Resume
2016 – present, Associate professor, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2014 – 2016, Assistant researcher, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2011 – 2013, Post doctor, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Education
Ph.D., 2006 – 2011, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China.
B.S., 2002 – 2006, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China.
Research Interests
Bio-energy, Photosynthesis, Respiration, Secondary metabolism
Selected Publications
1. Xu Xiuli#, Zhang Litao#, Song Fuhang, Zhang Guoliang, Ma Linlin, Na Yang (2025) Genomic insights into the alphaproteobacterium Georhizobium sp. MAB10 revealed a pathway of Mn(II) oxidation-coupled anoxygenic photoautotrophy: a novel understanding of the biotic process in deep-sea ferromanganese nodule formation. mBio, 16: e02675-24.
2. Zhang Chunhui, Zhang Jian, Liu Wenzhong, Ji Jingfang, Zhang Keyan, Li Huimin, Feng Yue, Xue Jinai, Ji Chunli, Zhang Litao*, Li Runzhi* (2025) Mechanisms of branched chain amino acids promoting growth and lipid accumulation in Camelina sativa seedlings under drought and salt stress. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 75: 104201.
3. Li Qianqian, Zhang Fei, Zhang Litao* (2023) Development of a 5-aminolevulinic acid feeding strategy capable of enhancing Haematococcus pluvialis biomass, astaxanthin, and fatty acid yields. Bioresource Technology, 368: 128319.
4. Zhang Litao, Zhang Chunhui, Xu Ran, Yu Wenjie, Liu Jianguo (2022) A strategy for promoting carbon flux into fatty acid and astaxanthin biosynthesis by inhibiting the alternative oxidase respiratory pathway in Haematococcus pluvialis. Bioresource Technology, 344: 126275.
5. Zhang Litao, Li Ling, Liu Jianguo (2022) Enhanced biohydrogen and lipid coproduction in Chlorella protothecoides under nitrogen-limiting conditions in a closed system. Journal of Cleaner Production, 359: 132169.
6. Li Yongfu, Qiu Ziyue, Cui Hongwu, Wang Lu, Zhang Litao (2022) Simultaneous promotion of microalgal CO2 assimilation, biomass accumulation, lipid production, and wastewater nutrient removal by adding 5-aminolevulinic acid. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2022, 10: 14715-14723.
7. Zhang Chunhui, Li Runzhi, Feng Yue, Zhang Litao*, Zhao Chunchao, Ji Chunli, Cui Hongli (2021) Glycinebetaine promotes photosynthesis, biomass accumulation, and lipid production in Nannochloropsis gaditana under nitrogen deprivation. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 2021, 9: 17232-17241.
8. Cheng Dandan, Zhang Litao* (2021) Mitochondrial alternative oxidase pathway acts as an electron sink during photosynthetic induction in Rumex K-1 leaves. Photosynthetica 59: 615-624.
9. Zhang Chunhui, Li Ruizhi*, Zhu Qin, Hang Wei, Zhang Hongjiang, Cui Hongli, Ji Chunli, Zhang Litao*, Chen Fangjian (2020) Antioxidant enzymes and the mitochondrial alternative oxidase pathway play important roles in chilling tolerance of Haematococcus pluvialis at the green motile stage. Algal Research 50: 102003.
10. Cheng Dandan, Gao Huiyuan, Zhang Litao* (2020) Upregulation of mitochondrial alternative oxidase pathway protects photosynthetic apparatus against photodamage under chilling stress in Rumex K-1 leaves. Photosynthetica 58: 1116-1121.
11. Zhang Litao, Zhang Chunhui, Liu Jianguo, Yang Na (2020) A strategy for stimulating astaxanthin and lipid production in Haematococcus pluvialis by exogenous glycerol application under low light. Algal Research, 46: 101779.
12. Zhang Litao, Li Yongfu, Liu Jianguo (2020) Photosynthetic characteristics of aerial microalga Trentepohlia jolithus during drying and rewetting cycles. Algal Research, 50: 101992.
13. Zhang Litao, Xu Ran, Liu Jianguo (2020) Efficacy of botanical pesticide for rotifer extermination during the cultivation of Nannochloropsis oculata probed by chlorophyll a fluorescence transient. Photosynthetica, 58: 341-347.
14. Zhang Litao, Su Fang, Zhang Chuihui, Gong Fengying, Liu Jianguo (2017) Changes of photosynthetic behaviors and photoprotection during cell transformation and astaxanthin accumulation in Haematococcus pluvialis grown outdoors in tubular photobioreactors. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 18: 33.
15. Zhang Litao, Li Ling, He Meilin, Liu Jianguo (2016) The role of photorespiration during H2 photoproduction in Chlorella protothecoides under nitrogen limitation. Plant Cell Reports, 35: 1-4.
16. Zhang Litao, Liu Jianguo (2016) Effects of heat stress on photosynthetic electron transport in a marine cyanobacterium Arthrospira sp. Journal of Applied Phycology, 28: 757-763.
17. Zhang Litao, Liu Jianguo (2016) Plastid terminal oxidase acts as an alternative electron sink in a marine cyanobacterium Arthrospira sp. Botanica Marina, 59: 201-204.
18. Zhang Litao, Li Yongfu, Liu Jianguo (2016) Complete inactivation of photosynthetic activity during desiccation and rapid recovery by rehydration in the aerial microalga Trentepohlia jolithus. Plant Biology, 18: 1058-1061.
19. Zhang Litao, Liu Jianguo (2016) Enhanced fatty acid accumulation in Isochrysis galbana by inhibition of the mitochondrial alternative oxidase pathway under nitrogen deprivation. Bioresource Technology, 211: 783-786.
20. Zhang Litao, He Meilin, Liu Jianguo (2015) Role of the mitochondrial alternative oxidase pathway in hydrogen photoproduction in Chlorella protothecoides. Planta, 241: 1005-1014.
