The University of Queensland

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. doi: 10.1016/j.wroa.2023.100201

Antidepressants can induce mutation and enhance persistence toward multiple antibiotics

Wang, Yue, Yu, Zhigang, Ding, Pengbo, Lu, Ji, Mao, Likai, Ngiam, Lyman, Yuan, Zhiguo, Engelstädter, Jan, Schembri, Mark A. and Guo, Jianhua (2023). Antidepressants can induce mutation and enhance persistence toward multiple antibiotics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120 (5) e2208344120, 1-12. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2208344120

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

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

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

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

Antidepressants promote the spread of extracellular antibiotic resistance genes via transformation

Lu, Ji, Ding, Pengbo, Wang, Yue and Guo, Jianhua (2022). Antidepressants promote the spread of extracellular antibiotic resistance genes via transformation. ISME Communications, 2 (1) 63, 1-10. doi: 10.1038/s43705-022-00147-y

Insights of metallic nanoparticles and ions in accelerating the bacterial uptake of antibiotic resistance genes

Zhang, Shuai, Lu, Ji, Wang, Yue, Verstraete, Willy, Yuan, Zhiguo and Guo, Jianhua (2022). Insights of metallic nanoparticles and ions in accelerating the bacterial uptake of antibiotic resistance genes. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 421 126728, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126728

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: 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

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

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

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). Non-antibiotic pharmaceuticals promote the transmission of multidrug resistance plasmids through intra- and intergenera conjugation. The ISME Journal, 15 (9), 2493-2508. doi: 10.1038/s41396-021-00945-7

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

Disinfection spreads antimicrobial resistance

Lu, Ji and Guo, Jianhua (2021). Disinfection spreads antimicrobial resistance. Science, 371 (6528), 474-474. doi: 10.1126/science.abg4380

A review of bioelectrochemical systems for antibiotic removal: efficient antibiotic removal and dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes

Zhang, Shuai, Yang, Yu-Li, Lu, Ji, Zuo, Xiao-Jun, Yang, Xiao-Li and Song, Hai-Liang (2020). A review of bioelectrochemical systems for antibiotic removal: efficient antibiotic removal and dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 37 101421, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2020.101421

Efficient inactivation of antibiotic resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes by photo-Fenton process under visible LED light and neutral pH

Ahmed, Yunus, Lu, Ji, Yuan, Zhiguo, Bond, Philip L. and Guo, Jianhua (2020). Efficient inactivation of antibiotic resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes by photo-Fenton process under visible LED light and neutral pH. Water Research, 179 115878. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.115878

Bio-pretreatment promote hydrolysis and acidification of oilseed rape straw: roles of fermentation broth and micro-oxygen

Wang, Chuqiao, Zhang, Jiajie, Hu, Fengping, Zhang, Shuai, Lu, Ji and Liu, Shuai (2020). Bio-pretreatment promote hydrolysis and acidification of oilseed rape straw: roles of fermentation broth and micro-oxygen. Bioresource Technology, 308 123272, 123272. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123272

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 (2020). Non-antibiotic pharmaceuticals enhance the transmission of exogenous antibiotic resistance genes through bacterial transformation. The ISME Journal: multidisciplinary journal of microbial ecology, 14 (8), 2179-2196. doi: 10.1038/s41396-020-0679-2

Triclosan at environmental concentrations can enhance the spread of extracellular antibiotic resistance genes through transformation

Lu, Ji, Wang, Yue, Zhang, Shuai, Bond, Philip and Guo, Jianhua (2020). Triclosan at environmental concentrations can enhance the spread of extracellular antibiotic resistance genes through transformation. Science of the Total Environment, 713 136621, 136621. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.136621

Both silver ions and silver nanoparticles facilitate horizontal transfer of plasmid-mediated antibiotic resistance genes

Lu, Ji, Wang, Yue, Jin, Min, Yuan, Zhiguo, Bond, Philip and Guo, Jianhua (2020). Both silver ions and silver nanoparticles facilitate horizontal transfer of plasmid-mediated antibiotic resistance genes. Water Research, 169 115229, 115229. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.115229

New insights of the bacterial response to exposure of differently sized silver nanomaterials

Lu, Ji, Zhang, Shuai, Gao, Shuhong, Wang, Peng, Bond, Philip L. and Guo, Jianhua (2020). New insights of the bacterial response to exposure of differently sized silver nanomaterials. Water Research, 169 115205, 115205. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.115205

Copper nanoparticles and copper ions promote horizontal transfer of plasmid-mediated multi-antibiotic resistance genes across bacterial genera

