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  1. Exposure and health risks of livestock air resistomes

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, April 2025, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Prof. Xun Qian

  2. Diversification, niche adaptation, and evolution of a candidate phylum thriving in the deep Critical Zone

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, March 2025, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Prof. Xun Qian

  3. Paenalcaligenes faecalis sp. nov., a novel species of the family Alcaligenaceae isolated from chicken faeces

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, June 2024, Society for General Microbiology

    Prof. Xun Qian

  4. Microbial nitrogen mineralization is slightly affected by conversion from farmland to apple orchards in thick loess deposits

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, January 2024, Elsevier

    Prof. Xun Qian

  5. Deciphering microbiomes dozens of meters under our feet and their edaphoclimatic and spatial drivers

    Article • Global Change Biology, November 2023, Wiley

    Prof. Xun Qian

  6. Reductions in abundances of intracellular and extracellular antibiotic resistance genes by SiO2 nanoparticles during composting driven by mobile genetic elements

    Article • Journal of Environmental Management, September 2023, Elsevier

    Prof. Xun Qian

  7. Metagenomics insights into responses of rhizobacteria and their alleviation role in licorice allelopathy

    Article • Microbiome, May 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Xun Qian

  8. Metagenomic insights into dietary remodeling of gut microbiota and antibiotic resistome in meat rabbits

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, May 2023, Elsevier

    Prof. Xun Qian

  9. The climate‐driven distribution and response to global change of soil‐borne pathogens in agroecosystems

    Article • Global Ecology and Biogeography, March 2023, Wiley

    Prof. Xun Qian

  10. Exploring the co-occurrence of antibiotic, metal, and biocide resistance genes in the urban agricultural environment

    Article • Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, March 2023, Elsevier

    Prof. Xun Qian

  11. Residual enrofloxacin in cattle manure increased persistence and dissemination risk of antibiotic resistance genes during anaerobic digestion

    Article • Journal of Environmental Management, January 2023, Elsevier

    Prof. Xun Qian

  12. Conversion from farmland to orchards has minor effects on nitrogen biological processes in deep loess deposits

    Article • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, October 2022, Elsevier

    Prof. Xun Qian

  13. Core phylotypes enhance the resistance of soil microbiome to environmental changes to maintain multifunctionality in agricultural ecosystems

    Article • Global Change Biology, August 2022, Wiley

    Prof. Xun Qian

  14. Microbial community roles and chemical mechanisms in the parasitic development of Orobanche cumana

    Article • iMeta, June 2022, Wiley

    Prof. Xun Qian

  15. Clarifying the beneficial effects of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria for reducing abundances of antibiotic resistance genes during swine manure composting

    Article • Bioresource Technology, June 2022, Elsevier

    Prof. Xun Qian

  16. Exploring the Co-Occurrence of Antibiotic, Metal, and Biocide Resistance Genes in the Urban Agricultural Environment

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2022, Elsevier

    Prof. Xun Qian

  17. Long-read sequencing revealed cooccurrence, host range, and potential mobility of antibiotic resistome in cow feces

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, June 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Xun Qian, Prof. Xun Qian

  18. Metagenomic analysis reveals the shared and distinct features of the soil resistome across tundra, temperate prairie, and tropical ecosystems

    Article • Microbiome, May 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Xun Qian

  19. Negative effects of oxytetracycline and copper on nitrogen metabolism in an aerobic fermentation system: Characteristics and mechanisms

    Article • Journal of Hazardous Materials, February 2021, Elsevier

    Prof. Xun Qian

  20. Metagenomic analysis of effects of oxytetracycline and copper on antibiotic resistance genes and associated pathogenic hosts in swine manure compost

    Article • February 2020, Research Square

    Prof. Xun Qian

  21. Effects of passivators on antibiotic resistance genes and related mechanisms during composting of copper-enriched pig manure

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, July 2019, Elsevier

    Prof. Xun Qian

  22. Solid-state anaerobic digestion facilitates the removal of antibiotic resistance genes and mobile genetic elements from cattle manure

