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Abstract

2,4-Diacetylphloroglucinol (PHL) is the primary determinant of the biological control activity of F113. The operon encodes enzymes responsible for PHL biosynthesis from intermediate metabolites. The gene, which is located downstream of the operon, encodes a putative permease suggested to be a member of the major facilitator superfamily with 12 transmembrane segments. PhlE has been suggested to function in PHL export. Here the sequencing of the gene from F113 and the construction of a null mutant, F113-D3, is reported. It is shown that F113-D3 produced less PHL than F113. The ratio of cell-associated to free PHL was not significantly different between the strains, suggesting the existence of alternative transporters for PHL. The mutant was, however, significantly more sensitive to high concentrations of added PHL, implicating PhlE in PHL resistance. Furthermore, the mutant was more susceptible to osmotic, oxidative and heat-shock stresses. Osmotic stress induced rapid degradation of free PHL by the bacteria. Based on these results, we propose that the role of in general stress tolerance is to export toxic intermediates of PHL degradation from the cells.

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