TABLE 3.

Results of single-step growth curve experiments^a

Phage	Variables determined from plots of experimental data
	Latent period (min)	Burst size			k (10−9 ml min−1)
		Avg	95% Confidence interval
			Lower	Upper
ΦCP6-1	99.0 ± 2.0b	224	126	355	2.9
ΦCP6-2	104.8 ± 1.3	174	126	246	1.1
ΦCP6-3	93.5 ± 1.6	65	46	93	2.0
ΦCP6-4	35.4 ± 0.7	40	32	49	1.7
ΦCP6-5	108.5 ± 1.6	41	32	53	6.1
ΦCP6-6	99.5 ± 3.0	18	12	27	5.3

^aMost experiments were carried out at 30°C; the only exceptions were the temperature-sensitive phage ΦCP6-3 experiments, in which the incubation temperature was 25°C. 

^bAverage ± 95% confidence interval.