TABLE 1.

B. subtilis strains used in this study

Strain	Genotype	Source or reference
PY79		55
KP9	amyE::spoIID-lacZ	47
KP11	sspB-lacZ	50
KP51	spoIIAC561	12
KP66	spoIIIG-lacZ spoIIIGΔ1	49
KP86	amyE::sspE(2G)-lacZ	50
KP234	spoIIAC(VA233) spoIIIGΔ1 sspB-lacZ	27
KP331	spoIIAC::kan amyE::spoIID-lacZ PspoIIE-spoIIR	38, 56
KP558	spoIIQ::spc sspB-lacZ	This work
KP559	spoIID::Tn917ΩHU298 sspB-lacZ	This work
KP560	spoIIQ::spc spoIIIG-lacZ spoIIIGΔ1	This work
KP561	amyE::spoIIIG-lacZ	50
KP562	spoIIQ::spc amyE::spoIIIG-lacZ	This work
KP564	amyE::spoIIIG-lacZ spoIIIGΔ1	50
KP564	spoIIQ::spc amyE::spoIIIG-lacZ spoIIIGΔ1	This work
KP565	spoIID::Tn917ΩHU298 amyE::sspE(2G)-lacZ	This work
KP566	spoIIQ::spc amyE::sspE(2G)-lacZ	This work
KP569	amyE::spoIIR-lacZ	56
KP570	spoIIQ::spc amyE::spoIIR-lacZ	This work
KP571	spoIIQ::spc amyE::spoIID-lacZ	This work
KP572	spoIIQ::spc spoIIAC(VA233) spoIIIGΔ1 sspB-lacZ	This work
KP574	spoIID::Tn917ΩHU298 spoIIIG-lacZ spoIIIGΔ1	This work
KP575	spoIIQ::spc	24
KP576	amyE::csfB-lacZ spoIIIGΔ1	6
KP577	csfA-lacZ spoIIIGΔ1	6
KP578	gpr-lacZ spoIIIGΔ1	27
KP579	spoIIQ::spc amyE::csfB-lacZ spoIIIGΔ1	This work
KP580	spoIIQ::spc csfA-lacZ spoIIIGΔ1	This work
KP581	spoIIQ::spc gpr-lacZ spoIIIGΔ1	This work