Overview
Background
Dr Zhigang Yu is an ARC DECRA Research Fellow who obtained a PhD degree from ACWEB, University of Queensland in 2022. Since then, he has been a Postdocoral Research Fellow at ACWEB. He has published over 50 peer-reviewed articles in top tier journals including PNAS, Adavanced Science, The ISME Journal, with 12 as a first author and H index of 32. He acts as a Guest Editor of three journals and has been invited as a reviewer for over 20 journals.
Dr Yu has a strong curiosity on the project of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which spans from chemistry to microbiology. His interests include the emergence and spread of bacterial AMR in both environmental and clinical (e.g., human gut) settings, bacterial adaptation, and the development of efficient disinfection technologies to contain AMR in the environment.
Availability
- Dr Zhigang Yu is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Bacterial evolution
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Antimicrobial resistance
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Microbial interactions
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Water-based epidemiology
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Disinfection
Research impacts
Dr Yu establishes a microfluidic system to visualise AMR transfer at the single-cell level. This platform has generated several publications in journals including PNAS, ISME Journal, Advanced Science, and Microbiome.
Three of his publications are selected as Editors’ Choice and 1 is Best Paper Award Winner (only 3 winners worldwide) in ISME Journal, as well as 8 Highly Cited Papers. The "Best Paper" was also cited in the report from the office of the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, New Zealand. Dr Yu's research findings have attracted wide attention with >1,000 mentions and >10 M potential viewers globally.
Works
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2022
Journal Article
Periodate activated by different crystalline phases MnO2 for profound oxidation tetracycline hydrochloride: Oxygen vacancy-dominated active pivots and mechanism
Yang, Chen, Yang, Zhongzhu, Yang, Kaihua, Yu, Zhigang, Zuo, Yize, Cheng, Longjie, Wang, Yibo, Sun, Hui, Yu, Guanlong, Zhang, Chang and Li, Xin (2022). Periodate activated by different crystalline phases MnO2 for profound oxidation tetracycline hydrochloride: Oxygen vacancy-dominated active pivots and mechanism. Separation and Purification Technology, 301 122022, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.122022
2022
Journal Article
Enhancement of nutrients recovery and cell metabolism in piggery anaerobic digestate by the co-cultivation of indigenous microalgae and bacteria
Lu, Rumeng, Yan, Hongbin, Liu, Yuhuan, Wang, Yunpu, Cui, Xian, Wu, Xiaodan, Yu, Zhigang, Ruan, Roger and Zhang, Qi (2022). Enhancement of nutrients recovery and cell metabolism in piggery anaerobic digestate by the co-cultivation of indigenous microalgae and bacteria. Journal of Cleaner Production, 375 134193, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.134193
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
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
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
2022
Journal Article
Enhancement of carbon conversion and value-added compound production in heterotrophic Chlorella vulgaris using sweet sorghum extract
Wu, Kangping, Fang, Yilin, Hong, Biyuan, Cai, Yihui, Xie, Honglei, Wang, Yunpu, Cui, Xian, Yu, Zhigang, Liu, Yuhuan, Ruan, Roger and Zhang, Qi (2022). Enhancement of carbon conversion and value-added compound production in heterotrophic Chlorella vulgaris using sweet sorghum extract. Foods, 11 (17) 2579, 2579. doi: 10.3390/foods11172579
2022
Journal Article
Effects of microalgae-bacteria inoculation ratio on biogas slurry treatment and microorganism interactions in the symbiosis system
Huang, Qiaoyun, Yan, Hongbin, Liu, Yuhuan, Cui, Xian, Wang, Yunpu, Yu, Zhigang, Ruan, Roger and Zhang, Qi (2022). Effects of microalgae-bacteria inoculation ratio on biogas slurry treatment and microorganism interactions in the symbiosis system. Journal of Cleaner Production, 362 132271. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.132271
2022
Journal Article
Understanding the effect of free nitrous acid on biofilms
Chislett, Mariella, Yu, Zhigang, Donose, Bogdan C., Guo, Jianhua and Yuan, Zhiguo (2022). Understanding the effect of free nitrous acid on biofilms. Environmental Science and Technology, 56 (16), 11625-11634. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.2c01156
2022
Other Outputs
Uncovering roles of artificial sweeteners in the spread of antimicrobial resistance amongbacterial taxa
Yu, Zhigang (2022). Uncovering roles of artificial sweeteners in the spread of antimicrobial resistance amongbacterial taxa. PhD Thesis, Australian Centre for Water and Environmental Biotechnology, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/966e550
2022
Journal Article
Non-caloric artificial sweeteners exhibit antimicrobial activity against bacteria and promote bacterial evolution of antibiotic tolerance
