Ecology of spatio-temporal dynamics in bacterial communities

The project is aimed at exploring how the assembly of bacterial communities is determined due to interactions between individuals, spatial distribution, movement constraints and secretion of substances that affect bacterial growth. To do this, we will combine both a mathematical and an ecological approach. The mathematical approach will make use of abstract tools in mathematical modeling that will allow us to prove several hypotheses while modifying parameters in our equations that will simulate different scenarios. The ecological approach will help us interpret our findings and determine the feasibility of our hypotheses while establishing which ecological theories allow the bacterial dynamics arise. Our findings will give a wider understanding on the effects of perturbations to bacterial communities.

Faculty Supervisor:

Frederic Guichard

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Partner:

Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Education

University:

McGill University

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