Meiping Tong

BeyondFreeze Concentration:Interfacial ProcessesShape Cr(VI) Reduction by Organic Acids in Frozen Systems

Abstract Ice-phase Cr(VI) reduction is commonly attributed to freeze concentration and proton enrichment, implicitly assuming solution-like reaction mechanisms. However, this study reveals that interfacial processes serve as a critical complement to freeze concentration and stron...

Freeze–ThawCycles Greatly Affect the ConjugativeTransfer of Antibiotic-Resistant Genes: Effects of the Secretion ofExtracellular Polymeric Substances

Abstract Freeze–thaw (FT) cycle, a ubiquitous and important physical process in natural environments, may influence the horizontal gene transfer (HGT) process of antibiotic-resistant genes (ARGs), yet its impact and underlying mechanisms remain unclear. This study investigated th...