TABLE 1.
Bacillus subtilis strains used in this studya
| Strain | Genotype | Reference or source |
|---|---|---|
| PY79 | Wild type | 35 |
| KP52 | ΔspoIIB::erm spoVG::Tn917 | 19 |
| KP84 | spoIIAC-lacZ | 28 |
| KP174 | Δ(spoIIAA-AC)::spec | 2 |
| KP343 | ΔspoIIB::erm | 19 |
| KP548 | spoVG::Tn917::spec | 23 |
| KP535 | ΔspoVS::spec | 27 |
| KP787 | ΔspoIIB::erm spoVG::Tn917 ΔspoVS::spec | This study |
| KP798 | ΔsinR::neo | 6 |
| KP799 | ΔsinR::neo ΔspoVS::spec | This study |
| KP812 | flgMΔ80 | 21 |
| KP813 | sigD::pLM5 | 10 |
| KP814 | ΔspoIIB::erm spoVG::Tn917::spec | This study |
| KP815 | ΔspoIIB::erm spoVG::Tn917::spec flgMΔ80 | This study |
| KP818 | Phag(−UP)-lacZ | 6 |
| KP819 | flgMΔ80 Phag(−UP)-lacZ | This study |
| KP820 | sigD::pLM5 (cmr) Phag(−UP)-lacZ | This study |
| KP821 | ΔspoVS::spec, Phag(−UP)-lacZ | This study |
| KP822 | ΔsinR::neo Phag(−UP)-lacZ | This study |
| KP823 | spoVG::Tn917, Phag(−UP)-lacZ | This study |
| KP826 | ΔspoIIB::erm spoVG::Tn917 ΔspoVS::spec lytABC::neo | This study |
| KP827 | ΔspoIIB::erm spoVG::Tn917 ΔspoVS::spec lytD::tet | This study |
| KP828 | ΔspoIIB::erm spoVG::Tn917 ΔspoVS::spec lytABC::neo lytD::tet | This study |
| KP829 | flgMΔ80 sigD::pLM5 | This study |
| KP830 | ΔspoVS::spec sigD::pLM5 | This study |
| KP930 | spoIIAC-lacZ::tet rvtA11::spec | This study |
| KP931 | spoIIAC-lacZ::tet rvtA11::spec ΔcotE::cm ΔspoVS::spec | This study |
| KP932 | spoIIAC-lacZ::cm ΔabrB::tet | This study |
| KP933 | spoIIAC-lacZ::cat ΔabrB::tet, ΔspoVS::spec | This study |
| KP934 | spoIIAC-lacZ::cat flgMΔ80 | This study |
| KP936 | spoIIAC-lacZ::cat ΔspoVS::spec | This study |
| KP937 | spoIIAC-lacZ::cat ΔsinR::neo | This study |
| KP938 | spoIIAC-lacZ::cat spoVG::Tn917 | This study |
a
All strains are PY79 derivatives except those with flgMΔ80, which are JH642 derivatives.