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In order to increase the yields and titers, synthetic biology have been widely applied to increase microbial tolerance to bioproducts, However, synthetic biology microorganisms (SynBioMs) can enter natural water environment through wastewater discharge. The molecular modification methods to enhance microbial tolerance to bioproducts are likely to enhance microbial resistance to disinfectants and help microorganisms pass through the water treatment processes, which will seriously threaten the biosafety of drinking water.
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Tanghao Liu, JianingXiu, XuejingHuang, BinGeng, LingHu, XiaohuiBai*. Material-driven microbiologically influenced corrosion mechanisms in drinking water distribution systems. Water Research, 2026, 288:124729
Hira Khan, Xiaocao Miao, Mingkun Liu, Shakeel Ahmad, Xiaohui Bai*. Behavior of last resort antibiotic resistance genes (mcr-1 and blaNDM-1) in a drinking water supply system and their possible acquisition by the mouse gut flora. Environmental Pollution, 2020, 259: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113818
Huang xuejing, Tan Zaigao, Wei Jiayu, Bai Xiaohui. Super-rubust synthetic microorganism can get chlorine resistance in advance and transfer their inserted DNA sequence in genome to indigenous bacteria in water. Water Research, 2025, 281:123594
Jianing Xiu, Ziyong Ow, Yuning Zhao, Xiaohui Bai*. Mechanisms of microalgae-induced flocculation for urban water carbon-negative clarification. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2025,13(3):116841. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2025.116841
Zengyi Hu, Xiaohui Bai. Self-repair and resuscitation of viable injured bacteria in chlorinated drinking water: Achromobacter as an example. Water Research, 2023, 245:120585
Miao, X., Liu, C., Liu, M., Han, X., Zhu, L., Bai, X., Occurrence and dissemination of viral pathogens and virulence factor genes in a full-scale drinking water supply system. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2022,432:128694.
Tanghao Liu, Tao Dong, Ting Zhang, Xiaohui Bai*. Mg2+ in drinking water boosts Salmonella infection risk by rewiring gut ecology and virulence. Nature Water, 2026.https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-026-00584-2
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