Professor Jianhua Guo
Professor

Jianhua Guo

Email: 
Phone: 
+61 7 334 63222

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

Search Professor Jianhua Guo’s works on UQ eSpace

272 works between 2007 and 2025
All (272) Journal Article (267) Book Chapter (3) Conference Publication (1) Other Outputs (1)

41 - 60 of 272 works

2024

Journal Article

Nonantibiotic pharmaceuticals exhibit antibacterial activity and enhance bacterial evolution toward antibiotic resistance

Wang, Yue, Yang, Jie, Zhao, Rong, Zhang, Shuai, Guo, Jianhua and Wang, Jie (2024). Nonantibiotic pharmaceuticals exhibit antibacterial activity and enhance bacterial evolution toward antibiotic resistance. ACS ES&T Water, 4 (4), 1701-1710. doi: 10.1021/acsestwater.3c00753

Nonantibiotic pharmaceuticals exhibit antibacterial activity and enhance bacterial evolution toward antibiotic resistance

2024

Journal Article

The complex interplay between antibiotic resistance and pharmaceutical and personal care products in the environment

Manaia, Célia M., Aga, Diana S., Cytryn, Eddie, Gaze, William H, Graham, David W., Guo, Jianhua, Leonard, Anne F. C., Liguan, Li, Murray, Aimee K, Nunes, Olga C., Rodriguez‐Mozaz, Sara, Topp, Edward and Zhang, Tong (2024). The complex interplay between antibiotic resistance and pharmaceutical and personal care products in the environment. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 43 (3), 637-652. doi: 10.1002/etc.5555

The complex interplay between antibiotic resistance and pharmaceutical and personal care products in the environment

2024

Journal Article

Occurrence, transmission and risks assessment of pathogens in aquatic environments accessible to humans

Su, Yiyi, Gao, Rui, Huang, Fang, Liang, Bin, Guo, Jianhua, Fan, Lu, Wang, Aijie and Gao, Shu-Hong (2024). Occurrence, transmission and risks assessment of pathogens in aquatic environments accessible to humans. Journal of Environmental Management, 354 120331, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120331

Occurrence, transmission and risks assessment of pathogens in aquatic environments accessible to humans

2024

Journal Article

Inter-plasmid transfer of antibiotic resistance genes accelerates antibiotic resistance in bacterial pathogens

Wang, Xiaolong, Zhang, Hanhui, Yu, Shenbo, Li, Donghang, Gillings, Michael R, Ren, Hongqiang, Mao, Daqing, Guo, Jianhua and Luo, Yi (2024). Inter-plasmid transfer of antibiotic resistance genes accelerates antibiotic resistance in bacterial pathogens. The ISME Journal, 18 (1) wrad032. doi: 10.1093/ismejo/wrad032

Inter-plasmid transfer of antibiotic resistance genes accelerates antibiotic resistance in bacterial pathogens

2024

Journal Article

Revisiting methane-dependent denitrification

Wu, Mengxiong, Liu, Tao and Guo, Jianhua (2024). Revisiting methane-dependent denitrification. Trends in Microbiology, 32 (6), 1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2024.03.007

Revisiting methane-dependent denitrification

2024

Journal Article

Nitrate-driven anaerobic oxidation of ethane and butane by bacteria

Wu, Mengxiong, Li, Jie, Lai, Chun-Yu, Leu, Andy O, Sun, Shengjie, Gu, Rui, Erler, Dirk V, Liu, Lian, Li, Lin, Tyson, Gene W, Yuan, Zhiguo, McIlroy, Simon J. and Guo, Jianhua (2024). Nitrate-driven anaerobic oxidation of ethane and butane by bacteria. The ISME Journal, 18 (1) wrad011. doi: 10.1093/ismejo/wrad011

Nitrate-driven anaerobic oxidation of ethane and butane by bacteria

2024

Journal Article

Evolutionary and coevolutionary phage training approaches enhance bacterial suppression and delay the emergence of phage resistance

Ngiam, Lyman, Weynberg, Karen and Guo, Jianhua (2024). Evolutionary and coevolutionary phage training approaches enhance bacterial suppression and delay the emergence of phage resistance. ISME Communications, 4 (1) ycae082. doi: 10.1093/ismeco/ycae082

Evolutionary and coevolutionary phage training approaches enhance bacterial suppression and delay the emergence of phage resistance

2023

Journal Article

Methane oxidation coupled to selenate reduction in a membrane bioreactor under oxygen-limiting conditions

Wang, Yulu, Wu, Mengxiong, Lai, Chun-Yu, Lu, Xuanyu and Guo, Jianhua (2023). Methane oxidation coupled to selenate reduction in a membrane bioreactor under oxygen-limiting conditions. Environmental Science and Technology, 57 (51), 21715-21726. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.3c04958

