Understanding photosynthetic biofilm productivity and structure through 2D simulation
| Type | : | ACL |
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| Nature | : | Production scientifique |
| Au bénéfice du Laboratoire | : | Oui |
| Statut de publication | : | Publié |
| Année de publication | : | 2022 |
| Auteurs (5) | : | POLIZZI Bastien FANESI Andrea LOPES Filipa RIBOT Magali BERNARD Olivier |
| Revue scientifique | : | PLOS Computational Biology |
| Volume | : | 18 |
| Fascicule | : | 4 |
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| DOI | : | 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009904 |
| URL | : | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009904 |
| Abstract | : | Author summary Microalgae have many industrial applications, ranging from aquaculture, pharmaceutics, food industry to green energy. Planktonic cultivation of microalgae is energy-consuming. Growing them under a biofilm form is a new trend with attracting promises. Biofilms are complex heterogeneous ecosystems composed of microorganisms embedded within a self-produced extracellular matrix and stuck to a surface. Most of the studies have focused on bacterial biofilms and knowledge about microalgae biofilms is still very limited. In this paper, we propose a mathematical model describing microalgae biofilm development. We simulate in 1D and 2D the impact of harvesting conditions on biofilm productivity. In agreement with available experimental observations, we find that there exist optimal frequencies and patterns that optimize the productivity. We also show that the optimal conditions differ whether for maximizing the productivity of microalgae or of the whole biofilm. |
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Polizzi B, Fanesi A, Lopes F, Ribot M, Bernard O (2022) Understanding photosynthetic biofilm productivity and structure through 2D simulation. PLoS Comput Biol 18 | doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009904
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