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

Comammox Research Platform extended by the University of Vienna

04.06.2021 DOME

The University of Vienna has extended the Comammox Research Platform, which was founded in 2018, until June 2024. Aims of the platform are to study…

Young AMICI Symposium 2021 - 25. & 26.05.2021

10.05.2021 DOME

DOME's PhD students Julia and Mathias joined the organising committee of the Young AMICI symposium 2021 to bring us a great event.

7 fully funded PhD positions available in the VDS MES Spring 2021 call

04.05.2021 DOME

The Doctoral School in Microbiology and Environmental Sciences offers 7 fully funded PhD positions in diverse research areas ranging from molecular…

New publication in The ISME Journal: A green-diet sulfosugar is a select microbial nutrient and source of hydrogen sulfide in the human gut

13.04.2021 DOME

Many functional properties of the human gut microbiome are still unknown. An international team of scientists around Buck, Dimitri, and Alex from DOME…

CMESS at the online European Researchers’ Night 2020

08.04.2021 DOME

In November 2020, the Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science participated in the first online European Researchers’ Night. In…

Stanislava Kralova receives Marie Sklodowska Curie Postdoc fellowship

30.03.2021 DOME

Stanislava was awarded a highly competive, 2-year Marie Sklodowska Curie Postdoc fellowship from the European Commission. She also receives funding…

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