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Thermodynamics of Bacteria-Phage Interactions: T4 and Lambda Bacteriophages, and E. Coli Can Coexist in Natural Ecosystems due to the Ratio of their Gibbs Energies of Biosynthesis
Popovic, M., E. Thermodynamics of Bacteria-Phage Interactions T4 and Lambda Bacteriophages, and E. Coli Can Coexist in Natural Ecosystems Due to the Ratio of Their Gibbs Energies of Biosynthesis. Thermal Science, 2023, 27, 411–431. https://doi.org/10.2298/tsci2301411p.
Popovic, M., E. Thermodynamics of Bacteria-Phage Interactions T4 and Lambda Bacteriophages, and E. Coli Can Coexist in Natural Ecosystems Due to the Ratio of Their Gibbs Energies of Biosynthesis. Thermal Science, 2023, 27, 411–431. https://doi.org/10.2298/tsci2301411p.
Popovic, M., E. Thermodynamics of Bacteria-Phage Interactions T4 and Lambda Bacteriophages, and E. Coli Can Coexist in Natural Ecosystems Due to the Ratio of Their Gibbs Energies of Biosynthesis. Thermal Science, 2023, 27, 411–431. https://doi.org/10.2298/tsci2301411p.
Popovic, M., E. Thermodynamics of Bacteria-Phage Interactions T4 and Lambda Bacteriophages, and E. Coli Can Coexist in Natural Ecosystems Due to the Ratio of Their Gibbs Energies of Biosynthesis. Thermal Science, 2023, 27, 411–431. https://doi.org/10.2298/tsci2301411p.
Abstract
The model of T4 phage, Lambda phage and Escherichia coli is often used in research on virus-host interactions. This paper reports for the first time the thermodynamic driving force of biosynthesis, catabolism and metabolism for the three organisms, on the M9 medium. Moreover, the influence of activities of nutrients and metabolic products is analyzed. All three organisms were found to have very similar Gibbs energies of metabolism. Moreover, since they share the same catabolism, their Gibbs energies of catabolism are identical. However, Gibbs energies of biosynthesis differ. The calculated thermodynamic properties have been used to explain the coexistence of both bacteria and phages in a dynamic equilibrium in natural ecosystems.
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