DOME

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.

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News

Congratulations Dr. Bauchinger!

07.07.2025 DOME

Franziska Bauchinger successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled "Insights into community composition, function and structure of the human gut…

Congratulations Manuela Felsberger, MSc!

07.07.2025 DOME

Manuela Felsberger successfully defended her MSc thesis entitled "The role of phytoplankton in oxic methane production in two Austrian freshwater…

Congratulations Dr. Kop!

04.07.2025 DOME

Linnea Kop successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled "From (Meta)Genomes to Ecosystems: Unraveling the Ecophysiology and Phylogenetic Diversity of…

Congratulations to Megan Sørensen on receiving an FWF-ASTRA Award!

01.07.2025 DOME

We’re thrilled to announce that Megan Sørensen has been awarded a prestigious FWF-ASTRA grant to investigate at CeMESS how microbial partnerships have…

New Study: Salinization at Lake Vrana

30.06.2025 DOME

Beneath the scenic surface of Croatia's Lake Vrana, researchers have uncovered evidence of climate change's impact. A new study co-led by CeMESS…

ERC Advanced Grant awarded to Dagmar Woebken

17.06.2025 DOME

CeMESS Assoc Prof. Dagmar Woebken has secured a highly competitive ERC Advanced Grant for her project 'Windows of microbial activity in deserts…

Events

DOME Lecture: Gut microbiota mediate phytoestrogen-associated infertility in the white rhinoceros

18.01.2022 DOME Lecture Series

Candace Williams

Sequence Matching in the Context of Extremely Large Sequence Collections

11.11.2021 DOME Lecture Series

Julian Regalado Perez

Protists and plants: community assembly, "microbiomes" and diversity of microbial eukaryotes in rhizosphere and phyllosphere

06.05.2021 DOME Lecture Series

Michael Bonkowski

Latest Publications at DOME

Lücking D , Manzano-Marín A , Willemsen A. Multilayered network analysis reveals the centrality of newly discovered Nucleocytoviricota in wastewater treatment plant communities. The ISME Journal. 2026 Oct 21;wrag267. doi: 10.64898/2026.05.21.726523, 10.1093/ismejo/wrag267

Eigenschink M, Davogg E, Pristner M, Seki FD, Arzmüller M, Kiss H et al. Maturation-Dependent Constraints in the Ability of Human Monocytes to Initiate Trained Immunity. MedComm. 2026 Oct;7(10):e70939. doi: 10.1002/mco2.70939

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Glasl B , Kitzinger K, Luter HM, Legin A, Schuster S, Salas E et al. Branched-chain amino acid assimilation enables mixotrophy of ammonia-oxidizing archaeal sponge symbionts. Science Advances. 2026 Sept 4;12(36):1-15. eaef9450. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aef9450

Crudo F, Partsch V, Eder C, Brites A , Del Favero G , Berry D et al. Hidden threats in the food chain: immunotoxic, antiestrogenic, and microbiota-modulating activities of neglected Alternaria mycotoxins. Toxicology Letters. 2026 Sept;423(Supplement:S Special Issue: SI):112000. doi: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2026.112000

Ren XY, Lin XY, Tanabe TS , Loy A, Hu L, Zhu YG et al. Evolutionary trajectory of microbial sulfur oxidation pathways recapitulates Earth's oxygenation history. Nature Communications. 2026 Jul 20. Epub 2026 Jul 20. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-75310-3

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University of Vienna

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