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The Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science (CeMESS) at the University of Vienna combines rapidly developing research areas of high societal relevance. Our Centre consists of four Research Divisions spanning microbiology, bioinformatics, ecology and environmental systems science.
This multidisciplinary approach empowers us to comprehensively investigate those critical biotic and abiotic processes that shape our bodies, ecosystems, and our planet at large. Our research provides critical insights that address pressing global challenges, from human to environmental health.
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Recent Publications
Schärer ML, Fuchslueger L, Canarini A, Richter A, Lüscher A, Kahmen A. Post-drought organic carbon mineralization leads to high productivity and nutrient uptake efficiency of perennial grassland after rewetting. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 2025 May;204:109744. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2025.109744
Bao Y, Osowiecka M, Ott C, Tziraki V, Meusburger L, Blaßnig C et al. Dietary oxidized lipids in redox biology: Oxidized olive oil disrupts lipid metabolism and induces intestinal and hepatic inflammation in C57BL/6J mice. Redox biology. 2025 Apr;81:103575. Epub 2025 Mar 1. doi: 10.1016/j.redox.2025.103575
Anthony MA. Does ectomycorrhizal fungal biodiversity affect tree growth? Fungal Ecology. 2025 Apr;74:101413. Epub 2025 Jan 23. doi: 10.1016/j.funeco.2025.101413
Trombley J, Celenza JL, Frey SD, Anthony M. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Boost Development of an Invasive Brassicaceae. Plant, Cell and Environment. 2025 Mar 25. doi: 10.1111/pce.15508
Zhang Y, Anthony MA, Yuan Q, Wang Y, Zhao P, Chen E et al. Capacity to form common mycorrhizal networks reduces the positive impact of clonal integration between plants. Physiologia Plantarum. 2025 Mar 15;177(2):e70149. doi: 10.1111/ppl.70149