FIG. 2.

Germination and outgrowth of spores in BHI medium. Spores were heat activated in water and germinated in BHI medium at 37°C, and OD was monitored. Data shown are averages of the results for three independent spore preparations; error bars are omitted for clarity. (A) Germination of wild-type (⧫), ΔsleB (▴), ΔsleL (•), ΔsleB ΔsleL (Δ), ΔcwlJ1 ΔsleB (+), and ΔcwlJ1 ΔcwlJ2 ΔsleB ΔsleL (×) spores. (B) Germination of wild-type (⧫), ΔcwlJ1 (▪), ΔcwlJ2 (□), ΔcwlJ1 ΔcwlJ2 (⋄), and ΔcwlJ1 ΔsleL (○) spores. Asterisks indicate those time points at which ΔcwlJ1 ΔcwlJ2 spores were significantly different (P ≤ 0.01) from ΔcwlJ1 spores.