Team:LCG-UNAM-Mexico:Population
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=='''INTRODUCTION TO POPULATION MODEL'''== | =='''INTRODUCTION TO POPULATION MODEL'''== | ||
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+ | Some bacteriophages are parasites of bacteria, and as such, must prudently exploit their resources (in this case bacteria) to avoid killing the bacteria before reproduce enough copies of itself. To achieve this, it has been suggested that parasites have evolved to tune their degrre of virulence (amount of damage the parasite causes the host) [1] to achieve a balance between rapid reproduction and a prudent use of resources. It is this fine balance that has the phage as a strategy | ||
+ | we intend to play the break to increase the virulence of phage so fast to kill the bacteria that | ||
+ | the phage is unable to assemble their own copies. | ||
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Bacteria-phage interaction essentially is a fight between two POPULATIONS for survival. | Bacteria-phage interaction essentially is a fight between two POPULATIONS for survival. | ||
Although we modified ''E. coli'' at molecular level in order to defend itself against certain phages, our ultimate goal is that E. coli can contend against infection at population level. | Although we modified ''E. coli'' at molecular level in order to defend itself against certain phages, our ultimate goal is that E. coli can contend against infection at population level. |
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