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Appendix List of models on plaque formation

From: Effects of bacteriophage traits on plaque formation

Equation1

Main assumptions

Reference

(1)

phage propagating through a constant host density

[19], eqn. 18

(2)

phage adsorption/desorption processes are fast relative to cell death rate

[20], eqn. 6a

(3)

larger burst size

[20], eqn. 6b

(4)

phage adsorption/desorption processes are slow relative to cell death rate

[20], eqn. A8

(5)

phage adsorption process is fast relative to cell death rate

[20], eqn. A9

(6)

hindered diffusion through a high constant host density

[23], eqn. 14, solution 1

(7)

hindered diffusion through a high constant host density

[23], eqn. 14, solution 2

  1. 1 The variables are: c, the plaque wavefront velocity; D, the virion diffusivity; N o , the lawn bacterial density; L, the latent period (or lysis time); k 1 , the adsorption constant of the phage particle; k -1 , the desorption constant; and k 2 , the rate constant for lysis.