Tengxin Cao
Ph.D Student
Biography
Tengxin Cao is a PHD student at the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (RCEES, CAS), Beijing. She focuses on the harmful cyanobacteria induced MIB problems in drinking water sources. She developed molecular biology methods to identify the odor producers, and revealed the distribution and driving factors of odor problems.
Education
Ph.D. Environmental Engineering | Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Science
B.A. Environmental Engineering | University of Science and Technology Beijing
Tengxin’s Publications
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WR2023a: Tengxin Cao, Ming Su*, Min Yang*, et. al. Early warning of MIB episode based on gene abundance and expression in drinking water reservoirs. Water Research 2023;231:119667. 10.1016/j.watres.2023.119667.
How to know when MIB episode comes? / Gene may tell you. Try / qPCR with mic gene! -
WR2025: Tengxin Cao, Ming Su*, Min Yang*, et. al. Green Light Suppresses Cell Growth but Enhances Photosynthetic Rate and MIB Biosynthesis in PE-Containing Pseudanabaena. Water Research 2025;231:123336. 10.1016/j.watres.2025.123336.
Red light fuels the growth, / Green deepens the pigments’ hue, / MIB’s quiet rise. -
WR2024: Jiao Fang, Ming Su*, Min Yang*, et. al. Mitigating harmful cyanobacterial blooms in drinking water reservoirs through in-situ sediment resuspension. Water Research 2023;267:122509. 10.1016/j.watres.2024.122509.
Cyanobacterial bloom in source water? / No solution? Try / in-situ Sediment Resuspension -
WR2022: Jinping Lu, Ming Su*, et. al. Driving forces for the growth of MIB-producing Planktothricoides raciborskii in a low-latitude reservoir. Water Research 2022;220:118670. 10.1016/j.watres.2022.118670.
MIB persists long / Warm reservoirs bloom anew / Odor challenges. -
WR2023b: Jinping Lu#, Ming Su#, Min Yang*, et. al. MIB-derived odor management based upon hydraulic regulation in small drinking water reservoirs: Principle and application. Water Research 2023;244:120485. 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120485.
Small reservoirs / Adjust HRT to halt / MIB odors. -
npj Clean Water: Ming Su, Yiping Zhu, Tom Andersen, Xianyun Wang, Zhiyong Yu, Jinping Lu, Yichao Song, Tengxin Cao, Jianwei Yu, Yu Zhang, and Min Yang*. Light-Dominated Selection Shaping Filamentous Cyanobacterial Assemblages Drives Odor Problem in a Drinking Water Reservoir. npj Clean Water 2022;5:37. 10.1038/s41545-022-00181-2.
Light shapes their niche / Pseudanabaena reigns / Odors subside slow -
ES&T2025: Ming Su#, Weiwei Li#, Changwei Lü, Min Yang, et. al. Effects of Oxygenation Resuspension on DOM Composition and Its Role in Reducing Dissolved Manganese in Drinking Water Reservoirs. Environmental Sciences & Technology 2025;XXX:XXXXXX. 10.1021/acs.est.5c00235.
Mud whispers iron, / oxygen sings it silent— / clean water follows. -
ER2022: MD. Suruzzaman, Yongjing Wang*, Ming Su*, et. al. Evaluation of the MIB-producing potential based on real-time qPCR in drinking water reservoirs. Environmental Research 2022;204:112308. 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112308.
Green light promotes / MIB synthesis and PE / Odor risks increase