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September 5, 2025PLoS ONEOpen Access

Fluid-derived lattices for unbiased modeling of bacterial colony growth

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BVBryan VerhoefRHRutger HermsenJGJoost de Graaf

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Numerical modeling techniques show how disordered lattices can improve bacterial colony simulations, indicating new research pathways.

Key Points

  • The study finds that using disordered lattices can eliminate orientation biases in colony models, enhancing accuracy.
  • With a computational speed sufficient for millions of individuals, the lattice method retains valuable features from agent-based models.
  • This approach balances computational efficiency of continuum models and detail resolution of agent-based models, reducing artifacts.
  • Adapting this method for various applications in studying complex colony formations may lead to significant advancements.

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Verhoef et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68bb3ef02b87ece8dc9573f1https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0330491
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