Table 2.

Model parameters in the high nutrient case.

Parameter	Description	Source	Value
κ10	Rate of C consumption by M0	W	923
κ11	Rate of C consumption by M1	W	1846
κ12	Rate of C consumption by M2	W	923
κ13	Rate of C consumption by M3	W	1846
κ2	Monod half sat. const.	W	0.02
κ3	Max specific growth rate of bacteria	H	1.0
κ4	Bacterial lysis rate	W	0.2083
κ5	Quorum sensing upregulation rate	F	2.5
κ6	Monod half sat. const.	H	0.04
δ	EPS conversion to C rate (C equation), if included	H	0.28
	EPS conversion to C rate (EPS equation), if included	H	11.2
σ	Abiotic degradation rate of AHL	F	0.1109
α	Constitutive production rate of AHL	F	920
β	Induced production rate of AHL	F	9200
n	Degree of polymerisation	F	2.5
γ0	M0 EPS production rate	H	0.84
γ1	M1 EPS production rate	H	8.4
γ2	M2 EPS production rate	H	0.84
γ3	M3 EPS production rate	H	8.4
Mmax	Maximum cell density	H	24·103
EPSmax	Maximum EPS density	H	4·103
DC (0), (1)	Substrate diffusion coefficients	ES	0.67, 0.54
DAHL(0), (1)	AHL diffusion coefficients	HR	0.52, 0.26
a	Diffusion coefficient parameter	ES	4.0
b	Diffusion coefficient parameter	ES	4.0
dM	Biomass motility coefficient	ES	6.67e-09
H/L	Channel aspect ratio	ES	0.1

References: ES = [56], H = [26], HR = [64], F = [57], W = [10]