The Freter model: A simple model of biofilm formation

Journal of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 137-152

  Jones, Don ^a   Kojouharov, Hristo V ^b   Le, Dung ^c   Smith, Hal ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Continuously stirred tank reactor; Fouling; Modeling; Plug flow reactor

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CELL DIVISION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ALGORITHMS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CELL DIVISION; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; KINETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 2442543356     PISSN: 03036812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00285-003-0202-1     Document Type: Article

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