01/2010-06/2014, Ph. D., Environmental Engineering, The University   of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

12/2013-03/2014, Visiting student, Environmental Engineering,   University of California, Berkeley, USA

09/2006-12/2009, MPhill, Hydrobiology, Institute of Hydrobiology,   Chinese Academy of Sciences, China   

09/2001-07/2005, B.S., Life Sciences, Wuhan University, China

07/2016-Present, School of Environment and Energy, Shenzhen Graduated School,Peking University Associate Researcher / Assistant Professor 

07/2014-07/2016, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley Postdoctoral fellow in Environmental Engineering

08/2024-Present, Microbiome. Senior Editor

Journal papers since 2007:  81

Total citations (Google Scholar): 4600+

H index (Google Scholar): 32

Google Scholar Citations: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=FunfWVAAAAAJ&hl=zh-CN

(*: as the corresponding author; #: as the first author)

（1） Z Qiu#, L Yuan, C Lian, B Lin, J Chen, R Mu, X Qiao, L Zhang, Z Xu, Lu Fan, Yunzeng Zhang, Shanquan Wang, Junyi Li, Huiluo Cao, Bing Li, Baowei Chen, Chi Song, Yongxin Liu, Lili Shi, Yonghong Tian, Jinren Ni, Tong Zhang, Jizhong Zhou, Wei-Qin Zhuang, K Yu#*. BASALT refines binning from metagenomic data and increases resolution of genome-resolved metagenomic analysis. Nature Communications, 2024, 15: 2179.

（2） R Keren#, J Lawrence#, W Zhuang, D Jenkins, J Banfield, L Alvarez-Cohen, L Zhou*, K Yu*. Increased replication rates of dissimilatory nitrogen-reducing bacteria leads to decreased anammox reactor performance. Microbiome, 2020, 8:6.

（3） K Yu*#, S Yi#, B Li, F Guo, X Peng, Z Wang, Y Wu, L Alvarez-Cohen and T Zhang*. An integrated meta-omics approach reveals substrates involved in synergistic interactions in a bisphenol A (BPA)- degrading microbial community. Microbiome, 2019, 7: 16.

（4） C Deng#, T Chen#, Z Qiu, H Zhou, B Li, Y Zhang, X Xu, CA Lian, X Qiao, K Yu*. A mixed blessing of influent leachate microbes in downstream biotreatment systems of a full-scale landfill leachate treatment plant. Water Research, 2024, 253: 121310.

（5） Y Geng#, Z Xiong, L Yang*, CA Lian, S Pavlostathis, Z Qiu, H Chen, Q Luo, Y Liu, Z Liu, P Shao, J Zou, H Jiang, S Luo, K Yu*, X Luo*, Bidirectional enhancement of nitrogen removal by indigenous synergetic microalgal–bacterial consortia in harsh low-C/N wastewater. Environmental Science & Technology, 2024, 58 (12), 5394-5404.

（6） Z Qiu#, S He#, C Lian, Q Zhang, X Qiao, C Yao, R Mu, L Wang, X Cao, Y Yan, K Yu*. Large scale exploration reveals rare taxa as key members shaping microbial assembly in alkaline lake sediments. npj Biofilms & Microbiomes, 2024, 10:62.

（7） X Qiao, L Ding, F Fang, C Fu, R Wei, Y Chen, S Zheng, X Wang, Y Yan, K Yang, N Xu, H Tao, K Yu*, L Zhang*. An integrated meta-omics approach reveals the different response mechanisms of two anammox bacteria towards fluoroquinolone antibiotics, Environmental International, 2024, 185: 108505.

（8） Z Qiu#, Y Zhu, Q Zhang, X Qiao, R Mu, Z Xu, Y Yan, F Wang, T Zhang, K Yu*. Unravelling Biosynthesis and Biodegradation Potentials of Microbial Dark Matters in Hypersaline Lakes. Environmental Science and Ecotechnology, 2024, 20: 100359.

