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. 2013 May 21;8(5):e63837. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0063837

Table 3. Description of simulation parameters and variables.

Symbol Notation
ui Frequency of strain i (i = 1;2)
ci Density of bacteriocin (produced by species i)
βi Growth rate of strain i
δ Death rate of strain that is not exposed to bacteriocins
γi Toxicity of bacteriocin i
s Bacteriocin production rate without induction
li Induction rate of bacteriocin i of strain i in response to a competitor’s bacteriocin
d Disassembly rate of the bacteriocins