Cannibals Defy Starvation and Avoid Sporulation

Bacillus subtilis is a spore-forming bacterium that can persist for years in a resistant state. When faced with starvation, bacteria instead enter the complex developmental pathway of spore formation. A new study tests the programmed cell death response in Bacillus subtilis both genetically and phys...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2003-07, Vol.301 (5632), p.467-468
Main Authors: Engelberg-Kulka, Hanna, Hazan, Ronen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacillus subtilis
Bacteria
Catabolism
Energy
Individualized Instruction
Killing
Lipids
Microbiology
Microorganisms
Nutrients
Operons
Perspectives
Population Education
Pumps
Signaling proteins
Sporulation
Starvation
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Summary:Bacillus subtilis is a spore-forming bacterium that can persist for years in a resistant state. When faced with starvation, bacteria instead enter the complex developmental pathway of spore formation. A new study tests the programmed cell death response in Bacillus subtilis both genetically and physiologically, which supports a new way of looking at bacterial cultures as multicellur organisms.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.1088051