Dr Yang Lu
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences

Book Chapters
Lu, Yang and Donose, Bogdan C. (2018). Imaging and characterization of microbial electrodes. Functional Electrodes for Enzymatic and Microbial Electrochemical Systems. (pp. 525-543) edited by Nicolas Brun and Victoria Flexer. London, United Kingdom: World Scientific Publishing. doi: 10.1142/9781786343543_0014
Lu, Y. and Hu, S. (2017). Application of molecular biological tools to monitor process efficiency. Current developments in biotechnology and bioengineering: biological treatment of industrial effluents. (pp. 281-291) edited by Duu-Jong Lee, Veeriah Jegatheesan, Hao Huu Ngo, Patrick C. Hallenbeck and Ashok Pandey. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-63665-2.00011-4
Journal Articles
Zhao, Zhi-Cheng, Li, Ruo-Lin, Fan, Sheng-Qiang, Lu, Yang, Liu, Bing-Feng, Xing, De-Feng, Ren, Nan-Qi and Xie, Guo-Jun (2024). Deciphering the formation of granules by n-DAMO and Anammox microorganisms. Environmental Research, 255 119209, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.119209
Zhao, Zhi-Cheng, Fan, Sheng-Qiang, Lu, Yang, Tan, Xin, Liu, Lu-Yao, Wang, Xiao-Wei, Liu, Bing-Feng, Xing, De-Feng, Ren, Nan-Qi and Xie, Guo-Jun (2024). Deep insights into the biofilm formation mechanism and nitrogen-transformation network in a nitrate-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation biofilm. Environmental Research, 252 118810, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118810
Tan, Xin, Lu, Yang, Nie, Wen-Bo, Evans, Paul, Wang, Xiao-Wei, Dang, Cheng-Cheng, Wang, Xuan, Liu, Bing-Feng, Xing, De-Feng, Ren, Nan-Qi and Xie, Guo-Jun (2024). Nitrate-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation coupled to Fe(III) reduction as a source of ammonium and nitrous oxide. Water Research, 256 121571, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121571
Fan, Sheng-Qiang, Wen, Wan-Ru, Xie, Guo-Jun, Lu, Yang, Nie, Wen-Bo, Liu, Bing-Feng, Xing, De-Feng, Ma, Jun and Ren, Nan-Qi (2023). Revisiting the engineering roadmap of nitrate/nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation. Environmental Science and Technology, 57 (50), 20975-20991. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.3c02806
Tan, Xin, Lu, Yang, Nie, Wen-Bo, Xie, Guo-Jun, Evans, Paul, Wang, Xiao-Wei, Dang, Cheng-Cheng, Zhao, Zhi-Cheng, Fan, Sheng-Qiang and Ren, Nanqi (2023). Evidence for nitrous oxide emissions by nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane oxidizing bacteria. Environmental Science and Technology, 57 (44), 16862-16872. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.3c02805
Wang, Xiao-Wei, Tan, Xin, Dang, Cheng-Cheng, Lu, Yang, Xie, Guo-Jun and Liu, Bing-Feng (2023). Thermophilic microorganisms involved in the nitrogen cycle in thermal environments: advances and prospects. Science of the Total Environment, 896 165259, 165259. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165259
Fan, Sheng-Qiang, Wen, Wan-Ru, Xie, Guo-Jun, Lu, Yang, Liu, Bing-Feng, Xing, De-Feng, Ma, Jun and Ren, Nan-Qi (2023). Deep insights into the population shift of n-DAMO and anammox in granular sludge: from sidestream to mainstream. Water Research, 244 120448, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120448
Nie, Wen-Bo, Xie, Guo-Jun, Tan, Xin, Ding, Jie, Lu, Yang, Chen, Yi, Yang, Chun, He, Qiang, Liu, Bing-Feng, Xing, Defeng and Ren, Nanqi (2023). Microbial niche differentiation during nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation. Environmental Science and Technology, 57 (17), 7029-7040. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.2c08094
