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

Photo Contest "Pictures of Life (Sciences)"

03.06.2022 DOME

We congratulate our colleague Alejandro Manzano Marín on the 2nd place in the photo contest “Pictures of Life (Sciences)” of the Faculty of Life…

Dome Trip to the Donau-Auen National Park

03.06.2022 DOME

This year, our annual Dome Trip took us to the floodplains of the Danube in the Vienna Lobau. We recharged our batteries with a walk through the last…

Long Night of Research 2022 – Our DocSchool on Campus

31.05.2022 CeMESS

Exciting insights into research have been provided by the Long Night of Research on Friday, May 20. Our Doctoral School in Microbiology and…

Dagmar Woebken promoted to Associate Professor

20.05.2022 DOME

Dagmar Woebken has been promoted to Associate Professor at the University of Vienna. Dagmar joined DOME as a Group Leader in 2012. She has been an…

MSCA Fellowships awarded to CMESS: Three projects start in 2023

20.05.2022 CeMESS

Three current and future CMESS researchers receive a highly competitive Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA-PF). Songcan Chen and…

MSCA Fellowships awarded to DOME: Three projects start in 2023

16.05.2022 DOME

Three current and future DOME researchers receive a highly competitive Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA-PF). Songcan Chen, Anna…

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

Lücking D , Manzano-Marín A , Willemsen A. Multilayered network analysis reveals the centrality of newly discovered Nucleocytoviricota in wastewater treatment plant communities. The ISME Journal. 2026 Oct 21;wrag267. doi: 10.64898/2026.05.21.726523, 10.1093/ismejo/wrag267

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

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Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science

University of Vienna

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