（9） C Deng#, R Zhao, Z Qiu, B Li*, T Zhang, F Guo, R Mu, Y Wu, X Qiao, L Zhang, J Cheng, J Ni, K Yu*. Genome-centric metagenomics provides new insights into the microbial community and metabolic potential of landfill leachate microbiota. Science of the Total Environment, 2022, 816: 151635.

（10） H Liang#, F Wang#, R Mu, J Huang, R Zhao, X Li, K Yu*, B Li*. Metagenomics analysis revealing the occurrence of antibiotic ressistome in salt lakes. Science of the Total Environment, 2021, 790: 148262.

（11） YGeng*, L Yang, C Lian, S G. Pavlostathis, Z Qiu, Z Xiong, Y Liu, B Li, J Hu, W Fan, X Luo, K Yu*. Resourceful application and mechanism of oyster shell-microalgae synergistic system: Sustainable treatment of harsh low carbon nitrogen ratio actual wastewater. Environmental Research, 2024, 252: 118775.

（12） L Wang#, C Lian, W Wan, Z Qiu, X Luo, Q Huang, Y Deng, T Zhang, K Yu*. Salinity-triggered homogeneous selection constrains the microbial function and stability in lakes. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2023, 1-15.

（13） Z Wang#, W Song#, X Zhang#, M Zheng, H Li, K Yu*, F Guo*. Expanding the Diversity of Accumulibacter with a Novel Type and Deciphering the Transcriptional and Morphological Features among Co-Occurring Strains. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2023, 89 (8), e00771-23

（14） X Qiao#, L Zhang, Z Qiu, L Wang, Y Wu, C Deng, J Su, X Zhang, Y Wang, B Li, L Zhou, A Ma, W Zhuang, K Yu*. Specific Denitrifying and Dissimilatory Nitrate Reduction to Ammonium Bacteria Assisted the Recovery of Anammox Community From Nitrite Inhibition. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021, 781156.

（15） J Liu#, H Shi#, K Yu*, Y Geng, X Hu, G Yi, J Zhang, X Luo*. Regeneration and reuse of anode graphite from spent lithium-ion batteries with low greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Chinese Chemical Letters, 2023, 108274.

（16） H Zhou#, K Yu#, C Deng, B Wu, Y Gao*. Deterministic processes influence bacterial more than fungal community assembly during the development of biological soil crusts in the desert ecosystem. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2024,15: 1404602.

（17） W Cai#, K Yu#, W Yang, R Mu, C Lian, L Xie, Y Yan, S Liao, F Wang*. Prokaryotic Community Structure, Abundances, and Potential Ecological Functions in a Mars Analog Salt Lake. Astrobiology, 2023, 23 (5), 550-562.

（18） C Xie#, K Yu#, Y Yin, L Wang, Z Qiu, H Qin*. Abundance, diversity and changes to environmental variables of comammox Nitrospira in bioretention system. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2023, 51: 103411.

（19） L Zhou#*, Y Gao#, K Yu#, H Zhou, Y Costa, S Yi, W Zhuang. Microbial community in in-situ waste sludge anaerobic digestion with alkalization for enhancement of nutrient recovery and energy generation. Bioresource Technology, 2020, 295: 122277.

（20） Y Wu#, Y Wang, Y. De Costa, Z Tong, J Cheng, L Zhou, W Zhuang*, K Yu*. The co-existence of anammox genera in an expanded granular sludge bed reactor with biomass carriers for nitrogen removal. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2019, 103, 1231-1242.

（21） K Yuan#, K Yu#, R Yang, Q Zhang, Y Yang, T Luan, W Chen, B Chen*. Metagenomic characterization of antibiotic resistance genes in Antarctic soils. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2019, 176, 300-308.