Wong, Lan Li, Lu, Yang, Ho, James Chin Shing, Mugunthan, Sudarsan, Law, Yingyu, Conway, Patricia, Kjelleberg, Staffan and Seviour, Thomas (2023). Surface-layer protein is a public-good matrix exopolymer for microbial community organisation in environmental anammox biofilms. The ISME Journal, 17 (6), 1-10. doi: 10.1038/s41396-023-01388-y
Zhao, Zhi-Cheng, Fan, Sheng-Qiang, Lu, Yang, Dang, Cheng-Cheng, Wang, Xuan, Liu, Bing-Feng, Xing, De-Feng, Ma, Jun, Ren, Nan-Qi, Wang, Qilin and Xie, Guo-Jun (2023). Reactivated biofilm coupling n-DAMO with anammox achieved high-rate nitrogen removal in membrane aerated moving bed biofilm reactor. Environmental Research, 220 115184, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.115184
Hiew, Shu Hui, Lu, Yang, Han, Hao, Gonçalves, Rui A, Alfarano, Serena Rosa, Mezzenga, Raffaele, Parikh, Atul N., Mu, Yuguang and Miserez, Ali (2023). Modulation of mechanical properties of short bioinspired peptide materials by single amino-acid mutations. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 145 (6), 3382-3393. doi: 10.1021/jacs.2c09853
Lu, Yang, Natarajan, Gayathri, Nguyen, Thi Quynh Ngoc, Thi, Sara Swa, Arumugam, Krithika, Seviour, Thomas, Williams, Rohan B. H., Wuertz, Stefan and Law, Yingyu (2022). Controlling anammox speciation and biofilm attachment strategy using N-biotransformation intermediates and organic carbon levels. Scientific Reports, 12 (1) 21720, 1-13. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-26069-2
Qiu, Guanglei, Law, Yingyu, Zuniga-Montanez, Rogelio, Deng, Xuhan, Lu, Yang, Roy, Samarpita, Thi, Sara Swa, Hoon, Hui Yi, Nguyen, Thi Quynh Ngoc, Eganathan, Kaliyamoorthy, Liu, Xianghui, Nielsen, Per H., Williams, Rohan B. H. and Wuertz, Stefan (2022). Global warming readiness: feasibility of enhanced biological phosphorus removal at 35 °C. Water Research, 216 118301, 118301. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.118301
Lu, Yang, Sharma, Bhargy, Soon, Wei Long, Shi, Xiangyan, Zhao, Tianyun, Lim, Yan Ting, Sobota, Radoslaw M., Hoon, Shawn, Pilloni, Giovanni, Usadi, Adam, Pervushin, Konstantin and Miserez, Ali (2022). Complete sequences of the velvet worm slime proteins reveal that slime formation is enabled by disulfide bonds and intrinsically disordered regions. Advanced Science, 9 (18) 2201444, 2201444. doi: 10.1002/advs.202201444
Fan, Sheng-Qiang, Xie, Guo-Jun, Lu, Yang, Zhao, Zhi-Cheng, Liu, Bing-Feng, Xing, De-Feng, Ding, Jie, Han, Hong-Jun and Ren, Nan-Qi (2021). Mainstream nitrogen and dissolved methane removal through coupling n-DAMO with anammox in granular sludge at low temperature. Environmental Science & Technology, 55 (24), 16586-16596. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.1c01952
Nie, Wen-Bo, Ding, Jie, Xie, Guo-Jun, Tan, Xin, Lu, Yang, Peng, Lai, Liu, Bing-Feng, Xing, De-Feng, Yuan, Zhiguo and Ren, Nanqi (2021). Simultaneous nitrate and sulfate dependent anaerobic oxidation of methane linking carbon, nitrogen and sulfur cycles. Water Research, 194 116928, 116928. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.116928
Fan, Sheng-Qiang, Xie, Guo-Jun, Lu, Yang, Liu, Bing-Feng, Xing, De-Feng, Ding, Jie, Han, Hong-Jun and Ren, Nan-Qi (2021). Nitrate/nitrite dependent anaerobic methane oxidation coupling with anammox in membrane biotrickling filter for nitrogen removal. Environmental Research, 193 110533, 110533. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.110533
Nie, Wen-Bo, Ding, Jie, Xie, Guo-Jun, Yang, Lu, Peng, Lai, Tan, Xin, Liu, Bing-Feng, Xing, De-Feng, Yuan, Zhiguo and Ren, Nan-Qi (2021). Anaerobic oxidation of methane coupled with dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium fuels anaerobic ammonium oxidation. Environmental Science and Technology, 55 (2), 1197-1208. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.0c02664
