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. 2013 Dec;81(12):4534–4543. doi: 10.1128/IAI.00527-13

Table 2.

Transition rates for simulation of the colonization population

Event Effects (A1, O1, A2, O2) Transition rate (0)a
Birth
    A1 1, 0, 0, 0 μA1
    O1 0, 1, 0, 0 μO1
Migration
    A1 –1, 0, 1, 0 μA1 (A1 + O1)/K1
    O1 0, –1, 0, 1 μO1 (A1 + O1)/K1
Clearance
    A1 –1, 0, 0, 0 daA1
    O1 0, 1, 0, 0 doO1
Birth
    A2 0, 0, 1, 0 Max {0, μA2 [1 – (A2 + O2)/K2]}
    O2 0, 0, 0, 1 Max {0, μA2 [1 – (A2 + O2)/K2]}
Death
    A2 0, 0, –1, 0 –Min {0, μA2 [1 – (A2 + O2)/K2]}
    O2 0, 0, 0, –1 –Min {0, μO2 [1 – (A2 + O2)/K2]}
Clearance
    A2 0, 0, –1, 0 daA2
    O2 0, 0, 0, –1 doO2
a

Max, function that returns the largest value of the input values; min, function that returns the smallest value of the input values.