A chemotactic model for interaction of antagonistic microflora colonies: front asymptotics and numerical simulations
Analysis of PDEs
2012-05-03 v2 Biological Physics
Cell Behavior
Abstract
This paper studies a two-dimensional chemotactic model for two species in which one of them produces a chemo-repellent for the other. It is shown asymptotically and numerically how the chemical inhibits the invasion of a moving front for the second species and how stable steady states, which depend on the chemical concentration, can be reached. The results qualitatively explain experimental observations by Swain and Ray (Microbiol. Res. 164(2), 2009), where colonies of bacteria produce metabolite agents which prevent the invasion of fungi.
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@article{arxiv.1110.5593,
title = {A chemotactic model for interaction of antagonistic microflora colonies: front asymptotics and numerical simulations},
author = {Carlos Malaga and Antonmaria Minzoni and Ramon G. Plaza and Chiara Simeoni},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1110.5593},
year = {2012}
}
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New updated version: 24.04.2012. Substitutes previous version of 25.10.2011. New references added. Note a change in title