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

Gut microbiome on the cover of Gastroenterology

28.09.2021 JMF

Our recent gut microbiome article about Mucosal Bioﬁlms in Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Ulcerative Colitis (Baumgartner, et al.) made it to the cover…

Pre-Opening Event at the UBB

26.09.2021 CeMESS

CMESS employees celebrated the move to the University of Vienna Biology Building (UBB) with a soft opening event on September 23rd: The Rectorate and…

Michael Wagner as guest in the talkshow "Im Zentrum"

21.09.2021 DOME

On September 19, Michael was invited to the talkshow "Im Zentrum" to discuss together with four other guests and the host Claudia Reiterer how to best…

Video portrait of Michael Wagner by the FWF SciLog magazine

08.09.2021 DOME

The FWF presents in its scilog magazine a video portrait of Michael Wagner that was produced by West4Media.

New Publication in Cell Host & Microbe: Aberrant gut microbiota-immune-brain axis development in premature neonates with brain damage

07.09.2021 DOME

Extremely premature infants are at a high risk for brain damage. A collaboration between CMESS researchers, including DOME members David Seki and…

New paper on evaluation of the Austrian SARS-CoV-2 antigen-based screening programme published in Eurosurveillance

28.08.2021 DOME

A large consortium with Michael Wagner as a senior author evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of the mandatory antigen-based SARS-CoV-2…

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

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

Meier DV, Greve A, de Beer D, Abed RMM, Woebken D. Sulfide-oxidizing potential and hypersalinity tolerance strategies in salt-crust covered coastal microbial mats. ISME Journal. 2026 Jun 26;20(1):1-17. wrag166. doi: 10.1093/ismejo/wrag166

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