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PhD Microbiologist | Metagenomics, MAG Analysis, 16S rRNA, Anaerobic Microbial Ecology, Bioinformatics

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I am Dr Sohail Khan, I did My PhD in Microbiology from Guangxi University, Nanning, China, with a focus on anaerobic digestion of wastewater. Presently I am working as Postdoctoral fellow at University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. my research theme as a Postdoctoral researcher is the enhancement of Biomethane production from coal.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Environmental Engineering and Technology
• ★ Microbial Ecology
• ★ Microbial Fermentation
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Omics
• ☆ Comparative Genomics
• ☆ Genomics
• ☆ Genome Sequencing
• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ☆ Microbial Biotechnology
• ☆ Environmental Science
• ☆ Environmental Biotechnology
• ☆ Ecology

Services

• Writing
• Research

Writing Medical Writing, Non-Medical Regulatory Writing, Technical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Meta-Research, Feasibility Study, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Work Experience

Post Doctorate

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

December 2021 - Present

Education

PhD Microbiology

Guangxi University - China

September 2017 - June 2021

PhD (College of Life Sciences and Technology)

Guangxi University Guangxi Agriculture College

September 2017 - June 2021

M.Phil (Microbiology)

Hazara University

2013 - 2015

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Khan, Sohail, Ahmadi, Hikmatullah, Jalil, Anam, Helallo, B. S., Fabrice, Ndayisenga, Zhang, Chengyu, Yu, Zhisheng(2026). Biohydrogen evolution via ferric oxide-intercalated graphene oxide modified nickel foam biocathode in single-chamber microbial electrolysis cell. Bioresource Technology. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 134084.

Khan, Sohail, Cowan, Ashton Keith, Deng, Ze, Phulpoto, Irfan Ali, Jalil, Anam, Wang, Bobo, Yu, Zhisheng(2025). Exploring potential synergies in the integration of anaerobic co-digestion with dark fermentation or microbial electrolysis to enhance methane output. Biofuels. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1--23.

Khan, Sohail, Jalil, Anam, Ndayisenga, Fabrice, Wang, Xiangyang, Ahmadi, Hikmatullah, Yu, Zhisheng(2025). Impact of chloramphenicol and preheat treatment of activated sludge on biohydrogen production from food waste. Bioresource Technology. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 133148.

Khan, Sohail, Jalil, Anam, Ahmadi, Hikmatullah, Ndayisenga, Fabrice, Ahmad, Atif, Wang, Xiangyang, Yu, Zhisheng(2025). Integrating dark fermentation and electrohydrogenesis for enhanced biohydrogen production from food waste. Sustainable Energy & Fuels.

Khan, Sohail, Ahmadi, Hikmatullah, Jalil, Anam, Phulpoto, Irfan Ali, Chengyu, Zhang, Yu, Zhisheng(2025). Novel supplementation of Fe3O4-doped green carbonized nanoparticles on hydrogenases genes and microbial biodiversity for enhancing biohydrogen yield. Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology. 52. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString kuaf016.

Khan, Sohail, Ahmadi, Hikmatullah, Jalil, Anam, Fabrice, Ndayisenga, Zhang, Chengyu, Yu, Zhisheng(2025). Optimized biohydrogen production from sewage sludge: advanced pretreatment strategies in dark fermentation and microbial electrolysis cells. Energy Nexus. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 100573.

Khan, Sohail, Sekhohola-Dlamini, Lerato M., Wang, Bobo, Yu, Zhisheng, Cowan, A. Keith(2025). Recent progress on the biological degradation and solubilization of coal. Biodegradation. 36.

Khan, Sohail, Deng, Ze, Wang, Bobo, Yu, Zhisheng(2024). Coal-straw co-digestion-induced biogenic methane production: perspectives on microbial communities and associated metabolic pathways. Scientific Reports. 14. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 26554.

Khan, Sohail, Phulpoto, Irfan Ali, Qazi, Muneer Ahmed(2024). Insights into rhamnolipid-assisted bioelectrochemical system for remediating soil pollution: a promising green approach towards the sustainable environment. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 191. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 105808.

