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

David Berry awarded WWTF Life Sciences 2024 Grant

07.01.2025 DOME

David Berry of DOME has been awarded a WWTF (Vienna Science and Technology Fund) Life Sciences 2024 grant. His project focuses on engineering gut…

BaMiKo Project featured in FWF SCILOG Magazine

23.12.2024 DOME

The FWF SCILOG magazine has spotlighted the BaMiKo project led by David Berry (DOME Division). This inspiring feature showcases how microbiome science…

Michael Wagner at ARTE:Saloon live talk

20.12.2024 DOME

CoE Microplanet Director of Research Michael Wagner joined the discussion on the power of microbes.

Congratulations, Dr. Barrajón-Santos!

19.12.2024 DOME

On December 13, 2024, Verónica Barrajón-Santos successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled “In the tree farm of Azteca ants.” The board of examiners…

David Berry featured in "Der Standard" article

19.12.2024 DOME

David Berry from DOME was interviewed by the newspaper "Der Standard" on the topic of microbiome research and it's implications for personalized…

Teacher training on the topics of microorganisms and antibiotic resistance

18.12.2024 DOME

Alexander Loy and Thomas Böttcher contributed to a teacher training organized by Open Science and the University College of Teacher Education in…

Events

Imaging anatomic structure and metabolic function in animal-microbe symbioses

28.01.2021 DOME Lecture Series

Benedikt Geier

Ecology of ammonia oxidizers in engineered aquatic environments

14.01.2021 DOME Lecture Series

Josh Neufeld

Defining and controlling gut microbial gene products for therapeutic gain

10.12.2020 DOME Lecture Series

Matthew Redinbo

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

Rigou S, Aldaroub J, Horn M, Aylward FO. Rise of the viral giants: common themes underlying genome gigantism in eukaryotic viruses and bacteriophages. Current Opinion in Microbiology. 2026 Mar 28;91:1-9. 102741. Epub 2026 Mar 28. doi: 10.1016/j.mib.2026.102741