M. E. Muscarella

This study shows that salinity decreases bacterial diversity and carbon cycling rates in freshwater ecosystems, with acute salinity changes having a more negative impact than chronic exposure.

This study examines microbial survival and evolution under extreme energy limitation, finding that bacteria can persist for decades and adapt through mutation and scavenging.

The paper uses a trait-based approach to analyze bacterial growth efficiency (BGE) across 20 Proteobacteria isolates, finding that species identity and resource type significantly influence BGE.

The paper develops a metabolically informed consumer-resource model to better capture species interactions by incorporating coarse-grained metabolism, showing how secondary metabolites can support coexistence and influence species abundances.

The paper examines bacterial community assembly across terrestrial-aquatic boundaries by analyzing metabolic heterogeneity and its impact on niche selection versus dispersal.

The paper investigates how resource concentration and heterogeneity influence bacterial community diversity and composition in lakes.

The paper models how relic DNA affects microbial diversity estimates and finds it does not bias diversity metrics despite its abundance in some environments.