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Margot Bligh

University of BremenORCID 0000-0002-7945-7956Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Jan‐Hendrik HehemanniD· 3 shared Andreas SichertiD· 2 shared Carol ArnostiiD· 2 shared Hagen Buck‐WieseiD· 2 shared Inga HelligeiD· 2 shared Linda BiehleriD· 2 shared Beatriz S. Murillo· 1 shared Blake UshijimaiD· 1 shared

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2024-2026 · peak 3/yr

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Widespread attraction of marine bacteria to the macroalgae-derived polysaccharide fucoidan

Valerio Anelli, Jean‐Baptiste Raina, Riccardo Foffi, Linda Biehler, Richard J. Henshaw, Blake Ushijima, Margot Bligh, Giovanni Stefano Ugolini, Sam Charlton, Milad Radiom, Natasha Blitvic, Raffaele Mezzenga, Andreas Sichert, Johannes M. Keegstra, Roman Stocker

This study shows marine bacteria are attracted to fucoidan at high concentrations, suggesting it guides them to macroalgal surfaces, influencing carbon cycling.

bioRxiv · Oct 10, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Macroalgal fucoidan can activate the biological carbon pump

Inga Hellige, Hagen Buck‐Wiese, Margot Bligh, Timothy Thomson, Lydia White, Carol Arnosti, Dariya Baiko, Linda Biehler, Mar Fernández‐Méndez, Sherif Ghobrial, Bowei Gu, Camilla Gustafsson, Mohammed Kajee, C. Chad Lloyd, Nguyen P. Nguyen, , Jan‐Hendrik Hehemann

The paper quantifies fucoidan release by brown macroalgae and estimates its global contribution to marine carbon sequestration through the formation of marine snow.

bioRxiv · Jul 13, 2026 · PreprintEcology

Sulfated mannan helps diatoms domesticate their microbiome

Joris Krull, Conor J. Crawford, Chandni Sidhu, Vipul Solanki, Margot Bligh, Leonard Rößler, R. K. Singh, Guoyin Huang, Craig S. Robb, Hanno Teeling, Peter H. Seeberger, Thomas Schweder, Jan‐Hendrik Hehemann

This paper shows diatoms exude sulfated mannan to selectively nourish bacteria, shaping their microbiome to enhance productivity and carbon cycling.

Microbiome · Mar 26, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology

Selective preservation of fucose-rich oligosaccharides in the North Atlantic Ocean

Margot Bligh, Hagen Buck‐Wiese, Andreas Sichert, Sarah K. Bercovici, Inga Hellige, Hannah K. Marchant, Morten Hvitfeldt Iversen, Uwe Sauer, Thorsten Dittmar, Carol Arnosti, Manuel Liebeke, Jan‐Hendrik Hehemann

The paper identifies fucose-rich oligosaccharides in deep ocean seawater, showing their selective preservation compared to surface ocean samples.

bioRxiv · Sep 20, 2024 · PreprintEcology