Spermidine biosynthesis by hypervirulent <i>Francisella tularensis</i> promotes fitness and salvages adenine
to persist and outcompete an effective immune response is needed and may provide insight into preventing lethal infections by other intracellular pathogens.
Authors
- Vinai C. Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7886-0727)
- Marilynn A. Larson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0633-0313)
- Tomáš Helikar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3653-1906)
- Yinshi Yue
- Yangsheng Yu
- Dhananjay Shinde
- Robert Moore
Institutions
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln (US)
- University of Nebraska Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Bacteriology
- Published
- 2026-04-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.00616-25
- Primary Topic
- Polyamine Metabolism and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Defense