KEY RESOURCES TABLE
| REAGENT or RESOURCE | SOURCE | IDENTIFIER |
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| Bacterial and virus strains | ||
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| Bacillus subtilis strain 168 (trpC2) | BGSC | 1A1 |
| 1A1 speD::kan | BGSC | BKK29010 |
| 1A1 speE::kan | BGSC | BKK37500 |
| 1A1 amyE:PlysC- TilldcCWT-lacZ cat | This study | HS240 |
| 1A1 amyE:PlysC- TilldcCM1-lacZ cat | This study | HS241 |
| 1A1 amyE:PlysC- TilldcCM2-lacZ cat | This study | HS243 |
| 1A1 amyE:PlysC- TilldcCM3-lacZ cat | This study | HS244 |
| BKK37500 amyE:PlysC- TilldcCWT-lacZ cat | BGSC | HS428 |
| BKK29010 amyE:PlysC-TilldcCWT-lacZ cat | BGSC | HS433 |
| 1A1 amyE:PlysC- TilldcCM4-lacZ cat | This study | HS592 |
| 1A1 amyE:PlysC- TilldcCM5-lacZ cat | This study | HS593 |
| 1A1 amyE:PlysC- TilldcCM6-lacZ cat | This study | HS600 |
| 1A1 amyE:PlysC- TilldcCM7-lacZ cat | This study | HS601 |
| 1A1 amyE:PlysC- TilldcCM8-lacZ cat | This study | HS602 |
| 1A1 amyE:PlysC- TilconshypoWT-lacZ cat | This study | HS603 |
| 1A1 amyE:PlysC- TilconshypoM15-lacZ cat | This study | HS605 |
| BKK37500 1A1 amyE:PlysC- TilconshypoWT-lacZ cat | This study | HS607 |
| BKK29010 1A1 amyE:PlysC- TilconshypoM15-lacZ cat | This study | HS608 |
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| Chemicals, peptides, and recombinant proteins | ||
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| [α−32P]UTP | PerkinElmer | Cat #: BLU507H250UC |
| [γ−32P]ATP | PerkinElmer | Cat #: BLU502Z500UC |
| 1,3-Diaminopropane | Sigma-Aldrich | Cat #: D23602–25G |
| 5′-Deoxy-5′-(methylthio)adenosine | Sigma-Aldrich | Cat #: D5011 |
| Agmatine sulfate | Sigma-Aldrich | Cat#: A7127 |
| Bis(3-aminopropyl)amine (nor spermidine) | Sigma-Aldrich | Cat#: I1006 |
| Cadaverine | Sigma-Aldrich | Cat #: C8561 |
| E. coli RNA Polymerase, Holoenzyme | New England Biolabs | Cat #: M0551 |
| Ethyl-1,3-diaminopropane | Santa Cruz Biotechnology | Cat: #: sc-331624 |
| L-Arginine | Sigma-Aldrich | Cat #: A5006 |
| L-Ornithine hydrochloride | Sigma-Aldrich | Cat #: O-2375 |
| N1-acetylspermidine (hydrochloride) | Cayman Chemical | Cat #: 9001535 |
| N1-acetylspermine (hydrochloride) | Cayman Chemical | Cat#: 17919 |
| N-Methyl-1,3-diaminopropane | Sigma-Aldrich | Cat#: 127027–25G |
| O-nitrophenyl-β-D-galactopyranoside (ONPG) | Thermo Fisher Scientific | Cat #: 34055 |
| Propyl-1,3-diaminopropane | Santa Cruz Biotechnology | Cat #: sc-236089 |
| Putrescine | Sigma-Aldrich | Cat #: 51799 |
| Quick CIP | New England Biolabs | Cat #: M0525 |
| RNase T1 (1 U/ml) | Thermo Fisher Scientific | Cat #: AM2283 |
| S-(5′-Adenosyl)-3-thiopropylamine | Sigma-Aldrich | Cat#: 43713 |
| S-(5′-Adenosyl)-L-methionine chloride dihydrochloride | Sigma-Aldrich | Cat #: A7007 |
| Spermine | Sigma-Aldrich | Cat #: 85590 |
| Spermidine trihydrochloride | Sigma-Aldrich | Cat #: S2501 |
| T4 Polynucleotide Kinase | New England Biolabs | Cat #: M0201 |
| TURBO DNase (2 U/ml) | Thermo Fisher Scientific | Cat #: AM2238 |
| X-gal | Cayman Chemical | Cat#: 16495 |
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| Deposited data | ||
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| Oceanobacillus damuensis | RefSeq80 (Ref. #52; https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkv11989 ) | NZ_LQNF01000010.1/43200–43335 |
| Bacillus thermoamylovorans | RefSeq80 | NZ_CCRF01000060.1/8653–8516 |
| Rummeliibacillus stabekisii | RefSeq80 | NZ_CP014806.1/1179153–1179287 |
| Trichococcus sp. ES5 | RefSeq80 | NZ_FJND01000001.1/36715–36568 |
| Lysinibacillus sp. BF-4 | RefSeq80 | NZ_JPUW01000046.1/6598–6731 |
| Environmental DNA | RefSeq80 | BMHBC_202880/1413–1562 |
| Trichococcus ilyis | RefSeq80 | NZ_FJNB01000014.1/83394–83245 |
| Oceanobacillus massiliensis str. N’diop | RefSeq80 | NZ_HE610978.1/9297–9431 |
| Trichococcus flocculiformis | RefSeq80 | FJMZ01000015.1/31932–32065 |
| Viridibacillus arvi | RefSeq80 | NZ_LILB01000001.1/679934–679798 |
| Sporosarcina sp. D27 | RefSeq80 | NZ_AZUC01000044.1/37858–37992 |
| Ornithinibacillus californiensis | RefSeq80 | NZ_LDUE01000005.1/135850–135988 |
| Ornithinibacillus contaminans | RefSeq80 | NZ_LDPV02000046.1/73086–73221 |
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| Oligonucleotides | ||
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| See Table S1 for oligonucleotide sequences. | ||
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| Recombinant DNA | ||
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| pDG1661tsl | Li et al.79 | N/A |
| pDG1661tsl-TilldcCWT | GenScript | N/A |
| pDG1661tsl-TilldcCM1 | GenScript | N/A |
| pDG1661tsl-TilldcCM2 | GenScript | N/A |
| pDG1661tsl- TilldcCM3 | GenScript | N/A |
| pDG1661tsl-TilldcCM4 | GenScript | N/A |
| pDG1661tsl-TilldcCM5 | GenScript | N/A |
| pDG1661tsl-TilldcCM6 | GenScript | N/A |
| pDG1661tsl-TilldcCM7 | GenScript | N/A |
| pDG1661tsl-TilldcCM8 | GenScript | N/A |
| pDG1661tsl-TilconshypoWT | GenScript | N/A |
| pDG1661tsl-TilconshypoM15 | GenScript | N/A |
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| Software and algorithms | ||
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| ImageJ | NIH | https://imagej.nih.gov/ij/ |
| Image Lab | Bio-Rad | https://www.bio-rad.com/en-us/product/image-lab-software?ID=KRE6P5E8Z |
| Prism 9 | GraphPad | https://www.graphpad.com/ |