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

Dimitra Sakoula featured in Rudolphina article

21.04.2023 DOME

Dimitra Sakoula, postdoctoral researcher at DoME, was recently featured in the University of Vienna’s research magazine Rudolphina. Her research…

Start of CeMESS Lecture Series – summer 2023 edition

31.03.2023 CeMESS

The CeMESS Lecture Series started with a talk by Shaul Pollak on “Combining machine-learning, ecological theory, and experiments to study bacterial…

Time to go FISHing again! International FISH course will be held in September 2023

27.03.2023 DOME

From September 25th to 29th 2023, the International FISH course will be held again. During the one-week course, participants will receive an…

FWF approves Cluster of Excellence with CeMESS lead

13.03.2023 CeMESS

A research consortium led by Michael Wagner, deputy head of CeMESS, was selected in the competitive excellence program of the Austrian Science Fund…

Spotlight on nitrification research at DOME

12.03.2023 DOME

A series of articles on the Rudolphina research news platform highlights the efforts and achievements of DOME members in nitrification research. A…

Barbara Bayer featured in interview video by FWF

16.02.2023 DOME

The FWF features female researchers in a recent social media video. Barbara Bayer, postdoctoral researcher at DOME, is also portrayed in the video.…

Events

Three amazing ideas about microbial biogeography that will blow your mind

16.05.2019 DOME Lecture Series

Daniel H. Buckley

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