Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6371458 | Journal of Theoretical Biology | 2011 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
A mathematical model was developed to infer how the populations of the amoeba-bacteria system evolve according to a number of parameters, taking into account the specific features underlying the interaction. The model does not fall within the class of traditional prey-predator models because not only does an amoeba feed on bacteria, but also it is in turn attacked by them; thus the model must include a feedback term modeling this further interaction aspect. The model shows the existence of multiple steady states and the resulting behavior of the solutions, showing bi-stability of the system, gives a qualitative explanation of the co-culture experiments.
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Authors
Laura Fumanelli, Mimmo Iannelli, Hussnain Ahmed Janjua, Olivier Jousson,