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

Now out in Science: Catching prey with grappling hooks and cannons

18.10.2024 DOME

Researchers at ETH Zurich, in collaboration with Martin Polz and Nina Bartlau at CeMESS, have studied the unusual arsenal of weapons of a predatory…

Video portrait of Barbara Bayer in FWF scilog Magazine

26.09.2024 DOME

Barbara Bayer, Assistant Professor at DOME and recipient of the prestigious FWF START Award, was recently featured in a scilog interview to discuss…

Bettina Glasl is a new senior scientist at DOME

09.09.2024 DOME

We are thrilled to announce that Bettina Glasl has joined our team as a senior scientist.

ERC Starting Grant for Isabella Anderson-Wagner

05.09.2024 DOME

Congratulations to Isabella Anderson-Wagner (DOME) who has been honored with a Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) for her…

New Nature article shows growth of comammox nitrifiers on guanidine

16.08.2024 DOME

This unexpected finding revealed a fourth growth substrate for ammonia oxidizers and offers new insights into niche partitioning of nitrifiers,…

FWF "Tausend Ideen" for Alejandro Manzano Marín

16.07.2024 DOME

DOME Senior Scientist Alejandro Manzano Marín received funding for his project “SymBirth – Development of an artificial symbiont’s birth” from the…

Events

Exploring and Exploiting the Chemistry of Microbial Interactions

17.10.2019 DOME Lecture Series

Thomas Böttcher

Advanced Chemical Microscopy for Life Science and Precision Medicine

03.10.2019 DOME Lecture Series

Ji-Xin Cheng

Organizing principles of marine microbial communities

06.09.2019 DOME Lecture Series

Otto Cordero

Latest Publications at DOME

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

Meier DV, Greve A, de Beer D, Abed RMM, Woebken D. Sulfide-oxidizing potential and hypersalinity tolerance strategies in salt-crust covered coastal microbial mats. ISME Journal. 2026 Jun 26;20(1):1-17. wrag166. doi: 10.1093/ismejo/wrag166

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Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science

University of Vienna

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