Michaela Hayer

This paper introduces internal DNA standards for DNA-qSIP to enable comparison of results across laboratories and support a global database of microbial growth and nutrient assimilation rates.

This study uses quantitative stable isotope probing (qSIP) to measure in situ growth rates of soil protists across a moisture gradient, revealing significant differences in growth rates and taxa abundance.

The paper examines successional changes in the Cladophora microbiome using qSIP and NanoSIMS imaging, revealing shifts in bacterial composition, growth rates, and functional group dynamics.

The paper measures microbial growth rates in soil habitats to test if specialists grow faster than generalists, finding specialists do, with fungal responses differing due to life-history strategies.