Endogenous metabolism and the stability of microbial prey–predator systems
- 1 January 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Biotechnology & Bioengineering
- Vol. 25 (1) , 301-306
- https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.260250122
Abstract
We formulate a variant of the “double Monod model” which takes explicit account of endogenous metabolism. Using parameter values appropriate to carbohydrate‐limited substrate, bacterial prey, and protozoan predator, we study the stability of steady states under chemostat conditions. We conclude that the predator's endogenous metabolism may have a stabilizing effect at low dilution rates.This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
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