Professor Jianhua Guo
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Jianhua Guo

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Background

Prof Guo joined the Advanced Water Management Centre (AWMC), renamed as the Australian Centre for Water and Environmental Biotechnology in July 2021, at The University of Queensland in 2013. He is currently the ACWEB Deputy Director - Research. His research focuses on effective integration of process engineering, environmental microbiology and environmental biotechnology to develop innovative and sustainable solutions to achieve high-levels of contaminant removal from water or wastewater. He is also an active researcher in environmental dimension of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). As a pioneer, Prof Guo and his team discovered that non-antibiotic pharmaceuticals/chemicals contribute to the spread of AMR, which has substantially augmented our understating of the causes of AMR. His ground-breaking findings have been covered by many mainstream media outlets, including ABC News, The Daily Mail, Science Daily and The Courier-Mail, via over 100 press stories. He has to date won over $14M in government, industry and university research funding including ARC Discovery and Linkage, mostly as the lead Chief Investigator. He has published more than 200 fully refereed papers both in multidisciplinary journals such as PNAS and Nature Communications, and specialised journals including The ISME Journal, Water Research and Environmental Science & Technology. His research output and achievements have been recognized through national and international awards or fellowship, including 2013 Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) and 2017 Australian Research Council Future Fellowship. He is an Editor of the Journal of Hazardous Materials, Water Science & Technology, and an Associate Editor of Water Research.

Availability

Professor Jianhua Guo is:
Available for supervision

Qualifications

  • Doctoral Diploma, Harbin Institute of Technology

Research interests

  • Environmental Dimension of Antibiotic Resistance

  • Novel disinfection processes

  • Methane-based Biotechnology: Bioconversion Methane into Liquid Chemicals

  • Microbial Ecology in Water Engineering Systems

  • Microorganisms Involved in Global Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles

  • Biological Nutrients Removal and Recovery from Wastewater

  • Novel groundwater remediation technologies

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290 works between 2007 and 2026
All (290) Journal Article (284) Other Outputs (1) Conference Publication (1) Book Chapter (4)

1 - 20 of 290 works

2026

Journal Article

Comparative recovery of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus from food waste via anaerobic digestion and Black Soldier Fly Larvae

Li, Chunxing, Yuan, Zengwei, Liu, Bo, Sun, Yan, Wang, Yu, Quan, Jiawei, Shen, Xiankun and Guo, Jianhua (2026). Comparative recovery of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus from food waste via anaerobic digestion and Black Soldier Fly Larvae. Water Research, 288 (Pt A) 124587, 124587. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2025.124587

Comparative recovery of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus from food waste via anaerobic digestion and Black Soldier Fly Larvae

2025

Journal Article

Aquatic fungal intrusion increases microbial risk in premise plumbing system: novel insights into water quality, bacterial community and function of pathogens

Liu, Xiang, Pei, Tingting, Zhang, Haihan, Pan, Sixuan, Wu, Guilin, Ma, Ben, Sekar, Raju, Chen, Zhongbing, Ju, Feng and Guo, Jianhua (2025). Aquatic fungal intrusion increases microbial risk in premise plumbing system: novel insights into water quality, bacterial community and function of pathogens. Water Research, 287 (A) 124387, 124387. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2025.124387

Aquatic fungal intrusion increases microbial risk in premise plumbing system: novel insights into water quality, bacterial community and function of pathogens

2025

Journal Article

Efficient metal removal from digested sludge and supernatant by nitrification-driven acidifying leaching and denitrification-driven alkalizing precipitation

Niu, Chenkai, Liu, Tao, Kong, Zheng, Wang, Suicao, Zheng, Min, Guo, Jianhua and Hu, Shihu (2025). Efficient metal removal from digested sludge and supernatant by nitrification-driven acidifying leaching and denitrification-driven alkalizing precipitation. Water Research, 288 124707, 124707. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2025.124707

Efficient metal removal from digested sludge and supernatant by nitrification-driven acidifying leaching and denitrification-driven alkalizing precipitation

2025

Journal Article

Microbial conversion of methane into single cell protein in a dual-membrane biofilm reactor

Ma, Yicheng, Liu, Tao, Yuan, Zhiguo and Guo, Jianhua (2025). Microbial conversion of methane into single cell protein in a dual-membrane biofilm reactor. Water Research, 283 123838, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2025.123838

Microbial conversion of methane into single cell protein in a dual-membrane biofilm reactor

2025

Journal Article

The increase in wastewater-sourced resistome elevated the prevalence and risk of riverine antibiotic resistance in wet season