    Article • Bioresource Technology, February 2019, Elsevier

    Prof. Xun Qian

  23. Impacts of biochar on the environmental risk of antibiotic resistance genes and mobile genetic elements during anaerobic digestion of cattle farm wastewater

    Article • Bioresource Technology, May 2018, Elsevier

    Prof. Xun Qian

  24. Abundances of Clinically Relevant Antibiotic Resistance Genes and Bacterial Community Diversity in the Weihe River, China

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, April 2018, MDPI AG

    Prof. Xun Qian

  25. Effects of Adding Compound Microbial Inoculum on Microbial Community Diversity and Enzymatic Activity During Co-Composting

    Article • Environmental Engineering Science, April 2018, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Prof. Xun Qian

  26. Diversity, abundance, and persistence of antibiotic resistance genes in various types of animal manure following industrial composting

    Article • Journal of Hazardous Materials, February 2018, Elsevier

    Prof. Xun Qian

  27. Effects of bamboo charcoal on antibiotic resistance genes during chicken manure composting

    Article • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, June 2017, Elsevier

    Prof. Xun Qian

  28. Mechanisms and effects of arsanilic acid on antibiotic resistance genes and microbial communities during pig manure digestion

    Article • Bioresource Technology, June 2017, Elsevier

    Prof. Xun Qian

  29. Effects of biochar on reducing the abundance of oxytetracycline, antibiotic resistance genes, and human pathogenic bacteria in soil and lettuce

    Article • Environmental Pollution, May 2017, Elsevier

    Prof. Xun Qian

  30. Effects of different swine manure to wheat straw ratios on antibiotic resistance genes and the microbial community structure during anaerobic digestion

    Article • Bioresource Technology, May 2017, Elsevier

    Prof. Xun Qian

  31. Effects of inoculation with organic-phosphorus-mineralizing bacteria on soybean (Glycine max) growth and indigenous bacterial community diversity

    Article • Canadian Journal of Microbiology, May 2017, Canadian Science Publishing

    Prof. Xun Qian

  32. Relationships between sulfachloropyridazine sodium, zinc, and sulfonamide resistance genes during the anaerobic digestion of swine manure

    Article • Bioresource Technology, February 2017, Elsevier

    Prof. Xun Qian

  33. Effects of copper on the abundance and diversity of ammonia oxidizers during dairy cattle manure composting

    Article • Bioresource Technology, December 2016, Elsevier

    Prof. Xun Qian

  34. Reducing antibiotic resistance genes, integrons, and pathogens in dairy manure by continuous thermophilic composting

    Article • Bioresource Technology, November 2016, Elsevier

    Prof. Xun Qian

  35. Effects of adding different surfactants on antibiotic resistance genes and intI1 during chicken manure composting

    Article • Bioresource Technology, November 2016, Elsevier

    Prof. Xun Qian

  36. Effects of oxytetracycline on the abundance and community structure of nitrogen-fixing bacteria during cattle manure composting

    Article • Bioresource Technology, September 2016, Elsevier

    Prof. Xun Qian

  37. Variable effects of oxytetracycline on antibiotic resistance gene abundance and the bacterial community during aerobic composting of cow manure

    Article • Journal of Hazardous Materials, September 2016, Elsevier

    Prof. Xun Qian

  38. Mechanism and Effect of Temperature on Variations in Antibiotic Resistance Genes during Anaerobic Digestion of Dairy Manure

    Article • Scientific Reports, July 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Xun Qian

  39. Effects of oxytetracycline on archaeal community, and tetracycline resistance genes in anaerobic co-digestion of pig manure and wheat straw

    Article • Environmental Technology, May 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Xun Qian

  40. Effects of sulphamethazine and zinc on the functional diversity of microbial communities during composting

    Article • Environmental Technology, December 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Xun Qian

  41. Effects of living mulches on the soil nutrient contents, enzyme activities, and bacterial community diversities of apple orchard soils

    Article • European Journal of Soil Biology, September 2015, Elsevier

    Prof. Xun Qian

  42. Changes in the soil nutrient levels, enzyme activities, microbial community function, and structure during apple orchard maturation

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, May 2014, Elsevier

    Prof. Xun Qian