Xiaodong Gao

This study uses a model mineral-associated organic matter to explore mechanisms of stable soil carbon formation and persistence, showing synergistic stabilization by mineral association and organic matter.

This study examines how changes in matric and osmotic potential affect the transcription of Variovorax beijingensis, finding distinct but overlapping gene expression responses to these water potential shifts.

The paper demonstrates the use of methyl bromide as a synthetic signaling molecule in a model soil consortium to report on gene expression and environmental conditions.

This study demonstrates that gas-reporting biosensors can detect gene expression in environmental soil matrices with minimal perturbation by optimizing hydration and biosensor titer.

The paper develops artificial soils to study how individual abiotic factors affect microbial growth and signaling, finding that soil texture, mineralogy, and pH have additive effects while organic matter behaves emergently.