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Viral Ecology and Omics

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Welcome to the VEO website

We are the Viral Ecology and Omics (VEO) Group - a multi-disciplinary and international group of scientists, and part of the Cluster of Excellence "Balance of the Microverse"External link at the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena.

The VEO Group is grateful for funding and support from:

Latest News

  1. VEO and MGX lab retreat 2025

    The Viral Ecology and Omics (VEO) Group from FSU Jena recently hosted colleagues from the Metagenomics (MGX) Group at Utrecht University for a fun and collaborative three-day lab retreat focused on team building.

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    VEO and MGX Group paddling tour
    Image: Bas Dutilh

  5. Visiting the new Microverse Building

    Today, the VEO Group got the chance to have a first peek at the new Microverse Building, which is currently under construction at the Rosalind Franklin Strasse in Jena.

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    View of the back of the Microverse center
    Image: Marcel Baecker

  6. Structural color in bacteria

    Diverse bacteria form highly structured colonies which lead to an iridescent phenotype

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    Structurally colored colonies of the marine bacterium Muricauda ruestringensis growing on agar, viewed from three different angles.
    Image: Colin Ingham, Hoekmine BV
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