TABLE 5.

Rates of germination of gerB* spores with amino acids with or without glucose^a

Strain (receptor[s] present)	Rates of spore germination with indicated germinant and glucoseb
	l-Alanine		l-Asparagine		l-Serine		l-Threonine
	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
FB22 (GerBA* GerK)	31	74	45	100c	26	48	4	12
PS3710 (GerBA*)	29	28	36	35	28	30	4	3
PS3521 (GerBB* GerK)	32	76	40	82	27	52	12	27
PS3665 (GerBB*)	36	36	39	40	25	23	12	11

^aSpores of various strains were germinated with amino acids (10 mM l-alanine, 6 mM l-asparagine, 30 mM l-serine, or 30 mM l-threonine) with or without 10 mM glucose, and the rates of spore germination were measured and calculated as described in Materials and Methods.

^bRates of spore germination are given relative to the value for FB22 spores germinated with l-asparagine plus glucose, which was set at 100. This value is equivalent to 100% spore germination in 22 min. “No” and “Yes” refer to the absence and presence, respectively, of glucose. Boldface type indicates that glucose stimulates the germination of spores via GerB*s with l-alanine, l-asparagine, l-serine, and l-threonine by ∼2-fold. Italic type indicates that the effect of glucose was not dependent on GerA but required GerK.

^cValue set at 100.