（22） Y Men*#, K Yu#, J Bælum, Y Gao, J Tremblay, E Prestat, B Stenuit, S Tringe, J Jansson, T Zhang, and L Alvarez-Cohen. Metagenomic and metatranscriptomic analyses reveal structure and dynamics of a dechlorinating community containing Dehalococcoides mccartyi and corrinoid-providing microorganisms under cobalamin-limited condition. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2017, 83(8): e03508-16.

（23） K Yu#, T Zhang. Construction of customized sub-databases from NCBI-nr database for rapid annotation of huge Metagenomic datasets using a combined BLAST and MEGAN approach. PLoS ONE, 2013, 8(4): e59831.

（24） C Lianguo#, Y Ke#, H Changjiang, Y Liqin, Z Bingqing, L Paul, L James, B Zhou*. Prenatal transfer of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) results in developmental neurotoxicity in zebrafish larvae. Environmental Science & Technology, 2012, 46, 9727-9734.

（25） K Yu#, B Li, T Zhang*. Direct rapid analysis of multiple PPCPs in municipal wastewater using ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry without SPE pre-concentration. Analytica Chimica Acta., 2012, 738, 59-68.

（26） K Yu#, T Zhang*. Metagenomic and metatranscriptomic analysis of microbial community structure and gene expression of activated sludge. PLoS ONE, 2012, 7(5): e38183.

（27） K Yu#, Y He, L Yeung, P Lam, R Wu, B Zhou*. DE-71-induced apoptosis involving intracellular calcium and the Bax-mitochondria-caspase protease pathway in human neuroblastoma cells in vitro. Toxicological Sciences, 2008, 104, 341-351.

（28） T Chen, C Deng, S Li, B Li, Y Liang, Y Zhang, J Li, N Xu, K Yu. Multi-omics illuminates the functional significance of previously unknown species in a full-scale landfill leachate treatment plant. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024, 479:5, 135669.

（29） H Chu, W Li, D Han, K Yu, Y Liu, et al.. The Microbiome Protocols eBook initiative: Building a bridge to microbiome research. iMeta, 2024, 3:2.

（30） B Pan, X Han, K Yu, H Sun, R Mu, CA Lian. Geographical distance, host evolutionary history and diet drive gut microbiome diversity of fish across the Yellow River. Molecular Ecology, 2023, 32 (5), 1183-1196.

（31） X Qiao, C Fu, Y Chen, F Fang, Y Zhang, L Ding, K Yang, B Pan, N Xu, K Yu. Molecular insights into enhanced nitrogen removal induced by trace fluoroquinolone antibiotics in an anammox system. Bioresource Technology, 2023, 374, 128784.

（32） S Zhang, L Yan, J Cao, K Wang, Y Luo, H Hu, L Wang, R Yu, B Pan, K Yu etc. Salinity significantly affects methane oxidation and methanotrophic community in Inner Mongolia lake sediments. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023, 13, 1067017.

（33） C Jia, L Wu, K Yu, J Hu, JW Qi, A Luo. Achieving stable anammox process and revealing shift of bacteria during the start‐up in landfill leachate treatment. Water Environment Research, 2023, 95 (2), e10841.

（34） C White, E Antell, SL Schwartz, JE Lawrence, R Keren, L Zhou, K Yu etc. Synergistic interactions between anammox and dissimilatory nitrate reducing bacteria sustains reactor performance across variable nitrogen loading ratios. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023, 14.

（35） Y Wu, S Li, K Yu, J Hu, Q Chen, W Sun. Wastewater treatment plant effluents exert different impacts on antibiotic resistome in water and sediment of the receiving river: Metagenomic analysis and risk assessment. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023, 132528.

（36） T Chen, C Deng, Z Wu, T Liu, Y Zhang, X Xu, X Zhao, J Li, S Li, N Xu, K Yu. Metagenomic analysis unveils the underexplored roles of prokaryotic viruses in a full-scale landfill leachate treatment plant. Water Research, 2023, 120611.

