标题：方呈祥
目前的主要研究领域和兴趣
1. 微生物遗传学
1）已建立以λ溶原菌作为一种细胞模式，深入研究λ原噬菌体紫外诱导的自由基机理；
2）影响微生物代谢调控的功能性基因及其克隆与表达；
3）自由基对微生物细胞程序性死亡、发育与分化的影响。
2. 系统微生物学
1）原核生物系统学研究（典型分类学、化学分类以及分子分类）；
2）产自由基清除剂微生物资源的研究；
3）微生物资源整合、开发与应用。
教学情况（课程名称，学时，授课对象等）：
微生物学实验 54学时 生科院、药学院、医学院 本科生
双学位班、东湖分校等 本科生
微生物生理学 36学时 生科院、药学院 (部分) 本科生 
系统微生物学 54学时 微生物学专业 硕士研究生
论 文
1．Suhua Zhu, Chengxiang Fang*, Shiqiao Zhu, et al. (2001). Inhibitory effects of Gynostemma pentaphyllum on the UV induction of bactreiophage lambda in lysogenic Escherichia coli. Current Microbiology, 43 (4) :299-301 
2. Shiqiao Zhu, Chengxiang Fang*, Suhua Zhu, Luozhen Zhang, Chengpeng Fan, Junxiang Zhang. (2004) Inductive Effect of hypoxanthine-xanthine oxidase system. Microbiology, 73 (1): 42-46 
3．Yancheng Liu, Qiuju Zhang, Chengxiang Fang*, Shiqiao Zhu, Yali Tang, Shaoyi Huang. (2005). Inhibitory effects of glutathione on the UV induction of bacterio-phage lambda in lysogenic Escherichia coli. Arch. Microbiol., 183 (6):1-6 
4. Hymenobacter tibetensis sp. nov., a UV-resistant bacterium isolated from Qinghai-Tibet plateau.Dai J, Wang Y, Zhang L, Tang Y, Luo X, An H, Fang C.
Syst Appl Microbiol. 2009 
5. Cohnella luojiensis sp. nov., isolated from soil of a Euphrates poplar forest.
Cai F, Wang Y, Qi H, Dai J, Yu B, An H, Rahman E, Fang C.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2009 Aug 21.
Niastella populi sp. nov., isolated from soil of a Euphrates poplar (Populus euphratica) forest, and emended description of the genus Niastella.
Zhang K, Wang Y, Tang Y, Dai J, Zhang L, An H, Luo G, Rahman E, Fang C.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2009 Aug 4. [
5.
Description of Pontibacter xinjiangensis sp. nov., in the phylum Bacteroidetes, and reclassification of Effluviibacter roseus as Pontibacter roseus comb. nov.
Wang Y, Zhang K, Cai F, Zhang L, Tang Y, Dai J, Fang C.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2009 Jul 31. [
6.
Pedobacter glucosidilyticus sp. nov., isolated from dry riverbed soil.
Luo X, Wang Z, Dai J, Zhang L, Li J, Tang Y, Wang Y, Fang C.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2009 Jul 31. 
7.
Parasegetibacter luojiensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the phylum Bacteroidetes, isolated from a Euphrates poplar forest.
Zhang K, Tang Y, Zhang L, Dai J, Wang Y, Luo X, Liu M, Luo G, Fang C.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2009 Jul 30. [
8.
Planobacterium taklimakanense gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Flavobacteriaceae that exhibits swimming motility, isolated from desert soil.
Peng F, Liu M, Zhang L, Dai J, Luo X, An H, Fang C.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2009 Jul;59(Pt 7):1672-8. 
9.
Bacillus korlensis sp. nov., a moderately halotolerant bacterium isolated from a sand soil sample in China.
Zhang L, Wang Y, Dai J, Tang Y, Yang Q, Luo X, Fang C.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2009 Jul;59(Pt 7):1787-92. 
10.
Skermanella xinjiangensis sp. nov., isolated from the desert of Xinjiang, China.
An H, Zhang L, Tang Y, Luo X, Sun T, Li Y, Wang Y, Dai J, Fang C.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2009 Jun;59(Pt 6):1531-4.