Gao, Fang-Zhou, Hu, Li-Xin, Liu, You-Sheng, He, Liang-Ying, Bai, Hong, Qiao, Lu-Kai, Chen, Zi-Yin, Li, Ping, Ju, Feng, Guo, Jianhua and Ying, Guang-Guo (2025). The increase in wastewater-sourced resistome elevated the prevalence and risk of riverine antibiotic resistance in wet season. Environment International, 203 109769, 109769-203. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2025.109769

The increase in wastewater-sourced resistome elevated the prevalence and risk of riverine antibiotic resistance in wet season

2025

Journal Article

Biochar suppresses conjugative transfer of antibiotic resistance genes in manure-amended soils

Fang, Jing, Chen, Zhiwen, Yu, Zhigang, Shan, Shengdao, Hou, Yucheng, Liu, Lili, Huang, Jin, Li, Bing and Guo, Jianhua (2025). Biochar suppresses conjugative transfer of antibiotic resistance genes in manure-amended soils. The ISME Journal, 19 (1) wraf187, 1. doi: 10.1093/ismejo/wraf187

Biochar suppresses conjugative transfer of antibiotic resistance genes in manure-amended soils

2025

Journal Article

Intensifying Nitrogen Removal Capacity of Membrane Biofilm Reactor Coupling n-DAMO and Anammox Processes by Dosing Signaling Molecules

Xu, Dongdong, Liu, Tao, Lu, Yan, Li, Yimeng and Guo, Jianhua (2025). Intensifying Nitrogen Removal Capacity of Membrane Biofilm Reactor Coupling n-DAMO and Anammox Processes by Dosing Signaling Molecules. ACS ES&T Water, 5 (9) acsestwater.5c00627, 5585-5593. doi: 10.1021/acsestwater.5c00627

Intensifying Nitrogen Removal Capacity of Membrane Biofilm Reactor Coupling n-DAMO and Anammox Processes by Dosing Signaling Molecules

2025

Journal Article

GWPD: a multifunctional platform to unravel biological risk factors in global engineered water systems

Wang, Aijie, Huang, Fang, Wang, Wenxiu, Zhao, Yanmei, Su, Yiyi, Lei, Zelin, Gao, Rui, Tao, Yu, Wei, Jun, Cheng, Haoyi, Liang, Jinsong, Liang, Bin, Guo, Jianhua, Jiang, Jiping, Fan, Lu and Gao, Shu-Hong (2025). GWPD: a multifunctional platform to unravel biological risk factors in global engineered water systems. Engineering, 51, 254-262. doi: 10.1016/j.eng.2024.04.022

GWPD: a multifunctional platform to unravel biological risk factors in global engineered water systems

2025

Journal Article

Simultaneously enhance nutrient removal and sludge settleability through hydrocyclone-based technology in a full-scale high-inert containing activated sludge process

Shao, Yanjun, Chen, Sisi, Tao, Xiang, Yang, Weilan, Liu, Tao, Wang, Binzheng, Wang, Yan, Wang, Shuo, Xu, Dongdong, Guo, Jianhua and Li, Ji (2025). Simultaneously enhance nutrient removal and sludge settleability through hydrocyclone-based technology in a full-scale high-inert containing activated sludge process. Water Research, 280 123531, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2025.123531

Simultaneously enhance nutrient removal and sludge settleability through hydrocyclone-based technology in a full-scale high-inert containing activated sludge process

2025

Journal Article

Simultaneous removal of ammonium from wastewater and nitric oxide from flue gas via Anammox bacteria in membrane biofilm reactors

Zhang, Zexi, Xing, Wei, Fan, Jiayi, Gao, Xinyu, Bao, Xin, Zhang, Yue, Liu, Tao, Guo, Jianhua and Yao, Hong (2025). Simultaneous removal of ammonium from wastewater and nitric oxide from flue gas via Anammox bacteria in membrane biofilm reactors. Chemical Engineering Journal, 516 164229, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.164229

Simultaneous removal of ammonium from wastewater and nitric oxide from flue gas via Anammox bacteria in membrane biofilm reactors

2025

Journal Article

Sulfate-reducing capability of nitrate-dependent anaerobic gaseous alkanes degrader

Liu, Xiawei, Yuan, Zhiguo, Wu, Mengxiong and Guo, Jianhua (2025). Sulfate-reducing capability of nitrate-dependent anaerobic gaseous alkanes degrader. Water Research, 280 123507, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2025.123507

Sulfate-reducing capability of nitrate-dependent anaerobic gaseous alkanes degrader

2025

Journal Article

Particulate methane monooxygenase and cytochrome P450-induced reactive oxygen species facilitate 17β-estradiol biodegradation in a methane-fed biofilm

