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  • Microbiology and Systems Biology
  • Mathematical Modeling of Biological Systems

Background:

  • Biological communities involve interacting species; microbial communities are crucial in biotechnology and biomedicine.
  • Ordinary differential equation (ODE) models describe microbial community dynamics but often lack verified identifiability and observability.
  • Structural identifiability and observability are essential for reliable model predictions and parameter/state inference.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the structural identifiability and observability of common microbial community ODE models.
  • To determine the suitability of various modeling frameworks for experimental data analysis.
  • To identify limitations of current models under typical experimental conditions.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic analysis of structural identifiability and observability for main families of microbial community ODE models.
  • Evaluation of over one hundred different model configurations considering various dimensions and measurements.
  • Assessment of theoretical possibility to infer model parameters and internal states from observed outputs.

Main Results:

  • Identified specific microbial community ODE models that are fully structurally identifiable and observable.
  • Demonstrated that a significant number of models are structurally unidentifiable and/or unobservable under common experimental settings.
  • Highlighted the impact of model structure and measurement strategies on identifiability and observability.

Conclusions:

  • Not all ODE models for microbial communities guarantee reliable predictions due to potential lack of identifiability/observability.
  • The study provides guidance on selecting appropriate modeling frameworks for microbial community research.
  • Researchers should carefully consider model properties to avoid compromised predictions in biotechnological and biomedical applications.