TABLE 3.
Germination of spores of various strains via the GerB or GerB* receptora
| Strain | Genotype | Rate of spore germination (% of maximum) with:b
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| AGFK | d-ala | d-ala/d-glu | l-asn | ||
| FB10 | gerBB1* | 100c | 100c | 100c | |
| PS3608 | gerA | 100c | |||
| PS3636 | amyE::(PsspB-gerACAla18) gerBB1* | 71 | 64 | 68 | |
| PS3637 | amyE::(PsspB-gerACCys18) gerBB1* | 80 | 91 | 85 | |
| PS3656 | gerBB1* gerBCCys20 | 104 | 103 | 97 | |
| PS3657 | gerBB1* gerBCAla20 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| PS3658 | amyE::(PsspB-gerBCCys20) gerBB1* | 32 | 16 | 27 | |
| PS3659 | amyE::(PsspB-gerBCAla20) gerBB1* | 78 | 55 | 78 | |
| PS3662 | amyE::(PsspB-gerBCCys20) gerA | 56 | |||
| PS3663 | amyE::(PsspB-gerBCAla20) gerA | 63 | |||
| PS3692 | amyE::(PgerA-gerBCCys20) gerA | 106 | |||
| PS3693 | amyE::(PgerA-gerBCAla20) gerA | 121 | |||
| PS3694 | amyE::(PgerA-gerBCCys20) gerBB1* | 87 | 100 | 121 | |
| PS3695 | amyE::(PgerA-gerBCAla20) gerBB1* | 88 | 85 | 112 | |
a
Spores of different strains were germinated with various agents, germination was measured by the release of DPA, and the maximum rates of germination were calculated as described in the text.
b
Values are the averages of duplicate measurements on three different spore preparations. Individual values differed by ≤35% from the average values. d-ala, d-alanine; d-glu, d-glucose; and l-asn, l-asparagine.
c
This value was set at 100%.