Analysis and IbM simulation of the stages in bacterial lag phase: Basis for an updated definition

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 252, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 56-68

  Prats, Clara ^a   Giró, Antoni ^a   Ferrer, Jordi ^a   López, Daniel ^a   Vives Rego, Josep ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomass growth rate; Cell density growth rate; Mathematical model; System dynamics; Transient processes

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; GROWTH; GROWTH RATE; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL; INOCULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL DENSITY; CELL INTERACTION; GROWTH RATE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; VALIDATION STUDY;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIOMASS; CULTURE MEDIA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DENSITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 41949133593     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2008.01.019     Document Type: Article

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