A mathematical model and computer simulations of the interactions between microbes

Author

Jang, Sophia R J

Author_Institution

Dept. of Math. & Stat., Texas Tech. Univ., Lubbock, TX, USA

fYear

1998

fDate

12-14 Jun 1998

Firstpage

151

Lastpage

156

Abstract

Studies a nutrient-prey-predator model with internal storage of nutrient by using computer simulations. The prey feeds on the nutrient and the predator feeds on the prey in such a way that there exists a toxic level beyond which the nutrient has a negative effect on the prey. It is found that if the total nutrient level is less than or equal to the toxic level, the dynamics of the model is parallel to that found in the mathematical analysis. However, if the total nutrient level is greater than the toxic level, the dynamics of the system is much more complicated. In some cases, both species can become extinct

Keywords

biocybernetics; biology computing; digital simulation; modelling; computer simulations; internal nutrient storage; mathematical analysis; microbe interactions; nutrient-prey-predator model; species extinction; system dynamics; total nutrient level; toxic level; Antibiotics; Biological system modeling; Computer simulation; Feeds; Mathematical model; Mathematics; Microorganisms; Nitrogen; Organisms; Statistics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer-Based Medical Systems, 1998. Proceedings. 11th IEEE Symposium on

Conference_Location

Lubbock, TX

ISSN

1063-7125

Print_ISBN

0-8186-8564-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CBMS.1998.701331

Filename

701331