title: Monod's bacterial growth model revisited.
abstract: An attempt to justify Monod's bacterial growth model is presented. The justification is based on a mechanistic approach to growth which leads to a differential equation with delay and then to Monod's model. An unexpected increase of parameter K(s) with μm is predicted by the theory. A survey of literature shows that this effect is present in a large majority of published data.
authors: CNRS URA 243, Laboratoire de Biométrie, Université Claude Bernard, 43 Boulevard du 11 Novembre, 69622, Villeurbanne, France, Dynbact@frcism51-(EARN).
authors: J R
authors: JR
authors: Lobry
authors: J P
authors: JP
authors: Flandrois
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Carret
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Pave
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001419:Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development*; D001704:Biopolymers / Q000378:metabolism*; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000502:physiology*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D008954:Models, Biological
chemical_list: D001704:Biopolymers