Seviour, Thomas, Wong, Lan Li, Lu, Yang, Mugunthan, Sudarsan, Yang, Qiaohui, Segaran, Uma Shankari Do Chanda, Bessarab, Irina, Liebl, David, Williams, Rohan B. H., Law, Yingyu and Kjelleberg, Staffan (2020). Phase transitions by an abundant protein in the anammox extracellular matrix mediate cell-to-cell aggregation and biofilm formation. mBio, 11 (5) e02052-20, 1-14. doi: 10.1128/mbio.02052-20
Fan, Sheng-Qiang, Xie, Guo-Jun, Lu, Yang, Liu, Bing-Feng, Xing, De-Feng, Han, Hong-Jun, Yuan, Zhiguo and Ren, Nan-Qi (2020). Development of granular sludge coupling n-DAMO and Anammox in membrane granular sludge reactor for high rate nitrogen removal. Environmental Research, 186 109579, 109579. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109579
Nie, Wen-Bo, Xie, Guo-Jun, Ding, Jie, Peng, Lai, Lu, Yang, Tan, Xin, Yue, Hao, Liu, Bing-Feng, Xing, De-Feng, Meng, Jia, Han, Hong-Jun and Ren, Nan-Qi (2020). Operation strategies of n-DAMO and Anammox process based on microbial interactions for high rate nitrogen removal from landfill leachate. Environment International, 139 105596, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105596
Hülsen, Tim, Lu, Yang, Rodríguez, Iván, Segura, Yolanda, Martínez, Fernando, Puyol, Daniel and Batstone, Damien J. (2020). Anaerobic digestion of purple phototrophic bacteria – the release step of the partition-release-recover concept. Bioresource Technology, 306 123125, 123125. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123125
Wong, Lan Li, Natarajan, Gayathri, Boleij, Marissa, Thi, Sara Swi, Winnerdy, Fernaldo Richtia, Mugunthan, Sudarsan, Lu, Yang, Lee, Jong-Min, Lin, Yuemei, Van Loosdrecht, Mark, Law, Yingyu, Kjelleberg, Staffan and Seviour, Thomas (2020). Extracellular protein isolation from the matrix of anammox biofilm using ionic liquid extraction. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 104 (8), 3643-3654. doi: 10.1007/s00253-020-10465-7
Fan, Sheng-Qiang, Xie, Guo-Jun, Lu, Yang, Liu, Bing-Feng, Xing, De-Feng, Han, Hong-Jun, Yuan, Zhiguo and Ren, Nan-Qi (2020). Granular sludge coupling nitrate/nitrite dependent anaerobic methane oxidation with Anammox: from proof-of-concept to high rate nitrogen removal. Environmental Science and Technology, 54 (1) acs.est.9b02528, 297-305. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.9b02528
Nie, Wen-Bo, Xie, Guo-Jun, Ding, Jie, Lu, Yang, Liu, Bing-Feng, Xing, De-Feng, Wang, Qilin, Han, Hong-Jun, Yuan, Zhiguo and Ren, Nan-Qi (2019). High performance nitrogen removal through integrating denitrifying anaerobic methane oxidation and Anammox: from enrichment to application. Environment International, 132 105107, 105107. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.105107
Yap, S. D., Astals, S., Lu, Y., Peces, M., Jensen, P. D., Batstone, D. J. and Tait, S. (2018). Humic acid inhibition of hydrolysis and methanogenesis with different anaerobic inocula. Waste Management, 80, 130-136. doi: 10.1016/j.wasman.2018.09.001
Lu, Y., Liaquat, R., Astals, S., Jensen, P. D., Batstone, D. J. and Tait, S. (2018). Relationship between microbial community, operational factors and ammonia inhibition resilience in anaerobic digesters at low and moderate ammonia background concentrations. New Biotechnology, 44, 23-30. doi: 10.1016/j.nbt.2018.02.013
Hülsen, Tim, Hsieh, Kent, Lu, Yang, Tait, Stephan and Batstone, Damien J. (2018). Simultaneous treatment and single cell protein production from agri-industrial wastewaters using purple phototrophic bacteria or microalgae - a comparison. Bioresource Technology, 254, 214-223. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.01.032
Ledezma, Pablo, Lu, Yang and Freguia, Stefano (2018). Electroactive haloalkaliphiles exhibit exceptional tolerance to free ammonia. FEMS microbiology letters, 365 (2) fnx260. doi: 10.1093/femsle/fnx260
