Mechanistic modelling of microbial communities with insights from an in vitro pig gut model

The gut microbiota play a key role in the health of animals and humans. However, the dynamic properties and stability of the microbiota are poorly understood. We propose a regression technique for parameter inference of a mechanistic model to describe the temporal dynamics of these microbial communities. The model could be used for measuring community resilience against external perturbing factors, such as antibiotic therapy