CeMESS

Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science

CeMESS/Maximilian Prag

Expanding Knowledge

The Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science | CeMESS at the University of Vienna brings together rapidly advancing research fields of high societal relevance. Our Centre unites four Research Divisions spanning microbiology, bioinformatics, ecology, and environmental geoscience.

This multidisciplinary strength enables us to investigate, in a comprehensive way, the biotic and abiotic processes that shape our bodies, ecosystems, and the entire planet. Our research delivers key insights to help address some of today’s most pressing global challenges, from human to planetary health.

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CeMESS News

Doctoral School celebrates its first birthday

12.10.2021 CeMESS

One year of hands-on interdisciplinary training: The Doctoral School in Microbiology and Environmental Science has celebrated its first birthday. More…

Pre-Opening Event at the UBB

26.09.2021 CeMESS

CMESS employees celebrated the move to the University of Vienna Biology Building (UBB) with a soft opening event on September 23rd: The Rectorate and…

New publication in the JACS: A Metabolite of Pseudomonas Triggers Prophage-Selective Lysogenic to Lytic Conversion in Staphylococcus aureus

17.08.2021 CeMESS

Bacteriophages are still a relatively unknown component of the human microbiome. However, they can play a powerful role in the life cycles of…

Swimming to raise awareness for plastic pollution

04.08.2021 CeMESS

Every day, the Danube carries four tons of plastic into the Black Sea. Thilo Hofmann and Thorsten Hüffer from EDGE are collaborating on a project that…

New CMESS report out now

25.06.2021 CeMESS

Our research, facilities, and faculty – our new CMESS report with insights into our work and organisation has just been published. The report outlines…

Marie Curie initial training network acquired

09.01.2019 EDGE

The Marie Curie ITN 'P-TRAP' on phosphate capture from diffuse agricultural sources and its recycling has been granted to a consortium including the…

CeMESS in the Media

Microbiomes Drive Planetary Health

The FWF-funded Cluster of Excellence (CoE) brings together the expertise of CeMESS researchers from all four CeMESS divisions in a joint, ambitious research project.

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CeMESS Events

From roads to rivers? Occurrence and environmental fate of tire and road wear particles and of tie-related chemicals

20.06.2024 CeMESS Lecture Series

Thorsten Reemtsma

Physical-biological couplings in environmental fluid dynamics: From soil heterotrophic respiration to microplastics uptake by zooplankton

13.06.2024 EDGE Lecture Series

Markus Holzner

Connections between carbon and nitrogen cycling in the ocean

13.06.2024 CeMESS Lecture Series

Barbara Bayer

Recent Publications

Hodzic A, Cizek V, Kunert M. Gut immune and redox transcriptional responses to Borrelia infection in questing Ixodes ricinus. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 2026 Jul;17(4):1-6. 102668. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2026.102668

Allagui W, Brahim N, Allani M, Zougari B, Ibrahim H, Bol R et al. Oasis management and topography interactively shape soil inorganic carbon dynamics in hyper-arid soils. Geoderma. 2026 Jul;471:1-12. 117865. doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2026.117865

Mohr MG, Tanabe TS, Grosser M, Dahl C. Biochemistry and transcriptional regulation of bacterial sulfur oxidation. In Advances in Microbial Physiology. Academic Press. 2026. (Advances in Microbial Physiology, Vol. 88). Epub 2026 Jun 24. doi: 10.1016/bs.ampbs.2026.06.003

Dolschak K, Winter Artusio E, Mayer M, Grabner M, Tatzber M, Ahmed IU et al. Climate drivers of historic tree growth in the Vienna Woods and prediction of future performance of eight selected tree species. Forest Ecology and Management. 2026 Jun 15;610:123674. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2026.123674

Waschk P, Spiegel P, Gessler A, Saurer M, Bock BM, Hinterdobler W et al. Evidence for resource transfer via common endophyte networks. Scientific Reports. 2026 Jun 8. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-56653-9

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