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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353 works between 2007 and 2027
All (353) Journal Article (347) Other Outputs (1) Conference Publication (1) Book Chapter (4)

1 - 20 of 353 works

2027

Journal Article

Physiological adaptations of a minimal bacterial consortium enable robust ammonia oxidation at extremely acidic pH

Ni, Gaofeng, Su, Zicheng, Wang, Yu, Wang, Zhiyao, Wu, Mengxiong, Hua, Zhengshuang, Leung, Pok Man, Op den Camp, Huub J.M., Lücker, Sebastian, Yuan, Zhiguo, Hu, Shihu, Guo, Jianhua, Greening, Chris and Zheng, Min (2027). Physiological adaptations of a minimal bacterial consortium enable robust ammonia oxidation at extremely acidic pH. Water Research, 308 (Pt B) 126966, 126966-308. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2026.126966

Physiological adaptations of a minimal bacterial consortium enable robust ammonia oxidation at extremely acidic pH

2027

Journal Article

Prediction and optimization of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) inactivation using machine learning and metaheuristic algorithms in Fenton-based advanced oxidation processes (AOPs)

Nepu, Sharmin Nahar Chowdhury, Ahmed, Yunus, Yuan, Zhiguo and Guo, Jianhua (2027). Prediction and optimization of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) inactivation using machine learning and metaheuristic algorithms in Fenton-based advanced oxidation processes (AOPs). Water Research, 309 126979, 126979. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2026.126979

Prediction and optimization of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) inactivation using machine learning and metaheuristic algorithms in Fenton-based advanced oxidation processes (AOPs)

2026

Journal Article

From stimulation to attenuation: exposure mode-dependent conjugative transfer of antibiotic resistance gene under tetrabromobisphenol A-induced stress

Wang, Mengmeng, Yang, Jie, Kuang, Shaoping, Ruan, Chujin, Hu, Xiaoying, Zhang, Bo, Liao, Jingqiu, Guo, Jianhua, Alvarez, Pedro J.J. and Yu, Pingfeng (2026). From stimulation to attenuation: exposure mode-dependent conjugative transfer of antibiotic resistance gene under tetrabromobisphenol A-induced stress. Water Research, 307 126714, 126714. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2026.126714

From stimulation to attenuation: exposure mode-dependent conjugative transfer of antibiotic resistance gene under tetrabromobisphenol A-induced stress

2026

Journal Article

Intensifying mainstream nitrogen removal by coupling acidophilic ammonia oxidation with anammox

Xu, Dongdong, Lu, Yan, Liu, Tao, Li, Yimeng, Niu, Chenkai and Guo, Jianhua (2026). Intensifying mainstream nitrogen removal by coupling acidophilic ammonia oxidation with anammox. Water Research, 307 126679, 126679-126679. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2026.126679

Intensifying mainstream nitrogen removal by coupling acidophilic ammonia oxidation with anammox

2026

Journal Article

Converting greenhouse gas methane to microbial Protein: The state-of-the-art and future prospects

Ma, Yicheng, Liu, Tao, Li, Chunxing and Guo, Jianhua (2026). Converting greenhouse gas methane to microbial Protein: The state-of-the-art and future prospects. Bioresource Technology, 459 135259, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2026.135259

Converting greenhouse gas methane to microbial Protein: The state-of-the-art and future prospects

2026

Journal Article

Substantial mitigation of nitrous oxide realized in a light-mediated and aeration-free microalgal-bacterial consortium system

Wang, Lingfeng, Shi, Weican, Liu, Yanlin, He, Zhaoming, Guo, Jianhua, Ge, Shijian and Qiu, Shuang (2026). Substantial mitigation of nitrous oxide realized in a light-mediated and aeration-free microalgal-bacterial consortium system. Algal Research-Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts, 99 104912, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.algal.2026.104912

Substantial mitigation of nitrous oxide realized in a light-mediated and aeration-free microalgal-bacterial consortium system

2026

Journal Article

Large language model-assisted curation and sequence-informed modelling reveal membrane and genetic determinants of antibiotic resistance gene removal

Li, Ran, Qiu, Yangbo, Yang, Zhe, Hou, Jingwei and Guo, Jianhua (2026). Large language model-assisted curation and sequence-informed modelling reveal membrane and genetic determinants of antibiotic resistance gene removal. Water Research, 309 127116, 127116. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2026.127116

Large language model-assisted curation and sequence-informed modelling reveal membrane and genetic determinants of antibiotic resistance gene removal

2026

Journal Article

Arsenate reduction coupled to anaerobic oxidation of methane by members of the Methanoperedenaceae

Joyce, Georgina H., Zhang, Xueqin, Leu, Andy O., Gumulya, Yosephine, Guo, Jianhua, Tyson, Gene W., Hu, Shihu and McIlroy, Simon J. (2026). Arsenate reduction coupled to anaerobic oxidation of methane by members of the Methanoperedenaceae. The ISME Journal. doi: 10.1093/ismejo/wrag251

Arsenate reduction coupled to anaerobic oxidation of methane by members of the Methanoperedenaceae

