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A. Z. Gu

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Assay:metagenomics· 7 Approach:experimental assay· 5 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 4 Approach:deep learning· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1

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G. Li· 7 shared D. Wang· 6 shared C. Bott· 4 shared D. Kang· 4 shared I. Han· 4 shared J. Lee· 4 shared J. McQuarrie· 3 shared K. McCullough· 3 shared

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9 papers

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Molecular Evidence of Internal Carbon-Driven Partial Denitrification Annamox (PdNA) in a mainstream Pilot A-B System Coupled with Side-stream EBPR treating municipal wastewater

D. Kang, I. Han, J. Lee, K. McCullough, G. Li, D. Wang, S. Klaus, P. Zheng, V. Srinivasan, C. Bott, A. Z. Gu

This study demonstrates that a pilot-scale A-B-S2EBPR system achieves nitrite accumulation and anammox for nitrogen removal in wastewater treatment by utilizing internal carbon sources.

Water Research · Nov 1, 2024Peer-reviewedBioengineering

Combined Partial-Nitrification and Phosphorus Removal with the co-existence of Nitrite-resistant phosphorous accumulating organisms (PAOs) and nitrifiers in the treatment of high-strength manure digestate

Y. Yan, P. Guo, M. T. Baldwin, G. Li, H. Yoon, P. M. McGuire, Y. Sang, M. C. Reid, J. Rudek, A. Z. Gu

This study demonstrates the coexistence of nitrite-resistant PAOs and nitrifiers in a reactor treating manure digestate, achieving efficient nitrogen and phosphorus removal through optimized aeration schemes.

bioRxiv · Nov 29, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

Revisiting the role of Acinetobacter sp. in EBPR systems

Y. Yan, I. Han, J. Lee, G. Li, V. Srinivasan, K. McCullough, S. Klaus, D. Kang, D. Wang, A. Patel, J. McQuarrie, B. M. Stinson, C. deBarbadillo, P. Dombrowski, C. Bott, A. Z. Gu

The paper investigates the role of Acinetobacter in EBPR systems using 16S sequencing and SCRS-FISH, finding Acinetobacter dominance and its contribution to phosphorus removal under specific operational conditions.

bioRxiv · Apr 1, 2023 · PreprintBioengineering

Comammox and Unknown Candidate AOBs Contribute to Nitrite Accumulation in An Integrated A-B stage process that Incorporates Side-stream EBPR (S2EBPR)

Y. Yan, J. Lee, I. Han, Z. Wang, G. Li, K. McCullough, S. Klaus, D. Kang, D. Wang, A. Patel, J. McQuarrie, B. M. Stinson, C. deBarbadillo, P. Dombrowski, C. Bott, A. Z. Gu

The paper demonstrates an integrated wastewater treatment process that achieves nitrite accumulation through comammox and unknown AOBs, revealing their role in short-cut nitrogen removal.

bioRxiv · Mar 29, 2023 · PreprintBioengineering

Spatial-temporal targeted and non-targeted surveys to assess microbiological composition of drinking water in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria.

M. C. Sevillano, S. Vosloo, I. Cotto, Z. Dai, T. Jiang, J. M. Santiago Santana, I. Y. Padilla, Z. Rosario-Pabon, C. Velez Vega, J. F. Cordero, A. Alshawabkeh, A. Z. Gu, A. J. Pinto

This study assessed drinking water microbiome changes in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria using targeted and non-targeted microbial analysis, finding no significant deterioration in biological quality.

bioRxiv · May 7, 2021Microbiology

Combined Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal (EBPR) and Nitrite Accumulation for Treating High-strength Wastewater

Z. Yuan, D. Kang, G. Li, J. Lee, I. Han, D. Wang, P. Zheng, M. C. Reid, A. Z. Gu

This study combines enhanced biological phosphorus removal with nitrite accumulation in a reactor treating synthetic digested manure wastewater, achieving high phosphorus removal and stable nitrite levels.

bioRxiv · Jan 16, 2021 · PreprintBioengineering

Machine Learning-based Biomarkers Identification and Validation from Toxicogenomics - Bridging to Regulatory Relevant Phenotypic Endpoints

S. M. Rahman, J. Lan, D. Kaeli, J. Dy, A. Alshawabkeh, A. Z. Gu

The paper identifies and validates biomarkers using machine learning to predict in vivo phenotypic toxicity endpoints from in vitro toxicogenomic data.

bioRxiv · Dec 18, 2020Pharmacology & Toxicology

Modeling Versatile and Dynamic Anaerobic Metabolism for PAOs/GAOs Competition Using Agent-based Model and Verification via Single Cell Raman Micro-spectroscopy

G. Li, N. B. Tooker, D. Wang, V. Srinivasan, J. L. Barnard, A. Russel, B. Stinson, J. McQuarrie, P. Schauer, A. Menniti, E. Varga, H. Hauduc, I. Takacs, C. Bott, P. Dombrowski, , A. Z. Gu

This study develops and validates an improved EBPR model (iEBPR) to simulate PAO-GAO competition under extended anaerobic conditions using single-cell Raman micro-spectroscopy data.

bioRxiv · Nov 18, 2020Microbiology

Oligotyping and Genome-Resolved Metagenomics Reveal Distinct Candidatus Accumulibacter Communities in Full-Scale Side-Stream versus Conventional Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal (EBPR) Configurations

V. N. Srinivasan, G. Li, D. Wang, N. B. Tooker, Z. Dai, A. Onnis-Hayden, A. J. Pinto, A. Z. Gu

This study uses oligotyping and genome-resolved metagenomics to identify distinct Candidatus Accumulibacter communities in different EBPR configurations, revealing new MAGs and clade-level diversity.

bioRxiv · Apr 3, 2019 · PreprintMicrobiology