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Genes and , encoding a multidrug efflux transporter in the halophilic bacterium , have been cloned using a drug-hypersusceptible strain as the host. Cells of KAM33 (Δ Δ) carrying the region from conferred much higher MICs for a variety of antimicrobial agents than did control cells. Cells possessing VmeAB under energized conditions maintained very low intracellular concentrations of ethidium. This was as expected for an energy-dependent efflux system, and supports the notion – based on sequence homology – that VmeAB belongs to the resistance nodulation cell division (RND) family of multidrug efflux transporters. It is likely that VmeAB forms functional complexes with the outer-membrane protein TolC in , because introduction of into cells of KAM43, which lacks the gene, failed to elevate the MICs for any of the antimicrobial agents tested. Therefore, a homologue of was also cloned, designated , and was introduced together with into cells of KAM43. The MICs of all agents tested were raised and were comparable to the values observed in KAM33 harbouring a plasmid carrying . Finally, a -deficient mutant of was constructed (designated TM3). TM3 showed slightly higher susceptibility than the parental to some antimicrobial agents. Survival rate of the TM3 when exposed to deoxycholate decreased compared with that of the parent.

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