Ryota Morikawa*, Masato Kasahara, Yoshihiro Ueno and Masaki Hayashi
School of Life Science, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science, 1432-1 Horinouchi, Hachiouji, Tokyo 192-0392, Japan
*E-mail address: morikawa@ls.toyaku.ac.jp
(Received January 23, 2003; Accepted March 3, 2003)
Keywords: Bacterial Colony, B. Subtilis, Monte Carlo Method
Abstract. A microscopic model for a bacterial individual is proposed, and applied investigation of the bacterial colony. B. Subtilis is considered as a sample, which is regarded as a rod molecule moving and rotating on the substrate including the diffusive nutrients. The model is analyzed by Monte Carlo simulations, and several patterns observed in experiments have been generally reproduced.