Metabolic differentiation and intercellular nurturing underpin bacterial endospore formation

Authors: Eammon P. Riley, Javier Lopez-Garrido, Joseph Sugie, Roland B. Liu, Kit Pogliano

Published: 2021-01-22

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abd6385

Source: Full article

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Abstract

Sporulation entails intercellular metabolic dependency and nutrient exchange, providing a bacterial case of progeny nurturing.