Table 1.

B. subtilis strains^a

Strain	Relevant genotype (reference)
BOSE986	ICEBs10 amyE::{Pxyl-rapI spc}
CAL88	str-84 comK::spc (Auchtung et al., 2005)
CAL89	ICEBs10 str-84 comK::spc (Auchtung et al., 2005)
KPD35	ICEBs10 amyE::{Pxyl-rapI spc} lacA::{Pspank(hy)- yddJ mls} str-84 comK::tet
KPD36	ICEBs10 amyE::{Pxyl-rapI cat} lacA::{Pspank(hy)- yddJ mls} str-84 comK::tet
KPD38	ICEBs1 Δ(rapI-phrI)342::kan, amyE::{Pxyl-rapI mls} comK::cat
KPD80	ICEBs1 conG-E288K Δ(rapI-phrI)342::kan amyE::{Pxyl-rapI cat} lacA::{Pspank(hy)- yddJ mls} str-84 comK::tet
KPD219	ICEBs10 lacA::{Pspank(hy)- yddJICEBat1 mls} str-84 comK::spc
KPD224	ICEBs1 ΔconG(5–805) Δ(rapI-phrI)342::kan amyE::{Pxyl-rapI cat} thrC::{Pspank(hy)-conGICEBat1 mls}
KPD225	ICEBs1 ΔconG(5–805) Δ(rapI-phrI)342::kan amyE::{Pxyl-rapI cat} thrC::{Pspank(hy)-conG mls}
MMB970	ICEBs1 Δ(rapI-phrI)342::kan amyE::{Pxyl-rapI spc} (Dewitt & Grossman, 2014)
MA11	ICEBs1 ΔyddJ Δ(rapI-phrI)342::kan amyE::{Pxyl-rapI spc}
MA116	ICEBs1 Δ(rapI-phrI)342::kan amyE::{Pxyl-rapI spc}; pC194 (cat)
MA980	ICEBs1 cwlTΔ(207–327) Δ(rapI-phrI)342::kan amyE::{Pxyl-rapI spc} (Dewitt & Grossman, 2014)
MA982	ICEBs10 lacA::{Pspank(hy)- yddJ mls} str-84 comK::spc
MA996	ICEBs10 lacA::{PyddJ- yddJ mls} str-84 comK::spc
MA997	ICEBs1 ΔyddJ str-84 comK::spc
MA1027	ICEBs10 amyE::{Pxyl-rapI spc} comC::mls
MA1049	ICEBs1 Δ(rapI-phrI)342::kan amyE::{Pxyl-rapI spc} comC::mls
MA1050	ICEBs1 ΔyddJ Δ(rapI-phrI)342::kan amyE::{Pxyl-rapI spc} comC::mls
MA1069	ICEBs1 ΔconQ848 ΔyddJ Δ(rapI-phrI)342::kan amyE::{Pxyl-rapI spc} comC::mls
MA1070	ICEBs1 ΔconQ848 Δ(rapI-phrI)342::kan amyE::{Pxyl-rapI spc} comC::mls
MA1089	ICEBs1 conG-E288K Δ(rapI-phrI)342::kan amyE::{Pxyl-rapI spc} comC::mls
MA1100	ICEBs10 Tn916 (tet) comC::mls; pC194 (cat)

^aall strains derived from JH642 and contain pheA1, trpC2 mutations (Perego et al., 1988)