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When food is scarce, cannibalism is always an option. In times of famine before shutting down, Bacillus subtilis gives off a toxin that kills off their neighboring siblings and then feeds off the remains.

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Published in:Nature 2006-02, Vol.439 (7078), p.802-802
Main Author: Dell, Helen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacillus subtilis - drug effects
Bacillus subtilis - genetics
Bacillus subtilis - metabolism
Bacillus subtilis - physiology
Bacteria
Bacterial Proteins - biosynthesis
Bacterial Proteins - genetics
Bacterial Proteins - metabolism
Bacterial Toxins - metabolism
Bacterial Toxins - toxicity
Cytoprotection - physiology
Famine
Microbiology
Proteins
Repressor Proteins - metabolism
Signal Transduction
Spores, Bacterial - drug effects
Spores, Bacterial - genetics
Spores, Bacterial - metabolism
Spores, Bacterial - physiology
Toxins
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Summary:When food is scarce, cannibalism is always an option. In times of famine before shutting down, Bacillus subtilis gives off a toxin that kills off their neighboring siblings and then feeds off the remains.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/439802a