11.
Mucilaginibacter ximonensis sp. nov., isolated from Tibetan soil.
Luo X, Zhang L, Dai J, Liu M, Zhang K, An H, Fang C.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2009 Jun;59(Pt 6):1447-50.
12.
Pseudomonas xinjiangensis sp. nov., a moderately thermotolerant bacterium isolated from desert sand.
Liu M, Luo X, Zhang L, Dai J, Wang Y, Tang Y, Li J, Sun T, Fang C.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2009 Jun;59(Pt 6):1286-9.
13.
Kineococcus xinjiangensis sp. nov., isolated from desert sand.
Liu M, Peng F, Wang Y, Zhang K, Chen G, Fang C.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2009 May;59(Pt 5):1090-3.
14.
Lysobacter ximonensis sp. nov., isolated from soil.
Wang Y, Dai J, Zhang L, Luo X, Li Y, Chen G, Tang Y, Meng Y, Fang C.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2009 Apr;59(Pt 4):786-9.
15.
Deinococcus xinjiangensis sp. nov., isolated from desert soil.
Peng F, Zhang L, Luo X, Dai J, An H, Tang Y, Fang C.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2009 Apr;59(Pt 4):709-13.
16.
Hymenobacter deserti sp. nov., isolated from the desert of Xinjiang, China.
Zhang L, Dai J, Tang Y, Luo X, Wang Y, An H, Fang C, Zhang C.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2009 Jan;59(Pt 1):77-82.
17.
Dyadobacter alkalitolerans sp. nov., isolated from desert sand.
Tang Y, Dai J, Zhang L, Mo Z, Wang Y, Li Y, Ji S, Fang C, Zheng C.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2009 Jan;59(Pt 1):60-4.
18.
Paenibacillus tarimensis sp. nov., isolated from sand in Xinjiang, China.
Wang M, Yang M, Zhou G, Luo X, Zhang L, Tang Y, Fang C.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2008 Sep;58(Pt 9):2081-5.
19.
Nesterenkonia flava sp. nov., isolated from paper-mill effluent.
Luo HY, Miao LH, Fang C, Yang PL, Wang YR, Shi PJ, Yao B, Fan YL.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2008 Aug;58(Pt 8):1927-30.
20.
Aeromicrobium flavum sp. nov., isolated from air.
Tang Y, Zhou G, Zhang L, Mao J, Luo X, Wang M, Fang C.
21.Kocuria flava sp. nov. and Kocuria turfanensis sp. nov., airborne actinobacteria isolated from Xinjiang, China.
Zhou G, Luo X, Tang Y, Zhang L, Yang Q, Qiu Y, Fang C.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2008 Jun;58(Pt 6):1304-7.
22.
Pontibacter korlensis sp. nov., isolated from the desert of Xinjiang, China.
Zhang L, Zhang Q, Luo X, Tang Y, Dai J, Li Y, Wang Y, Chen G, Fang C.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2008 May;58(Pt 5):1210-4.
23.
Hymenobacter xinjiangensis sp. nov., a radiation-resistant bacterium isolated from the desert of Xinjiang, China.
Zhang Q, Liu C, Tang Y, Zhou G, Shen P, Fang C, Yokota A.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2007 Aug;57(Pt 8):1752-6.
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Knockout of crtB or crtI gene blocks the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway in Deinococcus radiodurans R1 and influences its resistance to oxidative DNA-damaging agents due to change of free radicals scavenging ability.
Zhang L, Yang Q, Luo X, Fang C, Zhang Q, Tang Y.
Arch Microbiol. 2007 Oct;188(4):411-9.
著 作
主编：王建波、方呈祥、章志宏。遗传学实验。武汉：武汉大学出版社，2004
获奖情况
1.《微生物学》- 利用现代化理念和手段，锐意改革，不断创新，全面提高
微生物学教学水平
2003年获武汉大学优秀教学成果 特等奖 (排名第二) 
2005年获湖北省优秀教学成果 一等奖 (排名第二) 
2005年获国家级教学成果 二等奖 (排名第二)
2．《系统微生物学》 
2000年获武汉大学研究生课程优秀教学成果奖