Bacterial colony optimization

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{{Short description|Optimization algorithm}}

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The bacterial colony optimization algorithm is an optimization algorithm which is based on a lifecycle model that simulates some typical behaviors of E. coli bacteria during their whole lifecycle, including chemotaxis, communication, elimination, reproduction, and migration.{{cite journal|last1=Niu|first1=Ben|last2=Wang|first2=Hong|title=Bacterial Colony Optimization|journal=Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society|date=2012|volume=2012|pages=1–28|doi=10.1155/2012/698057|doi-access=free|s2cid=121768687 }} The bacterial foraging algorithm (BFA) is a biologically inspired swarm intelligence optimization approach that mimics bacteria's foraging activity to gather the most energy available throughout the search phase. Since its introduction in 2002, it has garnered widespread interest from scholars. {{Cite journal |last1=Pang |first1=Shinsiong |last2=Chen |first2=Mu-Chen |date=2023-06-01 |title=Optimize railway crew scheduling by using modified bacterial foraging algorithm |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360835223002425 |journal=Computers & Industrial Engineering |language=en |volume=180 |pages=109218 |doi=10.1016/j.cie.2023.109218 |s2cid=257990456 |issn=0360-8352|url-access=subscription }}