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Measurement and simulation of the morphological development of filamentous microorganisms
Author(s) -
Yang H.,
Reichl U.,
King R.,
Gilles E. D.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
biotechnology and bioengineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.136
H-Index - 189
eISSN - 1097-0290
pISSN - 0006-3592
DOI - 10.1002/bit.260390108
Subject(s) - microorganism , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , paleontology
Growth of Streptomyces tendae was investigated in submerged culture. Images of several mycelia were analyzed by means of an image‐processing system. The studies revealed that tip growth angles and branching outgrowth angles could be regarded as normally distributed. Based on these results, a random model for directional growth of hyphal tips as well as directional growth of branches is proposed. This model shows curved elongation of hyphal tips, so that the morphological development of a mycelium up to the formation of a pellet is predicted, similar to that observed in nature.