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

Open tenure track position in Environmental Systems Research

22.12.2021 DOME

We are inviting applications for a tenure track position in Environmental Systems Research competitively awarded in conjunction with a call for junior…

CMESS celebrates four Highly Cited Researchers 2021

17.11.2021 CeMESS

CMESS is home to four of the world's most cited researchers. Holger Daims (DOME), Thomas Rattei (CUBE), Andreas Richter (TER) and Michael Wagner…

Holger Daims and Michael Wagner are Highly Cited Researchers 2021

16.11.2021 DOME

DOME members Holger Daims and Michael Wagner are among the most cited researchers in the world. Alongside their CMESS colleagues Thomas Rattei (CUBE)…

New Publication in Science: Rapid evolutionary turnover of mobile genetic elements drives bacterial resistance to phages

22.10.2021 CeMESS

Bacteria are constantly exposed to viral attacks. A research team led by Martin Polz, microbiologist at DOME, has studied how bacteria defend…

Official Opening of the new biology building

13.10.2021 CeMESS

The University of Vienna Biology Building (UBB) officially starts into full operation: The University of Vienna and the Bundesimmobiliengesellschaft…

5 DoME relay teams among the top 20 in the Vienna Fall Half Marathon

12.10.2021 DOME

Five DoME relay teams of three runners each participated in the 2021 International Vienna Fall Half Marathon, in a 21 km course through the Vienna…

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