He Sun

I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU). My research focuses on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in anaerobic digestion (AD) systems, particularly the dynamics of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and mobile genetic elements (MGEs) and their relevance for mitigation strategies and safe digestate recycling.

• Stage-resolved dynamics of ARGs and MGEs in full-scale AD systems
• Isolation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) using aerobic and anaerobic cultivation approaches
• Phenotypic and genotypic characterisation of antibiotic resistance in ARB

BI1248 Microbiology 2018 (Lab teacher)

BI1248 Microbiology 2019 (Lab teacher)
 

Ph.D. in Biology (Microbiology), 2022

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden

M.Sc., Agricultural Biological Environment & Energy Engineering, 2016

China Agricultural University (CAU), Beijing, China

B.Sc., Agricultural Biological Environment & Energy Engineering, 2013

China Agricultural University (CAU), Beijing, China

Co-supervision of guest PhD student: Natnael Demissie (Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia), 2024.

Co-supervision of guest Master student: Lisa Ahrens (Copenhagen University, Denmark), 2023.

Sun H., ..., Schnürer A. (2026). Stage-Resolved Dynamics of Antibiotic Resistance Genes and Mobile Genetic Elements in Full-Scale Anaerobic Digestion Systems. bioRxiv, 709106. DOI: https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.03.02.709106

Sun H., ..., Schnürer A. (2025). Assessing phenotypic and genotypic antibiotic resistance in Bacillus-related bacteria isolated from biogas digestates. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 291, 117859. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2025.117859

Sun H., ..., Schnürer A. (2023). Characterisation of meropenem-resistant Bacillus sp. FW 1 isolated from biogas digestate. Environmental Microbiology Reports 16(1): e13217. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.13217

Sun H., …, Makarewicz O. (2022). Uncovering antimicrobial resistance in three agricultural biogas plants using plant-based substrates. Science of the Total Environment 829, 154556. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154556

Sun H., ..., Schnürer A. (2020). Isolation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in biogas digestate and their susceptibility to antibiotics. Environmental Pollution 266, 115265. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115265

Sun H. (2021). Antibiotic resistance in biogas processes. Ph.D. thesis, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Available at: https://pub.epsilon.slu.se/26327/1/sun_h_211216.pdf

Sun H., Schnürer A. (2026). High-Quality Extraction of Medium-to-Long DNA Fragments from Biogas Digestate for Nanopore Sequencing. protocols.io. DOI: https://doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.n92ld67bng5b/v1

Sun H., ..., Schnürer A. (2020). Long-read DNA preparation for bacterial isolates. protocols.io. DOI: https://doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.64ghgtw

Demissie N., …Sun H., …, Adey D. (2025). Simultaneous inactivation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and degradation of antibiotic-resistant genes in alkalised human urine. Frontiers in Microbiology, 16. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1605625