title: Effect of temperature on the cannibalistic behavior of Bacillus subtilis.
abstract: Bacillus subtilis resorts to cannibalism to delay sporulation under severe nutritional limitation. We report the effect of temperature on the dynamics of cannibalism demonstrated by B. subtilis. A model consisting of a delay differential equation may explain the effect of temperature on the dynamics of cannibalism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400 076, India.
authors.forename: Subir Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Nandy
authors.forename: Vinay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: K V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Venkatesh
mesh_terms: D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D050296:Microbial Viability; D013696:Temperature