FIG 5 .

CwlD alters GerS processing and incorporation into spores. (A) Western blot analysis of sporulating cells from the wild-type (WT), ΔgerS, ΔcwlD, and ΔpdaA strains and their complements. The Δspo0A mutant served as a negative control because it cannot form spores (11), and Spo0A was used as a loading control (61). (B) Western blot analysis of the spores that the strains used in the experiments described in the panel A legend. The ΔsleC mutant served as a negative control for spore germination (25, 42). Anti-CotA was used as a loading control.