* corresponding author; † equal contribution
2023
18. Jin, B., Zhu, Y., Zhao, W., Liu, Z., Che, S., Chen, K., Lin, Y.H., Liu, J., and Men, Y.* (2023). Aerobic biotransformation and defluorination of fluoroalkylether substances (ether PFAS): Substrate specificity, pathways, and applications. Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett. DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.3c00411. (Supplemental Cover Article)
17. Jin, B., Liu, H., Che, S., Gao, J., Yu, Y., Liu, J., Men, Y.* (2023). Substantial defluorination of polychlorofluorocarboxylic acids triggered by anaerobic microbial hydrolytic dechlorination. Nat. Water. DOI: 10.1038/s44221-023-00077-6.
16. Gao, J., Liu, Z., Chen, Z., Rao, D., Che, S., Gu, C., Men, Y., Huang, J., and Liu, J. (2023). Photochemical degradation pathways and near-complete defluorination of chlorinated polyfluoroalkyl substances. Nat. Water. DOI: 10.1038/s44221-023-00046-z.
2022
15. Han, P.*, Rios-Miguel, A.B., Tang, X., Yu, Y., Zhou, L.J.*, Hou, L.J., Liu, M., Zhao, Q., Sun, D., Jetten M.S.M., Welte, C.U., Men, Y.*, Lücker, S. (2023). Benzimidazole fungicide biotransformation by comammox Nitrospira bacteria: transformation pathways and associated proteomic responses. J. Hazard. Mater. 445: 130558. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130558
14. Xing, Y., Herrera D., Zhang, S., Kang X., Men, Y.* (2022). Site-specific target-modification mutations exclusively induced by the coexposure to low levels of pesticides and streptomycin caused strong streptomycin resistance in clinically relevant Escherichia coli. J. Hazard. Mater. Adv. 7: 100141. DOI: 10.1016/j.hazadv.2022.100141
13. Yu, Y., Che, S., Ren, C., Jin, B., Tian, Z., Liu, J., Men, Y.*. (2022). Microbial defluorination of unsaturated per- and polyfluorinated carboxylic acids under anaerobic and aerobic conditions: a structure specificity study. Environ. Sci. Technol. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c05509
2021
12. Xing, Y., Kang, X., Zhang, S., Men, Y.*. (2021). Pesticides drive evolutionary trajectories toward strong and irreversible antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli populations under low-level streptomycin selection. ISME Commun. 1: Article number 39. DOI: 10.1038/s43705-021-00041-z
11. Che S, Jin B, Liu Z, Yu Y, Liu J, Men Y*. (2021). Structure-specific aerobic defluorination of short-chain fluorinated carboxylic acids by activated sludge communities. Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett. DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.1c00511
2020
10. Yu Y, Zhang K, Li Z, Ren C, Chen J, Lin YH, Liu J, Men Y*. (2020). Microbial cleavage of C−F bonds in two C6 per- and polyfluorinated compounds via reductive defluorination. Environ. Sci. & Technol. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c04483
9. Xing Y, Wu S, Men Y*. (2020). Exposure to environmental levels of pesticides stimulates and diversifies evolution in Escherichia coli toward Higher Antibiotic Resistance. Environ. Sci. & Technol. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c01155
8. Bentel M, Liu Z, Yu Y, Gao J, Men Y, Liu J. (2020). Enhanced degradation of perfluorocarboxylic acids (PFCAs) by UV/sulfite treatment: Reaction mechanisms and system efficiencies at pH 12. Environ. Sci. & Technol. Lett. DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.0c00236
7. Bentel M, Yu Y, Xu L, Kwon H, Li Z, Wang B, Men Y, Liu J. (2020). Degradation of perfluoroalkyl ether carboxylic acids (PFECAs) with hydrated electrons: Structure-reactivity relationships and environmental implications. Environ. Sci. Technol. 54(4): 2489-2499. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b05869 (Editor's Choice)
2019
6. Han P†, Yu Y†, Zhou LJ, Tian Z, Li Z, Hou L, Liu M, Wu QL, Wagner M, Men Y*. (2019). Specific micropollutant biotransformation pattern by the comammox bacterium Nitrospira inopinata. Environ. Sci. Technol. 53: 8695-8705. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b01037
5. Che S, Men Y*. (2019) Synthetic microbial consortia for biosynthesis and biodegradation: promises and challenges. J. Ind. Microbiol. Biotechnol. DOI: 10.1007/s10295-019-02211-4
4. Zhou LJ, Han P, Yu Y, Wang B, Men Y, Wagner M, Wu QL. (2019). Cometabolic biotransformation and microbial-mediated abiotic transformation of sulfonamides by three ammonia oxidizers. Water Res. 159: 444-453. DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.05.031
3. Bentel M, Yu Y, Xu L, Li Z, Wong B, Men Y, Liu J. (2019). Defluorination of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) with Hydrated Electrons: Structural Dependence and Implications to PFAS Remediation and Management. Environ. Sci. Technol. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b06648
2018
2. Yu Y†, Han P†, Zhou LJ, Li Z, Wagner M, Men Y*. (2018). Ammonia monooxygenase-mediated cometabolic biotransformation and abiotic transformation of micropollutants in an AOB/NOB co-culture. Environ. Sci. Technol. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b02801
1. Xing Y, Yu Y, Men Y*. (2018). Occurrence and fate of emerging organic contaminants in wastewater treatment plants with an enhanced nitrification step. Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol. DOI: 10.1039/C8EW00278A