Growth Inhibition and Retardation by Antimicrobials
Growth Inhibition and Retardation by Antimicrobials
Depending on the medium, concentration, and conditions such as temperature and pH, a chemical antimicrobial can decimate a targeted organism's population, delay its growth onset, or suppress its growth level. This Demonstration simulates these antimicrobial activity modes (and transitions between them) by a single phenomenological model. It is based on the assumption that the momentary growth or survival ratio is regulated by two competing global mechanisms having different characteristic times.