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A typical set of mass action equations for the bacterial density B, the density of free phages P, and the nutrient n take the form13,14,23,35: $$begin{array}{l}frac{dn}{dt}=-lambda Bfrac{n}{n+K} frac{dB}{dt}=lambda Bfrac{n}{n+K}-eta BP frac{dP}{dt}=(beta -1)eta BP-delta Pend{array}$$ (1) where the nutrient n is measured in units of bacteria it can be converted to (corresponding to a yield of […] More
