Traveling waves in response to a diffusing quorum sensing signal in spatially-extended bacterial colonies

DOI10.1016/j.jtbi.2014.07.033zbMath1309.92038WikidataQ45722251 ScholiaQ45722251MaRDI QIDQ2341154

Stephen J. Hagen, Patrick De Leenheer, Jessica B. Langebrake, Gabriel E. Dilanji

Publication date: 23 April 2015

Published in: Journal of Theoretical Biology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2014.07.033

zbMATH Keywords

mathematical modeling; propagating wave; LuxR-LuxI; signal molecule

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

92C40: Biochemistry, molecular biology

92C42: Systems biology, networks

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Uses Software

• Matlab

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