Table 3.
Maximum germination rates and lags for populations of spores of various B. subtilis strains germinating with dodecylaminea
| Strain | Maximum germination rate | Lag (min) |
|---|---|---|
| PS533 (wild type) | 100b | 14 |
| PS2066 (dacB) | 430 | 16 |
| PS2307 (cwlD) | 108 | 14 |
| PS2421 (cwlD dacB) | 355 | 16 |
| PS2422 (dacB dacF) | 1,060 | 18 |
| FB111 (cwlJ) | 36 | 15 |
| FB112 (sleB) | 85 | 13 |
| FB113 (cwlJ sleB) | 32 | 15 |
a
Populations of spores were germinated with dodecylamine, and maximum rates and lags were determined as described in Materials and Methods and shown in Fig. 1. All values are ±<15%.
b
This value was set at 100 and is actually ∼10-fold lower than the rate of PS533 spore germination with 10 mM l-valine.