About Us
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 research explores 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.
At DOME, we are committed to nurturing the next generation of scientists at every level of education, including undergraduate and doctoral programs, as well as intensive methods-based courses.
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Latest Publications
Krasenbrink, J, Hanson, BT, Weiss, AS, Borusak, S, Tanabe, TS, Lang, M, Aichinger, G, Hausmann, B, Berry, D, Richter, A, Marko, D, Mussmann, M, Schleheck, D, Stecher, B & Loy, A 2025, 'Sulfoquinovose is exclusively metabolized by the gut microbiota and degraded differently in mice and humans', Microbiome, vol. 13, no. 1, 184. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-025-02175-x
Data Reuse Consortium, Wagner, M, Rattei, T, Osvatic, J & Speth, D 2025, 'A roadmap for equitable reuse of public microbiome data', Nature Microbiology, vol. 10, no. 10, pp. 2384-2395. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-025-02116-2
Crudo, F, Petri, P, Pacchione, M, Dall'Asta, C, Birse, N, Berry, D & Marko, D 2025, 'Alternaria mycotoxins and gut microbiota: antimicrobial properties and bacteria-dependent modulation of mycotoxin immunotoxicity', Toxicology Letters, vol. 411, no. Supplement: S. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxlet.2025.07.160
Chen, S-C, Li, X-M, Battisti, N, Guan, G, Montoya, MA, Osvatic, J, Pjevac, P, Pollak, S, Richter, A, Schintlmeister, A, Wanek, W, Mussmann, M & Loy, A 2025, 'Microbial iron oxide respiration coupled to sulfide oxidation', Nature, vol. 646, no. 8086. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09467-0
Tocino-Márquez, I, Zehl, M, Séneca, J, Pjevac, P, Felkl, M, Becker, CFW, Loy, A, Rattei, T, Ostrovsky, AN & Zotchev, SB 2025, 'The bacterial community of the freshwater bryozoan Cristatella Mucedo and its secondary metabolites production potential', Scientific Reports, vol. 15, no. 1, 31456. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-17084-0