Mathematical Modelling of Quorum Sensing and Bioluminescence in Bacteria

Sarangam Majumdar, Suman Datta, Sisir Roy,

International Journal of Advances in Applied Sciences, Vol 1, No 3: September 2012 , pp. 139-146

Abstract

Different types of Quorum Sensing in Bacteria, both intra-species and inter-species, have been analyzed over the last decade. A number of Mathematical Models has been proposed to explain the process of Quorum Sensing which depends on a threshold concentration of autoinducers (or QSM) reflecting high bacterial density. Stability of the solution of the differential equations of such an intra-species model for Vibrio fischeri is discussed in this paper.