Using stochastic cellular automata to model and define sufficient conditions for the survival of Enterococcus faecalis biofilms with the pCF10 plasmid under erythromycin treatment
Fig 6
Validating the computational model.
(i) Volumes of simulated protective structures confirming the doubling of protective regions. (ii)A Microscopy image slices used for image processing. Images were sourced from untreated 3-day biofilms grown according to Sect 4.2. (ii)B Initial conditions for antibiotic treatment simulations. (ii)C Simulation results showing rigid structure growth under stress.