Table 1 Parameters of the spatial framework. Bounds are given for parameters that are estimated

mass movement threshold

th

1

–

mass movement rate

λ_mass

20 h ⁻¹

–

nutrient transfer rate within agar

λ_agar

25.42 h ⁻¹

[5,75]

nutrient transfer rate within colony

λ_col

0.05 h ⁻¹

[0.005,1]

elementary cube edge length

h

0.1 mm

–

initial glucose conc. in the agar

\(g_{0}^{\text {agar}}\)

1

–