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Summary of Equations






Variables:

z = depth of biofilm structure

x = depth of phage-infested layer

BT = total biofilm bacteria population

Bu = uninfected biofilm bacteria subpopulation

Bi = infected biofilm bacteria subpopulation

BL = bacteria population infected with phage in latent phase

Bl = bacteria population infected with phage in lytic cycle

P = phage particle population

rin = diffusion rate of phage particles into biofilm structure

[DspB] = extracellular DspB concentration (inside biofilm)

[AIP] = extracellular AIP concentration (inside biofilm)

Parameters:

A = cross-sectional area of biofilm container

D = maximum biofilm thickness; related to K

d = diameter of a biofilm bacterium

α = EPS occupancy constant

K = carrying capacity of biofilm

p = portion of latent bacteria in infected subpopulation

ρ = bacterial growth rate for total population (T), and uninfected (u) and infected (i) subpopulations

λ = lysis rate

π = rate at which phage switches from latent to lytic phase post-infection

κ = portion of phage particles causing infection

η = phage half-life

R = number of phage particles released per lysis

δ = phage and DspB diffusion rate out of the system (mechanical removal from biofilm)

Y = phage diffusion proportionality constant

S = amount of DspB enzymes released per lysis

σ = rate of AIP production

γ = rate of AIP degradation and/or mechanical removal from system

[AIP]thres = threshold level of AIP concentration above which phage and DspB production are activated

rout = diffusion rate of phage particles out of biofilm, towards boundary layer

rmax = max diffusion rate of phage particles into biofilm

rmin = min diffusion rate of phage particles into biofilm (base rate)