Table 1.

Model parameters

Parameter	Description	Dimensions	Estimate	Reference
m	Bacterial growth rate	Day−1	0.3 − 14.3	25
Kv	Bacterial carrying capacity	Cells per liter	≈106	10, 20
β	Phage burst size	Virions per cell	80 − 100	26, 27
γ	Phage adsorption rate	Liters per virion per day	1.4 × 10−9	27
ω	Phage decay rate	Virions per day	0.5 − 7.9	28
k	Bacterial 50% infectious dose	Cells per day	106 −108	11
l	Phage 50% infectious dose	Virions per day	N/A
π	Severe disease rate	Day−1	0.1	WHO
μ	Phage-negative recovery rate	Day−1	0.1	WHO
μ+	Phage-positive recovery rate	Day−1	N/A
c	Mean bacterial shed rate	Cells per liter per day	10 − 100
α	Mean phage shed rate	Virions per cell	10−6 − 1	17, 21
a	Threshold parameter	N/A	7
δ	Death/immigration rate	Day−1	5 × 10−5 − 10−4

WHO, World Health Organization rates. N/A, not applicable.