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

Women in Science 2023 @ CMESS

11.02.2023 CeMESS

Spotlight on female researchers: For the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on February 11th and the International Women's Day on March…

Shaul Pollak is new Junior Research Group Leader @DOME

09.02.2023 DOME

Shaul Pollak has joined CMESS as a new Junior Research Group Leader at DOME. He enriches the research portfolio of the Centre with his focus on…

International Women's Day 2022 @ CMESS

09.02.2023 CeMESS

For International Women's Day on 8 March, we are putting the spotlight on women at CMESS. Just over half of the CMESS staff and researchers are women.…

New paper in Nature Microbiology explores rumen epithelial microbiome in cows

20.01.2023 CeMESS

A new study including DOME members Martin Polz, Xiaoqian A. Yu, and Anna J. Mueller for the first time identifies dominant as well as active microbial…

Dr. Annelieke Overbeeke

12.01.2023 DOME

Annelieke Overbeeke successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled "Bacterial degradation of polysaccharides in the gut mucosal eco-system" on December…

New paper in Nature Microbiology: Genome expansion in bacterial endosymbionts

10.01.2023 DOME

Chlamydiae is known for the infamous human pathogen Chlamydia, but this group of bacteria evolved over a billion years ago. Despite being ancient and…

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