*, Juntao Shen*, Linggang Zheng, Yi Duan, Yingfei Ma, Elaine Lai-Han Leung, Lei Dai. Applications of bacteriophages in precision engineering of the human gut microbiome. Engineering Microbiology (2025)

2024

Shengjian Yuan*, Yanchen Li*, Chunhua Kou, YiChen Sun, Yingfei Ma . CRISPR/Cas12a-based genome editing for cyanophage of Anabeana sp. Synth Syst Biotechnol (2024) 

Chao Wang, Shiwei Wang, Shisong Jing, Yuan Zeng, Lili Yang, Yongqi Mu, Zixuan Ding, Yuqin Song, Yanmei Sun, Gang Zhang, Dawei Wei, Ming Li, Yingfei Ma, Haijian Zhou#, Linhuan Wu#, Jie Feng#. Data-driven engineering of phages with tunable capsule tropism for Klebsiella pneumoniae. Adv Sci (2024).

Xin Tan, Kai Chen, Zhihuan Jiang, Ziqiang Liu, Siyun Wang, Yong Ying, Jieqiong Zhang, Shengjian Yuan, Zhipeng Huang, Ruyue Gao, Min Zhao, Aoting Weng, Yongqing Yang, Huilong Luo, Daizhou Zhang, Yingfei Ma. Evaluation of the impact of repeated intravenous phage doses on mammalian host-phage interactions. J Virol (2024)

Si-Yun Wang, Xin Tan#, Zi-Qiang Liu, Hui Ma, Tian-Bin Liu, Yong-Qing Yang, Yong Ying, Ru-Yue Gao, Dai-Zhou Zhang, Ying-Fei Ma, Kai Chen#, Lin Lin#, Zhi-Huan Jiang#, Jia-Lin Yu# Pharmacokinetics and safety evaluation of intravenously administered Pseudomonas phage PA_LZ7 in a mouse model. Microbiol Spectr (2024).

2023

Min Zhao, Xin Tan#, Zi-qiang Liu, Lei Dou, Dong Liu, Yong-jun Pan, Ying-fei Ma#, Jia-lin Yu#. Engineered phage with cell-penetrating peptides for intracellular bacterial infections, mSystems (2023)

Yang, Lili; Mai, Guoqin; Hu, Zheng; Zhou, Haokui; Dai, Lei; Deng, Ziqing; Ma, YingfeiGlobal transmission of broad-host-range plasmids derived from the human gut microbiome. Nucleic Acids Research (2023).

Weijie Liang*,Yuqiong Yang*, Shenhai Gong*, Mingyuan Wei*, Yingfei Ma*, Ruipei Feng, Jingyuan Gao, Xiaomin Liu, Fuyi Tu, Wei Ma, Xinzhu Yi, Zhenyu Liang, Fengyan Wang, Lingwei Wang, Dandan Chen, Wensheng Shu, Bruce E Miller, Ruth Tal-Singer, Gavin C Donaldson, Jadwiga A Wedzicha, Dave Singh, Tom M A Wilkinson, Christopher E Brightling, Rongchang Chen, Nanshan Zhong, Zhang Wang.  Airway dysbiosis accelerates lung function decline in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cell Host & Microbe (2023).

Juntao Shen, Jieqiong ZhangLuofei MoYanchen LiYake Li, Cun Li, Xiaoxian Kuang, Zining Tao, Zepeng Qu, Lu Wu, Junyu Chen, Shiying Liu, Linfang ZengZexi He, Zuohong Chen, Yu Deng, Tong Zhang, Bing Li, Lei Dai#, Yingfei Ma#Large-scale phage cultivation for commensal human gut bacteriaCell Host & Microbe (2023).

2022

Ran Li, Yongming Wang, Han Hu, Yan Tan & Yingfei Ma. Metagenomic analysis reveals unexplored diversity of archaeal virome in the human gut. Nat Commun (2022). 

Peifen Chen, Ziqiang Liu, Xin Tan, Haijiang Wang, Yiyang Liang, Yingjun Kong, Wenxue Sun, Liqin Sun, Yingfei Ma, Hongzhou Lu. Bacteriophage therapy for empyema caused by carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Bioscience Trends (2022).

Shengjian YuanJuan Shi,Jianrong JiangYingfei MaGenome-scale top-down reduction of phages to generate viable minimal phage genomes. Nucleic Acids Research (2022).

Shun GuoHaoran ZhangYunmeng ChuQingshan Jiang, Yingfei Ma. A neural network-based framework to understand the Type 2 Diabetes (T2D)-related alteration of the human gut microbiome. iMeta (2022).

Yunmeng Chu, Shun Guo, Dachao Cui, Xiongfei Fu, Yingfei Ma*.DeephageTP: A Convolutional Neural Network Framework for Identifying Phage-specific Proteins from metagenomic sequencing data. PeerJ (2022).

