A mathematical model of quorum sensing regulated EPS production in biofilm communities

Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Frederick, Mallory R ^a   Kuttler, Christina ^b   Hense, Burkhard A ^c   Eberl, Hermann J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c Institute of Biomathematics and Biometry   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOFILM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMASS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; QUORUM SENSING;

BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; QUORUM SENSING;

EID: 79953745847     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17424682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1742-4682-8-8     Document Type: Article

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