TABLE 1.
Bacterial strains and plasmids
| B. subtilis strain or plasmid | Relevant genotype | Source or reference |
|---|---|---|
| Strains | ||
| 168 | trpC2 | Laboratory stock |
| 3728 | trpC2 Ωneo3427 ΔmreB | 20 |
| 2505 | trpC2 Ω(mbl::spc) | 33 |
| 2536 | trpC2 Ω(mreBH::cat) | 7 |
| KA | trpC2 ΩamyE::PsigI-lacZ cat | Kei Asai, unpublished |
| 4261 | trpC2 Δmbl::cat | This study |
| 4262 | trpC2 ΔmreBH::erm | This study |
| 4263 | trpC2 ΔrsgI::neo | This study |
| 4264 | trpC2 ΔrsgI::(neo::spc) | This study |
| 4265 | trpC2 ΔsigI rsgI::neo | This study |
| 4266 | trpC2 Ω(mbl::spc) ΔrsgI::neo | This study |
| 4267 | trpC2 Ωneo3427 ΔmreB ΔrsgI::(neo::spc) | This study |
| 4268 | trpC2 ΔmreBH::erm ΔrsgI::neo | This study |
| 4269 | trpC2 Ω(mbl::spc) ΩamyE::(lacI PspacHY-sigI cat) | This study |
| 4270 | trpC2 Ω(mbl::spc) ΔsigI rsgI::neo ΩamyE::(lacI PspacHY-sigI cat) | This study |
| 4271 | trpC2 Ω(mbl::spc) ΩamyE::(lacI PspacHY-rsgI cat) | This study |
| 4272 | trpC2 Ω3427::neo ΔmreB ΩamyE::(lacI PspacHY-rsgI cat) | This study |
| 4273 | trpC2 ΔmreBH::erm ΩamyE::(lacI PspacHY-rsgI cat) | This study |
| 4274 | trpC2 Ωneo3427 ΔmreB Δmbl::cat ΔrsgI::(neo::spc) | This study |
| 4275 | trpC2 Ωneo3427 ΔmreB ΔmreBH::erm ΔrsgI::(neo::spc) | This study |
| 4276 | trpC2 Δmbl::cat ΔmreBH::erm ΔrsgI::(neo::spc) | This study |
| 4277 | trpC2 Ωneo3427 ΔmreB Δmbl::cat ΔmreBH::erm Ω(neo::spc)ΔrsgI | This study |
| 4278 | trpC2 Ω(mbl::spc) ΩamyE::PsigI-lacZ cat | This study |
| 4279 | trpC2 ΔrsgI::neo ΩamyE::PsigI-lacZ cat | This study |
| Plasmids | ||
| pMarB | bla erm Pctc-Himar1 kan (TnYLB-1) | 38 |
| pPL82 | bla amyE::(lacI PspacHYcat) | 47 |
| pBEST501 | bla neo | 31 |
| pVK71 | bla neo::spc | 8 |
| pMUTIN4 | bla erm Pspac-lacZ lacI | 56 |
| pLOSS* | bla spc Pspac-mcs PdivIVA-lacZ lacI reppLS20 (GA→CC) | 9 |
| pCotC-GFP | bla cat PcotC-cotC-gfp | 58 |
| pSG5916 | pLOSS* containing sigI | This study |
| pSG5914 | bla amyE::(lacI PspacHY- sigI cat) | This study |
| pSG5915 | bla amyE::(lacI PspacHY-rsgI cat) | This study |