Lu, Wenkang, Guo, Xu, Wu, Yunshuo, Sun, Shengjie, Wang, Qingqing, Guo, Jianhua, Zhao, He-Ping and Lai, Chun-Yu (2025). Particulate methane monooxygenase and cytochrome P450-induced reactive oxygen species facilitate 17β-estradiol biodegradation in a methane-fed biofilm. Water Research, 280 123501, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2025.123501

Particulate methane monooxygenase and cytochrome P450-induced reactive oxygen species facilitate 17β-estradiol biodegradation in a methane-fed biofilm

2025

Journal Article

Robust biogas upgrading process via homoacetogens against ammonia and sulfide toxicities

Zhou, Linjie, Wu, Mengxiong and Guo, Jianhua (2025). Robust biogas upgrading process via homoacetogens against ammonia and sulfide toxicities. Water Research, 279 123440, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2025.123440

Robust biogas upgrading process via homoacetogens against ammonia and sulfide toxicities

2025

Journal Article

Disinfectant and antibiotic resistance in Mycobacterium abscessus water isolates

Patterson-Fahy, Kirby, Carter, Robyn, Taylor, Steven L., Guo, Jianhua and Thomson, Rachel M. (2025). Disinfectant and antibiotic resistance in Mycobacterium abscessus water isolates. Microbiology Spectrum, 13 (7) e0337424, 1-12. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.03374-24

Disinfectant and antibiotic resistance in Mycobacterium abscessus water isolates

2025

Journal Article

Antidepressant drugs promote the spread of broad-host-range plasmid in mouse and human gut microbiota

Ding, Pengbo, Lu, Ji, Lei, Tong, Guo, Yinan, Zhu, Baoli, Zhao, Yong, Wang, Yue, Engelstädter, Jan, Schembri, Mark A. and Guo, Jianhua (2025). Antidepressant drugs promote the spread of broad-host-range plasmid in mouse and human gut microbiota. Gut Microbes, 17 (1) 2514138, 2514138. doi: 10.1080/19490976.2025.2514138

Antidepressant drugs promote the spread of broad-host-range plasmid in mouse and human gut microbiota

2025

Journal Article

Integrated application of nanoscale zero-valent iron for sulfide and methane control in sewers and improved wastewater treatment

Cen, Xiaotong, Hu, Zhetai, Yu, Zhigang, Huang, Xin, Zuo, Zhiqiang, Guo, Jianhua, Yuan, Zhiguo and Zheng, Min (2025). Integrated application of nanoscale zero-valent iron for sulfide and methane control in sewers and improved wastewater treatment. Water Research, 276 123248, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2025.123248

Integrated application of nanoscale zero-valent iron for sulfide and methane control in sewers and improved wastewater treatment

2025

Journal Article

Emerging technologies for the control of biological contaminants in water treatment: a critical review

Gao, Rui, Gao, Shu-Hong, Li, Jun, Su, Yiyi, Huang, Fang, Liang, Bin, Fan, Lu, Guo, Jianhua and Wang, Aijie (2025). Emerging technologies for the control of biological contaminants in water treatment: a critical review. Engineering, 48, 185-204. doi: 10.1016/j.eng.2024.08.022

Emerging technologies for the control of biological contaminants in water treatment: a critical review

2025

Journal Article

A novel perspective on the instability of mainstream partial nitrification: the niche differentiation of nitrifying guilds

Ran, Xiaochuan, Wang, Tong, Zhou, Mingda, Li, Zibin, Wang, Han, Tsybekmitova, Gazhit Ts., Guo, Jianhua and Wang, Yayi (2025). A novel perspective on the instability of mainstream partial nitrification: the niche differentiation of nitrifying guilds. Environmental Science and Technology, 59 (18), 8922-8938. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5c01214

A novel perspective on the instability of mainstream partial nitrification: the niche differentiation of nitrifying guilds

2025

Journal Article

Viral auxiliary roles in hydrolytic and biosynthetic metabolism regulate prokaryotic microbial interactions in anaerobic digestion

Guo, Xu, Yu, Pingfeng, Guo, Jianhua, Zhao, He-Ping and Lai, Chun-Yu (2025). Viral auxiliary roles in hydrolytic and biosynthetic metabolism regulate prokaryotic microbial interactions in anaerobic digestion. Water Research, 274 123140, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2025.123140

Viral auxiliary roles in hydrolytic and biosynthetic metabolism regulate prokaryotic microbial interactions in anaerobic digestion

