Table 1 Table a1

μ

Specific growth rate (g g⁻¹ h⁻¹)

r^D

Specific death rate (g g⁻¹ h⁻¹)

c^T

FBA objective column: this column chooses which reaction flux(es) is the target of optimization. The most common choice is maximization of biomass flux.

A

The stoichiometric matrix representation of the chemical reaction network

V_i^j

The specific consumption/production rate of the i^th metabolite in the environment because of the actions of the j^th microbial species (mmol gDW⁻¹ h⁻¹)

v

The vector of reaction fluxes (mmol gDW⁻¹h⁻¹)

v ^max

The vector of maximum reaction fluxes (mmol gDW⁻¹ h⁻¹)

v ^min

The vector of minimum reaction fluxes (mmol gDW⁻¹ h⁻¹)

i

The i^th metabolite in the environment

j

The j^th organisms of the community

S_i

The concentration of the i^th metabolite in the environment

q^S

Uptake rate of substrate S (mmol gDW⁻¹ h⁻¹)

m^S

Maintenance requirement of substrate S (mmol gDW⁻¹ h⁻¹)

Y

Biomass yield (gDW mmol⁻¹)

m^ATP

Non-growth-related ATP maintenance flux (mmol gDW⁻¹ h⁻¹)

V_i,max

Maximum specific uptake rate of metabolite i (mmol gDW⁻¹ h⁻¹)