2021

Xin Tan, Huaisheng Chen, Min Zhang, Ying Zhao, Yichun Jiang, Xueyan Liu, Wei Huang, Yingfei Ma. Clinical experience of personalized phage therapy against carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii lung infection in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Front Cell Infect Microbiol (2021).

2020

Yijing Chen, Lihua Fang, Shuo Chen, Haokui Zhou, Yingying Fan, Li Lin, Jing Li, Jinying Xu, Yuewen Chen, Yingfei Ma, Yu Chen. Gut microbiome alterations precede cerebral amyloidosis and microglial pathology in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s diseaseBioMed research international (2020).

Lingling Wen, Ling Chen, Shengjian Yuan, Linyu Tian, Tingwei Yan, Haoran Zhang, Yang Tan, Yue Yu, Hui Wen, Yingfei Ma, Ting Wei, Shuqiang Huang. Complete genome analysis of PaGz-1 and PaZq-1, two novel phages belonging to the genus Pakpunavirus. Archives of Virology (2020).

Ling Chen, Quan Liu, Jiqiang Fan, Tingwei Yan, Haoran Zhang, Jinfang Yang, Deng Deng, Chaolan Liu, Ting Wei*, and Yingfei Ma*. Characterization and genomic analysis of ValSw3-3, a new Siphoviridae bacteriophage infecting Vibrio alginolyticusJournal of Virology (2020).

2019

Ling Chen#, Jiqiang Fan#, Tingwei Yan, Quan Liu, Shengjian Yuan, Haoran Zhang, Jinfang Yang, Deng Deng, Shuqiang Huang* and Yingfei Ma*, Isolation and Characterization of Specific Phages to Prepare a Cocktail Preventing Vibrio sp. Va-F3 Infections in Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) Front. Microbiol (2019).

Guoqin Mai, Limei Chen, Ran Li, Quan Liu, Haoran Zhang, and Yingfei Ma. Common Core Bacterial Biomarkers of Bladder Cancer Based on Multiple DatasetsBioMed Research International (2019).

Ling Chen, Guoye Guan, Quan Liu, Shengjian Yuan, Tingwei Yan, Linyu Tian, Yan Zhou, Yixuan Zhao, Yingfei Ma, Ting Wei & Xiongfei Fu. Characterization and complete genomic analysis of two Salmonella phages, SenALZ1 and SenASZ3, new members of the genus Cba120virusArchives of Virology (2019)

Jinming Cui#, Guoqin Mai#, Zuowei Wang, Quan Liu, Yan Zhou,Yingfei Ma* and Chenli Liu*. Metagenomic insights into a cellulose-rich niche reveal microbial cooperation in cellulose degradation. Front. Microbiol (2019). 

2018

Ling Chen, Shengjian Yuan, Quan Liu, Guoqing Mai, Jinfang Yang, Deng Deng, Bingzhao Zhang, Chenli Liu and Yingfei Ma*. In vitro design and evaluation of phage cocktails against Aeromonas salmonicidaFront. Microbiol (2018).

Shengjian Yuan, Ling Chen, Quan Liu, Yan Zhou, Jingfang Yang, Deng Deng, Hongping Li & Yingfei Ma*. Characterization and genomic analyses of Aeromonas hydrophila phages AhSzq-1 and AhSzw-1, isolates representing new species within the T5virus genus. Archives of virology (2018).

Yingfei Ma, Xiaoyan You, Guoqin Mai, Taku Tokuyasu, Chenli Liu. A human gut phage catalog correlates the gut phageome with type 2 diabetes. Microbiome (2018).

Minzhi Jiang, Zhijun Qiu, Guangwu Zhang, Shiyin Gao, Xiaoyan You* & Ying-fei Ma*.Mucilaginibacter xinganensis sp. nov., a phenanthrene-degrading bacterium isolated from wetland soil. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek (2018).

Zhenlong Yang#, Shengjian Yuan#, Ling Chen, Quan Liu, Haoran Zhang, Yingfei Ma, Ting Wei*, Shuqiang Huang*. Complete genome analysis of bacteriophage AsXd-1, a new member of the genus Hk97virus, family Siphoviridae. Archives of Virology (2018).

Jiqiang Fan#, Limei Chen#, Guoqin Mai, Haoran Zhang, Jinfang Yang, Deng Deng, Yingfei Ma*. Dynamics of the gut microbiota in developmental stages of Litopenaeus vannamei reveal its association with body weight. Scientific Reports (2018).

2017

Jinming Cui, Minfeng Xiao, Mingzhu Liu, Zuowei Wang, Furong Liu, Hailin Meng, Honggang Zhang, Jinfang Yang, Deng Deng, Huang, Shuqiang Huang, Yingfei Ma*, Chenli Liu*. Coupling metagenomics with cultivation to select host-specific probiotic micro-organisms for subtropical aquaculture. Journal of applied microbiology(2017).