Table 1.
Strains.
| Strain | Genotype | Source or references |
|---|---|---|
| PY79 | Prototrophic of Bacillus subtilis strain 168 (trpC2) derivative | Webb et al., 1997 |
| NCIB 3610 | Undomesticated B. subtilis strain | Bacillus Genetic Stock Center (BGSC) |
| FG493/1920 | minD::ermC divIVA::tet | Marston and Errington, 1999 |
| MF248 | amyE::PspoIIG-gfp spc | Fujita and Losick, 2003 |
| PY180 (IB206) | spoIIE::Tn917ΩHU7 | Sandman et al., 1987 |
| SB201 (MF1029) | spoIIEΩspoIIE-gfp kan | Garti-Levi et al., 2008 |
| MF248 | amyE::PspoIID-gfp spc | Fujita and Losick, 2003 |
| PE128 (MF1027) | amyE::PspoIIQ-gfp spc | Eichenberger et al., 2001 |
| CK55 | spoIIIEΩspoIIE-yfp cm | Kaimer et al., 2009 |
| PL412 | spoIIIE::spc | Pogliano et al., 1997 |
| CK153 | sftA::tet spoIIIE::spc | Kaimer et al., 2009 |
| PG26 | lacO cassette at 359°, thr::lacI-cfp | Mascarenhas et al., 2002 |
| AT62 | lacO cassette at 181°, thr::lacI-gfp | Teleman et al., 1998 |
| RL2242 | spo0A::spec | Fawcett et al., 2000 |
| PG28 | spo0H::spec | Kind gift from P. Graumann's lab |
| PG37 (RL113) | spo0H::cat | Kind gift from P. Graumann's lab |
| 1057 | trpC2 amyE::Pxyl-ftsZ-cfp spc | Feucht and Lewis, 2001 |
| ATCC 9372™ | Bacillus atrophaeus | American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) |
| ATCC 14884™ | Bacillus pumilus | ATCC |
| DSM28 | Bacillus sphaericus | German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GmbH (DSMZ) |