2026

Journal Article

Niche specialization and prevalence of comammox Nitrospira in the alkaline sediments of thermokarst lakes on the Tibetan Plateau

Song, Kang, Wang, Yuren, Li, Lu, Deng, Min, Wu, Fengchang, Xia, Zhiwei, Zhao, Xiaoli, Greening, Chris, Lücker, Sebastian and Guo, Jianhua (2026). Niche specialization and prevalence of comammox Nitrospira in the alkaline sediments of thermokarst lakes on the Tibetan Plateau. Nature Communications. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-77729-0

Niche specialization and prevalence of comammox Nitrospira in the alkaline sediments of thermokarst lakes on the Tibetan Plateau

2026

Journal Article

Comammox nitrospira adapt to oxygen availability informing strategies for low oxygen nitrification

Ouyang, Zilu, Li, Jiyun, Zhang, Tingting, Chen, Zongjie, Guo, Jianhua and Wang, Chengwen (2026). Comammox nitrospira adapt to oxygen availability informing strategies for low oxygen nitrification. Water Research: X, 32 100578, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.wroa.2026.100578

Comammox nitrospira adapt to oxygen availability informing strategies for low oxygen nitrification

2026

Journal Article

Chlorination Enhances Bacterial Invasion and Conjugative Transfer of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Biofilms

Li, Yujie, Yu, Zhigang, Kang, Yuanyuan, Wu, Shan, Engelstädter, Jan, Carvalho, Gilda, Batstone, Damien and Guo, Jianhua (2026). Chlorination Enhances Bacterial Invasion and Conjugative Transfer of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Biofilms. Environmental Science & Technology, 60 (33), 23148-23161. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.6c04433

Chlorination Enhances Bacterial Invasion and Conjugative Transfer of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Biofilms

2026

Journal Article

Resistome risks of biological wastewater treatment communities: a global dataset of activated sludge, anaerobic digestion, and anammox

Xu, Min, Qi, Shengchun, Yu, Xiaofan, Han, Shiyi, Xiao, Rui, Guo, Jianhua, Wang, Changzhi, Zhu, Ning and Lu, Huijie (2026). Resistome risks of biological wastewater treatment communities: a global dataset of activated sludge, anaerobic digestion, and anammox. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 514 142561, 142561. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2026.142561

Resistome risks of biological wastewater treatment communities: a global dataset of activated sludge, anaerobic digestion, and anammox

2026

Journal Article

Ammonium-driven nitrification and methane-driven denitrification achieve simultaneous nitrogen and metal removal in anaerobically digested sludge

Niu, Chenkai, Guo, Jianhua, Hu, Shihu and Liu, Tao (2026). Ammonium-driven nitrification and methane-driven denitrification achieve simultaneous nitrogen and metal removal in anaerobically digested sludge. Bioresource Technology, 454 134762, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2026.134762

Ammonium-driven nitrification and methane-driven denitrification achieve simultaneous nitrogen and metal removal in anaerobically digested sludge

2026

Journal Article

Substantial N2O accumulation under acidic oxic conditions driven by constrained N2O reduction in a denitrifying consortium

Su, Zicheng, Liu, Tao, Zhao, Jing, Evans, Paul, Yuan, Zhiguo, Guo, Jianhua and Zheng, Min (2026). Substantial N 2 O Accumulation under Acidic Oxic Conditions Driven by Constrained N 2 O Reduction in a Denitrifying Consortium. Environmental Science & Technology acs.est.6c03705. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.6c03705

Substantial N2O accumulation under acidic oxic conditions driven by constrained N2O reduction in a denitrifying consortium

2026

Journal Article

Multivalent manganese-mediated synergistic aerobic denitrification boost nitrogen removal in oligotrophic aquatic systems: Insight into microbial functional and metabolic complementarity

Ma, Ben, Li, Fengrui, Zhang, Chunqing, Deng, Ye, Sekar, Raju, Chen, Zhongbing, Wang, Miaoxiao, Zamyadi, Arash, He, Shengbing, Huang, Tinglin, Guo, Jianhua and Zhang, Haihan (2026). Multivalent manganese-mediated synergistic aerobic denitrification boost nitrogen removal in oligotrophic aquatic systems: Insight into microbial functional and metabolic complementarity. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 513 142496, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2026.142496

Multivalent manganese-mediated synergistic aerobic denitrification boost nitrogen removal in oligotrophic aquatic systems: Insight into microbial functional and metabolic complementarity

2026

Journal Article

Closing the nitrogen loop in groundwater with biohybrid technologies

Zhou, Linjie, Li, Biao, Guo, Jianhua, Minteer, Shelley D. and Zhang, Yifeng (2026). Closing the nitrogen loop in groundwater with biohybrid technologies. Trends in Biotechnology. doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2026.06.013

Closing the nitrogen loop in groundwater with biohybrid technologies

2026

Journal Article

Formation and characterization of nitric oxide-dependent anammox granules

Zhang, Zexi, Xing, Wei, Fan, Jiayi, Lu, Yan, Tian, Kexin, Jia, Fangxu, Guo, Jianhua and Yao, Hong (2026). Formation and characterization of nitric oxide-dependent anammox granules. Bioresource Technology, 452 134558, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2026.134558