Lin, Hui-Wen, Lu, Yang, Ganigue, Ramon, Sharma, Keshab R., Rabaey, Korneel, Yuan, Zhiguo and Pikaar, Ilje (2017). Simultaneous use of caustic and oxygen for efficient sulfide control in sewers. Science of the Total Environment, 601-602, 776-783. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.05.225
Pozo, Guillermo, Lu, Yang, Pongy, Sebastien, Keller, Jurg, Ledezma, Pablo and Freguia, Stefano (2017). Selective cathodic microbial biofilm retention allows a high current-to-sulfide efficiency in sulfate-reducing microbial electrolysis cells. Bioelectrochemistry, 118, 62-69. doi: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2017.07.001
Pozo, Guillermo, Jourdin, Ludovic, Lu, Yang, Keller, Jurg, Ledezma, Pablo and Freguia, Stefano (2016). Cathodic biofilm activates electrode surface and achieves efficient autotrophic sulfate reduction. Electrochimica Acta, 213, 66-74. doi: 10.1016/j.electacta.2016.07.100
Hulsen, Tim, Barry, Edward M., Lu, Yang, Puyol, Daniel and Batstone, Damien J. (2016). Low temperature treatment of domestic wastewater by purple phototrophic bacteria: performance, activity, and community. Water Research, 100, 537-545. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.05.054
Huelsen, Tim, Barry, Edward M., Lu, Yang, Puyol, Daniel, Keller, Jürg and Batstone, Damien J. (2016). Domestic wastewater treatment with purple phototrophic bacteria using a novel continuous photo anaerobic membrane bioreactor. Water Research, 100, 486-495. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.04.061
Doolette, Casey L., Gupta, Vadakattu V. S. R., Lu, Yang, Payne, Justin L., Batstone, Damien J., Kirby, Jason K., Navarro, Divina A. and McLaughlin, Mike J. (2016). Quantifying the sensitivity of soil microbial communities to silver sulfide nanoparticles using metagenome sequencing. Plos One, 11 (8) e0161979, e0161979. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0161979
Janarthanan, Om Murugan, Laycock, Bronwyn, Montano-Herrera, Liliana, Lu, Yang, Arcos-Hernandez, Monica V., Werker, Alan and Pratt, Steven (2016). Fluxes in PHA-storing microbial communities during enrichment and biopolymer accumulation processes. New Biotechnology, 33 (1), 61-72. doi: 10.1016/j.nbt.2015.07.007
Jourdin, Ludovic, Lu, Yang, Flexer, Victoria, Keller, Jurg and Freguia, Stefano (2016). Biologically induced hydrogen production drives high rate/high efficiency microbial electrosynthesis of acetate from carbon dioxide. ChemElectroChem, 3 (4), 581-591. doi: 10.1002/celc.201500530
Mohd-Zaki, Zuhaida , Bastidas-Oyanedel, Juan R. , Lu, Yang, Hoelzle, Robert, Pratt, Steven, Slater, Frances and Batstone, Damien J. (2016). Influence of pH Regulation Mode in Glucose Fermentation on Product Selection and Process Stability. Microorganisms, 4 (1) 2, 2. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms4010002
Virdis, Bernardino, Millo, Diego, Donose, Bogdan C., Lu, Yang, Batstone, Damien J. and Kromer, Jens O. (2016). Analysis of electron transfer dynamics in mixed community electroactive microbial biofilms. RSC Advances, 6 (5), 3650-3660. doi: 10.1039/c5ra15676a
Lu, Yang, Hugenholtz, Phillip and Batstone, Damien John (2015). Evaluating DNA Extraction Methods for Community Profiling of Pig Hindgut Microbial Community. PLoS One, 10 (11) e0142720, e0142720.1-e0142720.10. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142720
Darus, Libertus, Lu, Yang, Ledezma, Pablo, Keller, Jurg and Freguia, Stefano (2015). Fully reversible current driven by a dual marine photosynthetic microbial community. Bioresource Technology, 195, 248-253. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.06.055
