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.

More about CeMESS

News

Jillian Petersen promoted to associate professor

11.08.2020 DOME

We are excited to announce that Jillian Petersen has been promoted to associate professor at the University of Vienna. Congratulations Jill on your…

Dagmar Woebken interviewed by the Falter

09.07.2020 DOME

Dagmar Woebken was interviewed by Heureka, the science magazine of the Viennese newspaper Falter. In this article, she discusses the survival…

Bettina Glasl receives 3-year REWIRE Post-Doc as well as FWF Hertha-Firnberg Fellowships

09.07.2020 DOME

Bettina won a 3-year Post-Doc fellowship from the REinforcing Women In REsearch (REWIRE) COFUND Programme, a Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions COFUND…

Fact checking COVID-19 - Video series by Michael Wagner

03.06.2020 DOME

Michael summarizes the current knowledge on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 in a series of short videos. Till today videos covering the following topics have…

First "Let’s talk about symbiosis" webinar

24.04.2020 DOME

To stay connected, especially in times of physical distancing, scientists from different symbiosis research groups of the University of Vienna and the…

New FWF Young Investigator Researcher Group Project

15.04.2020 DOME

Petra, Chris and Andrew have been awarded a Young Investigator Researcher Group project from the FWF, entitled “PlayNICE - Interplay between…

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

Iriarte-Mesa C, Juère E, Bileck A, Kremsmayr T, Goodson ML, Ehrlich A et al. Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles-Based Formulations for Enhanced Oral Delivery of Peptide Drugs: A Case Study on Insulin. Small. 2026 Apr 27;22(24):e13347. doi: 10.1002/smll.202513347