Zhang, Shuai, Wang, Yue, Song, Hailiang, Lu, Ji, Yuan, Zhiguo and Guo, Jianhua (2019). Copper nanoparticles and copper ions promote horizontal transfer of plasmid-mediated multi-antibiotic resistance genes across bacterial genera. Environment International, 129, 478-487. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.05.054

Physiological and transcriptomic analyses reveal CuO nanoparticle inhibition of anabolic and catabolic activities of sulfate-reducing bacterium

Chen, Zhaoyu, Gao, Shu-hong, Jin, Min, Sun, Shengjie, Lu, Ji, Yang, Ping, Bond, Philip L., Yuan, Zhiguo and Guo, Jianhua (2019). Physiological and transcriptomic analyses reveal CuO nanoparticle inhibition of anabolic and catabolic activities of sulfate-reducing bacterium. Environment International, 125, 65-74. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.01.058

Antidepressant fluoxetine induces multiple antibiotics resistance in Escherichia coli via ROS-mediated mutagenesis

Jin, Min, Lu, Ji, Chen, Zhaoyu, Nguyen, Son Hoang, Mao, Likai, Li, Junwen, Yuan, Zhiguo and Guo, Jianhua (2018). Antidepressant fluoxetine induces multiple antibiotics resistance in Escherichia coli via ROS-mediated mutagenesis. Environment International, 120, 421-430. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.07.046

Antiepileptic drug carbamazepine promotes horizontal transfer of plasmid-borne multi-antibiotic resistance genes within and across bacterial genera

Wang, Yue, Lu, Ji, Mao, Likai, Li, Jie, Yuan, Zhiguo, Bond, Philip L. and Guo, Jianhua (2018). Antiepileptic drug carbamazepine promotes horizontal transfer of plasmid-borne multi-antibiotic resistance genes within and across bacterial genera. ISME Journal, 13 (2), 509-522. doi: 10.1038/s41396-018-0275-x

Non-antibiotic antimicrobial triclosan induces multiple antibiotic resistance through genetic mutation

Lu, Ji, Jin, Min, Nguyen, Son Hoang, Mao, Likai, Li, Jie, Coin, Lachlan J.M., Yuan, Zhiguo and Guo, Jianhua (2018). Non-antibiotic antimicrobial triclosan induces multiple antibiotic resistance through genetic mutation. Environment International, 118, 257-265. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.06.004

Silver nanoparticles stimulate the proliferation of sulfate reducing bacterium Desulfovibrio vulgaris

Chen, Zhaoyu, Lu, Ji, Gao, Shu-Hong, Jin, Min, Bond, Philip L., Yang, Ping, Yuan, Zhiguo and Guo, Jianhua (2018). Silver nanoparticles stimulate the proliferation of sulfate reducing bacterium Desulfovibrio vulgaris. Water Research, 129, 163-171. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.11.021

Triclosan at environmentally relevant concentrations promotes horizontal transfer of multidrug resistance genes within and across bacterial genera

Lu, Ji, Wang, Yue, Li, Jie, Mao, Likai, Nguyen, Son Hoang, Duarte, Tania, Coin, Lachlan, Bond, Philip, Yuan, Zhiguo and Guo, Jianhua (2018). Triclosan at environmentally relevant concentrations promotes horizontal transfer of multidrug resistance genes within and across bacterial genera. Environment International, 121 (Pt 2), 1217-1226. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.10.040

Copper oxide nanoparticles induce lysogenic bacteriophage and metal-resistance genes in pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1

Guo, Jianhua, Gao, Shu-Hong, Lu, Ji, Bond, Philip L, Verstraete, Willy and Yuan, Zhiguo (2017). Copper oxide nanoparticles induce lysogenic bacteriophage and metal-resistance genes in pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 9 (27), 22298-22307. doi: 10.1021/acsami.7b06433

Potential for layered double hydroxides-based, innovative drug delivery systems

Zhang, Kai, Xu, Zhi Ping, Lu, Ji, Tang, Zhi Yong, Zhao, Hui Jun, Good, David A. and Wei, Ming Qian (2014). Potential for layered double hydroxides-based, innovative drug delivery systems. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 15 (5), 7409-7428. doi: 10.3390/ijms15057409

Unravelling the roles of emerging environmental contaminants in promoting the spread of antibiotic resistance

Lu, Ji (2020). Unravelling the roles of emerging environmental contaminants in promoting the spread of antibiotic resistance. PhD Thesis, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2020.672