Formation and characterization of nitric oxide-dependent anammox granules

2026

Journal Article

A novel freshwater anammox species of candidatus loosdrechtia thriving under dual salinity and sulfate stresses

Li, Wei, Wang, Zhiyao, Fu, Han, Ma, Yan-Rong, Gu, Yong, Zhuang, Jin-Long, Zhao, Yu-Xiang, Liu, Yong-Di, Yang, Qiang, Shapleigh, James P., Jin, Ren-Cun, Guo, Jianhua, Kartal, Boran and Rittmann, Bruce E. (2026). A novel freshwater anammox species of candidatus loosdrechtia thriving under dual salinity and sulfate stresses. Environmental Science and Technology, 60 (23) acs.est.6c03295, 16629-16640. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.6c03295

A novel freshwater anammox species of candidatus loosdrechtia thriving under dual salinity and sulfate stresses

2026

Journal Article

Restructuring metabolic networks and hydrogen-mediated electron transfer to enhance methanogenesis process through microelectrolysis

Wang, Zhuoqin, Hu, Jinwen, Wang, Ruming, Guo, Jianhua, Dong, Bin and Zhu, Nanwen (2026). Restructuring metabolic networks and hydrogen-mediated electron transfer to enhance methanogenesis process through microelectrolysis. Journal of Cleaner Production, 563 148477, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2026.148477

Restructuring metabolic networks and hydrogen-mediated electron transfer to enhance methanogenesis process through microelectrolysis

2026

Journal Article

Leveraging emerging C/N/S cycling to simultaneously remove dissolved methane, ammonium, and sulfide from synthetic mainstream anaerobic effluent

Lu, Yan, Liu, Tao, Xu, Dongdong, Shao, Yanjun, Bagg, Wayne, Zuo, Lushen, Wang, Hui and Guo, Jianhua (2026). Leveraging emerging C/N/S cycling to simultaneously remove dissolved methane, ammonium, and sulfide from synthetic mainstream anaerobic effluent. ACS ES&T Water, 6 (5), 2858-2869. doi: 10.1021/acsestwater.5c01365

Leveraging emerging C/N/S cycling to simultaneously remove dissolved methane, ammonium, and sulfide from synthetic mainstream anaerobic effluent

Current funding

  • 2026 - 2027
    Sensitive Desorption Electrospray Ionisation Mass spectrometry facility
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2026 - 2028
    Greenhouse Gas Bioconversion to Protein
    Queensland-Chinese Academy of Sciences (Q-CAS) Collaborative Science Fund (DES)
    Open grant
  • 2026 - 2029
    Integrating one health framework and control strategies to mitigate antimicrobial resistance risks escalated by climate change
    NHMRC e-ASIA Joint Research Program
    Open grant
  • 2025 - 2029
    Gas to food underpinning a circular bioeconomy: Production of high-quality microbial proteins from waste gases
    Queensland-Germany Bioeconomy Collaborative Science Program
    Open grant
  • 2025 - 2028
    Combating pathogens from biofilms in premise plumbing systems
    ARC Linkage Projects
    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

Past funding

  • 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
  • 2023 - 2026
    A novel microbial process breaking through the nitrogen cycling
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 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

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

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor 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

  • Master Philosophy

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

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Microbial ecology and control of opportunistic pathogens in drinking water systems

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    A Unique and Overlooked Microbial Process for Scavenging Two Greenhouse Gases

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Jingwei Hou

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Bioremediation of oxidized contaminants using natural gas in membrane bioflim reactors

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Kate Bowerman

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Development of magnesium oxide products as a novel disinfectant agent

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Conny Turni

  • 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

    Microbial gas fermentation to generate value-added chemicals from biogas

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Zhigang Yu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Efficient control the spread of antibiotic resistance in urban water systems

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Zhigang Yu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Enrichment and understanding novel microorganisms enabling complete ammonification and ammonia oxidation

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Huadong Peng

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance between bacteria and environments

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Zhigang Yu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Environmental Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance - From Monitoring to Transmission Pathways

    Associate Advisor

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

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Catchment and treatment impacts on antimicrobial resistance in direct and indirect potable water reuse

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Paul Jensen, Associate Professor Gilda Carvalho, Dr Jake O'Brien

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Investigatiing the bacterial responses to complexmixtures of environmental pollutants

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Ji Lu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Integrated polymer membranes for PFAS removal

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Cheng Zhang

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Characterization of metabolic potentials and pathways for the Feammox reaction

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Paul Evans

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance Gene Dissemination in Soil Systems

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Zhigang Yu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Developing Novel Polymer Sorbents for Efficient PFAS Capture

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Cheng Zhang

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Ji Lu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Evaluation of biofilm dispersal of Nontuberculous mycobacteria and Legionella in contaminated water environments

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Rachel Thomson, Professor Mark Blaskovich

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Emerging pollutants in spreading antimicrobial resistance in urban water ecosystems

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Ji Lu

Completed supervision

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