Research Interest :

· Microbial collective behaviors

· Mechanisms and control strategies of microbial biofouling in coastal zones

· Generative artificial intelligence-enabled water treatment technologies

Featured Publications :

· Xu, B., Wu, G., Li, Z., Xu, G.*, Zeng, H., Tong, R., and Ng, H.Y. (2025). Towards domain-adapted large language models for water and wastewater management: methods, datasets and benchmarking. npj Clean Water 8, 82. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41545-025-00509-8.

· Xu G M, Liu X Y, Han J C, Shao K X, Yang H T, Yuan J, Dou J F. Mechanism of mediating materials enhancing U(VI) reduction capacity in Desulfovibrio vulgaris UR1 through extracellular polymeric substance regulation[J]. Bioresource Technology. 2025, 421: 132143.

· Xu G M, Yang H T, Han J C, Liu X Y, Shao K X, Li X D, Wang G Y, Yue W F, Dou J F. Regulatory roles of extracellular polymeric substances in uranium reduction via extracellular electron transfer by Desulfovibrio vulgaris UR1[J]. Environmental Research. 2024, 262: 119862.

· Xu G M, Gao R, Yang H T, Liu X Y, Han J C, Shao K X, Li X D, Lin S J, Xia M, Zhang X D, Dou J F. Novel chitosan-based derivative material loaded with the diethylenetriamine pentamethylene phosphonic acid for efficient adsorption of uranyl ions from weakly acidic wastewater[J]. Separation and Purification Technology. 2024, 343: 127112.

· Xu G M, Li X D, Liu X Y, Han J C, Shao K X, Yang H T, Fan F Q, Dou J F. Bibliometric insights into the evolution of uranium contamination reduction research topics: Focus on microbial reduction of uranium[J]. Science of the Total Environment. 2024, 917: 170397.

· Xu G M, Geng S Y, Cao W, Zuo R, Teng Y G, Ding A Z, Fan F Q, Dou J F*. Vertical distribution characteristics and interactions of polycyclic aromatic compounds and bacterial communities in contaminated soil in oil storage tank areas. Chemosphere. 2022, 301: 134695.

· Xu G M, Li Y, Hou W H, Wang S, Kong F L. Effects of substrate type on enhancing pollutant removal performance and reducing greenhouse gas emission in vertical subsurface flow constructed wetland. Journal of Environmental Management. 2021, 280: 111674.

· Xu G M, Li Y, Wang J R, Yang W Z, Wang S, Kong F L. Effects of substrate combinations on greenhouse gas emissions and wastewater treatment performance in vertical subsurface flow constructed wetlands. Ecological Indicators. 2021, 121: 107189.