Individual-based model highlights the importance of trade-offs for virus-host population dynamics and long-term co-existence
Fig 3
Infection dynamics of B28 virus and E. coli.
Infection experiments performed as plate reader assays for different virus to host ratios (VHR). Optical density at 600 nm (OD600) was monitored to serve as a proxy for the host abundance. The growth curve of E. coli without virus infection (control) is shown in red. Plotted curves: mean values (n = 8 and ncontrol = 11) shown as solid lines and standard deviaitons shown as shading, with the vertical dashed line denoting the time (t = 3.5 hr) for viral infection.