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Persistence in a Single Species CSTR Model with Suspended Flocs and Wall Attached Biofilms

Masic, Alma LU and Eberl, Hermann J (2012) In Bulletin of Mathematical Biology 74(4). p.1001-1026
Abstract
We consider a mathematical model for a bacterial population in a continuously stirred tank reactor (CSTR) with wall attachment. This is a modification of the Freter model, in which we model the sessile bacteria as a microbial biofilm. Our analysis indicates that the results of the algebraically simpler original Freter model largely carry over. In a computational simulation study, we find that the vast majority of bacteria in the reactor will eventually be sessile. However, we also find that suspended biomass is relatively more efficient in removing substrate from the reactor than biofilm bacteria.
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Biofilm – Mathematical model – CSTR – Wall attachment
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Bulletin of Mathematical Biology
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74
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4
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1001 - 1026
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Springer
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  • pmid:22131185
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1522-9602
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10.1007/s11538-011-9707-8
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English
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Publicerad online december 01, 2011
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  title        = {{Persistence in a Single Species CSTR Model with Suspended Flocs and Wall Attached Biofilms}},
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