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

Out now in Nature Communications: Breastfed babies balance bacteria in developing microbiome

24.04.2026 DOME

First study to identify the mutualistic relationship between E.coli and Bifidobacterium and highlights potential for future synbiotics

Thilo Hofmann featured on Krone TV’s “Wiener Wissen” and Podcast

23.04.2026 EDGE

Thilo Hofmann (EDGE | CeMESS) appeared twice in Krone’s “Wiener Wissen” formats, joining a televised talk show on Krone TV alongside fellow…

New publication on standards for microbiome analysis by metagenomics in Nature Microbiology

23.04.2026 DOME

Joana Séneca, Petra Pjevac and David Berry from the Joint Microbiome Facility (JMF) and DOME | CeMESS (University of Vienna) contributed to a new…

CeMESS Welcomes Wageningen PhD Students for Scientific Exchange

22.04.2026 DOME

This week, CeMESS hosted more than 20 PhD students and faculty members from the Department of Environmental Technology at Wageningen University &…

ASLO Honors Barbara Bayer with the 2026 Raymond L. Lindeman Award

21.04.2026 DOME

DOME | CeMESS Assistant Professor Barbara Bayer has been awarded the 2026 Raymond L. Lindeman Award by the Association for the Sciences of Limnology…

Visit us at Long Night of Research 2026

17.04.2026 CeMESS

We are happy to invite you to the Long Night of Research, Austria’s biggest research-related event, on the 24th of April 2026. The program features…

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

Finding the Needle in the Haystack – Elemental Mass Spectrometry and Single Particle Techniques Grant Access to Structures at the Nano- and Microscale

11.12.2025 EDGE Lecture Series

David Clases

The Role of Small Organic Acids in Plant Phosphate Acquisition Strategies

27.11.2025 EDGE Lecture Series

Walter Schenkeveld

Stability and dynamics of complex terrestrial and aquatic microbiomes

13.11.2025 CeMESS Lecture Series

Hirokazu Toju

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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