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Modeling of the Bacillus subtilis Bacterial Biofilm Growing on an Agar Substrate
Joint Authors
Wang, Xiaoling
Wang, Guoqing
Hao, Mudong
Source
Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-08-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Bacterial biofilms are organized communities composed of millions of microorganisms that accumulate on almost any kinds of surfaces.
In this paper, a biofilm growth model on an agar substrate is developed based on mass conservation principles, Fick’s first law, and Monod’s kinetic reaction, by considering nutrient diffusion between biofilm and agar substrate.
Our results show biofilm growth evolution characteristics such as biofilm thickness, active biomass, and nutrient concentration in the agar substrate.
We quantitatively obtain biofilm growth dependence on different parameters.
We provide an alternative mathematical method to describe other kinds of biofilm growth such as multiple bacterial species biofilm and also biofilm growth on various complex substrates.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wang, Xiaoling& Wang, Guoqing& Hao, Mudong. 2015. Modeling of the Bacillus subtilis Bacterial Biofilm Growing on an Agar Substrate. Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1057944
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wang, Xiaoling…[et al.]. Modeling of the Bacillus subtilis Bacterial Biofilm Growing on an Agar Substrate. Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1057944
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wang, Xiaoling& Wang, Guoqing& Hao, Mudong. Modeling of the Bacillus subtilis Bacterial Biofilm Growing on an Agar Substrate. Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1057944
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1057944