Modeling of Scale-Dependent Bacterial Growth by Chemical Kinetics Approach

Figure 3

EPEC growth curves at SA/V = 0.71 and 0 cm⁻¹ with V = 1.4 cm³ in both cases (open circles) best fitted by the CKA model (solid lines). Obtained parameter values: 𝑘₀=7.87 M⁻¹s⁻¹, 𝑘₁=1.98×10⁻⁴ s⁻¹, 𝑘₂=1.73×10⁻³ M⁻¹s⁻¹, 𝑘₃(0.71)=6.55×10⁻³ s⁻¹, 𝑘₃(0)=0 s⁻¹, and 𝑘₄=4.35×10⁸ M⁻¹.