TABLE 1.
Bacterial strains
Strain | Relevant characteristic(s)a | Source or reference |
---|---|---|
B. megaterium | ||
QMB1551 | Wild type | Hillel Levinson |
PS1551 | gpr::cam Cmr GPR− | 18 |
B. subtilis | ||
PS223 | ΔsspB::cam β− Cmr | 10 |
PS260 | ΔsspA::cam α− Cmr | 10 |
PS578 | ΔsspA ΔsspB [pUB110] α− β− Kmr | 9 |
PS832 | Trp+ revertant of wild-type strain 168 | Laboratory stock |
PS1029 | gpr::cam Cmr GPR− | 18 |
PS1450 | ΔsspA ΔsspB [pSspCwt] α− β− SspCwt Cmr Kmr | 24 |
PS1465 | ΔsspA ΔsspB [pSspCwt] α− β− SspCAla Cmr Kmr | 24 |
Cm, chloramphenicol; Km, kanamycin.