Table 6.
B. subtilis strains used.
| Strain | Genotypea | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PS3518 | PS832 amyE::sspE-gfp | Cowan et al. (2003) |
| PS4150 | PS832 ΔgerE::spc, ΔcotE::tet | Ghosh et al. (2008) |
| KB48 | PS832 gerQ-gfp kan gerQ | Ragkousi et al. (2003) |
| KGB04 | PS4150 gerKA gerKC gerKB-gfp ermC gerKB | This study |
| KGB08 | PS4150 gerKA gerKC gerKB::gerKB-gfp ermC | This study |
| KGB26 | PS4150 gerKA gerKC gerKB::gerKB-gfp ermC, ΔgerD::cam | This study |
| KGB27 | PS4150 gerKA gerKC gerKB::gerKB-gfp ermC, ΔgerA::kan, ΔgerB::cat | This study |
| KGB34 | PS4150 gerKA gerKC gerKB::gerKB-mCherry ermC | This study |
| KGB52 | PS4150 gerD::gerD-gfp kan | This study |
| KGB73 | PS4150 gerD-gfp kan gerD | This study |
| KGB80 | PS4150 gerKA gerKC gerKB-mCherry cat gerKB, gerD-gfp kan gerD | This study |
| KGB98 | PS4150 amyE::gerKA-gfp | This study |
| KGB100 | PS4150 gerKA gerKC gerKB-mCherry kan gerKB | This study |
| KGB102 | PS4150 amyE::gerKA-gfp, ΔgerK::ermC | This study |
| KGB103 | PS4150 amyE::gerBA-mCherry | This study |
| KGB108 | PS4150 gerKA gerKC gerKB-mCherry kan gerKB, amyE::gerKA-gfp | This study |
| KGB114 | PS4150 amyE::gerAA-mCherry | This study |
| KGB115 | PS4150 gerKA gerKC gerKB-gfp ermC gerKB, amyE::gerAA-mCherry | This study |
| KGB125 | PS4150 gerD-gfp kan gerD, ΔgerF::ermC | This study |
| KGB126 | PS4150 gerKA gerKC gerKB-mCherry kan gerKB, ΔgerF::ermC | This study |
| KGB127 | PS4150 amyE::gerKA-gfp, ΔgerF::ermC | This study |
| KGB128 | PS4150 amyE::gerBA-mCherry, ΔgerF::ermC | This study |
| KGB129 | PS4150 amyE::gerAA-mCherry, AgerF::ermC | This study |
| KGB136 | PS4150 ΔgerA::kan | This study |
| KGB138 | PS4150 ΔgerA::kan, amyE::gerAA-mCherry | This study |
| KGB147 | PS4150 gerKA gerKC gerKB-gfp ermC gerKB, ΔyuaG::kan | This study |
| KGB150 | PS4150 gerKA gerKC gerKB-gfp ermC gerKB, ΔsqhC::cat | This study |
| KGB152 | PS4150 gerKA gerKC gerKB-mCherry kan gerKB, ΔyisP::cat | This study |
| KGB154 | PS4150 gerKA gerKC gerKB-mCherry cat gerKB, ΔyqfA::ermC | This study |
| KGB155 | PS4150 amyE::yuaG-gfp | This study |
| KGB156 | PS4150 gerKA gerKC gerKB-mCherry kan gerKB, amyE::yuaG-gfp | This study |
| KGB157 | PS4150 gerKA gerKC gerKB-mCherry cat gerKB, ΔyqfA::ermC, ΔyuaG::kan | This study |
| KGB162 | PS4150 amyE::gerBA-gfp | This study |
| KGB165 | PS4150 spoVAA spoVAB spoVAC spoVAD spoVAE-gfp ermC spoVAE spoVAF | This study |
| KGB168 | PS4150 amyE::gerAA-mCherry, ΔgerB::kan, ΔgerK::ermC | This study |
| KGB173 | PS4150 amyE::gerBA-mCherry, ΔgerA::kan, ΔgerK::ermC | This study |
| KGB174 | KGB136 amyE::gerAA-mCherry gerAB gerAC ermC gerAA-mCherry cat | This study |
| KGB175 | KGB136 amyE::gerAA-mCherry gerAC ermC gerAA-mCherry cat | This study |
| KGB181 | KGB136 amyE::gerAA-mCherry gerAB ermC gerAA-mCherry cat | This study |
| KGB189 | PS832 ΔgerE::ermC, ΔcotE::tet, amyE::gerBA-gfp, ΔgerB::spc | This study |
| KGB193 | PS4150 amyE::gerKA-gfp, ΔgerD::kan | This study |
| KGB196 | PS4150 amyE::gerAA-mCherry, ΔgerD::kan | This study |
| KGB198 | PS4150 amyE::gerBA-gfp, ΔgerD::kan | This study |
| KGB199 | PS4150 gerKA::ermC gerKC gerKB-mCherry kan gerKB | This study |
| KGB202 | PS832 ΔgerE::ermC, ΔcotE::tet, ΔgerB::spc, amyE::gerBA-gfp gerBB gerBC kan gerBA-gfp cat | This study |
| KGB203 | PS4150 gerKA::ermC gerKC gerKB, amyE::gerKA-gfp | This study |
| KGB213 | PS832 gerD-gfp kan gerD, ΔgerE::mt spc, ΔcotE::mt tet, ΔgerA::kan, ΔgerB::spc, ΔgerK::tet | This study |
| KGB216 | PS4150 gerKA gerKC gerKB-mCherry kan gerKB, amyE::gerBA-gfp | This study |
| KGB221 | PS832 ΔgerE::mt spc, ΔcotE::tet, gerAA gerAB gerAC::gerACA18 spc, amyE::gerAA-mCherry | This study |
a.
Emboldened genes do not have an associated promoter and thus are unlikely to be transcribed.