主持国家和省部级项目4项

1. 国家自然科学基金地区项目“基于群体感应luxS/AI-2系统的柠檬色明串珠菌生物膜形成机制探索”（ 31860433，2019.1 -2022.12，40万）

2. 内蒙古自然科学基金面上项目“乳酸菌生物膜形成的群体感应调控机制研究”（2018MS03026， 2018.1 -2020.12，6万）；

3. 内蒙古科技厅应用与开发项目“具有抑制真菌特性乳酸菌的筛选及其应用”（2016.01-2018.12，40万）；

4. 内蒙古自然科学基金博士项目“双歧杆菌eps基因簇的分子特性鉴定及相关基因的异源高效表达研究”（2014.01-2016.12，3万）

近三年发表SCI论文4篇

1. Rihua Xu, Aruhan, Lei Xiu, Shouxin Sheng, Yanchen Liang, Haochi Zhang, Yang Liu, He Tong, Ruiping Du*, and Xiao Wang*. Exopolysaccharides from Lactobacillus buchneri TCP016 Attenuate LPS- and d-GalN-Induced Liver Injury by Modulating the Gut Microbiota. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2019, 67(42): 11627-37.

2. R.H. Xu1, L. Xiu1, Y.L. Zhang, R.P. Du* and X. Wang*. Probiotic and hepatoprotective activity of lactobacillus isolated from Mongolian camel milk products. Beneficial Microbes, 2019, 10(6): 1-12.

3. Qinglan Yang, Ying Wang, Qi An, Ren Sa, Dejian Zhang*, Rihua Xu*，Research on the role of LuxS/AI-2 quorum sensing in biofilm of Leuconostoc citreumm 37 based on complete genome sequencing. 3 Biotech, 2021, 11:189.

4. Rihua Xu, Ren Sa, Junwei Jia, Lanlan Li, Xiao Wang*, Guorong Liu*, Screening of antifungal lactic acid bacteria as bioprotective cultures in yogurt and a whey beverage. Journal of Food Protection, 84(6), 2021, 953–961.