Table 1.

BFO algorithm parameters [12]

Symbol	Description
p	Search space dimension
S	Total number of bacteria in the population
$N_{\text{s}}$	Maximum number of swim
$N_{\text{c}}$	Total number of chemotaxis
$N_{\text{re}}$	Maximum number of reproduction
$N_{\text{ed}}$	Maximum number of elimination and dispersal events
$P_{\text{ed}}$	Probability of the elimination and dispersal of bacterium
C	Step size of the bacterium tumble
J	Cost function value