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

Search Professor Jianhua Guo’s works on UQ eSpace

313 works between 2007 and 2026
All (313) Journal Article (307) Other Outputs (1) Conference Publication (1) Book Chapter (4)

101 - 120 of 313 works

2023

Journal Article

Biogas upgrading using Clostridium autoethanogenum for value-added products

Heffernan, James K., Lai, Chun-Yu, Gonzalez-Garcia, R. Axayacatl, Nielsen, Lars Keld, Guo, Jianhua and Marcellin, Esteban (2023). Biogas upgrading using Clostridium autoethanogenum for value-added products. Chemical Engineering Journal, 452 (Part 1) 138950, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2022.138950

Biogas upgrading using Clostridium autoethanogenum for value-added products

2023

Journal Article

Effects of light energy with different densities on denitrification: metabolic intermediates, electron behavior, enzyme activities, and sludge settleability

Wang, Lingfeng, Qiu, Shuang, Shi, Weican, Guo, Jianhua and Ge, Shijian (2023). Effects of light energy with different densities on denitrification: metabolic intermediates, electron behavior, enzyme activities, and sludge settleability. ACS ES and T Water, 3 (2), 322-331. doi: 10.1021/acsestwater.2c00362

Effects of light energy with different densities on denitrification: metabolic intermediates, electron behavior, enzyme activities, and sludge settleability

2023

Journal Article

Non-caloric artificial sweeteners modulate conjugative transfer of multi-drug resistance plasmid in the gut microbiota

Yu, Zhigang, Henderson, Ian R. and Guo, Jianhua (2023). Non-caloric artificial sweeteners modulate conjugative transfer of multi-drug resistance plasmid in the gut microbiota. Gut Microbes, 15 (1) 2157698, 1-15. doi: 10.1080/19490976.2022.2157698

Non-caloric artificial sweeteners modulate conjugative transfer of multi-drug resistance plasmid in the gut microbiota

2023

Journal Article

Synergistic combination of graphitic carbon nitride and peroxymonosulfate for efficient photocatalytic destruction of emerging contaminants under simulated solar irradiation

Zhong, Jiexi, Ahmed, Yunus, Yu, Zhigang, Mueller, Jochen F. and Guo, Jianhua (2023). Synergistic combination of graphitic carbon nitride and peroxymonosulfate for efficient photocatalytic destruction of emerging contaminants under simulated solar irradiation. ACS - ES & T Water, 3 (1), 6-15. doi: 10.1021/acsestwater.2c00237

Synergistic combination of graphitic carbon nitride and peroxymonosulfate for efficient photocatalytic destruction of emerging contaminants under simulated solar irradiation

2022

Journal Article

Non-antibiotic pharmaceuticals promote conjugative plasmid transfer at a community-wide level

Wang, Yue, Yu, Zhigang, Ding, Pengbo, Lu, Ji, Klümper, Uli, Murray, Aimee K., Gaze, William H. and Guo, Jianhua (2022). Non-antibiotic pharmaceuticals promote conjugative plasmid transfer at a community-wide level. Microbiome, 10 (1) 124, 1-15. doi: 10.1186/s40168-022-01314-y

Non-antibiotic pharmaceuticals promote conjugative plasmid transfer at a community-wide level

2022

Journal Article

Contribution of nitrous oxide to the carbon footprint of full-scale wastewater treatment plants and mitigation strategies- a critical review

Yao, Hong, Gao, Xinyu, Guo, Jingbo, Wang, Hui, Zhang, Liang, Fan, Liru, Jia, Fangxu, Guo, Jianhua and Peng, Yongzhen (2022). Contribution of nitrous oxide to the carbon footprint of full-scale wastewater treatment plants and mitigation strategies- a critical review. Environmental Pollution, 314 120295, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120295

Contribution of nitrous oxide to the carbon footprint of full-scale wastewater treatment plants and mitigation strategies- a critical review

2022

Journal Article

Plasmids can shift bacterial morphological response against antibiotic stress

Yu, Zhigang, Goodall, Emily C. A., Henderson, Ian R. and Guo, Jianhua (2022). Plasmids can shift bacterial morphological response against antibiotic stress. Advanced Science, 10 (2) 2203260, 1-12. doi: 10.1002/advs.202203260

