Self-organizing models of bacterial aggregation states

Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 75-83

  Caratozzolo, Manuela ^b   Carnazza, Santina ^b   Fortuna, Luigi ^a   Frasca, Mattia ^a   Guglielmino, Salvatore ^b   Gurrieri, Giovanni ^a   Marletta, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agent based models; Biological systems; Self organization

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 45849097630     PISSN: 15471063     EISSN: 15510018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3934/mbe.2008.5.75     Document Type: Article

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