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p-ppGpp stands for guanosine tetraphosphate (ppGpp) and guanosine pentaphosphate (pppGpp). When bacteria detect danger - like starvation or other stress - they quickly produce large amounts of p-ppGpp. This acts as an emergency signal to help the cell survive tough conditions by rapidly changing its internal processes
When danger (such as nutrient shortage) is sensed: