Soil Microbiome Ecology Research Group

Exploring the Secrets of Soil Life

About us

Dr. Gui-Feng Gao

Dr. Gui-Feng Gao (高贵锋)

Associate Research Fellow
Dr. Gui-Feng Gao received his Ph.D. in Ecology from Xiamen University in 2018. He completed his postdoctoral training at the Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences. His research focuses on soil microbiome ecology, microbial community assembly, and ecosystem functioning.
Field:
Microbial Ecology
Education:
Ph.D. in Ecology (Xiamen University, 2018)
Position:
Associate Research Fellow, Institute of Soil Science, CAS

Research Directions

  1. Soil Microbiome Biogeography & Driving Mechanisms - Understanding spatial patterns and environmental controls on microbial communities
  2. Soil Microbial Community Structure and Functional Evolution - Linking microbial composition to ecosystem functions and services

Research Team

Master Student Xin Xin

Master Student

Research Focus: Microbial Diversity in Coastal Wetlands

Microbial diversity analysis and community composition

Master Student Su Su

Master Student

Research Focus: Pathogen Biogeography

Microbial distribution and environmental responses

Representative Publications

Selected research accomplishments in peer-reviewed journals

Soil microbial biogeography: from maps to blueprints
Gui-Feng Gao‡, Shuo Jiao‡, Ke Dong‡, Xu Liu, Xin Xin, Beibei Chen, Kunkun Fan, Yu Shi, Congcong Shen, Teng Yang, Minyu Jing, Siyu Chen, Bin Ma, Gehong Wei, Jianming Xu, Jack A. Gilbert, Haiyan Chu*
Soil Ecology Letters
2026, 8(4): 260423
Expedited loss of soil biodiversity in blue carbon ecosystems caused by rising sea levels
Gui-Feng Gao, Luyao Song, Yihui Zhang, Haiyan Chu*
Soil Biology and Biochemistry
2024, 191: 109348
Continental-scale plant invasions reshuffle the soil microbiome of blue carbon ecosystems
Gui-Feng Gao, Huan Li, Yu Shi, Teng Yang, Chang-Hao Gao, and others
Global Change Biology
2022, 28: 4423-4438
Increasing inundation frequencies enhance the stochastic process and network complexity of the soil archaeal community in coastal wetlands
Gui-Feng Gao, Dan Peng, Di Wu, Yihui Zhang, Haiyan Chu*
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
2021, 87: e02560-20
Dramatic change of bacterial assembly process and co-occurrence pattern in Spartina alterniflora salt marsh along an inundation frequency gradient
Gui-Feng Gao, Dan Peng, Yihui Zhang, Yuntao Li, Kunkun Fan, and others
Science of the Total Environment
2021, 755: 142546
Distinct community assembly processes of abundant and rare soil bacteria in coastal wetlands along an inundation gradient
Gui-Feng Gao, Dan Peng, Binu M. Tripathi, Yihui Zhang*, Haiyan Chu*
mSystems
2020, 5: e01150-20
Soil microbial biogeography in a changing world: Recent advances and future perspectives
Haiyan Chu*, Gui-Feng Gao, Yuying Ma, Kunkun Fan, Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo*
mSystems
2020, 5: e00803-19

Research Projects

Current and completed funded research projects

Principal Investigator

National Key Research & Development Program
Title: Biocontrol of Soil-Borne Diseases and Remediation Technology for Herbicide Degradation in Dryland Soils | Period: 2024-2027
National Natural Science Foundation of China - General Program
Title: Spatiotemporal distribution of soil carbon-fixing microbes and their carbon enhancement mechanism in China's coastal wetlands under Spartina alterniflora invasion | Period: 2025-2028
National Natural Science Foundation of China - Young Scientist Program
Title: Response mechanism of soil microbial communities to sea level rise in typical coastal wetlands in southern China | Period: 2020-2022
Jiangsu Province Postdoctoral Fellowship
Title: Distribution and Driving Mechanisms of Soil Microbial Communities Under Spartina alterniflora Invasion | Period: 2019-2020

Co-Investigator

National Key Research & Development Program
Title: Microbiological Regulation and Yield Enhancement of Active Organic Matter in Dryland Soil | Period: 2022-2026
Chinese Academy of Sciences Strategic Priority Program Sub-project
Title: Targeted Cultivation of Key Species for Soil Biological Network Health | Period: 2021-2026
National Agricultural Major Science & Technology Project Sub-task
Title: Evaluation and Diagnosis of Soil Biological Health in Black Soil | Period: 2022-2026
National Natural Science Foundation - Key Program
Title: Evolution and Conservation of Microbial Diversity in Typical Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Wetlands Under Climate Change | Period: 2019-2024
National Natural Science Foundation - Major Research Plan
Title: Distribution and Function of Methane-oxidizing Microorganisms in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Wetlands | Period: 2020-2022

Contact Us

We welcome inquiries and collaboration opportunities

Email

Primary Email

gfgao@issas.ac.cn

Phone

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Office Phone

025-86881345