Title :
Nonlinear population dynamics in the chemostat
Author :
Grivet, Jean-philippe
Author_Institution :
Centre de Biophys. Moleculaire, Orleans Univ., France
Abstract :
The author describes the chemostat, a device used to study bacterial populations under nutrient-limited conditions. The article shows that a simple criterion can help predict which species survive in the long run, an example of the principle of mutual exclusion
Keywords :
biochemistry; biological techniques; cellular biophysics; ecology; microorganisms; bacterial populations; chemostat; mutual exclusion; nonlinear population dynamics; nutrient-limited conditions; Biological system modeling; Biomass; Bioreactors; Differential equations; Genetic mutations; Inductors; Microorganisms; Organisms; Steady-state; Temperature;
Journal_Title :
Computing in Science & Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/5992.895187