（37） R Li, J Huang, C Liu, K Yu, F Guo, Y Li, Z Chen, X Wang, R Zhao, J Zhang etc. Genome-centric metagenomics provides new insights into metabolic pathways of polyhydroxyalkanoates biosynthesis and functional microorganisms subsisting on municipal organic wastes. Water Research, 2023, 244, 120512.

（38） X Dong, K Yu, X Jia, Y Zhang, X Peng. Perchlorate reduction kinetics and genome-resolved metagenomics identify metabolic interactions in acclimated saline lake perchlorate-reducing consortia. Water Research, 2022, 227, 119343.

（39） J Zhang, X Li, U Klümper, H Lei, TU Berendonk, F Guo, K Yu, C Yang, B Li. Deciphering chloramphenicol biotransformation mechanisms and microbial interactions via integrated multi-omics and cultivation-dependent approaches. Microbiome, 2022, 10 (1), 1-19.

（40） L Wu, C Jia, S Huang, K Yu, A Luo, Y Peng. Nitrite oxidation in oxygen-deficient conditions during landfill leachate treatment. Environmental Research, 2022, 214, 114090.

（41） R Hu, H Zhao, X Xu, Z Wang, K Yu, L Shu, Q Yan, B Wu, C Mo, Z He, etc. Bacteria-driven phthalic acid ester biodegradation: Current status and emerging opportunities. Environment International, 2021,154, 106560.

（42） L Zhou, P Ou, B Zhao, W Zhang, K Yu, K Xie, WQ Zhuang. Assimilatory and dissimilatory sulfate reduction in the bacterial diversity of biofoulant from a full-scale biofilm-membrane bioreactor for textile wastewater treatment. Science of The Total Environment, 2021, 772, 145464.

（43） W Wang, J Tao, K Yu, C He, J Wang, P Li, H Chen, B Xu, Q Shi, C Zhang. Vertical stratification of dissolved organic matter linked to distinct microbial communities in subtropic estuarine sediments. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021, 12, 697860.

（44） J Zhou, BY Zhang, K Yu, XP Du, JM Zhu, YH Zeng, ZH Cai. Functional profiles of phycospheric microorganisms during a marine dinoflagellate bloom. Water Research, 2020,173, 115554.

（45） R Zhao, K Yu, J Zhang, G Zhang, J Huang, L Ma, C Deng, X Li, B Li. Deciphering the mobility and bacterial hosts of antibiotic resistance genes under antibiotic selection pressure by metagenomic assembly and binning approaches. Water Research, 2020, 186, 116318.

（46） J Zhang, W Gan, R Zhao, K Yu, H Lei, R Li, X Li, B Li. Chloramphenicol biodegradation by enriched bacterial consortia and isolated strain Sphingomonas sp. CL5. 1: the reconstruction of a novel biodegradation pathway. Water Research, 2020, 187, 116397.

（47） X Mao, B Stenuit, J Tremblay, K Yu, SG Tringe, L Alvarez-Cohen. Structural dynamics and transcriptomic analysis of Dehalococcoides mccartyi within a TCE-Dechlorinating community in a completely mixed flow reactor. Water Research, 2019, 158, 146-156.

（48） A Lavy, R Keren, K Yu, BC Thomas, L Alvarez‐Cohen, J Banfield, M Ilan. A novel Chromatiales bacterium is a potential sulfide oxidizer in multiple orders of marine sponges. Environmental Microbiology, 2018, 20 (2), 800-814.

（49） G Zhang, B Li, J Liu, M Luan, L Yue, XT Jiang, K Yu, Y Guan. The bacterial community significantly promotes cast iron corrosion in reclaimed wastewater distribution systems. Microbiome, 2018, 6, 1-18.

（50） X Liu, Y Wu, FP Wilson, K Yu, C Lintner, A Cupples, TE Mattes. Integrated methodological approach reveals microbial diversity and functions in aerobic groundwater microcosms adapted to vinyl chloride. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 2018, 94 (9), fiy124.

