Dependency Age Structure of Cell Population, Substrate Assimilation and Product Synthesis on Energy Expenses
The effect of energy consumption on vital activity, product synthesis and growth in microbial populations of various age composition has been studied. A simple exponential character of non-dividing cells accumulation upon oxygen limitation was demonstrated. A model for population structuring based on a value of energy consumption on maintaining of vital activity in dividing and non-dividing cells was suggested, and its adequacy was confirmed.