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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
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
Kapo N, Zuber Bogdanović I, Gagović E, Jurković Žilić D, Sukara R, Adžić B et al. Non-zoonotic tick-borne pathogens in Western Balkan. Parasites & Vectors. 2025 Mar 14;18(1):107. doi: 10.1186/s13071-025-06740-z
Nan Q, Speth D, Qin Y, Chi W, Milucka J, Gu B et al. Biochar application using recycled annual self straw reduces long-term greenhouse gas emissions from paddy fields with economic benefits. Nature Food. 2025 Mar 12. doi: 10.1038/s43016-025-01124-z
Burger I, Schmal M, Peikert K, Fourtis L, Suster C, Stanetty C et al. Discovery of the antifungal compound ilicicolin K through genetic activation of the ilicicolin biosynthetic pathway in Trichoderma reesei. Biotechnology for biofuels and bioproducts. 2025 Mar 11;18(1):32. doi: 10.1186/s13068-025-02628-3