FWF funding for International – Multilateral Initiatives awarded to Thomas Böttcher
DOME
Congratulations to Thomas Böttcher (Faculty of Chemistry | CeMESS) and his team at the University of Vienna on securing FWF funding under…
Division of Microbial Ecology (DOME)
Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science
About DOME
The Division of Microbial Ecology | DOME at the Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science | CeMESS is a team of microbiologists and molecular biologists. Our mission is to unravel the complexities of microbial life and its profound impact on our health and environment.
Our researchers explore the evolution, ecophysiology, interactions and functions of microbes across a broad range of systems. We apply cutting-edge methods, from 'omics analysis, to single-cell isotope probing, to microbial imaging, to computational community modelling.
CeMESS/Maximilian Prag
Research Projects
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Education
We are committed to nurturing the next generation of scientists, including undergraduate and doctoral programs, as well as intensive methods-based courses.
Facilities | Ressources
Our Facilities and Ressources include Joint Microbiome Facility, NanoSIMS, probeBase, and daime.
News
FWF ESPRIT Fellowship for Sophia Ferchiou
DOME
Sophia Ferchiou, Postdoctoral Researcher at DOME, has been awarded an ESPRIT Fellowship by the Austrian Science Fund. Congratulations, Sophia!
Out in Nature: The Microflora Danica atlas of Danish environmental microbiomes
DOME
An international research team led by Aalborg University with contributions from the University of Vienna has systematically mapped the microbiome of…
ChlamydiaWorkshop 2026: Registration open
DOME
We are pleased to announce that the 22nd ChlamydiaWorkshop (DCW) will take place at CeMESS (University of Vienna) from March 2-4, 2026. The meeting is…
New Christian Doppler Laboratory at CeMESS
CeMESS
Research for sustainable solutions: Focus on the biodegradation of water-soluble polymers
Congratulations Dr. Rasoulimehrabani
Hamid Rasoulimehrabani successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled "Evaluating the effect of candidate prebiotics in the human gut microbiota by…
Events
Microbial oral-gut translocation in inflammatory and gastro-intestinal diseases
DOME Lecture Series
Melanie Schirmer
From the Ocean to the Clinic - Exploring Prophage-driven Pathogen Evolution
DOME Lecture Series
Carolin Wendling
Global subseafloor ecosystem and sustainability
DOME Lecture Series
Fengping Wang
Latest Publications at DOME
Zhang R, Mayer L, Hikida H, Shichino Y, Mito M, Willemsen A et al. A giant virus forms a specialized subcellular environment within its amoeba host for efficient translation. Nature Microbiology. 2026 Jan 9. Epub 2026 Jan 9. doi: 10.1101/2024.10.07.616867, 10.1038/s41564-025-02234-x
Bauchinger F, Berry D. Metatranscriptomic-driven insights into mucosal glycan degradation by the human gut microbiota. FEMS microbiology ecology. 2025 Dec 4. doi: 10.1093/femsec/fiaf118
The Microflora Danica Consortium, Singleton CM, Jensen TBN, Delogu F, Knudsen KS, Sørensen EA et al. The Microflora Danica atlas of Danish environmental microbiomes. Nature. 2025 Dec 3. doi: 10.1038/s41586-025-09794-2
Krasenbrink J, Hanson BT, Weiss AS, Borusak S, Tanabe TS, Lang M et al. Sulfoquinovose is exclusively metabolized by the gut microbiota and degraded differently in mice and humans. Microbiome. 2025 Dec;13(1):184. doi: 10.1186/s40168-025-02175-x
Stuehrenberg J, Kitzinger K, von Arx JN, Graf JS, Lavik G, Littmann S et al. Urea use drives niche separation between dominant marine ammonia oxidizing archaea. Nature Communications. 2025 Dec;16(1):10946. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-67048-1
Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science
University of Vienna
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