A5009071635- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
- Gut microbiota and health
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Protist diversity and phylogeny
- Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Nematode management and characterization studies
- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Trace Elements in Health
- X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
- Crystallization and Solubility Studies
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Advanced ceramic materials synthesis
University of Michigan
2024
City University of Hong Kong
2021-2024
City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Research Institute
2023-2024
Institute of Urban Environment
2019-2024
Chinese Academy of Sciences
2019-2024
Harbin University of Science and Technology
2024
Fujian Normal University
2021-2023
University of Hong Kong
2021-2022
Jiangnan University
2013-2022
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
2021-2022
Summary Crop plants carry an enormous diversity of microbiota that provide massive benefits to hosts. Protists, as the main microbial consumers and a pivotal driver biogeochemical cycling processes, remain largely understudied in plant microbiome. Here, we characterized composition protists sorghum leaf phyllosphere, rhizosphere bulk soils, collected from 8‐year field experiment with multiple fertilization regimes. Phyllosphere was important habitat for protists, dominated by Rhizaria,...
Conjunctive transfer of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) among bacteria driven by plasmids facilitated the evolution and spread resistance. Heavy metal exposure accelerated plasmid-mediated conjunctive ARGs. Nanomaterials are well-known adsorbents for heavy metals removal, with capability combatting resistant bacteria/facilitating However, co-effect nanomaterials on ARGs was still unknown. In this study, we investigated effect simultaneous Cd2+ nano Fe2O3 conjugative plasmid RP4 from...
Both zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) and microplastics (MPs) were extracted from one commercial sunscreen, while other ingredients removed based on the "like dissolves like" principle. MPs further by acidic digestion of ZnO NPs using HCl characterized as spherical particles approximately 5 μm with layered sheets in an irregular shape surface. Although stable presence simulated sunlight water after 12 h exposure, promoted photooxidation producing hydroxyl radicals, a 2.5-fold increase...
The environmental impact of sunscreen is a growing concern, yet the combined effects its components on marine animals are poorly understood. In this study, we investigated sunscreen-extracted zinc oxide nanoparticles (nZnO) and microplastics (MPs) development barnacle larvae, focusing different roles played by primary (PMPs) secondary (SMPs) generated through phototransformation PMPs. Our findings revealed that lower concentration nZnO (50 μg/L) enhanced molting eye in while higher (500...
Diets of soil-feeding earthworms contain abundant nitrate and iron(III) oxides, which are potential electron acceptors for mineralization organic compounds. The earthworm gut provides an ideal habitat ingested iron(III)-reducing microorganisms. However, little is known about reduction its interaction with other processes in the guts earthworms. Here, we determined dynamics revealed turnover acids Pheretima guillelmi. Samples from contents combined anoxic incubation were used chemical...
Fungal plant pathogens threaten crop production and sustainable agricultural development. However, the environmental factors driving their diversity nationwide biogeographic model remain elusive, impacting our capacity to predict changes under future climate scenarios. Here, we analyzed potential fungal from 563 samples collected 57 fields across China. Over 28.0% of taxa in phyllosphere were identified as pathogens, compared 22.3% rhizosphere. Dominant pathogen groups Cladosporium (in...
Abstract Soil invertebrates contribute significantly to vital ecosystem functions such as the breakdown of organic matter and cycling essential nutrients, but our knowledge their large-scale distribution in agricultural systems is limited, which hinders ability robustly predict how they will respond future global change scenarios. Here, we employed metabarcoding analysis eukaryotic 18S rRNA genes examine diversity community composition 528 sorghum rhizosphere bulk soils, collected from 53...
In situ quantitative tensile tests of individual carbon nanotube (CNT)/SiC core-shell nanofibers are carried out in both a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission (TEM). The incorporation CNTs into SiC matrix led to improved elastic modulus fracture strength the CNT/SiC as compared alone.
Rapid urbanization in the Asia-Pacific region is expected to place two-thirds of its population concrete-dominated urban landscapes by 2050. While diverse architectural facades define unique appearance these systems. There remains a significant gap our understanding composition, assembly, and ecological potential microbial communities on building exteriors. Here, we examined bacterial protistan surfaces along an gradient (urban, suburban rural regions), investigating their spatial patterns...