Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science
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.
Get to know our research by exploring our active projects and the researcher profiles of our principle investigators.
We are committed to nurturing the next generation of scientists, including undergraduate and doctoral programs, as well as intensive methods-based courses.
Our Facilities and Ressources include Joint Microbiome Facility, NanoSIMS, probeBase, and daime.
We are delighted to congratulate Bettina Glasl and Sarah Förster on their recognition at the Haus-des-Meeres Science Day 2026.
Chemist Thomas Böttcher, joint Professor at CeMESS and the Faculty of Chemistry, has been awarded a Proof of Concept Grant by the ERC. This brings the…
Congratulations to Thomas Böttcher (Faculty of Chemistry | CeMESS) and his team at the University of Vienna on securing FWF funding under…
Sophia Ferchiou, Postdoctoral Researcher at DOME, has been awarded an ESPRIT Fellowship by the Austrian Science Fund. Congratulations, Sophia!
An international research team led by Aalborg University with contributions from the University of Vienna has systematically mapped the microbiome of…
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…
Melanie Schirmer
Carolin Wendling
Fengping Wang
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
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 6;16(1):1-12. 10946. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-67048-1
Bauchinger F, Berry D. Metatranscriptomic-driven insights into mucosal glycan degradation by the human gut microbiota. FEMS microbiology ecology. 2025 Dec 4;102(1):fiaf118. 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;649(8098):971-981. doi: 10.1038/s41586-025-09794-2
Hu H, Karwautz C, Duszka K, Karner T, Anderson-Wagner I, Grander C et al. Revised 16S rRNA V4 hypervariable region targeting primers enhance detection of Patescibacteria and other lineages across diverse environments. bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology. 2025 Dec 2.
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