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Bacteria that “breathe” rocks and sulfur

27.08.2025 DOME

Microbiologists uncover bacteria that remove toxic sulfide and use iron minerals for growth.

New study: Unusual quinones found in Nitrospira

14.08.2025 DOME

A new study, supported by the FWF-funded Cluster of Excellence “Microbiomes drive Planetary Health” and the Comammox Research Platform of the…

New paper highlights a green-diet-derived sulfur compound as a potential prebiotic

13.08.2025 DOME

The effects of individual dietary compounds on the gut microbiome and human health remain poorly understood. A new study reveals that a sulfosugar…

Congratulations Dr. Zauner!

07.08.2025 DOME

Sarah Zauner successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled "From bivalves to microbes to birds: ecological interactions in a marine symbiosis" on July…

Congratulations, Dr. Alcaraz!

30.07.2025 DOME

Cristina Alcaraz successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled "Host-microbe interactions in marine lucinid clams" on February 27, 2025.

DOC Fellowship for Alejandro Llanos-Lizcano

24.07.2025 DOME

CeMESS PhD student Alejandro Llanos-Lizcano has been awarded a prestigious DOC Fellowship from the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW). The fellowship…

STEM Outreach with Nachbarinnen

23.07.2025 DOME

In July, CeMESS had the pleasure of hosting another STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) outreach event. Organized by DOMEie Yusuf…

DOC Fellowship for Joana Góis Valério

22.07.2025 DOME

Joana Góis Valério, PhD student at CeMESS, has been awarded a DOC Fellowship by the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW). With this competitive grant,…

New Paper: Chlamydiae give up extracellular stage to thrive in social amoebae

08.07.2025 DOME

Many intracellular bacteria rely on an extracellular stage to move between hosts – but what happens when that’s no longer needed? A new study, now…