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A culture of bacteria is infected with bacteriophage at a multiplicity of 0.3. The probability of a single cell infected with 3 phages is (A) 0.009 (B) 0.027 (C) 0.9 (D) 0.27
A culture of bacteria is infected with bacteriophage at a multiplicity of 0.3. The probability of a single cell infected with 3 phages is
(A) 0.009
(B) 0.027
(C) 0.9
(D) 0.27
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Answer: (A) 0.009
The multiplicity of infection (MOI) is the ratio of phages to bacteria. The probability of a single cell being infected with exactly 3 phages can be calculated using the Poisson distribution formula. For MOI = 0.3, the probability is approximately 0.009.
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