A new modeling approach to the effect of antimicrobial agents on heterogeneous microbial populations

Journal of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 154-182

  Nikolaou, Michael ^a   Tam, Vincent H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial agents; Cumulants; Dynamics; Microbial populations; Modeling

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; MEROPENEM; THIENAMYCIN DERIVATIVE;

ALGORITHM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ALGORITHMS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; THIENAMYCINS;

EID: 31544436917     PISSN: 03036812     EISSN: 14321416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00285-005-0350-6     Document Type: Article

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