Table 2.

Selected promoters for transcription of various gfp and rfp genes

Promoter	Gene locus tag	Properties
PsecA	BC5189	Strong promoter for the essential secA gene during vegetative growth (22)
PcotD	BC1560	Sporulation-specific promoter activated during late-stage sporulation in the mother cell (23)
PsigG	BC3903	Sporulation-specific promoter activated during late-stage sporulation in the forespore (41)
Pupp		The ′glyA fragment plus the upstream region of the upp gene from B. cereus UW85, which has been described as a strong constitutive promoter during vegetative growth (34)