Malamy Laboratory
Department of Microbiology
Tufts University
136 Harrison Avenue
Boston, MA 02111
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Brian Meehan
Predoctoral Student
B.S. University of Notre Dame
Thesis Topic
What makes an anaerobe an anaerobe?
Current Research
I am investigating the nature of mutations that allow Bacteroides fragilis, a nanaerobic organism, to grow in increasing amounts of oxygen.
Publications
- Uehara T, Suefuji K, Valbuena N, Meehan B, Donegan M, Park JT. Recycling of the anhydro-N-acetylmuramic acid derived from cell wall murein involves a two-step conversion to N-acetylglucosamine-phosphate.
J Bacteriol. 2005 Jun;187(11):3643-9
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