New Paper: Chlamydiae give up extracellular stage to thrive in social amoebae
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Many intracellular bacteria rely on an extracellular stage to move between hosts – but what happens when that’s no longer needed? A new study, now…
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.
CeMESS/Maximilian Prag
Research Projects
Get to know our research by exploring our active projects and the researcher profiles of our principle investigators.
Education
We are committed to nurturing the next generation of scientists, including undergraduate and doctoral programs, as well as intensive methods-based courses.
Facilities | Ressources
Our Facilities and Ressources include Joint Microbiome Facility, NanoSIMS, probeBase, and daime.
News
Congratulations Dr. Bauchinger!
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Franziska Bauchinger successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled "Insights into community composition, function and structure of the human gut…
Congratulations Manuela Felsberger, MSc!
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Manuela Felsberger successfully defended her MSc thesis entitled "The role of phytoplankton in oxic methane production in two Austrian freshwater…
Congratulations Dr. Kop!
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Linnea Kop successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled "From (Meta)Genomes to Ecosystems: Unraveling the Ecophysiology and Phylogenetic Diversity of…
Congratulations to Megan Sørensen on receiving an FWF-ASTRA Award!
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We’re thrilled to announce that Megan Sørensen has been awarded a prestigious FWF-ASTRA grant to investigate at CeMESS how microbial partnerships have…
New Study: Salinization at Lake Vrana
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Beneath the scenic surface of Croatia's Lake Vrana, researchers have uncovered evidence of climate change's impact. A new study co-led by CeMESS…
Events
New players in an old pathway: Biology of methanogens of the TACK superphylum
DOME Lecture Series
Roland Hatzenpichler
Genomes in Rhodnius prolixus symbiotic system
DOME Lecture Series
Eva Nováková
Origin and evolution of a defensive symbiosis in tortoise leaf beetles
DOME Lecture Series
Aileen Berasategui López
Latest Publications at DOME
Krasenbrink J, Hanson BT, Weiss AS, Borusak S, Tanabe TS, Lang M et al. Sulfoquinovose is exclusively metabolized by the gut microbiota and degraded differently in mice and humans. Microbiome. 2025 Dec;13(1):184. doi: 10.1186/s40168-025-02175-x
Ye H, Šlipogor V, Hanson BT, Séneca J, Hausmann B, Herbold CW et al. Associations between gut microbiota and personality traits: insights from a captive common marmoset (
Callithrix jacchus) colony. Microbiology Spectrum. 2025 Nov 18;e0044325. Epub 2025 Nov 18. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.00443-25
Hodgskiss LH, Kerou M, Luo ZH, Bayer B, Maier A, Weckwerth W et al. Metabolic response of a chemolithoautotrophic archaeon to carbon limitation. mSystems. 2025 Oct 22;10(10):1-20. e0073225. doi: 10.1128/msystems.00732-25
Data Reuse Consortium, Wagner M, Rattei T, Osvatic J, Speth D. A roadmap for equitable reuse of public microbiome data. Nature Microbiology. 2025 Sept 26;10(10):2384-2395. Epub 2025 Sept 26. doi: 10.1038/s41564-025-02116-2
Bayer B, Kitzinger K, Paul NL, Albers JB, Saito MA, Wagner M et al. Minor contribution of ammonia oxidizers to inorganic carbon fixation in the ocean. Nature Geoscience. 2025 Sept 23;18(11):1144-1151. doi: 10.1038/s41561-025-01798-x
Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science
University of Vienna
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