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Zhi-Ping Zhong

Chinese Academy of SciencesORCID 0000-0002-4275-0403Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:statistical model· 3 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Matthew B. SullivaniD· 2 shared 2019 IsoGenie Field Teams 2010–2017· 1 shared Ahmed A. ZayediD· 1 shared Aileen Ute GeersiD· 1 shared Akbar Adjie PratamaiD· 1 shared Aminata Fofana· 1 shared Amy C. ThorpeiD· 1 shared Ann GregoryiD· 1 shared

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Evolutionary radiation of Polaromonas from mountain glaciers downstream

Grégoire Michoud, Aileen Ute Geers, Hannes Peter, Amy C. Thorpe, Zhi-Ping Zhong, Virginia Rich, Tom J. Battin

This study investigates genomic adaptations of Polaromonas bacteria across cryospheric habitats, revealing evolutionary transitions driven by horizontal gene transfer and genomic plasticity.

Current Biology · Jul 16, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Mobile genetic elements that shape microbial diversity and functions in thawing permafrost soils

Jiarong Guo, Samuel T. N. Aroney, Guillermo Domínguez‐Huerta, Derek A. Smith, Dean Vik, Carlos Owusu-Ansah, Akbar Adjie Pratama, Sergei A. Solonenko, Funing Tian, Cristina Howard‐Varona, Zhi-Ping Zhong, Aminata Fofana, Garrett J. Smith, Suzanne B. Hodgkins, Dylan Cronin, , Sarah C. Bagby

The paper analyzes mobile genetic elements in thawing permafrost soils to assess their impact on microbial diversity and function using meta-omic data.

Nature Microbiology · Jun 29, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

MetaPop: A pipeline for macro- and micro-diversity analyses and visualization of microbial and viral metagenome-derived populations

Ann Gregory, Kenji Gerhardt, Zhi-Ping Zhong, Benjamin Bolduc, Ben Temperton, Konstantinos T. Konstantinidis, Matthew B. Sullivan

MetaPop analyzes and visualizes microbial and viral metagenome-derived populations at macro- and micro-diversity levels, revealing lower viral nucleotide diversity in autistic children.

bioRxiv · Nov 1, 2020 · PreprintBioinformatics