Microbiology. Cannibals defy starvation and avoid sporulation.

Adenosine Triphosphate/metabolism Bacillus subtilis/genetics,metabolism,physiology Bacterial Proteins/genetics,metabolism Bacteriolysis Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial Genes, Bacterial Models, Biological Mutation Operon Sigma Factor/genetics,metabolism Signal Transduction Spores, Bacterial/physiology Transcription Factors/genetics,metabolism Transcription, Genetic

Bacterial Proteins SigW protein, Bacillus subtilis Sigma Factor Transcription Factors spore-specific proteins, Bacillus Adenosine Triphosphate