Modeling the growth of diverse microorganisms during feast‐famine enrichment

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biodegradable polymers that can decrease the severe environmental pollution of petroleum plastics. PHA production by mixed microbial communities has been extensively studied to lower the high PHA prices. However, the competition between distinct microbial communities during the enrichment of PHA accumulators in mixed cultures has not been widely investigated. Thus, in this work, we developed a mathematical model …