Yu, Zhigang and Guo, Jianhua (2022). Non-caloric artificial sweeteners exhibit antimicrobial activity against bacteria and promote bacterial evolution of antibiotic tolerance. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 433 128840, 128840. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128840
2022
Journal Article
Development of microalgae-bacteria symbiosis system for enhanced treatment of biogas slurry
Yan, Hongbin, Lu, Rumeng, Liu, Yuhuan, Cui, Xian, Wang, Yunpu, Yu, Zhigang, Ruan, Roger and Zhang, Qi (2022). Development of microalgae-bacteria symbiosis system for enhanced treatment of biogas slurry. Bioresource Technology, 354 127187, 127187. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127187
2022
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Removal of chloride from water and wastewater: removal mechanisms and recent trends
Li, Yiming, Yang, Zhongzhu, Yang, Kaihua, Wei, Jingjing, Li, Zihao, Ma, Chi, Yang, Xu, Wang, Tantan, Zeng, Guangming, Yu, Guanlong, Yu, Zhigang and Zhang, Chang (2022). Removal of chloride from water and wastewater: removal mechanisms and recent trends. Science of the Total Environment, 821 153174, 153174. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153174
2022
Journal Article
The combination of aerobic and microaerobic promote hydrolysis and acidification of rice straw and pig manure: balance of insoluble and soluble substrate
Xiang, Shuyu, Liu, Yuhuan, Lu, Feihu, Zhang, Qi, Wang, Yunpu, Xiong, Jianghua, Huang, Zhenxia, Yu, Zhigang, Ruan, Roger and Cui, Xian (2022). The combination of aerobic and microaerobic promote hydrolysis and acidification of rice straw and pig manure: balance of insoluble and soluble substrate. Bioresource Technology, 350 126880, 126880. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.126880
2022
Journal Article
Long-term environmental surveillance of PM2.5-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Jinan, China (2014-2020): health risk assessment
Yu, Zhigang, Wang, Hong, Zhang, Xin, Gong, Shuping, Liu, Zhen, Zhao, Ning, Zhang, Cuiqin, Xie, Xiaorui, Wang, Kaige, Liu, Zhong, Wang, Jia-Sheng, Zhao, Xiulan and Zhou, Jun (2022). Long-term environmental surveillance of PM2.5-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Jinan, China (2014-2020): health risk assessment. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 425 127766, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127766
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
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
2021
Journal Article
Chlorine disinfection facilitates natural transformation through ROS-mediated oxidative stress
Zhang, Shuai, Wang, Yue, Lu, Ji, Yu, Zhigang, Song, Hailiang, Bond, Philip L. and Guo, Jianhua (2021). Chlorine disinfection facilitates natural transformation through ROS-mediated oxidative stress. The ISME Journal, 15 (10), 2969-2985. doi: 10.1038/s41396-021-00980-4
2021
Journal Article
Nonnutritive sweeteners can promote the dissemination of antibiotic resistance through conjugative gene transfer
Yu, Zhigang, Wang, Yue, Lu, Ji, Bond, Philip L. and Guo, Jianhua (2021). Nonnutritive sweeteners can promote the dissemination of antibiotic resistance through conjugative gene transfer. The ISME Journal, 15 (7), 2117-2130. doi: 10.1038/s41396-021-00909-x
2021
Journal Article
Efficient photocatalytic destruction of recalcitrant micropollutants using graphitic carbon nitride under simulated sunlight irradiation
Zhong, Jiexi, Jiang, Hui, Wang, Zhiliang, Yu, Zhigang, Wang, Lianzhou, Mueller, Jochen F. and Guo, Jianhua (2021). Efficient photocatalytic destruction of recalcitrant micropollutants using graphitic carbon nitride under simulated sunlight irradiation. Environmental Science and Ecotechnology, 5 100079, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.ese.2021.100079
2020
Journal Article
Size Distribution and Phosphate Removal Capacity of Nano Zero-Valent Iron (nZVI): Influence of pH and Ionic Strength
Lin, Dantong, Hu, Liming, Lo, Irene M. C. and Yu, Zhigang (2020). Size Distribution and Phosphate Removal Capacity of Nano Zero-Valent Iron (nZVI): Influence of pH and Ionic Strength. Water, 12 (10) 2939, 2939-13. doi: 10.3390/w12102939
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Zhigang Yu is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Bacterial evolution of antimicrobial resistance in urban water systems
Reveal the evolutionary trajectories of waterborne pathogens and investigate the temporal dynamics of antimicrobial resistance transmission across biofilm pathogens in urban water systems.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
The emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance between bacteria and environments
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jianhua Guo
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding roles of disinfection agents on the emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Gilda Carvalho, Professor Jianhua Guo
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Doctor Philosophy
Efficient control the spread of antibiotic resistance in urban water systems
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jianhua Guo
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