Khan, Sohail, Deng, Ze, Phulpoto, Irfan Ali, Jalil, Anam, Wang, Bobo, Yu, Zhisheng(2024). Synergistic impacts of wheat straw on coal bio-methanation: insights into microbial community dynamics toward nontargeted metabolomics. International Journal of Energy Research.

Khan, Sohail, Kashif, Muhammad, Sang, Yimeng, Mo, Shuming, Rehman, Saif ur, Khan, M. R., He, Shichu, Jiang, Chengjian(2023). Deciphering the biodesulfurization pathway employing marine mangrove Bacillus aryabhattai strain NM1-A2 according to whole genome sequencing and transcriptome analyses. Genomics. 115. (3). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 110635.

Kashif, Muhammad, Bai, L., Xiong, J., Mo, Shuming, Sang, Yimeng, Huang, K., Song, J., Shah, Sayed Jalil, others(2023). Microbial degradation of pyridine: a proposed nitrogen metabolism pathway deciphered in marine mangrove Bacillus aryabhattai strain NM1-A2. Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture. 10. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 145.

Khan, Sohail, Ahmad, Rafiq, Phulpoto, Irfan Ali, Kashif, Muhammad, Shen, Peihong(2022). Effect of rice winery wastewater as a co-substrate to enhance anaerobic digestion of molasses for methane production. Bioresource Technology Reports. 18. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 101062.

Khan, Sohail, Lu, Fuzhi, Huang, Luodong, Qian, Feng, Jiang, Qiong, Shen, Peihong(2022). Resistance of anaerobic activated sludge acclimated by different feeding patterns: response to different stress shocks. Water Science and Technology. 85. (10). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 3023--3035.

Kashif, Muhammad, Lu, Zhaomei, Sang, Yimeng, Yan, Bing, Shah, Sayed Jalil, others(2022). Whole-genome and transcriptome sequencing-based characterization of Bacillus cereus NR1 from subtropical marine mangrove and its potential role in sulfur metabolism. Frontiers in Microbiology. 13. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 856092.

Khan, Sohail, Lu, Fuzhi, Kashif, Muhammad, Shen, Peihong(2021). Multiple effects of different nickel concentrations on the stability of anaerobic digestion of molasses. Sustainability. 13. (9). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 4971.

Khan, Sohail, Lu, Fuzhi, Jiang, Qiong, Jiang, Chengjian, Kashif, Muhammad, Shen, Peihong(2020). Assessment of multiple anaerobic co-digestions and related microbial community of molasses with rice-alcohol wastewater. Energies. 13. (18). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 4866.

Khan, Sohail, Subhan, Fazal, Haleem, Kashif Syed, Khattak, Muhammad Nadeem Khan, Khan, Imran, Sultan, Tariq, Tauseef, Isfahan(2018). Impact of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria on yield and disease control of Nicotiana tabacum. Archives of Biological Sciences. 70. (4). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 717--725.

Ikram, A., Syed, K., Zahid, Hameeda, N., Imran, U., Atta, U., Rafiq, A., Junaid, others(2014). In-vitro antibacterial activity of leaf extracts of Psidium guajava against selected pathogenic bacterial strains. International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research.

Ahmad, T., Ahmad, K., Rehman, M. M. U., Khan, A., Jadoon, M. A., Rehman, M. N. U., others(2014). Tuberculosis is still a prevalent disease in population of District Dir (Lower) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan. Global Veterinaria. 12. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 125--128.

Khan, Sohail, Muhammad, F., Ikram, M., Khan, K., Shah, S. H., Badshah, Z., Ahmad, W., others(2013). Flood disaster in Charasadda, Pakistan: bacteriological examination of drinking water. International Journal of Biosciences. 3. (5). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 51--59.

BOOK CHAPTER

Khan, Sohail, Ahmad, Rafiq, Afzal, S. M., Arif, Muhammad, Hayat, Muhammad(2023). A journey from classical microbiology to next generation microbiology. Microbiology in the Era of Artificial Intelligence. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 8--23.

Khan, Sohail, Ahmad, Rafiq, Hayat, Muhammad, Afzal, S. M., Muhammad, Jawad(2023). Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria/Pseudomonas as a biofertilizer. Biofertilizers for Sustainable Soil Management. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 179--201.