(from the article `bacteria`) Many environmental bacteria are able to produce stable dormant, or resting, forms as a branch of their life cycle to enhance their survival under ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/144
Spor`u·la'tion noun (Biol.) The act or process of forming spores; spore formation. See Illust. of Bacillus, b . Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/172