Table 1.
Phenotypic traits of phage lines with standard errors (computed from observations) and number of assays
| ST-1+ | ST-1K-12 | ΦX174+ | ΦX174C | ΦX174sly D | ΦX174sly D C cells | ΦX174sly D low | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal lysis interval* | 4.4 | 4.7£ | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 8.7 | |
| Lysis interval* | 10.4 ± 0.20 (2) | 8 ± 0.13 (13) | 8 ± 0.89 (2) | 11.4 ± 1.2 (3) | 11.2 ± 0.54 (4) | 8.9 ± 0.44 (3) | 10 ± 0.11 (2) |
| Lysis interval variance† | 9.2 ± 2.1 (2) | 1.3 ± 0.19 (3) | 6.4 ± 3.5 (2) | 13.2 ± 6.0 (3) | 9.3 ± 1.7 (4) | 9.6 ± 2.8 (3) | 4.3 ± 12.2 (2) |
| Eclipse time* | 7.7 ± 0.013 (2) | 5.8 ± 0.05 (3) | 7.7 ± 0.11 (2) | 6.5 ± 0.015 (3) | 9.2 ± 1.4 (4) | 8.9 ± 0.50 (2) | 8.8 ± 0.05 (2) |
| Fitness‡ | 30.4 ± 1.1 (3) | 19.5 ± 1.0 (5) | 20.8 ± 0.64 (3) | 23.4 ± 0.05 (3) | 21.2 ± 0.3 (3) | 20.4 ± 0.59 (3) | 10.6 ± 0.37 (4) |
| Burst size | 222 ± 35 (9) | 160 ± 24 (8) | 267 ± 8 (2) | 283 ± 33 (3) | 148 ± 34 (2) | ||
| Adsorption§ | 8.3 ± 0.61 (3) | 8 ± 0.66 (3) | 7.2 ± 0.66 (3) | 7.7 ± 0.97 (3) | 5.9 ± 2.0 (3) |
*minutes, †minutes2, ‡doublings/hour, §10-9 ml/min
£Under phase II conditions; under phase I conditions the optimal lysis interval is 2.7 min and fitness is 37.3 db/hr