Associate research professor Selected Publications 1. Zhao C,Kelly K, Jabbur ML, Paguaga M, Behringer M, Johnson CH. Host circadian behaviors exert only weak selective pressure on the gut microbiome under stable conditions but are critical for recovery from antibiotic treatment. PLoS Biol. 2022 Nov9;20(11): e3001865. 2. Zhao C，Xu Y, Wang B, Johnson CH. Synechocystis: A New Model System for Studying Cyanobacterial Circadian Rhythms. Front Physiol. 2023 Jan 4;13: 108 5959. 3. Zhao C, Gan F, Shen G, Bryant DA. RfpA, RfpB, and RfpC are the Master Control Elements of Far-Red Light Photoacclimation(FaRLiP). Front Microbiol. 2015 Nov25;6:1303. 4. Zhao C, Li Z, Li T, Zhang Y, Bryant DA, Zhao J. High-yield production of extracellular type-lcellulose by the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp.PCC 7002. Cell Discov. 2015 Apr 28;1:15004. 5. Johnson CH, Zhao C, Xu Y, Mori T. Timing the day: what makes bacterial clocks tick? Nature Reviews Microbiology. 2017 Apr; 15(4):232-242.doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2016.196.Epub 2017 Feb 20.
