University of Kentucky
Department of Entomology
S – 225 Agricultural Sciences Building North
Lexington, Kentucky 40504

e-mail: zxi2@uky.edu

Masters

Expertise and Research Interests

Transformation of mosquito

Current Research

Transfection of Wolbachia in Drosophila and mosquito

Future Research

How to make mosquito inhospitable to the pathogen they now carry

Honors and Awards

Advanced Scientific and Technical Worker Award, the Health Ministry of P. R. China, 1997

Publications

• "Studies of Transgenic Mosquitoes and Refractory Gene of Arbovirus"; Xi, Z.; Huang, J.; Guo H. in press.
• "Comparative Studies on Molecular Techniques for Detecting Rickettsia tsutsugamushi in LeptotrombidiumDeliense and Mice"; Xi, Z.; Li, J.; Zhen, X.; Xie, Y. Systemic and Applied Acarology, 1999, 4, 15
• "Molecular Cloning and Identification of a Part of the Gene Encoding the 56-kilodalton Major Protein Antigen of Karp Strain of Rickettsia tsutsugamishi"; Zhang, H.; Li, J.; Zhen, X.; Xi, Z. Chinese Journal of Zoonoses, 1999, 15(2), 3
• " Serial Studies on Trombiculid Mite and Rickettsia tsutsugamishi"; Li, J.; Zhen, X.; Xi, Z.; et al. Academic Journal of Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, 1999, 20(4), 241.
• "A Study of the Effect of Aerosol Pyrethrods Pesticide to Mosquitoes Provided by Solvent and Proportion of Propellents"; Xi, Z.; Pan S.; Huang J.; Du M. Annual Bulletin of the Society of Parasitology, Guangdong Province, 1998, 20, 36
• "Detection of the Effect of Povindone-iodine Spumescent Aerosol to Trichomonas Vaginalis and Candida Aibicans"; Xi, Z.; Du M.; Huang J. Annual Bulletin of the Society of Parasitology, Guangdong Province, 1998, 20, 34
• "Studies of the Control of Dust Mite Allergy"; Xi, Z.; Huang J.; You Y. Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology, (suppl.), 1998, 18, 129
• "Preliminary Survey of Rickettsia tsutsugamushi for Epidemiology in West-sand Archipelago and Hainan Qiongzhong Strait by DNA-DNA Hybridization"; Xi, Z.; Li, J.; Zhen, X. Annual Bulletin of the Society of Parasitology, Guangdong Province, 1996, 18(12), 49.

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