Essays about: "cross-feeding interactions"

Found 2 essays containing the words cross-feeding interactions.

1. 1. The effect of imperfect resource conversion and recurring perturbations on byproduct cross- feeding chains in digital communities

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

   Author : Filippa Frejborg; [2021]
   Keywords : byproduct cross-feeding; cross-feeding interactions; digital evolution; digital organisms; gut microbiome; recurring perturbations; resource conversion;

   Abstract : The gut microbiome plays a vital role in human health. Disturbances of this microbial system is associated with diseases such as obesity and inflammatory bowel disease. In populations of microbial species, many organisms partake in byproduct cross-feeding interactions, where byproducts from one organism are consumed by other microbes. READ MORE

3. 2. From pair-wise interactions to triplet dynamics

   University essay from

   Author : Björn Vessman; [2019-07-03T13:40:18Z 2019-07-03T13:40:18Z 2015]
   Keywords : Matematik; Mathematics;

   Abstract : The present thesis investigates the properties of a system of ordinary di_erential equations, that describes cross-feeding in two- and three-species systems of bacteria. The system is studied statistically and the probability of permanence | a stable state where no species is driven extinct | is computed under the assumption that the energy-uptake parameters of the system are either independent or organised in a hierarchy where any excreted metabolites carry less energy than previous nutrients. READ MORE