Dynamic modelling of cell death during biofilm development

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 295, Issue , 2012, Pages 23-36

  Fagerlind, Magnus G ^a   Webb, Jeremy S ^b   Barraud, Nicolas ^c   McDougald, Diane ^c,d   Jansson, Andreas ^a   Nilsson, Patric ^a   Harlén, Mikael ^a   Kjelleberg, Staffan ^c,d   Rice, Scott A ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Cell death; Individual based CA

Indexed keywords

REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

BIOFILM; CELL ORGANELLE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISPERSAL; NUMERICAL MODEL; SUBSTRATE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM COLONY; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOFILM; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CELL DAMAGE; CELL DEATH; CELL SEPARATION; CELL VIABILITY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LABORATORY TEST; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; STARVATION; STEADY STATE;

ALGORITHMS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIOLYSIS; BIOFILMS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 82255169356     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.10.007     Document Type: Article

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