Plasmids can shift bacterial morphological response against antibiotic stress

2022

Journal Article

New insights into modeling two-step nitrification in activated sludge systems – The effects of initial biomass concentrations, comammox and heterotrophic activities

Mehrani, Mohamad-Javad, Sobotka, Dominika, Kowal, Przemyslaw, Guo, Jianhua and Mąkinia, Jacek (2022). New insights into modeling two-step nitrification in activated sludge systems – The effects of initial biomass concentrations, comammox and heterotrophic activities. Science of the Total Environment, 848 157628, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157628

New insights into modeling two-step nitrification in activated sludge systems – The effects of initial biomass concentrations, comammox and heterotrophic activities

2022

Journal Article

Simultaneous removal of antibiotic resistant bacteria, antibiotic resistance genes, and micropollutants by FeS2@GO-based heterogeneous photo-Fenton process

Ahmed, Yunus, Zhong, Jiexi, Wang, Zhiliang, Wang, Lianzhou, Yuan, Zhiguo and Guo, Jianhua (2022). Simultaneous removal of antibiotic resistant bacteria, antibiotic resistance genes, and micropollutants by FeS2@GO-based heterogeneous photo-Fenton process. Environmental Science and Technology, 56 (21), 15156-15166. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.2c03334

Simultaneous removal of antibiotic resistant bacteria, antibiotic resistance genes, and micropollutants by FeS2@GO-based heterogeneous photo-Fenton process

2022

Journal Article

Antidepressants promote the spread of antibiotic resistance via horizontally conjugative gene transfer

Ding, Pengbo, Lu, Ji, Wang, Yue, Schembri, Mark A. and Guo, Jianhua (2022). Antidepressants promote the spread of antibiotic resistance via horizontally conjugative gene transfer. Environmental Microbiology, 24 (11), 5261-5276. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.16165

Antidepressants promote the spread of antibiotic resistance via horizontally conjugative gene transfer

2022

Journal Article

Anaerobic oxidation of propane coupled to nitrate reduction by a lineage within the class Symbiobacteriia

Wu, Mengxiong, Li, Jie, Leu, Andy O., Erler, Dirk V., Stark, Terra, Tyson, Gene W., Yuan, Zhiguo, McIlroy, Simon J. and Guo, Jianhua (2022). Anaerobic oxidation of propane coupled to nitrate reduction by a lineage within the class Symbiobacteriia. Nature Communications, 13 (1) 6115, 1-12. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-33872-y

Anaerobic oxidation of propane coupled to nitrate reduction by a lineage within the class Symbiobacteriia

2022

Journal Article

Triclosan promotes conjugative transfer of antibiotic resistance genes to opportunistic pathogens in environmental microbiome

Lu, Ji, Yu, Zhigang, Ding, Pengbo and Guo, Jianhua (2022). Triclosan promotes conjugative transfer of antibiotic resistance genes to opportunistic pathogens in environmental microbiome. Environmental Science and Technology, 56 (21), 15108-15119. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.2c05537

Triclosan promotes conjugative transfer of antibiotic resistance genes to opportunistic pathogens in environmental microbiome

2022

Journal Article

Characterizing and comparing microbial community and biofilm structure in three nitrifying moving bed biofilm reactors

Zhao, Jing, Ni, Gaofeng, Piculell, Maria, Li, Jie, Hu, Zhetai, Wang, Zhiyao, Guo, Jianhua, Yuan, Zhiguo, Zheng, Min and Hu, Shihu (2022). Characterizing and comparing microbial community and biofilm structure in three nitrifying moving bed biofilm reactors. Journal of Environmental Management, 320 115883, 115883. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115883

Characterizing and comparing microbial community and biofilm structure in three nitrifying moving bed biofilm reactors

2022

Journal Article

Microplastics as potential carriers of viruses could prolong virus survival and infectivity

Lu, Ji, Yu, Zhigang, Ngiam, Lyman and Guo, Jianhua (2022). Microplastics as potential carriers of viruses could prolong virus survival and infectivity. Water Research, 225 119115, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.119115

