A unifying hypothesis for the structure of microbial biofilms based on cellular automaton models

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-16

  Wimpenny, Julian W T ^a   Colasanti, Ric ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

biofilm; cellular automation; colony; diffusion; model; substrate concentration

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BIOFILM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MODEL; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0031031474     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(96)00078-5     Document Type: Review

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