Coexistence of competing microbial species in a chemostat where one population feeds on another

Y. LenburyM. SiengsananMahidol University2018-08-102018-08-101993-01-01Acta Biotechnologica. Vol.13, No.1 (1993), 13-2015213846013849882-s2.0-0027157612https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/22562In this paper, we consider a model for a chemostat in which two microbial species compete for a single rate‐limiting nutrient, while one of the species feeds on another. Under certain simplifying hypotheses, such a chemostat can be described by a system of three nonlinear ordinary differential equations. A theoretical study is conducted to characterize the possible types of solutions. A limit cycle solution was obtained for some parametric values of the system indicating that coexistence of the two species is possible in a significant range of the operating parameters. Copyright © 1993 Akademie Verlag GmbHMahidol UniversityChemical EngineeringCoexistence of competing microbial species in a chemostat where one population feeds on anotherArticleSCOPUS10.1002/abio.370130104