TABLE 3.

Effects of model parameters on simulated infection spread

Parameter	Effecta on:
	Adsorption efficiency (kad)	Clearance rate (kc)	Superinfection period (tsup)	Diffusion constant (D)
Spread rate	↓	↓	↓	↑ for D of >0.1
Delay in spread	↔	↔	↔	↓
Relative fluorescence around P.C.	↑	↑	↓	↓ for D of <0.1, ↑ for D of >0.1
Infected fraction around P.C.	↓	↓	↑	↑
Fraction of fully inhibited spread	↑	↑	↔	↓ for D of <0.1

^a↑, increasing with an increase in the parameter (P < 0.01); ↓, decreasing with an increase in the parameter (P < 0.01); ↔, no significant change (P > 0.01).