Methane oxidation coupled to selenate reduction in a membrane bioreactor under oxygen-limiting conditions

2023

Journal Article

Challenges of suppressing nitrite-oxidizing bacteria in membrane aerated biofilm reactors by low dissolved oxygen control

Lu, Yan, Liu, Tao, Niu, Chenkai, Duan, Haoran, Zheng, Min, Hu, Shihu, Yuan, Zhiguo, Wang, Hui and Guo, Jianhua (2023). Challenges of suppressing nitrite-oxidizing bacteria in membrane aerated biofilm reactors by low dissolved oxygen control. Water Research, 247 120754, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120754

Challenges of suppressing nitrite-oxidizing bacteria in membrane aerated biofilm reactors by low dissolved oxygen control

2023

Journal Article

Extended water stagnation in buildings during the COVID-19 pandemic increases the risks posed by opportunistic pathogens

Huang, Casey K., Weerasekara, Anjani, Lu, Ji, Carter, Robyn, Weynberg, Karen D., Thomson, Rachel, Bell, Scott and Guo, Jianhua (2023). Extended water stagnation in buildings during the COVID-19 pandemic increases the risks posed by opportunistic pathogens. Water Research: X, 21 100201, 100201. doi: 10.1016/j.wroa.2023.100201

Extended water stagnation in buildings during the COVID-19 pandemic increases the risks posed by opportunistic pathogens

2023

Journal Article

Prevalence and transmission risk of colistin and multidrug resistance in long-distance coastal aquaculture

An, Taicheng, Cai, Yiwei, Li, Guiying, Li, Shaoting, Wong, Po Keung, Guo, Jianhua and Zhao, Huijun (2023). Prevalence and transmission risk of colistin and multidrug resistance in long-distance coastal aquaculture. ISME Communications, 3 (1) 115, 1-12. doi: 10.1038/s43705-023-00321-w

Prevalence and transmission risk of colistin and multidrug resistance in long-distance coastal aquaculture

2023

Journal Article

Preparation of blast furnace dust particle electrodes and their application in synergistic electrochemical degradation of saline polyvinyl alcohol wastewater

Wang, Yue, Qi, Xinxin, Qin, Yanting, An, Chenyun, Guo, Jianhua and Wang, Jie (2023). Preparation of blast furnace dust particle electrodes and their application in synergistic electrochemical degradation of saline polyvinyl alcohol wastewater. Environmental Pollution, 337 122574, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122574

Preparation of blast furnace dust particle electrodes and their application in synergistic electrochemical degradation of saline polyvinyl alcohol wastewater

2023

Journal Article

Effects of ammonia nitrogen and organic carbon availability on microbial community structure and ecological interactions in a full-scale partial nitritation and anammox (PN/A) system

Yang, Lijun, Yao, Hong, Jia, Fangxu, Han, Baohong, Chen, Yao, Jiang, Jie, Liu, Tao and Guo, Jianhua (2023). Effects of ammonia nitrogen and organic carbon availability on microbial community structure and ecological interactions in a full-scale partial nitritation and anammox (PN/A) system. Water Research, 244 120524, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120524

Effects of ammonia nitrogen and organic carbon availability on microbial community structure and ecological interactions in a full-scale partial nitritation and anammox (PN/A) system

2023

Journal Article

Full-scale partial nitritation and anammox (PN/A) application in removing nitrogen from industrial wastewater: Performance and life cycle assessment

Gao, Xinyu, Xing, Wei, Bao, Xin, Wang, Hui, Chen, Yao, Mei, Ning, Liu, Tao, Guo, Jianhua and Yao, Hong (2023). Full-scale partial nitritation and anammox (PN/A) application in removing nitrogen from industrial wastewater: Performance and life cycle assessment. Chemical Engineering Journal, 472 144956, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2023.144956

Full-scale partial nitritation and anammox (PN/A) application in removing nitrogen from industrial wastewater: Performance and life cycle assessment

2023

Journal Article

Adaptation of anammox process for nitrogen removal from acidic nitritation effluent in a low pH moving bed biofilm reactor

Hu, Zhetai, Liu, Tao, Su, Zicheng, Zhao, Jing, Guo, Jianhua, Hu, Shihu, Yuan, Zhiguo and Zheng, Min (2023). Adaptation of anammox process for nitrogen removal from acidic nitritation effluent in a low pH moving bed biofilm reactor. Water Research, 243 120370, 120370. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120370

Adaptation of anammox process for nitrogen removal from acidic nitritation effluent in a low pH moving bed biofilm reactor

2023

Journal Article

Nitrite oxidation in wastewater treatment: microbial adaptation and suppression challenges

Su, Zicheng, Liu, Tao, Guo, Jianhua and Zheng, Min (2023). Nitrite oxidation in wastewater treatment: microbial adaptation and suppression challenges. Environmental Science and Technology, 57 (34), 12557-12570. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.3c00636

