title: Dynamic modelling of the growth of a surface fungal colony.
abstract: The growth of a surface fungal colony in the three-dimensional space was modeled kinetically. The present analysis led to the conclusion that the radius of a fungal colony increases exponentially in the initial period followed by a constant increase in its radius at large times. This is justified by analyzing the available experimental data. The elevation of a fungal colony was limited by a balance of the transport of protoplasm inside a growing hyphae and a maintenance factor. A numerical simulation revealed that a typical fungal colony had a disk-shaped base with a flat top and a side face generated by rotating a concave upward curve about a vertical axis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, R.O.C.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Tsao
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D005658:Fungi / Q000254:growth & development*; D007700:Kinetics; D008954:Models, Biological