TABLE 4.

Sporulation of B. subtilis strains carrying an inducible MviN allele

Strain	Genotype	CFUa		% Sporulation (±SD)
		Preheat	Postheat
PY79	Wild type	5.5 × 108	5.0 × 108	91 ± 5.7
JDB2327	ΔytgP::mls	3.5 × 108	3.3 × 108	90 ± 2.6
JDB2330	ΔykvU::mls	4.7 × 108	4.5 × 108	89 ± 4.7
JDB2386	yabM::cm	3.7 × 108	3.5 × 108	91 ± 2.7
JDB1097	spoVBΔ::tet	1.6 × 108	0	0
JDB2329	spoVB-gfp spc	4.8 × 108	4.4 × 108	90 ± 2.4
JDB2437	spoVBΔ::tet amyE::Psweet-spoVB-gfp spc	3.3 × 108	3.0 × 108	91 ± 4.9
JDB2506	amyE::Psweet-mviN spc	3.7 × 108	3.5 × 108	92 ± 4.4
JDB2504	spoVBΔ::tet amyE::Psweet-mviN spc	3.9 × 108	2.4 × 108	60 ± 5.8

^aStrains were sporulated in DSM for 24h at 37°C. Cultures were diluted, and CFU were counted before and after exposure to 80°C for 20 min.