Sporeweb stages
1. Vegetative state
2. Starvation state – activation of Spo0A
3. Onset of sporulation – (Stage I - II)
4. Commitment to sporulation and engulfment (Stages II - III)
5. Completion of engulfment and cortex synthesis (Stages III-IV)
6. Coat synthesis and spore maturation (Stages V – VI)
7. Mother cell lysis (Stage VII)
8. Spore germination and outgrowth