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Cannibalism Enhances Biofilm Development in Bacillus subtilis

Cannibalism is a mechanism to delay sporulation in Bacillus subtilis. Cannibal cells express the skf and sdp toxin systems to lyse a fraction of their sensitive siblings. The lysed cells release nutrients that serve to feed the community, effectively delaying spore formation. Here we provide evidenc...

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Autori principali: López, Daniel, Vlamakis, Hera, Losick, Richard, Kolter, Roberto
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: 2009
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2983100/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19775247
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2958.2009.06882.x
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