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Table 1 Model parameters used in this study

From: A modeling and simulation study of siderophore mediated antagonism in dual-species biofilms

parameter

symbol

value

unit

growth rate, chelator

μ 1

12.3

d -1

growth rate, non-chelator

μ 2

12.3

d -1

half-saturation concentration, chelator

k 1

3.7

μM

half-saturation concentration, non-chelator

k 2

3.7

μM

decay rate, chelator

d 1

0.49

d -1

decay rate, non-chelator

d 2

0.49

d -1

yield coefficient, chelator

Y 1

0.6003

-

yield coefficient, non-chelator

Y 2

0.6003

-

maximum biomass density, chelator

N ∞

104

gm -3

maximum biomass density, non-chelator

R ∞

104

gm -3

chelation rate

β

1.92

pyoverdine production rate

δ

2.56

OD P d -1

pyoverdine inhibition concentration

S∞

0.3762

μM

pyoverdine inhibition exponent

n

3

-

biomass motility parameter

ϵ

10-12

m 2 d -1

biomass interface exponent

a

4

-

biomass threshold exponent

b

4

-

diffusion coefficent of iron in water

d(0)

8.64·10-4

m 2 d -1

diffusion coefficent of iron in biofilm

d(1)

7.776·10-4

m 2 d -1