（51） J Liu, R Zhao, J Zhang, G Zhang, K Yu, X Li, B Li. Occurrence and fate of ultramicrobacteria in a full-scale drinking water treatment plant. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018, 9, 2922.

（52） L Zhou, W Zhuang, X Wang, K Yu, S Yang, S Xia. Potential effects of loading nano zero valent iron discharged on membrane fouling in an anoxic/oxic membrane bioreactor. Water Research, 2017, 111, 140-146.

（53） Y Wang, L Ma, Y Mao, X Jiang, Y Xia, K Yu, B Li, T Zhang. Comammox in drinking water systems. Water Research, 2017, 116, 332-341.

（54） L Zhou, W Zhuang, B Ye, Y Costa, X Wang, K Yu, S Yi, S Yang. Inorganic characteristics of cake layer in A/O MBR for anaerobically digested leachate from municipal solid waste incineration plant with MAP pretreatment. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2017, 327, 71-78.

（55） L Zhou, W Zhuang, X Wang, K Yu, S Yang, S Xia. Potential acute effects of suspended aluminum nitride (AlN) nanoparticles on soluble microbial products (SMP) of activated sludge. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2017, 57, 284-292.

（56） L Zhou, WQ Zhuang, X Wang, K Yu, S Yang, S Xia. New insights into comparison between synthetic and practical municipal wastewater in cake layer characteristic analysis of membrane bioreactor. Bioresource Technology, 2017, 244, 934-940.

（57） Y Chao, Y Mao, K Yu, T Zhang. Novel nitrifiers and comammox in a full-scale hybrid biofilm and activated sludge reactor revealed by metagenomic approach. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2016, 100, 8225-8237.

（58） Y Deng, B Li, K Yu, T Zhang. Biotransformation and adsorption of pharmaceutical and personal care products by activated sludge after correcting matrix effects. Science of The Total Environment, 2016, 544, 980-986.

（59） F Guo, Z Wang, K Yu, T Zhang. Detailed investigation of the microbial community in foaming activated sludge reveals novel foam formers. Scientific Reports, 2015, 5 (1), 7637.

（60） Y Mao, K Yu, Y Xia, Y Chao, T Zhang. Genome Reconstruction and Gene Expression of “Candidatus Accumulibacter phosphatis” Clade IB Performing Biological Phosphorus Removal. Environmental Science & Technology, 2014, 48 (17), 10363-10371.

（61） Y Yang, K Yu, Y Xia, FTK Lau, DTW Tang, WC Fung, HHP Fang, T Zhang. Metagenomic analysis of sludge from full-scale anaerobic digesters operated in municipal wastewater treatment plants. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2014, 98, 5709-5718.

（62） L Cai, K Yu, Y Yang, B Chen, X Li, T Zhang. Metagenomic exploration reveals high levels of microbial arsenic metabolism genes in activated sludge and coastal sediments. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2013, 97, 9579-9588.

（63） B Chen, Y Yang, X Liang, K Yu, T Zhang, X Li. Metagenomic profiles of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) between human impacted estuary and deep ocean sediments. Environmental Science & Technology 2013, 47 (22), 12753-12760.

（64） L Chen, C Huang, C Hu, K Yu, L Yang, B Zhou. Acute exposure to DE‐71: Effects on locomotor behavior and developmental neurotoxicity in zebrafish larvae. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 2012, 31 (10), 2338-2344.

（65） L Yu, J Deng, X Shi, C Liu, K Yu, B Zhou. Exposure to DE-71 alters thyroid hormone levels and gene transcription in the hypothalamic–pituitary–thyroid axis of zebrafish larvae. Aquatic Toxicology, 2010, 97 (3), 226-233.