Nitrite oxidation in wastewater treatment: microbial adaptation and suppression challenges

2023

Journal Article

Simultaneous dissolved methane and nitrogen removal from low-strength wastewater using anaerobic granule-based sequencing batch reactor

Liu, Tao, Hu, Shihu, Yuan, Zhiguo and Guo, Jianhua (2023). Simultaneous dissolved methane and nitrogen removal from low-strength wastewater using anaerobic granule-based sequencing batch reactor. Water Research, 242 120194, 120194. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120194

Simultaneous dissolved methane and nitrogen removal from low-strength wastewater using anaerobic granule-based sequencing batch reactor

2023

Journal Article

Determining the contribution of micro/nanoplastics to antimicrobial resistance: challenges and perspectives

Luo, Gaoyang, Liang, Bin, Cui, Hanlin, Kang, Yuanyuan, Zhou, Xu, Tao, Yu, Lu, Lu, Fan, Lu, Guo, Jianhua, Wang, Aijie and Gao, Shu-Hong (2023). Determining the contribution of micro/nanoplastics to antimicrobial resistance: challenges and perspectives. Environmental Science and Technology, 57 (33), 12137-12152. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.3c01128

Determining the contribution of micro/nanoplastics to antimicrobial resistance: challenges and perspectives

2023

Journal Article

Nitrification in acidic and alkaline environments

Ni, Gaofeng, Leung, Pok Man, Daebeler, Anne, Guo, Jianhua, Hu, Shihu, Cook, Perran, Nicol, Graeme W., Daims, Holger and Greening, Chris (2023). Nitrification in acidic and alkaline environments. Essays in Biochemistry, 67 (4), 753-768. doi: 10.1042/ebc20220194

Nitrification in acidic and alkaline environments

2023

Journal Article

The effectiveness and role of phages in the disruption and inactivation of clinical P. aeruginosa biofilms

Namonyo, Samuel, Weynberg, Karen D., Guo, Jianhua and Carvalho, Gilda (2023). The effectiveness and role of phages in the disruption and inactivation of clinical P. aeruginosa biofilms. Environmental Research, 234 116586, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116586

The effectiveness and role of phages in the disruption and inactivation of clinical P. aeruginosa biofilms

Current funding

  • 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

Before you email them, read our advice on how to contact a supervisor.

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Microbial Benchmarking at Wastewater Treatment Plants

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Shihu Hu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Development of magnesium oxide products as a novel disinfectant agent

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Conny Turni

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Ji Lu

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Principal Advisor

  • 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 of New Microorganisms Enabling Microbial Oxidation of Short-chain Gaseous Alkanes

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Honorary Professor Zhiguo Yuan

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Microbial ecology and control of opportunistic pathogens in drinking water systems

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Microbial Benchmarking at Wastewater Treatment Plants

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Shihu Hu

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Bioremediation of oxidized contaminants using natural gas in membrane bioflim reactors

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Kate Bowerman

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Simultaneous removal of multiple oxidized contaminants using methane-based membrane biofilm systems

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Honorary Professor Zhiguo Yuan

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Development and Application of Multiplexed Amplicon Sequencing for Wastewater-based Epidemiology and Pathogen Detection

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Shihu Hu

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    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

    Enrichment and understanding novel microorganisms enabling complete ammonification and ammonia oxidation

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Biogas upgrading and value-added chemical production in membrane biofilm reactors.

    Principal Advisor

  • Master Philosophy

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

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Simultaneous nitrogen removal and greenhouse gas (methane) mitigation from domestic sewage

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Simultaneous nitrogen removal and greenhouse gas (methane) mitigation from domestic sewage

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Principal Advisor

  • 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

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Principal Advisor

  • Master Philosophy

    Novel membrane-aerated biofilm reactor to simultaneously remove nitrogen and emerging contaminates from wastewater

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Simultaneous biogas upgrading and biofuel production

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Simultaneous biogas upgrading and biofuel production

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Emerging pollutants in spreading antimicrobial resistance in urban water ecosystems

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Ji Lu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Characterization of metabolic potentials and pathways for the Feammox reaction

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Paul Evans

  • 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

    A Unique and Overlooked Microbial Process for Scavenging Two Greenhouse Gases

    Associate Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance between bacteria and environments

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Zhigang Yu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Characterisation of novel substances in wastewater that select for antimicrobial resistance

    Associate Advisor

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

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Enrichment and Physiological Characterization of Novel Nitrogen Cycling Microorganisms

    Associate Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Characterisation of novel substances in wastewater that select for antimicrobial resistance

    Associate Advisor

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

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Ji Lu

Completed supervision

Enquiries

For media enquiries about Professor Jianhua Guo's areas of expertise, story ideas and help finding experts, contact our Media team:

communications@uq.edu.au