New Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science

The Joint Microbiome Facility will be anchored in the newly established Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science at the University of…
Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science

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.

Get to know our research by exploring our active projects and the researcher profiles of our principle investigators.

We are committed to nurturing the next generation of scientists, including undergraduate and doctoral programs, as well as intensive methods-based courses.

Our Facilities and Ressources include Joint Microbiome Facility, NanoSIMS, probeBase, and daime.


The Joint Microbiome Facility will be anchored in the newly established Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science at the University of…

Sulfate-reducing microbes control the production of the greenhouse gas methane in wetlands by competing effectively with methanogenic archaea. A…

Dimitri Meier and Dagmar Woebken along with members of the Joint Genome Institute will sequence the microbial community in ultra-saline microbial mats…

The Joint Microbiome Facility get’s highlighted in ChemNews, the newsletter of the Faculty of Chemistry at the University of Vienna.

Andreas Bergthaler

William Orsi

Daniel H. Buckley
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