Table 2.
Life history trait values used in the strain-level in silico dilution experiments.
| Symbol | Description | Value/Range | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Denisty of phytoplankton type 1 cells | Variable | Cells ml−1 |
| P2 | Denisty of phytoplankton type 2 cells | Variable | Cells ml−1 |
| V1 | Density of infectious viral type 1 particles | Variable | Virions ml−1 |
| V2 | Density of infectious viral type 2 particles | Variable | Virions ml−1 |
| G0 | Density of grazers | 1000 | Grazers ml−1 |
| r1 | Intrinsic per capita growth rate of P1 | 0.1−10 | Day−1 |
| r2 | Intrinsic per capita growth rate of P2 | 0.2 | Day−1 |
| K | Carrying capacity of phytoplankton | 2.2 × 107 | Cells ml−1 |
| ϕ1 | Adsorption rate of V1 to P1 | 10−10−10−7 | ml/(virions·hour) |
| ϕ2 | Adsorption rate of V2 to P2 | 10−10 | ml/(virions·hour) |
| β | Burst size | 50 | Virions/cell |
| ω | Viral inactivation rate | 0.48 | Day−1 |
| a | Grazer filtering rate | 4.8 × 10−5 | ml/(grazers·day) |
Phytoplankton type 1 and virus type 1's traits are varied within the given range, whilst phytoplankton type 2 and virus type 2's traits are kept fixed.