Bacillus subtilis Two-Component System Sensory Kinase DegS Is Regulated by Serine Phosphorylation in Its Input Domain
Figure 7
Swarming is affected by degS S76D.
Swarming of the wild type B. subtilis and mutant strains degS S76A and degS S76D, Swarming speed (A) was followed by measuring the radii of the swarming zones on plates at designated time intervals. Wild type is shown in filled circles, degS S76A strain in filled triangles and degS S76D in open triangles. Consolidation of swarms (B) was documented one hour after the swarming reached the end of plates (367 min for wild type, 374 min for degS S76A, and 502 min for degS S76D). One of three independent experiments (all yielding similar results) is shown.