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The Lotka-Volterra predator-prey model

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Optimal strategy maximizing bacterial fitness<br />

Fitness= per capita bacterial population growth rate i.e.,<br />

1<br />

C<br />

dC<br />

dt = µ 1S 1<br />

u 1 + µ 2S 2<br />

u 2 ↦→ max<br />

K 1 + S 1 K 2 + S 2 u i<br />

<strong>The</strong> optimal strategy:<br />

µ 1 S 1<br />

K 1 + S 1<br />

> µ 2S 2<br />

K 2 + S 2<br />

=⇒ u 1 = 1<br />

µ 1 S 1<br />

K 1 + S 1<br />

< µ 2S 2<br />

K 2 + S 2<br />

=⇒ u 1 = 0

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