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)

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2021

Journal Article

Characterizing the premise plumbing microbiome in both water and biofilms of a 50-year-old building

Huang, Casey K., Weerasekara, Anjani, Bond, Philip L., Weynberg, Karen D. and Guo, Jianhua (2021). Characterizing the premise plumbing microbiome in both water and biofilms of a 50-year-old building. Science of the Total Environment, 798 149225, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149225

Characterizing the premise plumbing microbiome in both water and biofilms of a 50-year-old building

2021

Journal Article

Unraveling individual and combined toxicity of nano/microplastics and ciprofloxacin to Synechocystis sp. at the cellular and molecular levels

You, Xiuqi, Cao, Xiaoqiang, Zhang, Xuan, Guo, Jianhua and Sun, Weiling (2021). Unraveling individual and combined toxicity of nano/microplastics and ciprofloxacin to Synechocystis sp. at the cellular and molecular levels. Environment International, 157 106842, 106842. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106842

Unraveling individual and combined toxicity of nano/microplastics and ciprofloxacin to Synechocystis sp. at the cellular and molecular levels

2021

Journal Article

Performance and microbial community dynamics relationship within a step-feed anoxic/oxic/anoxic/oxic process (SF-A/O/A/O) for coking wastewater treatment

Fan, Liru, Yao, Hong, Deng, Shihai, Jia, Fangxu, Cai, Weiwei, Hu, Zhifeng, Guo, Jianhua and Li, Huan (2021). Performance and microbial community dynamics relationship within a step-feed anoxic/oxic/anoxic/oxic process (SF-A/O/A/O) for coking wastewater treatment. Science of the Total Environment, 792 148263, 148263. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148263

Performance and microbial community dynamics relationship within a step-feed anoxic/oxic/anoxic/oxic process (SF-A/O/A/O) for coking wastewater treatment

2021

Journal Article

Light irradiation enables rapid start-up of nitritation through suppressing nxrB gene expression and stimulating ammonia-oxidizing bacteria

Wang, Lingfeng, Qiu, Shuang, Guo, Jianhua and Ge, Shijian (2021). Light irradiation enables rapid start-up of nitritation through suppressing nxrB gene expression and stimulating ammonia-oxidizing bacteria. Environmental Science and Technology, 55 (19) acs.est.1c04174, 13297-13305. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.1c04174

Light irradiation enables rapid start-up of nitritation through suppressing nxrB gene expression and stimulating ammonia-oxidizing bacteria

2021

Journal Article

Artificial sweeteners stimulate horizontal transfer of extracellular antibiotic resistance genes through natural transformation

Yu, Zhigang, Wang, Yue, Henderson, Ian R. and Guo, Jianhua (2021). Artificial sweeteners stimulate horizontal transfer of extracellular antibiotic resistance genes through natural transformation. The ISME Journal, 16 (2), 1-12. doi: 10.1038/s41396-021-01095-6

Artificial sweeteners stimulate horizontal transfer of extracellular antibiotic resistance genes through natural transformation

2021

Journal Article

Bioaerosol is an important transmission route of antibiotic resistance genes in pig farms

Song, Lu, Wang, Can, Jiang, Guanyu, Ma, Jinbiao, Li, Yunfei, Chen, Hong and Guo, Jianhua (2021). Bioaerosol is an important transmission route of antibiotic resistance genes in pig farms. Environment International, 154 106559, 106559. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106559

Bioaerosol is an important transmission route of antibiotic resistance genes in pig farms

2021

Journal Article

Efficient nitrogen removal from mainstream wastewater through coupling Partial Nitritation, Anammox and Methane-dependent nitrite/nitrate reduction (PNAM)

Liu, Tao, Lu, Yan, Zheng, Min, Hu, Shihu, Yuan, Zhiguo and Guo, Jianhua (2021). Efficient nitrogen removal from mainstream wastewater through coupling Partial Nitritation, Anammox and Methane-dependent nitrite/nitrate reduction (PNAM). Water Research, 206 117723, 117723. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117723

