Transport phenomena of microbial flora in the small intestine with peristalsis

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 279, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 63-73

  Ishikawa, T ^a   Sato, T ^a   Mohit, G ^b   Imai, Y ^a   Yamaguchi, T ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Bio fluid mechanics; Intestine; Microbial flora; Numerical simulation; Peristalsis

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLORA; FLOW FIELD; FLUID MECHANICS; GROWTH RATE; HOMEOSTASIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXIC CONDITIONS;

AEROBE; ANAEROBE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW RATE; FLUID FLOW; GROWTH RATE; INTESTINE FLORA; INTESTINE MOTILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; HUMANS; INTESTINE, SMALL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PERISTALSIS; RHEOLOGY; TIME FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 79953692413     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.03.026     Document Type: Article

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