Mathematical modeling of bacterial virulence and host-pathogen interactions in the Dictyostelium/Pseudomonas system

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 270, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-24

  Fumanelli, Laura ^a,b   Iannelli, Mimmo ^b   Janjua, Hussnain Ahmed ^b   Jousson, Olivier ^b  

^a FONDAZIONE BRUNO KESSLER   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amoeba bacteria interaction; Bi stability; Host pathogen dynamics; Population models

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; NEMATODE; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION MODELING; VIRULENCE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PARASITE SURVIVAL; POPULATION MODEL; PREDATOR PREY INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; DICTYOSTELIUM; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAENORHABDITIS; DICTYOSTELIUM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 78549289239     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2010.11.018     Document Type: Article

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