Early development and quorum sensing in bacterial biofilms

Journal of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-55

  Ward, John P ^a   King, John R ^b   Koerber, Adrian J ^b   Croft, Julie M ^b   Sockett, R Elizabeth ^b   Williams, Paul ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asymptotic analysis; Bacterial biofilm; Mathematical modelling; Numerical solution; Quorum sensing; Travelling wave analysis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 1642367586     PISSN: 03036812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00285-002-0190-6     Document Type: Article

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