When transport of polyamines in Escherichia coli was examined, putrescine excretion was observed under two different physiological conditions: (i) strictly correlated to growth and (ii) following a hyperosmotic shock. Spermidine was not excreted. Characterization of a deletion mutant showed that PotE is not involved in these transport processes.
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