Sustainable Minerals Institute

Dr Yuanying (Momo) Ma

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
CMLR
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Dr Yuanying (Momo) Ma

Biofilm composition and function in alkaline red mud

The composition and function of biofilm in red mud were studied by adding sugar and phosphorus. Using confocal microscopy to investigate how phosphorus is integrated into cells.

Biography

Dr Yuanying (Momo) Ma graduated from South China Agricultural University in 2019 with a Major in Forestry. Yuanying has undertaken  experiments in biology, such as Genetic diversity analysis of toons sinensis based on DNA SSR molecular markers and Repairing function analysis of five kinds plants for heavy metals in soil. She received a Scholarship from South China Agricultural University and was recognised as being an excellent student leader. Momo came to Australia in November 2019 and was awarded her PhD at CMLR in the Sustainable Minerals Institute at The University of Queensland in October 2024.

 

Publications

Journal Articles (6)
Conference Paper (1)
Thesis (1)

Journal Articles

Li, Zhen, Wu, Songlin, Yi, Qing, Liu, Yunjia, Wang, Jian, Nguyen, Tuan A. H., Ma, Yuanying, You, Fang, Chan, Ting-Shan, Klein, Annaleise, Levett, Alan, Southam, Gordon, Alessi, Daniel S., Huang, Yuanfang and Huang, Longbin (2023). Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Drive Organo-Mineral Association in Iron Ore Tailings: Unravelling Microstructure at the Submicron Scale by Synchrotron-Based FTIR and STXM-NEXAFS. Environmental Science & Technology, 57 (51), 21779-21790. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.3c07614
Ma, Yuanying, You, Fang, Parry, David, Urban, Anja and Huang, Longbin (2023). Adaptive growth and acidogenic fermentation performance of haloalkaliphilic bacterial communities enriched from biofilms colonising strongly alkaline and saline bauxite residue. Science of the Total Environment, 856 (Pt 1) 159131, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159131
Li, Zhen, Wu, Songlin, Liu, Yunjia, Yi, Qing, Nguyen, Tuan A.H., Ma, Yuanying, You, Fang, Hall, Merinda, Chan, Ting-Shan, Huang, Yuanfang and Huang, Longbin (2022). Plant biomass amendment regulates arbuscular mycorrhizal role in organic carbon and nitrogen sequestration in eco-engineered iron ore tailings. Geoderma, 428 116178, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2022.116178
Huang, Jun, Li, Yun-feng, Ma, Yuan-ying, Li, Yan-sheng, Jin, Jian and Lian, Teng-xiang (2022). The rhizospheric microbiome becomes more diverse with maize domestication and genetic improvement. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 21 (4), 1188-1202. doi: 10.1016/S2095-3119(21)63633-X
Li, Zhen, Wu, Songlin, Liu, Yunjia, Yi, Qing, You, Fang, Ma, Yuanying, Thomsen, Lars, Chan, Ting-Shan, Lu, Ying-Rui, Hall, Merinda, Saha, Narottam, Huang, Yuanfang and Huang, Longbin (2022). Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis enhances water stable aggregate formation and organic matter stabilization in Fe ore tailings. Geoderma, 406 115528, 115528. doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2021.115528
You, Fang, Ma, Yuanying and Huang, Longbin (2021). Pre-culturing soil microbial inoculum in plant residues enhanced the resilience of tolerant bacteria and bioneutralization efficacy in alkaline bauxite residues. SSRN Electronic Journal, 1-28. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.3981306

Conference Paper

Ma, Yuanying, You, Fang and Huang, Longbin (2021). Organic carbon metabolism of haloalkaliphilic heterotrophs under alkaline and saline conditions – a potential role to treat alkaline and saline wastes. Goldschmidt 2021, Virtual, 4-9 July 2021. France: European Association of Geochemistry. doi: 10.7185/gold2021.5611

Thesis

Ma, Yuanying (2024). Molecular mechanisms of haloalkaliphilic bacteria in carbohydrate metabolism under extremely alkaline and saline conditions. PhD Thesis, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/ec6bc6a