Efficient nitrogen removal from mainstream wastewater through coupling Partial Nitritation, Anammox and Methane-dependent nitrite/nitrate reduction (PNAM)

2021

Journal Article

Bacteriophage isolated from non‐target bacteria demonstrates broad host range infectivity against multidrug resistant bacteria

Ngiam, Lyman, Schembri, Mark A., Weynberg, Karen and Guo, Jianhua (2021). Bacteriophage isolated from non‐target bacteria demonstrates broad host range infectivity against multidrug resistant bacteria. Environmental Microbiology, 23 (9) 1462-2920.15714, 1-18. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.15714

Bacteriophage isolated from non‐target bacteria demonstrates broad host range infectivity against multidrug resistant bacteria

2021

Journal Article

Correction to: Non-antibiotic pharmaceuticals promote the transmission of multidrug resistance plasmids through intra- and intergenera conjugation

Wang, Yue, Lu, Ji, Zhang, Shuai, Li, Jie, Mao, Likai, Yuan, Zhiguo, Bond, Philip L. and Guo, Jianhua (2021). Correction to: Non-antibiotic pharmaceuticals promote the transmission of multidrug resistance plasmids through intra- and intergenera conjugation. The ISME Journal, 16 (2), 611-611. doi: 10.1038/s41396-021-01075-w

Correction to: Non-antibiotic pharmaceuticals promote the transmission of multidrug resistance plasmids through intra- and intergenera conjugation

2021

Journal Article

Correction: Non-antibiotic pharmaceuticals enhance the transmission of exogenous antibiotic resistance genes through bacterial transformation

Wang, Yue, Lu, Ji, Engelstädter, Jan, Zhang, Shuai, Ding, Pengbo, Mao, Likai, Yuan, Zhiguo, Bond, Philip L. and Guo, Jianhua (2021). Correction: Non-antibiotic pharmaceuticals enhance the transmission of exogenous antibiotic resistance genes through bacterial transformation. The ISME Journal, 16 (2), 612-612. doi: 10.1038/s41396-021-01074-x

Correction: Non-antibiotic pharmaceuticals enhance the transmission of exogenous antibiotic resistance genes through bacterial transformation

2021

Journal Article

Roles and opportunities for microbial anaerobic oxidation of methane in natural and engineered systems

Cai, Chen, Zhang, Xueqin, Wu, Mengxiong, Liu, Tao, Lai, Chun-Yu, Frank, Joshua, He, Bingqing, Marcellin, Esteban, Guo, Jianhua, Hu, Shihu and Yuan, Zhiguo (2021). Roles and opportunities for microbial anaerobic oxidation of methane in natural and engineered systems. Energy and Environmental Science, 14 (9), 4803-4830. doi: 10.1039/d1ee00708d

Roles and opportunities for microbial anaerobic oxidation of methane in natural and engineered systems

2021

Journal Article

Cross-feeding interactions in short chain gaseous alkane-driven perchlorate and selenate reduction

Lai, Chun-Yu, Wu, Mengxiong, Wang, Yulu, Zhang, Jiongbin, Li, Jiahui, Liu, Tao, Xia, Jun, Yuan, Zhiguo and Guo, Jianhua (2021). Cross-feeding interactions in short chain gaseous alkane-driven perchlorate and selenate reduction. Water Research, 200 117215, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117215

Cross-feeding interactions in short chain gaseous alkane-driven perchlorate and selenate reduction

2021

Journal Article

Novel multiplexed amplicon-based sequencing to quantify SARS-CoV-2 RNA from wastewater

Ni, Gaofeng, Lu, Ji, Maulani, Nova, Tian, Wei, Yang, Lin, Harliwong, Ivon, Wang, Zhiyao, Mueller, Jochen, Yang, Bicheng, Yuan, Zhiguo, Hu, Shihu and Guo, Jianhua (2021). Novel multiplexed amplicon-based sequencing to quantify SARS-CoV-2 RNA from wastewater. Environmental Science & Technology Letters, 8 (8) acs.estlett.1c00408, 683-690. doi: 10.1021/acs.estlett.1c00408

