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Cannibalism by sporulating bacteria.

Science (New York, N.Y.) - 25 Jul 2003

González-Pastor José E, Hobbs Errett C, Losick Richard

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Spore formation by the bacterium Bacillus subtilis is an elaborate developmental process that is triggered by nutrient limitation. Here we report that cells that have entered the pathway to sporulate produce and export a killing factor and a signaling protein that act cooperatively to block sister cells from sporulating and to cause them to lyse. The sporulating cells feed on the nutrients thereby released, which...

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PMID: 12817086
DOI: 10.1126/science.1086462

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