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Alex Phan

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

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Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:human· 1

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The Gene Encoding Ornithine Decarboxylase for Putrescine Biosynthesis Is Essential for the Viability of Fusobacterium nucleatum

Shiqi Xu, G C Bibek, Alex Phan, Chenggang Wu

This study shows that the oda gene, which encodes ornithine decarboxylase for putrescine biosynthesis, is essential for the viability of Fusobacterium nucleatum under anaerobic conditions.

Journal of Bacteriology · Dec 5, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology