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Table 1 Parameters used in the model

From: The impact of natural transformation on adaptation in spatially structured bacterial populations

Parameter

Description

Unit

L and P

Numbers of grid cells in two dimensional space

K

Carrying capacity of each grid cell

r

Growth rate

Per bacterium per unit time

μ

Mutation rate

Per bacterium per unit time

m

Intrinsic death rate

Per bacterium per unit time

u

Transformation rate

Per bacterium per DNA fragment per unit time

v

Bacterial migration rate

Per bacterium per unit time

g

DNA diffusion rate

Per DNA fragment per unit time

s

Selection coefficient

Per bacterium per unit time

c

DNA decay rate

Per DNA fragment per unit time