Coexistence in the chemostat as a result of metabolic by-products

Journal of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 556-584

  Heßeler, Julia ^a   Schmidt, Julia K ^b   Reichl, Udo ^b,c   Flockerzi, Dietrich ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DYNAMICS OF COMPLEX TECHNICAL SYSTEMS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemostat; Coexistence; Competition; Inhibitor; Interspecific Competition; Metabolite; Quantitative T RFLP

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; GLUCOSE;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ACETIC ACID; ALGORITHMS; BACTERIA; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; ECOSYSTEM; GLUCOSE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33748325804     PISSN: 03036812     EISSN: 14321416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00285-006-0012-3     Document Type: Article

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