Table 4. Model variables and parameters for selection of phage-endoded toxins.
| Notation | Definition |
|---|---|
| Variables | |
| B | Density of host bacteria |
| C | Density of competitor bacteria |
| P | Density of phage |
| L | Density of toxin produced by phage |
| Parameters | |
| a 1 | Adsorption rate constant of phage to host bacterium (mL/min) |
| a 2 | Adsorption rate constant of enzyme to competitor bacterium (mL/min) |
| b | Burst size of phage |
| τ | Lysis time (min) |
| ψ B | Growth rate of host bacterium, B (/min) |
| ψ C | Growth rate of competitor bacterium, C (/min) |
| Z | Enzyme production per lysis of a phage-infected cell |
| δ | Decay rate of lysin |
| K | Carrying capacity of environment |