Jourdin, Ludovic, Grieger, Timothy, Monetti, Juliette, Flexer, Victoria, Freguia, Stefano, Lu, Yang, Chen, Jun, Romano, Mark, Wallace, Gordon G. and Keller, Jurg (2015). High acetic acid production rate obtained by microbial electrosynthesis from carbon dioxide. Environmental Science and Technology, 49 (22), 13566-13574. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5b03821
Pozo, Guillermo, Jourdin, Ludovic, Lu, Yang, Ledezma, Pablo, Keller, Jurg and Freguia, Stefano (2015). Methanobacterium enables high rate electricity-driven autotrophic sulfate reduction. RSC Advances, 5 (109), 89368-89374. doi: 10.1039/C5RA18444D
Batstone, Damien J., Lu, Yang and Jensen, Paul D. (2015). Impact of dewatering technologies on specific methanogenic activity. Water Research, 82, 78-85. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.04.005
Pozo, Guillermo, Jourdin, Ludovic, Lu, Yang, Ledezma, Pablo, Keller, Jurg and Freguia, Stefano (2015). Erratum: Methanobacterium enables high rate electricity-driven autotrophic sulfate reduction. RSC Advances, 5 (111), 91821-91821. doi: 10.1039/c5ra90096d
Jensen, P. D., Astals, S., Lu, Y., Devadas, M. and Batstone, D. J. (2014). Anaerobic codigestion of sewage sludge and glycerol, focusing on process kinetics, microbial dynamics and sludge dewaterability. Water Research, 67, 355-366. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.09.024
Li, Xiaofang, Huang, Longbin, Bond, Philip L., Lu, Yang and Vink, Sue (2014). Bacterial diversity in response to direct revegetation in the Pb–Zn–Cu tailings under subtropical and semi-arid conditions. Ecological Engineering, 68, 233-240. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2014.03.044
Lu, Yang., Slater, Frances, Bello-Mendoza, Ricardo and Batstone, Damien J. (2013). Shearing of biofilms enables selective layer based microbial sampling and analysis. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 110 (10), 2600-2605. doi: 10.1002/bit.24947
Lu, Y., Slater, F. R., Mohd-Zaki, Z., Pratt, S. and Batstone, D. J. (2011). Impact of operating history on mixed culture fermentation microbial ecology and product mixture. Water Science and Technology, 64 (3), 760-765. doi: 10.2166/wst.2011.699
Conference Papers
Lu, Y., Slater, F., Bello Mendoza, R., Jensen, P., Hugenholtz, P. and Batstone, D. J. (2013). Granule shearing enables the high resolution microbial identity. 13th World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion (AD 13), Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 25-28 June, 2013. London, United Kingdom: International Water Association (IWA).
Batstone, D. J., Jensen, P. D. and Lu, Y. (2012). Recuperative thickening: impact of dewatering on anaerobic activity. AWA Biosolids and Source Management National Conference, Gold Coast, Qld., Australia, 18-20 June 2012. St Leonards, NSW, Australia: Australian Water Association.
Lu, Yang, Slater, F. R., Mohd-Zaki, Z., Pratt, S. and Batstone, D. J. (2010). Impact of operating history on mixed culture fermentation microbial ecology and product mixture. AD12: 12th World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion. Water and Energy for the World, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, 31 October - 4 November 2010. London, United Kingdom: International Water Association (IWA).
Slater, F. R., Johnson, C.R., Blackall, L. L., Beiko, R., Lu, Y. and Bond, P. L. (2010). Relating bacterial community structure to process performance in laboratory-scale enhanced biological phosphorus removal systems. 13th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, Seattle, WA, U.S.A., 22-27 August 2010. Seattle, USA: ISME.
Thesis
Lu, Yang (2014). Microbial Ecology of Fermentative Microbes in Anaerobic Granules. PhD Thesis, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2015.21