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Overview

Peng Cai is affiliated with Huazhong Agricultural University in China and conducts research primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their work spans several related subfields, including Molecular Biology, Ecology, Pollution, Soil Science, and Environmental Engineering.

The scientist's research topics focus on various areas within environmental science, particularly:

  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Iron oxide chemistry and applications
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis

Peng Cai has published research extensively, with frequent contributions to journals such as:

  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Soil Ecology Letters

The scientist has coauthored multiple papers with recurrent collaborators including Qiaoyun Huang, Yichao Wu, Chenchen Qu, Wenli Chen, and Chunhui Gao.

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Peng Cai include:

  • "ggVennDiagram: Intuitive Venn diagram software extended," 2024, iMeta
  • "ggVennDiagram: An Intuitive, Easy-to-Use, and Highly Customizable R Package to Generate Venn Diagram," 2021, Frontiers in Genetics
  • "Towards a better understanding of Pseudomonas putida biofilm formation in the presence of ZnO nanoparticles (NPs): Role of NP concentration," 2020, Environment International
  • "The exopolysaccharide-eDNA interaction modulates 3D architecture of Bacillus subtilis biofilm," 2020, BMC Microbiology
  • "The initial inoculation ratio regulates bacterial coculture interactions and metabolic capacity," 2020, The ISME Journal

Best Publications

  • ggVennDiagram: An Intuitive, Easy-to-Use, and Highly Customizable R Package to Generate Venn Diagram.

    Chun-Hui Gao;Guangchuang Yu;Peng Cai

  • Immobilization and phytotoxicity of Cd in contaminated soil amended with chicken manure compost.

    Lina Liu;Hansong Chen;Peng Cai;Wei Liang

  • Influence of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) on Cd adsorption by bacteria

    Xing Wei;Linchuan Fang;Peng Cai;Qiaoyun Huang

  • Adsorption of Pseudomonas putida on clay minerals and iron oxide

    D. Jiang;Q. Huang;P. Cai;X. Rong

  • Adsorption of DNA on clay minerals and various colloidal particles from an Alfisol

    P. Cai;Q. Huang;X. Zhang;H. Chen

  • Interactions of DNA with Clay Minerals and Soil Colloidal Particles and Protection against Degradation by DNase

    Peng Cai;Qiao-Yun Huang;Xue-Wen Zhang

  • Preferential adsorption of extracellular polymeric substances from bacteria on clay minerals and iron oxide

    Yuanyuan Cao;Xing Wei;Peng Cai;Qiaoyun Huang

  • Interaction of Pseudomonas putida with kaolinite and montmorillonite: a combination study by equilibrium adsorption, ITC, SEM and FTIR.

    Xingmin Rong;Qiaoyun Huang;Xiaomin He;Hao Chen

  • Fractionation of copper and cadmium and their binding with soil organic matter in a contaminated soil amended with organic materials

    Ibrahim Mohamed;Bocar Ahamadou;Ming Li;Changxiu Gong

  • Atomic force microscopy measurements of bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation onto clay-sized particles

    Qiaoyun Huang;Huayong Wu;Peng Cai;Jeremy B. Fein

  • Heavy metal behaviour at mineral-organo interfaces: Mechanisms, modelling and influence factors.

    Chenchen Qu;Wenli Chen;Xiping Hu;Peng Cai

  • Binding characteristics of copper and cadmium by cyanobacterium Spirulina platensis.

    Linchuan Fang;Chen Zhou;Peng Cai;Wenli Chen

  • Role of extracellular polymeric substances in Cu(II) adsorption on Bacillus subtilis and Pseudomonas putida

    Linchuan Fang;Xing Wei;Peng Cai;Qiaoyun Huang

  • Influence of Feedstock and Pyrolysis Temperature of Biochar Amendments on Transport of Escherichia Coli in Saturated and Unsaturated Soil

    Sergio M. Abit;Carl H. Bolster;Peng Cai;Peng Cai;Sharon L. Walker

  • Microcalorimetric and potentiometric titration studies on the adsorption of copper by extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), minerals and their composites.

    Linchuan Fang;Qiaoyun Huang;Xing Wei;Wei Liang

  • Microbial communities play important roles in modulating paddy soil fertility.

    Xuesong Luo;Xiaoqian Fu;Yun Yang;Peng Cai

  • Soil biofilm formation enhances microbial community diversity and metabolic activity.

    Yichao Wu;Peng Cai;Xinxin Jing;Xueke Niu

  • Bacillus subtilis biofilm development in the presence of soil clay minerals and iron oxides.

    Wenting Ma;Donghai Peng;Sharon L. Walker;Bin Cao

  • Reactions between bacterial exopolymers and goethite: A combined macroscopic and spectroscopic investigation.

    Linchuan Fang;Yuanyuan Cao;Qiaoyun Huang;Sharon L. Walker

  • Deposition and Survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 on Clay Minerals in a Parallel Plate Flow System

    Peng Cai;Qiaoyun Huang;Sharon L. Walker

  • Poultry Manure Compost Alleviates the Phytotoxicity of Soil Cadmium: Influence on Growth of Pakchoi (Brassica chinensis L.)

    Han-Song Chen;Qiao-Yun Huang;Li-Na Liu;Peng Cai

  • Adhesion of bacterial pathogens to soil colloidal particles: influences of cell type, natural organic matter, and solution chemistry.

    Wenqiang Zhao;Sharon L. Walker;Qiaoyun Huang;Peng Cai

Frequent Co-Authors

Qiaoyun Huang
Qiaoyun Huang Huazhong Agricultural University
Sharon L. Walker
Sharon L. Walker Drexel University
Junbai Li
Junbai Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Benjamin Thompson
Benjamin Thompson University of Waterloo
Jinbo Fei
Jinbo Fei Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jeremy B. Fein
Jeremy B. Fein University of Notre Dame
Søren J. Sørensen
Søren J. Sørensen University of Copenhagen
Zhi-Hua Shi
Zhi-Hua Shi Huazhong Agricultural University
Chengrong Chen
Chengrong Chen Griffith University
Xiangui Lin
Xiangui Lin Chinese Academy of Sciences

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