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==Phage Dynamics Model==
==Phage Dynamics Model==
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Our detailed documentation "Modeling the Phage-induced Infection Dynamics of ''E. Coli''" includes the following information:
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You can download the documentation on [[Media:Phagedocu.pdf|Modeling the Phage-induced Infection Dynamics of ''E. Coli'']] and the [[Media:Summary.pdf|summary]] of the complete modeling project for non-mathematicians.
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Interaction of bacterial populations is a challenging and difficult task for modelers. Bacterial strains respond to external chemicals, secrete their own signals for communication, and even produce killing factors for other bacterial species. Many of these processes are non-linear and proceed at different time and space scales. <br> <br>
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In our project we construct a system of two bacterial strains, in which one population (killer strain) chemotactically senses the chemical signal AI-2 emitted by another population (prey). The killer strain is able to swim towards the prey population using the gradient of AI-2. In the vicinity of prey, the killer strain eliminates the prey. We considered two alternative killing mechanisms: colicin secretion and lambda-phage infection. <br> <br>
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the killer population swims towards the prey population, and chemical signals require a certain time to diffuse through the medium. We designed a minimal system of four non-linear reaction-diffusion PDEs to simulate the chemotactic motility of the killer population towards the prey, and the colicin killing process (Fig. 1 (a), (c)). To simulate the system, we approximated the original system of four PDEs by a system of 10,000 ODEs (method of lines), and solved it numerically using custom-written Matlab code. In a more comprehensive PDE model, we added the fifth PDE to reflect the dynamics of AI-1 (Fig. 1 (b), (d)). AI-1 is secreted by the prey cells and adsorbed by the killer cells, in which it activates the production of the colicin and lysis proteins. The killer cells induced by AI-1 lyse and release the colicin into the surrounding media, resulting in the prey elimination. The extended model allowed us to reflect every key component of the system, and to simulate the interaction of the killer and prey populations at different initial spatial distribution and various system parameters. <br> <br>
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[[Image:scheme4.PNG|left|thumb|420px|'''Figure 1''': The spatial models for chemotaxis of the killer strain to the prey and the colicin-induced killing process. <br> (a) The minimal model with four components, where AI-1 is assumed to have the same production and diffusion rates as AI-2, both described by equation four.]] [[Image:scheme5.PNG|right|thumb|420px|'''Figure 1''': The spatial models for chemotaxis of the killer strain to the prey and the colicin-induced killing process. <br> (b) The extended model with five components, where AI-1 dynamics is modeled explicitly.]] <br> <br>
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[[Image:Scheme2.PNG|left|thumb|350px|'''Figure 2''': The models of ''E. Coli'' infection by lambda-phages. <br> (a) Scheme of the full model.]] [[Image:Scheme1.PNG|right|thumb|450px|'''Figure 2''': The models of ''E. Coli'' infection by lambda-phages. <br> (b) Scheme of the simplified model.]] <br> <br>                                           
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[[Image:Full_phage_model.PNG|left|thumb|500px|'''Figure 2''': The models of ''E. Coli'' infection by lambda-phages. <br> (c) The DDE system which describes the full model of the phage infection. The time delays are included in the equations for infected cells (y) and free phages (v).]] [[Image:Simple_phage_model.PNG|right|thumb|450px|'''Figure 2''': The models of ''E. Coli'' infection by lambda-phages. <br> (d) The ODE system which describes the simplified model of lambda-phage infection.]] <br> <br>                                                                   
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Phage Dynamics Model

Our detailed documentation "Modeling the Phage-induced Infection Dynamics of E. Coli" includes the following information:

  • Introduction into the biological sytem
  • Model description and assumptions
  • Mathematical analysis
  • Parameter estimation and measurement
  • Simulation results and their analysis
  • Conclusions

You can download the documentation on Modeling the Phage-induced Infection Dynamics of E. Coli and the summary of the complete modeling project for non-mathematicians.

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