Table 1. Strains used in this study.
Strain | Relevant genotype or description a | Reference or construction |
B. subtilis 168 | trpC2 | Bacillus Genetic Stock Center |
B. subtilis 168 GFP | amyE::Phyperspank-gfp (specR) | [17] |
B. subtilis NDmedical | Freshly isolated from endoscope washer-disinfectors | [16] |
B. subtilis NDmedical GFP | amyE::Phyperspank-gfp (specR) | B. subtilis GM2812 [17] NDmedical |
S. aureus AH478 | Strain RN4220 with a plasmid harbouring a mCherry gene (eryR) | [48] |
spec and ery stand for spectinomycin and erythromycin resistance markers respectively.