Chapter 13, Problem 9CT

Summary Introduction

To answer:

How many cycles it takes for the T4 bacteriophages to infect the colony of 1.5 billion E. coli.

Introduction:

The viruses that invade the bacterial cell are termed as bacteriophages. The most common known bacteriophages are T4 bacteriophages. These bacteriophages have a complex icosahedral head that contains the genetic material and tail fiber like a hypodermic needle. Through the tail, they infect the bacteria with their genome.