（66） J Deng, L Yu, C Liu, K Yu, X Shi, L Yeung, P Lam, R Wu, B Zhou. Hexabromocyclododecane-induced developmental toxicity and apoptosis in zebrafish embryos. Aquatic Toxicology, 2009, 93 (1), 29-36.

（67） Y Du, X Shi, C Liu, K Yu, B Zhou. Chronic effects of water-borne PFOS exposure on growth, survival and hepatotoxicity in zebrafish: a partial life-cycle test. Chemosphere, 2009, 74 (5), 723-729.

（68） C Liu, K Yu, X Shi, J Wang, PKS Lam, RSS Wu, B Zhou. Induction of oxidative stress and apoptosis by PFOS and PFOA in primary cultured hepatocytes of freshwater tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Aquatic Toxicology, 2007, 82 (2), 135-143.

（69） X Yao, F Bao, X Xu, K Yu, B Wu, Y Gao, J Zhang, B Wu etc. The influence of precipitation timing and amount on soil microbial community in a temperate desert ecosystem. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023,14,1249036.

（70） H Liang, J Huang, Y Tao, U Klümper, TU Berendonk, K Zhou, Y Xia, Y Yang, Y Yu, K Yu etc. Investigating the antibiotic resistance genes and their potential risks in the megacity water environment: A Case Study of Shenzhen Bay Basin, China. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024,465(25), 133536.

（71） J Zhang, F Guo, H Liang, K Yu, W Cai, L Lin, X Li, B Li. Unraveling metabolic fate of a veterinary antibiotic thiamphenicol via the multi-omic approach. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 465, 149592.

（72） Z Huang, F Fang, L Ding, K Yu, L Zhang*, H Lu*. Technological Advancements in Field Investigations of Marine Microorganisms: From Sampling Strategies to Molecular Analyses. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023, 11(10), 1981.

（73） M Zhang, M Kolton, MM Häggblom, X Sun, K Yu etc. Anaerobic ammonium oxidation coupled to arsenate reduction, a novel biogeochemical process observed in arsenic-contaminated paddy soil. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2022, 335, 11-22.

（74） Q Wang, C Mao, L Lei, B Yan, J Yuan, Y Guo, T Li, X Xiong, X Cao, J Huang*, J Han, K Yu, B Zhou. Antibiotic resistance genes and their links with bacteria and environmental factors in three predominant freshwater aquaculture modes. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2022, 241, 113832.

（75） H He, B Pan*, K Yu, X Zheng, Y Wu, L Xiao, G Zhao, P Zhu. Determinants of bacterioplankton structures in the typically turbid Weihe River and its clear tributaries from the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains. Ecological Indicators, 2021, 121, 107168.

（76） X Huang, J Zhu, Z Cai, Y Lao, H Jin, K Yu, B Zhang, J Zhou. Profiles of quorum sensing (QS)-related sequences in phycospheric microorganisms during a marine dinoflagellate bloom, as determined by a metagenomic approach. Microbiological research, 2018(217), 1-13.

（77） X Shen, R Li, M Chai, K Yu, Q Zan, G Y Qiu. Assessing the effect of extra nitrogen on Kandelia obovata growth under cadmium stress using high-resolution thermal infrared remote sensing and the three-temperature model. Functional Plant Biology, 2018, 45(11), 1162-1171.

（78） JY Zhang, L Liu, G Li, K Yu, P Lv. Oxidative stress effects of chlorpyrifos on zebrafish embryos. China Environmental Science, 2016, 36(3), 927-934.

（79） L Yu, J Deng, X Shi, C Liu, K Yu, B Zhou. Exposure to DE-71 alters thyroid hormone levels and gene transcription in the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis of zebrafish larvae. Aquat Toxicol. 2010, 97(3), 226-33.

（80） X Shi, C Liu, K Yu, J Deng, L Yu, B Zhou. Toxicological research on environmental endocrine disruptors. Progress in Chemistry. 2009, 21(0203), 340.

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