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

DoME is part of new Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science

28.02.2019 DOME

DoME is a proud member of the new Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science at the University of Vienna!

New Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science

28.02.2019 JMF

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

New publication in mBio: Rare but mighty

21.02.2019 DOME

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

New Collaborative Project with the JGI on ultra-saline microbial mats

15.02.2019 DOME

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

JMF highlighted in ChemNews

30.01.2019 JMF

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

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

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 Apr 21. 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

Krasenbrink J, Chen SC, Tanabe TS, Sarikeçe H, Meurs P, Borusak S et al. Sulfoquinovose degradation by cow rumen microbiota. The ISME Journal. 2026 Mar 27. doi: 10.1093/ismejo/wrag069

Barrajon-Santos V, Nepel M, Sudhaus W, Hausmann B, Woebken D , Mayer VE. Vertically transmitted bacterivorous nematodes are consistent nest inhabitants in the Azteca-Cecropia ant-plant mutualism. Scientific Reports. 2026 Feb 25;16(1):1-12. 9624. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-34231-9