Microcolony and biofilm formation as a survival strategy for bacteria

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 251, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 24-34

  Johnson, Leah R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial fitness; Biofilm; Individual based model

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CHEMOTAXIS; COLONIZATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FITNESS; GROUP SIZE; GROWTH MODELING; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL; MORPHOLOGY; SURVIVAL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM COLONY; BIOFILM; CHEMOTAXIS; HISTOGRAM; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY; BIOFILMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 39149115042     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2007.10.039     Document Type: Article

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