Effects of bacteriophage traits on plaque formation

BMC Microbiology

Table 2 Effects of lysis timing on plaque size, plaque productivity, and phage concentration in plaque.

Relevant phenotype	Lysis time¹ ± 95% CI (min)	Plaque size ± 95% CI (mm²)	Plaque productivity ± 95% CI (× 10⁶ phages/plaque)	Phage concentration in plaque² ± 95%CI (× 10¹⁰ phages/mL)
Stf⁺ S_{M1L/C51S/S76C}	29.3 ± 1.47	0.28 ± 0.06	2.08 ± 3.90	2.94 ± 4.84
Stf⁺ S_M1L/C51S	38.7 ± 1.47	1.27 ± 0.19	5.09 ± 2.48	0.82 ± 0.43
Stf⁺ S_M1L	46.0 ± 0.00	1.68 ± 0.24	2.07 ± 1.06	0.27 ± 0.19
Stf⁺ S_WT	52.3 ± 1.27	1.73 ± 0.17	2.92 ± 1.27	0.33 ± 0.13
Stf⁺ S_S68C	64.0 ± 0.00	0.74 ± 0.25	4.61 ± 2.28	1.73 ± 0.66
Stf^- S_{M1L/C51S/S76C}	29.3 ± 1.47	0.40 ± 0.08	7.47 ± 2.04	8.55 ± 3.07
Stf^- S_M1L/C51S	38.7 ± 1.47	2.14 ± 0.39	140.00 ± 30.70	13.00 ± 1.50
Stf^- S_M1L	46.0 ± 0.00	3.07 ± 0.44	50.70 ± 15.70	3.38 ± 1.00
Stf^- S_WT	52.3 ± 1.27	3.36 ± 0.61	84.20 ± 27.00	4.86 ± 0.91
Stf^- S_S68C	64.0 ± 0.00	1.71 ± 0.33	91.10 ± 32.10	10.60 ± 2.94

¹ The lysis times and 95% confidence intervals were reprinted from [27], Table 2.
² Note the multiplier for phage concentration in plaque is 100-fold higher than that used in Table 2.

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