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Table 1 Effect of adsorption rate on the relative advantage of each stage of phage life cyclea

From: High adsorption rate is detrimental to bacteriophage fitness in a biofilm-like environment

  

Stage of life cycle

   
  

Settlement

Production

Emigration

Cumulative effectb

Top agar concentration

 

0.27%

0.53%

0.80%

0.27%

0.53%

0.80%

0.27%

0.53%

0.80%

0.27%

0.53%

0.80%

Phage strains

LA-wt

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

HA-J1077-1

3.29

3.60

4.18

0.11

0.07

0.08

0.24

0.31

0.33

0.09

0.08

0.11

 

HA-Stf

2.10

2.15

2.50

0.54

0.26

0.10

0.09

0.08

0.12

0.10

0.04

0.03

  1. aAll values are relative to the those of the LA-wt strain. bThe cumulative effect is calculated as Settlement × Production × Emigration.