Analysis of stochastic strategies in bacterial competence: A master equation approach

PLoS Computational Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Dandach, Sandra H ^a   Khammash, Mustafa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CYTOLOGY; NUMERICAL METHODS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELLS; BIOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR; CELLULAR BEHAVIORS; CELLULARS; GENETIC CIRCUITS; MASTER EQUATIONS; STOCHASTIC EVENTS; STOCHASTICS; VEGETATIVE STATE;

CELLS;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIUM COMPETENCE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ALGORITHM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COMK PROTEIN, BACILLUS SUBTILIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ALGORITHMS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 78649637239     PISSN: 1553734X     EISSN: 15537358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000985     Document Type: Article

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