Michael Wagner elected as member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
DOME
Michael has been elected as member of the class Technical and Environmental Sciences of the Academia Scientiarium et Artium Europaea.
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.
CeMESS/Maximilian Prag
Research Projects
Get to know our research by exploring our active projects and the researcher profiles of our principle investigators.
Education
We are committed to nurturing the next generation of scientists, including undergraduate and doctoral programs, as well as intensive methods-based courses.
Facilities | Ressources
Our Facilities and Ressources include Joint Microbiome Facility, NanoSIMS, probeBase, and daime.
News
Open PhD position for ERC funded project “CHIMERA”
DOME
An opportunity to delve into research on giant viruses: Anouk Willemsen, virologist at CMESS, is seeking a PhD student to work within her project…
Dr. Maximilian Nepel
DOME
Maximilian Nepel successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled “N2-fixing microbial communities in two distinctive terrestrial ecosystems - grassland…
Michael Wagner is Highly Cited Researcher 2022
DOME
DOME member Michael Wagner is among the most cited researchers in the world. Alongside his CMESS colleagues Thomas Rattei (CUBE), Andreas Richter…
Dr. Tamara Halter
DOME
Tamara Halter successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled "Ecology and evolution of chlamydial symbionts of arthropods" on Nov 2, 2022. The board of…
Join us! Open Bioinformatics Position at the JMF!
JMF
We are looking for a Senior Scientist for Bioinformatics to contribute to the day-to-day research as well as technical development.
Events
Viral Intrahost Evolution – a Race in Space and Time
DOME Lecture Series
Andreas Bergthaler
Deciphering population-specific activities of marine microbes with quantitative stable isotope probing
DOME Lecture Series
William Orsi
Three amazing ideas about microbial biogeography that will blow your mind
DOME Lecture Series
Daniel H. Buckley
Latest Publications at DOME
Krasenbrink J, Hanson BT, Weiss AS, Borusak S, Tanabe TS, Lang M et al. Sulfoquinovose is exclusively metabolized by the gut microbiota and degraded differently in mice and humans. Microbiome. 2025 Dec;13(1):184. doi: 10.1186/s40168-025-02175-x
Ye H, Šlipogor V, Hanson BT, Séneca J, Hausmann B, Herbold CW et al. Associations between gut microbiota and personality traits: insights from a captive common marmoset (
Callithrix jacchus) colony. Microbiology Spectrum. 2025 Nov 18;e0044325. Epub 2025 Nov 18. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.00443-25
Hodgskiss LH, Kerou M, Luo ZH, Bayer B, Maier A, Weckwerth W et al. Metabolic response of a chemolithoautotrophic archaeon to carbon limitation. mSystems. 2025 Oct 22;10(10):1-20. e0073225. doi: 10.1128/msystems.00732-25
Data Reuse Consortium, Wagner M, Rattei T, Osvatic J, Speth D. A roadmap for equitable reuse of public microbiome data. Nature Microbiology. 2025 Sept 26;10(10):2384-2395. Epub 2025 Sept 26. doi: 10.1038/s41564-025-02116-2
Crudo F, Petri P, Pacchione M, Dall'Asta C, Birse N, Berry D et al. Alternaria mycotoxins and gut microbiota: antimicrobial properties and bacteria-dependent modulation of mycotoxin immunotoxicity. Toxicology Letters. 2025 Sept;411(Supplement: S). doi: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2025.07.160
Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science
University of Vienna
CeMESS/Maximilian Prag