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. 2019 Nov 11;9:16427. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-52794-2

Table 5.

Definitions of the physical and modeling parameters used in simulations of E. coli and T4 phage in mucus.

Parameter Description Value Ref.
R P T4 radius 0.09 μm Methods
R B E. coli radius 1 μm 47
v B E. coli velocity 30 μm/sec 47
ω T E. coli tumble rate 1–100 sec−1 47
τ D T4 diffusion time 0.01 sec Methods
V Simulation volume 106μm3 Methods