Modelling fungal growth on surfaces |
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Authors: | Montira Nopharatana Tony Howes David Mitchell |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia |
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Abstract: | Fungal growth in time and space at the substrate surface was modelled for a simple system mimicking solid-state fermentation, using a polycarbonate Nucleopore membrane laid over a glucose solution. Biomass production depends on both tip density and the diffusion of glucose within the fungal hyphae. The model predicts early increases in both height and concentration, followed by a period in which the biomass profile moves with a constant wavefront. The rate of increase in height increases as tip diffusivity increases or as the Monod saturation constant for glucose decreases. © Rapid Science Ltd. 1998 |
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