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

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…

DOME and JMF participate in Vienna COVID-19 Diagnostics Initiative (VCDI)

03.04.2020 DOME

The COVID-19 pandemic poses an enormous threat for healthcare systems and economies in Austria, Europe and the world. In this time of crisis,…

Contribution from Jillian Petersen for the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF)

25.03.2020 DOME

Jillian Petersen contributed an opinion article for the science section of the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) on how the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic…

Air eating microbe paper receives PNAS Cozzarelli Prize

11.03.2020 DOME

The Editorial Board of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has selected our paper with Michael Wagner, Arno Schintlmeister and…

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