2025

Journal Article

Microbial oxidation of short-chain gaseous alkanes

Wu, Mengxiong, Liu, Xiawei, Musat, Florin and Guo, Jianhua (2025). Microbial oxidation of short-chain gaseous alkanes. Nature Microbiology, 10 (5) e2005219118, 1042-1054. doi: 10.1038/s41564-025-01982-0

Microbial oxidation of short-chain gaseous alkanes

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2028
    Combating pathogens from biofilms in premise plumbing systems
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2025 - 2026
    National Live Cell Analytics Facility for Organelles' Interactome Discovery (ARC LIEF administered by University of Technology Sydney)
    University of Technology Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2025 - 2027
    Anaerobic short-chain gaseous alkane oxidation coupled to nitrate reduction
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2028
    Applying quantitative microbial risk assessment, epidemiological modelling, and Bayesian Network models to facilitate AMR management in wastewater services, water reuse and biosolids (admin by UniSA)
    CRC SAAFE Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2027
    Dual-membrane upgrading towards sustainable wastewater management
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2028
    ARC Training Centre for Environmental and Agricultural Solutions to Antimicrobial Resistance (ARC CEA-StAR)
    ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centres
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    A novel microbial process breaking through the nitrogen cycling
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2022 - 2024
    Application of novel membranes aerated biofilm reactor in petrochemical wastewater treatment
    China Petrochemical Technology Company Limited (Sinopec Tech)
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2024
    Eliminating opportunistic pathogens from premise plumbing biofilms in healthcare facilities
    Metro North Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    Novel disinfection to combat antibiotic resistance
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2023
    Simultaneous dissolved methane and nitrogen removal
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2018
    Environmental dissemination of antibiotic resistance promoted by nanoparticles
    UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards - DVC(R) Funding
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2021
    Maximizing Energy Recovery through Innovative Nitrogen remOval (MERINO) - DC Water Project
    District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2021
    Combating the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance in Urban Water Systems
    ARC Future Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2021
    Transforming wastewater treatment plants from a large energy consumer to an energy exporter through maximizing renewable energy recovery
    Melbourne Water Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2019
    Interactions between nanoparticles and bacteria
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2014
    A metagenomics-assisted optimisation of the Anammox process to treat domestic wastewater
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2016
    A novel autotrophic biological nitrogen removal process driven by ammonia-oxidizing archaea and anammox bacteria
    ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Jianhua Guo is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Microbial ecology and control of opportunistic pathogens in drinking water systems

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Development of sequencing-based surveillance monitoring of antimicrobial resistance in the environment

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Development of magnesium oxide products as a novel disinfectant agent

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Conny Turni

  • Doctor Philosophy

    In-depth understanding of bioprocess and microbial community in a novel methane-based membrane biofilm reactor

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Honorary Professor Zhiguo Yuan

  • Master Philosophy

    Enrichment of two new ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms in Membrane aerated biofilm reactor using urea

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Understanding and application of membrane aerated biofilm reactors (MABRs) in shortcut nitrogen removal and dissolved methane mitigation

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Understanding roles of disinfection agents on the emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Gilda Carvalho, Dr Zhigang Yu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Using membrane aerated bioreactors to removal emerging contaminants and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Simultaneous removal of emerging chemical and biological contaminants through novel catalytic membrane reactors

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Ji Lu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Enrichment and understanding novel microorganisms enabling complete ammonification and ammonia oxidation

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Bioremediation of oxidized contaminants using natural gas in membrane bioflim reactors

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Kate Bowerman

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Efficient control the spread of antibiotic resistance in urban water systems

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Zhigang Yu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Sequestration of micropollutants in modified biochars by coupling adsorption and advanced oxidation/reduction processes

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Cheng Zhang

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Simultaneous dissolved methane and nitrogen removal from municipal wastewater by using membrane-aerated bioreactors

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Dongdong Xu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Investigation of the inflammatory response of human cells to silica dust exposure

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Kevin Thomas, Dr Jake O'Brien

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Characterization of metabolic potentials and pathways for the Feammox reaction

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Paul Evans

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Emerging pollutants in spreading antimicrobial resistance in urban water ecosystems

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Ji Lu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Developing Novel Polymer Sorbents for Efficient PFAS Capture

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Cheng Zhang

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Integrated polymer membranes for PFAS removal

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Cheng Zhang

  • Doctor Philosophy

    A Unique and Overlooked Microbial Process for Scavenging Two Greenhouse Gases

    Associate Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Identifying the drivers of environmental dissemination of antimicrobial resistance in urban water ecosystems

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Ji Lu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Exploring antimicrobial resistance in Australian wastewater

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Jake O'Brien, Professor Kevin Thomas

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance between bacteria and environments

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Zhigang Yu

Completed supervision

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