Microplastics as potential carriers of viruses could prolong virus survival and infectivity

2022

Journal Article

Nano-Al2O3 particles affect gut microbiome and resistome in an in vitro simulator of the human colon microbial ecosystem

Zhang, Tingting, Li, Dan, Zhu, Xuan, Zhang, Minglu, Guo, Jianhua and Chen, Jianmin (2022). Nano-Al2O3 particles affect gut microbiome and resistome in an in vitro simulator of the human colon microbial ecosystem. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 439 129513, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129513

Nano-Al2O3 particles affect gut microbiome and resistome in an in vitro simulator of the human colon microbial ecosystem

2022

Journal Article

An emerging unrated mobile reservoir for antibiotic resistant genes: Does transportation matter to the spread

Yao, Hong, Jiang, Jie, Wang, Hui, Wei, Ting, Sangeetha, Thangavel, Sun, Peizhe, Jia, Fangxu, Liu, Fang, Fang, Fang and Guo, Jianhua (2022). An emerging unrated mobile reservoir for antibiotic resistant genes: Does transportation matter to the spread. Environmental Research, 213 113634, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113634

An emerging unrated mobile reservoir for antibiotic resistant genes: Does transportation matter to the spread

2022

Journal Article

Combat antimicrobial resistance emergence and biofilm formation through nanoscale zero-valent iron particles

Yu, Zhigang, Li, Xuemei and Guo, Jianhua (2022). Combat antimicrobial resistance emergence and biofilm formation through nanoscale zero-valent iron particles. Chemical Engineering Journal, 444 136569, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2022.136569

Combat antimicrobial resistance emergence and biofilm formation through nanoscale zero-valent iron particles

2022

Journal Article

Selective enrichment of comammox Nitrospira in a moving bed biofilm reactor with sufficient oxygen supply

Zhao, Jing, Zheng, Min, Su, Zicheng, Liu, Tao, Li, Jie, Guo, Jianhua, Yuan, Zhiguo and Hu, Shihu (2022). Selective enrichment of comammox Nitrospira in a moving bed biofilm reactor with sufficient oxygen supply. Environmental Science and Technology, 56 (18), 13338-13346. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.2c03299

Selective enrichment of comammox Nitrospira in a moving bed biofilm reactor with sufficient oxygen supply

2022

Journal Article

Mechanistic toxicity assessment of differently sized and charged polystyrene nanoparticles based on human placental cells

Shen, Fanglin, Li, Dan, Guo, Jianhua and Chen, Jianmin (2022). Mechanistic toxicity assessment of differently sized and charged polystyrene nanoparticles based on human placental cells. Water Research, 223 118960, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.118960

Mechanistic toxicity assessment of differently sized and charged polystyrene nanoparticles based on human placental cells

2022

Journal Article

The presence of plasmids in bacterial hosts alters phage isolation and infectivity

Ngiam, Lyman, Weynberg, Karen D. and Guo, Jianhua (2022). The presence of plasmids in bacterial hosts alters phage isolation and infectivity. ISME Communications, 2 (1) 75, 75. doi: 10.1038/s43705-022-00158-9

The presence of plasmids in bacterial hosts alters phage isolation and infectivity

Current funding

  • 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 - 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

    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

    Bioremediation of oxidized contaminants using natural gas in membrane bioflim reactors

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Kate Bowerman

  • 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

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

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Cheng Zhang

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Bioconversion of Methane-based Gases into Valuable Products

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Honorary Professor Zhiguo Yuan

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Efficient control the spread of antibiotic resistance in urban water systems

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Zhigang Yu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Microbial ecology and control of opportunistic pathogens in drinking water systems

    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

    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

    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

    Developing Novel Polymer Sorbents for Efficient PFAS Capture

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Cheng Zhang

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Emerging pollutants in spreading antimicrobial resistance in urban water ecosystems

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Ji Lu

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Ji Lu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    A Unique and Overlooked Microbial Process for Scavenging Two Greenhouse Gases

    Associate Advisor

  • 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

    Integrated polymer membranes for PFAS removal

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Cheng Zhang

  • 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

    The emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance between bacteria and environments

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Zhigang Yu

Completed supervision

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