title: Global stability in a synthrophic chain model.
abstract: A mathematical model formulated by G. Powell in 1986 is considered. This model describes a synthrophic chain of species Xi, 1 less than or equal to i less than or equal to n, in a continuous chemostat culture. Species Xi utilizes substrate Si and forms a product Si + 1. Substrate Si + 1 inhibits the growth of Xi and constitutes a growth-limiting substrate of Xi + 1. For this model, the conditions for coexistence of all species are improved, and the local stability results are extended to global stability. Some interesting cases are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakota.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Elkhader
mesh_terms: D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development*; D007700:Kinetics; D008433:Mathematics; D008954:Models, Biological; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000254:growth & development*