Novel multiplexed amplicon-based sequencing to quantify SARS-CoV-2 RNA from wastewater

2021

Journal Article

Interactions of functional microorganisms and their contributions to methane bioconversion to short-chain fatty acids

Zhao, Lei, Chen, Hui, Yuan, Zhiguo and Guo, Jianhua (2021). Interactions of functional microorganisms and their contributions to methane bioconversion to short-chain fatty acids. Water Research, 199 117184, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117184

Interactions of functional microorganisms and their contributions to methane bioconversion to short-chain fatty acids

2021

Journal Article

Synergistic effect of sulfidated nano zerovalent iron and persulfate on inactivating antibiotic resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes

Yu, Zhigang, Rabiee, Hesamoddin and Guo, Jianhua (2021). Synergistic effect of sulfidated nano zerovalent iron and persulfate on inactivating antibiotic resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes. Water Research, 198 117141, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117141

Synergistic effect of sulfidated nano zerovalent iron and persulfate on inactivating antibiotic resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes

2021

Journal Article

Hydrogen-driven microbial biogas upgrading: advances, challenges and solutions

Lai, Chun-Yu, Zhou, Linjie, Yuan, Zhiguo and Guo, Jianhua (2021). Hydrogen-driven microbial biogas upgrading: advances, challenges and solutions. Water Research, 197 117120, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117120

Hydrogen-driven microbial biogas upgrading: advances, challenges and solutions

2021

Journal Article

Simultaneous removal of antibiotic resistant bacteria, antibiotic resistance genes, and micropollutants by a modified photo-Fenton process

Ahmed, Yunus, Zhong, Jiexi, Yuan, Zhiguo and Guo, Jianhua (2021). Simultaneous removal of antibiotic resistant bacteria, antibiotic resistance genes, and micropollutants by a modified photo-Fenton process. Water Research, 197 117075, 117075. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117075

Simultaneous removal of antibiotic resistant bacteria, antibiotic resistance genes, and micropollutants by a modified photo-Fenton process

2021

Journal Article

Making good use of methane to remove oxidized contaminants from wastewater

Shi, Ling-Dong, Wang, Zhen, Liu, Tao, Wu, Mengxiong, Lai, Chun-Yu, Rittmann, Bruce E., Guo, Jianhua and Zhao, He-Ping (2021). Making good use of methane to remove oxidized contaminants from wastewater. Water Research, 197 117082, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117082

Making good use of methane to remove oxidized contaminants from wastewater

2021

Journal Article

Feasibility of methane bioconversion to methanol by acid-tolerant ammonia-oxidizing bacteria

Zhang, Junji, Hu, Zhetai, Liu, Tao, Wang, Zhiyao, Guo, Jianhua, Yuan, Zhiguo and Zheng, Min (2021). Feasibility of methane bioconversion to methanol by acid-tolerant ammonia-oxidizing bacteria. Water Research, 197 117077, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117077

Feasibility of methane bioconversion to methanol by acid-tolerant ammonia-oxidizing bacteria

2021

Journal Article

An evolved native microalgal consortium-snow system for the bioremediation of biogas and centrate wastewater: start-up, optimization and stabilization

Qiu, Shuang, Yu, Ziwei, Hu, Yanbing, Chen, Zhipeng, Guo, Jianhua, Xia, Wenhao and Ge, Shijian (2021). An evolved native microalgal consortium-snow system for the bioremediation of biogas and centrate wastewater: start-up, optimization and stabilization. Water Research, 196 117038, 117038. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117038

An evolved native microalgal consortium-snow system for the bioremediation of biogas and centrate wastewater: start-up, optimization and stabilization

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

    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

    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

    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

    Development of magnesium oxide products as a novel disinfectant agent

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Conny Turni

  • 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

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

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Huadong Peng

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Bioremediation of oxidized contaminants using natural gas in membrane bioflim reactors

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Kate Bowerman

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Emerging pollutants in spreading 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

    Developing Novel Polymer Sorbents for Efficient PFAS Capture

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Cheng Zhang

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance between bacteria and environments

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Zhigang Yu

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    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

    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

Completed supervision

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