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

Michael Wagner joins University of Vienna Delegation to EXPO 2025

06.06.2025 DOME

CeMESS Vice Director Michael Wagner represented the University of Vienna at the prestigious “Building Futures” event held at EXPO 2025 in Osaka,…

Congratulations, Dr. Steensen!

05.06.2025 DOME

Kerrin Steensen successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled "Diversity and Evolution of Mobile Genetic Elements in Vibrio" on May 26, 2025.

ORF Feature: Research on Fire Salamanders and their Microbiome

13.05.2025 DOME

CeMESS researcher Marie-Therese Fischer (DOME) is investigating the microbiome of fire salamanders in collaboration with Tiergarten Schönbrunn. An ORF…

Open PhD positions Spring 2025

29.04.2025 CeMESS

Several open PhD positions are currently available in our doctoral school.

Congratulations Eloise Atkinson, MSc!

11.04.2025 DOME

Eloise Atkinson successfully defended her MSc thesis "Alternative energy metabolisms in nitrite oxidizers" on 24 March - congratulations Eloise!

Lecture for International Women’s Day: Jill Petersen at ÖAW

17.03.2025 DOME

On March 7th, Jillian Petersen gave a lecture at the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) as part of their International Women’s Day event.

Events

Making chemistry visible in complex biological systems

22.04.2021 DOME Lecture Series

Klaus Koren

Exploring viral diversity from the global oceans to the human gut

15.04.2021 DOME Lecture Series

Ann Gregory

Physiological and immunological responses to gut bacterial translocation in humans

08.04.2021 DOME Lecture Series

Suzanne Devkota

Latest Publications at DOME

Kralova S, Spacek P, Gafriller J, Bezdicek M, Medvedcova V, Séneca J et al. Kineochelins-A New Group of Siderophores From an Antarctic Bacterium. Microbial Biotechnology. 2026 Jun;19(6):1-24. e70386. doi: 10.1111/1751-7915.70386

Abergel C, Abrahão JS, Coulibaly F, Fischer M, Jeudy S, Knorr RL et al. Infection cycles of viruses of the phylum Nucleocytoviricota. Nature Reviews. Microbiology. 2026 May 29. Epub 2026 May 29. doi: 10.1038/s41579-026-01319-6

Hodžić A, Kunert M, Juračić M, Veinović G, Sukara R, Tomanović S et al. Immune-mediated microbial interference governs Borrelia colonization of the tick gut. iScience. 2026 May 15;29(5):115628. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2026.115628

Treichel NS, Pauvert C, Séneca J , Pjevac P , Berry D, Penders J et al. Benchmarking of shotgun sequencing depth reveals the potential and limitations of shallow metagenomics and strain-level analysis. Nature Microbiology. 2026 May;11(5):1233-1244. Epub 2026 Apr 21. doi: 10.1038/s41564-026-02334-2

Iriarte-Mesa C, Juère E, Bileck A, Kremsmayr T, Goodson ML, Ehrlich A et al. Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles-Based Formulations for Enhanced Oral Delivery of Peptide Drugs: A Case Study on Insulin. Small. 2026 Apr 27;22(24):e13347. doi: 10.1002/smll.202513347