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. 2013 Jul 23;16(3):802–812. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.12205

Table 1.

Estimates of model parameter estimates for biofilm morphogenesis at the crest and in the trough

Parameter Microenvironment
Crest Trough
Deposition rate, d (day−1) 2.1 × 102 4.0 × 102
Reproduction rate, f0 (day−1) 1.8 × 10−1 1.7 × 10−1
Fractions of migrating cells, m (%) 5.2 × 10−3 2.9 × 10−3
Coalescence rate, b0 (day−1) 3.6 × 10−8 8.9 × 10−8

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